noun

cento

gen. centōnis · gender masculine · decl. 3rd

a garment of several bits; pieces sewed together; a rag-covering

a garment of several bits or pieces sewed together, a rag-covering, patchwork, etc., Cato ap. Fest. s. v. prohibere, p. 234 Müll.; id. R. R. 2, 3; 10, 5; Lucil. ap. Non. p. 176, 1; Sisenn. ib. p. 91, 27; Caes. B. C. 2, 9; 3, 44 fin.; Dig. 33, 7, 12.—

a cap worn under the helmet

Esp., a cap worn under the helmet, Amm. 19, 8, 8.—

Prov.: centones sarcire alicui, to impose upon by falsehoods, Plaut. Ep. 3, 4,… •

Prov.: centones sarcire alicui, to impose upon by falsehoods, Plaut. Ep. 3, 4, 19.—

The title of a poem made up of various verses of another poem; a cento;

The title of a poem made up of various verses of another poem, a cento; so the Cento Nuptialis of Ausonius (the thirteenth of his Idyls), etc., Isid. Orig. 1, 38, 25; Tert. Praescr. 39.

Perseus ID: n7415 Key: cento1