pegma

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

pēgma, ătis, n., = πῆγμα, a fixture made of boards, for use or ornament, belonging to a house.

I In gen.: atricrum pegmata, Aus. Epigr. 26: in emptionem domus et specularia et pegmata cedere solent, Dig. 33, 7, 12.—

II In partic.

A A bookcase , Cic. Att. 4, 8, a fin.

B A piece of wooden machinery in the theatre , which rose and fell , opened and shut of itself , and with which players were suddenly raised aloft , Sen. Ep. 88, 19; Plin. 33, 3, 16, § 53: si automatum vel pegma vel quid tale aliud parum cessisset, Suet. Claud. 34; Phaedr 5, 7, 7; Juv. 4, 122; Mart. 8, 33, 3; Vop. Carin. 19.

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