macellum

măcellum, i ( măcellus, i, m., Mart. 10, 96, 9), n. [root mach-; cf. Gr. machomai, to fight; cf. machaira, machê, and mactāre; prop. butcher's stall, shambles; hence, transf.], meat-market, provision-market (where flesh, fish, and vegetables were sold).

I.

Lit.:

venio ad macellum, rogito pisces,

Plaut. Aul. 2, 8, 3:

apud emporium atque in macello,

id. Am. 4, 1, 4:

nostin' porticum apud macellum hac deorsum?

Ter. Ad. 4, 2, 34: excandefacere annonam macelli, [p. 1092] Varr. R. R. 3, 2, 16; cf.:

putarem annonam in macello cariorem fore,

Cic. Div. 2, 27, 59:

barathrum macelli,

Hor. Ep. 1, 15, 31:

quae est ista laus, quae possit e macello peti?

Cic. Fin. 2, 15, 50:

dispositis circa macellum custodibus,

Suet. Caes. 43:

cetariorum,

Varr. R. R. 3, 17, 7:

ad ipsum introitum exspectare macelli,

Juv. 11, 10:

retibus adsiduis penitus scrutante macello proxima,

id. 5, 95.—In masc.:

conturbator macellus,

Mart. 10, 96, 9.— Plur.:

fercula nullis ornata macellis,

Juv. 11, 64.—

* II.

Transf., meat:

arcessitur inde macellum,

Manil. 5, 370.