. The illustrated companion to the Latin dictionary and Greek lexicon; forming a glossary of all the words representing visible objects connected with the arts, manufactures, and every-day life of the Greeks and Romans, with representations of nearly two thousand objects from the antique. Met. i. 293.), or concava. ( iii. 6. 4.) It was usually rowedby one man, as in the example, froman ancient Roman painting, or bytwo at the most; and is the nameespecially given to Charons Od. ii. 3. 28. Virg. JSn. vi. 303. CYMBALISTA (Kv^aMar^).A man who plays upon the cymbals,(cymbalo), in
. The illustrated companion to the Latin dictionary and Greek lexicon; forming a glossary of all the words representing visible objects connected with the arts, manufactures, and every-day life of the Greeks and Romans, with representations of nearly two thousand objects from the antique. Met. i. 293.), or concava. ( iii. 6. 4.) It was usually rowedby one man, as in the example, froman ancient Roman painting, or bytwo at the most; and is the nameespecially given to Charons Od. ii. 3. 28. Virg. JSn. vi. 303. CYMBALISTA (Kv^aMar^).A man who plays upon the cymbals,(cymbalo), in the manner representedby the next illustration. Apul. DeoSocrat. p. 685. CYMBALISTRIA (Kv^aXia-rpia). A female player upon the. cymbals, as shown by the example,from a painting at Pompeii. Pet,Sat. 22. 6. Inscript. ap. Grut. 318. 12. CYMBALUM (k^uXop). Acymbal; a musical instrument, con-sisting of two hollow half globes(Serv. ad Virg. Georg. iv. 64. Lu-cret. ii. 619.) of bell metal, with aring at thetop, by whichthey were heldbetween thefingers, andclashed toge-ther with both hands, as representedin the preceding illustration. Theywere especially adopted by the vota-
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