I.the chin of persons and animals; also, the chin with the hair that grows on it, the beard.
I. Lit.: “Herculis mentum paulo attritius,” Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 43, § 94: “attingere,” Plin. 11, 45, 103, § 251: “incana,” Verg. A. 6, 809: “caprarum,” Plin. 8, 50, 76, § 204.—
II. Transf., in archit., the projecting part of a cornice, which casts off the rain, the coping, Vitr. 4, 3, 6.