frons

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II Pascuntur armenta commodissime in nemoribus, ubi virgulta et frons multa.

From A History of Rome During the Later Republic and Early Principate by Greenidge, A. H. J. (Abel Hendy Jones)

Hence, also, when we meet with the expression, gemina frons, we must understand that the volume had a ticket at each end.

From Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life by Haines, T. L. (Thomas Louis)

Blandior hic oculus, roseo hoc qui ridet in ore; Lactea frons haec est terque quaterque magis.

From The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume II (of 2) by Crashaw, Richard

Compare Lucan's use of frons, nec frons erit ulla senatus, where it seems to mean boldness.

From The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius by Cruttwell, Charles Thomas

Hence the end of the roll, or volume, was called frons, a term of frequent recurrence in Ovid and Martial, and not always rightly understood.

From Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life by Haines, T. L. (Thomas Louis)