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{{Lewis
|lshtext=<b>cista</b>: ae, f., = [[κίστη]],<br /><b>I</b> a [[wooden]] [[box]] or [[basket]], [[often]] [[woven]] of slips or twigs, used for [[keeping]] [[money]], [[clothes]], books, [[fruit]], etc.<br /><b>I</b> In gen., Plin. 15, 17, 18, § 60; 16, 40, 77, § 209; Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 85, § 197; * Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 54; Ov. M. 2, 554; Col. 12, 54, 2; Poët. ap. Quint. 8, 3, 19; Juv. 3, 206; 6, 44; Dig. 16, 3, 1.—<br /><b>II</b> Esp.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>1</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; In mystical [[religious]] festivals, a [[box]] for holding the [[sacred]] utensils, Cat. 64, 259; Ov. A. A. 2, 609; Tib. 1, 7, 48; Val. Fl. 2, 267; App. M. 6, p. 174; 11, p. 262.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>2</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A [[box]] for depositing the votes in assemblies of the [[people]], Plin. 33, 2, 7, § 31; Sisenn. ap. Non. p. 91, 24; Auct. Her. 1, 12, 21; Ascon. ap. Cic. Div. in Caecil. 7, 24; cf. Dict. of Antiq.
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{{Gaffiot
|gf=<b>cista</b>,¹³ æ, f. ([[κίστη]]), corbeille, coffre : Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 197 ; Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 54 &#124;&#124; corbeille pour certains sacrifices : Tib. 1, 7, 48 &#124;&#124; urne électorale : Her. 1, 21.||corbeille pour certains sacrifices : Tib. 1, 7, 48||urne électorale : Her. 1, 21.
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{{Georges
|georg=cista, ae, f. ([[κίστη]]), die [[Kiste]], der [[Kasten]], zu Kleidern, Büchern, [[Geld]], [[Obst]] usw., Varr. LL. 8, 79 u. 9, 74. Cic. Verr. 3, 197. Hor. ep. 1, 17, 54. Ov. [[met]]. 2, 554. Iuven. 3, 206. Donat. Ter. adelph. 2, 4, 13: zur Aufbewahrung heiliger Geräte, Catull. 64, 259. Tibull. 1, 7, 48. Ov. art. am. 2, 609. Apul. [[met]]. 6, 2 u. 11, 11: [[als]] Stimmkasten in den [[Komitien]], Sisenn. 4. fr. 118 (b. Non. 91, 24). Cornif. rhet. 1, 21. Plin. 33, 31 (wo cistae suffragiorum), Ps. Ascon. in Cic. div. in Caec. 24.
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{{LaEn
|lnetxt=cista cistae N F :: chest/box (usu. made of wicker); box for sacred ceremonial objects; ballot box
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