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|lshtext=<b>cătīnus</b>: i, m. (cătīnum, i, n., [[Cato]], R. R. 84, 1; cf. Prisc. p. 556 P.; on the contr. [[Charis]]. p. 60 ib.) [kindr. [[with]] the Siculian κάτινον, Varr. L. L. 5, § 120, p. 35 Bip.; cf. O. Müll. Etrusk. 1, p. 13; cf. also Sanscr. katina, vas fictile],<br /><b>I</b> a [[deep]] [[vessel]] for serving up or [[cooking]] [[food]], a [[bowl]], [[dish]], [[pot]], Varr. R. R. 1, 63, 1; id. ap. Non. p. 546, 14; Maecen. ap. [[Charis]]. p. 61 P.; Hor. S. 1, 3, 92; 1, 6, 115; 2, 2, 39; 2, 4, 77 al.—Also for [[melting]] metals, a crucible, Plin. 33, 4, 21, § 69; 33, 6, 35, § 107; for [[incense]], a [[censer]], Suet. Galb. 18.—<br /><b>II</b> Of things of [[similar]] form.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>A</b> The [[air]]-[[vessel]] in a hydraulic [[instrument]], Vitr. 10, 7, 1 sq.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</b> Saxi, a ([[natural]]) [[hollow]] in a [[rock]], Plin. 34, 12, 32, § 125.
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