ocellata
Ocellāta
A sort of marble used in play by the Roman children (Suet. Aug. 83), and probably so called from oculus, either because of their shape or colour, or both—the “allies” of our school-boys. See nuces.
A sort of marble used in play by the Roman children (Suet. Aug. 83), and probably so called from oculus, either because of their shape or colour, or both—the “allies” of our school-boys. See nuces.