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mătŭla, ae, f., a vessel, pot for liquids (ante- and post-class.). In gen.: continentur mundo muliebri specula, matulae, unguenta, vasa unguentaria, Dig. 34, 2, 25, § 10. As a term of abuse, a simpleton, noodle (cf. Engl. colloq., a vessel): numquam ego te tam esse matulam credidi. Quid metuis? Plaut. Pers. 4, 3, 64.—Prov.: Est modus matulae, we should observe moderation, the title of a satire of Varro.— In partic., a chamber-pot, urinal: matula vas urinae, Paul. ex Fest. p. 125 Müll.; Plaut. Most. 2, 1, 39; Hier. Ep. 117, 8.

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mătŭla

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mătŭla

Headword (normalized/stripped):

matula

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28259

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urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lat.ls.perseus-eng2-n28238

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matula

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