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|lshtext=<b>ō̆crĕa</b>: ae, f. [[ὄκρις]] | |lshtext=<b>ō̆crĕa</b>: ae, f. [[ὄκρις]], a [[prominence]],<br /><b>I</b> x greave or leggin (made of [[mixed]] [[metal]], and used to [[protect]] the legs of [[foot]]-soldiers, and also of hunters and [[country]] [[people]]; it [[was]] [[sometimes]] [[worn]] [[only]] on one [[leg]]): [[ocrea]], [[quod]] opponebatur ob [[crus]], Varr. L. L. 5, § 118 Müll.: ocrem montem confragosum dicebant antiqui. Hinc ocreae dictae [[inaequaliter]] tuberatae, Paul. ex Fest. p. 180 Müll.: ocreas et cristas invenere [[Cares]], Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 200: leves, Verg. A. 7, 634. —The [[Samnites]] wore a greave [[only]] on the [[left]] [[leg]]: sinistrum [[crus]] ocreā [[tectum]], Liv. 9, 4 (cf. Sil. 8, 419).—Worn by [[heavy]]-[[armed]] Romans on the [[right]] [[leg]], Veg. Mil. 1, 20.— Worn by hunters; v. [[ocreatus]].—By rustics, Verg. M. 121: ocreas vendente puellā, i. e. [[parting]] [[with]] the [[attire]] of a [[gladiator]], Juv. 6, 258. | ||
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Revision as of 09:33, 13 August 2017
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
ō̆crĕa: ae, f. ὄκρις, a prominence,
I x greave or leggin (made of mixed metal, and used to protect the legs of foot-soldiers, and also of hunters and country people; it was sometimes worn only on one leg): ocrea, quod opponebatur ob crus, Varr. L. L. 5, § 118 Müll.: ocrem montem confragosum dicebant antiqui. Hinc ocreae dictae inaequaliter tuberatae, Paul. ex Fest. p. 180 Müll.: ocreas et cristas invenere Cares, Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 200: leves, Verg. A. 7, 634. —The Samnites wore a greave only on the left leg: sinistrum crus ocreā tectum, Liv. 9, 4 (cf. Sil. 8, 419).—Worn by heavy-armed Romans on the right leg, Veg. Mil. 1, 20.— Worn by hunters; v. ocreatus.—By rustics, Verg. M. 121: ocreas vendente puellā, i. e. parting with the attire of a gladiator, Juv. 6, 258.
