verb
phălĕro
Meaning
- to adorn with trappings
phălĕro, āre, v. a. phalerae,
I. to adorn with trappings, ornament the breast (late Lat.):
animalia phalerari sibi magis quam nodari gaudent, Ambros. Cant. Cantic. 1, 43.—Fig., to deck, set off, display: eloquentiae phalerandae gratiā, Ambros. Off. Min. 1, 12, 44.—Hence, phălĕrātus, a, um, adj. I. Lit., wearing an ornament for the forehead and breast: equi, Liv. 30, 17: cursor, Petr. 28: turba Mazacum atque cursorum, Suet. Ner. 30.—II. Trop., decorated, ornamented: phaleratis dictis aliquem ducere, with fine speeches, Ter Phorm. 3, 2, 16.