linteum

Latin > English

linteum lintei N N :: bedsheet
linteum linteum lintei N N :: linen cloth; linen; sail; napkin; awning

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

lintĕum: i, n. linum,
I a linen cloth.
I Lit.: linteum cape atque exterge tibi manus, Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 110: uncto linteo, id. Bacch. 3, 3, 42: linteum extersui, id. Curc. 4, 4, 22: merces linteis et vitro delatae, Cic. Rab. Post. 14, 40: succinctus linteo, Suet. Calig. 26: sucus linteo colatus, Plin. 25, 13, 103, § 164: sella, linteisque lorisque, Mart. 2, 57, 6: lintea componit, Juv. 3, 263.—
II Transf.
   A Linen: Tarquinienses (polliciti sunt) lintea in vela, Liv. 28, 45.—
   B A sail: certum est dare lintea retro, Verg. A. 3, 686: non tibi sunt integra lintea, Hor. C. 1, 14, 9: Zephyri veniant in lintea pleni, Ov. Am. 2, 11, 41.—
   C A girdle: ut qui quaerere velit, nudus quaerat, linteo cinctus, lancem habens, Gai. Inst. 3, § 192; cf. also licium.—
   D A curtain, used as a sign: inscripta lintea, Juv. 8, 168.—
   E Stuff, cloth, other than linen, Plin. 12, 10, 21, § 38 sq.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

lintĕum,¹¹ ī, n., toile de lin : Pl. Most. 267 ; Cic. Rab. Post. 40 ; Plin. 25, 164 || toile : Liv. 28, 45 || voile : Virg. En. 3, 686 ; Hor. O. 1, 14, 9 || ceinture : Gaius Inst. 3, 192 || rideau : Mart. 2, 57, 6 || [en gén.] tissu, étoffe : Plin. 12, 38.

Latin > German (Georges)

linteum, eī, n., s. linteus.