cave canem

[ kah-we kah-nem; English key-vee key-nuhm, kah-vey ]

Latin.

1. beware of the dog.

Example Sentences

The famous Cave Canem, too, the only mosaic that remains intact, has been twice removed from its original emplacement.

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On the threshold was a dog in mosaic, with the inscription ‘Cave canem’—now in the museum at Naples.

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The legend Cave canem bears a deeper meaning now than it did in the inlaid pavements of Pompeian vestibules.

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“Cave canem,” whispered Bracebridge, as he espied the watchdog lying on the porch of the house.

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The inscription on the threshold should have been ‘Cave canem.’

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