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Ὁπόσον τῷ ποδὶ περρέχει τᾶς γᾶς, τοῦτο χάρις → Every inch of his stature is grace

Theocritus, Idylls, 30.3

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

in-vestĭo: īvi, ītum, 4, v. a.,
I to clothe, cover (very rare).
I Lit.: scrupeo investita saxo, Enn. ap. Non. 162, 22 (Trag. Fragm. v. 139).—
II In gen., to surround: focum, Sen. Ep. 114, 6.