Candida crystalla
From TTT @ frath.net
Latin Construction
candid|a crystall|a. neut. plur.
- poet. ‘Bright crystal [drinkware].’
Constructions
none yet collected
Loci
- αʹ Martial, Epigrammata 10.14:
| Cāndĭdă | Sētīn|ī rūm|pānt crȳs|tāllă trĭ|ēntēs | Your bright crystalware is bursting with cupfuls of Setine wine. |
- βʹ Martial, Epigrammata 8.77:
| Cāndĭdă | nīgrēs|cānt vĕtŭ|lō crȳs|tāllă Fă|lērnō ēt călĕ|āt blān|dō || mōllĭs ă|mōrĕ tŏ|rūs. |
May your bright crystal be dark with the old Falernian wine, and your soft bed warm with tender love. |
