adjective

ostrĕātus

fem. ostrĕāta · neut. ostrĕātum

id.; qs. covered with oyster-shells; hence, transf.

rough; scabby •

rough, scabby: quasi ostreatum tergum ulceribus (i. e. verberibus), Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 186.

Perseus ID: n33184 Key: ostreatus