amentum
From LSJ
διὰ νήσων τὸν πλόον ἐποιεῦντο → they kept sailing through the islands
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.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
āmentum¹⁴ ou ammentum, ī, n.,
1 courroie (lanière) adaptée aux javelots : Cæs. G. 5, 48, 5 ; Liv. 37, 41, 4 ; P. Fest. 12
2 rare courroie pour les chaussures : Plin. 34, 31.
