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“work-shop” in Latin

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

work-shop
officina (general term; PROP. and figuratively); also, locus confecturae (Plin., 13, 12, 23): fabrica (work-shop of a faber; i. e., smith, carpenter, etc.). The work-shops lie close below, opera fabrilis jacet (Sen., Benef., 6, 38, 3): textrina; textrinum (for weaving): artificium (of an artisan; Cic.); also, pergula aitificii (Plin.).

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What is the Latin word for work-shop?
The usual Latin words for “work-shop” are officīna, fabrica, textrīnus; also artificium. 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.