bascauda

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

bascauda, ae, f. [British; whence Engl. basket; cf. Wall. basget, basgawd; and Gr. βαστάζω, to carry],

an article of table furniture , prob. a delicately woven mat , or dish-holder of basket-work , Juv. 12, 46; Mart. 14, 99, 1.

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