noun

clītellae

gen. clītellārum · gender feminine

a pack-saddle put upon beasts of burden; especially upon asses; a sumpter-saddle

a pack-saddle put upon beasts of burden, especially upon asses, a sumpter-saddle, Plaut. Most. 3, 2, 91; Cic. Fragm. ap. Quint. 5, 13, 40; Hor. S. 1, 5, 47; id. Ep. 1, 13, 8; Phaedr. 1, 15, 8.—Prov.: bovi clitellas imponere; v. bos, I.—

by metonymy

The name of a place in Rome

The name of a place in Rome: clitellae dicuntur etiam locus Romae propter similitudinem, et in Viā Flaminiā loca quaedam devexa subinde et accliva, Paul. ex Fest. p. 59, 15 Müll.—

An instrument of torture

An instrument of torture: est etiam tormenti genus eodem nomine appellatum, Paul. l. l.

Perseus ID: n8625 Key: clitellae