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crātis (noun F) : (
* Nom. sing. only Veg. Art. Vet. 1, 56, 5; acc. sing. cratim, Plaut. Poen. 5, 2, 65), f. Sanscr. kart, to spin; cf. crassus, wicker-work, a hurdle.
* Lit.
* In gen.
* Transf., a joint, rib, etc.: pectoris,Verg. A. 12, 508: laterum,Ov. M. 12, 370; cf. spinae,the joints of the backbone,id. ib. 8, 806: favorum,honey-comb,Verg. G. 4, 214: cratem facit vitis,grows confusedly,Col. 4, 2, 1 al.
* Esp.
* A harrow; sing., Plin. 18, 16, 43, § 145; 18, 20, 49, § 180; 18, 18, 48, § 173.—Plur., Verg. G. 1, 94.
* A hurdle with which criminals were covered, and on which stones were thrown; sing., Plaut. Poen. 5, 2, 65; Liv. 1, 51, 9; 4, 50, 4; Tac. G. 12.
* Milit., fascines, Caes. B. G. 4, 17; 5, 40; Liv. 10, 38, 5; Tac. A. 1, 68 al. —As a covering for besiegers in attacks, Curt. 5, 3, 7.
* The ribs of a shield: umbonum,Verg. A. 7, 633; Curt. 10, 2, 23; Sil. 5, 522 sq.
* = testudo, the interlocked shields of a rank of soldiers, Luc. 3, 485.
* Nom. sing. only Veg. Art. Vet. 1, 56, 5; acc. sing. cratim, Plaut. Poen. 5, 2, 65), f. Sanscr. kart, to spin; cf. crassus, wicker-work, a hurdle.
* Lit.
* In gen.
* Transf., a joint, rib, etc.: pectoris,Verg. A. 12, 508: laterum,Ov. M. 12, 370; cf. spinae,the joints of the backbone,id. ib. 8, 806: favorum,honey-comb,Verg. G. 4, 214: cratem facit vitis,grows confusedly,Col. 4, 2, 1 al.
* Esp.
* A harrow; sing., Plin. 18, 16, 43, § 145; 18, 20, 49, § 180; 18, 18, 48, § 173.—Plur., Verg. G. 1, 94.
* A hurdle with which criminals were covered, and on which stones were thrown; sing., Plaut. Poen. 5, 2, 65; Liv. 1, 51, 9; 4, 50, 4; Tac. G. 12.
* Milit., fascines, Caes. B. G. 4, 17; 5, 40; Liv. 10, 38, 5; Tac. A. 1, 68 al. —As a covering for besiegers in attacks, Curt. 5, 3, 7.
* The ribs of a shield: umbonum,Verg. A. 7, 633; Curt. 10, 2, 23; Sil. 5, 522 sq.
* = testudo, the interlocked shields of a rank of soldiers, Luc. 3, 485.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary
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