congius
noun
(in prescriptions) a gallon (3.7853 liters).
congii
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pluralof congius.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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For this purpose ten pounds of ripe figs may be boiled in six congii of water and bits of the paste thus prepared should be set out near the hives.
From Roman Farm Management The Treatises of Cato and Varro by Fairfax Harrison
The practice is to add a quantity of rennet, equal to the size of an olive, to two congii of milk to make it curdle.
From Roman Farm Management The Treatises of Cato and Varro by Fairfax Harrison
The best was called garum sociorum, a term of which we have seen no satisfactory explanation, and sold for 1,000 sesterces for two congii, about $20 a gallon.
From Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life by T. L. (Thomas Louis) Haines
