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rheda

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[ree-duh] / ˈri də /

noun

rhedas, plural rhedae plural
  1. (in ancient Rome) a four-wheeled traveling carriage.


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Etymology

Origin of rheda

< Latin raeda, r ( h ) ēda < Gaulish; cf. palfrey

Example Sentences

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Glancing cautiously up and down the street, Calavius approached the rheda.

From The Lion's Brood by Osborne, Duffield

A harsh cry of command or warning rang out ahead, and the rheda stopped short with a jolt.

From The Lion's Brood by Osborne, Duffield

Hanc epistolam dictavi sedens in rheda, cum in castra proficiscerer.

From The Lives of the Twelve Caesars, Volume 01: Julius Caesar by Suetonius Tranquillus, Gaius

"Drive on," said Marcia, for they had all drawn rein, half unconsciously, and she lay back, behind the curtains of the rheda.

From The Lion's Brood by Osborne, Duffield

Apparet uter esset insidiator; uter nihil cogitaret mali: cum alter veheretur in rheda, penulatus, unà sederet uxor.

From A Dialogue Concerning Oratory, Or The Causes Of Corrupt Eloquence The Works Of Cornelius Tacitus, Volume 8 (of 8); With An Essay On His Life And Genius, Notes, Supplements by Tacitus, Cornelius

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