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involucrum
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Lewis Short
invŏlūcrum (noun N) : involvo
* That in which something is wrapped, a wrapper, covering, case, envelope (class.).
* Lit.: candelabri,Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 28, § 65: clipei causa involucrum, vaginam autem gladii ... esse generata,id. N. D. 2, 14, 37: chartarum,Plin. 13, 12, 23, § 76: solvere,Dig. 47, 2, 21.
* Esp., a napkin or cloth to protect the clothing while shaving: ne id quidem involucri inicere voluit, vestem ut ne inquinet,Plaut. Capt. 2, 2, 17.
* Trop.: (ingenii),Cic. de Or. 1, 35, 161: simulationum,cover, mask,id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 5, § 15.
* That in which something is wrapped, a wrapper, covering, case, envelope (class.).
* Lit.: candelabri,Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 28, § 65: clipei causa involucrum, vaginam autem gladii ... esse generata,id. N. D. 2, 14, 37: chartarum,Plin. 13, 12, 23, § 76: solvere,Dig. 47, 2, 21.
* Esp., a napkin or cloth to protect the clothing while shaving: ne id quidem involucri inicere voluit, vestem ut ne inquinet,Plaut. Capt. 2, 2, 17.
* Trop.: (ingenii),Cic. de Or. 1, 35, 161: simulationum,cover, mask,id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 5, § 15.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary
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