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oscillum1

oscillum1 · n

A little cavity in the middle of leguminous fruits

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Where it lives

De Pallio 1 · 2.92/10k
Georgicon 1 · 0.71/10k
De Anima 1 · 0.42/10k
Res Rustica, Books I-IX 1 · 0.13/10k

What it meant

1. oscillum — Lewis & Short

oscillum, i, n.dim.1. os; lit. little mouth; hence,

I A little cavity in the middle of leguminous fruits, where the germ sprouts forth: oscilla lupinorum, Col. 2, 10, 3.—*

II A little image of the face, a little mask of Bacchus, hung from trees, so as to be easily moved by the wind: tibique (Bacche) Oscilla ex altā suspendunt mollia pinu, Verg. G. 2, 389; cf. Serv. ad loc.; Macr. S. 1, 7; 11.

2. oscillum — Lewis & Short

oscillum, i, n.ob- or obs-cillo,

I a swing, Fest. p. 194 Müll.; Verg. G. 2, 389 (v. Serv. ad loc.); Tert. Pall. 1 fin.

In the wild

oscilla Vergil, Georgicon 2.389
oscilla Columella, Res Rustica, Books I-IX 2.10.3
oscillum Tertullian, De Pallio 1.p1
oscillum Tertullian, De Anima 12

Where it came from

Ernout-Meillet, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue latine Treated in Ernout-Meillet, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue latine s.v. oscillum (scan p. 494; entry #8016).

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