Rostrum

Rostrum
Rostrum Ros"trum (-tr[u^]m), n.; pl. L. {Rostra}, E. {Rostrums}. [L., beak, ship's beak, fr. rodere, rosum, to gnaw. See {Rodent}.] 1. The beak or head of a ship. [1913 Webster]

2. pl. ({Rostra}) (Rom. Antiq.) The Beaks; the stage or platform in the forum where orations, pleadings, funeral harangues, etc., were delivered; -- so called because after the Latin war, it was adorned with the beaks of captured vessels; later, applied also to other platforms erected in Rome for the use of public orators. [1913 Webster]

3. Hence, a stage for public speaking; the pulpit or platform occupied by an orator or public speaker. [1913 Webster]

Myself will mount the rostrum in his favor. --Addison. [1913 Webster]

4. (Zo["o]l.) (a) Any beaklike prolongation, esp. of the head of an animal, as the beak of birds. (b) The beak, or sucking mouth parts, of Hemiptera. (c) The snout of a gastropod mollusk. See Illust. of {Littorina}. (d) The anterior, often spinelike, prolongation of the carapace of a crustacean, as in the lobster and the prawn. [1913 Webster]

5. (Bot.) Same as {Rostellum}. [1913 Webster]

6. (Old Chem.) The pipe to convey the distilling liquor into its receiver in the common alembic. --Quincy. [1913 Webster]

7. (Surg.) A pair of forceps of various kinds, having a beaklike form. [Obs.] --Coxe. [1913 Webster]


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  • rostrum — 1540s, from L. rostrum, name of the platform stand for public speakers in the Forum in ancient Rome. It was decorated with the beaks of ships taken in the first naval victory of the Roman republic, over Antium, in 338 B.C.E., and the word s older …   Etymology dictionary

  • rostrum — [räs′trəm] n. pl. rostrums or rostra [ros′trə] [L, beak, in pl., speakers platform (see ROSTRUM 1b) < rosus, pp. of rodere, to gnaw, peck: see RAT] 1. in ancient Rome, a) a curved, beaklike projection at the prow of a ship; esp., such a… …   English World dictionary

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  • Rostrum — (lat., »Schnabel«), der am Vorderteil der röm. Kriegsschiffe angebrachte, zur Abwehr und zum Durchbohren feindlicher Schiffe bestimmte, mit Erz beschlagene Schiffsschnabel [Abb. 1544]. Daher Rostra die Rednerbühne auf dem Forum im alten Rom,… …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

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  • rostrum — ► NOUN (pl. rostra or rostrums) 1) a raised platform on which a person stands to make a public speech, play music, or conduct an orchestra. 2) a platform for supporting a film or television camera. 3) chiefly Zoology a beak like projection.… …   English terms dictionary

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