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1 calcis
1.calx, calcis, f. (m., Pers. 3, 105 dub.; Sil. 7, 696; cf. App. M. 7, p. 483 Oud.; Pers. 3, 105; Grat. Cyn. 278. Whether Lucil. ap. Charis, p. 72 P. belongs here or to 2. calx is undecided) [Sanscr. kar-, wound, kill; akin with lax, calcar, calceus], the heel.I.Lit.:2.calces deteris,
you tread on my heels, Plaut. Merc. 5, 2, 111:quod si ipsa animi vis In capite aut umeris aut imis calcibus esse Posset,
Lucr. 3, 792; 5, 136: incursare pug nis, calcibus, pux kai lax, Plaut. Poen. 4, 1, 3; Ter. Eun. 2, 2, 53:certare pugnis, calcibus, unguibus,
Cic. Tusc. 5, 27, 77:uti pugnis et calcibus,
id. Sull. 25, 71:concisus pugnis et calcibus,
id. Verr. 2, 3, 23, § 56:subsellium calce premere,
Auct. Her. 4, 55, 68:ferire pugno vel calce,
Quint. 2, 8, 13:quadrupedemque citum ferratā (al. ferrato) calce fatigat,
Verg. A. 11, 714:nudā calce vexare ilia equi,
Stat. S. 5, 2, 115; Sil. 7, 697; 13, 169; 17, 541:nudis calcibus anguem premere,
Juv. 1, 43.—Also of the heels of animals, Varr. R. R. 2, 5, 8; Col. 8, 2, 8:quadrupes calcibus auras Verberat,
Verg. A. 10, 892.—Hence, caedere calcibus, to kick, laktizô, Plaut. Poen. 3, 3, 71:calce petere aliquem,
to kick, Hor. S. 2, 1, 55:ferire,
Ov. F. 3, 755:extundere frontem,
Phaedr. 1, 21, 9:calces remittere,
to kick, Nep. Eum. 5, 5; so,reicere,
Dig. 9, 1, 5:aut dic aut accipe calcem,
take a kick, Juv. 3, 295 al. —Prov.: adversus stimulum calces (sc. jactare, etc.) = laktizein pros kentron (Aesch Agam. 1624; Pind. Pyth. 2, 174;B.W. T. Act. 9, 5),
to kick against the pricks, Ter. Phorm. 1, 2, 28 Don. and Ruhnk.; cf. Plaut. Truc. 4, 2, 55, and s. v. calcitro: calcem impingere alicui rei, to abandon any occupation:Anglice,
to hang a thing on the nail, Petr. 46.—Meton. (pars pro toto), the foot, in gen.:II.calcemque terit jam calce,
Verg. A. 5, 324 Serv. and Heyne. —Transf. to similar things.A.In architecture: calces scaporum, the foot of the pillars of a staircase; Fr. patin de l'échiffre, Vitr. 9, praef. § 8.—B.Calx mali, the foot of the mast, Vitr. 10, 3, 5.—C.In agriculture, the piece of wood cut off with a scion, Plin. 17, 21, 35, § 156.2.calx, calcis, f. (m., Varr. ap. Non. p. 199, 24, and Cato, R. R. 18, 7; Plaut. Poen. 4, 2, 86; dub. Cic. Tusc. 1, 8, 15; and id. Rep. Fragm. ap. Sen. Ep. 108 fin.; cf. Rudd. I. p. 37, n. 3; later collat. form calcis, is, f., Ven. Fort. Carm. 11, 11, 10) [chalix].I.Liv.A.A small stone used in gaming, a counter (less freq. than the dim. calculus, q. v.), Plaut. Poen. 4, 2, 86; Lucil. ap. Prisc. p. 687 P.; cf. Paul. ex Fest. p. 46 Müll.—B.Limestone, lime, whether slaked or not, Lucr. 6, 1067; Cic. Mil. 27, 74:II.viva,
unslaked, quicklime, Vitr. 8, 7:coquere,
to burn lime, Cato, R. R. 16; Vitr. 2, 5, 1: exstincta, slaked, id. l. l.:macerata,
id. 7, 2; Plin. 36, 23, 55, § 177:harenatus,
mixed with sand, mortar, Cato, R. R. 18, 7:materies ex calce et harenā mixta,
Vitr. 7, 3.— Since the goal or limit in the race-ground was designated by lime (as later by chalk, v. creta), calx signifies,Trop., the goal, end, or limit in the race-course (anciently marked with lime or chalk; opp. carceres, the starting-point; mostly ante-Aug.;b.esp. freq. in Cic.): supremae calcis spatium,
Lucr. 6, 92 Lachm.; Sen. Ep. 108, 32; Varr. ap. Non. p. 199, 24:ad calcem pervenire,
Cic. Lael. 27, 101; so,ad carceres a calce revocari,
i. e. to turn back from the end to the beginning, id. Sen. 23, 83:nunc video calcem, ad quam (al. quem) cum sit decursum,
id. Tusc. 1, 8, 15: ab ipsā (al. ipso) calce revocati, id. Rep. Fragm. ap. Sen. l.l.; Quint. 8, 5, 30 dub.; v. Spald. N. cr. —Prov., of speech:B.extra calcem decurrere,
to digress from a theme, Amm. 21, 1, 14.—In gen., the end, conclusion of a page, book, or writing (mostly post-class.):si tamen in clausulā et calce pronuntietur sententia,
Quint. 8, 5, 30:in calce epistulae,
Hier. Ep. 9; 26 fin.; 84 init.: in calce libri, id. Vit. St. Hil. fin. -
2 calx
1.calx, calcis, f. (m., Pers. 3, 105 dub.; Sil. 7, 696; cf. App. M. 7, p. 483 Oud.; Pers. 3, 105; Grat. Cyn. 278. Whether Lucil. ap. Charis, p. 72 P. belongs here or to 2. calx is undecided) [Sanscr. kar-, wound, kill; akin with lax, calcar, calceus], the heel.I.Lit.:2.calces deteris,
you tread on my heels, Plaut. Merc. 5, 2, 111:quod si ipsa animi vis In capite aut umeris aut imis calcibus esse Posset,
Lucr. 3, 792; 5, 136: incursare pug nis, calcibus, pux kai lax, Plaut. Poen. 4, 1, 3; Ter. Eun. 2, 2, 53:certare pugnis, calcibus, unguibus,
Cic. Tusc. 5, 27, 77:uti pugnis et calcibus,
id. Sull. 25, 71:concisus pugnis et calcibus,
id. Verr. 2, 3, 23, § 56:subsellium calce premere,
Auct. Her. 4, 55, 68:ferire pugno vel calce,
Quint. 2, 8, 13:quadrupedemque citum ferratā (al. ferrato) calce fatigat,
Verg. A. 11, 714:nudā calce vexare ilia equi,
Stat. S. 5, 2, 115; Sil. 7, 697; 13, 169; 17, 541:nudis calcibus anguem premere,
Juv. 1, 43.—Also of the heels of animals, Varr. R. R. 2, 5, 8; Col. 8, 2, 8:quadrupes calcibus auras Verberat,
Verg. A. 10, 892.—Hence, caedere calcibus, to kick, laktizô, Plaut. Poen. 3, 3, 71:calce petere aliquem,
to kick, Hor. S. 2, 1, 55:ferire,
Ov. F. 3, 755:extundere frontem,
Phaedr. 1, 21, 9:calces remittere,
to kick, Nep. Eum. 5, 5; so,reicere,
Dig. 9, 1, 5:aut dic aut accipe calcem,
take a kick, Juv. 3, 295 al. —Prov.: adversus stimulum calces (sc. jactare, etc.) = laktizein pros kentron (Aesch Agam. 1624; Pind. Pyth. 2, 174;B.W. T. Act. 9, 5),
to kick against the pricks, Ter. Phorm. 1, 2, 28 Don. and Ruhnk.; cf. Plaut. Truc. 4, 2, 55, and s. v. calcitro: calcem impingere alicui rei, to abandon any occupation:Anglice,
to hang a thing on the nail, Petr. 46.—Meton. (pars pro toto), the foot, in gen.:II.calcemque terit jam calce,
Verg. A. 5, 324 Serv. and Heyne. —Transf. to similar things.A.In architecture: calces scaporum, the foot of the pillars of a staircase; Fr. patin de l'échiffre, Vitr. 9, praef. § 8.—B.Calx mali, the foot of the mast, Vitr. 10, 3, 5.—C.In agriculture, the piece of wood cut off with a scion, Plin. 17, 21, 35, § 156.2.calx, calcis, f. (m., Varr. ap. Non. p. 199, 24, and Cato, R. R. 18, 7; Plaut. Poen. 4, 2, 86; dub. Cic. Tusc. 1, 8, 15; and id. Rep. Fragm. ap. Sen. Ep. 108 fin.; cf. Rudd. I. p. 37, n. 3; later collat. form calcis, is, f., Ven. Fort. Carm. 11, 11, 10) [chalix].I.Liv.A.A small stone used in gaming, a counter (less freq. than the dim. calculus, q. v.), Plaut. Poen. 4, 2, 86; Lucil. ap. Prisc. p. 687 P.; cf. Paul. ex Fest. p. 46 Müll.—B.Limestone, lime, whether slaked or not, Lucr. 6, 1067; Cic. Mil. 27, 74:II.viva,
unslaked, quicklime, Vitr. 8, 7:coquere,
to burn lime, Cato, R. R. 16; Vitr. 2, 5, 1: exstincta, slaked, id. l. l.:macerata,
id. 7, 2; Plin. 36, 23, 55, § 177:harenatus,
mixed with sand, mortar, Cato, R. R. 18, 7:materies ex calce et harenā mixta,
Vitr. 7, 3.— Since the goal or limit in the race-ground was designated by lime (as later by chalk, v. creta), calx signifies,Trop., the goal, end, or limit in the race-course (anciently marked with lime or chalk; opp. carceres, the starting-point; mostly ante-Aug.;b.esp. freq. in Cic.): supremae calcis spatium,
Lucr. 6, 92 Lachm.; Sen. Ep. 108, 32; Varr. ap. Non. p. 199, 24:ad calcem pervenire,
Cic. Lael. 27, 101; so,ad carceres a calce revocari,
i. e. to turn back from the end to the beginning, id. Sen. 23, 83:nunc video calcem, ad quam (al. quem) cum sit decursum,
id. Tusc. 1, 8, 15: ab ipsā (al. ipso) calce revocati, id. Rep. Fragm. ap. Sen. l.l.; Quint. 8, 5, 30 dub.; v. Spald. N. cr. —Prov., of speech:B.extra calcem decurrere,
to digress from a theme, Amm. 21, 1, 14.—In gen., the end, conclusion of a page, book, or writing (mostly post-class.):si tamen in clausulā et calce pronuntietur sententia,
Quint. 8, 5, 30:in calce epistulae,
Hier. Ep. 9; 26 fin.; 84 init.: in calce libri, id. Vit. St. Hil. fin.
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