stramentum

An Elementary Latin Dictionary

strāmentum ī, n

STER-, that which is spread over, a covering, housing : de his (mulis) stramenta detrahi iubet, i. e. the pack-saddles , Cs.— Straw, litter : desectam cum stramento segetem, L.: cur stramenta desunt? straw bedding , Ph.: si et stramentis incubet, H.: casae stramentis tectae, thatched , Cs.