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  • 1 ōrnāmentum

        ōrnāmentum ī, n    [orno], apparatus, accoutrement, equipment, furniture, trappings: vestra ornamenta: pacis.—A mark of honor, decoration, adornment, ornament, embellishment, jewel, trinket: ornamentis alterae (minae datae), for pin money, T.: omnia ornamenta ex fano Herculis in oppidum contulit, jewels, Cs.—Fig., an ornament, distinction: amicitiam populi R. sibi ornamento esse, Cs.: Hortensius, ornamentum rei p., pride: quaecumque a me ornamenta in te proficiscentur: honoris.— Rhetorical ornament: oratio ornamentis abundavit: ambitiosa recidet Ornamenta, H.
    * * *
    equipment; decoration; jewel; ornament, trappings

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  • 2 ornamentum

    ornāmentum, i, n. [orno].
    I.
    In gen., apparatus, accoutrement, equipment, furniture, trappings, etc. (class.):

    sine ornamentis,

    i. e. naked, Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 109:

    ceterae copiae, ornamenta, praesidia,

    Cic. Cat. 2, 11, 24; id. Verr. 2, 5, 32, § 83:

    ornamenta bubus, ornamenta asinis instrata tria (collar, saddle, etc.),

    Cato, R. R. 11, 4:

    per ornamenta percussus,

    i. e. arms, Sen. Ep. 14, 14.—Esp of a player's wardrobe, Plaut. Trin. 4, 2, 16 sq.; id. Pers. 1, 3, 19; Plin. 2, 3, 4, § 8, as translation of kosmos.—
    II. A.
    Lit.:

    pecuniam, omniaque ornamenta ex fano Herculis in oppidum contulit,

    jewels, Caes. B. C. 2, 18; so Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 90; Ter. Heaut. 4, 7, 9:

    quae (urbs) praesidio et ornamento est civitati,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 15:

    ipse ornamenta a chorago haec sumpsit,

    i. e. a dress, costume, attire, Plaut. Trin. 4, 2, 16:

    AB ORNAMEN TIS,

    one who has charge of the imperial ornaments, Inscr. Grut. 578, 9: ornamenta triumphalia, consularia, etc., the insignia of triumphing generals, consuls, etc. (The emperors distributed, honoris causā, such ornaments to men who had distinguished themselves):

    pluribus triumphalia ornamenta decernenda curavit,

    Suet. Aug. 38:

    decem praetoriis viris consularia ornamenta tribuit,

    id. Caes. 76:

    ornamenta uxoria,

    title, rank, id. Ner. 35.—
    B.
    Trop., an ornament, a distinction:

    decus atque ornamentum senectutis,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 45, 199:

    Q. Hortensius, lumen atque ornamentum rei publicae,

    ornament, pride, id. Mil. 14, 37:

    vir optimus, et inter praecipua saeculi ornamenta numerandus,

    Plin. Ep. 8, 12, 1:

    ornamentis afficere aliquem,

    Cic. Balb. 19, 43:

    quaecumque a me ornamenta ad te proficiscentur,

    id. Fam. 2, 19, 2:

    honoris,

    id. Cat. 3, 11, 26:

    ornamenta atque insignia honoris,

    id. Sull. 31, 88.—
    2.
    Esp., rhetorical ornament:

    oratoria ornamenta dicendi,

    Cic. Brut. 75, 261; 37, 140: so,

    dicendi,

    id. de Or. 2, 28, 22:

    sententiarum,

    id. Brut. 37, 140.

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  • 3 decor

        decor ōris, m    [DEC-], comeliness, elegance, grace, beauty, charm, ornament: Mobilibusque decor naturis dandus, H.: signa decoris, V.: ovibus sua lana decori est, O.: imperii, Ta.: oris, Ta.— An ornament, decoration: iactura decoris, O.
    * * *
    I
    (gen.), decoris ADJ
    beautiful; pleasing to the senses
    II
    beauty/good looks, decent appearance; ornament; grace/elegance/charm; propriety

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  • 4 como

    1.
    cōmo, mpsi (msi), mptum (mtum), 3, v. a. [co- (i. e. con) and emo; cf.: demo, promo].
    I.
    To bring together, form, frame, construct (Lucretian):

    dum perspicis omnem Naturam rerum quā constet compta figurā,

    Lucr. 1, 950 Munro ad loc.:

    nunc ea quo pacto inter sese mixta quibusque compta modis vigeant,

    id. 3, 259:

    quibus e rebus cum corpore compta vigeret (animi natura), Quove modo distracta rediret in ordia prima,

    id. 4, 27.—
    II.
    To care for, take care of.
    A.
    Prop., in the class. per. usu. of the care of the hair, to comb, arrange, braid, dress; absol.:

    amica dum comit dumque se exornat,

    Plaut. Stich. 5, 4, 19:

    capillos,

    Cic. Pis. 11, 25; Verg. A. 10, 832:

    nitidum caput,

    Tib. 1, 8, 16:

    caput in gradus atque anulos,

    Quint. 12, 10, 47:

    comas acu,

    id. 2, 5, 12:

    comas hasta recurva,

    Ov. F. 2, 560:

    capillos dente secto,

    Mart. 12, 83.— Transf. to the person:

    sacerdos Fronde super galeam et felici comptus olivā,

    wreathed, Verg. A. 7, 751:

    Tisiphone serpentibus undique compta,

    id. Cul. 218:

    pueri praecincti et compti,

    Hor. S. 2, 8, 70:

    longas compta puella comas,

    Ov. Am. 1, 1, 20.—
    B.
    In partic., to adorn, deck, ornament:

    corpora si quis vulsa atque fucata muliebriter comat,

    Quint. 8, prooem. §

    19: colla genasque,

    Stat. S. 1, 2, 110:

    vultus,

    Claud. in Eutr. 2, 337:

    vestes et cingula manu,

    id. VI. Cons. Hon. 525.—
    2.
    Transf. of things:

    vittā comptos praetendere ramos,

    Verg. A. 8, 128: colus compta, i. e. furnished or adorned with wool, Plin. 8, 48, 74, § 194.—
    II.
    Trop., to deck, adorn:

    Cleopatra simulatum compta dolorem,

    Luc. 10, 83.—Esp. freq. of rhet. ornament:

    non quia comi expolirique non debeat (oratio),

    Quint. 8, 3, 42; cf.:

    linguae orationisque comendae gratiā,

    Gell. 1, 9, 10.—Hence, comptus ( - mtus), a, um, P. a., adorned, ornamented, decked:

    juvenes ut femina compti,

    Ov. H. 4, 75:

    anima mundissima atque comptissima,

    Aug. Quant. Anim. 33.—But usu. of discourse, embellished, elegant:

    compta et mitis oratio,

    Cic. Sen. 9, 28 (al. composita):

    comptior sermo,

    Tac. H. 1, 19:

    (Vinicius) comptae facundiae,

    id. A. 6, 15.— Transf. to the person:

    Isocrates in diverso genere dicendi nitidus et comptus,

    Quint. 10, 1, 79. — Adv.: comptē ( comt-), with ornament, elegantly, only trop.:

    compte disserere,

    Sen. Ep. 75, 6:

    agere rem,

    Gell. 7, 3, 52.—
    * Comp.:

    comptius dicere,

    Gell. 7, 3, 53.— Sup., Plaut. Mil. 3, 3, 66, acc. to Ritschl (al. comissime).
    2.
    cŏmo, no perf., ātum, 1, v. n. and a. [coma].
    I.
    Neutr., to be furnished with hair (as verb. finit. only post-class.), Paul. Nol. 28, 246.—But freq. cŏmans, antis, P. a.
    A.
    Having long hair, hairy, covered with hair ( poet. or in post-Aug. prose):

    colla equorum,

    Verg. A. 12, 86; cf.:

    equus florā et comante jubā,

    Gell. 3, 9, 3:

    equae,

    Plin. 10, 63, 83, § 180:

    tori,

    Verg. A. 12, 6:

    crines,

    Sil. 16, 59:

    saetae hircorum,

    Verg. G. 3, 312; cf.:

    pellis comata villis,

    Val. Fl. 8, 122:

    galea = cristata,

    crested, plumed, Verg. A. 2, 391; cf.

    cristae,

    id. ib. 3, 468.—
    B.
    Transf., of growths, etc., resembling hair:

    stella,

    having a radiant, hairy train, a comet, Ov. M. 15, 749:

    astro comantes Tyndaridae,

    ornamented with stars, Val. Fl. 5, 267:

    sera comans narcissus,

    that puts out leaves late, Verg. G. 4, 122:

    dictamnus flore Purpureo,

    id. A. 12, 413:

    jugum silvae,

    leafy, Val. Fl. 3, 403:

    silvae,

    id. 1, 429:

    folia,

    luxuriant, Plin. 13, 8, 16, § 59:

    pinus,

    Sil. 10, 550:

    humus,

    Stat. Th. 5, 502.—
    II.
    Act., to clothe or deck with hair or something like hair (as verb. finit. only post-class.), Tert. Pall. 3.—Freq. (esp. in the post-Aug. per.) cŏmātus, a, um, P. a., having long hair:

    tempora,

    Mart. 10, 83, 13; Val. Fl. 7, 636; and subst.: cŏmā-tus, i, m., Suet. Calig. 35; Mart. 1, 73, 8; 12, 70, 9.—As adj. propr.: Gallia Comata, Transalpine Gaul (opp. togata), Cic. Phil. 8, 9, 27; Mel. 3, 2, 4; Plin. 4, 17, 31, § 105; Cat. 29, 3; Luc. 1, 443.— Transf.:

    silva,

    leafy, Cat. 4, 11.

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  • 5 compe

    1.
    cōmo, mpsi (msi), mptum (mtum), 3, v. a. [co- (i. e. con) and emo; cf.: demo, promo].
    I.
    To bring together, form, frame, construct (Lucretian):

    dum perspicis omnem Naturam rerum quā constet compta figurā,

    Lucr. 1, 950 Munro ad loc.:

    nunc ea quo pacto inter sese mixta quibusque compta modis vigeant,

    id. 3, 259:

    quibus e rebus cum corpore compta vigeret (animi natura), Quove modo distracta rediret in ordia prima,

    id. 4, 27.—
    II.
    To care for, take care of.
    A.
    Prop., in the class. per. usu. of the care of the hair, to comb, arrange, braid, dress; absol.:

    amica dum comit dumque se exornat,

    Plaut. Stich. 5, 4, 19:

    capillos,

    Cic. Pis. 11, 25; Verg. A. 10, 832:

    nitidum caput,

    Tib. 1, 8, 16:

    caput in gradus atque anulos,

    Quint. 12, 10, 47:

    comas acu,

    id. 2, 5, 12:

    comas hasta recurva,

    Ov. F. 2, 560:

    capillos dente secto,

    Mart. 12, 83.— Transf. to the person:

    sacerdos Fronde super galeam et felici comptus olivā,

    wreathed, Verg. A. 7, 751:

    Tisiphone serpentibus undique compta,

    id. Cul. 218:

    pueri praecincti et compti,

    Hor. S. 2, 8, 70:

    longas compta puella comas,

    Ov. Am. 1, 1, 20.—
    B.
    In partic., to adorn, deck, ornament:

    corpora si quis vulsa atque fucata muliebriter comat,

    Quint. 8, prooem. §

    19: colla genasque,

    Stat. S. 1, 2, 110:

    vultus,

    Claud. in Eutr. 2, 337:

    vestes et cingula manu,

    id. VI. Cons. Hon. 525.—
    2.
    Transf. of things:

    vittā comptos praetendere ramos,

    Verg. A. 8, 128: colus compta, i. e. furnished or adorned with wool, Plin. 8, 48, 74, § 194.—
    II.
    Trop., to deck, adorn:

    Cleopatra simulatum compta dolorem,

    Luc. 10, 83.—Esp. freq. of rhet. ornament:

    non quia comi expolirique non debeat (oratio),

    Quint. 8, 3, 42; cf.:

    linguae orationisque comendae gratiā,

    Gell. 1, 9, 10.—Hence, comptus ( - mtus), a, um, P. a., adorned, ornamented, decked:

    juvenes ut femina compti,

    Ov. H. 4, 75:

    anima mundissima atque comptissima,

    Aug. Quant. Anim. 33.—But usu. of discourse, embellished, elegant:

    compta et mitis oratio,

    Cic. Sen. 9, 28 (al. composita):

    comptior sermo,

    Tac. H. 1, 19:

    (Vinicius) comptae facundiae,

    id. A. 6, 15.— Transf. to the person:

    Isocrates in diverso genere dicendi nitidus et comptus,

    Quint. 10, 1, 79. — Adv.: comptē ( comt-), with ornament, elegantly, only trop.:

    compte disserere,

    Sen. Ep. 75, 6:

    agere rem,

    Gell. 7, 3, 52.—
    * Comp.:

    comptius dicere,

    Gell. 7, 3, 53.— Sup., Plaut. Mil. 3, 3, 66, acc. to Ritschl (al. comissime).
    2.
    cŏmo, no perf., ātum, 1, v. n. and a. [coma].
    I.
    Neutr., to be furnished with hair (as verb. finit. only post-class.), Paul. Nol. 28, 246.—But freq. cŏmans, antis, P. a.
    A.
    Having long hair, hairy, covered with hair ( poet. or in post-Aug. prose):

    colla equorum,

    Verg. A. 12, 86; cf.:

    equus florā et comante jubā,

    Gell. 3, 9, 3:

    equae,

    Plin. 10, 63, 83, § 180:

    tori,

    Verg. A. 12, 6:

    crines,

    Sil. 16, 59:

    saetae hircorum,

    Verg. G. 3, 312; cf.:

    pellis comata villis,

    Val. Fl. 8, 122:

    galea = cristata,

    crested, plumed, Verg. A. 2, 391; cf.

    cristae,

    id. ib. 3, 468.—
    B.
    Transf., of growths, etc., resembling hair:

    stella,

    having a radiant, hairy train, a comet, Ov. M. 15, 749:

    astro comantes Tyndaridae,

    ornamented with stars, Val. Fl. 5, 267:

    sera comans narcissus,

    that puts out leaves late, Verg. G. 4, 122:

    dictamnus flore Purpureo,

    id. A. 12, 413:

    jugum silvae,

    leafy, Val. Fl. 3, 403:

    silvae,

    id. 1, 429:

    folia,

    luxuriant, Plin. 13, 8, 16, § 59:

    pinus,

    Sil. 10, 550:

    humus,

    Stat. Th. 5, 502.—
    II.
    Act., to clothe or deck with hair or something like hair (as verb. finit. only post-class.), Tert. Pall. 3.—Freq. (esp. in the post-Aug. per.) cŏmātus, a, um, P. a., having long hair:

    tempora,

    Mart. 10, 83, 13; Val. Fl. 7, 636; and subst.: cŏmā-tus, i, m., Suet. Calig. 35; Mart. 1, 73, 8; 12, 70, 9.—As adj. propr.: Gallia Comata, Transalpine Gaul (opp. togata), Cic. Phil. 8, 9, 27; Mel. 3, 2, 4; Plin. 4, 17, 31, § 105; Cat. 29, 3; Luc. 1, 443.— Transf.:

    silva,

    leafy, Cat. 4, 11.

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  • 6 phalerae

    phălĕrae, ārum ( neutr. phalera posita, Plin. 33, 1, 6, § 18; Jan. phaleras), f., = ta phalara.
    I.
    Lit.
    A.
    A smooth, shining ornament for the breast, a metal disc or boss, worn by men, esp. as a military decoration:

    phalerae sunt belli ornamenta,

    Non. 554, 15 sq.; Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 12, § 29: phaleris et torque aliquem donare id. ib. 2, 3, 80:

    phaleras deponere,

    Liv. 9, 46; cf. Plin. 33, 1, 6, § 18:

    phaleris hic pectora fulget,

    Sil. 15, 255.—As a military mark of distinction:

    equites donati phaleris,

    Liv. 39, 31; Verg. A. 9, 458 Heyn. and Wagn.; Juv. 16, 60.—Worn by women: matrona ornata phaleris pelagiis, P. Syrus ap. Petr. 55. —
    B.
    A trapping for the forehead and breast of horses, Liv. 32, 52:

    primus equum phaleris insignem victor habeto,

    Verg. A. 5, 310; Plin. 37, 12, 74, § 194; Juv. 11, 103.—As a trapping for elephants, Gell. 5, 5, 3.—
    II.
    Trop., an external ornament or decoration ( poet. and in post-class. prose): ad populum phaleras! trappings for the people! who allow themselves to be deceived by externals, Pers. 3, 30.—Of rhetorical ornament, Mart. Cap. 3, § 221:

    loquendi,

    Symm. Ep. 83:

    heroicorum,

    Sid. Ep. 1, 9 fin.

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  • 7 flōs

        flōs ōris, m    [FLA-], a blossom, flower: sepulchrum floribus ornatum est: recentes, H.: qui (odores) adflarentur ex floribus: flores rosae, garlands, H.: piabunt Floribus Genium, H.: crocum floresque perambulet Fabula, the stage strewn with flowers, H.: caput impedire flore, H.: floribus oras explent, i. e. honey, V.: prima genas vestibat flore iuventas, the first down (of a youthful beard), V.—Fig., a flower, crown, ornament, prime, best part, freshness, promise: veteris ubertatis: nobilitatis ac iuventutis: quod floris in iuventute fuerat, L.: Graeciae, most flourishing condition: gratia aetatis flore conlecta: in flore virium esse, L.: flos ipsus (sc. aetatis), T.—Of speech, a flower, embellishment, ornament: conspersa (oratio) quasi verborum floribus, etc.: eloquentiae.
    * * *
    flower, blossom; youthful prime

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  • 8 flōsculus

        flōsculus ī, m dim.    [flos], a little flower, flow eret: ficta omnia tamquam flosculi decidunt.— Fig., the flower, pride, ornament: vitae, i. e. youth, Iu.: Iuventiorum, Ct.— A flower of rhetoric, ornament: flosculos carpere.
    * * *
    little flower, floweret; the best of anything, the "flower"

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  • 9 mundus

        mundus ī, m    toilet ornament, decoration, dress (of women): muliebris, L.—The universe, world, heavens: mundi magnitudo, Cs.: cum ipse mundus cumque agri contremiscunt: o clarissima mundi Lumina, V.—The world, earth, inhabitants of the earth, mankind: Quicumque mundo terminus obstitit, H.: toto mundo, V.
    * * *
    I
    munda -um, mundior -or -us, mundissimus -a -um ADJ
    clean, cleanly, nice, neat, elegant,delicate; refined, pure
    II
    universe, heavens; world, mankind; toilet/dress (woman), ornament, decoration

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  • 10 genuale

    I II

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  • 11 flos

    flōs, ōris, m. [root fla-; Gr. ek-phlainô, to stream forth; cf. phlasmos; Lat. flare, flamen, etc., v. flo], a blossom, flower.
    I.
    Lit.:

    suaves flores,

    Lucr. 1, 8:

    juvat novos decerpere flores,

    id. 1, 928:

    novi,

    Hor. C. 4, 1, 32:

    recentes,

    id. ib. 3, 27, 44:

    verni,

    id. ib. 2, 11, 9:

    florum omnium varietas,

    Cic. de Sen. 15, 54:

    suavitas odorum, qui afflarentur e floribus,

    id. ib. 17, 59:

    laetissimi flores,

    id. Verr. 2, 4, 48, § 107:

    ninguntque rosarum Floribus,

    Lucr. 2, 628:

    flores rosae, rosarum,

    Hor. C. 2, 3, 14; 3, 29, 3; 4, 10, 4:

    piabunt floribus et vino Genium,

    id. Ep. 2, 1, 144; cf.:

    fons Bandusiae, dulci digne mero non sine floribus,

    id. C. 3, 13, 2:

    nitidum caput impedire myrto Aut flore,

    id. ib. 1, 4, 10:

    recte necne crocum floresque perambulet Attae Fabula, si dubitem, etc.,

    the stage strewed with flowers, id. Ep. 2, 1, 79:

    carduus florem purpureum mittit inter medios aculeos,

    puts forth, Plin. 20, 23, 99, § 262; cf. id. 21, 6, 17, § 31:

    legere,

    Ov. M. 4, 315.—
    B.
    Transf.
    1.
    The honey of flowers sucked out by the bees:

    rure levis verno flores apis ingerit alveo, Conpleat ut dulci sedula melle favos,

    Tib. 2, 1, 49; Verg. G. 4, 39; Plin. 11, 7, 7, § 17.—
    2.
    In gen., like the Gr. anthos, for whatever forms either the best part or the highest part of a thing (mostly poet. and in postAug. prose).—
    a.
    The flower of any thing, i. e. the prime or best part, also the best kind of any thing: postquam est honoratus frugum et floris Liberi, the bouquet or flavor of wine, Pac. ap. Non. 498, 12; so,

    vini (Bacchi),

    Plaut. Curc. 1, 2, 1; id. Cas. 3, 5, 16; Lucr. 3, 221.— The best kind of oil, Plin. 15, 6, 6, § 23; of wax, id. 21, 14, 49, § 84; of rosin, id. 14, 20, 25, § 124; of salt, id. 13, 1, 2, § 14; Cato, R. R. 88, 2; of meal, Plin. 18, 9, 20, § 86 et saep.; of cream, Vitr. 8, 3; of the finest dish: cenae, Favorin. ap. Gell. 15, 8, 2.—
    b.
    The highest part, the top, crown, head of a thing.—Of the froth of wine, Cato, R. R. 11, 2; Col. 12, 30; Plin. 14, 21, 27, § 136.—The blisters, scales that are formed in smelting metals, id. 34, 11, 24, § 107; the upper dust of marble or gypsum, Col. 12, 20, 8.— Poet. of the first downy hairs of the beard: nunc primum opacat flore lanugo genas, Pac. ap. Paul. ex Fest. s. v. genas, p. 94 Müll. N. cr.; Verg. A. 8, 160; Luc. 6, 562:

    ante genas dulces quam flos juvenilis inumbret,

    Claud. in Prob. Cons. Pan. 69.—Donec flammai fulserunt flore coorto, a tip or flash of flame, Lucr. 1, 900.—
    3. II.
    Trop., the flower, crown, ornament of any thing (class.; a favorite flg. of Cic.).
    A.
    In gen.:

    ea tempestate flos poëtarum fuit (Plautus),

    Plaut. Cas. prol. 18:

    sic omnis fetus repressus, exustusque siti flos veteris ubertatis exaruit,

    Cic. Brut. 4, 16:

    (Ennius) flos delibatus populi... qua (eloquentia) virum excellentem praeclare tum illi homines florem populi esse dixerunt,

    id. ib. 15, 58 sq. (cf. Enn. Ann. v. 309 ed. Vahl.):

    flos nobilitatis ac juventutis,

    id. Phil. 2, 15, 37; so, legatorum, id. Fl. 26, 61:

    versaris in optimorum civium vel flore vel robore,

    id. Or. 10, 34; cf.:

    quod floris, quod roboris in juventute fuerat, amiserant,

    Liv. 37, 12, 7:

    ex morbo velut renovatus flos juventae,

    id. 28, 35, 7; 26, 2, 6; Curt. 3, 5, 8:

    provincia Galliae... ille flos Italiae, illud firmamentum imperii populi Romani, illud ornamentum dignitatis,

    Cic. Phil. 3, 5, 13:

    flos dignitatis,

    id. Balb. 6, 15; cf.:

    ego te, Crasse, cum vitae flore, tum mortis opportunitate, divino consilio et ortum et exstinctum esse arbitror,

    splendor, glory, id. de Or. 3, 3, 12:

    in ipso Graeciae flore,

    in the very flower, the most flourishing condition, id. N. D. 3, 33, 82:

    flos aetatis,

    the flower of one's age, the prime of life, Lucr. 3, 770; 5, 847; cf.:

    non venirem contra gratiam, non virtutis spe, sed aetatis flore collectam,

    Cic. Phil. 2, 2, 3.— Without aetas: Pa. Anni? Ch. Anni? Sedecim. Pa. Flos ipse, Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 28:

    viridissimo flore puella,

    Cat. 17, 14:

    in flore primo tantae indolis juvenis exstinctus est,

    Plin. Ep. 5, 9, 5:

    in flore virium se credens esse,

    Liv. 42, 15, 2:

    primus flos animi,

    youthful vigor, Stat. Ach. 1, 625;

    but also: flos animi,

    ripe age, Sen. Ep. 26:

    videmus Vergilium ea de causa hortorum dotes fugisse, et e tantis, quae retulit, flores modo rerum decerpsisse,

    i. e. the choicest, best, Plin. H. N. 14 praef. § 7.—
    2.
    Transf.: flos aetatis, maidenly or youthful innocence (of girls or boys), virginity:

    (virgo) cum castum amisit polluto corpore florem,

    Cat. 62, 46:

    Hasdrubal flore aetatis, uti ferunt, primo Hamilcari conciliatus,

    Liv. 21, 2, 3; cf. id. 21, 3, 4:

    florem aetatis (Caesaris) in Bithynia contaminatum,

    Suet. Caes. 49.—
    B.
    In partic., of speech, a flower, embellishment, ornament:

    ut porro conspersa sit (oratio) quasi verborum sententiarumque floribus, etc.,

    Cic. de Or. 3, 25, 96:

    flos aut lumen eloquentiae,

    id. Brut. 17, 66; cf.:

    nullus flos tamen neque lumen ullum (in M. Crassi oratione),

    id. ib. 66, 233:

    florem et colorem defuisse,

    id. ib. 87, 298:

    alia copia locuples, alia floribus laeta,

    Quint. 8, 3, 87:

    male audire... nimiis floribus et ingenii affluentia,

    id. 12, 10, 13.

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  • 12 floscula

    floscŭlus, i, m. (collat. form, floscŭ-la, ae, f., Fulg. Serm. 6), dim. [flos], a little flower, floweret (rare but class.).
    I.
    Lit.:

    ficta omnia celeriter tamquam flosculi decidunt,

    Cic. Off. 2, 12, 43.—
    B. II.
    Trop., the flower, pride, ornament:

    non enim flosculos... sed, jam decimum aetatis ingressus annum, certos atque deformatos fructus ostenderat,

    Quint. 6 praef. § 9; Cat. 24, 1:

    vitae,

    i. e. youth, Juv. 9, 127.—
    B.
    In partic., of speech.
    1.
    Flower of rhetoric, ornament:

    omnes undique flosculos carpere atque delibare,

    Cic. Sest. 56, 119; cf.:

    juvenibus flosculos omnium partium in ea, quae sunt dicturi, congerentibus,

    Quint. 10, 5, 23; 2, 5, 22; 12, 10, 73:

    ut Noctes istae quadam tenus his quoque historiae flosculis leviter injectis aspergerentur,

    Gell. 17, 2, 1.—
    2.
    A motto, sentence culled from a writing, Sen. Ep. 33, 1.

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  • 13 flosculus

    floscŭlus, i, m. (collat. form, floscŭ-la, ae, f., Fulg. Serm. 6), dim. [flos], a little flower, floweret (rare but class.).
    I.
    Lit.:

    ficta omnia celeriter tamquam flosculi decidunt,

    Cic. Off. 2, 12, 43.—
    B. II.
    Trop., the flower, pride, ornament:

    non enim flosculos... sed, jam decimum aetatis ingressus annum, certos atque deformatos fructus ostenderat,

    Quint. 6 praef. § 9; Cat. 24, 1:

    vitae,

    i. e. youth, Juv. 9, 127.—
    B.
    In partic., of speech.
    1.
    Flower of rhetoric, ornament:

    omnes undique flosculos carpere atque delibare,

    Cic. Sest. 56, 119; cf.:

    juvenibus flosculos omnium partium in ea, quae sunt dicturi, congerentibus,

    Quint. 10, 5, 23; 2, 5, 22; 12, 10, 73:

    ut Noctes istae quadam tenus his quoque historiae flosculis leviter injectis aspergerentur,

    Gell. 17, 2, 1.—
    2.
    A motto, sentence culled from a writing, Sen. Ep. 33, 1.

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  • 14 ornatus

    1.
    ornātus, a, um, Part. and P. a., from orno.
    2.
    ornātus, ūs ( gen. ornati, Ter. And. 2, 2, 28; dat. ornatu, C. Caes. ap. Gell. 4, 16, 8), m. [orno] (class.; cf.: cultus, munditia), a furnishing, providing, preparing; a preparation.
    I.
    Lit.
    A.
    In gen. (very rare):

    in ornat bus publicis (i. e. epulis, conviviis),

    Varr. R. R. 3, 9, 17: in aedibus nihil ornati, no preparation (for the wed ding), Ter And. 2, 2, 28: Pompeiis emptus [p. 1280] ornatus (trapeti), Cato, R. R. 22, 3.—
    B.
    In partic., an adornment, decoration, embellishment, ornament (class.):

    portarum, itinerum, locorumque omnium,

    Hirt. B. G. 8, 51. —
    2.
    Transf., in concr., splendid dress, attire, apparel:

    ornatus appellatur cultus ipse, quo quis ornatur,

    Fest. p. 184 Müll.:

    nauclericus,

    Plaut. Mil. 4, 4, 41:

    vide ornatus hic satine me condecet?

    id. Ps. 4, 1, 24:

    militaris,

    Cic. Off. 1, 18, 61:

    regalis,

    id. Fin. 2, 21, 69:

    equus regio ornatu instructus,

    trappings, Plin. 8, 42, 64, § 154 dub. (Jan.: regio instratu ornatus).—So of a woman's head-dress, Ov. A. A. 3, 138; Verg. A. 7, 74:

    corporis ornatum exuere,

    Juv. 10, 321.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    In gen., furniture, accoutrements, equipage:

    eloquentia quocumque ingreditur, eodem est instructu ornatuque comitata,

    Cic. de Or. 3, 6, 23:

    ornatus autem verborum duplex, unus simplicium, alter collocatorum,

    id. Or. 23, 80.—
    B.
    In partic., a decoration, ornament:

    aedilitatis,

    Cic. Dom. 43, 111:

    afferre ornatum orationi,

    id. Or. 39, 134.— Of the world, corresp. to the Gr. kosmos, Cic. Ac. 2, 38, 119:

    hic tantus caeli ornatus,

    id. N. D. 2, 44, 115; cf. Plin. 2, 4, 3, § 8:

    caeli et terra et omnis ornatus eorum,

    Vulg. Gen. 2, 1.

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  • 15 orno

    orno, āvi, ātum, 1 (old form of the perf. ORNAVET, Column. Rostr.; v. infra), v. a. [perh. root var-, cover; Sanscr. varna-, color], to fit out, furnish, provide with necessaries; to equip, to get ready, prepare (class.; syn. exorno, concinno).
    I.
    In gen.:

    age nunc, orna te,

    Plaut. Ep. 2, 2, 10:

    prandium domi,

    id. Rud. 1, 2, 53: ornatur ferro Enn. ap. Gell. 16, 10 (Ann. v. 190 Vahl.):

    aliquem armis,

    Verg. A. 12, 344:

    decemviros apparitoribus, scribis, librariis, praeconibus, architectis, praeterea mulis, tabernaculis, centuriis, supellectili,

    Cic. Agr. 2, 13, 32:

    aliquem pecuniā,

    Plin. Ep. 3, 21, 3: CLASESQVE-NAVALES-PRIMOS-ORNAVET, fitted out, Column. Rostr.:

    maximas classes,

    Cic. Imp. Pomp. 4, 9; cf. Liv. 9, 30:

    naves,

    id. 40, 26:

    convivium,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 20, § 44:

    copias omnibus rebus,

    id. Imp. Pomp. 8, 20:

    provincias,

    to furnish money, arms, and attendants to governors setting out for their provinces, id. Att. 3, 24, 1; id. ib. 4, 18, 2; Liv. 40, 36, 5; so,

    consules,

    id. ib. —Hence, to trim, provide with oil:

    lampades,

    Vulg. Matt. 25, 7.—
    II.
    In partic., to ornament, adorn, embellish, deck, set off.
    A.
    Lit.:

    Italiam ornare quam domum suam, maluit: quamquam, Italiā ornatā, domus ipsa mihi videtur ornatior,

    Cic. Off. 2, 22, 76:

    scuta ad forum ornandum,

    Liv. 9, 40:

    cornua sertis,

    Verg. A. 7, 488:

    monilia collum,

    Ov. M. 5, 52.—Of dressing the hair, Ov. Am. 1, 14, 5:

    capillos,

    id. ib. 2, 7, 23; Prop. 1, 2, 1.—
    B.
    Trop., to adorn, decorate, set off; to commend, praise, extol; to honor, show honor to, distinguish:

    aliquid magnificentius augere atque ornare,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 21, 94:

    seditiones ipsas,

    id. ib. 2, 28, 124:

    aliquem suis sententiis,

    id. Fam. 15, 4, 11: dicere, laudandum adulescentem, ornandum, tollendum, Brut. ap. Cic. Fam. 11, 20, 1:

    civitatem omnibus rebus,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 33:

    aliquem maximis beneficiis,

    Cic. Att. 6, 1, 5:

    aliquem laudibus,

    id. Phil. 2, 11, 25:

    egressum alicujus frequentiā suā,

    id. Pis. 13, 31:

    candidatum suffragio,

    Plin. Ep. 2, 1, 8: aliquem ornare, to bestow honor upon, advance to honor, Cic. Fam. 1, 1:

    hederā poëtam,

    Verg. E. 7, 25.—Ironically:

    ornatus esses,

    would have been rewarded, Ter. Ad. 2, 1, 22.—Hence, ornātus, a, um, P. a.
    A.
    Fitted out, furnished, provided with necessaries, equipped, accoutred, splendidly furnished (class.;

    syn.: instructus, praeditus): sapiens plurimis artibus instructus et ornatus,

    Cic. Fin. 2, 34, 112:

    scutis telisque parati ornatique,

    id. Caecin. 21, 60:

    equus ornatus,

    Liv. 27, 19:

    elephantus,

    Nep. Hann. 3, 4:

    naves paratissimae, atque omni genere armorum ornatissimae,

    Caes. B. G. 3, 14:

    fundus,

    Cic. Quint. 31, 98:

    Graecia copiis non instructa solum, sed etiam ornata,

    not provided merely, but also splendidly furnished, id. Phil. 10, 4, 9.— Transf.:

    ingenio bono,

    Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 89.—
    B.
    In partic., ornamented, adorned, decked, decorated, embellished, handsome, ornate:

    sepulcrum floribus ornatum,

    Cic. Fl. 38, 95.— Comp.:

    nihil ornatius,

    Cic. Sen. 16, 57.—Esp., adorned with all good qualities, excellent, distinguished, eminent, illustrious:

    lectissimus atque ornatissimus adulescens,

    Cic. Div. in Caecil. 9, 29:

    in dicendo,

    id. de Or. 1, 10, 42; id. ib. 1, 11, 49:

    homo ornatissimus loco, ordine, nomine, virtute, ingenio, copiis,

    honored, respected, id. Verr. 2, 1, 48, § 127:

    ornati elaboratique versus,

    embellished, id. Or. 11, 36:

    oratio,

    id. de Or. 1, 12, 50:

    locus ad dicendum ornatissimus,

    admirably adapted, id. Imp. Pomp. 1, 1.—Hence, adv.: ornātē, with ornament, ornamentally, ornately, elegantly (class.):

    dicere,

    Cic. de Or. 3, 14, 53:

    apte, distincte, ornate dicere,

    id. Off. 1, 1, 2.— Comp.:

    causas agere ornatius,

    Cic. Fam. 9, 21, 1.— Sup.:

    causam ornatissime et copiosissime defendere,

    Cic. Brut. 5, 21.

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  • 16 phaleratus

    phălĕro, āre, v. a. [phalerae], to adorn with trappings, ornament the breast (late Lat.):

    animalia phalerari sibi magis quam nodari gaudent,

    Ambros. Cant. Cantic. 1, 43.—Fig., to deck, set off, display:

    eloquentiae phalerandae gratiā,

    Ambros. Off. Min. 1, 12, 44.—Hence, phălĕrātus, a, um, adj.
    I.
    Lit., wearing an ornament for the forehead and breast:

    equi,

    Liv. 30, 17:

    cursor,

    Petr. 28:

    turba Mazacum atque cursorum,

    Suet. Ner. 30.—
    II.
    Trop., decorated, ornamented: phaleratis dictis aliquem ducere, with fine speeches, Ter Phorm. 3, 2, 16.

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  • 17 phalero

    phălĕro, āre, v. a. [phalerae], to adorn with trappings, ornament the breast (late Lat.):

    animalia phalerari sibi magis quam nodari gaudent,

    Ambros. Cant. Cantic. 1, 43.—Fig., to deck, set off, display:

    eloquentiae phalerandae gratiā,

    Ambros. Off. Min. 1, 12, 44.—Hence, phălĕrātus, a, um, adj.
    I.
    Lit., wearing an ornament for the forehead and breast:

    equi,

    Liv. 30, 17:

    cursor,

    Petr. 28:

    turba Mazacum atque cursorum,

    Suet. Ner. 30.—
    II.
    Trop., decorated, ornamented: phaleratis dictis aliquem ducere, with fine speeches, Ter Phorm. 3, 2, 16.

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  • 18 premo

    prĕmo, essi, essum, 3, v. a. [etym. dub.; cf. prelum], to press (class.).
    I.
    Lit.:

    pede pedem alicui premere,

    Plaut. As. 4, 1, 30:

    et trepidae matres pressere ad pectora natos,

    Verg. A. 7, 518:

    veluti qui sentibus anguem Pressit humi nitens,

    id. ib. 2, 379:

    novercae Monstra manu premens,

    id. ib. 8, 288:

    pressit et inductis membra paterna rotis,

    i. e. drove her chariot over her father's body, Ov. Ib. 366:

    trabes Hymettiae Premunt columnas,

    press, rest heavily upon them, Hor. C. 2, 18, 3:

    premere terga genu alicujus,

    Ov. Am. 3, 2, 24:

    ubera plena,

    i. e. to milk, id. F. 4, 769:

    vestigia alicujus,

    to tread in, to follow one's footsteps, Tac. A. 2, 14:

    nudis pressit qui calcibus anguem,

    Juv. 1, 43:

    dente frena,

    to bite, to champ, Ov. M. 10, 704:

    ore aliquid,

    to chew, eat, id. ib. 5, 538; cf.:

    aliquid morsu,

    Lucr. 3, 663:

    presso molari,

    with compressed teeth, Juv. 5, 160:

    pressum lac,

    i. e. cheese, Verg. E. 1, 82.—In mal. part.:

    Hister Peucen premerat Antro,

    forced, Val. Fl. 8, 256:

    uxorem,

    Suet. Calig. 25.—Of animals:

    feminas premunt galli,

    Mart. 3, 57, 17.—
    B.
    Transf.
    1.
    Poet., to bear down upon, to touch:

    premere litora,

    Ov. M. 14, 416:

    litus,

    to keep close to the shore, Hor. C. 2, 10, 3:

    aëra,

    i. e. to fly, Luc. 7, 835.—
    2.
    Poet., to hold fast, hold, firmly grasp:

    premere frena manu,

    Ov. M. 8, 37:

    ferrum,

    to grasp, Sil. 5, 670:

    capulum,

    id. 2, 615.—
    3.
    Poet., to press a place with one's body, i. e. to sit, stand, lie, fall, or seat one's self on any thing:

    toros,

    Ov. H. 12, 30:

    sedilia,

    id. M. 5, 317:

    hoc quod premis habeto,

    id. ib. 5, 135:

    et pictam positā pharetram cervice premebat,

    id. ib. 2, 421:

    humum,

    to lie on the ground, id. Am. 3, 5, 16; cf. id. F. 4, 844:

    frondes tuo premis ore caducas,

    id. M. 9, 650; Sen. Hippol. 510.—
    4.
    To cover, to conceal by covering (mostly poet.):

    aliquid terrā,

    to conceal, bury in the earth, Hor. Epod. 1, 33:

    nonumque prematur in annum,

    kept back, suppressed, id. A. P. 388:

    omne lucrum tenebris alta premebat humus,

    Ov. Am. 3, 8, 36:

    ossa male pressa,

    i. e. buried, id. Tr. 5, 3, 39; Plin. 2, 79, 81, § 191; hence, to crown, to cover or adorn with any thing:

    ut premerer sacrā lauro,

    Hor. C. 3, 4, 18:

    molli Fronde crinem,

    Verg. A. 4, 147:

    canitiem galeā,

    id. ib. 9, 612:

    mitrā capillos,

    Ov. F. 4, 517; cf. Verg. A. 5, 556.—
    5.
    To make, form, or shape any thing by pressing ( poet.):

    quod surgente die mulsere horisque diurnis, Nocte premunt,

    they make into cheese, Verg. G. 3, 400:

    os fingit premendo,

    id. A. 6, 80:

    caseos,

    id. E. 1, 35:

    mollem terram,

    Vulg. Sap. 15, 7; Calp. Ecl. 5, 34.—
    6.
    To press hard upon, bear down upon, to crowd, pursue closely:

    hostes de loco superiore,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 19:

    Pompeiani nostros premere et instare coeperunt,

    id. B. C. 3, 46:

    hac fugerent Graii, premeret Trojana juventus,

    Verg. A. 1, 467:

    Pergamenae naves cum adversarios premerent acrius,

    Nep. Hann. 11, 5:

    hinc Rutulus premit, et murum circumsonat armis,

    Verg. A. 8, 473:

    obsidione urbem,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 32.—Of the pursuit or chase of animals:

    ad retia cervum,

    Verg. G. 3, 413:

    spumantis apri cursum clamore,

    id. A. 1, 324:

    bestias venatione,

    Isid. 10, 282.—
    7.
    To press down, burden, load, freight:

    nescia quem premeret,

    on whose back she sat, Ov. M. 2, 869:

    tergum equi,

    id. ib. 8, 34;

    14, 343: et natat exuviis Graecia pressa suis,

    Prop. 4, 1, 114 (5, 1, 116):

    pressae carinae,

    Verg. G. 1, 303:

    pressus membra mero,

    Prop. 2, 12 (3, 7), 42:

    magno et gravi onere armorum pressi,

    Caes. B. G. 4, 24:

    auro phaleras,

    to adorn, Stat. Th. 8, 567.—
    8.
    To press into, force in, press upon:

    (caprum) dentes in vite prementem,

    Ov. F. 1, 355:

    presso sub vomere,

    Verg. G. 2, 356; cf.:

    presso aratro,

    Tib. 4, 1, 161:

    alte ensem in corpore,

    Stat. Th. 11, 542:

    et nitidas presso pollice finge comas,

    Prop. 3, 8 (4, 9), 14:

    et cubito remanete presso,

    leaning upon, Hor. C. 1, 27, 8. —
    b.
    To make with any thing ( poet.):

    aeternā notā,

    Ov. F. 6, 610:

    littera articulo pressa tremente,

    id. H. 10, 140:

    multā via pressa rotā,

    id. ib. 18, 134.—
    9.
    To press down, let down, cause to sink down, to lower:

    nec preme, nec summum molire per aethera currum,

    Ov. M. 2, 135:

    humanaeque memor sortis, quae tollit eosdem, Et premit,

    id. Tr. 3, 11, 67:

    mundus ut ad Scythiam Rhiphaeasque arduus arces Consurgit, premitur Libyae devexus in Austros,

    sinks down, Verg. G. 1, 240; Sen. Herc. Fur. 155. —
    b.
    In partic.
    (α).
    To set, plant:

    virgulta per agros,

    Verg. G. 2, 346; 26.—
    (β).
    To make or form by pressing down, to make any thing deep, to dig:

    vestigio leviter presso,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 24, § 53; cf.

    (trop.): vestigia non pressa leviter, sed fixa,

    id. Sest. 5, 13:

    sulcum premere,

    to draw a furrow, Verg. A. 10, 296:

    fossam transversam, inter montes pressit (al. percussit),

    Front. Strat. 1, 5:

    fossa pressa,

    Plin. Ep. 10, 69, 4:

    cavernae in altitudinem pressae,

    Curt. 5, 1, 28.—
    (γ).
    To strike to the ground, to strike down:

    tres famulos,

    Verg. A. 9, 329:

    paucos,

    Tac. H. 4, 2.—
    10.
    To press closely, compress, press together, close:

    oculos,

    Verg. A. 9, 487:

    alicui fauces,

    Ov. M. 12, 509:

    laqueo collum,

    to strangle, Hor. Ep. 1, 16, 37:

    angebar ceu guttura forcipe pressus,

    Ov. M. 9, 78:

    presso gutture,

    compressed, Verg. G. 1, 410; cf.:

    siquidem unius praecordia pressit ille (boletus) senis,

    i. e. stopped his breath, Juv. 6, 621:

    quibus illa premetur Per somnum digitis,

    choked, id. 14, 221:

    amplexu presso,

    united, in close embrace, Sen. Oedip. 192:

    oscula jungere pressa,

    to exchange kisses, Ov. H. 2, 94; so,

    pressa basia,

    Mart. 6, 34, 1:

    presso gradu incedere,

    in close ranks, foot to foot, Liv. 28, 14:

    pede presso,

    id. 8, 8.—
    b.
    In partic.
    (α).
    To shorten, tighten, draw in:

    pressis habenis,

    Verg. A. 11, 600 (cf.:

    laxas dure habenas,

    id. ib. 1, 63).—
    (β).
    To keep short, prune:

    Calenā falce vitem,

    Hor. C. 1, 31, 9:

    luxuriem falce,

    Ov. M. 14, 628:

    falce premes umbras (i. e. arbores umbrantes),

    Verg. G. 1, 157; 4, 131:

    molle salictum,

    Calp. Ecl. 5, 110.—
    (γ).
    To check, arrest, stop:

    premere sanguinem,

    Tac. A. 15, 64:

    vestigia pressit,

    Verg. A. 6, 197:

    attoniti pressere gradum,

    Val. Fl. 2, 424 ' dixit, pressoque obmutuit ore, was silent, Verg. A. 6, 155.—
    11.
    To press out, bring out by pressure:

    tenerā sucos pressere medullā,

    Luc. 4, 318; cf.: (equus) collectumque fremens volvit sub naribus ignem, Verg. ap. Sen. Ep. 95, 68, and id. G. 3, 85 Rib.—
    12.
    To frequent: feci ut cotidie praesentem me viderent, habitavi in [p. 1441] oculis, pressi forum, Cic. Planc. 27, 66.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    To press, press upon, oppress, overwhelm, weigh down; to urge, drive, importune, pursue, to press close or hard, etc. (class.):

    ego istum pro suis factis pessumis pessum premam,

    Plaut. Most. 5, 2, 49 Lorenz ad loc.:

    quae necessitas eum tanta premebat, ut, etc.,

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 34, 97:

    ea, quae premant, et ea, quae impendeant,

    id. Fam. 9, 1, 2:

    aerumnae, quae me premunt,

    Sall. J. 14, 22:

    pressus gravitate soporis,

    bound by heavy, deep sleep, Ov. M. 15, 21:

    cum aut aere alieno, aut magnitudine tributorum, aut injuriā potentium premuntur,

    Caes. B. G. 6, 13:

    invidia et odio populi premi,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 53, 228:

    premi periculis,

    id. Rep. 1, 6, 10:

    cum a me premeretur,

    id. Verr. 2, 1, 53, § 139; cf.:

    aliquem verbo,

    id. Tusc. 1, 7, 13:

    criminibus veris premere aliquem,

    Ov. M. 14, 401:

    cum a plerisque ad exeundum premeretur, exire noluit,

    was pressed, urged, importuned, Nep. Ages. 6, 1:

    a Pompeii procuratoribus sescentis premi coeptus est,

    Cic. Att. 6, 1, 3: numina nulla premunt;

    mortali urgemur ab hoste,

    Verg. A. 10, 375:

    premere reum voce, vultu,

    Tac. A. 3, 67:

    crimen,

    to pursue obstinately, Quint. 7, 2, 12:

    confessionem,

    to force a confession from one, id. 7, 1, 29:

    argumentum etiam atque etiam,

    to pursue steadily, Cic. Tusc. 1, 36, 88:

    ancipiti mentem formidine pressus,

    Verg. A. 3, 47:

    maerore pressa,

    Sen. Oct. 103:

    veritate pressus negare non potuit,

    overcome, overpowered, Lact. 4, 13.—
    B.
    Transf.
    1.
    To repress, hide, conceal (mostly poet.):

    dum nocte premuntur,

    Verg. A. 6, 827:

    curam sub corde,

    id. ib. 4, 332:

    odium,

    Plin. Pan. 62:

    iram,

    Tac. A. 6, 50:

    pavorem et consternationem mentis vultu,

    id. ib. 13, 16:

    interius omne secretum,

    Sen. Ep. 3, 4:

    dolorem silentio,

    Val. Max. 3, 3, 1 ext.; cf. silentia, Sil. 12, 646:

    aliquid ore,

    Verg. A. 7, 103:

    jam te premet nox,

    Hor. C. 1, 4, 16.—
    2.
    To lower, diminish, undervalue, disparage, depreciate:

    premendorum superiorum arte sese extollebat,

    Liv. 22, 12:

    arma Latini,

    Verg. A. 11, 402:

    opuscula ( = deprimere atque elevare),

    Hor. Ep. 1, 19, 36:

    famam alicujus,

    Tac. A. 15, 49:

    premere ac despicere,

    Quint. 11, 1, 16:

    premere tumentia, humilia extollere,

    id. ib. 10, 4, 1.—
    b.
    To surpass, exceed:

    facta premant annos,

    Ov. M. 7, 449:

    ne prisca vetustas Laude pudicitiae saecula nostra premat,

    id. P. 3, 1, 116:

    quantum Latonia Nymphas Virgo premit,

    Stat. S. 1, 2, 115.—
    c.
    To rule ( poet.):

    dicione premere populos,

    Verg. A. 7, 737:

    imperio,

    id. ib. 1, 54:

    Mycenas Servitio premet,

    id. ib. 1, 285.—
    3.
    To suppress, pull down, humble, degrade:

    quae (vocabula) nunc situs premit,

    Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 118:

    nec premendo alium me extulisse velim,

    Liv. 22, 59, 10; cf. id. 39, 41, 1:

    premebat reum crimen,

    id. 3, 13, 1.—
    4.
    To compress, abridge, condense:

    haec enim, quae dilatantur a nobis, Zeno sic premebat,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 7, 20.—
    5.
    To check, arrest, repress, restrain:

    cursum ingenii tui, Brute, premit haec importuna clades civitatis,

    Cic. Brut. 97, 332:

    sub imo Corde gemitum,

    Verg. A. 10, 464:

    vocem,

    to be silent, id. ib. 9, 324:

    sermones vulgi,

    to restrain, Tac. A. 3, 6.—
    6.
    To store up, lay up in the mind, muse upon:

    (vocem) ab ore Eripuit pater ac stupefactus numine pressit,

    Verg. A. 7, 119.—Hence, pressus, a, um, P. a.
    I.
    Moderate, slow, suppressed, kept down.
    A.
    Lit.:

    presso pede eos retro cedentes principes recipiebant,

    Liv. 8, 8, 9:

    presso gradu,

    id. 28, 14, 14; cf.:

    pressoque legit vestigia gressu,

    Ov. M. 3, 17.—
    B.
    Trop.
    1.
    Of the voice or manner, subdued:

    haec cum pressis et flebilibus modis, qui totis theatris maestitiam inferant,

    Cic. Tusc. 1, 44, 106.—
    2.
    Of color, lowered, depressed; hence, dark, gloomy:

    color pressus,

    Pall. 4, 13, 4:

    color viridi pressior,

    Plin. 35, 6, 13, § 32:

    spadices pressi,

    Serv. Verg. G. 3, 82.—
    II.
    Esp., of an orator or of speech.
    A.
    Compressed, concise, plain, without ornament (class.):

    fiunt pro grandibus tumidi, pressis exiles, fortibus temerarii, etc.,

    Quint. 10, 2, 16:

    cum Attici pressi et integri, contra Asiani inflati et inanes haberentur,

    id. 12, 10, 18.—Of style:

    pressa et tenuia, et quae minimum ab usu cotidiano recedant,

    Quint. 10, 1, 102:

    pressus et demissus stilus,

    Plin. Ep. 1, 8, 5; Quint. 4, 2, 117.— Comp.: in concionibus pressior, et circumscriptior, et adductior, more moderate, keeping more within bounds, Plin. Ep. 1, 16, 4.—
    B.
    Close, exact, accurate:

    Thucydides ita verbis aptus et pressus, ut,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 13, 56: quis te fuit umquam in partiundis rebus pressior? more exact, more accurate, id. Fragm. ap. Non. 364, 24:

    sicuti taxare pressius crebriusque est, quam tangere,

    Gell. 2, 6, 5:

    quod (periculum) observandum pressiore cautelā censeo,

    stricter, greater, App. M. 5, p. 160, 36:

    cogitationes pressiores,

    id. ib. 5, p. 163, 32.—So of sounds, precise, intelligible:

    (lingua) vocem profusam fingit atque sonos vocis distinctos et pressos facit,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 59, 149.—Hence, adv.: pressē, with pressure, violently (class.): artius pressiusque conflictata, Atei. Capito ap. Gell. 10, 6, 2.—
    B.
    Closely, tightly.
    1.
    Lit.:

    vites pressius putare,

    Pall. 12, 9:

    pressius colla radere,

    Veg. Vet. 1, 56.—
    2.
    Trop.
    a.
    Of pronunciation, shortly, neatly, trimly:

    loqui non aspere, non vaste, non rustice, sed presse, et aequabiliter, et leniter,

    Cic. de Or. 3, 12, 45; id. Off. 1, 37, 133.—
    b.
    Of the mode of expression, etc., concisely, not diffusely:

    definire presse et anguste,

    Cic. Or. 33, 117:

    abundanter dicere, an presse,

    Quint. 8, 3, 40:

    pressius et astrictius scripsi,

    Plin. Ep. 3, 18, 10.—
    (β).
    Without ornament, simply:

    unum (genus oratorum) attenuate presseque, alterum sublate ampleque dicentium,

    Cic. Brut. 55, 202:

    aliquid describere modo pressius, modo elatius,

    Plin. Ep. 4, 14, 3.—
    (γ).
    Closely, exactly, correctly, accurately:

    mihi placet agi subtilius, et pressius,

    Cic. Fin. 4, 10, 24:

    definiunt pressius,

    id. Tusc. 4, 7, 14:

    anquisitius, et exactius pressiusque disserere,

    Gell. 1, 3, 21.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > premo

  • 19 apex

        apex icis, m    [1 AP-], the extreme end, point, summit, top: lauri, V.: montis, O.: sublimis (of a headland), Iu.: levis, a tongue of flame, V.—A hat, helmet, crown: regum apices, H.: summus, the top of the helmet, V.: hinc apicem Fortuna Sustulit, the crown, H.: dialis, the flamen's hat, i. e. the priestly office, L. — Fig., the highest ornament: apex est senectutis auctoritas.
    * * *
    point, top, summit; cap, crown; conical priest cap; highest honor; long mark over vowel; outlines of letters, letter; least particle, speck

    Latin-English dictionary > apex

  • 20 aplustre

        aplustre is, n, ἄφλαστον, an ornament of wood on the stern of a ship: victae triremis, Iu.
    * * *
    ornamented stern-post of a ship; also pl. of a single ship

    Latin-English dictionary > aplustre

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