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Clūsĭum , ii, n.,
I.one of the oldest and most important towns of Etruria, the residence of Porsenna, previously called Camars or Camers, now Chiusi, Liv. 5, 33, 4 sq.; 10, 25, 11; Varr. ap. Plin. 36, 13, 19, § 91; Verg. A. 10, 167 al.; Müll. Etrusk. 1, p. 102; 1, p. 233 sq.; 2, p. 342.—Hence,
II. Clūsīnus , a, um, adj., pertaining to Clusium, of Clusium: “vulgus,” Sil. 8, 480: fontes (cold baths), Hor. Ep. 1, 15, 9: “far (of special whiteness and excellence),” Col. 2, 6, 3: “siligo,” Plin. 18, 9, 20, § 87: “pultes,” Mart. 13, 8.—In plur.: Clūsīni , ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Clusium, Liv. 5, 33, 1: “novi, veteres,” Plin. 3, 5, 8, § 52.
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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    • Vergil, Aeneid, 10.167
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 18.87
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 3.52
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 10, 25.11
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 5, 33.1
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 5, 33.4
    • Columella, Res Rustica, 2.6.3
    • Martial, Epigrammata, 13.8
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