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1 concha
concha, ae, f., = konchê.I.A bivālve shell-fish, mussel, Plaut. Rud. 2, 1, 8; 2, 1, 15; Lucr. 2, 374; Verg. G. 2, 348; Plin. 9, 33, 52, § 102:B.legere,
Cic. de Or. 2, 6, 22; Suet. Calig. 46:cavae,
Ov. M. 4, 725:marinae,
id. ib. 15, 264:viles,
Hor. S. 2, 4, 28:unionum,
Suet. Ner. 31.—In partic.1.A pearl-oyster, Plin. 9, 35, 54, § 107 sq.— Hence,b.Meton., a pearl:2.lucida,
Tib. 2, 4, 30; cf. Prop. 3 (4), 13, 6; Ov. M. 10, 260; id. Am. 2, 11, 13.—The purple-fish, Lucr. 2, 501; Ov. M. 10, 267.—II.A mussel-shell, Lucr. 4, 937; Cic. N. D. 2, 48, 123:B.ostrea in conchis suis,
Ov. F. 6, 174.—Hence,Meton.1.A snail-shell, Col. poët. 10, 324.—b.The Triton's trumpet, in form like a snail-shell, Verg. A. 10, 209; Ov. M. 1, 333; Plin. 9, 5, 4, § 9; the trumpet of Misenus, Verg. A. 6, 171.—2. a.A vessel for holding oil, unguents, salt, etc., Cato, R. R. 13, 2; Col. 12, 50, 8; Hor. C. 2, 7, 23; id. S. 1, 3, 14 al.—b.= cunnus, Plaut. Rud. 3, 3, 42; Fulg. Myth. 2, 4. -
2 concha
concha ae, f, κόγχη, a bivalve, shell - fish, mussel: squalentes, V.: cavae, O.: marinae, O.: viles, H. — A mussel-shell: ostrea in conchis suis, O.—Shells were used as trumpets; hence, poet., the trumpet of the Triton, V., O.; also as vessels to hold ointment, H.; or salt, H.; or wine, Iu.— A pearl: Munera fert illi conchas, O.: lucida, Tb. — A dye extracted from shell-fish: concha Sidonide tincta, O.* * *mollusk/murex/oyster/scallop; pearl/mollusk-shell; Triton horn; female genitalia holy-water font -
3 pelōris
pelōris idis, f, πελωρίσ, a large shell-fish, the giant mussel, H.* * *mussel; giant mussel (L+S); large edible shellfish; clam (Cal) -
4 balanus
bălănus, i, f. and rarely m. ( masc., [p. 220] Plin. 13, 4, 9, § 48; 15, 23, 25, § 93; Metell. ap. Macr. S. 2, 9; cf. Rudd. I. p. 31), = balanos.I.Lit., an acorn:II.glans,
Plin. 16, 6, 8, § 21; 17, 20, 34, § 151; 13, 4, 9, § 42.—Transf.A.Any fruit of similar form.1.A kind of large chestnut, Plin. 15, 23, 25, § 93.—2.The Phœnician and Cilician date, Plin. 13, 4, 9, § 48.—3.A nut yielding a balsam; the Arabian behen- or ben-nut:B.Hyperanthera semidecandra, Vahl. (called myrobalanus,
Plin. 12, 21, 46, § 100; 22, 20, 23, § 49):pressa tuis balanus capillis,
Hor. C. 3, 29, 4.—Also for the tree itself, Plin. 13, 9, 17, § 61.—In gen., any object in the form of an acorn.1.Medic. t., a suppository, Plin. 20, 5, 20, § 43; 24, 6, 21, § 31; 26, 8, 34, § 54; Cael. Aur. Acut. 2, 12.—2.A shell-fish, a species cf sea-mussel, Col. 8, 16, 7; Plin. 32, 11, 53, § 145; Plaut. Rud. 2, 1, 8; Metell. ap. Macr. S. 2, 9. -
5 Peloris
1.pĕlōris, ĭdis, f., = pelôris, a large shell-fish, the giant mussel, Varr. L. L. 5, § 77 Müll.; Hor. S. 2, 4, 32; Cels. 2, 29; Plin. 32, 9, 31, § 99; Mart. 6, 11, 5; 10, 37, 9.2.Pĕlōris, ĭdis, f., = Pelôris, a promontory on the north-eastern extremity of Sicily, the modern Capo di Faro, Mel. 2, 7, 15; 16:ad Peloridem accedere,
Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 3, § 6. -
6 peloris
1.pĕlōris, ĭdis, f., = pelôris, a large shell-fish, the giant mussel, Varr. L. L. 5, § 77 Müll.; Hor. S. 2, 4, 32; Cels. 2, 29; Plin. 32, 9, 31, § 99; Mart. 6, 11, 5; 10, 37, 9.2.Pĕlōris, ĭdis, f., = Pelôris, a promontory on the north-eastern extremity of Sicily, the modern Capo di Faro, Mel. 2, 7, 15; 16:ad Peloridem accedere,
Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 3, § 6.
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