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1 Lesbiacus
Lesbos ( - us), i (acc. Lesbum, Tac. A. 2, 54), f., = Lesbos, a celebrated island in the Ægean Sea, off the coast of Troy and Mysia, the birthplace of Pittacus, Alcæus, Arion, Sappho, and Theophrastus, and famous for its wine; now Mityleni:A.sed quam capiam civitatem cogito... Lesbumne,
Plaut. Merc. 3, 4, 62; Mel. 2, 7, 4; Plin. 5, 31, 39, § 139; Cic. Att. 9, 9, 2; Ov. M. 11, 55:nota,
Hor. Ep. 1, 11, 1.—Hence,Lesbĭăcus, a, um, adj., Lesbian: Lesbiaci libri, a work of Dicæarchus on the immortality of the soul (so called because the dialogues contained in it were held at Mitylene, in Lesbos), Cic. Tusc. 1, 31, 77: metrum, i. e. the Sapphic metre (because Sappho was a native of Lesbos), Sid. Ep. 9, 13 in carm. 1. —B.Lesbĭus, a, um, adj., = Lesbios, Lesbian:* C.civis,
i. e. Alcæus, Hor. C. 1, 32, 5:plectrum,
i. e. Alcaic, id. ib. 1, 26, 11:pes,
i. e. a lyric poem, id. ib. 4, 6, 35:Lesbia vates,
i. e. Sappho, Ov. Tr. 3, 7, 20:vinum,
Plin. 14, 7, 9, § 73; Gell. 13, 5; Prop. 1, 14, 2; Hor. Epod. 9, 34:marmor,
Plin. 36, 6, 5, § 44.—Also absol.: Lesbĭum, i, n., Lesbian wine, Hor. C. 1, 17, 21: Lesbium genus vasis caelati a Lesbis inventum, Paul. ex Fest. p. 115 Müll.—Lesbōus, a, um, adj., Lesbian: nec Polyhymnia Lesboum refugit tendere barbiton, the Lesbian lyre, i. e. lyric songs (like those of Alcæus and Sappho), Hor. C. 1, 1, 34.—D.Lesbĭ-as, ădis, f., = Lesbias, a Lesbian woman:E.Lesbiadum turba,
Ov. H. 15, 16:Lesbias,
a precious stone found in Lesbos, Plin. 37, 10, 62, § 171 (al. Lesbia).—Lesbis, ĭdis, adj. f., = Lesbis, Lesbian:Lesbida cum domino seu tulit ille lyram,
i. e. of Arion the Lesbian poet, Ov. F. 2, 82:Lesbi puella, vale,
id. H. 15, 100.— Subst., a Lesbian woman:Lesbides,
Ov. H. 15, 199. -
2 Lesbias
Lesbos ( - us), i (acc. Lesbum, Tac. A. 2, 54), f., = Lesbos, a celebrated island in the Ægean Sea, off the coast of Troy and Mysia, the birthplace of Pittacus, Alcæus, Arion, Sappho, and Theophrastus, and famous for its wine; now Mityleni:A.sed quam capiam civitatem cogito... Lesbumne,
Plaut. Merc. 3, 4, 62; Mel. 2, 7, 4; Plin. 5, 31, 39, § 139; Cic. Att. 9, 9, 2; Ov. M. 11, 55:nota,
Hor. Ep. 1, 11, 1.—Hence,Lesbĭăcus, a, um, adj., Lesbian: Lesbiaci libri, a work of Dicæarchus on the immortality of the soul (so called because the dialogues contained in it were held at Mitylene, in Lesbos), Cic. Tusc. 1, 31, 77: metrum, i. e. the Sapphic metre (because Sappho was a native of Lesbos), Sid. Ep. 9, 13 in carm. 1. —B.Lesbĭus, a, um, adj., = Lesbios, Lesbian:* C.civis,
i. e. Alcæus, Hor. C. 1, 32, 5:plectrum,
i. e. Alcaic, id. ib. 1, 26, 11:pes,
i. e. a lyric poem, id. ib. 4, 6, 35:Lesbia vates,
i. e. Sappho, Ov. Tr. 3, 7, 20:vinum,
Plin. 14, 7, 9, § 73; Gell. 13, 5; Prop. 1, 14, 2; Hor. Epod. 9, 34:marmor,
Plin. 36, 6, 5, § 44.—Also absol.: Lesbĭum, i, n., Lesbian wine, Hor. C. 1, 17, 21: Lesbium genus vasis caelati a Lesbis inventum, Paul. ex Fest. p. 115 Müll.—Lesbōus, a, um, adj., Lesbian: nec Polyhymnia Lesboum refugit tendere barbiton, the Lesbian lyre, i. e. lyric songs (like those of Alcæus and Sappho), Hor. C. 1, 1, 34.—D.Lesbĭ-as, ădis, f., = Lesbias, a Lesbian woman:E.Lesbiadum turba,
Ov. H. 15, 16:Lesbias,
a precious stone found in Lesbos, Plin. 37, 10, 62, § 171 (al. Lesbia).—Lesbis, ĭdis, adj. f., = Lesbis, Lesbian:Lesbida cum domino seu tulit ille lyram,
i. e. of Arion the Lesbian poet, Ov. F. 2, 82:Lesbi puella, vale,
id. H. 15, 100.— Subst., a Lesbian woman:Lesbides,
Ov. H. 15, 199. -
3 Lesbis
Lesbos ( - us), i (acc. Lesbum, Tac. A. 2, 54), f., = Lesbos, a celebrated island in the Ægean Sea, off the coast of Troy and Mysia, the birthplace of Pittacus, Alcæus, Arion, Sappho, and Theophrastus, and famous for its wine; now Mityleni:A.sed quam capiam civitatem cogito... Lesbumne,
Plaut. Merc. 3, 4, 62; Mel. 2, 7, 4; Plin. 5, 31, 39, § 139; Cic. Att. 9, 9, 2; Ov. M. 11, 55:nota,
Hor. Ep. 1, 11, 1.—Hence,Lesbĭăcus, a, um, adj., Lesbian: Lesbiaci libri, a work of Dicæarchus on the immortality of the soul (so called because the dialogues contained in it were held at Mitylene, in Lesbos), Cic. Tusc. 1, 31, 77: metrum, i. e. the Sapphic metre (because Sappho was a native of Lesbos), Sid. Ep. 9, 13 in carm. 1. —B.Lesbĭus, a, um, adj., = Lesbios, Lesbian:* C.civis,
i. e. Alcæus, Hor. C. 1, 32, 5:plectrum,
i. e. Alcaic, id. ib. 1, 26, 11:pes,
i. e. a lyric poem, id. ib. 4, 6, 35:Lesbia vates,
i. e. Sappho, Ov. Tr. 3, 7, 20:vinum,
Plin. 14, 7, 9, § 73; Gell. 13, 5; Prop. 1, 14, 2; Hor. Epod. 9, 34:marmor,
Plin. 36, 6, 5, § 44.—Also absol.: Lesbĭum, i, n., Lesbian wine, Hor. C. 1, 17, 21: Lesbium genus vasis caelati a Lesbis inventum, Paul. ex Fest. p. 115 Müll.—Lesbōus, a, um, adj., Lesbian: nec Polyhymnia Lesboum refugit tendere barbiton, the Lesbian lyre, i. e. lyric songs (like those of Alcæus and Sappho), Hor. C. 1, 1, 34.—D.Lesbĭ-as, ădis, f., = Lesbias, a Lesbian woman:E.Lesbiadum turba,
Ov. H. 15, 16:Lesbias,
a precious stone found in Lesbos, Plin. 37, 10, 62, § 171 (al. Lesbia).—Lesbis, ĭdis, adj. f., = Lesbis, Lesbian:Lesbida cum domino seu tulit ille lyram,
i. e. of Arion the Lesbian poet, Ov. F. 2, 82:Lesbi puella, vale,
id. H. 15, 100.— Subst., a Lesbian woman:Lesbides,
Ov. H. 15, 199. -
4 Lesbium
Lesbos ( - us), i (acc. Lesbum, Tac. A. 2, 54), f., = Lesbos, a celebrated island in the Ægean Sea, off the coast of Troy and Mysia, the birthplace of Pittacus, Alcæus, Arion, Sappho, and Theophrastus, and famous for its wine; now Mityleni:A.sed quam capiam civitatem cogito... Lesbumne,
Plaut. Merc. 3, 4, 62; Mel. 2, 7, 4; Plin. 5, 31, 39, § 139; Cic. Att. 9, 9, 2; Ov. M. 11, 55:nota,
Hor. Ep. 1, 11, 1.—Hence,Lesbĭăcus, a, um, adj., Lesbian: Lesbiaci libri, a work of Dicæarchus on the immortality of the soul (so called because the dialogues contained in it were held at Mitylene, in Lesbos), Cic. Tusc. 1, 31, 77: metrum, i. e. the Sapphic metre (because Sappho was a native of Lesbos), Sid. Ep. 9, 13 in carm. 1. —B.Lesbĭus, a, um, adj., = Lesbios, Lesbian:* C.civis,
i. e. Alcæus, Hor. C. 1, 32, 5:plectrum,
i. e. Alcaic, id. ib. 1, 26, 11:pes,
i. e. a lyric poem, id. ib. 4, 6, 35:Lesbia vates,
i. e. Sappho, Ov. Tr. 3, 7, 20:vinum,
Plin. 14, 7, 9, § 73; Gell. 13, 5; Prop. 1, 14, 2; Hor. Epod. 9, 34:marmor,
Plin. 36, 6, 5, § 44.—Also absol.: Lesbĭum, i, n., Lesbian wine, Hor. C. 1, 17, 21: Lesbium genus vasis caelati a Lesbis inventum, Paul. ex Fest. p. 115 Müll.—Lesbōus, a, um, adj., Lesbian: nec Polyhymnia Lesboum refugit tendere barbiton, the Lesbian lyre, i. e. lyric songs (like those of Alcæus and Sappho), Hor. C. 1, 1, 34.—D.Lesbĭ-as, ădis, f., = Lesbias, a Lesbian woman:E.Lesbiadum turba,
Ov. H. 15, 16:Lesbias,
a precious stone found in Lesbos, Plin. 37, 10, 62, § 171 (al. Lesbia).—Lesbis, ĭdis, adj. f., = Lesbis, Lesbian:Lesbida cum domino seu tulit ille lyram,
i. e. of Arion the Lesbian poet, Ov. F. 2, 82:Lesbi puella, vale,
id. H. 15, 100.— Subst., a Lesbian woman:Lesbides,
Ov. H. 15, 199. -
5 Lesbius
Lesbos ( - us), i (acc. Lesbum, Tac. A. 2, 54), f., = Lesbos, a celebrated island in the Ægean Sea, off the coast of Troy and Mysia, the birthplace of Pittacus, Alcæus, Arion, Sappho, and Theophrastus, and famous for its wine; now Mityleni:A.sed quam capiam civitatem cogito... Lesbumne,
Plaut. Merc. 3, 4, 62; Mel. 2, 7, 4; Plin. 5, 31, 39, § 139; Cic. Att. 9, 9, 2; Ov. M. 11, 55:nota,
Hor. Ep. 1, 11, 1.—Hence,Lesbĭăcus, a, um, adj., Lesbian: Lesbiaci libri, a work of Dicæarchus on the immortality of the soul (so called because the dialogues contained in it were held at Mitylene, in Lesbos), Cic. Tusc. 1, 31, 77: metrum, i. e. the Sapphic metre (because Sappho was a native of Lesbos), Sid. Ep. 9, 13 in carm. 1. —B.Lesbĭus, a, um, adj., = Lesbios, Lesbian:* C.civis,
i. e. Alcæus, Hor. C. 1, 32, 5:plectrum,
i. e. Alcaic, id. ib. 1, 26, 11:pes,
i. e. a lyric poem, id. ib. 4, 6, 35:Lesbia vates,
i. e. Sappho, Ov. Tr. 3, 7, 20:vinum,
Plin. 14, 7, 9, § 73; Gell. 13, 5; Prop. 1, 14, 2; Hor. Epod. 9, 34:marmor,
Plin. 36, 6, 5, § 44.—Also absol.: Lesbĭum, i, n., Lesbian wine, Hor. C. 1, 17, 21: Lesbium genus vasis caelati a Lesbis inventum, Paul. ex Fest. p. 115 Müll.—Lesbōus, a, um, adj., Lesbian: nec Polyhymnia Lesboum refugit tendere barbiton, the Lesbian lyre, i. e. lyric songs (like those of Alcæus and Sappho), Hor. C. 1, 1, 34.—D.Lesbĭ-as, ădis, f., = Lesbias, a Lesbian woman:E.Lesbiadum turba,
Ov. H. 15, 16:Lesbias,
a precious stone found in Lesbos, Plin. 37, 10, 62, § 171 (al. Lesbia).—Lesbis, ĭdis, adj. f., = Lesbis, Lesbian:Lesbida cum domino seu tulit ille lyram,
i. e. of Arion the Lesbian poet, Ov. F. 2, 82:Lesbi puella, vale,
id. H. 15, 100.— Subst., a Lesbian woman:Lesbides,
Ov. H. 15, 199. -
6 Lesbos
Lesbos ( - us), i (acc. Lesbum, Tac. A. 2, 54), f., = Lesbos, a celebrated island in the Ægean Sea, off the coast of Troy and Mysia, the birthplace of Pittacus, Alcæus, Arion, Sappho, and Theophrastus, and famous for its wine; now Mityleni:A.sed quam capiam civitatem cogito... Lesbumne,
Plaut. Merc. 3, 4, 62; Mel. 2, 7, 4; Plin. 5, 31, 39, § 139; Cic. Att. 9, 9, 2; Ov. M. 11, 55:nota,
Hor. Ep. 1, 11, 1.—Hence,Lesbĭăcus, a, um, adj., Lesbian: Lesbiaci libri, a work of Dicæarchus on the immortality of the soul (so called because the dialogues contained in it were held at Mitylene, in Lesbos), Cic. Tusc. 1, 31, 77: metrum, i. e. the Sapphic metre (because Sappho was a native of Lesbos), Sid. Ep. 9, 13 in carm. 1. —B.Lesbĭus, a, um, adj., = Lesbios, Lesbian:* C.civis,
i. e. Alcæus, Hor. C. 1, 32, 5:plectrum,
i. e. Alcaic, id. ib. 1, 26, 11:pes,
i. e. a lyric poem, id. ib. 4, 6, 35:Lesbia vates,
i. e. Sappho, Ov. Tr. 3, 7, 20:vinum,
Plin. 14, 7, 9, § 73; Gell. 13, 5; Prop. 1, 14, 2; Hor. Epod. 9, 34:marmor,
Plin. 36, 6, 5, § 44.—Also absol.: Lesbĭum, i, n., Lesbian wine, Hor. C. 1, 17, 21: Lesbium genus vasis caelati a Lesbis inventum, Paul. ex Fest. p. 115 Müll.—Lesbōus, a, um, adj., Lesbian: nec Polyhymnia Lesboum refugit tendere barbiton, the Lesbian lyre, i. e. lyric songs (like those of Alcæus and Sappho), Hor. C. 1, 1, 34.—D.Lesbĭ-as, ădis, f., = Lesbias, a Lesbian woman:E.Lesbiadum turba,
Ov. H. 15, 16:Lesbias,
a precious stone found in Lesbos, Plin. 37, 10, 62, § 171 (al. Lesbia).—Lesbis, ĭdis, adj. f., = Lesbis, Lesbian:Lesbida cum domino seu tulit ille lyram,
i. e. of Arion the Lesbian poet, Ov. F. 2, 82:Lesbi puella, vale,
id. H. 15, 100.— Subst., a Lesbian woman:Lesbides,
Ov. H. 15, 199. -
7 Lesbous
Lesbos ( - us), i (acc. Lesbum, Tac. A. 2, 54), f., = Lesbos, a celebrated island in the Ægean Sea, off the coast of Troy and Mysia, the birthplace of Pittacus, Alcæus, Arion, Sappho, and Theophrastus, and famous for its wine; now Mityleni:A.sed quam capiam civitatem cogito... Lesbumne,
Plaut. Merc. 3, 4, 62; Mel. 2, 7, 4; Plin. 5, 31, 39, § 139; Cic. Att. 9, 9, 2; Ov. M. 11, 55:nota,
Hor. Ep. 1, 11, 1.—Hence,Lesbĭăcus, a, um, adj., Lesbian: Lesbiaci libri, a work of Dicæarchus on the immortality of the soul (so called because the dialogues contained in it were held at Mitylene, in Lesbos), Cic. Tusc. 1, 31, 77: metrum, i. e. the Sapphic metre (because Sappho was a native of Lesbos), Sid. Ep. 9, 13 in carm. 1. —B.Lesbĭus, a, um, adj., = Lesbios, Lesbian:* C.civis,
i. e. Alcæus, Hor. C. 1, 32, 5:plectrum,
i. e. Alcaic, id. ib. 1, 26, 11:pes,
i. e. a lyric poem, id. ib. 4, 6, 35:Lesbia vates,
i. e. Sappho, Ov. Tr. 3, 7, 20:vinum,
Plin. 14, 7, 9, § 73; Gell. 13, 5; Prop. 1, 14, 2; Hor. Epod. 9, 34:marmor,
Plin. 36, 6, 5, § 44.—Also absol.: Lesbĭum, i, n., Lesbian wine, Hor. C. 1, 17, 21: Lesbium genus vasis caelati a Lesbis inventum, Paul. ex Fest. p. 115 Müll.—Lesbōus, a, um, adj., Lesbian: nec Polyhymnia Lesboum refugit tendere barbiton, the Lesbian lyre, i. e. lyric songs (like those of Alcæus and Sappho), Hor. C. 1, 1, 34.—D.Lesbĭ-as, ădis, f., = Lesbias, a Lesbian woman:E.Lesbiadum turba,
Ov. H. 15, 16:Lesbias,
a precious stone found in Lesbos, Plin. 37, 10, 62, § 171 (al. Lesbia).—Lesbis, ĭdis, adj. f., = Lesbis, Lesbian:Lesbida cum domino seu tulit ille lyram,
i. e. of Arion the Lesbian poet, Ov. F. 2, 82:Lesbi puella, vale,
id. H. 15, 100.— Subst., a Lesbian woman:Lesbides,
Ov. H. 15, 199. -
8 Lesbius
Lesbius adj., Λέσβιοσ, of Lesbos, Lesbian: civis, Alcaeus, H.: plectrum, Alcaic, H.: pes, the Sapphic meter, H.: vinum, H. -
9 Lesbōus
Lesbōus adj., of Lesbos, Lesbian: barbiton (i. e. of Alcaeus and Sappho), H. -
10 Aeolii
I.Pertaining to Æolus, the god of the winds, or to his posterity; Euri, Ov. Am. 3, 12, 29:II.venti,
Tib. 4, 1, 58: aurum, the golden fleece (of the ram) on which Phrixus and Helle, the grandchildren of Æolus, fled, Vai. Fl. 8, 79: virgo, i. e. Arne or Canace, Ov. M. 6, 116:postes, i. e. fores domūs Athamantis Aeoli filii,
id. ib. 4, 486. —Pertaining to Æolia or Æolis:III.insulae,
Plin. 36, 21, 42, § 154:pontus,
Sil. 14, 233.— Aeŏlii, ōrum, m., = Aeoles, the Æolians, the inhabitants of Æolia, in Asia Minor, Vell. 1, 4; Mela, 1, 18, 1.—Hence,Pertaining to the Æolians: puella, i. e. Sappho, as a Lesbian woman, Hor. C. 4, 9, 12: carmen, a Sapphic or Alcaic ode, id. ib. 4, 3, 12; cf.:Aeoliis fidibus querentem Sappho,
id. ib. 2, 13, 24;lyra,
Ov. H. 15, 200:plectrum,
Prop. 2, 3, 19. -
11 Aeolius
I.Pertaining to Æolus, the god of the winds, or to his posterity; Euri, Ov. Am. 3, 12, 29:II.venti,
Tib. 4, 1, 58: aurum, the golden fleece (of the ram) on which Phrixus and Helle, the grandchildren of Æolus, fled, Vai. Fl. 8, 79: virgo, i. e. Arne or Canace, Ov. M. 6, 116:postes, i. e. fores domūs Athamantis Aeoli filii,
id. ib. 4, 486. —Pertaining to Æolia or Æolis:III.insulae,
Plin. 36, 21, 42, § 154:pontus,
Sil. 14, 233.— Aeŏlii, ōrum, m., = Aeoles, the Æolians, the inhabitants of Æolia, in Asia Minor, Vell. 1, 4; Mela, 1, 18, 1.—Hence,Pertaining to the Æolians: puella, i. e. Sappho, as a Lesbian woman, Hor. C. 4, 9, 12: carmen, a Sapphic or Alcaic ode, id. ib. 4, 3, 12; cf.:Aeoliis fidibus querentem Sappho,
id. ib. 2, 13, 24;lyra,
Ov. H. 15, 200:plectrum,
Prop. 2, 3, 19. -
12 Erinna
Ērinna, ae, f., = ÊriWWa, a famous Lesbian poetess, contemporary with Sappho, Plin. 34, 8, 19, § 57.— Gen. Erinnēs, Prop. 2, 3, 22. -
13 Isse
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14 Pelasgi
Pĕlasgi, ōrum, m., = Pelasgoi, the oldest inhabitants of Greece, who were spread likewise over a part of Asia Minor, and over Crete, Latium, and Etruria, Serv. Verg. A. 2, 83; 8, 600; Mel. 1, 16; 19; 2, 2; Plin. 3, 5, 8, § 50.—II.Transf., poet., Greeks:A. 1.quem... Pelasgi... Demisere neci,
Verg. A. 2, 83; Ov. M. 12, 19; 13, 13; 14, 562; id. F. 2, 281 al.—Hence,An old name of the Peloponnesus, Plin. 4, 4, 5, § 9.—2.A district of Thessaly, Plin. 4, 7, 14, § 28.—3.The isle of Lesbos, Plin. 5, 31, 39, § 139.—B. C. D. -
15 Pelasgia
Pĕlasgi, ōrum, m., = Pelasgoi, the oldest inhabitants of Greece, who were spread likewise over a part of Asia Minor, and over Crete, Latium, and Etruria, Serv. Verg. A. 2, 83; 8, 600; Mel. 1, 16; 19; 2, 2; Plin. 3, 5, 8, § 50.—II.Transf., poet., Greeks:A. 1.quem... Pelasgi... Demisere neci,
Verg. A. 2, 83; Ov. M. 12, 19; 13, 13; 14, 562; id. F. 2, 281 al.—Hence,An old name of the Peloponnesus, Plin. 4, 4, 5, § 9.—2.A district of Thessaly, Plin. 4, 7, 14, § 28.—3.The isle of Lesbos, Plin. 5, 31, 39, § 139.—B. C. D. -
16 Pelasgias
Pĕlasgi, ōrum, m., = Pelasgoi, the oldest inhabitants of Greece, who were spread likewise over a part of Asia Minor, and over Crete, Latium, and Etruria, Serv. Verg. A. 2, 83; 8, 600; Mel. 1, 16; 19; 2, 2; Plin. 3, 5, 8, § 50.—II.Transf., poet., Greeks:A. 1.quem... Pelasgi... Demisere neci,
Verg. A. 2, 83; Ov. M. 12, 19; 13, 13; 14, 562; id. F. 2, 281 al.—Hence,An old name of the Peloponnesus, Plin. 4, 4, 5, § 9.—2.A district of Thessaly, Plin. 4, 7, 14, § 28.—3.The isle of Lesbos, Plin. 5, 31, 39, § 139.—B. C. D. -
17 Pelasgis
Pĕlasgi, ōrum, m., = Pelasgoi, the oldest inhabitants of Greece, who were spread likewise over a part of Asia Minor, and over Crete, Latium, and Etruria, Serv. Verg. A. 2, 83; 8, 600; Mel. 1, 16; 19; 2, 2; Plin. 3, 5, 8, § 50.—II.Transf., poet., Greeks:A. 1.quem... Pelasgi... Demisere neci,
Verg. A. 2, 83; Ov. M. 12, 19; 13, 13; 14, 562; id. F. 2, 281 al.—Hence,An old name of the Peloponnesus, Plin. 4, 4, 5, § 9.—2.A district of Thessaly, Plin. 4, 7, 14, § 28.—3.The isle of Lesbos, Plin. 5, 31, 39, § 139.—B. C. D. -
18 Pelasgus
Pĕlasgi, ōrum, m., = Pelasgoi, the oldest inhabitants of Greece, who were spread likewise over a part of Asia Minor, and over Crete, Latium, and Etruria, Serv. Verg. A. 2, 83; 8, 600; Mel. 1, 16; 19; 2, 2; Plin. 3, 5, 8, § 50.—II.Transf., poet., Greeks:A. 1.quem... Pelasgi... Demisere neci,
Verg. A. 2, 83; Ov. M. 12, 19; 13, 13; 14, 562; id. F. 2, 281 al.—Hence,An old name of the Peloponnesus, Plin. 4, 4, 5, § 9.—2.A district of Thessaly, Plin. 4, 7, 14, § 28.—3.The isle of Lesbos, Plin. 5, 31, 39, § 139.—B. C. D.
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lesbian — [[t]le̱zbiən[/t]] ♦♦♦ lesbians 1) ADJ Lesbian is used to describe homosexual women. Many of her best friends were lesbian. N COUNT A lesbian is a woman who is lesbian. ...a youth group for lesbians, gays and bisexuals. 2) ADJ Lesbian is used to… … English dictionary
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lesbian — UK [ˈlezbɪən] / US noun [countable] Word forms lesbian : singular lesbian plural lesbians a woman who is sexually attracted to women. You can describe men or women who are sexually attracted to members of the same sex as gay or homosexual.… … English dictionary