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messis is, f

MET-, a gathering of crops, harvest : quid sit messis nescire: triticea, V.: seges matura messi, L.—Of honey, V.—Fig.: Sullani temporis, i. e. slaughter.—Harvest, harvested crops : Illius inmensae ruperunt horrea messes, V.The standing crops, harvest : Spicea campis cum messis inhorruit, V.—Prov.: adhuc tua messis in herbā est, i. e. you count chickens before they are hatched , O.The time of harvest, harvesttime : post messem, V.

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