deverticulum

An Elementary Latin Dictionary

dēverticulum (dīvert-, dēvort-) ī, n

deverto, a by-road, by-path, side-way : quae deverticula quaesivisti?: Ubi ad ipsum veni devorticulum, T.— An inn, lodging-house, tavern : omnia loca deverticuli protraherentur, L.: urbis deverticula pererrare, low haunts , Ta.—Fig., a deviation, digression : deverticula amoena quaerere, L.: a deverticulo repetatur fabula, Iu.— A refuge, retreat, lurking-place : fraudis et insidiarum.