noun

arcŭla

gen. arcŭlae · gender feminine · decl. 1st

a small chest; box; a casket

a small chest or box, a casket, etc.

For unguents, ornaments, etc.

A small perfume - box; a jewel-casket •

A small perfume - box, a jewel-casket, Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 91: arculae muliebres, Cic. Off. 2, 7, 25.—Hence, trop. of rhetor. ornament: omnes (Isocratis) discipulorum arculae, Cic. Att. 2, 1.—

A small money-box; casket

A small money-box or casket: arcula plena aranearum, Afran. ap. Fest. s. v. tanne, p. 154 (cf. Cat. 13, 8: Plenus sacculus est aranearum). —

The wind-box of an organ

The wind-box of an organ, Vitr. 10, 13.—

Arcula dicebatur avis, quae in auspiciis vetabat aliquid fieri, Paul. ex Fest.…

Arcula dicebatur avis, quae in auspiciis vetabat aliquid fieri, Paul. ex Fest. p. 16 Müll.

Perseus ID: n3478 Key: arcula