Insterno, insternis, instraui, instratum, pen. prod. insternere. Suet. To couer: to spread vpon: to lay abroade vpon.Tabulásque inper instrauit.Liu.And laide bourdes on the.Pelle leonis insternor. Vir. Terræ insterni.Stat.To be buried.Instratus ornatu regio. Plin. Attrapped royally.Tori instrati super pelle leonis. Sil. Instratum instrati, n. g pe. pr. Vlp. A counterpoint, couerled, or carpet: the trappire of an borse: an horse cloth.
Lewis and Short: Latin dictionary
in-sterno, strāvi, strātum, 3, v. a.I.To cover, cover over: instrata cubilia fronde, Lucr. 5, 987; so, instratos ostro, Verg. A. 7, 277; cf.: si palo adacto caverna paleā insternatur, Plin. 19, 5, 26, 84: pontes altos, Verg. A. 12, 675.— B.Transf., to lay upon as a cover, to spread over: modicis instravit pulpita tignis (dat.), laid the stage over an insignificant scaffolding, Hor. A. P. 279.— II.To cast or throw into: sese Ignibus, Stat. Th. 12, 800.