fulmentum

i. contr. from fulcimentum, from fulcio

a prop; support

a prop, support.

in Carm •

In gen., Vitr. 5, 1 fin.: porticus fulmentis Aquitanicis superba, i. e. columns, Sid. Ep. 2, 10 in Carm.—

a bedpost; the child wants to know more than its grandmother;; the servant wants to play the master

In partic., a bedpost: Cels. 2, 15.—Prov.: fulmenta lectum scandunt, the child wants to know more than its grandmother; or, perh., the servant wants to play the master, Varr. ap. Non. 206, 25.

Perseus ID: n18995 Key: fulmentum