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lătercŭlus (lătĕrĭcŭlus , Caes. B. C. 2, 9, 2), i, m. dim. id..
I. A small brick or tile: “hanc contignationem laterculo astruxerunt, Caes. l. l.: sacellum factum crudis laterculis,” Plin. 30, 7, 20, § 63: “observationes siderum coctilibus laterculis inscriptae,” id. 7, 56, 57, § 193.—
II. Transf.
A. A kind of pastry, so called because shaped like a tile, Cato, R. R. 109: “nihil nisi laterculos,” Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 115.—
B. Among the agrimensores, a tile-shaped piece of land, Sic. Fl. de Cond. Agr. p. 2 Goes.
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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