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2 fenestra
fĕnestra, ae (also contr. festra, Enn. ap. Macr. S. 3, 12; Petr. Fragm. p. 872 Burm.; cf. Paul. ex Fest. p. 91, 6 Müll.), f. [root PHAN, in phainô, phaneros], an opening in the wall to admit the light, a window (orig. closed by two wooden shutters or by curtains, and not till the empire by sheets of mica, lapis specularis; cf.II.Dict. of Antiq. p. 520 sq.): neque fenestra, nisi clatrata,
Plaut. Mil. 2, 4, 26:fenestras indere,
id. Rud. 1, 1, 6:fenestrarum angustias quod reprehendis,
Cic. Att. 2, 3, 2:bifores,
Ov. P. 3, 3, 5: juncta, closed, * Hor. C. 1, 25, 1; cf.patulae,
Ov. M. 14, 752:reticulatae,
Varr. R. R. 3, 7, 3:se plena per insertas fundebat luna fenestras,
Verg. A. 3, 152:diversas percurrens luna fenestras,
Prop. 1, 3, 31 Burm. ad loc.:fenestram in arca facies,
Vulg. Gen. 6, 16 et saep.—Transf.1.A loop-hole for arrows, etc.:2.(in turri) fenestras ad tormenta mittenda, in struendo reliquerunt,
Caes. B. C. 2, 9 fin. —The recess of a window:3.concludere in fenestram firmiter,
Plaut. Cas. 1, 44.—A breach made by besiegers in a wall:4.excisa trabe firma cavavit Robora et ingentem lato dedit ore fenestram,
Verg. A. 2, 482.—Of the senses, windows for intelligence:B.ut facile intelligi possit, animum et videre et audire, non eas partes, quae quasi fenestrae sint animi,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 20, 46 —Poet., transf., of holes through the tips of the ears:II.natus ad Euphraten, molles quod in aure fenestrae Arguerint,
Juv. 1, 104.—Trop., an entrance, admission, opportunity, inlet, occasion [p. 735] (very seldom):hui quantam fenestram ad nequitiam patefeceris!
Ter. Heaut. 3, 1, 72: si hanc fenestram aperueritis, nihil aliud agi sinetis, Tiber. ap. Suet. Tib. 28. -
3 amō
amō āvī, ātus, āre [AM-], to love: magis te, quam oculos, T.: unice patriam: dignus amari, V.: non diligi solum, verum etiam amari: a suis et amari et diligi: nescio, ita me di ament, so help me the gods, T.: sic me di amabunt, ut, etc., T.: quam se ipse amans sine rivali! in love with himself: nisi nosmet ipsos valde amabimus. — To be in love, have an amour: meum gnatum rumor est Amare, T.: insuevit exercitus amare, S. — Fig., to love, be fond of, find pleasure in: voltum, incessum alicuius: litteras, N.: ea, quae res secundae amant, S.: nemus, H.: amat ianua limen, i. e. is constantly closed, H.: focos, i. e. to make homes, V.: Litus ama, keep close to, V. — With infin: Hic ames dici pater atque princeps, H. — Amare aliquem, to be obliged to, be under obligation, have to thank: ecquid nos amas de fidicinā istac? T.: et in Attilii negotio te amavi: bene facis, merito te amo, T.—Colloq., amabo or amabo te (never vos, etc.), I shall be under obligation to you, and in entreaties, be so good, I pray, I entreat you: id, amabo, adiuta me, T.: cura, amabo te, Ciceronem nostrum: amabo ut illuc transeas, T.: amabo te, ne improbitati meae adsignes, etc.: ego me amavi, was well satisfied with myself. — Meton., amare with inf, to be fond, be wont, be accustomed: clamore, voltu, aliis omnibus, quae ira fieri amat, S.: Aurum perrumpere amat saxa, H.* * *Iamare, additional forms Vlove, like; fall in love with; be fond of; have a tendency toIIamare, amavi, amatus Vlove, like; fall in love with; be fond of; have a tendency to -
4 clausus
clausus adj. [P. of claudo], close, reserved, Ta.* * *clausa, clausum ADJclosed, inaccessible (places); impervious to feeling; shut/locked in, enclosed -
5 coëō
coëō īvī or iī, itus, īre [com- + eo], to go together, come together, meet, assemble, collect: in Piraeo, T.: matronae ad Venturiam frequentes coëunt, L.: quo populus coibat, H.: certis diebus (ad concilium), Ta.: milia crabronum, O.: populi legationibus coëunt, by their representatives, Ta.— To come together in battle, meet, encounter: inter se, V.: agmina, Cu.: cetera turba coit, joins in the attack, O.—To come together, be united, gather, unite, combine: coëundi in unum spatium, L.: manus coit omnis in unum, V.: qui unā coierunt, Cs.: ut coëat par Iungaturque pari, H.: amnes in artius coëunt, Cu.: membra, O.: coit formidine sanguis, congeals, V.: digiti coëunt, grow together, O.: volnera coiere mea, have closed, Pr.: Inter se capita (arcūs), V.: ut placidis coëant immitia, H.: memini nobis verba coisse, to have been exchanged, Pr.—Fig., to unite, join together, assimilate, combine, agree, ally oneself, conspire: cum hoc: principes tum unā coierunt, Cs.: in foedera dextrae, V.—Of a marriage contract: taedae quoque iure coissent, O.: conubio, nuptiis, Cu.: cum captivā, Cu.: Hac gener atque socer coëant mercede suorum, i. e. in the marriage, V.—With societatem, to enter into partnership, make a compact, become an ally, associate, form a league: societatem laboris: cum Caesare societatem: cum Lacedaemoniis, N.: societatem sceleris: ad eam rem societas coitur.* * *coire, coivi(ii), coitus Vfit together; have sexual intercourse; collect/gather (fluid); meet; rally; enter agreement; unite/assemble/conspire; come/go together; mend/knit (wound) -
6 concrētus
concrētus adj. [P. of concresco], condensed, hardened, thick, hard, stiff, curdled, congealed, clotted: nihil sit animis concretum: aër: spuma, O.: lac, V.: sanguis, O.: glacies, L.—Fig., thick, dim: lumen.— Inveterate: labes, V.: Multa diu, inveterate evils, V.: dolor, O.* * *Iconcreta -um, concretior -or -us, concretissimus -a -um ADJcomposed/formed; composite; concrete; solid/hard/stiff/frozen; matted; dense; condensed; curdled/clotted; cohering/closed up; constipated; ingrained (sin)IIcoagulation; solidifying; condensation (L+S) -
7 con-quiēscō
con-quiēscō quiēvī (conquiēsti, C.; conquiēsse, L.), quiētus, ere, to find rest, rest, repose, be idle, be inactive: ut ne ad saxa quidem mortui conquiescant: ante iter confectum, to halt, Cs.: sub armis, Cs.: ex laboribus.—To go to sleep, take repose, take a nap: meridie, Cs.—To pause (in speaking): in conquiescendo. — To pause, stop: numquam ante, quam, etc.: nec conquiesse, donec, etc., L.—To stop, pause, rest, cease, be in repose: quando illius sica conquievit?: navigatio mercatorum, is closed: imbre conquiescente, L.: Italia a delectu, urbs ab armis. — Fig., to rest, be at peace, enjoy tranquillity: nec nocte nec interdiu, L.: aures convicio defessae: in nostris studiis. -
8 cōn-stō
cōn-stō stitī, statūrus, āre, to agree, accord, be consistent, correspond, fit: constetne, oratio cum re: humanitati tuae: ut idem omnibus sermo constet, L.: sibi, to be consistent: mihi, H.: sibi et rei iudicatae: auri ratio constat, the account is correct.—To stand firm, be immovable: priusquam constaret acies, closed their ranks, L.—Fig., to be firm, be unmoved, abide, be unchanged, last, persevere, endure: uti numerus legionum constare videretur, Cs.: utrimque constitit fides, kept faith, L.: dum sanitas constabit, Ph.: animo constat sententia, V.: mente: auribus, L.: summā omnia constant, remain the same, O.: cuncta caelo sereno, a perfectly serene sky, V.: non in te constitit idem Exitus, with a different result in your case, O.—To be certain, be ascertained, be known, be settled, be established: quae opinio constat ex litteris, is supported by: praeceptori verborum regula constet, be familiar to, Iu.: cum hoc constet, Siculos petisse: dum haec de Oppianico constabunt: quod inter omnīs constat, as everybody knows: constare res incipit ex eo tempore, L.: momenta per cursores nuntiata constabant, Ta.: quod nihil nobis constat, we have no positive information, Cs.: ante quam plane constitit: Caesarem esse bellum gesturum constabat, there was no doubt, Cs.: mihi virtutem cuncta patravisse, became satisfied, S.: omnibus constabat oportere, etc., were convinced, Cs.: quae (maleficia) in eo constat esse, certainly are: inter Hasdrubalem et Magonem constabat, fore, etc., L.: in fontīs vitium venisse, O.: apud animum, utrum, etc., L.—To be fixed, be determined, be resolved: quae nunc animo sententia constet, V.: mihi quidem constat, ferre, etc., I am resolved: neque Bruto constabat, quid agerent, had fully decided, Cs.: probarentne parum constabat, could not decide, S.—To exist, be extant, remain: si ipsa mens constare potest: ut ad alterum R litterae constarent integrae. — To consist of, be composed of: conventus, qui ex variis generibus constaret, Cs.: Asia constat ex Phrygiā, Mysiā, etc.: (virtus) ex hominibus tuendis: (ius) e dulci olivo, H.: pecuniae reditus constabat in urbanis possessionibus, was derived from, N.: domūs amoenitas silvā constabat, N.—To depend, be dependent: victoriam in cohortium virtute, Cs.: suum periculum in alienā salute, Cs.—To stand at, cost: prope dimidio minoris: quanti subsellia constent, Iu.: navis gratis: quot virorum morte constare victoriam, Cs.: constat leviori belua sumptu, Iu. -
9 fenestra
fenestra ae, f [1 FA-], an opening for light, window: fenestrarum angustiae: bifores, O.: iuncta, closed, H.: patulae, O.: animi, i. e. the senses.—An opening, loophole, breach, orifice: fenestrae ad tormenta mittenda, Cs.: ingentem lato dedit ore fenestram, a breach, V.: molles in aure fenestrae, i. e. holes for rings, Iu.—Fig., an entrance, admission, opportunity, inlet, occasion: ad nequitiem, T.* * *window, opening for light; loophole, breach; orifice; inlet; opportunity -
10 inclūdō
inclūdō sī, sus, ere [1 in+claudo], to shut up, shut in, confine, enclose, imprison, keep in: inclusum atque abditum latēre in occulto: Fila numerata porri, Iu.: Heracleae sese, L.: alios secum, V.: Teucri densā inclusere coronā, closed their ranks around (him), V.: habemus SC inclusum in tabulis: dum sumus inclusi in his compagibus corporis: Inclusae in pumice apes, V.: (animus) inclusus in corpore: includuntur in carcerem condemnati: inclusi parietibus: duces carcere, L.: minora castra inclusa maioribus, Cs.: inclusa tela pharetrā, O.: suras auro, sheathe, V.: inclusus carcere nassae, caught, Iu.: corpora furtim Includunt caeco lateri, V.: huc aliena ex arbore germen Includent, ingraft, V.—To shut off, obstruct, hinder, stop up: limina portis, O.: Pars inclusa caloribus Mundi, H.: dolor includit vocem: spiritum, L.— To interweave: Inclusae auro vestes, inwrought, V.: Inclusum buxo ebur, V.— Fig., to include, enclose, insert, embrace, comprehend: illud, quod in iuris consultorum includitur formulis: animorum salus inclusa in ipsā est: in huius me consili societatem: eos in eam formam: odium inclusum sensibus: oratio libro inclusa, L.: (tempora) fastis, chronicle, H.: quaeris antiquo me includere ludo, H.: alqd orationi: intus inclusum periculum est.—To restrain, control: voluptates inclusae diutius: imperator nullis iuris inclusus angustiis, L.—To close, end: forsitan includet crastina fata dies, Pr.* * *includere, inclusi, inclusus Vshut up/in, imprison, enclose; include -
11 ob-dūcō
ob-dūcō dūxī, ductus, ere, to draw before, draw forward, bring over: Curium, to bring forward (as a candidate): ab utroque latere collis fossam, extend, Cs.—To close over, cover over, overspread, surround, envelop: trunci obducuntur libro aut cortice: pascua iunco, V.: voltūs (of the sun), O: obducta cicatrix, a closed scar: consuetudo callum obduxit stomacho meo, has overworn.—To draw in, drink down, swallow: venenum.—Fig., to spread over: clarissimis rebus tenebras obducere, i. e. darken.—To scar over, heal, cover, conceal: obductus verbis dolor, V.: obductos rescindere luctūs, O.—To draw out, pass, spend: diem. -
12 oppōnō
oppōnō posuī, positus, ere [ob+pono], to set against, set before, place opposite, oppose: se venientibus in itinere, Cs.: novem oppositis legionibus, Cs.: armatos homines ad omnes introitūs: Eumenem adversariis, N.: (Hannibali) opposuit natura Alpem, Iu.: ante oculos opposuit manum, held out, O.: auriculam, present, H.: oppositas habere fores, i. e. closed, O.: Fortia adversis pectora rebus, H.—To set against pledge, wager, mortgage: ager oppositus est pignori ob decem minas, T.: villula opposita... ad milia quindecim, Ct.— To expose, lay bare, open, abandon: se periculis pro re p.: quemquam morti, V.—Fig., to set before, bring forward, present, oppose, adduce, allege: formidines opponantur: armati exercitūs terrorem opponere togatis, intimidate by an armed force: eos opponi omnibus contionibus auctores ad perniciem meam, represented to all assemblies as.—To say in opposition, object, reply, respond, adduce in answer, oppose. iis opposuit sese Socrates: quid habes quod mihi opponas?—To set against, place in comparison: multis secundis proeliis unum adversum, Cs.: rationibus labores: omni virtuti vitium opponitur.* * *opponere, opposui, oppositus Voppose; place opposite -
13 pōnō
pōnō posuī (posīvērunt, C.), positus, ere [for * posino; old praep. port- (pro) + sino], to put down, set down, put, place, set, fix, lay, deposit: tabulas in aerario, Cs.: castra iniquo loco, pitch, Cs.: tabulas in publico, deposit: collum in Pulvere, H.: in possessionem libertatis pedem ponimus: in Prytaneum vasa aurea, L.: omnia pone feros in ignes, O.: ubi pedem poneret habere, might set his foot: posito genu, kneeling, O.: num genu posuit? Cu.: ova, O.: fetum, give birth to, Ph.—Of troops and guards, to place, post, set, station, fix: praesidium ibi, Cs.: insidias contra Pompei dignitatem: Dumnorigi custodes, ut, etc., Cs.— To set up, erect, build: opus, O.: urbem, V.: castella, Ta.: aras, V.: tropaeum, N.— To form, fashion, mould, depict: duo pocula fecit... Orphaeque in medio posuit, V.: nunc hominem nunc deum, H.—Of plants, to set, set out, plant: ordine vites, V.: nefasto (arborem) die, H.—Of wagers or prizes, to offer, propose, promise, lay, stake, wager: pocula fagina, V.: praemium proposuerunt, si quis nomen detulisset, L.— To put out at interest, loan, invest: pecuniam in praedio: dives positis in faenore nummis, H.— To serve, serve up, set forth: posito pavone, H.: positi Bacchi cornua, O.: Da Trebio, pone ad Trebium, Iu.— To lay aside, take off, put down, lay down: veste positā: velamina de corpore, O.: librum: arma, i. e. surrender, Cs.: Nepesinis inde edictum ut arma ponant, L.: positis armis, L.— To lay out, arrange for burial: toro Mortua componar, O.: positum adfati corpus, V.— To lay in the grave, bury, inter: te... patriā decedens ponere terrā, V.: quā positis iusta feruntur avis, O.— To arrange, deck, set in order: suas in statione comas, O.— To subdue, calm, allay, quiet: quo non arbiter Hadriae Maior, tollere seu ponere volt freta, H.—Of winds, to fall, abate: Cum venti posuere, V.—Of an anchor, to cast, fix: ancoris positis, L.—Fig., to set, place, put, lay, bring: pone ante oculos laetitiam senatūs: se in gratiā reconciliatae pacis, L.: in laude positus: illa in conspectu animi: cum in mentem venit, ponor ad scribendum, my name is added to the record.—To put, place, cause to rest: credibile non est, quantum ego in prudentiā tuā ponam, count upon: spem salutis in virtute, Cs.: in te positum est, ut, etc., rests with you.—To lay out, spend, employ, occupy, consume: tempus in cogitatione: diem totum in considerandā causā: totos nos in rebus perspiciendis: itinera ita facit, ut multos dies in oppidum ponat.— To put, place, count, reckon, consider, regard: mortem in malis: inter quos me ipse dubiā in re poni malim, L.: Hoc metuere, alterum in metu non ponere, regard with fear, Poët. ap. C.: ut in dubio poneret, utrum, etc., regarded as doubtful, L.: haec in magno discrimine, attach great importance to, L.: in vitiis poni, be regarded as a fault, N.— To appoint, ordain, make: leges: sunt enim rebus novis nova ponenda nomina, to be applied: Laurentisque ab eā (lauro) nomen colonis, V.: tibi nomen Insano, H.—Of vows or votive offerings, to make, render, pay, consecrate: Veneris (tabellas) in aede, O.: hic funalia, H.: ex praedā tripodem aureum Delphis, N.— To lay down as true, state, posit, fix, assume, assert, maintain, allege: ut paulo ante posui, si, etc.: Verum pono, esse victum eum; at, etc., T.: positum sit igitur in primis, etc.: hoc posito, esse quandam, etc., agreed: id pro certo, L.: rem ipsam.— To cite, set forth, refer to: eorum exempla.— To set forth, represent, describe: Tigellinum, Iu.— To propose, offer, fix upon, set forth: mihi nunc vos quaestiunculam ponitis?: ponere iubebam, de quo quis audire vellet: doctorum consuetudo ut iis ponatur, de quo disputent.— To put away, leave off, dismiss, forego, lay down, surrender: vitia: curas, L.: moras, H.: corda ferocia, V.: ponendus est ille ambitus (verborum), non abiciendus, i. e. to be closed without abruptness.* * *Iponere, posivi, - Vput, place, set; station; (archaic form of perf. of pono)IIponere, posui, positus Vput, place, set; station -
14 pressus
pressus adj. with comp. [P. of premo], closed, close, shut tight: presso obmutuit ore, V.: oscula iungere pressa, i. e. ardent, O.: presso gutture, i. e. hoarsely, V.— Repressed, suppressed, kept down, slow: pede presso cedentes, L.: pressoque legit vestigia gressu, O.—Fig., of utterance, repressed, subdued, low: modi: vox, thick.—Of style, concise, close, precise, accurate: Thucydides verbis: oratio pressior.—Of sounds, precise, definite, articulate: sonos vocis pressos efficit (lingua).* * *pressa, pressum ADJfirmly planted, deliberate -
15 serrācum or sarrācum
serrācum or sarrācum ī, n a heavy wagon, cart, dray (with two wheels and closed sides): serraco advehi: Serraco veniente, Iu.—As a constellation, the Wain, Wagon, Great Bear, Iu. -
16 spatium
spatium ī, n [SPA-], a space, room, extent: Trīs pateat caeli spatium non amplius ulnas, V.: spatiis locorum animadversis, Cs.: quod spatium non esset agitandi, N.: spatio distante, O.— A space, distance, interval: magno spatio paucis diebus confecto, Cs.: viae, length, O.: tantum erat relictum spati, ut, etc., Cs.: tormentorum usum spatio propinquitatis interire, Cs.: medium caeli, H.: spatium discrimina fallit, the distance, O.— Size, bulk, extent: spatium victi hostis (serpentis), O.: Dat spatium collo, O.: admirabile rhombi, very large, Iu.: trahit (aurīs) in spatium, i. e. lengthens out, O.— A walking, walk, promenade, turn, course: duobus spatiis tribusve factis: septem spatiis circo meruere coronam, O.— A space for recreation, walk, promenade, public place, square: urbs distincta spatiis communibus: spatia silvestria: Academiae nobilitata spatia: locus planis Porrectus spatiis, in levels, H.: Curvatis fertur spatiis, V.— A prescribed path, race-course, track: quasi decurso spatio ad carceres a calce revocari: amat spatiis obstantia rumpere claustra, H.: Addunt in spatia, V.: tritum, O.: Phocus in interius spatium Cecropidas ducit, the interior, O. —Fig., a path, course, race, track: eadem: Prope iam excurso spatio, T.: Te mea quem spatiis propioribus aetas Insequitur, V.: in spatio Q. Hortensium ipsius vestigiis persecuti: vitae, O.— A portion of time, space, interval, period: spatia omnis temporis non numero dierum sed noctium finiunt, Cs.: spatium praeteriti temporis: diei, the length, Cs.: dierum triginta: spatio brevi, H.: me ex constituto spatio defensionis in semihorae curriculum coëgisti: trochaeus, qui est eodem spatio quo choreus, i. e. of the same metrical length: spatia annorum, Pr.: spatio pugnae defatigati, Cs.— Space, time, leisure, opportunity: neque, ut celari posset, tempus spatium ullum dabat, T.: irae suae spatium et consilio tempus dare, L.: Ne properes, oro; spatium pro munere posco, O.: cum erit spatium, praestabo, etc.: illi spatium ad sese conligendum dedisse: sex dics ad eam rem conficien<*> dam spati postulant, Cs.: Ut ne esset spatium cogitandi, T.: pila coniciendi, Cs.: Spatium adparandis nuptiis dabitur, T.* * *space; area/expanse, room (for); intervening space, gap/interval; length/width; race course, lap, circuit; closed way/walk, turn; track (planet); act of play; interval, time, extent, period, term; duration; distance; area; size; bulk -
17 super-veniō
super-veniō vēnī, ventus, īre, to come in addition, come up, arrive, supervene, follow: pedites superveniunt, L.: superveniunt deinde legati, Cu.: Grata superveniet quae non sperabitur hora, H.— To overtake, come upon, light upon, surprise: et heres Heredem alterius, velut unda supervenit undam, follows upon, H.: palantes, Cu.: timidis supervenit Aegle, V.: munientibus supervenit Marcellus, L.: huic laetitiae, L.—To come over, close upon: crura loquentis Terra supervenit, closed over, O. -
18 adopertus
adoperta, adopertum ADJcovered, overspread; clothed; veiled, disguised, hiding; shut, closed -
19 clusus
clusa, clusum ADJclosed, inaccessible (places); impervious to feeling; shut/locked in, enclosed -
20 conclusus
Iconclusa -um, conclusior -or -us, conclusissimus -a -um ADJrestricted, closed, confinedIIshutting up; confining
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