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ostracum

ostracum, ~us [LL < ὄστρακον] 1 floor or pavement made of small stones or shells of crustaceans. hic ostricus vel ~us, i. pavimentum quoddam ex minutis testis vel lapidibus factum Osb. Glouc. Deriv. 396; porticum ‥ in qua ‥ ~um [gl.: paviment’ de ceste de ostres] testaceum calcari videbam Balsh. Ut. 47; hoc ostreacium ‥ sc. pavement de oyistris Teaching Latin II 107. 2 shell-fish, oyster, crab, or sim. (cf. ὀστράκιον). ciborum quidam inducunt luxuriam ‥ ~a saturitas conveniens ciborum et quedam electuaria M. Scot Phys. 1 f. 10ra..

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