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{{LaEn
|lnetxt=bractea bracteae N F :: gold leaf/foil, thin sheet of metal (esp. gold)/other material; veneer; show
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{{Lewis
|lshtext=<b>bractĕa</b>: (also brattĕa), ae, f. perh. kindr. [[with]] [[βράχω]], to [[rattle]],<br /><b>I</b> a [[thin]] [[plate]] of [[metal]], [[gold]]-[[leaf]] (thicker plates of [[metal]] are called laminae; cf. Isid. Orig. 16, 18, 2: [[bractea]] dicitur tenuissima [[lamina]]): [[aranea]] bratteaque auri, * Lucr. 4, 729: leni crepitabat [[brattea]] [[vento]], Verg. A. 6, 209: inspice, [[quam]] [[tenuis]] [[bractea]] ligna tegat, Ov. A. A. 3, 232; Mart. 8, 33, 6; Plin. 33, 3, 19, § 61; cf. argenteae, id. 37, 7, 31, § 105.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</b> Poet.: viva, the [[golden]] [[fleece]] of Spanish [[sheep]], Mart. 9, 62, 4.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>C</b> [[Meton]]., [[thin]] layers of [[wood]], veneers (opp. [[lamina]]): ligni, Plin. 16, 43, 84, § 232.—<br /><b>II</b> Trop., [[show]], [[glitter]]: eloquentiae, Sol. praef. 2.
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{{Gaffiot
|gf=<b>bractĕa</b>¹⁴ (<b>bratt-</b>), æ, f., feuille de métal : auri Lucr. 4, 729, feuille d’or ; [sans auri, même sens] Virg. En. 6, 209 ; Plin. 33, 62 &#124;&#124; [poét.] viva Mart. 9, 61, 4, toison d’or (blonde toison des brebis de l’Hespérie) &#124;&#124; ligni Plin. 16, 232, tablette de bois, feuillet &#124;&#124; [fig.] pl., clinquant, [[faux]] brillants du style : [[Sol]]. præf., 2.||[poét.] viva Mart. 9, 61, 4, toison d’or (blonde toison des brebis de l’Hespérie)||ligni Plin. 16, 232, tablette de bois, feuillet||[fig.] pl., clinquant, [[faux]] brillants du style : [[Sol]]. præf., 2.
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{{Georges
|georg=bractea, -eālis, -eātor, -eātus, s. [[brattea]] etc.
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{{LaZh
|lnztxt=bractea, ae. f. :: [[金銀片]]
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