Lewis & Short

† synthĕsis, is, f., = σύνθεσις (a putting together).

  1. I. In medicine, a mixture, compound, Ser. Samm. 30, 578; 61, 1069.
  2. II. A set or service of plate, Mart. 4, 46, 15; Stat. S. 4, 9, 44.
  3. III. Lit., a set of wearing-apparel, suit of clothes, Dig. 34, 2, 39; Mart. 2, 46, 4.
    1. B. Transf., a kind of loose, easy garment worn at table, a loose gown, dressing-gown, Mart. 5, 79, 2; 1, 1, 1 (Suet. Ner. 52: synthesina vestis); cf. Becker, Antiq. vol. 3, p. 124 sq.