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noun

sectūra

gen. sectūrae · gender feminine · decl. 1st
a cutting
a cutting (very rare).
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Lit.: scutum a secturā, Varr. L. L. 5, § 115 Müll.: callaides secturā formantur, alias fragiles, Plin. 37, 8, 33, § 111.—
by extension
A cut •
A cut: ut sectura inferior ponatur semper, Plin. 17, 17, 28, § 124.—
The place where any thing is cut; dug; diggings •
The place where any thing is cut or dug, diggings, mines: aerariae secturaeque, Caes. B. G. 3, 21, 3 (al. structurae).
Perseus ID: n43254 Key: sectura