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“armlet” in Latin
bracchiolumsmall or delicate armbracchiālebracelet, armletarmillabracelet, armlet; metal hoop, ring or ferruleSpinthēra masculine cognomen, most notably held by Publius Cornelius Lentulus SpintherCatullusa cognomen; a Latin poet of the late Roman Republic who wrote chiefly in the neoteric style of poetryfēstusOf or pertaining to holidays; festive, festal, joyful, merry.spăthălĭuma kind of braceletDardanusDardanianviriolaa kind of small bracelet for menviriasort of bracelet worn by men
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
armlet
little arm, brachiolum (Catullus).
Bracelet for the arm, brachiale (general term): armilla (bracelet, armlet): spinther (σπιγκτήρ? armlet for the upper arm): calbei were armlets given to soldiers as a reward (Festus): spathalium or spatalium, dardanum, viriola, viria, were also ornaments of the arm, of unknown form. To put on golden armlets, brachia et lacertos auro colere (Curt.).
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- What is the Latin word for armlet?
- The usual Latin words for “armlet” are bracchiolum, bracchiāle, armilla; also Spinthēr, Catullus, fēstus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.