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aplustre
ā̆plustre, is, n. (abl. aplustri, Prisc. p. 769 P.; nom. plur. aplustra, Lucr. 2, 555, and Cic. ap. ...
A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
A word applied in ancient vessels both to the ornament on the prow and to the streamer or ensign on the stern. Here, as in the rudder-head of Dutch vessels frequently, the dog-vane was carried to denote the direction of the wind.
ā̆plustre, is, n. (abl. aplustri, Prisc. p. 769 P.; nom. plur. aplustra, Lucr. 2, 555, and Cic. ap. ...
A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.