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noun

basterna

gen. basternae · gender feminine · decl. 1st
a sedan chair; litter; enclosed on all sides
a sedan chair or litter, enclosed on all sides, and carried by mules, Pall. 7, 2, 3; Lampr. Elag. 21; Amm. 14, 6, 16; Hier. Ep. 22 ad Eustoch. n. 16; cf. Isid. Orig. 20, 12, 5.
Perseus ID: n5028 Key: basterna