receptacle Copy link Outline 1. rĕceptācŭlum2. excĭpŭla, orum3. lăcus, ūs, m.4. lābrum5. cella, ae6. cisterna, ae7. cellārium8. r.s, loci receptorii, ib. • receptacle: 1. rĕceptācŭlum: (the stomach) a r. for food and drink, cibi et potionis, Cic. N. D. 2, 54, 136: for enemies, hostium, Liv. 1, 33: for merchandise, mercibus, id. 38, 30: the sewer, a r. for the filth of the city, purgamentorum urbis, Liv. 1, 56: r.s for water, receptacula aquae, Vitruv. 8, 7. 2. excĭpŭla, orum: see receiver (II.). 3. lăcus, ūs, m.: for water: Plin. H. N. 36, 15, 24, § 121: for wine, Ov. Fast. 4, 888: Tib. 2, 3, 36: lacus vinarius, Cato R. R. 25: Col. 1, 6, 14. 4. lābrum: Virg. Georg. 2, 6. v. vat. 5. cella, ae: for wine, vinaria; for bread, penaria; for oil, olearia: Cic. Sen. 16, 56: Col. 1, 6, 9: cella proma, a storehouse, Tertull. Res. Carn. 27. 6. cisterna, ae: Col. 1, 5, 2. 7. cellārium: Tertull. u. s. 8. r.s, loci receptorii, ib.