textrīnus, a. um, adj. [contr. from textorinus, from textor].
- I. Of or belonging to weaving, textrine.
- A. Adj.: ars, the art of weaving, Firm. Error. Prof. Relig. 17: opus, Vulg. Tob. 2, 19.
More freq.,
- B. Substt.
- 1. textrīnum, i, n. (sc. opus), weaving, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 26, § 58; 2, 4, 46, § 103; Sen. Ep. 90, 20; Suet. Gram. 23.
Collect.: juxta vehiculi frontem omne textrinum incedit ( = omnes textores), Amm. 14, 6, 17.
- 2. textrīna, ae, f. (sc. officina), a weaver’s shop, Vitr. 6, 7 fin.; cf. App. Flor 2, p. 346, 35.
- * II. Of or belonging to construction; subst.: textrīnum, i, n., a ship-yard, dock-yard. idem campus habet textrinum navibus longis, Enn. ap. Serv. Verg. A. 11, 326 (Ann. v 468 Vahl.).