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1 cēreus
cēreus adj. [cera], waxen, of wax: nihil: effigies, H.: neque proponi cereus opto, offered for sale in ( a statue of) wax, H.: castra, i. e. honeycomb, V.: regna, realms of bees, V.— Wax-colored: pruna, V.—Pliant, soft: bracchia Telephi, H.— Fig.: cereus in vitium flecti, easily persuaded, H.* * *Icerea, cereum ADJwaxed, waxen, of/like wax; wax colored/pale yellow; pliant/soft; easily movedIIwax light, taper, candle -
2 cereus
1. I.Prop., Cic. N. D. 3, 12, 30:B.effigies,
Hor. S. 1, 8, 30:imago,
id. ib. 1, 8, 43; id. Epod. 17, 76; cf. id. Ep. 2, 1, 265:castra,
cells of wax, honey-comb, Verg. A. 12, 589; cf.regna,
waxen realms, id. G. 4, 202:simul acra,
Ov. H. 6, 91.—Subst.: cē-rĕus, i, m. (sc. funis), a waxlight, wax taper, Plaut. Curc. 1, 1, 9; Cic. Off. 3, 20, 80; Sen. Ep. 122, 10; id. Brev. Vit. 20, 5; id. Tranq. 11, 7. Such waxlights were brought by clients to their patrons as presents at the time of the Saturnalia, Fest.s.v. cereos, p. 54 Müll.; Macr. S. 1, 7 and 11; Mart. 5, 18.—II.Meton.A.Wax-colored:* B. C. 2.pruna,
Verg. E. 2, 53; cf. Ov. M. 13, 818:abolla,
Mart. 4, 53:turtur,
id. 3, 58:cerei coloris electrum,
Plin. 37, 2, 11, § 33.—cērĕus, i, m., v. 1. cereus, I. B. -
3 candēla
candēla ae, f [CAND-], a wax-light, tallowcandle, taper: brevis, Iu.: candelam apponere valvis, to set fire to the doors, Iu.— A cord covered with wax (which preserved it from decay): fasces candelis involuti, L.* * *tallow candle/taper; waxen cord; fire (L+S); small taper/candle (Ecc) -
4 cēra
cēra ae, f [2 CER-], wax: fingere e cerā: calamos cerā coniungere, V. — Meton., plur, the wax cells (of bees), V. — A writing-tablet, leaf of wood covered with wax: ex illis tabulis cerāve recitata, L.: vacua, O.: prima, the first leaf, H.: extrema.— A seal (of wax), C., O.—A waxen image, wax figure, family portrait: veteres, Iu., S.* * *wax, beeswax; honeycomb; wax-covered writing tablet, letter; wax image/seal -
5 cēreus
cēreus ī, m [1 cereus], a wax-light, taper.* * *Icerea, cereum ADJwaxed, waxen, of/like wax; wax colored/pale yellow; pliant/soft; easily movedIIwax light, taper, candle -
6 stilus
stilus (not stylus), ī, m [STIG-], a pointed instrument ; hence, in a double sense: si meus stilus ille fuisset, ut dicitur, had that weapon been mine, had I been the author of that tragedy: hic stilus haud petet ultro Quemquam, my pe<*> will stab no one wantonly, H.—For writing on waxen tablets, an iron pencil, style: orationes paene Attico stilo scriptae, with an Attic pen: luxuries, quae stilo depascenda est, i. e. to be moderated by practice in writing: vertit stilum in tabulis suis, i. e. makes erasures (with the broad upper end of the style): Saepe stilum vertas, H.— A writing, composition, practice of composing: stilus optimus dicendi effector: exercitatus, a practised pen.—A manner of writing, mode of expression, style: Dissimili oratione sunt factae (fabulae) ac stilo, in language and style, T.: artifex stilus, an artistic style.* * *stylus, pencil, iron pen; column, pillar -
7 peraro
perarare, peraravi, peraratus Vfurrow; inscribe (scratch on a waxen tablet) -
8 cera
cēra, ae, f. [Sanscr. kar-, to scatter, throw away; cf. Gr. krinô; Lat. cerno; Gr. kêros; cf. sincerus], wax, Lucr. 6, 516; 6, 966; Cic. de Or. 3, 45, 177: id. Tusc. 1, 45, 108; Col. 9, 15, 8; 9, 16, 1; Plin. 21, 14, 49, § 83 sq. et saep.; Verg. E. 2, 32.—In plur., the wax cells of the hives, Verg. G. 4, 57; 4, 162; 4, 241; Col. 9, 15; 9, 7 sq.; Plin. 11, 8, 8, § 118 al.—II.Meton., acc. to its diff. uses.A.Most freq., a writing-tablet covered with wax, Plaut. Pers. 4, 3, 59; id. Curc. 3, 40; Cic. Div. in Caecil. 7, 24; Hor. Ep. 1, 6, 62; Ov. M. 9, 521; Liv. 1, 24, 7; Quint. 1, 1, 27; 10, 3, 31; 11, 2, 32; Suet. Caes. 83 al. —Hence, prima, secunda, etc., cera, the first, etc., leaf or page, Suet. Ner. 17; Hor. S. 2, 5, 54; Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 36, § 92.—B.A seal of wax, Plaut. Bacch. 4, 4, 96; Cic. Fl. 16, 37; Ov. Am. 2, 15, 16; Plin. 2, 51, 52, § 137.—C.A waxen image of an ancestor, a wax figure:D.cera illa (sc. majorum imaginum) atque figura,
Sall. J. 4, 6; Ov. F. 1, 591; Juv. 8, 19; cf.:expressi cerā voltus,
Plin. 35, 2, 2, § 6.—Wax used in encaustic painting, Varr. R. R. 3, 17, 4 Schneid.; Plin. 35, 7, 31, § 49; id. 35, 11, 39, § 122; and 35, 11, 41, § 149; Stat. S. 1, 1, 100. -
9 ceraria
I.Cerarius, ii, m.A.Kêropôlês, a dealer in wax, Gloss. Gr. Lat. —B.A writer upon wax tablets, Inscr. Orell. 4109.—* II.cērārĭa, ae, f., she who makes wax-lights, Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 101 dub.—* III.cērārĭum, ii, n., wax-money, a revenue either for wax used in waxen tablets, or, perhaps, as a fee for affixing a seal, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 78, § 181. -
10 cerarium
I.Cerarius, ii, m.A.Kêropôlês, a dealer in wax, Gloss. Gr. Lat. —B.A writer upon wax tablets, Inscr. Orell. 4109.—* II.cērārĭa, ae, f., she who makes wax-lights, Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 101 dub.—* III.cērārĭum, ii, n., wax-money, a revenue either for wax used in waxen tablets, or, perhaps, as a fee for affixing a seal, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 78, § 181. -
11 cerarius
I.Cerarius, ii, m.A.Kêropôlês, a dealer in wax, Gloss. Gr. Lat. —B.A writer upon wax tablets, Inscr. Orell. 4109.—* II.cērārĭa, ae, f., she who makes wax-lights, Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 101 dub.—* III.cērārĭum, ii, n., wax-money, a revenue either for wax used in waxen tablets, or, perhaps, as a fee for affixing a seal, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 78, § 181. -
12 defigo
dē-fīgo, xi, xum, 3, v. a., to fasten down or in; and with especial reference to the terminus, to drive, fix, or fasten into (class.). —I.Lit.: in campo Martio crucem ad civium supplicium defigi et constitui jubes, Cic. Rab. perd. 4; so,B.tigna machinationibus immissa in flumen,
Caes. B. G. 4, 17, 4:sudes sub aqua,
id. ib. 5, 18, 3:asseres in terra defigebantur,
id. B. C. 2, 2; Liv. 44, 5:verutum in balteo,
Caes. B. G. 5, 44, 7:sicam in consulis corpore,
to thrust, Cic. Cat. 1, 6; cf.:cultrum in corde,
Liv. 1, 58 fin.:tellure hastas,
Verg. A. 12, 130; cf. id. ib. 6, 652:gladium superne jugulo,
Liv. 1, 25; cf. Ov. M. 13, 436 al.: cruci defiguntur, Varr. ap. Non. 221, 13:arborem penitus terrae,
Verg. G. 2, 290:te hodie, si prehendero, defigam in terram colaphis,
Plaut. Pers. 2, 4, 22 (for which, shortly after, cruci affigere):morsus in aurem,
Plin. 8, 12, 12, § 34:clavum percussum malleo in cerebrum,
Vulg. Judic. 4, 21; Eccles. 12, 11. —Meton. (Causa pro effectu.) To fix, fasten, render immovable (rare):C.defixa caelo sidera,
Hor. Epod. 17, 5; cf. Ov. M. 11, 76:defixere aciem in his vestigiis,
have fixed them motionless, Tac. Agr. 34; cf.:defixi et Neronem intuentes,
id. A. 13, 16:sedeo defixus,
Plin. Ep. 9, 34, 1:me defixum in ora, etc.,
Prop. 1, 8, 15.—Esp. in phrase, manus defigere, to strike hands, i. e., to close a contract as surety, to pledge one's person, Vulg. Prov. 6, 1; 22, 26.—II.Trop.A.In gen., to fix, fasten; to turn intently in any direction:B.virtus est una altissimis defixa radicibus,
Cic. Phil. 4, 5:oculos in vultu regis,
Curt. 7, 8:iratos oculos in te,
Ov. Am. 2, 18, 15:in alicujus possessiones oculos defigere,
Cic. Phil. 11, 5, 10:oculos defigere in terram,
Quint. 11, 3, 158; Curt. 9, 3.— Absol.:oculos,
to let fall, cast down, Tac. A. 3, 1:Aeneas defixus lumina,
Verg. A. 6, 156:animos in ea, quae perspicua sunt,
Cic. Ac. 2, 15:disputare non vaganti oratione, sed defixa in una republica,
id. Rep. 1, 11; cf.:in eo mentem orationemque defigit,
id. de Or. 3, 8, 31:omnes suas curas in reip. salute,
id. Phil. 14, 5, 13; id. Verr. 1, 3; cf. id. Prov. Cons. 4, 8.—In partic.1.To strike motionless, sc. with astonishment, etc.; to stupefy, astound, astonish (not freq. till after the Aug. per.):2.utraque simul objecta res oculis animisque immobiles parumper eos defixit,
Liv. 21, 33; so,aliquem,
id. 3, 47; 6, 40 al.: silentium triste ita defixit omnium animos, ut, etc., Liv. 1, 29.—In the part. perf.:dum stupet obtutuque haeret defixus in uno,
Verg. A. 1, 495; 6, 156; 7, 249; Hor. Ep. 1, 6, 14; Liv. 8, 7; Tac. A. 1, 68; 13, 5 et saep.—Religious t. t.* a.To declare fixedly, firmly, unalterably:b.QVAE AVGVR VITIOSA, DIRA DEFIXERIT, IRRITA SVNTO,
Cic. Leg. 2, 8 fin. —(Because, in making imprecations, the waxen image of him for whom destruction was to be prepared, or his name written in wax, was stuck through with a needle; cf. Ov. H. 6, 91 sq., and Voss upon Verg. E. 8, 80.) To bewitch, enchant; to curse any thing:3.caput alicujus dira imprecatione,
Sen. Ben. 6, 35:defigi imprecationibus,
Plin. 28, 2, 4, § 19:nomina cerā,
Ov. Am. 3, 7, 29; cf.:DEFIXA NOMINA,
Inscr. Orell. 3726:regis animum Iolchiacis votis,
Verg. Cir. 376.—To censure, reprove a thing:culpam,
Pers. 5, 16. -
13 incero
in-cēro, no perf., ātum, 1, v. a. [incero], to smear or cover over with wax:canaliculum,
Cels. 8, 8, § 1. — Poet.: genua deorum, i. e. to smear the knees of the gods by constant embraces and kisses; to be persistent in prayers, Juv. 10, 55 (cf. Prud. cont. Symm. 1, 203; others explain, to attach waxen tablets, containing written prayers, to the knees of the statues of gods; cf.:tacitas preces in templo deis allegasti,
App. Mag. 54, p. 309); so,genua Dianae,
Prud. Apoth. 457:lapides (religio),
id. Ham. 404. -
14 peraro
pĕr-ăro, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a.I.Lit., to plough through; to traverse the sea:II.pontum,
Sen. Med. 650.—Transf.A.To furrow:B. C.rugis anilibus ora,
Ov. M. 14, 96; Sid. Ep. 3, 13.—To scratch letters with the style on a waxen tablet, to write:talia perarans manus,
Ov. M. 9, 563:litteram,
id. A. A. 1, 455; cf. id. Tr. 3, 7, 1:peraratae tabellae,
id. Am. 1, 11, 7:perarare carmina auro,
Stat. S. 4, 5, 24. -
15 pungo
pungo, pŭpŭgi, punctum, 3 (old fut. perf. pepugero, Att. ap. Gell. 7, 9, 10; perf. punxi, acc. to Diom. p. 369 P.:I.pupungi, in pungit, punxit, pupungit,
Not. Tir. p. 131; scanned pŭpūgi, Prud. steph. 9, 59), v. a. [root pug-, to thrust, strike, whence also pugil, pugnus; Gr. pux, etc.], to prick, puncture (class.).Lit.:B.aliquem,
Cic. Sest. 10, 24:acu comatoriā mihi malas pungebat,
Petr. 21:vulnus quod acu punctum videretur,
Cic. Mil. 24, 65.—Transf.* 1. 2.To affect sensibly, to sting, bite: ut pungat colubram: cum pupugerit, etc., Varr. ap. Prisc. p. 894 P.:3. II.pungunt sensum,
Lucr. 4, 625:aliquem manu,
to pinch, Petr. 87 fin.:nitrum adulteratum pungit,
has a pungent taste, Plin. 31, 10, 46, § 114.—Trop., to prick, sting, vex, grieve, trouble, disturb, afflict, mortify, annoy, etc.:I. A.scrupulus aliquem stimulat ac pungit,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 2, 6:epistula illa ita me pupugit, ut somnum mihi ademerit,
id. Att. 2, 16, 1:jamdudum meum ille pectus pungit aculeus,
Plaut. Trin. 4, 2, 158:pungit me, quod scribis, etc.,
Cic. Fam. 7, 15, 1:si paupertas momordit, si ignominia pupugit,
id. Tusc. 3, 34, 82:quos tamen pungit aliquid,
id. ib. 5, 35, 102:odi ego, quos numquam pungunt suspiria somnos,
Prop. 3, 8 (4, 7), 27. —Hence, punctus, a, um, P. a., pricked in, like a point; hence, of time: puncto tempore (cf.: puncto temporis; v. infra), in an instant, in a moment (only in Lucr.), Lucr. 2, 263; 456; 1006; 4, 216; 6, 230.—Hence, subst. in two forms.Lit. (very rare), Mart. 11, 45, 6.—B.Transf.1.A point, small spot (as if made by pricking):b.ova punctis distincta,
Plin. 10, 52, 74, § 144:gemma sanguineis punctis,
id. 37, 8, 34, § 113:puncta quae terebrantur acu,
Mart. 11, 46, 2:ferream frontem convulnerandam praebeant punctis,
i. e. with the marks of slavery, Plin. Pan. 35.—In partic.(α).A point made in writing, Aus. Epigr. 35, 1; 145, 5;(β).as a punctuation mark,
Diom. p. 432 P.—A mathematical point. Cic. Ac. 2, 36, 116.—(γ).A point or spot on dice: quadringenis in punctum sestertiis aleam lusit, Suet. Ner. [p. 1492] 30; Aus. Prof. 1, 29.—(δ).A point or dot as the sign of a vote, made in a waxen tablet, before the introduction of separate ballots;(ε).hence, transf.,
a vote, suffrage, ballot, Cic. Planc. 22, 53; id. Mur. 34, 72; id. Tusc. 2, 26, 62.—Hence, poet., applause, approbation:omne tulit punctum qui miscuit utile dulci,
Hor. A. P. 343:discedo Alcaeus puncto illius,
id. Ep. 2, 2, 99; Aus. Grat. Act. ad Grat. 5.—A point on the bar of a steelyard, indicating the weight:2.diluis helleborum, certo compescere puncto nescius examen,
Pers. 5, 100.—A small part of any thing divided or measured off, e.g.,a.A small weight, Pers. 5, 100.—b.A small liquid measure, Front. Aquaed. 25.—c.A small portion of time, an instant, a moment (cf. momentum):d.puncto temporis eodem,
in the same moment, Cic. Sest. 24, 53; cf.:ne punctum quidem temporis,
id. Phil. 8, 7, 20; Ter. Phorm. 1, 4, 7:nullo puncto temporis intermisso,
id. N. D. 1, 20, 52; Caes. B. C. 2, 14.—In plur.:omnibus minimis temporum punctis,
Cic. N. D. 1, 24, 67:animi discessus a corpore fit ad punctum temporis,
id. Tusc. 1, 34, 82:temporis puncto omnes Uticam relinquunt,
Caes. B. C. 2, 25 fin.; Plin. Pan. 56:horae,
Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 172:diei,
Lucr. 4, 201.—Rarely absol.:punctum est quod vivimus et adhuc puncto minus,
Sen. Ep. 49, 14, 3:puncto brevissimo dilapsa domus,
App. M. 9, p. 235, 30; cf.:quod momentum, quod immo temporis punctum, aut beneficio sterile aut vacuum laude,
Plin. Pan. 56, 2; Vulg. Isa. 54, 7.—In space, a point:e.ipsa terra ita mihi parva visa est, ut me imperii nostri, quo quasi punctum ejus attingimus, poeniteret,
Cic. Rep. 6, 16, 16.—In discourse, a small portion, brief clause, short section, Cic. Par. prooem. § 2; id. de Or. 2, 41, 177; Aus. Idyll. 12 prooem.—II. -
16 stilus
stĭlus (not stylus), i, m. [for stiglus; Gr. stizô, to stick, puncture; stigma, mark, point; Sanscr. tig, to be sharp; tigmas, sharp; cf. Engl. stick, sting; Lat. stimulus; not connected with stulos].I.In gen., a stake, pale: extra vallum stili caeci, concealed stakes, Auct. B. Afr. 31, 5; cf. Sil. 10, 415 (for which stimuli, Caes. B. G. 7, 73 fin.):II.ligneus,
Amm. 23, 4, 5; 15, 10, 5.—In agriculture, a pointed instrument for freeing plants from worms or from shoots which grow too rankly, etc., Col. 11, 3, 53; Pall. Mart. 10, 20.—Of the stem or stalk of many plants (e. g. of the asparagus), Col. 11, 3, 46; 11, 3, 58; 5, 10, 13; 5, 10, 21.—In partic.A.A style used by the Romans for writing on waxen tablets (pointed, and usually made of iron):B.effer cito stilum, ceram et tabellas et linum,
Plaut. Bacch. 4, 4, 64; cf. id. ib. 4, 4, 76; 4, 9, 73; Quint. 1, 1, 27:cum otiosus stilum prehenderat, flaccebat oratio,
Cic. Brut. 24, 93:orationes paene Attico stilo scriptae,
with an Attic pen, id. ib. 45, 167; so,(comoediae quaedam) resipiant stilum Plautinum,
Gell. 3, 3, 13.—And with reference to the ecenomical use, in a double sense, Cic. de Or. 2, 23, 96.—Writing on wax was erased with the broad upper end of the style; hence the phrase stilum vertere, for to erase what one has written, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 41, § 101:saepe stilum vertas, iterum quae digna legi sint, Scripturus,
Hor. S. 1, 10, 73.—But cf.:et mihi vertenti stilum in Gallias,
i. e. turning to write of, Amm. 29, 3, 1.—Comically:stilis me totum usque ulmeis conscribito,
i. e. with elm switches, Plaut. Ps. 1, 5, 131 (cf. conscribo).—Transf.1.= scriptio and scriptura, a setting down in writing, composing, composition; the practice of composing; manner of writing, mode of composition:2.stilus optimus et praestantissimus dicendi effector ac magister,
Cic. de Or. 1, 33, 150; 1, 60, 257; cf. id. ib. 3, 49, 190; Quint. 1, 9, 2; cf.:multus stilus et assidua lectio,
id. 10, 7, 4:stilus exercitatus,
i. e. a practised pen, Cic. Or. 44, 150:tardior stilus cogitationem moratur,
Quint. 1, 1, 28:neglegens,
id. 2, 4, 13:multus,
id. 10, 1, 1:tardus,
id. 10, 3, 5:rudis et confusus,
id. 1, 1, 28:fidelis,
id. 10, 7, 7:stilo incumbere,
Plin. Ep. 7, 29, 9:aliquid stilo prosequi,
id. ib. 1, 8, 8;2, 3, 3: signare stilo,
Vell. 1, 16, 1:non ita dissimili sunt argumento, sed tamen Dissimili oratione sunt factae ac stilo,
in speech and writing, Ter. And. prol. 12 (for which:oratione et scripturā,
id. Phorm. prol. 5); cf.:unus sonus est totius orationis et idem stilus,
the same tone and the same style of composition run through the whole speech, Cic. Brut. 26, 100:artifex stilus,
an artistic style, id. ib. 25, 96:familiares opes velut supremo distribuens stilo,
i. e. by his last will, Amm. 25, 3, 21.—A manner of speaking, mode of expression, style in speaking (post-Aug. and very rare; not as early as Quint.;* 3.in class. Lat. sermo, oratio, dictio, dicendi modus, ars, genus or forma): stilus pressus demissusque,
Plin. Ep. 1, 8, 5:pugnax et quasi bellatorins,
id. ib. 7, 9, 7:laetior,
id. ib. 3, 18, 10; cf.:diligentis stili anxietas,
Tac. Or. 39:(Octavius) tragoediam magno impetu exorsus, non succedente stilo, abolevit,
Suet. Aug. 85:affectatione obscurabat stilum,
id. Tib. 70:stili dicendi duo sunt: unus est maturus et gravis, alter ardens erectus et infensus, etc.,
Macr. S. 5, 1; 6, 3.—
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