noun

trāma

gen. trāmae · gender feminine · decl. 1st

cf.: trans, trāmes.

the woof; weft; filling •

Lit., the woof, weft, or filling of a web (cf. subtemen), Varr. L. L. 5, § 113 Müll.; Sen. Ep. 90, 20; Isid. 19, 22, 14 al.—Of a spider's web: ipsa per se tenax ratio tramae, Plin. 11, 24, 28, § 81. —

by extension •

Transf.: figurae, i. e. a thin, lank figure, Pers. 6, 73: putridae, i. e. trifles, bagatelles, Plaut. Rud. 5, 2, 37.

Perseus ID: n48726 Key: trama