faber brī (gen plur. brūm; rarely brōrum, C.), m
2 FAC-,
a workman, maker, forger, smith, artificer, carpenter, joiner
: Marmoris aut eboris aut aeris, H.:
hominem pro fabro emere: fabri ad aedificandam rem
p.,
laborers
: praefectus fabrūm,
chief engineer
, Cs.: ex legionibus fabros delegit,
artisans
, Cs.: His fabris crescunt
patrimonia, i. e.
these smiths add to their patrimonies
, Iu.: volans (i. e. Icarus),
Iu.: tignarius,
carpenter
.— Prov.: tractant fabrilia fabri, H.—
A dory, sunfish
, O.