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1 transparent
[træns'pærənt]aggettivo trasparente (anche fig.)* * *[træns'pærənt, -'peə-](able to be seen through: The box has a transparent lid.) trasparente- transparency* * *transparent /trænˈspærənt/a.1 trasparente: transparent glass, vetro trasparente; a transparent blouse, una camicetta trasparente2 (fig.) evidente; chiaro; limpido; trasparente: a transparent lie, un'evidente bugia; a transparent allusion, un'evidente (o trasparente) allusione; transparent prose, prosa limpidatransparently avv. transparentness n. [u].* * *[træns'pærənt]aggettivo trasparente (anche fig.) -
2 translucent
adjective1) (partly transparent) durchscheinend2) (transparent) durchsichtig* * *[træns'lu:snt](allowing light to pass through, but not transparent: translucent silk.) durchscheinend- academic.ru/76248/translucence">translucence- translucency* * *trans·lu·cent[trænzˈlu:sənt, AM trænˈslu:-]\translucent glass Milchglas nt\translucent skin durchsichtige Haut* * *[trnz'luːsnt] [trnz'luːsɪd]adjglass etc lichtdurchlässig; skin durchsichtig* * *translucent adj (adv translucently)1. a) lichtdurchlässigb) halb durchsichtig:translucent glass Milchglas n2. durchscheinend* * *adjective1) (partly transparent) durchscheinend2) (transparent) durchsichtig* * *adj.durchscheinend adj.durchsichtig adj. -
3 opaque
adjective1) (not transmitting light) lichtundurchlässig; opak (fachspr.)2) (obscure) dunkel; unverständlich* * *[ə'peik, ]( American[) ou-](not transparent: an opaque liquid.) undurchsichtig- academic.ru/51812/opaqueness">opaqueness- opacity* * *[ə(ʊ)ˈpeɪk, AM oʊˈ-]1. (not transparent) undurchsichtig, intransparent, opak fachspr; of wax lichtundurchlässig; of window, liquid trüb\opaque glass Milchglas nt* * *[əU'peIk]adj1) opak; liquid trüb; paper, glass, window undurchsichtig; tights, stockings blickdicht2) (fig) essay, prose, text undurchsichtig, unklar* * *opaque [əʊˈpeık]A adj (adv opaquely)1. opak, undurchsichtig, lichtundurchlässig:opaque glass Opakglas n;2. undurchlässig (to für Strahlen etc):opaque to infrared (rays) infrarotundurchlässig;3. dunkel, glanzlos, trüb4. figa) unklar, dunkel, unverständlichb) unverständig, dummB s2. FOTO Abdecklack m* * *adjective1) (not transmitting light) lichtundurchlässig; opak (fachspr.)2) (obscure) dunkel; unverständlich* * *adj.dunkel adj.undurchsichtig adj. -
4 Caeci
1.caecus (not coecus; sometimes in MSS. cēcus), a, um, adj. [akin to skia, skotos; Sanscr. khāyā, shadow], having no light, devoid of light.I. A.Lit.:2.Appius, qui caecus annos multos fuit,
Cic. Tusc. 5, 38, 112:traditum est enim Homerum caecum fuisse,
id. ib. 5, 39, 114; Lucr. 5, 839:catuli, qui jam dispecturi sunt, caeci aeque et hi qui modo nati,
Cic. Fin. 4, 23, 64:si facie miserabili senis, caeci, infantis,
Quint. 4, 1, 42:caecum corpus,
the blind part of the body, the back, Sall. J. 107, 1:perdices caecae impetu,
Plin. 10, 33, 51, § 102:gigni,
Vell. 1, 5, 2.—Prov.:B.ut si Caecus iter monstrare velit,
Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 4:apparet id quidem etiam caeco,
even a blind man can see that, Liv. 32, 34, 3:caecis hoc, ut aiunt, satis clarum est,
Quint. 12, 7, 9.—Trop., mentally or morally blind, blinded (freq. in prose and poetry):2.o pectora caeca!
Lucr. 2, 14:non solum ipsa Fortuna caeca est, sed eos etiam plerumque efficit caecos, quos complexa est,
Cic. Lael. 15, 54; cf.casus,
id. Div. 2, 6, 15:caecus atque amens tribunus,
id. Sest. 7, 17:caecum me et praecipitem ferri,
id. Planc. 3, 6:mater caeca crudelitate et scelere,
id. Clu. 70, 199:cupidine,
Sall. J. 25, 7:amentiā,
Cic. Har. Resp. 23, 48:quem mala stultitia Caecum agit,
Hor. S. 2, 3, 44:amatorem amicae Turpia decipiunt caecum vitia,
id. ib. 1, 3, 39:mens,
Tac. Agr. 43.—With ad:caecus ad has belli artes,
Liv. 21, 54, 3.—With gen.:caecus animi,
Quint. 1, 10, 29; Gell. 12, 13, 4:fati futuri,
ignorant of, Luc. 2, 14; cf. Claud. Rapt. Pros. 1, 138.— Subst.: Caeci, ōrum, m., the blind people, i.e. the people of Chalcedon, according to the oracle at Delphi. Tac. A. 12, 63; cf. Plin. 5, 32, 43, § 149. —Meton. of the passions themselves:3.caeca honorum cupido,
Lucr. 3, 59; Ov. M. 3, 620:ac temeraria dominatrix animi cupiditas,
Cic. Inv. 1, 2, 2; id. Pis. 24, 57:exspectatio,
id. Agr. 2, 25, 66:amor,
Ov. F. 2, 762:amor sui,
Hor. C. 1, 18, 14:festinatio,
Liv. 22, 39, 22:furor,
Hor. Epod. 7, 13:caeca et sopita socordia,
Quint. 1, 2, 5:ambitio,
Sen. Ben. 7, 26, 4.—Pregn., blind, i.e. at random, vague, indiscriminate, aimless:C.in hac calumniā timoris et caecae suspitionis tormento,
Cic. Fam. 6, 7, 4:caeco quodam timore... quaerebant aliquem ducem,
id. Lig. 1, 3:caecique in nubibus ignes Terrificant animos,
Verg. A. 4, 209:caeca regens filo vestigia,
id. ib. 6, 30:ne sint caecae, pater, exsecrationes tuae,
Liv. 40, 10, 1:et caeco flentque paventque metu,
Ov. F. 2, 822:lymphatis caeco pavore animis,
Tac. H. 1, 82:cervus... Caeco timore proximam villam petit,
Phaedr. 2, 8, 3:timor,
Ov. Am. 1, 4, 42.—Transf.1. 2.Of the large intestine:II.intestinum,
the cœcum, Cels. 4, 1, 28; 4, 14, 1.—Pass., that cannot be seen, or trop., that cannot be known, invisible, concealed, hidden, secret, obscure, dark.A.Lit.: sunt igitur venti nimirum corpora caeca, winds are accordingly bodies, although invisible, Lucr. 1, 278; 1, 296; 1, 329;B.2, 713: vallum caecum,
Caes. B. C. 1, 28; cf.: caecum vallum dicitur, in quo praeacuti pali terrae affixi herbis vel frondibus occuluntur, Paul. ex Fest. p. 44 Müll.; so,fossae,
covered, Col. 2, 2, 9; Pall. Mai, 3. 1:in vada caeca ferre,
Verg. A. 1, 536:fores,
private, id. ib. 2, 453:spiramenta,
id. G. 1, 89:colubri,
Col. 10, 231:ignis,
Lucr. 4, 929:venenum,
id. 6, 822:tabes,
Ov. M. 9, 174:viae,
blind ways, Tib. 2, 1, 78:insidiae armaque,
Ov. F 2, 214; cf. Sil. 5, 3:saxa,
Verg. A. 3, 706; 5, 164:vulnus,
a secret wound, Lucr. 4, 1116;but also,
a wound upon the back, Verg. A. 10, 733; cf.in the same sense, ictus,
Liv. 34, 14, 11; Sil. 9, 105 (cf.: caecum corpus, the back, I. A. supra):caeca manus, i.e. abscondita,
Ov. M. 12, 492:caecum domūs scelus,
Verg. A. 1, 356.—Trop.:2.caecas exponere causas,
Lucr. 3, 317:improba navigii ratio, tum caeca jacebat,
lay still concealed, id. 5, 1004; so,venti potestas,
id. 3, 248; 3, 270: fluctus, Sisenn. ap. Non. p. 449, 10:caeca et clandestina natura,
Lucr. 1, 779:res caecae et ab aspectūs judicio remotae,
Cic. de Or. 2, 87, 357:obscurum atque caecum,
id. Agr. 2, 14, 36:fata,
Hor. C. 2, 13, 16:sors,
id. S. 2, 3, 269:tumultus,
secret conspiracies, Verg. G. 1, 464:amor,
id. ib. 3, 210; cf.:stimulos in pectore caecos Condidit,
Ov. M. 1, 726. In Plaut. once, prob. taken from the vulgar lang.: caecā die emere, upon a concealed ( pay-) day, i.e. to purchase on credit (opp. oculata dies, i.e. for ready money): Ca. Pereo inopiā argentariā. Ba. Emito die caecā hercle olivom, id vendito oculatā die, Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 67.—By poet. license, transf. to the hearing:III. A.murmur,
Verg. A. 12, 591 (as we, by a similar meton., say a hollow sound; cf. on the other hand, in Gr. tuphlos ta ôta); so,clamor,
Val. Fl. 2, 461:mugitusterrae,
Sen. Troad. 171.—Lit.:B.nox,
Cic. Mil. 19, 50; Lucr. 1, 1108; Cat. 68, 44; Ov. M. 10, 476; 11, 521:caligo,
Lucr. 3, 305; 4, 457; Cat. 64, 908; Verg. A. 3, 203; 8, 253:tenebrae,
Lucr. 2, 54; 2, 746; 2, 798; 3, 87; 6, 35;3, 87: silentia, i.e. nox,
Sil. 7, 350:latebrae,
Lucr. 1, 409:iter,
Ov. M. 10, 456:loca,
Prop. 1, 19, 8:cavernae,
Ov. M. 15, 299; Sil. 7, 372:latus,
Verg. A. 2, 19:cubiculum si fenestram non habet, dicitur caecum,
Varr. L. L. 9, § 58 Müll.; so,domus,
without windows, Cic. Or. 67, 224:parietes,
Verg. A. 5, 589:pulvis,
id. ib. 12, 444:carcer,
id. ib. 6, 734:sardonyches,
not transparent, opaque, Plin. 37, 6, 23, § 86:smaragdi,
id. 37, 5, 18, § 68: acervus (of chaos), chaotic, confused, Ov M. 1, 24; Col. 4, 32, 4' chaos, Sen. Med. 741, Sil. 11, 456.—Trop., uncertain, doubtful: obscurā spe et caecā exspectatione pendere, i.e. of an uncertain consequence or result, Cic. Agr. 2, 25, 66:quod temere fit caeco casu,
id. Div. 2, 6, 15. cursus (Fortunae), Luc. 2, 567:eventus,
Verg. A. 6, 157:caeci morbi, quorum causas ne medici quidem perspicere queunt,
Col. 1, 5, 6; so,dolores,
Plin. 29, 2, 10, § 38; 29, 3, 13, § 55:crimen,
that cannot be proved, Liv. 45, 31, 11.— Subst.: caecum, i, n., uncertainty, obscurity ( poet.):verum in caeco esse,
Manil. 4, 304.—* Comp., Hor. S. 1, 2, 91.— Sup. and adv. not in. use.2. -
5 caecum
1.caecus (not coecus; sometimes in MSS. cēcus), a, um, adj. [akin to skia, skotos; Sanscr. khāyā, shadow], having no light, devoid of light.I. A.Lit.:2.Appius, qui caecus annos multos fuit,
Cic. Tusc. 5, 38, 112:traditum est enim Homerum caecum fuisse,
id. ib. 5, 39, 114; Lucr. 5, 839:catuli, qui jam dispecturi sunt, caeci aeque et hi qui modo nati,
Cic. Fin. 4, 23, 64:si facie miserabili senis, caeci, infantis,
Quint. 4, 1, 42:caecum corpus,
the blind part of the body, the back, Sall. J. 107, 1:perdices caecae impetu,
Plin. 10, 33, 51, § 102:gigni,
Vell. 1, 5, 2.—Prov.:B.ut si Caecus iter monstrare velit,
Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 4:apparet id quidem etiam caeco,
even a blind man can see that, Liv. 32, 34, 3:caecis hoc, ut aiunt, satis clarum est,
Quint. 12, 7, 9.—Trop., mentally or morally blind, blinded (freq. in prose and poetry):2.o pectora caeca!
Lucr. 2, 14:non solum ipsa Fortuna caeca est, sed eos etiam plerumque efficit caecos, quos complexa est,
Cic. Lael. 15, 54; cf.casus,
id. Div. 2, 6, 15:caecus atque amens tribunus,
id. Sest. 7, 17:caecum me et praecipitem ferri,
id. Planc. 3, 6:mater caeca crudelitate et scelere,
id. Clu. 70, 199:cupidine,
Sall. J. 25, 7:amentiā,
Cic. Har. Resp. 23, 48:quem mala stultitia Caecum agit,
Hor. S. 2, 3, 44:amatorem amicae Turpia decipiunt caecum vitia,
id. ib. 1, 3, 39:mens,
Tac. Agr. 43.—With ad:caecus ad has belli artes,
Liv. 21, 54, 3.—With gen.:caecus animi,
Quint. 1, 10, 29; Gell. 12, 13, 4:fati futuri,
ignorant of, Luc. 2, 14; cf. Claud. Rapt. Pros. 1, 138.— Subst.: Caeci, ōrum, m., the blind people, i.e. the people of Chalcedon, according to the oracle at Delphi. Tac. A. 12, 63; cf. Plin. 5, 32, 43, § 149. —Meton. of the passions themselves:3.caeca honorum cupido,
Lucr. 3, 59; Ov. M. 3, 620:ac temeraria dominatrix animi cupiditas,
Cic. Inv. 1, 2, 2; id. Pis. 24, 57:exspectatio,
id. Agr. 2, 25, 66:amor,
Ov. F. 2, 762:amor sui,
Hor. C. 1, 18, 14:festinatio,
Liv. 22, 39, 22:furor,
Hor. Epod. 7, 13:caeca et sopita socordia,
Quint. 1, 2, 5:ambitio,
Sen. Ben. 7, 26, 4.—Pregn., blind, i.e. at random, vague, indiscriminate, aimless:C.in hac calumniā timoris et caecae suspitionis tormento,
Cic. Fam. 6, 7, 4:caeco quodam timore... quaerebant aliquem ducem,
id. Lig. 1, 3:caecique in nubibus ignes Terrificant animos,
Verg. A. 4, 209:caeca regens filo vestigia,
id. ib. 6, 30:ne sint caecae, pater, exsecrationes tuae,
Liv. 40, 10, 1:et caeco flentque paventque metu,
Ov. F. 2, 822:lymphatis caeco pavore animis,
Tac. H. 1, 82:cervus... Caeco timore proximam villam petit,
Phaedr. 2, 8, 3:timor,
Ov. Am. 1, 4, 42.—Transf.1. 2.Of the large intestine:II.intestinum,
the cœcum, Cels. 4, 1, 28; 4, 14, 1.—Pass., that cannot be seen, or trop., that cannot be known, invisible, concealed, hidden, secret, obscure, dark.A.Lit.: sunt igitur venti nimirum corpora caeca, winds are accordingly bodies, although invisible, Lucr. 1, 278; 1, 296; 1, 329;B.2, 713: vallum caecum,
Caes. B. C. 1, 28; cf.: caecum vallum dicitur, in quo praeacuti pali terrae affixi herbis vel frondibus occuluntur, Paul. ex Fest. p. 44 Müll.; so,fossae,
covered, Col. 2, 2, 9; Pall. Mai, 3. 1:in vada caeca ferre,
Verg. A. 1, 536:fores,
private, id. ib. 2, 453:spiramenta,
id. G. 1, 89:colubri,
Col. 10, 231:ignis,
Lucr. 4, 929:venenum,
id. 6, 822:tabes,
Ov. M. 9, 174:viae,
blind ways, Tib. 2, 1, 78:insidiae armaque,
Ov. F 2, 214; cf. Sil. 5, 3:saxa,
Verg. A. 3, 706; 5, 164:vulnus,
a secret wound, Lucr. 4, 1116;but also,
a wound upon the back, Verg. A. 10, 733; cf.in the same sense, ictus,
Liv. 34, 14, 11; Sil. 9, 105 (cf.: caecum corpus, the back, I. A. supra):caeca manus, i.e. abscondita,
Ov. M. 12, 492:caecum domūs scelus,
Verg. A. 1, 356.—Trop.:2.caecas exponere causas,
Lucr. 3, 317:improba navigii ratio, tum caeca jacebat,
lay still concealed, id. 5, 1004; so,venti potestas,
id. 3, 248; 3, 270: fluctus, Sisenn. ap. Non. p. 449, 10:caeca et clandestina natura,
Lucr. 1, 779:res caecae et ab aspectūs judicio remotae,
Cic. de Or. 2, 87, 357:obscurum atque caecum,
id. Agr. 2, 14, 36:fata,
Hor. C. 2, 13, 16:sors,
id. S. 2, 3, 269:tumultus,
secret conspiracies, Verg. G. 1, 464:amor,
id. ib. 3, 210; cf.:stimulos in pectore caecos Condidit,
Ov. M. 1, 726. In Plaut. once, prob. taken from the vulgar lang.: caecā die emere, upon a concealed ( pay-) day, i.e. to purchase on credit (opp. oculata dies, i.e. for ready money): Ca. Pereo inopiā argentariā. Ba. Emito die caecā hercle olivom, id vendito oculatā die, Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 67.—By poet. license, transf. to the hearing:III. A.murmur,
Verg. A. 12, 591 (as we, by a similar meton., say a hollow sound; cf. on the other hand, in Gr. tuphlos ta ôta); so,clamor,
Val. Fl. 2, 461:mugitusterrae,
Sen. Troad. 171.—Lit.:B.nox,
Cic. Mil. 19, 50; Lucr. 1, 1108; Cat. 68, 44; Ov. M. 10, 476; 11, 521:caligo,
Lucr. 3, 305; 4, 457; Cat. 64, 908; Verg. A. 3, 203; 8, 253:tenebrae,
Lucr. 2, 54; 2, 746; 2, 798; 3, 87; 6, 35;3, 87: silentia, i.e. nox,
Sil. 7, 350:latebrae,
Lucr. 1, 409:iter,
Ov. M. 10, 456:loca,
Prop. 1, 19, 8:cavernae,
Ov. M. 15, 299; Sil. 7, 372:latus,
Verg. A. 2, 19:cubiculum si fenestram non habet, dicitur caecum,
Varr. L. L. 9, § 58 Müll.; so,domus,
without windows, Cic. Or. 67, 224:parietes,
Verg. A. 5, 589:pulvis,
id. ib. 12, 444:carcer,
id. ib. 6, 734:sardonyches,
not transparent, opaque, Plin. 37, 6, 23, § 86:smaragdi,
id. 37, 5, 18, § 68: acervus (of chaos), chaotic, confused, Ov M. 1, 24; Col. 4, 32, 4' chaos, Sen. Med. 741, Sil. 11, 456.—Trop., uncertain, doubtful: obscurā spe et caecā exspectatione pendere, i.e. of an uncertain consequence or result, Cic. Agr. 2, 25, 66:quod temere fit caeco casu,
id. Div. 2, 6, 15. cursus (Fortunae), Luc. 2, 567:eventus,
Verg. A. 6, 157:caeci morbi, quorum causas ne medici quidem perspicere queunt,
Col. 1, 5, 6; so,dolores,
Plin. 29, 2, 10, § 38; 29, 3, 13, § 55:crimen,
that cannot be proved, Liv. 45, 31, 11.— Subst.: caecum, i, n., uncertainty, obscurity ( poet.):verum in caeco esse,
Manil. 4, 304.—* Comp., Hor. S. 1, 2, 91.— Sup. and adv. not in. use.2. -
6 Caecus
1.caecus (not coecus; sometimes in MSS. cēcus), a, um, adj. [akin to skia, skotos; Sanscr. khāyā, shadow], having no light, devoid of light.I. A.Lit.:2.Appius, qui caecus annos multos fuit,
Cic. Tusc. 5, 38, 112:traditum est enim Homerum caecum fuisse,
id. ib. 5, 39, 114; Lucr. 5, 839:catuli, qui jam dispecturi sunt, caeci aeque et hi qui modo nati,
Cic. Fin. 4, 23, 64:si facie miserabili senis, caeci, infantis,
Quint. 4, 1, 42:caecum corpus,
the blind part of the body, the back, Sall. J. 107, 1:perdices caecae impetu,
Plin. 10, 33, 51, § 102:gigni,
Vell. 1, 5, 2.—Prov.:B.ut si Caecus iter monstrare velit,
Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 4:apparet id quidem etiam caeco,
even a blind man can see that, Liv. 32, 34, 3:caecis hoc, ut aiunt, satis clarum est,
Quint. 12, 7, 9.—Trop., mentally or morally blind, blinded (freq. in prose and poetry):2.o pectora caeca!
Lucr. 2, 14:non solum ipsa Fortuna caeca est, sed eos etiam plerumque efficit caecos, quos complexa est,
Cic. Lael. 15, 54; cf.casus,
id. Div. 2, 6, 15:caecus atque amens tribunus,
id. Sest. 7, 17:caecum me et praecipitem ferri,
id. Planc. 3, 6:mater caeca crudelitate et scelere,
id. Clu. 70, 199:cupidine,
Sall. J. 25, 7:amentiā,
Cic. Har. Resp. 23, 48:quem mala stultitia Caecum agit,
Hor. S. 2, 3, 44:amatorem amicae Turpia decipiunt caecum vitia,
id. ib. 1, 3, 39:mens,
Tac. Agr. 43.—With ad:caecus ad has belli artes,
Liv. 21, 54, 3.—With gen.:caecus animi,
Quint. 1, 10, 29; Gell. 12, 13, 4:fati futuri,
ignorant of, Luc. 2, 14; cf. Claud. Rapt. Pros. 1, 138.— Subst.: Caeci, ōrum, m., the blind people, i.e. the people of Chalcedon, according to the oracle at Delphi. Tac. A. 12, 63; cf. Plin. 5, 32, 43, § 149. —Meton. of the passions themselves:3.caeca honorum cupido,
Lucr. 3, 59; Ov. M. 3, 620:ac temeraria dominatrix animi cupiditas,
Cic. Inv. 1, 2, 2; id. Pis. 24, 57:exspectatio,
id. Agr. 2, 25, 66:amor,
Ov. F. 2, 762:amor sui,
Hor. C. 1, 18, 14:festinatio,
Liv. 22, 39, 22:furor,
Hor. Epod. 7, 13:caeca et sopita socordia,
Quint. 1, 2, 5:ambitio,
Sen. Ben. 7, 26, 4.—Pregn., blind, i.e. at random, vague, indiscriminate, aimless:C.in hac calumniā timoris et caecae suspitionis tormento,
Cic. Fam. 6, 7, 4:caeco quodam timore... quaerebant aliquem ducem,
id. Lig. 1, 3:caecique in nubibus ignes Terrificant animos,
Verg. A. 4, 209:caeca regens filo vestigia,
id. ib. 6, 30:ne sint caecae, pater, exsecrationes tuae,
Liv. 40, 10, 1:et caeco flentque paventque metu,
Ov. F. 2, 822:lymphatis caeco pavore animis,
Tac. H. 1, 82:cervus... Caeco timore proximam villam petit,
Phaedr. 2, 8, 3:timor,
Ov. Am. 1, 4, 42.—Transf.1. 2.Of the large intestine:II.intestinum,
the cœcum, Cels. 4, 1, 28; 4, 14, 1.—Pass., that cannot be seen, or trop., that cannot be known, invisible, concealed, hidden, secret, obscure, dark.A.Lit.: sunt igitur venti nimirum corpora caeca, winds are accordingly bodies, although invisible, Lucr. 1, 278; 1, 296; 1, 329;B.2, 713: vallum caecum,
Caes. B. C. 1, 28; cf.: caecum vallum dicitur, in quo praeacuti pali terrae affixi herbis vel frondibus occuluntur, Paul. ex Fest. p. 44 Müll.; so,fossae,
covered, Col. 2, 2, 9; Pall. Mai, 3. 1:in vada caeca ferre,
Verg. A. 1, 536:fores,
private, id. ib. 2, 453:spiramenta,
id. G. 1, 89:colubri,
Col. 10, 231:ignis,
Lucr. 4, 929:venenum,
id. 6, 822:tabes,
Ov. M. 9, 174:viae,
blind ways, Tib. 2, 1, 78:insidiae armaque,
Ov. F 2, 214; cf. Sil. 5, 3:saxa,
Verg. A. 3, 706; 5, 164:vulnus,
a secret wound, Lucr. 4, 1116;but also,
a wound upon the back, Verg. A. 10, 733; cf.in the same sense, ictus,
Liv. 34, 14, 11; Sil. 9, 105 (cf.: caecum corpus, the back, I. A. supra):caeca manus, i.e. abscondita,
Ov. M. 12, 492:caecum domūs scelus,
Verg. A. 1, 356.—Trop.:2.caecas exponere causas,
Lucr. 3, 317:improba navigii ratio, tum caeca jacebat,
lay still concealed, id. 5, 1004; so,venti potestas,
id. 3, 248; 3, 270: fluctus, Sisenn. ap. Non. p. 449, 10:caeca et clandestina natura,
Lucr. 1, 779:res caecae et ab aspectūs judicio remotae,
Cic. de Or. 2, 87, 357:obscurum atque caecum,
id. Agr. 2, 14, 36:fata,
Hor. C. 2, 13, 16:sors,
id. S. 2, 3, 269:tumultus,
secret conspiracies, Verg. G. 1, 464:amor,
id. ib. 3, 210; cf.:stimulos in pectore caecos Condidit,
Ov. M. 1, 726. In Plaut. once, prob. taken from the vulgar lang.: caecā die emere, upon a concealed ( pay-) day, i.e. to purchase on credit (opp. oculata dies, i.e. for ready money): Ca. Pereo inopiā argentariā. Ba. Emito die caecā hercle olivom, id vendito oculatā die, Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 67.—By poet. license, transf. to the hearing:III. A.murmur,
Verg. A. 12, 591 (as we, by a similar meton., say a hollow sound; cf. on the other hand, in Gr. tuphlos ta ôta); so,clamor,
Val. Fl. 2, 461:mugitusterrae,
Sen. Troad. 171.—Lit.:B.nox,
Cic. Mil. 19, 50; Lucr. 1, 1108; Cat. 68, 44; Ov. M. 10, 476; 11, 521:caligo,
Lucr. 3, 305; 4, 457; Cat. 64, 908; Verg. A. 3, 203; 8, 253:tenebrae,
Lucr. 2, 54; 2, 746; 2, 798; 3, 87; 6, 35;3, 87: silentia, i.e. nox,
Sil. 7, 350:latebrae,
Lucr. 1, 409:iter,
Ov. M. 10, 456:loca,
Prop. 1, 19, 8:cavernae,
Ov. M. 15, 299; Sil. 7, 372:latus,
Verg. A. 2, 19:cubiculum si fenestram non habet, dicitur caecum,
Varr. L. L. 9, § 58 Müll.; so,domus,
without windows, Cic. Or. 67, 224:parietes,
Verg. A. 5, 589:pulvis,
id. ib. 12, 444:carcer,
id. ib. 6, 734:sardonyches,
not transparent, opaque, Plin. 37, 6, 23, § 86:smaragdi,
id. 37, 5, 18, § 68: acervus (of chaos), chaotic, confused, Ov M. 1, 24; Col. 4, 32, 4' chaos, Sen. Med. 741, Sil. 11, 456.—Trop., uncertain, doubtful: obscurā spe et caecā exspectatione pendere, i.e. of an uncertain consequence or result, Cic. Agr. 2, 25, 66:quod temere fit caeco casu,
id. Div. 2, 6, 15. cursus (Fortunae), Luc. 2, 567:eventus,
Verg. A. 6, 157:caeci morbi, quorum causas ne medici quidem perspicere queunt,
Col. 1, 5, 6; so,dolores,
Plin. 29, 2, 10, § 38; 29, 3, 13, § 55:crimen,
that cannot be proved, Liv. 45, 31, 11.— Subst.: caecum, i, n., uncertainty, obscurity ( poet.):verum in caeco esse,
Manil. 4, 304.—* Comp., Hor. S. 1, 2, 91.— Sup. and adv. not in. use.2. -
7 caecus
1.caecus (not coecus; sometimes in MSS. cēcus), a, um, adj. [akin to skia, skotos; Sanscr. khāyā, shadow], having no light, devoid of light.I. A.Lit.:2.Appius, qui caecus annos multos fuit,
Cic. Tusc. 5, 38, 112:traditum est enim Homerum caecum fuisse,
id. ib. 5, 39, 114; Lucr. 5, 839:catuli, qui jam dispecturi sunt, caeci aeque et hi qui modo nati,
Cic. Fin. 4, 23, 64:si facie miserabili senis, caeci, infantis,
Quint. 4, 1, 42:caecum corpus,
the blind part of the body, the back, Sall. J. 107, 1:perdices caecae impetu,
Plin. 10, 33, 51, § 102:gigni,
Vell. 1, 5, 2.—Prov.:B.ut si Caecus iter monstrare velit,
Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 4:apparet id quidem etiam caeco,
even a blind man can see that, Liv. 32, 34, 3:caecis hoc, ut aiunt, satis clarum est,
Quint. 12, 7, 9.—Trop., mentally or morally blind, blinded (freq. in prose and poetry):2.o pectora caeca!
Lucr. 2, 14:non solum ipsa Fortuna caeca est, sed eos etiam plerumque efficit caecos, quos complexa est,
Cic. Lael. 15, 54; cf.casus,
id. Div. 2, 6, 15:caecus atque amens tribunus,
id. Sest. 7, 17:caecum me et praecipitem ferri,
id. Planc. 3, 6:mater caeca crudelitate et scelere,
id. Clu. 70, 199:cupidine,
Sall. J. 25, 7:amentiā,
Cic. Har. Resp. 23, 48:quem mala stultitia Caecum agit,
Hor. S. 2, 3, 44:amatorem amicae Turpia decipiunt caecum vitia,
id. ib. 1, 3, 39:mens,
Tac. Agr. 43.—With ad:caecus ad has belli artes,
Liv. 21, 54, 3.—With gen.:caecus animi,
Quint. 1, 10, 29; Gell. 12, 13, 4:fati futuri,
ignorant of, Luc. 2, 14; cf. Claud. Rapt. Pros. 1, 138.— Subst.: Caeci, ōrum, m., the blind people, i.e. the people of Chalcedon, according to the oracle at Delphi. Tac. A. 12, 63; cf. Plin. 5, 32, 43, § 149. —Meton. of the passions themselves:3.caeca honorum cupido,
Lucr. 3, 59; Ov. M. 3, 620:ac temeraria dominatrix animi cupiditas,
Cic. Inv. 1, 2, 2; id. Pis. 24, 57:exspectatio,
id. Agr. 2, 25, 66:amor,
Ov. F. 2, 762:amor sui,
Hor. C. 1, 18, 14:festinatio,
Liv. 22, 39, 22:furor,
Hor. Epod. 7, 13:caeca et sopita socordia,
Quint. 1, 2, 5:ambitio,
Sen. Ben. 7, 26, 4.—Pregn., blind, i.e. at random, vague, indiscriminate, aimless:C.in hac calumniā timoris et caecae suspitionis tormento,
Cic. Fam. 6, 7, 4:caeco quodam timore... quaerebant aliquem ducem,
id. Lig. 1, 3:caecique in nubibus ignes Terrificant animos,
Verg. A. 4, 209:caeca regens filo vestigia,
id. ib. 6, 30:ne sint caecae, pater, exsecrationes tuae,
Liv. 40, 10, 1:et caeco flentque paventque metu,
Ov. F. 2, 822:lymphatis caeco pavore animis,
Tac. H. 1, 82:cervus... Caeco timore proximam villam petit,
Phaedr. 2, 8, 3:timor,
Ov. Am. 1, 4, 42.—Transf.1. 2.Of the large intestine:II.intestinum,
the cœcum, Cels. 4, 1, 28; 4, 14, 1.—Pass., that cannot be seen, or trop., that cannot be known, invisible, concealed, hidden, secret, obscure, dark.A.Lit.: sunt igitur venti nimirum corpora caeca, winds are accordingly bodies, although invisible, Lucr. 1, 278; 1, 296; 1, 329;B.2, 713: vallum caecum,
Caes. B. C. 1, 28; cf.: caecum vallum dicitur, in quo praeacuti pali terrae affixi herbis vel frondibus occuluntur, Paul. ex Fest. p. 44 Müll.; so,fossae,
covered, Col. 2, 2, 9; Pall. Mai, 3. 1:in vada caeca ferre,
Verg. A. 1, 536:fores,
private, id. ib. 2, 453:spiramenta,
id. G. 1, 89:colubri,
Col. 10, 231:ignis,
Lucr. 4, 929:venenum,
id. 6, 822:tabes,
Ov. M. 9, 174:viae,
blind ways, Tib. 2, 1, 78:insidiae armaque,
Ov. F 2, 214; cf. Sil. 5, 3:saxa,
Verg. A. 3, 706; 5, 164:vulnus,
a secret wound, Lucr. 4, 1116;but also,
a wound upon the back, Verg. A. 10, 733; cf.in the same sense, ictus,
Liv. 34, 14, 11; Sil. 9, 105 (cf.: caecum corpus, the back, I. A. supra):caeca manus, i.e. abscondita,
Ov. M. 12, 492:caecum domūs scelus,
Verg. A. 1, 356.—Trop.:2.caecas exponere causas,
Lucr. 3, 317:improba navigii ratio, tum caeca jacebat,
lay still concealed, id. 5, 1004; so,venti potestas,
id. 3, 248; 3, 270: fluctus, Sisenn. ap. Non. p. 449, 10:caeca et clandestina natura,
Lucr. 1, 779:res caecae et ab aspectūs judicio remotae,
Cic. de Or. 2, 87, 357:obscurum atque caecum,
id. Agr. 2, 14, 36:fata,
Hor. C. 2, 13, 16:sors,
id. S. 2, 3, 269:tumultus,
secret conspiracies, Verg. G. 1, 464:amor,
id. ib. 3, 210; cf.:stimulos in pectore caecos Condidit,
Ov. M. 1, 726. In Plaut. once, prob. taken from the vulgar lang.: caecā die emere, upon a concealed ( pay-) day, i.e. to purchase on credit (opp. oculata dies, i.e. for ready money): Ca. Pereo inopiā argentariā. Ba. Emito die caecā hercle olivom, id vendito oculatā die, Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 67.—By poet. license, transf. to the hearing:III. A.murmur,
Verg. A. 12, 591 (as we, by a similar meton., say a hollow sound; cf. on the other hand, in Gr. tuphlos ta ôta); so,clamor,
Val. Fl. 2, 461:mugitusterrae,
Sen. Troad. 171.—Lit.:B.nox,
Cic. Mil. 19, 50; Lucr. 1, 1108; Cat. 68, 44; Ov. M. 10, 476; 11, 521:caligo,
Lucr. 3, 305; 4, 457; Cat. 64, 908; Verg. A. 3, 203; 8, 253:tenebrae,
Lucr. 2, 54; 2, 746; 2, 798; 3, 87; 6, 35;3, 87: silentia, i.e. nox,
Sil. 7, 350:latebrae,
Lucr. 1, 409:iter,
Ov. M. 10, 456:loca,
Prop. 1, 19, 8:cavernae,
Ov. M. 15, 299; Sil. 7, 372:latus,
Verg. A. 2, 19:cubiculum si fenestram non habet, dicitur caecum,
Varr. L. L. 9, § 58 Müll.; so,domus,
without windows, Cic. Or. 67, 224:parietes,
Verg. A. 5, 589:pulvis,
id. ib. 12, 444:carcer,
id. ib. 6, 734:sardonyches,
not transparent, opaque, Plin. 37, 6, 23, § 86:smaragdi,
id. 37, 5, 18, § 68: acervus (of chaos), chaotic, confused, Ov M. 1, 24; Col. 4, 32, 4' chaos, Sen. Med. 741, Sil. 11, 456.—Trop., uncertain, doubtful: obscurā spe et caecā exspectatione pendere, i.e. of an uncertain consequence or result, Cic. Agr. 2, 25, 66:quod temere fit caeco casu,
id. Div. 2, 6, 15. cursus (Fortunae), Luc. 2, 567:eventus,
Verg. A. 6, 157:caeci morbi, quorum causas ne medici quidem perspicere queunt,
Col. 1, 5, 6; so,dolores,
Plin. 29, 2, 10, § 38; 29, 3, 13, § 55:crimen,
that cannot be proved, Liv. 45, 31, 11.— Subst.: caecum, i, n., uncertainty, obscurity ( poet.):verum in caeco esse,
Manil. 4, 304.—* Comp., Hor. S. 1, 2, 91.— Sup. and adv. not in. use.2. -
8 cecus
1.caecus (not coecus; sometimes in MSS. cēcus), a, um, adj. [akin to skia, skotos; Sanscr. khāyā, shadow], having no light, devoid of light.I. A.Lit.:2.Appius, qui caecus annos multos fuit,
Cic. Tusc. 5, 38, 112:traditum est enim Homerum caecum fuisse,
id. ib. 5, 39, 114; Lucr. 5, 839:catuli, qui jam dispecturi sunt, caeci aeque et hi qui modo nati,
Cic. Fin. 4, 23, 64:si facie miserabili senis, caeci, infantis,
Quint. 4, 1, 42:caecum corpus,
the blind part of the body, the back, Sall. J. 107, 1:perdices caecae impetu,
Plin. 10, 33, 51, § 102:gigni,
Vell. 1, 5, 2.—Prov.:B.ut si Caecus iter monstrare velit,
Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 4:apparet id quidem etiam caeco,
even a blind man can see that, Liv. 32, 34, 3:caecis hoc, ut aiunt, satis clarum est,
Quint. 12, 7, 9.—Trop., mentally or morally blind, blinded (freq. in prose and poetry):2.o pectora caeca!
Lucr. 2, 14:non solum ipsa Fortuna caeca est, sed eos etiam plerumque efficit caecos, quos complexa est,
Cic. Lael. 15, 54; cf.casus,
id. Div. 2, 6, 15:caecus atque amens tribunus,
id. Sest. 7, 17:caecum me et praecipitem ferri,
id. Planc. 3, 6:mater caeca crudelitate et scelere,
id. Clu. 70, 199:cupidine,
Sall. J. 25, 7:amentiā,
Cic. Har. Resp. 23, 48:quem mala stultitia Caecum agit,
Hor. S. 2, 3, 44:amatorem amicae Turpia decipiunt caecum vitia,
id. ib. 1, 3, 39:mens,
Tac. Agr. 43.—With ad:caecus ad has belli artes,
Liv. 21, 54, 3.—With gen.:caecus animi,
Quint. 1, 10, 29; Gell. 12, 13, 4:fati futuri,
ignorant of, Luc. 2, 14; cf. Claud. Rapt. Pros. 1, 138.— Subst.: Caeci, ōrum, m., the blind people, i.e. the people of Chalcedon, according to the oracle at Delphi. Tac. A. 12, 63; cf. Plin. 5, 32, 43, § 149. —Meton. of the passions themselves:3.caeca honorum cupido,
Lucr. 3, 59; Ov. M. 3, 620:ac temeraria dominatrix animi cupiditas,
Cic. Inv. 1, 2, 2; id. Pis. 24, 57:exspectatio,
id. Agr. 2, 25, 66:amor,
Ov. F. 2, 762:amor sui,
Hor. C. 1, 18, 14:festinatio,
Liv. 22, 39, 22:furor,
Hor. Epod. 7, 13:caeca et sopita socordia,
Quint. 1, 2, 5:ambitio,
Sen. Ben. 7, 26, 4.—Pregn., blind, i.e. at random, vague, indiscriminate, aimless:C.in hac calumniā timoris et caecae suspitionis tormento,
Cic. Fam. 6, 7, 4:caeco quodam timore... quaerebant aliquem ducem,
id. Lig. 1, 3:caecique in nubibus ignes Terrificant animos,
Verg. A. 4, 209:caeca regens filo vestigia,
id. ib. 6, 30:ne sint caecae, pater, exsecrationes tuae,
Liv. 40, 10, 1:et caeco flentque paventque metu,
Ov. F. 2, 822:lymphatis caeco pavore animis,
Tac. H. 1, 82:cervus... Caeco timore proximam villam petit,
Phaedr. 2, 8, 3:timor,
Ov. Am. 1, 4, 42.—Transf.1. 2.Of the large intestine:II.intestinum,
the cœcum, Cels. 4, 1, 28; 4, 14, 1.—Pass., that cannot be seen, or trop., that cannot be known, invisible, concealed, hidden, secret, obscure, dark.A.Lit.: sunt igitur venti nimirum corpora caeca, winds are accordingly bodies, although invisible, Lucr. 1, 278; 1, 296; 1, 329;B.2, 713: vallum caecum,
Caes. B. C. 1, 28; cf.: caecum vallum dicitur, in quo praeacuti pali terrae affixi herbis vel frondibus occuluntur, Paul. ex Fest. p. 44 Müll.; so,fossae,
covered, Col. 2, 2, 9; Pall. Mai, 3. 1:in vada caeca ferre,
Verg. A. 1, 536:fores,
private, id. ib. 2, 453:spiramenta,
id. G. 1, 89:colubri,
Col. 10, 231:ignis,
Lucr. 4, 929:venenum,
id. 6, 822:tabes,
Ov. M. 9, 174:viae,
blind ways, Tib. 2, 1, 78:insidiae armaque,
Ov. F 2, 214; cf. Sil. 5, 3:saxa,
Verg. A. 3, 706; 5, 164:vulnus,
a secret wound, Lucr. 4, 1116;but also,
a wound upon the back, Verg. A. 10, 733; cf.in the same sense, ictus,
Liv. 34, 14, 11; Sil. 9, 105 (cf.: caecum corpus, the back, I. A. supra):caeca manus, i.e. abscondita,
Ov. M. 12, 492:caecum domūs scelus,
Verg. A. 1, 356.—Trop.:2.caecas exponere causas,
Lucr. 3, 317:improba navigii ratio, tum caeca jacebat,
lay still concealed, id. 5, 1004; so,venti potestas,
id. 3, 248; 3, 270: fluctus, Sisenn. ap. Non. p. 449, 10:caeca et clandestina natura,
Lucr. 1, 779:res caecae et ab aspectūs judicio remotae,
Cic. de Or. 2, 87, 357:obscurum atque caecum,
id. Agr. 2, 14, 36:fata,
Hor. C. 2, 13, 16:sors,
id. S. 2, 3, 269:tumultus,
secret conspiracies, Verg. G. 1, 464:amor,
id. ib. 3, 210; cf.:stimulos in pectore caecos Condidit,
Ov. M. 1, 726. In Plaut. once, prob. taken from the vulgar lang.: caecā die emere, upon a concealed ( pay-) day, i.e. to purchase on credit (opp. oculata dies, i.e. for ready money): Ca. Pereo inopiā argentariā. Ba. Emito die caecā hercle olivom, id vendito oculatā die, Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 67.—By poet. license, transf. to the hearing:III. A.murmur,
Verg. A. 12, 591 (as we, by a similar meton., say a hollow sound; cf. on the other hand, in Gr. tuphlos ta ôta); so,clamor,
Val. Fl. 2, 461:mugitusterrae,
Sen. Troad. 171.—Lit.:B.nox,
Cic. Mil. 19, 50; Lucr. 1, 1108; Cat. 68, 44; Ov. M. 10, 476; 11, 521:caligo,
Lucr. 3, 305; 4, 457; Cat. 64, 908; Verg. A. 3, 203; 8, 253:tenebrae,
Lucr. 2, 54; 2, 746; 2, 798; 3, 87; 6, 35;3, 87: silentia, i.e. nox,
Sil. 7, 350:latebrae,
Lucr. 1, 409:iter,
Ov. M. 10, 456:loca,
Prop. 1, 19, 8:cavernae,
Ov. M. 15, 299; Sil. 7, 372:latus,
Verg. A. 2, 19:cubiculum si fenestram non habet, dicitur caecum,
Varr. L. L. 9, § 58 Müll.; so,domus,
without windows, Cic. Or. 67, 224:parietes,
Verg. A. 5, 589:pulvis,
id. ib. 12, 444:carcer,
id. ib. 6, 734:sardonyches,
not transparent, opaque, Plin. 37, 6, 23, § 86:smaragdi,
id. 37, 5, 18, § 68: acervus (of chaos), chaotic, confused, Ov M. 1, 24; Col. 4, 32, 4' chaos, Sen. Med. 741, Sil. 11, 456.—Trop., uncertain, doubtful: obscurā spe et caecā exspectatione pendere, i.e. of an uncertain consequence or result, Cic. Agr. 2, 25, 66:quod temere fit caeco casu,
id. Div. 2, 6, 15. cursus (Fortunae), Luc. 2, 567:eventus,
Verg. A. 6, 157:caeci morbi, quorum causas ne medici quidem perspicere queunt,
Col. 1, 5, 6; so,dolores,
Plin. 29, 2, 10, § 38; 29, 3, 13, § 55:crimen,
that cannot be proved, Liv. 45, 31, 11.— Subst.: caecum, i, n., uncertainty, obscurity ( poet.):verum in caeco esse,
Manil. 4, 304.—* Comp., Hor. S. 1, 2, 91.— Sup. and adv. not in. use.2. -
9 coecus
1.caecus (not coecus; sometimes in MSS. cēcus), a, um, adj. [akin to skia, skotos; Sanscr. khāyā, shadow], having no light, devoid of light.I. A.Lit.:2.Appius, qui caecus annos multos fuit,
Cic. Tusc. 5, 38, 112:traditum est enim Homerum caecum fuisse,
id. ib. 5, 39, 114; Lucr. 5, 839:catuli, qui jam dispecturi sunt, caeci aeque et hi qui modo nati,
Cic. Fin. 4, 23, 64:si facie miserabili senis, caeci, infantis,
Quint. 4, 1, 42:caecum corpus,
the blind part of the body, the back, Sall. J. 107, 1:perdices caecae impetu,
Plin. 10, 33, 51, § 102:gigni,
Vell. 1, 5, 2.—Prov.:B.ut si Caecus iter monstrare velit,
Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 4:apparet id quidem etiam caeco,
even a blind man can see that, Liv. 32, 34, 3:caecis hoc, ut aiunt, satis clarum est,
Quint. 12, 7, 9.—Trop., mentally or morally blind, blinded (freq. in prose and poetry):2.o pectora caeca!
Lucr. 2, 14:non solum ipsa Fortuna caeca est, sed eos etiam plerumque efficit caecos, quos complexa est,
Cic. Lael. 15, 54; cf.casus,
id. Div. 2, 6, 15:caecus atque amens tribunus,
id. Sest. 7, 17:caecum me et praecipitem ferri,
id. Planc. 3, 6:mater caeca crudelitate et scelere,
id. Clu. 70, 199:cupidine,
Sall. J. 25, 7:amentiā,
Cic. Har. Resp. 23, 48:quem mala stultitia Caecum agit,
Hor. S. 2, 3, 44:amatorem amicae Turpia decipiunt caecum vitia,
id. ib. 1, 3, 39:mens,
Tac. Agr. 43.—With ad:caecus ad has belli artes,
Liv. 21, 54, 3.—With gen.:caecus animi,
Quint. 1, 10, 29; Gell. 12, 13, 4:fati futuri,
ignorant of, Luc. 2, 14; cf. Claud. Rapt. Pros. 1, 138.— Subst.: Caeci, ōrum, m., the blind people, i.e. the people of Chalcedon, according to the oracle at Delphi. Tac. A. 12, 63; cf. Plin. 5, 32, 43, § 149. —Meton. of the passions themselves:3.caeca honorum cupido,
Lucr. 3, 59; Ov. M. 3, 620:ac temeraria dominatrix animi cupiditas,
Cic. Inv. 1, 2, 2; id. Pis. 24, 57:exspectatio,
id. Agr. 2, 25, 66:amor,
Ov. F. 2, 762:amor sui,
Hor. C. 1, 18, 14:festinatio,
Liv. 22, 39, 22:furor,
Hor. Epod. 7, 13:caeca et sopita socordia,
Quint. 1, 2, 5:ambitio,
Sen. Ben. 7, 26, 4.—Pregn., blind, i.e. at random, vague, indiscriminate, aimless:C.in hac calumniā timoris et caecae suspitionis tormento,
Cic. Fam. 6, 7, 4:caeco quodam timore... quaerebant aliquem ducem,
id. Lig. 1, 3:caecique in nubibus ignes Terrificant animos,
Verg. A. 4, 209:caeca regens filo vestigia,
id. ib. 6, 30:ne sint caecae, pater, exsecrationes tuae,
Liv. 40, 10, 1:et caeco flentque paventque metu,
Ov. F. 2, 822:lymphatis caeco pavore animis,
Tac. H. 1, 82:cervus... Caeco timore proximam villam petit,
Phaedr. 2, 8, 3:timor,
Ov. Am. 1, 4, 42.—Transf.1. 2.Of the large intestine:II.intestinum,
the cœcum, Cels. 4, 1, 28; 4, 14, 1.—Pass., that cannot be seen, or trop., that cannot be known, invisible, concealed, hidden, secret, obscure, dark.A.Lit.: sunt igitur venti nimirum corpora caeca, winds are accordingly bodies, although invisible, Lucr. 1, 278; 1, 296; 1, 329;B.2, 713: vallum caecum,
Caes. B. C. 1, 28; cf.: caecum vallum dicitur, in quo praeacuti pali terrae affixi herbis vel frondibus occuluntur, Paul. ex Fest. p. 44 Müll.; so,fossae,
covered, Col. 2, 2, 9; Pall. Mai, 3. 1:in vada caeca ferre,
Verg. A. 1, 536:fores,
private, id. ib. 2, 453:spiramenta,
id. G. 1, 89:colubri,
Col. 10, 231:ignis,
Lucr. 4, 929:venenum,
id. 6, 822:tabes,
Ov. M. 9, 174:viae,
blind ways, Tib. 2, 1, 78:insidiae armaque,
Ov. F 2, 214; cf. Sil. 5, 3:saxa,
Verg. A. 3, 706; 5, 164:vulnus,
a secret wound, Lucr. 4, 1116;but also,
a wound upon the back, Verg. A. 10, 733; cf.in the same sense, ictus,
Liv. 34, 14, 11; Sil. 9, 105 (cf.: caecum corpus, the back, I. A. supra):caeca manus, i.e. abscondita,
Ov. M. 12, 492:caecum domūs scelus,
Verg. A. 1, 356.—Trop.:2.caecas exponere causas,
Lucr. 3, 317:improba navigii ratio, tum caeca jacebat,
lay still concealed, id. 5, 1004; so,venti potestas,
id. 3, 248; 3, 270: fluctus, Sisenn. ap. Non. p. 449, 10:caeca et clandestina natura,
Lucr. 1, 779:res caecae et ab aspectūs judicio remotae,
Cic. de Or. 2, 87, 357:obscurum atque caecum,
id. Agr. 2, 14, 36:fata,
Hor. C. 2, 13, 16:sors,
id. S. 2, 3, 269:tumultus,
secret conspiracies, Verg. G. 1, 464:amor,
id. ib. 3, 210; cf.:stimulos in pectore caecos Condidit,
Ov. M. 1, 726. In Plaut. once, prob. taken from the vulgar lang.: caecā die emere, upon a concealed ( pay-) day, i.e. to purchase on credit (opp. oculata dies, i.e. for ready money): Ca. Pereo inopiā argentariā. Ba. Emito die caecā hercle olivom, id vendito oculatā die, Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 67.—By poet. license, transf. to the hearing:III. A.murmur,
Verg. A. 12, 591 (as we, by a similar meton., say a hollow sound; cf. on the other hand, in Gr. tuphlos ta ôta); so,clamor,
Val. Fl. 2, 461:mugitusterrae,
Sen. Troad. 171.—Lit.:B.nox,
Cic. Mil. 19, 50; Lucr. 1, 1108; Cat. 68, 44; Ov. M. 10, 476; 11, 521:caligo,
Lucr. 3, 305; 4, 457; Cat. 64, 908; Verg. A. 3, 203; 8, 253:tenebrae,
Lucr. 2, 54; 2, 746; 2, 798; 3, 87; 6, 35;3, 87: silentia, i.e. nox,
Sil. 7, 350:latebrae,
Lucr. 1, 409:iter,
Ov. M. 10, 456:loca,
Prop. 1, 19, 8:cavernae,
Ov. M. 15, 299; Sil. 7, 372:latus,
Verg. A. 2, 19:cubiculum si fenestram non habet, dicitur caecum,
Varr. L. L. 9, § 58 Müll.; so,domus,
without windows, Cic. Or. 67, 224:parietes,
Verg. A. 5, 589:pulvis,
id. ib. 12, 444:carcer,
id. ib. 6, 734:sardonyches,
not transparent, opaque, Plin. 37, 6, 23, § 86:smaragdi,
id. 37, 5, 18, § 68: acervus (of chaos), chaotic, confused, Ov M. 1, 24; Col. 4, 32, 4' chaos, Sen. Med. 741, Sil. 11, 456.—Trop., uncertain, doubtful: obscurā spe et caecā exspectatione pendere, i.e. of an uncertain consequence or result, Cic. Agr. 2, 25, 66:quod temere fit caeco casu,
id. Div. 2, 6, 15. cursus (Fortunae), Luc. 2, 567:eventus,
Verg. A. 6, 157:caeci morbi, quorum causas ne medici quidem perspicere queunt,
Col. 1, 5, 6; so,dolores,
Plin. 29, 2, 10, § 38; 29, 3, 13, § 55:crimen,
that cannot be proved, Liv. 45, 31, 11.— Subst.: caecum, i, n., uncertainty, obscurity ( poet.):verum in caeco esse,
Manil. 4, 304.—* Comp., Hor. S. 1, 2, 91.— Sup. and adv. not in. use.2. -
10 Crassus
1.crassus, a, um, adj. [Sanscr. kart-, to spin; cf.: crates, cartilago, etc.]; as opp. to flowing, thin, lean, delicate, etc., solid, thick, dense, fat, gross, etc. (freq. and class. in prose and poetry).I.Lit.:B.semina (opp. liquida),
Lucr. 4, 1259; cf.:crassius semen,
id. 4, 1244:corpus,
id. 6, 857:unguentum,
Hor. A. P. 375:paludes,
Verg. G. 2, 110:cruor,
id. A. 5, 469:aquae,
greatly swollen, Ov. Am. 3, 6, 8:ager,
Varr. R. R. 1, 24, 1; Cic. Fl. 29, 71; cf.:terga (agri),
Verg. G. 2, 236:homo,
Ter. Hec. 3, 4, 26:turdi,
Mart. 2, 40:toga,
Hor. S. 1, 3, 15; cf.filum,
Cic. Fam. 9, 12, 2; Ov. H. 9, 77:restis,
Plaut. Pers. 5, 2, 38:digiti crassi tres, as a measure,
Cato, R. R. 40, 4.—Esp., of the atmosphere, thick, dense, heavy:II.aër crassus et concretus,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 18, 42; cf.:crassissimus aër,
id. N. D. 2, 6, 17:caelum Thebis (opp. tenue Athenis),
id. Fat. 4, 7:Baeotum in crasso jurares aëre natum,
Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 244; Juv. 10, 50: caligo nubis, Lucr. [p. 478] 6, 461; cf.:caliginis aër Crassior,
id. 4, 350 al.:vitrum crassiore visu,
less transparent, Plin. 36, 26, 67, § 196.—Trop. (rare;1.not in Cic.): crassum infortunium,
i. e. a sound beating, Plaut. Rud. 3, 5, 53: senes, stupid, dull, Varr. ap. Non. p. 86, 24:Ofellus Rusticus abnormis sapiens crassāque Minervā,
i. e. dull, stolid, Hor. S. 2, 2, 3; cf.:crassiore ut vocant Musa,
Quint. 1, 10, 28:turba,
uncultivated, Mart. 9, 23:neglegentia,
stupid, clumsy, Dig. 22, 6, 6: crassiora nomina, more rude or barbarous, Mart. 12, 18, 12; cf. Gell. 13, 20, 15.—Hence, adv.: crassē (rare; not in Cic.), thickly.Lit.:2.picare vasa,
Col. 12, 44, 5; cf.oblinere,
Scrib. Comp. 46.—Grossly, rudely:2.crasse illepideve compositum poëma (the figure taken from a coarse web),
Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 76.—Of precious stones, not clearly, dimly ( comp.), Plin. 37, 7, 31, § 106; 37, 8, 36, § 114.—Hence of the indistinct understanding of any thing, not clearly, confusedly:crasse et summatim et obscure intellegere aliquid,
Sen. Ep. 121, 11.Crassus, i, m., a family name in the gens Licinia. The most distinguished were,I.L. Licinius Crassus, a celebrated orator, a contemporary of Cicero, Cic. Brut. 38, 143; id. Off. 1, 30, 108 et saep.; cf. id. Brut. prol. pp. 68-77 Ellendt.—II.M. Licinius Crassus, the triumvir.—Hence, Crassĭānus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to the triumvir Crassus:exercitūs clades (in the war with the Parthians),
Vell. 2, 82, 2; cf.:Crassiana clades,
Plin. 6, 16, 18, § 47; Flor. 4, 9, 7. -
11 crassus
1.crassus, a, um, adj. [Sanscr. kart-, to spin; cf.: crates, cartilago, etc.]; as opp. to flowing, thin, lean, delicate, etc., solid, thick, dense, fat, gross, etc. (freq. and class. in prose and poetry).I.Lit.:B.semina (opp. liquida),
Lucr. 4, 1259; cf.:crassius semen,
id. 4, 1244:corpus,
id. 6, 857:unguentum,
Hor. A. P. 375:paludes,
Verg. G. 2, 110:cruor,
id. A. 5, 469:aquae,
greatly swollen, Ov. Am. 3, 6, 8:ager,
Varr. R. R. 1, 24, 1; Cic. Fl. 29, 71; cf.:terga (agri),
Verg. G. 2, 236:homo,
Ter. Hec. 3, 4, 26:turdi,
Mart. 2, 40:toga,
Hor. S. 1, 3, 15; cf.filum,
Cic. Fam. 9, 12, 2; Ov. H. 9, 77:restis,
Plaut. Pers. 5, 2, 38:digiti crassi tres, as a measure,
Cato, R. R. 40, 4.—Esp., of the atmosphere, thick, dense, heavy:II.aër crassus et concretus,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 18, 42; cf.:crassissimus aër,
id. N. D. 2, 6, 17:caelum Thebis (opp. tenue Athenis),
id. Fat. 4, 7:Baeotum in crasso jurares aëre natum,
Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 244; Juv. 10, 50: caligo nubis, Lucr. [p. 478] 6, 461; cf.:caliginis aër Crassior,
id. 4, 350 al.:vitrum crassiore visu,
less transparent, Plin. 36, 26, 67, § 196.—Trop. (rare;1.not in Cic.): crassum infortunium,
i. e. a sound beating, Plaut. Rud. 3, 5, 53: senes, stupid, dull, Varr. ap. Non. p. 86, 24:Ofellus Rusticus abnormis sapiens crassāque Minervā,
i. e. dull, stolid, Hor. S. 2, 2, 3; cf.:crassiore ut vocant Musa,
Quint. 1, 10, 28:turba,
uncultivated, Mart. 9, 23:neglegentia,
stupid, clumsy, Dig. 22, 6, 6: crassiora nomina, more rude or barbarous, Mart. 12, 18, 12; cf. Gell. 13, 20, 15.—Hence, adv.: crassē (rare; not in Cic.), thickly.Lit.:2.picare vasa,
Col. 12, 44, 5; cf.oblinere,
Scrib. Comp. 46.—Grossly, rudely:2.crasse illepideve compositum poëma (the figure taken from a coarse web),
Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 76.—Of precious stones, not clearly, dimly ( comp.), Plin. 37, 7, 31, § 106; 37, 8, 36, § 114.—Hence of the indistinct understanding of any thing, not clearly, confusedly:crasse et summatim et obscure intellegere aliquid,
Sen. Ep. 121, 11.Crassus, i, m., a family name in the gens Licinia. The most distinguished were,I.L. Licinius Crassus, a celebrated orator, a contemporary of Cicero, Cic. Brut. 38, 143; id. Off. 1, 30, 108 et saep.; cf. id. Brut. prol. pp. 68-77 Ellendt.—II.M. Licinius Crassus, the triumvir.—Hence, Crassĭānus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to the triumvir Crassus:exercitūs clades (in the war with the Parthians),
Vell. 2, 82, 2; cf.:Crassiana clades,
Plin. 6, 16, 18, § 47; Flor. 4, 9, 7. -
12 limpidus
limpĭdus, a, um, adj. [Gr. lampô; cf. lepor, O-lymp-us], clear, bright, pellucid, transparent, limpid (poet and in post-Aug. prose):II.lacus,
Cat. 4, 24:limpidior aqua fiet,
Vitr. 8, 7:vinum limpidissimum,
Col. 12, 28, 3:limpidae chrysolithi,
Plin. 37, 9, 42, § 126:alumen,
id. 35, 15, 52, § 184.—Transf., pure, clean:II.panis,
Cael. Aur. Tard. 1, 1, 2:linimentum,
id. ib. 1, 1, 34:lana,
id. Acut. 2, 18, 103.—Hence, lim-pĭdē, adv., clearly, Cael. Aur. Tard. 4, 3, 30.—Trop.:perspicere,
Cael. Aur. Tard. 4, 1, 6. -
13 сочинение
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4. writingСинонимический ряд:1. выдумывание (сущ.) выдумывание; измышление; изобретение; придумывание; фантазирование2. писание (сущ.) писание
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