scutella

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

scŭtella (scutella, Ven. Carm. 11, 10, 7), ae, f. dim. [scutra; cf. 1. scutula],

a salver or waiter , of a nearly square form: dulciculae potionis, Cic. Tusc. 3, 19, 46.— Also as a stand for vases, Dig. 34, 2, 19, § 10; Ven. Fort. 3, 13, 4; 11, 10, 7.

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