I.to adorn with a panelled or fretted ceiling (perh. only in the part.): tectis caelatis lacuatis, panelled, fretted, Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 1, 35, 85 (Trag. v. 121 Vahl.); Serv. Verg. A. 1, 726: “tecta,” Hor. C. 2, 16, 11: “Jovis Capitolini templum, non laqueatum auro tantum, sed parietibus totis lammina inauratum,” Liv. 41, 20, 9; cf.: “considerat templum, videt undique tectum pulcherrime laqueatum,” Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 51, § 133: “laqueata tecta,” id. Leg. 2, 1, 2: “cenationes laqueatae,” panelled dining - rooms, Suet. Ner. 31.
lăquĕo (or lăcŭo ), āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. laquear,
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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