Lewis & Short

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†† matĕris or matăris (madăris), is, and matăra, ae, f. [Celtic], a Celtic javelin, pike: nonnulli inter carros rotasque mataras ac tragulas subiciebant nostrosque vulnerabant, Caes. B. G. 1, 26, 3: humero matari trajecto, Liv. 7, 24, 3: materis Transalpina, Auct. Her. 4, 32, 43: Galli materibus configunt, Sisenn. ap. Non. 556, 8; id. ib. 9.