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|lshtext=<b>āmentum</b>: i, n. [[ἅμμα]], [[ἅπτω]] | |lshtext=<b>āmentum</b>: i, n. [[ἅμμα]], [[ἅπτω]]; v. apo,<br /><b>I</b> a [[strap]] or [[thong]], esp. [[upon]] [[missile]] weapons, by [[means]] of [[which]] [[they]] were thrown [[with]] greater [[force]] (cf. [[amento]]): amenta, quibus, ut mitti possint, vinciuntur jacula [[sive]] solearum [[lora]], Paul. ex Fest. p. 12 Müll.: [[epistola]] ad [[amentum]] deligata, Caes. B. G. 5, 48 Herz.: inserit [[amento]] digitos, Ov. M. 12, 321: amenta torquent, Verg. A. 9, 665: [[umor]] jaculorum amenta emollierat, Liv. 37, 41 al.—Rarely, a [[shoe]]-[[string]]: soleae [[sine]] [[amento]], Plin. 34, 6, 14, § 31. | ||
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Revision as of 09:30, 13 August 2017
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
āmentum: i, n. ἅμμα, ἅπτω; v. apo,
I a strap or thong, esp. upon missile weapons, by means of which they were thrown with greater force (cf. amento): amenta, quibus, ut mitti possint, vinciuntur jacula sive solearum lora, Paul. ex Fest. p. 12 Müll.: epistola ad amentum deligata, Caes. B. G. 5, 48 Herz.: inserit amento digitos, Ov. M. 12, 321: amenta torquent, Verg. A. 9, 665: umor jaculorum amenta emollierat, Liv. 37, 41 al.—Rarely, a shoe-string: soleae sine amento, Plin. 34, 6, 14, § 31.
