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|lshtext=<b>mĕtella</b>: ae, f. (prob. adj., sc. [[machina]]),<br /><b>I</b> a [[basket]] [[filled]] [[with]] stones, [[which]] the besieged threw [[down]] on the heads of the besiegers ([[post]]-[[class]].): ut de ligno [[crates]] facerent, quas metellas vocaverunt, lapidibusque complerent, etc. (al. metilas, medullas, metulas), Veg. Mil. 4, 6. | |lshtext=<b>mĕtella</b>: ae, f. (prob. adj., sc. [[machina]]),<br /><b>I</b> a [[basket]] [[filled]] [[with]] stones, [[which]] the besieged threw [[down]] on the heads of the besiegers ([[post]]-[[class]].): ut de ligno [[crates]] facerent, quas metellas vocaverunt, lapidibusque complerent, etc. (al. metilas, medullas, metulas), Veg. Mil. 4, 6. | ||
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|gf=(1) <b>mĕtella</b>, æ, f., panier rempli de pierres qu’on jetait sur la tête des assiégeants : Veg. Mil. 4, 6. | |||
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Revision as of 06:36, 14 August 2017
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
mĕtella: ae, f. (prob. adj., sc. machina),
I a basket filled with stones, which the besieged threw down on the heads of the besiegers (post-class.): ut de ligno crates facerent, quas metellas vocaverunt, lapidibusque complerent, etc. (al. metilas, medullas, metulas), Veg. Mil. 4, 6.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
(1) mĕtella, æ, f., panier rempli de pierres qu’on jetait sur la tête des assiégeants : Veg. Mil. 4, 6.
