Latin definition for: scytale, scytales

noun

  • declension: undeclined

Definitions:

  1. cylindrical snake
  2. roller
  3. secret writing/letter (L+S)
  4. wooden cylinder
  • Age: In use throughout the ages/unknown
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: 2 or 3 citations
  • Source: “Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)

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