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  • 1 calamus

    călămus, i, m., = kalamos.
    I.
    Lit., a reed, cane (pure Lat. harundo; cf.

    canna),

    Plin. 16, 36, 65, § 159 sq.; 16, 21, 33, § 80; Col. 3, 15, 1; 4, 4, 1; Pall. Nov. 22, 3 al.:

    aromaticus (found in Syria and Arabia),

    sweet calamus, Col. 12, 52, 2:

    odoratus,

    Plin. 12, 22, 48, § 104; Veg. 6, 13, 3.—Also absol.:

    calamus,

    Cato, R. R. 105, 2; Plin. 13, 1, 2, § 8 sq.:

    Syriacus,

    Veg. 4, 13, 4.—
    II.
    Meton.
    A.
    For objects made of reeds (cf. harundo, and Liddell and Scott, under kalamos).
    1.
    A reed-pen (cf. Dict. of Antiq.;

    class.): quicumque calamus in manus meas inciderit, eo utar tamquam bono,

    Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 14 (15 b), 1:

    sumere,

    id. Att. 6, 8, 1: calamo et atramento militare, Cato ap. Ruf. p. 199:

    quoad intinguntur calami,

    Quint. 10, 3, 31:

    transversus,

    Hor. A. P. 447:

    scriptorius,

    Cels. 7, 11; 7, 27; Scrib. 10, 47.—
    2.
    A reed-pipe, reed (cf. Lucr. 5, 1380 sq.; the form is described in Tib. 2, 5, 32; Ov. M. 1, 711):

    unco saepe labro calamos percurrit hiantes,

    with curved lip runs over the open reeds, Lucr. 4, 590; 5, 1382; 5, 1407; Verg. E. 2, 34; 5, 48; 1, 10; 2, 32; 5, 2; Cat. 63, 22; Prop. 3 (4), 17, 34; 4 (5), 1, 24; Ov. M. 11, 161 al.—
    3.
    An arrow:

    hastas et calami spicula Gnosii,

    Hor. C. 1, 15, 17; Verg. E. 3, 13; Prop. 2 (3), 19, 24; Ov. M. 7, 778; 8, 30; Juv. 13, 80; cf. Plin. 16, 36, 65, § 159 sq.—
    4.
    An angling-rod, fishing-rod:

    calamo salientes ducere pisces,

    Ov. M. 3, 587.—
    5.
    A lime-twig for snaring birds, Prop. 3 (4), 13, 46; Mart. 13, 68; 14, 218; Sen. Oct. 411.—
    6.
    A signal-pole or rod, Col. 3, 15, 1 sq.—
    7.
    A measuring-rod, Vulg. Ezech. 40, 5 al.—
    B.
    Transf. to things of a similar form.
    1.
    In gen., any straw of grain, a stalk, stem, blade:

    lupini calamus,

    Verg. G. 1, 76:

    calamus altior frumento quam hordeo,

    Plin. 18, 7, 10, § 61.—
    2.
    A graft, a scion, Plin. 17, 14, 24, § 102 sq.; 17, 18. 30, § 129; 24, 14, 75, § 123; Col. 4, 29, 9.—
    3. 4.
    The hollow arm of a candelabra, Vulg. Exod. 25, 31 sq. [p. 267]

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > calamus

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