verb transitive

phălĕro

2nd PP phălĕrāre · conj. 1st

to adorn with trappings; ornament the breast; to deck ••

to adorn with trappings, ornament the breast (late Lat.): animalia phalerari sibi magis quam nodari gaudent, Ambros. Cant. Cantic. 1, 43.—Fig., to deck, set off, display: eloquentiae phalerandae gratiā, Ambros. Off. Min. 1, 12, 44.—Hence, phălĕrātus, a, um, adj. I. Lit., wearing an ornament for the forehead and breast: equi, Liv. 30, 17: cursor, Petr. 28: turba Mazacum atque cursorum, Suet. Ner. 30.—

decorated; ornamented; with fine speeches figuratively

Trop., decorated, ornamented: phaleratis dictis aliquem ducere, with fine speeches, Ter Phorm. 3, 2, 16.

Perseus ID: n35911 Key: phalero