tonstrix
Dictionary entries
- Entry →tonstrix, tonstricis:
Feminine · Noun · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Cassell's Latin Dictionary
female barber;
nom. sg.voc. sg.
Examples
Truculentus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...CALL. Iam tace. accepistin puerum tu ab hac? TONSTRIX Accepi. CALL. Tace. nil moror praeterea. satis es fassa..."Liber II
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...Machaonas omnis. Vis fieri sanus? stragula sume mea. Tonstrix Suburae faucibus sedet primis, cruenta pendent qua flagella tortorum..."