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Gallia est omnis dīvīsa in partēs trēs, quārum ūnam incolunt Belgae.

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S&H Smith & Hall (1)
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Digitized by Distributed Proofreaders from William Smith and Theophilus D. Hall, A Copious and Critical English-Latin Dictionary (1871), and generously placed into the public domain.
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• covering (subs.):
      1. 1. tegmen, ĭnis, n.; also tĕgŭmen and tegmentum (the most gen. term: whether for concealment or shelter): Scythian c. (very scanty), Scythicum tegmen, Cic.: Liv. (this form is esp. frequent in poetry): c.s for the body either woven or sewn, tegumenta corporum vel texta vel suta, Cic.: to draw off the c.s of shields, scutis tegumenta detrahere, Caes.: a c. for the breast, tegumen pectori, Liv. (but MSS. vary as to the form).
      2. 2. intĕgŭmentum: esp. fig.: the c. of dissimulation, in. dissimulationis, Cic.: v. mask.
      3. 3. ŏperīmentum (a c. put on the top): the c. of mother (earth), op. matris, Cic.: a double c. (of nuts), duplex op., Plin.
      4. 4. invŏlūcrum (a wrapper: q. v.): fig.: integumenta atque involucra ingenii, Cic.
      5. 5. vēlāmen, vēlāmentum: of the nature of a veil, to hide something: esp. of clothing: q. v. Phr.: a c. of clouds, nubium obtentus, Plin.: for beds, etc., strāgŭlum: v. coverlet.
R&A Riddle & Arnold (1)
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J. E. Riddle and T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English-Latin Lexicon. Data retrieved from FergusJPWalsh/riddle-arnold under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license.
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• COVERING
  • Whatever is placed on or over any object [Vid: COVER].
  • Dress, vestis: vestimentum: vestitus (general terms): amictus (if intended to be wrapped round the body): velamen: velamentum: involucrum: integumentum (husk, outer covering).