adjective

sălĕ_bra

gen. sălĕ_brae

(orig. , sc. via), salio

a jolting-place; roughness

a jolting-place, roughness in a road.

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Lit. (poet. and in post-Aug. prose): demonstrant astra salebras, Prop. 3, 16 (4, 15), 15; Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 53; Mart. 9, 58, 5: salebris sollicitari, Col. 9, 8, 3.—

by extension •

Transf.: senile guttur salebris spiritŭs praegravavit, irregular breathing, panting, Val. Max. 9, 12, ext. 6.—

figuratively

harshness; roughness; ruggedness •

Of speech, harshness, roughness, ruggedness (class.): proclivi currit oratio: venit ad extremum: haeret in salebră, i.e. it sticks fast, Cic. Fin. 5, 28, 84; plur.: Herodotus sine ullis salebris fluit, id. Or. 12, 39: numquam in tantas salebras incidisset, id. Fin. 2, 10, 30; Mart. 11, 90, 2.—*

a cloud of sadness

Salebra tristitiae, i. e. a cloud of sadness, Val. Max. 6, 9, ext. 5.

Perseus ID: n42306 Key: salebra