praecinctus

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τὴν πολιὴν καλέω Νέμεσιν πόθου, ὅττι δικάζει ἔννομα ταῖς σοβαραῖς θᾶσσον ἐπερχομένη → I call gray hairs the Nemesis of love, because they judge justly, coming sooner to the proud

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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

praecinctus: a, um, Part., from praecingo.
praecinctus: ūs, m. praecingo,
I a girding.
I Lit. (ante-class.): castula est palliolum praecinctui, Varr. ap. Non. 548, 30.—
II Transf., in gen., a dressing, dress (post-class.): in praecinctu ponens omnem decorem, Macr. S. 2, 9.