1. Arena (Latin entry by Thomas Cooper 1565, fol. K6r)

   Arena, aréenæ, pen. prod. Sande or drie grounde like sande.
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   ¶ Arena, Amphitheatrum: contentum pro continente. Arena enim spargi amphitheatrum solebat. Mart. A theater.

2. arena (Latin entry by Thomas Thomas 1587)

   Arena, ae, f. g. p. b. Sande, or drie ground like sand: also the land, hauen, a theater also a place where iusting is vsed, strawed with grauell or sand.

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