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ἀψευδεῖ δὲ πρὸς ἄκμονι χάλκευε γλῶσσαν → he forged the tongue on the anvil of no lies

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causĭa: ae, f., = καυσία,
I a Macedonian white hat with a broad brim, worn in Rome by the poorer people, as a protection against the sun, Plaut. Mil. 4, 4, 42; id. Pers. 1, 3, 75; Val. Max. 5, 1, 4; Mart. 14, 29.—Hence,
II In milit. lang., a kind of roof for the protection of besiegers, = vinea, Veg. Mil. 4, 15.

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-|lshtext=<b>causĭa</b>: ae, f., = [[καυσία]]>,<br /><b>I</b> a Macedonian [[white]] [[hat]] [[with]] a [[broad]] [[brim]], [[worn]] in [[Rome]] by the poorer [[people]], as a [[protection]] [[against]] the [[sun]], Plaut. Mil. 4, 4, 42; id. Pers. 1, 3, 75; Val. Max. 5, 1, 4; Mart. 14, 29.—Hence,<br /><b>II</b> In milit. lang., a [[kind]] of [[roof]] for the [[protection]] of besiegers, = [[vinea]], Veg. Mil. 4, 15.
+|lshtext=<b>causĭa</b>: ae, f., = [[καυσία]],<br /><b>I</b> a Macedonian [[white]] [[hat]] [[with]] a [[broad]] [[brim]], [[worn]] in [[Rome]] by the poorer [[people]], as a [[protection]] [[against]] the [[sun]], Plaut. Mil. 4, 4, 42; id. Pers. 1, 3, 75; Val. Max. 5, 1, 4; Mart. 14, 29.—Hence,<br /><b>II</b> In milit. lang., a [[kind]] of [[roof]] for the [[protection]] of besiegers, = [[vinea]], Veg. Mil. 4, 15.
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