Meaning of tēla | Babel Free

Definitions

1. web
   declension-1
2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of tēlum
   accusative, form-of, nominative, plural, vocative
3. warp (threads that run lengthwise in a loom)
   declension-1
4. loom
   declension-1

Examples

“… atque illī stēllātus iaspide fulvā ēnsis erat, Tyriōque ārdēbat mūrice laena dēmissa ex umerīs, dīves quae mūnera Dīdō fēcerat, et tenuī tēlās discrēverat aurō. And [Mercury saw] that [Aeneas’s] sword was starred with tawny jasper, and a cloak ablaze with Tyrian purple hung from his shoulders – splendid gifts which Dido had made – and its warp-threads were highlighted with thin gold.”

“et tamen assiduīs exercet brāchia tēlīs”

And yet she keeps her arms busy at the looms, and so prepares armor (having been) set against the threats of winter.

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