What is the Latin word for sheaf?

The usual Latin words for “sheaf” are fascis, strāmentum, fasciculus; also manipulus, vinciō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“sheaf” in Latin

fascisA faggot, fascine; bundle, packet, package, parcel.; A burden, load.; A bundle carried by lictors before the highest mag strāmentumstraw, litter; thatch; packsaddle fasciculusa small bundle or package (especially of letters or rolls); a bunch of flowers, nosegay; a computer file manipulusa maniple (a double company of soldiers employed in the Roman legions between the Samnite Wars and the Marian reforms (3 vinciōto bind, tie up, fetter; to lace, fasten; to surround, guard

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

sheaf

fascis (bound together in order to be carried; e.g., stramentorum, Caes.): diminutively, fasciculus: manipulus (a bundle not too large to be carried by hand). To bind sheaves, fasces colligare, vincire.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for sheaf?: The usual Latin words for “sheaf” are fascis, strāmentum, fasciculus; also manipulus, vinciō. 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.