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1 astragalus
astrăgălus, i, m., = astragalos (the ankle-bone).I.In arch.A.A little round moulding in the form of a ring, which encircles the upper part of a column, an astragal, Vitr. 3, 3.—B.Lesbius, a sort of moulding carved to represent a string of pearls, a festoon, a stem with seeds of grain or olives, Vitr. 4, 6.—II.A leguminous plant, Spanish tragacanth: Astragalus Baeticus, Linn.; Plin. 26, 8, 29, § 46. -
2 linum
līnum, i, n. [Gr. linon; Goth. lein; Germ. Leinwand; Engl. linen], flax.I.Lit.:II.reticulum, tenuissimo lino,
Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 11, § 27:urit lini campum seges,
Verg. G. 1, 77; cf. Plin. 19 prooem. § 2;19, 1, 1, § 9: lino legato tam factum quam infectum continetur, quodque netum quodque in tela est,
Dig. 32, 70, 11.—Transf.A.A thread, Cels. 7, 14:B.consuto vulnere, crassum atque recens linum ostendit non una cicatrix,
Juv. 3, 151.—Esp., the thread with which letters were bound and legal instruments sealed:effer cito stilum, ceram et tabellas et linum,
Plaut. Bacch. 4, 4, 64:per ceram et linum litterasque interpretes salutem mittit,
id. Ps. 1, 1, 40:linum incidimus, legimus,
Cic. Cat. 3, 5.—Hence:solvere vincula epistolae,
to open a letter, Nep. Paus. 4, 1:lino consignare tabulas,
Paul. Sent. 5, 25, 6:easque tabulas proprio lino propriaque cera consignamus,
Gai. Inst. 2, 181:linum ruptum,
Quint. 12, 8, 13.—A fishing line:C.nunc in mole sedens moderabar arundine linum,
Ov. M. 13, 923.—A linen cloth or garment, linen:D.Massica Integrum perdunt lino vitiata saporem,
strained through linen, Hor. S. 2, 4, 54; Ov. F. 5, 519:velati lino et verbena tempora cincti,
Verg. A. 12, 120:lino vestiri aut lanis,
Mel. 3, 7, 3.—A sail: lina sinu Tendere toto, Sen. Med. 320.—E.A rope, cable:F.subducere carbasa lino,
Ov. F. 3, 587.—A net for hunting or fishing; a hunter's net, toils:G.positarum lina plagarum,
Ov. M. 7, 768:nec lina sequi nodosa sinebam,
id. ib. 7, 807; 3, 153.— A fisher's net, drag-net, Verg. G. 1, 142; Ov. M. 13, 931.— Plur., Juv. 5, 102:cymbae linique magister,
i. e. the fisherman, id. 4, 45; Sil. 7, 503.—A linen corselet, habergeon:H.fugit hasta per oras Multiplicis lini,
Sil. 4, 292:tempora multiplici mos est defendere lino,
id. 3, 272:thorax Multiplicis lini,
id. 9, 587.—A string of pearls:K.uno lino decies sestertium inseritur,
Tert. Cult. Fem. 1, 9.— -
3 monolinum
mŏnŏlĭnum, i, n., = monolinon, a necklace consisting of a string of pearls, Capitol. Max. Jun. 1, 8 (al. monolium). -
4 linea
I.Lit.:B.nectere lineas, restes, funes,
Varr. R. R. 1, 23, 6:linia longinqua per os religata,
Plin. 9, 17, 26, § 59:ligato pede longā lineā gallina custoditur,
Col. 8, 11, 15:linea margaritarum triginta quinque,
Dig. 35, 2, 26; cf.:lineae duae ex margaritis,
ib. 34, 2, 40; and ib. 9, 2, 27 fin.:linea dives (of the strings of pearls which were thrown among the people at the public games),
Mart. 8, 78, 7 (cf. Suet. Ner. 11).—In partic.1.In a net, the threads which form the meshes:b.licia difficile cernuntur: atque ut in plagis lineae offensae, praecipitant in sinum (of spiders' webs),
Plin. 11, 24, 28, § 82.—Transf., a net, Plin. 9, 43, 67, § 145:2.si feras lineis et pinna clusas contineas,
Sen. Clem. 1, 12, 5.—A fishing-line:3.tremulāve captum lineā trahit piscem,
Mart. 3, 58, 27; 10, 30, 18.—Hence, prov.: mittere lineam, to cast a line, to fish for, try to catch a person, Plaut. Most. 5, 1, 22.—A plumbline of masons and carpenters:b.perpendiculo et lineā uti,
Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 1; cf.:ad regulam et lineam,
Vitr. 7, 3; 5, 3; Pall. 3, 9.—Hence,Ad lineam and rectā lineā, in a straight line, vertically, perpendicularly:4.solida corpora ferri suo deorsum pondere ad lineam,
Cic. Fin. 1, 6, 18; Plin. 19, 8, 42, § 147;of the layers of stone in a wall: saxa, quae rectis lineis suos ordines servant,
Caes. B. G. 7, 23:(ignis) rectis lineis in caelestem locum subvolat,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 17, 40.—A region, tract:5.linea tam rectum mundi ferit illa Leonem,
that region lies directly under the lion, Luc. 10, 306.—A bowstring, Ter. Maur. praef. v. 19.—II.Transf., a thread-like stroke or mark made with a pen, pencil, etc., a line:2.Apelli fuit perpetua consuetudo, numquam tam occupatam diem agendi, ut non, lineam ducendo, exerceret artem, quod ab eo in proverbium venit (namely, the proverb: nulla dies sine linea),
Plin. 35, 10, 36, § 84:lineam cinere ducere,
id. 18, 33, 76, § 327:candida per medium folium transcurrens,
id. 27, 11, 77, § 102:serra in praetenui linea premente harenas (of sawing marble),
id. 36, 6, 9, § 51:nec congruebant ad horas ejus lineae (of the sundial),
id. 7, 60, 60, § 214; Pers. 3, 4.—In geometry, a line: linea a nostris dicitur, quam grammên Graeci nominant. Eam M. Varro ita definit:Linea est, inquit, longitudo quaedam sine latitudine et altitudine,
Gell. 1, 20, 7:locorum extremae lineae,
Quint. 1, 10, 39:lineae, quae emittuntur ex centro,
Plin. 2, 65, 65, § 165; 2, 16, 13, § 64:linea circumcurrens,
a circular line, circle, Quint. 1, 10, 41.—In partic.(α).A boundary-line which consisted of a narrow path between fields, Hyg. de Limit. p. 151; 152 Goes. —(β).In gen., a way, path:b.dedit sequendam calle recto lineam,
Prud. Cath. 7, 48.—A barrier or line in the theatre, by which the seats were separated from each other:c.quid frustra refugis? cogit nos linea jungi,
Ov. Am. 3, 2, 19; id. A. A. 1, 139:lineas poscere,
Quint. 11, 3, 133.—A feature, lineament:B.adulti venustissimis lineis,
Arn. 5, 179 al. —Trop.1.A line of descent or kindred, lineage (post-class.): stemmata cognationum directo limite in duas lineas separantur, quarum altera est superior, altera inferior, Dig. 38, 10, 9:2.clara gentis Linea,
Stat. S. 3, 3, 43:primo gradu superioris linea continentur pater, mater,
Paul. Sent. 4, 11, 1.—An outline, sketch, design (a fig. borrowed from painting):3.quidam materias latius dicendo prosequebantur... alii, cum primas modo lineas duxissent,
Quint. 2, 6, 2; cf. id. 4, 2, 120: ea quae in Platonis oratione demiramur, non aemulari quidem, sed lineas umbrasque facere ausi sumus, Gell. 17, 20, 8.—A boundary-line, bound, limit, end, goal:cum poëtae transilire lineas impune possint,
Varr. L. L. 9, § 5 Müll.; Cassiod. Var. 3, 50:si quidem est peccare tamquam transire lineas,
to go beyond the mark, pass the prescribed limits, Cic. Par. 3, 1, 20:mors ultima linea rerum est,
Hor. Ep. 1, 16, 79:admoveri lineas sentio,
Sen. Ep. 49.—Hence, prov.: amare extremā lineā, to love at a distance, i. e. to see the beloved object only at a distance, not be able to speak to her, Ter. Eun. 4, 2, 12. -
5 linia
I.Lit.:B.nectere lineas, restes, funes,
Varr. R. R. 1, 23, 6:linia longinqua per os religata,
Plin. 9, 17, 26, § 59:ligato pede longā lineā gallina custoditur,
Col. 8, 11, 15:linea margaritarum triginta quinque,
Dig. 35, 2, 26; cf.:lineae duae ex margaritis,
ib. 34, 2, 40; and ib. 9, 2, 27 fin.:linea dives (of the strings of pearls which were thrown among the people at the public games),
Mart. 8, 78, 7 (cf. Suet. Ner. 11).—In partic.1.In a net, the threads which form the meshes:b.licia difficile cernuntur: atque ut in plagis lineae offensae, praecipitant in sinum (of spiders' webs),
Plin. 11, 24, 28, § 82.—Transf., a net, Plin. 9, 43, 67, § 145:2.si feras lineis et pinna clusas contineas,
Sen. Clem. 1, 12, 5.—A fishing-line:3.tremulāve captum lineā trahit piscem,
Mart. 3, 58, 27; 10, 30, 18.—Hence, prov.: mittere lineam, to cast a line, to fish for, try to catch a person, Plaut. Most. 5, 1, 22.—A plumbline of masons and carpenters:b.perpendiculo et lineā uti,
Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 1; cf.:ad regulam et lineam,
Vitr. 7, 3; 5, 3; Pall. 3, 9.—Hence,Ad lineam and rectā lineā, in a straight line, vertically, perpendicularly:4.solida corpora ferri suo deorsum pondere ad lineam,
Cic. Fin. 1, 6, 18; Plin. 19, 8, 42, § 147;of the layers of stone in a wall: saxa, quae rectis lineis suos ordines servant,
Caes. B. G. 7, 23:(ignis) rectis lineis in caelestem locum subvolat,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 17, 40.—A region, tract:5.linea tam rectum mundi ferit illa Leonem,
that region lies directly under the lion, Luc. 10, 306.—A bowstring, Ter. Maur. praef. v. 19.—II.Transf., a thread-like stroke or mark made with a pen, pencil, etc., a line:2.Apelli fuit perpetua consuetudo, numquam tam occupatam diem agendi, ut non, lineam ducendo, exerceret artem, quod ab eo in proverbium venit (namely, the proverb: nulla dies sine linea),
Plin. 35, 10, 36, § 84:lineam cinere ducere,
id. 18, 33, 76, § 327:candida per medium folium transcurrens,
id. 27, 11, 77, § 102:serra in praetenui linea premente harenas (of sawing marble),
id. 36, 6, 9, § 51:nec congruebant ad horas ejus lineae (of the sundial),
id. 7, 60, 60, § 214; Pers. 3, 4.—In geometry, a line: linea a nostris dicitur, quam grammên Graeci nominant. Eam M. Varro ita definit:Linea est, inquit, longitudo quaedam sine latitudine et altitudine,
Gell. 1, 20, 7:locorum extremae lineae,
Quint. 1, 10, 39:lineae, quae emittuntur ex centro,
Plin. 2, 65, 65, § 165; 2, 16, 13, § 64:linea circumcurrens,
a circular line, circle, Quint. 1, 10, 41.—In partic.(α).A boundary-line which consisted of a narrow path between fields, Hyg. de Limit. p. 151; 152 Goes. —(β).In gen., a way, path:b.dedit sequendam calle recto lineam,
Prud. Cath. 7, 48.—A barrier or line in the theatre, by which the seats were separated from each other:c.quid frustra refugis? cogit nos linea jungi,
Ov. Am. 3, 2, 19; id. A. A. 1, 139:lineas poscere,
Quint. 11, 3, 133.—A feature, lineament:B.adulti venustissimis lineis,
Arn. 5, 179 al. —Trop.1.A line of descent or kindred, lineage (post-class.): stemmata cognationum directo limite in duas lineas separantur, quarum altera est superior, altera inferior, Dig. 38, 10, 9:2.clara gentis Linea,
Stat. S. 3, 3, 43:primo gradu superioris linea continentur pater, mater,
Paul. Sent. 4, 11, 1.—An outline, sketch, design (a fig. borrowed from painting):3.quidam materias latius dicendo prosequebantur... alii, cum primas modo lineas duxissent,
Quint. 2, 6, 2; cf. id. 4, 2, 120: ea quae in Platonis oratione demiramur, non aemulari quidem, sed lineas umbrasque facere ausi sumus, Gell. 17, 20, 8.—A boundary-line, bound, limit, end, goal:cum poëtae transilire lineas impune possint,
Varr. L. L. 9, § 5 Müll.; Cassiod. Var. 3, 50:si quidem est peccare tamquam transire lineas,
to go beyond the mark, pass the prescribed limits, Cic. Par. 3, 1, 20:mors ultima linea rerum est,
Hor. Ep. 1, 16, 79:admoveri lineas sentio,
Sen. Ep. 49.—Hence, prov.: amare extremā lineā, to love at a distance, i. e. to see the beloved object only at a distance, not be able to speak to her, Ter. Eun. 4, 2, 12.
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