puellaris

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

pŭellāris, e, adj. [puella],

of or belonging to a girl or young woman , girlish , maidenly , youthful : animi, of the youthful companions of Proserpine , Ov. F. 4, 433: plantae, of Europa when carried off , id. ib. 5, 611: anni, Tac. A. 14, 2: aetas, Quint. 6, prooem. § 5; cf. Vulg. Num. 30, 4: suavitas, Plin. Ep. 5, 16, 2: augurium, which young wives institute respecting their accouchement , Plin. 10, 55, 76, § 154.—Hence, adv.: pŭellārĭter , in a girlish manner , girlishly : puellariter aliquid nescire, Plin. Ep. 8, 10, 1: rapere comas, Mart. Cap. 1, § 88.

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