conopeum
From LSJ
οὐκ ἔστιν οὐδείς, οὐδ' ὁ Μυσῶν ἔσχατος → there is nobody, not even the last of the Mysians | there is nobody, not even the meanest of mankind
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
cōnōpē̆um: (instead of a short
I e, sometimes cōnōpĭum), ei, n., = κωνωπεῖον, a net of fine gauze, used originally by the Egyptians, especially about the bed, as a protection against gnats, etc.; mosquito-curtains or bars: cōnōpēum, Juv. 6, 80: cōnōpĕum (cōnōpĭum), Hor. Epod. 9, 16, and Prop. 3 (4), 11, 45. In a doubtful measure, Varr. R. R. 2, 10, 8.—Hence, Engl. canopy.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
cōnōpēum,¹⁵ ī, n., Juv. 6, 80, et cōnōpĭum, ĭī, n., Hor. Epo. 9, 16 (κωνωπεῖον), moustiquaire ; tenture, pavillon.
