noun

scītāmenta

gen. scītāmentōrum · gender neuter · decl. 2nd

1. scitus, A. 2..

Delicate food; dainties

Delicate food, dainties (ante- and postclass.), Plaut. Men. 1, 3, 26: Matius ap. Gell. 20, 9, 3; Macr. S. 7, 14; App. M. 10, p. 245. —*

niceties; prettinesses figuratively

Trop., of figures of speech, niceties, prettinesses: 'Ομοιοτέλευτα ... καὶ ὁμοιόπτωτα ceteraque hujusmodi scitamenta, Gell. 18, 8, 1.

Perseus ID: n43008 Key: scitamenta