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{{LaEn
|lnetxt=tensa tensae N F :: [[wagon on which the images of the gods were carried to public spectacles]]
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{{Lewis
|lshtext=<b>tensa</b>: ae, f.,<br /><b>I</b> the [[chariot]] or [[car]] on [[which]] the images of the gods were borne in the Circensian games.<br /><b>I</b> Lit.: tensam ait vocari [[Sinnius]] [[Capito]] [[vehiculum]], quo [[exuviae]] deorum ludicris Circensibus in Circum ad [[pulvinar]] vehuntur. Fuit et ex ebore, ut [[apud]] Titinnium in Barbato, et ex argento, Fest. p. 364 Müll.; cf.: [[tensa]] [[ἅρμα]] θεῶν,> Gloss. Philox.: via tensarum [[atque]] pompae, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 59, § 154; 2, 3, 3, § 6; 2, 5, 72, § 186: tensam ducere, Liv. 5, 41, 2; 9, 40, 16: deducere, Suet. Aug. 43; id. Vesp. 5; Inscr. Grut. 35, 12.—*<br /><b>II</b> Perh. for a [[carriage]] in gen.: vende tensam [[atque]] mulos: [[sine]] eam pedibus grassari, Titin. ap. Non. 316, 3.
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{{Gaffiot
|gf=<b>tēnsa</b>,¹² æ, f., [[tensa]], char sacré sur lequel on promenait les images des dieux dans les ludi [[circenses]] : Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 154 ; 5, 186 ; Liv. 5, 41, 2 ; Suet. Aug. 43 &#124;&#124; char [en gén.] : Titin. 140.
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{{Georges
|georg=tēnsa, ae, f., a) der [[Wagen]], [[auf]] dem [[man]] [[bei]] den ludi [[circenses]] die Bildnisse der Götter fuhr, um [[sie]] im [[Zirkus]] aufzustellen, der Götterwagen, tensas ducere, Liv., deducere, Suet.: si tensam [[non]] tenuit, si [[lorum]] omisit, Cic.: [[quam]] tu viam tensarum [[atque]] pompae [[eiusmodi]] exegisti, ut tu [[ipse]] [[ire]] illā [[non]] audeas, Cic. – b) übh. der [[Wagen]], vende tensam [[atque]] mulos, Titin. com. 140.
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{{LaZh
|lnztxt=tensa ''vel'' thensa, ae. f. :: [[神像車]]。[[車]]
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