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trama

trāma, ae, f. [cf.: trans, trāmes].
  • Lit., the woof, weft, or filling of a web (cf. subtemen), Varr. L. L. 5, § 113 Müll.; Sen. Ep. 90, 20; Isid. 19, 22, 14 al.—Of a spider's web: ipsa per se tenax ratio tramae, Plin. 11, 24, 28, § 81. —
  • II Transf.: figurae, i.e. a thin, lank figure, Pers. 6, 73: putridae, i.e. trifles, bagatelles, Plaut. Rud. 5, 2, 37 (1324).

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