. 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. hammer, used by smiths, such as wecall a sledge-hammer (Isidor. 7. 2.) ; as shown by the annexedexample from the Vatican Virgil, andused by one of the smiths at p. 288. MARRA. A sort of hoe with abroad head (lata, Columell. x 70.),indented with teeth (Id. x. 88.),which was employed in gardeningand h
. 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. hammer, used by smiths, such as wecall a sledge-hammer (Isidor. 7. 2.) ; as shown by the annexedexample from the Vatican Virgil, andused by one of the smiths at p. 288. MARRA. A sort of hoe with abroad head (lata, Columell. x 70.),indented with teeth (Id. x. 88.),which was employed in gardeningand husbandry, for tearing up andclearing away weeds and fibrousencumbrances from the ground, &c.(Plin. H. N. xvii. 35. § 4. Juv. Columell. //. cc.) The exampleshows the head of an instrumentcorresponding with the above descrip-tion, which was found in the tomb of. one of the Christian martyrs at Rome,with which he had probably beentortured. MARSUPIUM (fxapvtmov). Apurse for money (Varro, s. v. p. 141. Id. 17. 3. Plaut. Bud. v. ) ; often represented inworks of art in the hands ofMercury, the god of gain, and more3 g 2 412 MARTIOBARBULUS. MATERIATIO. or less ornamented with tassels, & example is from a Pompeianpainting. MARTIOB ARBULUS A wordof doubtful authority which occurs inVegetius (Mil. i. 17.); where, if thereading be correct, it designates asoldier armed with leaden bullets(glandes) for discharging from a sling. MArVTIOLUS. Diminutive ofMarculus. A commonhammer of the smallest kind;such as used by carpentersfor driving nails, or ham-mering and beating outany thing which does not requireextraordinary force or labour; likethe delicate works in metal, calledepya a(pvp7]\ara by the Greeks. ( 51. 4.) The example is repre-sented on the sepulchral stone of aRoman mechanic. MARTULUS. (Plin. H. N. ) Sa
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