bolt (subs.) Copy link Outline I. A missileII. A bar of iron, etc., esp. for securing doors1. pessŭlus2. ŏbex, ĭcis, m. and f.3. sĕra4. rĕpāgŭla, orumIII. In ship-building, etc. • bolt (subs.): I. A missile: q. v.: tēlum, fulmen. II. A bar of iron, etc., esp. for securing doors: 1. pessŭlus: I fasten the door with the b., pessulum ostio obdo, Ter. 2. ŏbex, ĭcis, m. and f.: Virg.: Tac.: v. barrier. 3. sĕra: Varr.: Ov.: Juv. 4. rĕpāgŭla, orum: Pl.: Cic. (Note.--All the above denote some kind of bar or bolt; the pessulus being, however, smaller than the others, and usually of iron. Obex and repagula are used also of other kinds of barriers; pessulus and sera only of door-fastenings.) III. In ship-building, etc.: clāvus: iron b.s, clavi ferrei, Caes.: v. nail, stud.