box (subs.) Copy link Outline I. A chest, etc.1. arca (intended for keeping things out of the reach of others2. capsa (esp. for books)3. cista (for clothes., money, etc.)4. scrīnium (for papers, etc.; a writing-desk)5. ălăbaster, tri, m. (for perfumes6. pyxis, ĭdis, f. (a small b. for medicines, etc.)II. An enclosed seat in the theatreIII. The front seat on a coach, *sedes anterior currus (?). • box (subs.) I. A chest, etc.: 1. arca (intended for keeping things out of the reach of others: arceo): a large b. full of poisons, a. ingens venenorum plena, Suet.: a small b. or chest, arcŭla: Cic. 2. capsa (esp. for books): Hor.: a small b. of the kind, capsŭla: Cat.: Plin. 3. cista (for clothes., money, etc.): Cic.: Hor.: cistŭla, cistella, cistellŭla (denoting small b.s of the kind). 4. scrīnium (for papers, etc.; a writing-desk): Hor. 5. ălăbaster, tri, m. (for perfumes: v. alabaster): Cic.: (also alabastrum, or -tra: Mart.). 6. pyxis, ĭdis, f. (a small b. for medicines, etc.): a small b. of poison, p. veneni, Cic.: a gold b., aurea p., Suet. II. An enclosed seat in the theatre: *sedes in podio theatri clausa, secreta. III. The front seat on a coach, *sedes anterior currus (?).