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LNS

bracteātus, bracteāta, bracteātum

adjective (2-1-2)

covered with gold-plate, gilt
glistening like gold
Splendid, golden
Shining only externally, gilded, delusive

Abbreviations

bracteātus, a, um, adj. id., covered with gold-plate, gilt (post-Aug. for the class. aureus): sellae, Sid. Ep. 8, 8: lacunar, id. ib. 2, 10.

— In gen., glistening like gold: leo, i.e. with a yellow mane, Sen. Ep. 41, 6: comae, Mart. Cap. 1, § 75.

— Trop. (cf. aureus, II.). Splendid, golden: O mentis aureae dictum bracteatum! Aus. Grat. Act. ad Gratian. 8.

— Shining only externally, gilded, delusive: felicitas, Sen. Ep. 115, 9.