celes

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

cĕlēs, ētis, m., = κέλης.

I A racer , race-horse , Plin. 34, 5, 10, § 19; v. Serv. ad Verg. A. 8, 635.—

II A swift-sailing vessel , a yacht , pure Lat. celox, Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 208; cf. Gell. 10, 25, 5.