awning Copy link Outline 1. vēlum (in pl.)2. vēlārĭum3. carbăsus, i, f.4. inductĭo • awning: 1. vēlum (in pl.): to shade the forum with an a., velis forum inumbrare, Plin.: to put an a. over a theatre, vela in theatro ducere, Plin.: sky-blue, star-decorated a.s, vela colore coeli, stellata, Plin.: Ov.: Prop. 2. vēlārĭum: Juv. 3. carbăsus, i, f.: Lucr. 4. inductĭo: Vitr. Phr.: to put an a. over the whole forum, totum forum integere, Plin. 19, 1, 6; q. v.