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Lewis Short
mentum (noun N) : root men-, min-, to project; cf.: minae, minari, etc.
* The chin of persons and animals; also, the chin with the hair that grows on it, the beard.
* Lit.: Herculis mentum paulo attritius,Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 43, § 94: attingere,Plin. 11, 45, 103, § 251: incana,Verg. A. 6, 809: caprarum,Plin. 8, 50, 76, § 204.
* Transf., in archit., the projecting part of a cornice, which casts off the rain, the coping, Vitr. 4, 3, 6.
* The chin of persons and animals; also, the chin with the hair that grows on it, the beard.
* Lit.: Herculis mentum paulo attritius,Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 43, § 94: attingere,Plin. 11, 45, 103, § 251: incana,Verg. A. 6, 809: caprarum,Plin. 8, 50, 76, § 204.
* Transf., in archit., the projecting part of a cornice, which casts off the rain, the coping, Vitr. 4, 3, 6.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary
Lewis Short
mentumdicebant, quod nos commentum, Paul. ex Fest. p. 124 Müll.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary
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