adjective

pellītus

fem. pellīta · neut. pellītum

covered with skins; clad in skins; the witnesses from Sardinia ••

covered with skins, clad in skins: testes, i. e. the witnesses from Sardinia, where skins were used for clothing, Cic. Scaur. 22, 45 fin.; cf.: pelliti Sardi, Liv. 23, 40; Plin. 33, 11, 50, § 143: patres, Prop. 4 (5), 1, 110. arator, id. 4 (5), 1, 25: pellitae oves, sheep covered with skins for the sake of protecting their fine wool, Varr. R. R. 2, 2, 18; Hor. C. 2, 6, 10: habitus, garments of skin, Prud. Psych. 226.

Perseus ID: n34448 Key: pellitus