BRIEF EXPLANATIONS OF THE ANCIENT WORDS OF MARCUS CATO.

Oletum, a place planted with olives.
Centones, made from rags, or wools of different colors condensed into one, or sewn together.
Cucullones, we consider the same as hoods (cucullos).
Reiculae, sheep which are cast aside due to age or disease.
Pollintorem, the overseer of the bakery, a name said to be from "pollen" (flour).
Corrudam, they call wild asparagus.
Clathri, the timbers of cages, or those by which something is fortified or fenced; hence "latticed" windows.
Clitellae, are called those things by which loads are tied and carried by mules; hence "pack-mules" (muli clitellarij).
Bulbi megarici, because they came from the city of Megara in Greece, and it is a type of onion.
Medipontus, a rope-making instrument.
Myrtum coniugulum, that is, "conjugal," from marriage.
Orchites, testicular olives.
Pausia, from "patiendo" (suffering), a type of olive.
Ostum, the ancients called that which is refined from oil made from one batch.
Factum, however, they said was what they produced at one time, which some made of one hundred and sixty modii, others of one hundred and twenty.
Lauream, and "laurum" (laurel), and with the diphthong changed, Cato accepts "loream" for the same thing; others distinguish the leaves by the name of "laurea".
Delphica laurus, because victors were crowned with it at Delphi; and it is a greener laurel, whereas the Cyprian has a short leaf, black around the edges, and curled.
Matellionem, we feel is derived from "matella" (pot), and it is a water vessel.
Trusatiles molae, by another name, hand-mills, because they are pushed by the hands.
Asinariae molae, are heavier and immobile.
Heluolum, a color between red and white, whence "heluolum" grapes and "heluolum" wine.
Amineum, a type of vine, from the Aminean region.
Antepagmenta, ornaments of door-leaves, which are attached to the door-posts, that is, fastened to them.
Trulleum, a vessel in which hands are washed. However, "trulla" and "trua" are vessels that pour water from the kitchen into the latrine.
Cocula, bronze vessels suitable for cooking.
Incerniculum, from "incernendo" (to sift), a type of sieve.
Pedianus, the same as what is called "pes" (foot), and "petiolus" (stalk).