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F / flābellum
noun

flābellum

gen. flābelli · gender neuter · decl. 2nd
dim. flabrum
a smali fan; fly-flap
a smali fan or fly-flap.
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Lit.: cape hoc flabellum, et ventulum huic sic facito, Ter. Eun. 3, 5, 47; 50; Mart. 3, 82, 10; for this a peacock's tail was used, Prop. 2, 24 (3, 18), 11; Hier. Ep. 27, 13.—*
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Trop.: cujus lingua quasi flabello seditionis, illa tum est egentium concio ventilata, an exciter, Cic. Fl. 23, 54.
Perseus ID: n18263 Key: flabellum