phălĕro, āre, v. a. [phalerae],
I to adorn with trappings , ornament the breast (late Lat.): animalia phalerari sibi magis quam nodari gaudent, Ambros. Cant. Cantic. 1, 43.—Fig., to deck , set off , display : eloquentiae phalerandae gratiā, Ambros. Off. Min. 1, 12, 44.
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III —Hence, phălĕrātus , a, um, adj.
IV . Lit., wearing an ornament for the forehead and breast : equi, Liv. 30, 17: cursor, Petr. 28: turba Mazacum atque cursorum, Suet. Ner. 30.—
II Trop., decorated , ornamented : phaleratis dictis aliquem ducere, with fine speeches , Ter. Phorm. 500.