Aerâtus, pen. prod. A diect. Cic.Mixed or couered with brasse.Aeratæ acies, Vide ACIES.Harnissed.Crates æratæ.Stat. Clypeus æratus. Sil. Cuspis ærata.Ouid. Fores æratæ. Tibul. Aeratus homo.Cic.Dne much indebred.Aeratus homo.Plaut.Rich: well monied.Lecti ærati, Cic.Beds garnished with copper or brnsse.Aeratæ naues, quæ & rostratæ dicebantur. Nauium enim rostra ex ære fiebant. Cæsar. Ostia ærata. Plin. Dores couered with plates of brasse.Pila ærata. Propert. Shadde or pointed with brasse.Portæ æratæ.Ouid. Postes ærati. Virg.Protæ æratæ.Virg. Puppes æratæ. Ouid.Securis ærata.Virg. Tela ærata. Tibul. Aereus. Adiectiuum trisyllabum. Virg.Dsbrasse or copper.Cassis ærea. Sil. Clypens æreus. Virg.Galea æiea.Virg. Rota ærea. Virg.Temo æreus.Virg. Aereum as. Plin. Aereus, pro Forti.Virg.Strong.
Lewis and Short: Latin dictionary
aerātus, a, um, P. a. [from aero, āre, found in no example, and only mentioned in Priscian: a metallorum quoque nominibus solent nasci verba, ut ab auro, auro, as, ab aere, aero, as; unde auratus et aeratus. p. 828 P.]. I.Furnished or covered with copper or bronze: ratis, Naev. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, 23 Müll. (Bell. Punic. v. 59 Vahl.): lecti,
having bronze feet
, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 26, 60: naves, Hor. C. 2, 16, 21: porta, Ov. F. 2, 785.—Poet.: acies,
armed ranks
, Verg. A. 9, 463.—II.Made of bronze: catenae, Prop. 3, 13, 11.—III. Sarcastic. of a rich man: tribuni non tam aerati quam aerarii, Cic. Att. 1, 16, 8.