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|lshtext=<b>spătha</b>: ae, f., = [[σπάθη]]>.<br /><b>I</b> A [[broad]], [[flat]], [[wooden]] [[instrument]] for [[stirring]] [[any]] [[liquid]], a spattle, [[spatula]], Col. 12, 42, 3; Plin. 34, 11, 26, § 111; Scrib. Comp. 45; Cels. 7, 12 fin.; 8, 15.—*<br /><b>II</b> A [[batten]], or [[broad]] [[piece]] of [[wood]], used by the [[early]] weavers for [[driving]] [[home]] the threads of the [[woof]] or tram, Sen. Ep. 90, 20.—<br /><b>III</b> A [[broad]], [[two]]-[[edged]] [[sword]] [[without]] a [[point]] (the Italian spada), Veg. Mil. 2, 15; Tac. A. 12, 35 fin.; App. M. 1, p. 103, 39; 9, p. 236, 28; Spart. Hadr. 10; [[Capitol]]. Max. jun. 3; Tert. Cult. Fem. 13.—<br /> A [[spathe]] of a palmtree, Plin. 16, 26, 48, § 112.—<br /> A [[kind]] of [[tree]], called also [[elate]], Plin. 23, 5, 53, § 99; Scrib. Comp. 269 (called also [[spathe]], Plin. 12, 28, 62, § 134 al.).