scutra

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

scŭ_tra, ae, f.,

a flat tray , dish , or platter of a nearly square form, Cato R. R. 157, 11; Plaut. Pers. 1, 3, 8; Vulg. 3 Reg. 7, 40; 7, 45.—Collat. form scūta , ae, Lucil. ap. Prisc. p. 618 P