velarius
From LSJ
ὅτι χρὴ τοῦ μέλιτος ἄκρῳ δακτύλῳ, ἀλλὰ μὴ κοίλῃ χειρὶ γεύεσθαι → that honey should be tasted with the fingertip and not by the handful
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
vēlārĭus: ii, m. id..
I A slave who attended to closing the curtains at the entrance of an apartment, a door-keeper, Inscr. Grut. 599, 7 sq.—
II A sailor who attended to furling and unfurling the sails, Inscr. Orell. 3642.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
vēlārĭus, ĭī, m. (velum),
1 huissier de la chambre de l’empereur [qui écarte les rideaux] : CIL 6, 8649
2 soldat de marine [matelot qui étendait et pliait les voiles] : CIL 10, 3500.
