velarium
/vɪˈlɛːrɪəm
/noun (plural velaria /vɪˈlɛːrɪə/)
1A large awning used in ancient Rome to shelter an amphitheatre from the weather.Canvas was chosen for its practicality and economy, also in respect for tradition, for it has been used to provide shade in Spain since the Romans used it in the velaria of their amphitheatres.
1.1An inner ceiling used to improve acoustics in a theatre.
Origin
Latin.
- mother-loving
- motherly
- Mother Midnight
- mother mold
- mother mould
- mother-naked
- mother nation
- Mother Nature
- mother of all ——
- mother of cloves
- Mother of God
- mother of millions
- Mother of Parliaments
- mother-of-pearl
- mother-of-pearl cloud
- mother-of-pearl moth
- mother-of-pearl work
- Mother of Presidents
- Mother of States
- mother of thousands
- mother of thyme
- mother of time
- mother of vinegar
- mother pearl
- mother plane