torris

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

torris (collat. forms torrus, i, m., Att. ap. Non. 15, 30; Fragm. Trag. v. 452 Rib.; torres, is, f., Lucr. 3, 915 Lachm.), is, m. [torreo],

a brand , firebrand (with or without flame; syn. titio), Ov. M. 8, 457; 8, 512; 12, 272, Verg. A. 12, 298; Val. Fl. 3, 115; Sid. Ep. 3, 13 med. ; Lact. 4, 14, 14.

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