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Lewis Short
āmentum (noun N) : ἅμμα, ἅπτω; v. apo
* A strap or thong, esp. upon missile weapons, by means of which they were thrown with greater force (cf. amento): amenta, quibus, ut mitti possint, vinciuntur jacula sive solearum lora, Paul. ex Fest. p. 12 Müll.: epistola ad amentum deligata,Caes. B. G. 5, 48 Herz.: inserit amento digitos,Ov. M. 12, 321: amenta torquent,Verg. A. 9, 665: umor jaculorum amenta emollierat,Liv. 37, 41 al.—Rarely, a shoe-string: soleae sine amento,Plin. 34, 6, 14, § 31.
* A strap or thong, esp. upon missile weapons, by means of which they were thrown with greater force (cf. amento): amenta, quibus, ut mitti possint, vinciuntur jacula sive solearum lora, Paul. ex Fest. p. 12 Müll.: epistola ad amentum deligata,Caes. B. G. 5, 48 Herz.: inserit amento digitos,Ov. M. 12, 321: amenta torquent,Verg. A. 9, 665: umor jaculorum amenta emollierat,Liv. 37, 41 al.—Rarely, a shoe-string: soleae sine amento,Plin. 34, 6, 14, § 31.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary
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