SPOLIA

Meaning of SPOLIA in English

n 1. slough, cast skin (of a serpent etc.); 2. spoil, booty;

spolias spoils, loot

Interlingua English vocab. Английский словарь Интерлингва. 2012

SPOLIA OPIMA — foreign term Etymology: Latin rich spoils ; the arms taken by the victorious from the vanquished general
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SPOLIA OPIMA — /spoh"lee euh oh puy"meuh, -pee"-/ ; Lat. /spaw"li ah' aw pee"mah/ (in ancient Rome) the arms taken by a victorious …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SPOLIA OPIMA — foreign term Etymology: Latin : rich spoils : the arms taken by the victorious from the vanquished general
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SPOLIA OPIMA — [spo.lia opi.ma] [L] foreign term : rich spoils: the arms taken by the victorious from the vanquished general
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MARCELLUS, MARCUS CLAUDIUS — I born 42 died 23 BC, Baiae, Campania [Italy] Roman leader. Nephew of Augustus (he was the son of Augustus's …
Английский словарь Британика
DESPOIL — [ dɪ'spɔɪl ] ■ verb steal valuable or attractive possessions from (a place). Derivatives ~er noun ~ment noun despoliation dɪˌspəʊlɪ'eɪʃ(ə)n …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SPOIL — [spoil] n [ME spoile, fr. MF espoille, fr. L spolia, pl. of spolium animal skin--more at spill] (14c) 1 a: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MARCELLUS, MARCUS CLAUDIUS — born c. 268 BC died 208, near Venusia, Apulia Roman general who captured Syracuse during the Second Punic War (218201). …
Britannica English vocabulary
DESPOIL — / dɪˈspɔɪl; NAmE / verb [ vn ] despoil sth (of sth) ( literary ) to steal sth valuable from …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MARCELLUS, MARCUS CLAUDIUS — born 0441; 268 died 208 BC, near Venusia, Apulia Roman general. Elected consul in 222, he fought in Gaul and …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia

Interlingua English vocab

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