Definitions for scrinium

scrinium scrin·i·um

Spelling: [skrin-ee-uh m]
IPA: /ˈskrɪn i əm/

Scrinium is a 8 letter English word.

You can make 179 anagrams from letters in scrinium (ciimnrsu).

Definitions for scrinium

noun

  1. a cylindrical container used in ancient Rome to hold papyrus rolls.

Origin of scrinium

Latin scrīnium; see shrine

Examples for scrinium

The Roman scrinium, or book-case, a very costly cabinet, shows how these rolls were preserved.

When a number of rolls had to be carried from one place to another, they were put into a box (scrinium or capsa).

Unum scrinium argenteum deauratum, in quo reponitur crux quo vocatur la blake rode.

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