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Illustrated Companion to the Latin Dictionary/Assis

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Illustrated Companion to the Latin Dictionary, and Greek Lexicon (Rich, 1849)

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ASSIS (σανίς). A flat board or plank. Caes. Plin. Columell. Vitruv.

2. A valve in a water pipe, or water-cock, by the turning of which the liquid is drawn off from, or retained in, the pipe. (Vitruv. x. 7. 1.) The example (Assis/2.1) represents an original bronze cock, discovered in the island of Capri; the contrivance for turning the valve is distinctly apparent at the top.

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