pēro, ōnis, m.,
a kind of boot made of raw hide , worn chiefly by soldiers and wagoners (cf. caliga): crudus, Verg. A. 7, 690: alto per glaciem perone tegi, Juv. 14, 186; Ap. Met. 7, 18, 3; Sid. Ep. 4, 20: perones effeminati, Tert. Pall. 5.
pērō ōnis, m a long laced boot of raw hide (for soldiers and wagoners), V., Iu. ...
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