parergon

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πρῶτον μὲν οὖν ὄστρεια παρὰ Νηρεῖ τινι ἰδὼν γέροντι φυκί ἠμφιεσμένα ἔλαβον ἐχίνους τ' ἐστὶ γὰρ προοίμιον δείπνου χαριέντως ταῦτα πεπρυτανευμένου → So first I spotted oysters wrapped in seaweed at the shop of some old Nereus, and sea urchins, which I bought; these were the appetizers for a delightfully managed dinner

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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

părergon: i, n., = πάρεργον>,
I an extra ornament: adjecerit parvulas naves longas in iis, quae pictores parerga appellant, Plin. 35, 10, 36, § 101; Vitr. 9, 9; Inscr. Grut. 59, 2; 77, 3 al.—Plur.: Părerga, ōn, the title of a work by Attius, Non. 61, 24.