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phalero

phălĕro, āre, v. a. [phalerae],
  • to adorn with trappings, ornament the breast (late Lat.): animalia phalerari sibi magis quam nodari gaudent, Ambros. Cant. Cantic. 1, 43.—Fig., to deck, set off, display: eloquentiae phalerandae gratiā, Ambros. Off. Min. 1, 12, 44.
  • —Hence, phălĕrātus, a, um, adj.
  • . Lit., wearing an ornament for the forehead and breast: equi, Liv. 30, 17: cursor, Petr. 28: turba Mazacum atque cursorum, Suet. Ner. 30.—
  • II Trop., decorated, ornamented: phaleratis dictis aliquem ducere, with fine speeches, Ter. Phorm. 500.

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