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saccus , i, m., = σάκκος,
I.a sack, bag.
I. Cum iste civitatibus frumentum, coria, cilicia, saccos imperaret, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 38, § 95: “(mulus ferebat) tumentes multo saccos hordeo,Phaedr. 2, 7, 3.—Esp., a moneybag: “mensam poni jubet atque Effundi saccos nummorum,Hor. S. 2, 3, 149; 1, 1, 70; Mart. 10, 74, 6.—Of a bag for straining, filtering wine, Col. 9, 15, 12; Mart. 12, 60, 9; Plin. 14, 22, 28, § 138; 19, 4, 19, § 53; “hence, vinarii,id. 24, 1, 1, § 3: “nivarius, for straining snow-water,Mart. 14, 104 in lemm.; for purifying fat: “adeps saccatus lineis saccis,Plin. 29, 6, 39, § 134; “for laying on a diseased part of the body: nervorum dolores, in saccis aquā ferventi crebro candefactus levat,id. 31, 9, 44, § 102; Veg. 5, 57, 2 et saep. —Of a beggar's wallet or scrip; prov.: “ad saccum ire,to go beg, Plaut. Capt. 1, 1, 22.—
II. Transf. (eccl. Lat.; like the Heb. ), a garment of sackcloth or hair-cloth, Vulg. 2 Reg. 3, 31; id. Joel, 1, 8; id. Jona, 3, 5 et saep.; Hier. Ep. 44; Aug. Narrat. in Psa. 2, 29 fin.; Paul. Nol. Carm. 35, 451.
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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (8):
    • Old Testament, 2 Samuel, 3.31
    • Cicero, Against Verres, 2.1.95
    • Plautus, Captivi, 1.1
    • Horace, Satires, 2.3.149
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 19.53
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 24.3
    • Columella, Res Rustica, 9.15.12
    • Martial, Epigrammata, 14.104
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