nidulus

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

nīdŭlus, i, m. dim. [nidus], a little nest.

I Lit.: Ithacam illam, in asperrimis saxulis, tamquam nidulum, affixam, Cic. de Or. 1, 44, 196; Gell. 2, 29, 2.—*

II Trop., a place of retirement : senectutis, Auct. ap. Plin. Ep. 6, 10, 1: opuscula mea, quia plurima evolaverunt de nidulo suo, Hier. Ep. 47, 3.

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