excē^tra
excē^tra, ae, f. perh. corrupted from ἔχιδνα, a snake, serpent (very rare). Prop., Plaut. Pers. 1, 1, 3 sq.; * Cic. poet. Tusc. 2, 9, 22.— Transf., a reproachful epithet for a bad, intriguing woman, Plaut. Cas. 3, 5, 19; id. Ps. 1, 2, 82; Liv. 39, 11.
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Headword (normalized):
excē^tra
Headword (normalized/stripped):
exce^tra
Intro Text:
excē^tra, ae, f. perh. corrupted from ἔχιδνα, a snake, serpent (very rare). Prop., Plaut. Pers. 1, 1, 3 sq.; * Cic. poet. Tusc. 2, 9, 22.— Transf., a reproachful epithet for a bad, intriguing woman, Plaut. Cas. 3, 5, 19; id. Ps. 1, 2, 82; Liv. 39, 11.
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lat.ls.perseus-eng2-n16669
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