lemniscatus

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

lemniscātus, a, um, adj. [lemniscus],

adorned with pendent ribbons : corona, Serv. Verg. A. 5, 269; 6, 772: palma, lit., a palm-branch ornamented with ribbons , the highest reward of a victor; hence, transf., for highest reward : palma (as the reward for a murder), Cic. Rosc. Am. 35, 100; Tert. Anim. 1.

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