Перевод: со всех языков на все языки

со всех языков на все языки

The sheath of a claw

  • 1 vagina

    vāgīna, ae, f. [cf. vas], a scabbard, sheath.
    I.
    Lit., of a sword, Cic. Inv. 2, 4, 14; id. Marcell. 7, 57; Caes. B. G. 5, 44; Verg. A. 4, 579; 6, 260; 10, 475; Hor. S. 2, 1, 41; Ov. M. 10, 475; Val. Max. 8, 9, 2:

    (delphinus) pinnae aculeos velut vagina condens,

    Plin. 9, 8, 8, § 25; cf. id. 8, 15, 17, § 41; 7, 52, 53, § 174; 11, 37, 77, § 198.— Trop.:

    senatus consultum inclusum in tabulis tamquam in vaginā reconditum habere,

    Cic. Cat. 1, 2, 4:

    ut gladius... ita vox in vaginā silentii condita hebetatur,

    App. Flor. 3, p. 357, 32.—
    II.
    Transf., the covering, sheath, holder of any thing.
    1.
    In gen.:

    omnia principalia viscera membranis propriis ac velut vaginis inclusit natura,

    Plin. 11, 37, 77, § 198; cf.:

    cremato eo (corpore), inimici... remeanti animae veluti vaginam ademerint,

    id. 7, 52, 53, § 174.—
    2.
    The sheath of an ear of grain, etc., the hull, husk, Varr. R. R. 1, 48, 1 sq.; Cic. Sen. 15, 51.—Cf. of a frame or mould to shape a growing gourd, Plin. 19, 5, 24, § 70.—
    3.
    The female vagina, Plaut. Ps. 4, 7, 85.—
    4.
    The sheath of a claw, in cats, Plin. 8, 15, 17, § 41.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > vagina

См. также в других словарях:

  • The Black Museum — was a 1951 radio crime drama program produced by Harry Alan Towers for the BBC and based on real life cases from the files of Scotland Yard s Black Museum. Ira Marion was the scriptwriter, and music for the series was composed and conducted by… …   Wikipedia

  • Claw — For other uses, see Claw (disambiguation). Talons redirects here. For the Bloc Party song, see Talons (song).For the UK band, see Talons (band). For the sports team, see Tulsa Talons. A domestic cat s retractable claw in protracted position A… …   Wikipedia

  • Mandible claw — The Mandible Claw is a professional wrestling maneuver which, when applied correctly against an individual, can cause intense, legitimate pain. Popularized in the 1990s by American wrestler Mick Foley, the move is based heavily on The Mandibular… …   Wikipedia

  • List of The Future Is Wild species — This is a list of possible species postulated in the 2003 Animal Planet/ORF and ZDF series The Future Is Wild . The series examined twelve ecosystems at three distant future times.Five million yearsAfter the warm time period of humanity s reign a …   Wikipedia

  • Magic in the Malazan Book of the Fallen — Magic in the Malazan Book of the Fallen, a high fantasy series by Steven Erikson, involves tapping power from inside the mage, taking power from spirits, or most commonly using the power of a Warren or Hold. The effects created varies depending… …   Wikipedia

  • List of fictional swords — In Arthurian fiction [ thumb|left|ArthurExcalibur).] Excalibur is featured in every tale of Arthur or Merlin ever written, in some form or another. The examples below list two of the more distinctive takes on Arthurian swords. Bernard Cornwell:… …   Wikipedia

  • bat — bat1 /bat/, n., v., batted, batting. n. 1. Sports. a. the wooden club used in certain games, as baseball and cricket, to strike the ball. b. a racket, esp. one used in badminton or table tennis. c. a whip used by a jockey. d. the act of using a… …   Universalium

  • Dromaeosauridae — Deuterostomia Dromaeosaurids Temporal range: Middle Jurassic – Late Cretaceous, 164–65.5 Ma …   Wikipedia

  • Nerve — A bundle of fibers that uses electrical and chemical signals to transmit sensory and motor information from one body part to another. See nervous system. * * * A whitish cordlike structure composed of one or more bundles (fascicles) of myelinated …   Medical dictionary

  • Glossary of botanical terms — Many of the terms used in Wikipedia glossaries (often most) are already defined and explained within Wikipedia itself. However, lists like the following indicate where new articles need to be written and are also useful for looking up and… …   Wikipedia

  • regeneration — /ri jen euh ray sheuhn/, n. 1. act of regenerating; state of being regenerated. 2. Electronics. a feedback process in which energy from the output of an amplifier is fed back to the grid circuit to reinforce the input. 3. Biol. the restoration or …   Universalium

Поделиться ссылкой на выделенное

Прямая ссылка:
Нажмите правой клавишей мыши и выберите «Копировать ссылку»