pittacium

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τούτων γάρ ἑκάτερον κοινῷ ὀνόματι προσαγορεύεται ζῷον, καί ὁ λόγος δέ τῆς οὐσίας ὁ αὐτός → and these are univocally so named, inasmuch as not only the name, but also the definition, is the same in both cases (Aristotle, Categoriae 1a8-10)

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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

pittăcĭum: ĭi, n., = πιττάκιον.
I A little leaf or slip of parchment, etc.; a ticket, label, on wine-bottles, etc.: amphorae vitreae, quarum in cervicibus pittacia erant affixa cum hoc titulo: Falernum Opimianum Annorum Centum, Petr. 34; so id. 56; Lampr. Alex. Sev. 21 fin.; Cod. Th. 7, 4, 11.—
II A small piece of linen or leather spread with salve, a plaster, Cels. 3, 10, 2.—
III A patch on a garment or shoe: calceamenta pittaciis consuta, Vulg. Josh. 9, 5.