. 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. aux de frize, upon the mound of acamp, several of which, ready pre-pared, were carried by every Romansoldier in the field. Cic. Tusc. ii. lvii. JEpit. 2. Same as Vallum. Cses. B. 63. 3. A large wooden fork in theshape of the letter V, set with teeth,and attached to the front of a truck(vehiculu
. 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. aux de frize, upon the mound of acamp, several of which, ready pre-pared, were carried by every Romansoldier in the field. Cic. Tusc. ii. lvii. JEpit. 2. Same as Vallum. Cses. B. 63. 3. A large wooden fork in theshape of the letter V, set with teeth,and attached to the front of a truck(vehiculum), which was employed asa reaping-machine by the people ofGaul. It was driven into the stand-ing corn by a single ox, harnessed toa pair of shafts (amites) at the back,so that it nicked off the ears betweenthe forks, and collected them in thetruck as it advanced. Plin. H. 72. Compare Pallad. vii. 2. 2. 4. The tooth of a comb. Ov. 14, 15. Pecten. 5. (XiKvapwv*). In the femininegender, diminutive of Vannus ; asmall winnowing-basket. Varro, R. 23. 5. lb. 52. 2. VALV^ (Svpca 8idTrpi(TT0i). Adoor or window-shutter which foldsup (Cic. Div. i. 34. Juv. iv. 63. ii. 17. 5.); that is, when madein several leaves and joints, so thatwhen opened they fold back one. behind the other, like a screen, or theshutters of a modern window, asshown by the annexed example, froma painting of Pompeii, in which thedoor is formed of four pieces, two foreach leaf (Varro ap. Serv. ad i. 449. valvce, quae revolvuntur,et se velant. Isidor. Orig. xv. 7. 4.) 712 VALVATUS. VAPORARIUM. In one of the houses at Pompeii adoor of the same description, in fourparts, was placed between the Atriumand Peristylium, as has been ascer-tained from the marks left by it onthe threshold. Mus. Borb. vii. Scavi, p. 7. VALVAL US. Having doors orwindow-shutters, comprised in severalpieces, which fold up behind eachother in the manner explained andillustrated by the last example. Vi
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