măcellum | măcellus, i (noun M.n) : (, , m., Mart. 10, 96, 9), n. root μαχ-; cf. Gr. μάχομαι, to fight; cf. μάχαιρα, μάχη, and mactāre; prop. butcher's stall, shambles; hence, transf.
* Meat-market, provision-market (where flesh, fish, and vegetables were sold).
* Lit.: venio ad macellum, rogito pisces,Plaut. Aul. 2, 8, 3: apud emporium atque in macello,id. Am. 4, 1, 4: nostin' porticum apud macellum hac deorsum?Ter. Ad. 4, 2, 34: excandefacere annonam macelli,Varr. R. R. 3, 2, 16; cf.: putarem annonam in macello cariorem fore,Cic. Div. 2, 27, 59: barathrum macelli,Hor. Ep. 1, 15, 31: quae est ista laus, quae possit e macello peti?Cic. Fin. 2, 15, 50: dispositis circa macellum custodibus,Suet. Caes. 43: cetariorum,Varr. R. R. 3, 17, 7: ad ipsum introitum exspectare macelli,Juv. 11, 10: retibus adsiduis penitus scrutante macello proxima,id. 5, 95.—In masc.: conturbator macellus,Mart. 10, 96, 9.—Plur.: fercula nullis ornata macellis,Juv. 11, 64.—*
* Transf., meat: arcessitur inde macellum,Manil. 5, 370.

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