capsa

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

capsa, ae, f. [capio; Fr. caisse; Engl. case],

a repository , box , esp. for books, bookcase , satchel , * Cic. Div. in Caecil. 16, 51; Hor. S. 1, 4, 22; 1, 10, 63; id. Ep. 2, 1, 268; Juv. 10, 117; also for fruit, Plin. 15, 17, 18, § 65; 15, 19, 21, § 82; Mart. 11, 8.

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