cŏlŭmella | cŏlum-nella (noun F) : (in MSS. often ), , dim. columna, columen
* A small column, a pillar, Cato, R. R. 20, 1; 22, 2; Cic. Leg. 2, 26, 66; id. Tusc. 5, 23, 65; Caes. B. C. 2, 10.
* The foot or pedestal of a catapult, Vitr. 10, 15.
* Trop., a pillar, support, prop (cf. columen), Lucil. ap. Don. Ter. Phorm. 2, 1, 57.

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