cottabus
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COTTABUS — vide infra Gutta … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
cottabus — /kotˈə bəs/ noun In ancient Greece, an amusement among young men, involving throwing wine into a vessel, success at which supposedly indicated fortune in love ORIGIN: L, from Gr kottabos … Useful english dictionary
cottabus — ▪ game game of Sicilian origin, popular among the ancient Greeks and to some extent in ancient Rome. In its simplest form, reclining guests attempted to throw the remains of their wine from their cups into a metal bowl; the important… … Universalium
Kottabos — Cottabus player, red figure kylix, ca. 510 BC, Ancient Agora Museum in Athens. Kottabos (Ancient Greek: κότταβος) was a game of skill popular for a long time at ancient Greek and Etruscan symposia (drinking parties), especially in the 5th… … Wikipedia
ἐπικοτταβίσαντα — ἐπικοτταβίζω throw the cottabus on aor part act neut nom/voc/acc pl ἐπικοτταβίζω throw the cottabus on aor part act masc acc sg … Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)
kottabos — /kotˈə bos/ same as ↑cottabus * * * kottabos, bus variants of cottabus … Useful english dictionary
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Methods of divination — This article is about the numerous varieties of divination. For divination as a whole, see Divination. Innumerable methods of divination can be found around the world, and many cultures practice the same methods under different names. During the… … Wikipedia
List of Oz characters — For characters in the American TV series, see List of Oz (TV series) characters. This is a list of characters in the Oz books of L. Frank Baum, Ruth Plumly Thompson, John R. Neill, Jack Snow, Rachel Cosgrove Payes, Eloise Jarvis McGraw and Lauren … Wikipedia
GUTTA — Gr. ςταγων, unde ςταγονίας tus masculum, quod ςταχόνι i. e. guttae, simile sit, vide infra: item ςταλαγμὸς, unde vox, quam corvi edunt, quum aquae stillantis sonum imitantur, eodem nomine indigitata, apud Arist. Vide Salmas. ad Solin. p. 1318. In … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
