balteus

[bal-tee-uhs, bawl-]

noun, plural bal·te·i

[-tee-ahy] .

(on an Ionic capital) the horizontal band connecting the volutes on either side.

(in an ancient Roman amphitheater) a horizontal walk dividing upper and lower tiers.

Origin:
< Latin: belt, girdle, said by the Romans to be of Etruscan orig.

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Balteus is always a great word to know.

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the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.

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