cratis

(crātis is), f

CART-, wicker-work, a hurdle : terga suis rarā pendentia crate, kitchen-rack , Iu.: cratīs texunt virgis, V.: Claudens textis cratibus pecus, H.— A harrow : vimineae, V.— A hurdle (for drowning criminals): crate superne iniectā, L.—In war, fascines , Cs.— The ribs of a shield : umbonum, V.— A joint, rib (poet.): pectoris, V.: laterum, O.: spinae, the joints of the backbone , O.: favorum, honey-comb , V.