oscillum
From LSJ
Ἐφόδιον εἰς τὸ γῆρας αἰεὶ κατατίθου → Bonum senectae compara viaticum → Wegzehrung für das Alter sorge stets dir vor
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
oscillum: i, n.
dim. 1. os; lit. little mouth; hence,
I A little cavity in the middle of leguminous fruits, where the germ sprouts forth: oscilla lupinorum, Col. 2, 10, 3.—*
II A little image of the face, a little mask of Bacchus, hung from trees, so as to be easily moved by the wind: tibique (Bacche) Oscilla ex altā suspendunt mollia pinu, Verg. G. 2, 389; cf. Serv. ad loc.; Macr. S. 1, 7; 11.
oscillum: i, n. ob- or obs-cillo,
I a swing, Fest. p. 194 Müll.; Verg. G. 2, 389 (v. Serv. ad loc.); Tert. Pall. 1 fin.>
