Scaife ATLAS

fălārĭca (phal-), ae, f. fala, a sort of missile wrapped with tow and pitch, set on fire, and thrown by the catapult (cf. for syn.: tragula, sagitta, sparus, spicula, telum, missile, etc.), Liv. 21, 8, 10 sq.; Sil. 1, 351; 9, 239; Luc. 6, 198; Veg. Mil. 4, 18.— Transf., a similar missile thrown by hand, Verg. A. 9, 705; Enn. ap. Non. 555, 15 (Ann. v. 534 ed. Vahl.); Liv. 34, 14, 11; Grat. Cyneg. 342.

ShortDef

No short def.

Debugging

Headword:

fălārĭca (

Headword (normalized):

fălārĭca (

Headword (normalized/stripped):

falarica (

IDX:

17607

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lat.ls.perseus-eng2-n17590

Key:

falarica

Data

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