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Cănŭsĭum , ii, n. (Cănŭsĭa , ae, f., Inscr. Murat. 1037, 3),
I.a very ancient town in Apulia, now Canosa, founded by the Greeks, and celebrated for its excellent wool, Cic. Att. 8, 11, D, § 1; Liv. 22, 50, 4; 22, 52, 4; Mel. 2, 4, 7; Plin. 3, 11, 16, § 104; 8, 48, 73, § 190 sq.; Hor. S. 1, 5, 91; 2, 3, 168.—
II. Derivv.
A. Cănŭsīnus , a, um, adj., of Canusium, Canusian: “ager,Varr. R. R. 1, 8, 2: “rufae,Mart. 14, 129: “birri,Vop. Carin. 20. —
2. Subst.
(α). Cănŭsīnus , i, m., an inhabitant of Canusium: “bilinguis,” i. e. speaking Greek and Latin, Hor. S. 1, 10, 30. —
(β). Cănŭsīna , ae, f. (sc. vestis), garments made of Canusian wool, Mart. 14, 127.—
B. Cănŭsīnātus , a, um, adj., clothed in Canusian wool: “muliones,Suet. Ner. 30: “Syrus,Mart. 9, 23, 9.
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    • Cicero, Letters to Atticus, 8.11
    • Horace, Satires, 1.10.30
    • Horace, Satires, 1.5.91
    • Suetonius, Nero, 30
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 22, 50
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 22, 52
    • Martial, Epigrammata, 14.127
    • Martial, Epigrammata, 14.129
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