fiscina

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

fiscĭna, ae, f. [fiscus],

a small basket for fruit , wine , etc., made of slender twigs , rushes , broom , etc. (for syn. v. fiscella), Plaut. Merc. 5, 4, 29: ficorum, Cic. Fl. 17, 41; Naev. ap. Serv. Verg. G. 1, 266; Verg. l. l.; Col. 12, 39, 3; 50, 10; Plin. 34, 8, 19, § 66 Sillig N. cr.; for leaves, browse, Ov. F. 4, 754; Plin. 18, 31, 74, § 233; a muzzle , id. 34, 8, 19, § 66 (in Mart. 1, 44, 7 read Sassina).

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