oscillum

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

oscillum, i, n. dim. [1. os; lit. little mouth; hence],

I A little cavity in the middle of leguminous fruits , where the germ sprouts forth : oscilla lupinorum, Col. 2, 10, 3.—*

II A little image of the face , a little mask of Bacchus , hung from trees, so as to be easily moved by the wind: tibique (Bacche) Oscilla ex altā suspendunt mollia pinu, Verg. G. 2, 389; cf. Serv. ad loc.; Macr. S. 1, 7; 11.

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