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caelum

gen. caeli · gender neuter · decl. 2nd
(, Serv. ad Verg. A. 1, 640), , caedo
the chisel; burin of the sculptor; engraver •
the chisel or burin of the sculptor or engraver, a graver: caelata vasa... a caelo vocata, quod est genus ferramenti, quem vulgo cilionem vocant, Isid. Orig. 20, 4, 7; Quint. 2, 21, 24; Varr. ap. Non. p. 99, 18; Stat. S. 4, 6, 26; Mart. 6, 13, 1.— Plur., Aus. Epigr. 57, 6.
Perseus ID: n6041 Key: caelum1