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Cărystŏs and -us , i, f., = κάρυστος.
I. A very ancient town on the south coast of Eubœa, famous for its marble, now Karysto or Castel Rosso, Mel. 2, 7, 9; Plin. 4, 12, 21, § 64; Liv. 32, 17; Tib. 3, 3, 14 al. —
B. Derivv.
1. Cărystēus , a, um, adj., of Carystos, Carystian: “vada,” Ov. F. 4, 282: “marmor,” Isid. Orig. 6, 11, 2; 16, 5, 15. —
2. Cărystĭus , a, um, adj., the same: “marmor,” Plin. 4, 12, 21, § 64; 36, 6, 7, § 48: “columellae,” Plin. Ep. 5, 6, 36: “LAPIDICINAE,” Inscr. Orell. 2964.—In plur. subst.: Căry-stĭi , ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Carystos, Liv. 32, 16, 8.—
II. A town in Liguria, now Carosio, Liv. 42, 7, 3.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (6):
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 36.48
    • Pliny the Younger, Epistulae, 5.6.36
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 32, 17
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 42, 7
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 32, 16.8
    • Ovid, Fasti, 4
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