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Crete

  • 1 Crete

    Crētē, ēs J v. l. = Creta

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  • 2 Crete

    Crētē, s. 1. Crēta.

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  • 3 Crete

    Crētē, s. Creta.

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  • 4 Crete

    Crētē, ēs, v. 1, Creta init.

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  • 5 crete

    Crete, island of Crete

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  • 6 creta

    [st1]1 [-] crēta, ae, f.: - [abcl][b]a - craie (terre blanche de Crète ou toute argile semblable), argile, terre à potier. - [abcl]b - blanc, fard. - [abcl]c - craie pour blanchir les vêtements. - [abcl]d - craie pour marquer les jours heureux. - [abcl]e - craie à cacheter. - [abcl]f - craie qui marque les limites du cirque. - [abcl]g - craie, le caillou blanc pour acquitter.[/b]    - creta est horum hominum oratio, Plaut. Poen. 5, 2, 10: [les paroles de ces hommes sont la craie (des blanchisseuses)] = les paroles de ces hommes enlèvent tout trouble de l'esprit.    - cretā notare, Pers.: approuver. [st1]2 [-] Crēta: acc. masc. sing. de Cres. [st1]3 [-] Crēta, ae, f.: la Crète (île de la mer Egée).    - fuit in Creta postea contubernalis Saturnini, propinqui sui, Cic. Planc.: en Crète, il a demeuré sous la même tente que Saturninus, son parent.    - in Creta insula (in insula Creta): dans l'île de Crète.    - a Creta excire, Liv. 34: faire venir de Crète.    - a Creta Ephesum Fabius redit, Liv. 37: de la Crète, Fabius retourna à Éphèse.    - in Cretam legatos tres ire placuit, Liv. 42: on décida d'envoyer en Crète trois ambassadeurs. Creta, considérée comme une petite île.    - Cretam ad Gortynios venit, Nep.: il se rendit en Crète, chez les Gortyniens.    - Cretae (locatif) - non haec tibi litora suasit Delius, aut Cretae jussit considere Apollo, Virg. En. 3: il ne t'a pas conseillé ces rivages, le dieu de Délos; Apollon ne t'a pas ordonné de t'établir en Crète. - voir hors site la Crète.
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    [st1]1 [-] crēta, ae, f.: - [abcl][b]a - craie (terre blanche de Crète ou toute argile semblable), argile, terre à potier. - [abcl]b - blanc, fard. - [abcl]c - craie pour blanchir les vêtements. - [abcl]d - craie pour marquer les jours heureux. - [abcl]e - craie à cacheter. - [abcl]f - craie qui marque les limites du cirque. - [abcl]g - craie, le caillou blanc pour acquitter.[/b]    - creta est horum hominum oratio, Plaut. Poen. 5, 2, 10: [les paroles de ces hommes sont la craie (des blanchisseuses)] = les paroles de ces hommes enlèvent tout trouble de l'esprit.    - cretā notare, Pers.: approuver. [st1]2 [-] Crēta: acc. masc. sing. de Cres. [st1]3 [-] Crēta, ae, f.: la Crète (île de la mer Egée).    - fuit in Creta postea contubernalis Saturnini, propinqui sui, Cic. Planc.: en Crète, il a demeuré sous la même tente que Saturninus, son parent.    - in Creta insula (in insula Creta): dans l'île de Crète.    - a Creta excire, Liv. 34: faire venir de Crète.    - a Creta Ephesum Fabius redit, Liv. 37: de la Crète, Fabius retourna à Éphèse.    - in Cretam legatos tres ire placuit, Liv. 42: on décida d'envoyer en Crète trois ambassadeurs. Creta, considérée comme une petite île.    - Cretam ad Gortynios venit, Nep.: il se rendit en Crète, chez les Gortyniens.    - Cretae (locatif) - non haec tibi litora suasit Delius, aut Cretae jussit considere Apollo, Virg. En. 3: il ne t'a pas conseillé ces rivages, le dieu de Délos; Apollon ne t'a pas ordonné de t'établir en Crète. - voir hors site la Crète.
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        Creta, cretae. Plin. De la croye, ou Cree.
    \
        Creta aut carbone notare. Persius. Croyer, ou Creer.
    \
        Creta viridis. Vitru. Verd de terre.

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  • 7 crista

    [st1]1 [-] crista, ae, f.: - [abcl][b]a - aigrette, crête, huppe. - [abcl]b - touffe. - [abcl]c - aigrette, panache (d'un casque); casque. - [abcl]d - Juv. clitoris.[/b]    - crista (galli), Plin.: crête-de-coq (plante).    - crista foliorum, Plin.: touffe de feuilles.    - illi surgunt cristae, Juv. 4, 70: il dressait sa crête, il se rengorgeait. [st1]2 [-] Crista, ae, m.: Crista (surnom).
    * * *
    [st1]1 [-] crista, ae, f.: - [abcl][b]a - aigrette, crête, huppe. - [abcl]b - touffe. - [abcl]c - aigrette, panache (d'un casque); casque. - [abcl]d - Juv. clitoris.[/b]    - crista (galli), Plin.: crête-de-coq (plante).    - crista foliorum, Plin.: touffe de feuilles.    - illi surgunt cristae, Juv. 4, 70: il dressait sa crête, il se rengorgeait. [st1]2 [-] Crista, ae, m.: Crista (surnom).
    * * *
        Crista, cristae. Plin. Une creste.
    \
        Crista, Herbae species. Plin. Ruellius dicit hanc herbam Gallis vocari Vervenam.

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  • 8 arbuscula

    [st1]1 [-] arbuscŭla, ae, f.: - [abcl][b]a - petit arbre, arbuste, arbrisseau. - [abcl]b - crête de paon. - [abcl]c - machine pour le transport des engins de guerre.[/b]    - arbuscula crinita, Plin. 11, 37, 44, § 121: crête de paon. [st1]2 [-] Arbuscŭla, ae, f.: Arbuscula (une actrice).
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    [st1]1 [-] arbuscŭla, ae, f.: - [abcl][b]a - petit arbre, arbuste, arbrisseau. - [abcl]b - crête de paon. - [abcl]c - machine pour le transport des engins de guerre.[/b]    - arbuscula crinita, Plin. 11, 37, 44, § 121: crête de paon. [st1]2 [-] Arbuscŭla, ae, f.: Arbuscula (une actrice).
    * * *
        Arbuscula, arbusculae, pen. corr. Diminutiuum. Varr. Arbrisseau, Petit arbre.
    \
        Arbusculae crinitae pauonum. Plin. Les bouquets de plume que les paons ont sur leurs testes.
    \
        Veluti arbusculae vites. Columel. Vignes qui sans eschallas se tiennent sur leur sep.

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  • 9 fastigium

    fastigĭum, ĭi, n. [st2]1 [-] faîte, frontispice, pignon, fronton; comble; terrasse. [st2]2 [-] point culminant, pointe, tête, sommet, sommité, haut, crête (en parl. d'un lieu). [st2]3 [-] pente, inclinaison, profondeur, cavité. [st2]4 [-] superficie, surface. [st2]5 [-] faîte, sommet, comble, le plus haut point, élévation, rang élevé, grandeur. [st2]6 [-] le point principal, l'essentiel. [st2]7 [-] accent (écrit ou prononcé). [st2]8 [-] espèce, genre.    - fastigium montis: crête d'une montagne.    - in fastigio collocare: mettre au pinacle.    - capreoli molli fastigio, Caes. B. C. 2, 10, 3: des traverses un peu en pente.    - ad regium fastigium evehere aliquem, Val. Max. 1, 6, 1: élever qqn au rang royal.    - summa sequar fastigia rerum, Virg. En. 1.342: je me bornerai aux faits principaux.
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    fastigĭum, ĭi, n. [st2]1 [-] faîte, frontispice, pignon, fronton; comble; terrasse. [st2]2 [-] point culminant, pointe, tête, sommet, sommité, haut, crête (en parl. d'un lieu). [st2]3 [-] pente, inclinaison, profondeur, cavité. [st2]4 [-] superficie, surface. [st2]5 [-] faîte, sommet, comble, le plus haut point, élévation, rang élevé, grandeur. [st2]6 [-] le point principal, l'essentiel. [st2]7 [-] accent (écrit ou prononcé). [st2]8 [-] espèce, genre.    - fastigium montis: crête d'une montagne.    - in fastigio collocare: mettre au pinacle.    - capreoli molli fastigio, Caes. B. C. 2, 10, 3: des traverses un peu en pente.    - ad regium fastigium evehere aliquem, Val. Max. 1, 6, 1: élever qqn au rang royal.    - summa sequar fastigia rerum, Virg. En. 1.342: je me bornerai aux faits principaux.
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        Fastigium, huius fastigii. Caes. La feste, ou faiste, Sommet ou coupet d'un edifice, et d'autres choses, Le comble.
    \
        Culminis summi fastigia. Virgil. Le fin faiste.
    \
        Fastigium. Virg. Varro. Le fond d'une fosse creusé en trencheant ou taillant, à la forme d'un feste de maison.
    \
        Fastigium, Idem quod Genu. Varro, Tria sunt agrorum fastigia, campestre, collinum, et montanum. Trois genres.
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        Fastigium imponere operi. Cic. L'achever et parfaire.
    \
        Fastigium tenere inter homines. Plin. iunior. Estre en hault degré d'honneur, Estre eslevé en grand estat par dessus les autres.

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  • 10 Cnossius

    Gnōsus or Gnōsos (also Gnoss- and Cnoss-), i, f., = Knôsos (Knôssos), the ancient capital of Crete, the residence of Minos; now Cnosson, Mel. 2, 7, 12; Plin. 4, 12, 20, § 59; Luc. 3, 185 Cort. N. cr.; Lact. 1, 11, 46.—
    II.
    Derivv.
    A.
    Gnōsĭus ( Gnoss-, Cnōs-, or Cnoss-), a, um, adj., of or belonging to Gnosus, or poet., in gen., to Crete, Gnosian, Cretan:

    Ctesiphon,

    of Gnosus, Plin. 7, 37, 38, § 125:

    Epimenides,

    id. 7, 48, 49, § 154:

    calami spicula,

    Hor. C. 1, 15, 17:

    castra,

    of Minos, Ov. M. 8, 40:

    regna,

    Verg. A. 3, 115:

    stella Coronae,

    i. e. of Ariadne, id. G. 1, 222; also called Gn. ardor Bacchi, Col. poët. 10, 52.— Subst.: Gnōsia, ae, f., the Gnosian, Cretan; of Ariadne, Prop. 1, 3, 2.—In plur.: Gnōsii, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Gnosus, Gnosians, Cic. Leg. 1, 5, 15.—
    B.
    Gnōsĭăcus ( Gnoss-), a, um, adj., the same:

    rex,

    i. e. Minos, Ov. M. 8, 52:

    regnum,

    i. e. Crete, id. ib. 9, 669; so,

    carina,

    id. ib. 8, 144; cf.

    rates,

    id. ib. 7, 471.—
    C.
    Gnōsĭas ( Gnoss-), ădis, adj., Gnosian, Cretan:

    juvencae,

    Ov. A. A. 1, 293.—Subst., fem., the Gnosian, i. e. Ariadne, Ov. A. A. 1, 556.—
    D.
    Gnōsis ( Gnoss-), ĭdis, adj., the same:

    corona,

    i. e. the constellation of Ariadne's Crown, Ov. F. 3, 460.—Subst., fem., the Gnosian, i. e. Ariadne, Ov. H. 15, 25; Stat. S. 5, 1, 232; id. Th. 12, 676 al.

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  • 11 Cnossus

    Gnōsus or Gnōsos (also Gnoss- and Cnoss-), i, f., = Knôsos (Knôssos), the ancient capital of Crete, the residence of Minos; now Cnosson, Mel. 2, 7, 12; Plin. 4, 12, 20, § 59; Luc. 3, 185 Cort. N. cr.; Lact. 1, 11, 46.—
    II.
    Derivv.
    A.
    Gnōsĭus ( Gnoss-, Cnōs-, or Cnoss-), a, um, adj., of or belonging to Gnosus, or poet., in gen., to Crete, Gnosian, Cretan:

    Ctesiphon,

    of Gnosus, Plin. 7, 37, 38, § 125:

    Epimenides,

    id. 7, 48, 49, § 154:

    calami spicula,

    Hor. C. 1, 15, 17:

    castra,

    of Minos, Ov. M. 8, 40:

    regna,

    Verg. A. 3, 115:

    stella Coronae,

    i. e. of Ariadne, id. G. 1, 222; also called Gn. ardor Bacchi, Col. poët. 10, 52.— Subst.: Gnōsia, ae, f., the Gnosian, Cretan; of Ariadne, Prop. 1, 3, 2.—In plur.: Gnōsii, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Gnosus, Gnosians, Cic. Leg. 1, 5, 15.—
    B.
    Gnōsĭăcus ( Gnoss-), a, um, adj., the same:

    rex,

    i. e. Minos, Ov. M. 8, 52:

    regnum,

    i. e. Crete, id. ib. 9, 669; so,

    carina,

    id. ib. 8, 144; cf.

    rates,

    id. ib. 7, 471.—
    C.
    Gnōsĭas ( Gnoss-), ădis, adj., Gnosian, Cretan:

    juvencae,

    Ov. A. A. 1, 293.—Subst., fem., the Gnosian, i. e. Ariadne, Ov. A. A. 1, 556.—
    D.
    Gnōsis ( Gnoss-), ĭdis, adj., the same:

    corona,

    i. e. the constellation of Ariadne's Crown, Ov. F. 3, 460.—Subst., fem., the Gnosian, i. e. Ariadne, Ov. H. 15, 25; Stat. S. 5, 1, 232; id. Th. 12, 676 al.

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  • 12 Cressa

    1.
    Crēta, ae (nom. Crētē, Mel. 2, 7, 12; Ov. M. 8, 118; 9, 668; 9, 735; acc. Creten, id. ib. 8, 99; Hor. C. 3, 27, 34 al.;

    on the contrary, Cretam,

    Verg. A. 3, 129 al.), f., = Krêtê, Crete, an island in the Mediterranean Sea, distinguished in ancient times by its fruitfulness and very early cultivation, now Candia, Mel. l. l.; Plin. 4, 12, 20, § 58; Verg. A. 3, 104; Hor. Epod. 9, 29; Cic. Fl. 13, 30; id. Phil. 2, 38, 97; Vell. 2, 34, 1; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 6; Plin. 15, 11, 10, § 37.— Hence,
    II.
    Crēs, Crētis, m., and Cressa, ae, f., = Krês, Krêssa, Cretan; or as subst., a Cretan; a Cretan woman.
    a.
    Masc. Cres:

    Epimenides,

    Cic. Div. 1, 18, 34.—In plur. Cretes, the Cretans, Cic. Mur. 35, 74; Ov. Am. 3, 10, 19; gen. Cretum, Cic. Tusc. 2, 14, 34; Cat. 55, 23; Ov. F. 1, 594 al.; acc. Cretăs, Caes. B. G. 2, 7; Mel. 1, 16, 1; Ov. H. 16, 348; Luc. 4, 441 al.—
    b.
    Fem. Cressa, adj.:

    pharetra,

    Verg. G. 3, 345: nota, made with Cretan earth or chalk (v. 2. Creta, II.), Hor. C. 1, 36, 10:

    herbae, for healing in gen.,

    Prop. 2, 1, 61 (acc. to Serv. ad Verg. A. 12, 412, perh. for dictamnus): bos, i. e. Pasiphaë (q. v.), id. 4 (5), 7, 57.—Subst. for Ariadne, Ov. Am. 1, 7, 16; for Aĕrope, id. A. A. 1, 327.—
    B.
    Crēsĭus (in MSS. and edd. also Cressĭus; cf. Verg. A. 5, 285 Wagn.), a, um, adj., = Krê:sios, Cretan:

    nemora,

    Verg. A. 4, 70:

    prodigia, i. e. taurus (v. C.),

    id. ib. 8, 295:

    regna,

    Ov. H. 16, 299:

    tecta,

    Stat. Th. 12, 582 al. —
    C.
    Crētaeus, a, um, adj., Cretan:

    Ida,

    Verg. A. 12, 412:

    urbes,

    Ov. M. 9, 666:

    ratis,

    Prop. 3 (4), 19, 26:

    taurus,

    the bullock which Neptune sent to Minos, Ov. M. 7, 434.— Subst.: Crētaeus, i, m., the Cretan, for Epimenides, Prop. 2, 34 (25), 29.—
    * D.
    Crētānus, i, m., a Cretan (prob. a word coined in sport), Plaut. Curc. 3, 73.—
    E.
    Crētensis, e, adj., Cretan:

    homo, judex,

    Cic. Phil. 5, 5, 13 and 14:

    Juppiter,

    id. N. D. 3, 21, 53:

    sagittarii,

    Liv. 37, 41, 9 et saep.—In plur.: Crētenses, ium, m., the Cretans ( renowned as archers), Nep. Hann. 9, 2; Liv. 37, 60, 4; 41, 25, 7 al.—
    F.

    Crētĭcus

    , a, um, adj., Cretan:

    mare,

    Hor. C. 1, 26, 2:

    vinum,

    Plin. 14, 9, 11, § 81:

    labyrinthus,

    id. 36, 13, 19, § 90:

    bellum,

    Flor. 3, 7:

    pes,

    an amphimacrus, Diom. p. 475 P. al.: versus, composed of the amphimacrus, id. p. 513 ib. al.—
    2.
    Subst.
    a.
    Crētĭcus, i, m., a surname of Q. Metellus, from his subjugation of Crete, Flor. 3, 7 fin.; 3, 8, 1; Vell. 2, 34; Cic. Att. 1, 19, 2; cf. id. Fl. 13, 30; Ov. F. 1, 594.—
    b.
    Crētĭca, ae, f., a plant, called also clematitis, Plin. 25, 8, 54, § 96.—
    c.
    In the Gr. form Crētĭcē, ēs, f., a plant, called also hibiscus, App. Herb. 38 and 62.—
    G.
    Crētis, ĭdis, f., a Cretan (woman):

    Nymphae,

    Ov. F. 3, 444.
    2.
    crēta, ae, f. [orig. adj., from 1. Creta], Cretan earth, i. e. chalk, white earth or clay.
    I.
    Prop., Plin. 35, 17, 57, § 195 sq.; Cato, R. R. 39, 2; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 8 al.;

    esp. used for cleansing garments,

    Plaut. Aul. 4, 9, 6.—Hence, trop.:

    creta est profecto horum hominum oratio,

    i. e. removes all trouble from the mind, Plaut. Poen. 5, 2, 10 sq. —

    Also used as a cosmetic,

    Hor. Epod. 12, 10; Mart. 6, 93, 9; 8, 33, 17 al.;

    for seals,

    Cic. Fl. 16, 37; cf. cretula, for marking the goal in a race-course, Plin. 8, 42, 65, § 160;

    for the making of earthen vessels,

    Col. 3, 11, 9; Plin. 14, 20, 25, § 123 et saep.— Poet.:

    rapidus cretae Oaxes,

    turbulent, Verg. E. 1, 66 Rib. (dub. al. Cretae; v. Forbig. ad loc.). —
    II.
    From its whiteness is borrowed the trope for something favorable or lucky (opp. carbo), Hor. S. 2, 3, 246; imitated by Pers. 5, 108.

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  • 13 Cressius

    1.
    Crēta, ae (nom. Crētē, Mel. 2, 7, 12; Ov. M. 8, 118; 9, 668; 9, 735; acc. Creten, id. ib. 8, 99; Hor. C. 3, 27, 34 al.;

    on the contrary, Cretam,

    Verg. A. 3, 129 al.), f., = Krêtê, Crete, an island in the Mediterranean Sea, distinguished in ancient times by its fruitfulness and very early cultivation, now Candia, Mel. l. l.; Plin. 4, 12, 20, § 58; Verg. A. 3, 104; Hor. Epod. 9, 29; Cic. Fl. 13, 30; id. Phil. 2, 38, 97; Vell. 2, 34, 1; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 6; Plin. 15, 11, 10, § 37.— Hence,
    II.
    Crēs, Crētis, m., and Cressa, ae, f., = Krês, Krêssa, Cretan; or as subst., a Cretan; a Cretan woman.
    a.
    Masc. Cres:

    Epimenides,

    Cic. Div. 1, 18, 34.—In plur. Cretes, the Cretans, Cic. Mur. 35, 74; Ov. Am. 3, 10, 19; gen. Cretum, Cic. Tusc. 2, 14, 34; Cat. 55, 23; Ov. F. 1, 594 al.; acc. Cretăs, Caes. B. G. 2, 7; Mel. 1, 16, 1; Ov. H. 16, 348; Luc. 4, 441 al.—
    b.
    Fem. Cressa, adj.:

    pharetra,

    Verg. G. 3, 345: nota, made with Cretan earth or chalk (v. 2. Creta, II.), Hor. C. 1, 36, 10:

    herbae, for healing in gen.,

    Prop. 2, 1, 61 (acc. to Serv. ad Verg. A. 12, 412, perh. for dictamnus): bos, i. e. Pasiphaë (q. v.), id. 4 (5), 7, 57.—Subst. for Ariadne, Ov. Am. 1, 7, 16; for Aĕrope, id. A. A. 1, 327.—
    B.
    Crēsĭus (in MSS. and edd. also Cressĭus; cf. Verg. A. 5, 285 Wagn.), a, um, adj., = Krê:sios, Cretan:

    nemora,

    Verg. A. 4, 70:

    prodigia, i. e. taurus (v. C.),

    id. ib. 8, 295:

    regna,

    Ov. H. 16, 299:

    tecta,

    Stat. Th. 12, 582 al. —
    C.
    Crētaeus, a, um, adj., Cretan:

    Ida,

    Verg. A. 12, 412:

    urbes,

    Ov. M. 9, 666:

    ratis,

    Prop. 3 (4), 19, 26:

    taurus,

    the bullock which Neptune sent to Minos, Ov. M. 7, 434.— Subst.: Crētaeus, i, m., the Cretan, for Epimenides, Prop. 2, 34 (25), 29.—
    * D.
    Crētānus, i, m., a Cretan (prob. a word coined in sport), Plaut. Curc. 3, 73.—
    E.
    Crētensis, e, adj., Cretan:

    homo, judex,

    Cic. Phil. 5, 5, 13 and 14:

    Juppiter,

    id. N. D. 3, 21, 53:

    sagittarii,

    Liv. 37, 41, 9 et saep.—In plur.: Crētenses, ium, m., the Cretans ( renowned as archers), Nep. Hann. 9, 2; Liv. 37, 60, 4; 41, 25, 7 al.—
    F.

    Crētĭcus

    , a, um, adj., Cretan:

    mare,

    Hor. C. 1, 26, 2:

    vinum,

    Plin. 14, 9, 11, § 81:

    labyrinthus,

    id. 36, 13, 19, § 90:

    bellum,

    Flor. 3, 7:

    pes,

    an amphimacrus, Diom. p. 475 P. al.: versus, composed of the amphimacrus, id. p. 513 ib. al.—
    2.
    Subst.
    a.
    Crētĭcus, i, m., a surname of Q. Metellus, from his subjugation of Crete, Flor. 3, 7 fin.; 3, 8, 1; Vell. 2, 34; Cic. Att. 1, 19, 2; cf. id. Fl. 13, 30; Ov. F. 1, 594.—
    b.
    Crētĭca, ae, f., a plant, called also clematitis, Plin. 25, 8, 54, § 96.—
    c.
    In the Gr. form Crētĭcē, ēs, f., a plant, called also hibiscus, App. Herb. 38 and 62.—
    G.
    Crētis, ĭdis, f., a Cretan (woman):

    Nymphae,

    Ov. F. 3, 444.
    2.
    crēta, ae, f. [orig. adj., from 1. Creta], Cretan earth, i. e. chalk, white earth or clay.
    I.
    Prop., Plin. 35, 17, 57, § 195 sq.; Cato, R. R. 39, 2; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 8 al.;

    esp. used for cleansing garments,

    Plaut. Aul. 4, 9, 6.—Hence, trop.:

    creta est profecto horum hominum oratio,

    i. e. removes all trouble from the mind, Plaut. Poen. 5, 2, 10 sq. —

    Also used as a cosmetic,

    Hor. Epod. 12, 10; Mart. 6, 93, 9; 8, 33, 17 al.;

    for seals,

    Cic. Fl. 16, 37; cf. cretula, for marking the goal in a race-course, Plin. 8, 42, 65, § 160;

    for the making of earthen vessels,

    Col. 3, 11, 9; Plin. 14, 20, 25, § 123 et saep.— Poet.:

    rapidus cretae Oaxes,

    turbulent, Verg. E. 1, 66 Rib. (dub. al. Cretae; v. Forbig. ad loc.). —
    II.
    From its whiteness is borrowed the trope for something favorable or lucky (opp. carbo), Hor. S. 2, 3, 246; imitated by Pers. 5, 108.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > Cressius

  • 14 Creta

    1.
    Crēta, ae (nom. Crētē, Mel. 2, 7, 12; Ov. M. 8, 118; 9, 668; 9, 735; acc. Creten, id. ib. 8, 99; Hor. C. 3, 27, 34 al.;

    on the contrary, Cretam,

    Verg. A. 3, 129 al.), f., = Krêtê, Crete, an island in the Mediterranean Sea, distinguished in ancient times by its fruitfulness and very early cultivation, now Candia, Mel. l. l.; Plin. 4, 12, 20, § 58; Verg. A. 3, 104; Hor. Epod. 9, 29; Cic. Fl. 13, 30; id. Phil. 2, 38, 97; Vell. 2, 34, 1; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 6; Plin. 15, 11, 10, § 37.— Hence,
    II.
    Crēs, Crētis, m., and Cressa, ae, f., = Krês, Krêssa, Cretan; or as subst., a Cretan; a Cretan woman.
    a.
    Masc. Cres:

    Epimenides,

    Cic. Div. 1, 18, 34.—In plur. Cretes, the Cretans, Cic. Mur. 35, 74; Ov. Am. 3, 10, 19; gen. Cretum, Cic. Tusc. 2, 14, 34; Cat. 55, 23; Ov. F. 1, 594 al.; acc. Cretăs, Caes. B. G. 2, 7; Mel. 1, 16, 1; Ov. H. 16, 348; Luc. 4, 441 al.—
    b.
    Fem. Cressa, adj.:

    pharetra,

    Verg. G. 3, 345: nota, made with Cretan earth or chalk (v. 2. Creta, II.), Hor. C. 1, 36, 10:

    herbae, for healing in gen.,

    Prop. 2, 1, 61 (acc. to Serv. ad Verg. A. 12, 412, perh. for dictamnus): bos, i. e. Pasiphaë (q. v.), id. 4 (5), 7, 57.—Subst. for Ariadne, Ov. Am. 1, 7, 16; for Aĕrope, id. A. A. 1, 327.—
    B.
    Crēsĭus (in MSS. and edd. also Cressĭus; cf. Verg. A. 5, 285 Wagn.), a, um, adj., = Krê:sios, Cretan:

    nemora,

    Verg. A. 4, 70:

    prodigia, i. e. taurus (v. C.),

    id. ib. 8, 295:

    regna,

    Ov. H. 16, 299:

    tecta,

    Stat. Th. 12, 582 al. —
    C.
    Crētaeus, a, um, adj., Cretan:

    Ida,

    Verg. A. 12, 412:

    urbes,

    Ov. M. 9, 666:

    ratis,

    Prop. 3 (4), 19, 26:

    taurus,

    the bullock which Neptune sent to Minos, Ov. M. 7, 434.— Subst.: Crētaeus, i, m., the Cretan, for Epimenides, Prop. 2, 34 (25), 29.—
    * D.
    Crētānus, i, m., a Cretan (prob. a word coined in sport), Plaut. Curc. 3, 73.—
    E.
    Crētensis, e, adj., Cretan:

    homo, judex,

    Cic. Phil. 5, 5, 13 and 14:

    Juppiter,

    id. N. D. 3, 21, 53:

    sagittarii,

    Liv. 37, 41, 9 et saep.—In plur.: Crētenses, ium, m., the Cretans ( renowned as archers), Nep. Hann. 9, 2; Liv. 37, 60, 4; 41, 25, 7 al.—
    F.

    Crētĭcus

    , a, um, adj., Cretan:

    mare,

    Hor. C. 1, 26, 2:

    vinum,

    Plin. 14, 9, 11, § 81:

    labyrinthus,

    id. 36, 13, 19, § 90:

    bellum,

    Flor. 3, 7:

    pes,

    an amphimacrus, Diom. p. 475 P. al.: versus, composed of the amphimacrus, id. p. 513 ib. al.—
    2.
    Subst.
    a.
    Crētĭcus, i, m., a surname of Q. Metellus, from his subjugation of Crete, Flor. 3, 7 fin.; 3, 8, 1; Vell. 2, 34; Cic. Att. 1, 19, 2; cf. id. Fl. 13, 30; Ov. F. 1, 594.—
    b.
    Crētĭca, ae, f., a plant, called also clematitis, Plin. 25, 8, 54, § 96.—
    c.
    In the Gr. form Crētĭcē, ēs, f., a plant, called also hibiscus, App. Herb. 38 and 62.—
    G.
    Crētis, ĭdis, f., a Cretan (woman):

    Nymphae,

    Ov. F. 3, 444.
    2.
    crēta, ae, f. [orig. adj., from 1. Creta], Cretan earth, i. e. chalk, white earth or clay.
    I.
    Prop., Plin. 35, 17, 57, § 195 sq.; Cato, R. R. 39, 2; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 8 al.;

    esp. used for cleansing garments,

    Plaut. Aul. 4, 9, 6.—Hence, trop.:

    creta est profecto horum hominum oratio,

    i. e. removes all trouble from the mind, Plaut. Poen. 5, 2, 10 sq. —

    Also used as a cosmetic,

    Hor. Epod. 12, 10; Mart. 6, 93, 9; 8, 33, 17 al.;

    for seals,

    Cic. Fl. 16, 37; cf. cretula, for marking the goal in a race-course, Plin. 8, 42, 65, § 160;

    for the making of earthen vessels,

    Col. 3, 11, 9; Plin. 14, 20, 25, § 123 et saep.— Poet.:

    rapidus cretae Oaxes,

    turbulent, Verg. E. 1, 66 Rib. (dub. al. Cretae; v. Forbig. ad loc.). —
    II.
    From its whiteness is borrowed the trope for something favorable or lucky (opp. carbo), Hor. S. 2, 3, 246; imitated by Pers. 5, 108.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > Creta

  • 15 creta

    1.
    Crēta, ae (nom. Crētē, Mel. 2, 7, 12; Ov. M. 8, 118; 9, 668; 9, 735; acc. Creten, id. ib. 8, 99; Hor. C. 3, 27, 34 al.;

    on the contrary, Cretam,

    Verg. A. 3, 129 al.), f., = Krêtê, Crete, an island in the Mediterranean Sea, distinguished in ancient times by its fruitfulness and very early cultivation, now Candia, Mel. l. l.; Plin. 4, 12, 20, § 58; Verg. A. 3, 104; Hor. Epod. 9, 29; Cic. Fl. 13, 30; id. Phil. 2, 38, 97; Vell. 2, 34, 1; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 6; Plin. 15, 11, 10, § 37.— Hence,
    II.
    Crēs, Crētis, m., and Cressa, ae, f., = Krês, Krêssa, Cretan; or as subst., a Cretan; a Cretan woman.
    a.
    Masc. Cres:

    Epimenides,

    Cic. Div. 1, 18, 34.—In plur. Cretes, the Cretans, Cic. Mur. 35, 74; Ov. Am. 3, 10, 19; gen. Cretum, Cic. Tusc. 2, 14, 34; Cat. 55, 23; Ov. F. 1, 594 al.; acc. Cretăs, Caes. B. G. 2, 7; Mel. 1, 16, 1; Ov. H. 16, 348; Luc. 4, 441 al.—
    b.
    Fem. Cressa, adj.:

    pharetra,

    Verg. G. 3, 345: nota, made with Cretan earth or chalk (v. 2. Creta, II.), Hor. C. 1, 36, 10:

    herbae, for healing in gen.,

    Prop. 2, 1, 61 (acc. to Serv. ad Verg. A. 12, 412, perh. for dictamnus): bos, i. e. Pasiphaë (q. v.), id. 4 (5), 7, 57.—Subst. for Ariadne, Ov. Am. 1, 7, 16; for Aĕrope, id. A. A. 1, 327.—
    B.
    Crēsĭus (in MSS. and edd. also Cressĭus; cf. Verg. A. 5, 285 Wagn.), a, um, adj., = Krê:sios, Cretan:

    nemora,

    Verg. A. 4, 70:

    prodigia, i. e. taurus (v. C.),

    id. ib. 8, 295:

    regna,

    Ov. H. 16, 299:

    tecta,

    Stat. Th. 12, 582 al. —
    C.
    Crētaeus, a, um, adj., Cretan:

    Ida,

    Verg. A. 12, 412:

    urbes,

    Ov. M. 9, 666:

    ratis,

    Prop. 3 (4), 19, 26:

    taurus,

    the bullock which Neptune sent to Minos, Ov. M. 7, 434.— Subst.: Crētaeus, i, m., the Cretan, for Epimenides, Prop. 2, 34 (25), 29.—
    * D.
    Crētānus, i, m., a Cretan (prob. a word coined in sport), Plaut. Curc. 3, 73.—
    E.
    Crētensis, e, adj., Cretan:

    homo, judex,

    Cic. Phil. 5, 5, 13 and 14:

    Juppiter,

    id. N. D. 3, 21, 53:

    sagittarii,

    Liv. 37, 41, 9 et saep.—In plur.: Crētenses, ium, m., the Cretans ( renowned as archers), Nep. Hann. 9, 2; Liv. 37, 60, 4; 41, 25, 7 al.—
    F.

    Crētĭcus

    , a, um, adj., Cretan:

    mare,

    Hor. C. 1, 26, 2:

    vinum,

    Plin. 14, 9, 11, § 81:

    labyrinthus,

    id. 36, 13, 19, § 90:

    bellum,

    Flor. 3, 7:

    pes,

    an amphimacrus, Diom. p. 475 P. al.: versus, composed of the amphimacrus, id. p. 513 ib. al.—
    2.
    Subst.
    a.
    Crētĭcus, i, m., a surname of Q. Metellus, from his subjugation of Crete, Flor. 3, 7 fin.; 3, 8, 1; Vell. 2, 34; Cic. Att. 1, 19, 2; cf. id. Fl. 13, 30; Ov. F. 1, 594.—
    b.
    Crētĭca, ae, f., a plant, called also clematitis, Plin. 25, 8, 54, § 96.—
    c.
    In the Gr. form Crētĭcē, ēs, f., a plant, called also hibiscus, App. Herb. 38 and 62.—
    G.
    Crētis, ĭdis, f., a Cretan (woman):

    Nymphae,

    Ov. F. 3, 444.
    2.
    crēta, ae, f. [orig. adj., from 1. Creta], Cretan earth, i. e. chalk, white earth or clay.
    I.
    Prop., Plin. 35, 17, 57, § 195 sq.; Cato, R. R. 39, 2; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 8 al.;

    esp. used for cleansing garments,

    Plaut. Aul. 4, 9, 6.—Hence, trop.:

    creta est profecto horum hominum oratio,

    i. e. removes all trouble from the mind, Plaut. Poen. 5, 2, 10 sq. —

    Also used as a cosmetic,

    Hor. Epod. 12, 10; Mart. 6, 93, 9; 8, 33, 17 al.;

    for seals,

    Cic. Fl. 16, 37; cf. cretula, for marking the goal in a race-course, Plin. 8, 42, 65, § 160;

    for the making of earthen vessels,

    Col. 3, 11, 9; Plin. 14, 20, 25, § 123 et saep.— Poet.:

    rapidus cretae Oaxes,

    turbulent, Verg. E. 1, 66 Rib. (dub. al. Cretae; v. Forbig. ad loc.). —
    II.
    From its whiteness is borrowed the trope for something favorable or lucky (opp. carbo), Hor. S. 2, 3, 246; imitated by Pers. 5, 108.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > creta

  • 16 Cretenses

    1.
    Crēta, ae (nom. Crētē, Mel. 2, 7, 12; Ov. M. 8, 118; 9, 668; 9, 735; acc. Creten, id. ib. 8, 99; Hor. C. 3, 27, 34 al.;

    on the contrary, Cretam,

    Verg. A. 3, 129 al.), f., = Krêtê, Crete, an island in the Mediterranean Sea, distinguished in ancient times by its fruitfulness and very early cultivation, now Candia, Mel. l. l.; Plin. 4, 12, 20, § 58; Verg. A. 3, 104; Hor. Epod. 9, 29; Cic. Fl. 13, 30; id. Phil. 2, 38, 97; Vell. 2, 34, 1; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 6; Plin. 15, 11, 10, § 37.— Hence,
    II.
    Crēs, Crētis, m., and Cressa, ae, f., = Krês, Krêssa, Cretan; or as subst., a Cretan; a Cretan woman.
    a.
    Masc. Cres:

    Epimenides,

    Cic. Div. 1, 18, 34.—In plur. Cretes, the Cretans, Cic. Mur. 35, 74; Ov. Am. 3, 10, 19; gen. Cretum, Cic. Tusc. 2, 14, 34; Cat. 55, 23; Ov. F. 1, 594 al.; acc. Cretăs, Caes. B. G. 2, 7; Mel. 1, 16, 1; Ov. H. 16, 348; Luc. 4, 441 al.—
    b.
    Fem. Cressa, adj.:

    pharetra,

    Verg. G. 3, 345: nota, made with Cretan earth or chalk (v. 2. Creta, II.), Hor. C. 1, 36, 10:

    herbae, for healing in gen.,

    Prop. 2, 1, 61 (acc. to Serv. ad Verg. A. 12, 412, perh. for dictamnus): bos, i. e. Pasiphaë (q. v.), id. 4 (5), 7, 57.—Subst. for Ariadne, Ov. Am. 1, 7, 16; for Aĕrope, id. A. A. 1, 327.—
    B.
    Crēsĭus (in MSS. and edd. also Cressĭus; cf. Verg. A. 5, 285 Wagn.), a, um, adj., = Krê:sios, Cretan:

    nemora,

    Verg. A. 4, 70:

    prodigia, i. e. taurus (v. C.),

    id. ib. 8, 295:

    regna,

    Ov. H. 16, 299:

    tecta,

    Stat. Th. 12, 582 al. —
    C.
    Crētaeus, a, um, adj., Cretan:

    Ida,

    Verg. A. 12, 412:

    urbes,

    Ov. M. 9, 666:

    ratis,

    Prop. 3 (4), 19, 26:

    taurus,

    the bullock which Neptune sent to Minos, Ov. M. 7, 434.— Subst.: Crētaeus, i, m., the Cretan, for Epimenides, Prop. 2, 34 (25), 29.—
    * D.
    Crētānus, i, m., a Cretan (prob. a word coined in sport), Plaut. Curc. 3, 73.—
    E.
    Crētensis, e, adj., Cretan:

    homo, judex,

    Cic. Phil. 5, 5, 13 and 14:

    Juppiter,

    id. N. D. 3, 21, 53:

    sagittarii,

    Liv. 37, 41, 9 et saep.—In plur.: Crētenses, ium, m., the Cretans ( renowned as archers), Nep. Hann. 9, 2; Liv. 37, 60, 4; 41, 25, 7 al.—
    F.

    Crētĭcus

    , a, um, adj., Cretan:

    mare,

    Hor. C. 1, 26, 2:

    vinum,

    Plin. 14, 9, 11, § 81:

    labyrinthus,

    id. 36, 13, 19, § 90:

    bellum,

    Flor. 3, 7:

    pes,

    an amphimacrus, Diom. p. 475 P. al.: versus, composed of the amphimacrus, id. p. 513 ib. al.—
    2.
    Subst.
    a.
    Crētĭcus, i, m., a surname of Q. Metellus, from his subjugation of Crete, Flor. 3, 7 fin.; 3, 8, 1; Vell. 2, 34; Cic. Att. 1, 19, 2; cf. id. Fl. 13, 30; Ov. F. 1, 594.—
    b.
    Crētĭca, ae, f., a plant, called also clematitis, Plin. 25, 8, 54, § 96.—
    c.
    In the Gr. form Crētĭcē, ēs, f., a plant, called also hibiscus, App. Herb. 38 and 62.—
    G.
    Crētis, ĭdis, f., a Cretan (woman):

    Nymphae,

    Ov. F. 3, 444.
    2.
    crēta, ae, f. [orig. adj., from 1. Creta], Cretan earth, i. e. chalk, white earth or clay.
    I.
    Prop., Plin. 35, 17, 57, § 195 sq.; Cato, R. R. 39, 2; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 8 al.;

    esp. used for cleansing garments,

    Plaut. Aul. 4, 9, 6.—Hence, trop.:

    creta est profecto horum hominum oratio,

    i. e. removes all trouble from the mind, Plaut. Poen. 5, 2, 10 sq. —

    Also used as a cosmetic,

    Hor. Epod. 12, 10; Mart. 6, 93, 9; 8, 33, 17 al.;

    for seals,

    Cic. Fl. 16, 37; cf. cretula, for marking the goal in a race-course, Plin. 8, 42, 65, § 160;

    for the making of earthen vessels,

    Col. 3, 11, 9; Plin. 14, 20, 25, § 123 et saep.— Poet.:

    rapidus cretae Oaxes,

    turbulent, Verg. E. 1, 66 Rib. (dub. al. Cretae; v. Forbig. ad loc.). —
    II.
    From its whiteness is borrowed the trope for something favorable or lucky (opp. carbo), Hor. S. 2, 3, 246; imitated by Pers. 5, 108.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > Cretenses

  • 17 Cretica

    1.
    Crēta, ae (nom. Crētē, Mel. 2, 7, 12; Ov. M. 8, 118; 9, 668; 9, 735; acc. Creten, id. ib. 8, 99; Hor. C. 3, 27, 34 al.;

    on the contrary, Cretam,

    Verg. A. 3, 129 al.), f., = Krêtê, Crete, an island in the Mediterranean Sea, distinguished in ancient times by its fruitfulness and very early cultivation, now Candia, Mel. l. l.; Plin. 4, 12, 20, § 58; Verg. A. 3, 104; Hor. Epod. 9, 29; Cic. Fl. 13, 30; id. Phil. 2, 38, 97; Vell. 2, 34, 1; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 6; Plin. 15, 11, 10, § 37.— Hence,
    II.
    Crēs, Crētis, m., and Cressa, ae, f., = Krês, Krêssa, Cretan; or as subst., a Cretan; a Cretan woman.
    a.
    Masc. Cres:

    Epimenides,

    Cic. Div. 1, 18, 34.—In plur. Cretes, the Cretans, Cic. Mur. 35, 74; Ov. Am. 3, 10, 19; gen. Cretum, Cic. Tusc. 2, 14, 34; Cat. 55, 23; Ov. F. 1, 594 al.; acc. Cretăs, Caes. B. G. 2, 7; Mel. 1, 16, 1; Ov. H. 16, 348; Luc. 4, 441 al.—
    b.
    Fem. Cressa, adj.:

    pharetra,

    Verg. G. 3, 345: nota, made with Cretan earth or chalk (v. 2. Creta, II.), Hor. C. 1, 36, 10:

    herbae, for healing in gen.,

    Prop. 2, 1, 61 (acc. to Serv. ad Verg. A. 12, 412, perh. for dictamnus): bos, i. e. Pasiphaë (q. v.), id. 4 (5), 7, 57.—Subst. for Ariadne, Ov. Am. 1, 7, 16; for Aĕrope, id. A. A. 1, 327.—
    B.
    Crēsĭus (in MSS. and edd. also Cressĭus; cf. Verg. A. 5, 285 Wagn.), a, um, adj., = Krê:sios, Cretan:

    nemora,

    Verg. A. 4, 70:

    prodigia, i. e. taurus (v. C.),

    id. ib. 8, 295:

    regna,

    Ov. H. 16, 299:

    tecta,

    Stat. Th. 12, 582 al. —
    C.
    Crētaeus, a, um, adj., Cretan:

    Ida,

    Verg. A. 12, 412:

    urbes,

    Ov. M. 9, 666:

    ratis,

    Prop. 3 (4), 19, 26:

    taurus,

    the bullock which Neptune sent to Minos, Ov. M. 7, 434.— Subst.: Crētaeus, i, m., the Cretan, for Epimenides, Prop. 2, 34 (25), 29.—
    * D.
    Crētānus, i, m., a Cretan (prob. a word coined in sport), Plaut. Curc. 3, 73.—
    E.
    Crētensis, e, adj., Cretan:

    homo, judex,

    Cic. Phil. 5, 5, 13 and 14:

    Juppiter,

    id. N. D. 3, 21, 53:

    sagittarii,

    Liv. 37, 41, 9 et saep.—In plur.: Crētenses, ium, m., the Cretans ( renowned as archers), Nep. Hann. 9, 2; Liv. 37, 60, 4; 41, 25, 7 al.—
    F.

    Crētĭcus

    , a, um, adj., Cretan:

    mare,

    Hor. C. 1, 26, 2:

    vinum,

    Plin. 14, 9, 11, § 81:

    labyrinthus,

    id. 36, 13, 19, § 90:

    bellum,

    Flor. 3, 7:

    pes,

    an amphimacrus, Diom. p. 475 P. al.: versus, composed of the amphimacrus, id. p. 513 ib. al.—
    2.
    Subst.
    a.
    Crētĭcus, i, m., a surname of Q. Metellus, from his subjugation of Crete, Flor. 3, 7 fin.; 3, 8, 1; Vell. 2, 34; Cic. Att. 1, 19, 2; cf. id. Fl. 13, 30; Ov. F. 1, 594.—
    b.
    Crētĭca, ae, f., a plant, called also clematitis, Plin. 25, 8, 54, § 96.—
    c.
    In the Gr. form Crētĭcē, ēs, f., a plant, called also hibiscus, App. Herb. 38 and 62.—
    G.
    Crētis, ĭdis, f., a Cretan (woman):

    Nymphae,

    Ov. F. 3, 444.
    2.
    crēta, ae, f. [orig. adj., from 1. Creta], Cretan earth, i. e. chalk, white earth or clay.
    I.
    Prop., Plin. 35, 17, 57, § 195 sq.; Cato, R. R. 39, 2; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 8 al.;

    esp. used for cleansing garments,

    Plaut. Aul. 4, 9, 6.—Hence, trop.:

    creta est profecto horum hominum oratio,

    i. e. removes all trouble from the mind, Plaut. Poen. 5, 2, 10 sq. —

    Also used as a cosmetic,

    Hor. Epod. 12, 10; Mart. 6, 93, 9; 8, 33, 17 al.;

    for seals,

    Cic. Fl. 16, 37; cf. cretula, for marking the goal in a race-course, Plin. 8, 42, 65, § 160;

    for the making of earthen vessels,

    Col. 3, 11, 9; Plin. 14, 20, 25, § 123 et saep.— Poet.:

    rapidus cretae Oaxes,

    turbulent, Verg. E. 1, 66 Rib. (dub. al. Cretae; v. Forbig. ad loc.). —
    II.
    From its whiteness is borrowed the trope for something favorable or lucky (opp. carbo), Hor. S. 2, 3, 246; imitated by Pers. 5, 108.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > Cretica

  • 18 Cretice

    1.
    Crēta, ae (nom. Crētē, Mel. 2, 7, 12; Ov. M. 8, 118; 9, 668; 9, 735; acc. Creten, id. ib. 8, 99; Hor. C. 3, 27, 34 al.;

    on the contrary, Cretam,

    Verg. A. 3, 129 al.), f., = Krêtê, Crete, an island in the Mediterranean Sea, distinguished in ancient times by its fruitfulness and very early cultivation, now Candia, Mel. l. l.; Plin. 4, 12, 20, § 58; Verg. A. 3, 104; Hor. Epod. 9, 29; Cic. Fl. 13, 30; id. Phil. 2, 38, 97; Vell. 2, 34, 1; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 6; Plin. 15, 11, 10, § 37.— Hence,
    II.
    Crēs, Crētis, m., and Cressa, ae, f., = Krês, Krêssa, Cretan; or as subst., a Cretan; a Cretan woman.
    a.
    Masc. Cres:

    Epimenides,

    Cic. Div. 1, 18, 34.—In plur. Cretes, the Cretans, Cic. Mur. 35, 74; Ov. Am. 3, 10, 19; gen. Cretum, Cic. Tusc. 2, 14, 34; Cat. 55, 23; Ov. F. 1, 594 al.; acc. Cretăs, Caes. B. G. 2, 7; Mel. 1, 16, 1; Ov. H. 16, 348; Luc. 4, 441 al.—
    b.
    Fem. Cressa, adj.:

    pharetra,

    Verg. G. 3, 345: nota, made with Cretan earth or chalk (v. 2. Creta, II.), Hor. C. 1, 36, 10:

    herbae, for healing in gen.,

    Prop. 2, 1, 61 (acc. to Serv. ad Verg. A. 12, 412, perh. for dictamnus): bos, i. e. Pasiphaë (q. v.), id. 4 (5), 7, 57.—Subst. for Ariadne, Ov. Am. 1, 7, 16; for Aĕrope, id. A. A. 1, 327.—
    B.
    Crēsĭus (in MSS. and edd. also Cressĭus; cf. Verg. A. 5, 285 Wagn.), a, um, adj., = Krê:sios, Cretan:

    nemora,

    Verg. A. 4, 70:

    prodigia, i. e. taurus (v. C.),

    id. ib. 8, 295:

    regna,

    Ov. H. 16, 299:

    tecta,

    Stat. Th. 12, 582 al. —
    C.
    Crētaeus, a, um, adj., Cretan:

    Ida,

    Verg. A. 12, 412:

    urbes,

    Ov. M. 9, 666:

    ratis,

    Prop. 3 (4), 19, 26:

    taurus,

    the bullock which Neptune sent to Minos, Ov. M. 7, 434.— Subst.: Crētaeus, i, m., the Cretan, for Epimenides, Prop. 2, 34 (25), 29.—
    * D.
    Crētānus, i, m., a Cretan (prob. a word coined in sport), Plaut. Curc. 3, 73.—
    E.
    Crētensis, e, adj., Cretan:

    homo, judex,

    Cic. Phil. 5, 5, 13 and 14:

    Juppiter,

    id. N. D. 3, 21, 53:

    sagittarii,

    Liv. 37, 41, 9 et saep.—In plur.: Crētenses, ium, m., the Cretans ( renowned as archers), Nep. Hann. 9, 2; Liv. 37, 60, 4; 41, 25, 7 al.—
    F.

    Crētĭcus

    , a, um, adj., Cretan:

    mare,

    Hor. C. 1, 26, 2:

    vinum,

    Plin. 14, 9, 11, § 81:

    labyrinthus,

    id. 36, 13, 19, § 90:

    bellum,

    Flor. 3, 7:

    pes,

    an amphimacrus, Diom. p. 475 P. al.: versus, composed of the amphimacrus, id. p. 513 ib. al.—
    2.
    Subst.
    a.
    Crētĭcus, i, m., a surname of Q. Metellus, from his subjugation of Crete, Flor. 3, 7 fin.; 3, 8, 1; Vell. 2, 34; Cic. Att. 1, 19, 2; cf. id. Fl. 13, 30; Ov. F. 1, 594.—
    b.
    Crētĭca, ae, f., a plant, called also clematitis, Plin. 25, 8, 54, § 96.—
    c.
    In the Gr. form Crētĭcē, ēs, f., a plant, called also hibiscus, App. Herb. 38 and 62.—
    G.
    Crētis, ĭdis, f., a Cretan (woman):

    Nymphae,

    Ov. F. 3, 444.
    2.
    crēta, ae, f. [orig. adj., from 1. Creta], Cretan earth, i. e. chalk, white earth or clay.
    I.
    Prop., Plin. 35, 17, 57, § 195 sq.; Cato, R. R. 39, 2; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 8 al.;

    esp. used for cleansing garments,

    Plaut. Aul. 4, 9, 6.—Hence, trop.:

    creta est profecto horum hominum oratio,

    i. e. removes all trouble from the mind, Plaut. Poen. 5, 2, 10 sq. —

    Also used as a cosmetic,

    Hor. Epod. 12, 10; Mart. 6, 93, 9; 8, 33, 17 al.;

    for seals,

    Cic. Fl. 16, 37; cf. cretula, for marking the goal in a race-course, Plin. 8, 42, 65, § 160;

    for the making of earthen vessels,

    Col. 3, 11, 9; Plin. 14, 20, 25, § 123 et saep.— Poet.:

    rapidus cretae Oaxes,

    turbulent, Verg. E. 1, 66 Rib. (dub. al. Cretae; v. Forbig. ad loc.). —
    II.
    From its whiteness is borrowed the trope for something favorable or lucky (opp. carbo), Hor. S. 2, 3, 246; imitated by Pers. 5, 108.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > Cretice

  • 19 Gnosia

    Gnōsus or Gnōsos (also Gnoss- and Cnoss-), i, f., = Knôsos (Knôssos), the ancient capital of Crete, the residence of Minos; now Cnosson, Mel. 2, 7, 12; Plin. 4, 12, 20, § 59; Luc. 3, 185 Cort. N. cr.; Lact. 1, 11, 46.—
    II.
    Derivv.
    A.
    Gnōsĭus ( Gnoss-, Cnōs-, or Cnoss-), a, um, adj., of or belonging to Gnosus, or poet., in gen., to Crete, Gnosian, Cretan:

    Ctesiphon,

    of Gnosus, Plin. 7, 37, 38, § 125:

    Epimenides,

    id. 7, 48, 49, § 154:

    calami spicula,

    Hor. C. 1, 15, 17:

    castra,

    of Minos, Ov. M. 8, 40:

    regna,

    Verg. A. 3, 115:

    stella Coronae,

    i. e. of Ariadne, id. G. 1, 222; also called Gn. ardor Bacchi, Col. poët. 10, 52.— Subst.: Gnōsia, ae, f., the Gnosian, Cretan; of Ariadne, Prop. 1, 3, 2.—In plur.: Gnōsii, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Gnosus, Gnosians, Cic. Leg. 1, 5, 15.—
    B.
    Gnōsĭăcus ( Gnoss-), a, um, adj., the same:

    rex,

    i. e. Minos, Ov. M. 8, 52:

    regnum,

    i. e. Crete, id. ib. 9, 669; so,

    carina,

    id. ib. 8, 144; cf.

    rates,

    id. ib. 7, 471.—
    C.
    Gnōsĭas ( Gnoss-), ădis, adj., Gnosian, Cretan:

    juvencae,

    Ov. A. A. 1, 293.—Subst., fem., the Gnosian, i. e. Ariadne, Ov. A. A. 1, 556.—
    D.
    Gnōsis ( Gnoss-), ĭdis, adj., the same:

    corona,

    i. e. the constellation of Ariadne's Crown, Ov. F. 3, 460.—Subst., fem., the Gnosian, i. e. Ariadne, Ov. H. 15, 25; Stat. S. 5, 1, 232; id. Th. 12, 676 al.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > Gnosia

  • 20 Gnosiacus

    Gnōsus or Gnōsos (also Gnoss- and Cnoss-), i, f., = Knôsos (Knôssos), the ancient capital of Crete, the residence of Minos; now Cnosson, Mel. 2, 7, 12; Plin. 4, 12, 20, § 59; Luc. 3, 185 Cort. N. cr.; Lact. 1, 11, 46.—
    II.
    Derivv.
    A.
    Gnōsĭus ( Gnoss-, Cnōs-, or Cnoss-), a, um, adj., of or belonging to Gnosus, or poet., in gen., to Crete, Gnosian, Cretan:

    Ctesiphon,

    of Gnosus, Plin. 7, 37, 38, § 125:

    Epimenides,

    id. 7, 48, 49, § 154:

    calami spicula,

    Hor. C. 1, 15, 17:

    castra,

    of Minos, Ov. M. 8, 40:

    regna,

    Verg. A. 3, 115:

    stella Coronae,

    i. e. of Ariadne, id. G. 1, 222; also called Gn. ardor Bacchi, Col. poët. 10, 52.— Subst.: Gnōsia, ae, f., the Gnosian, Cretan; of Ariadne, Prop. 1, 3, 2.—In plur.: Gnōsii, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Gnosus, Gnosians, Cic. Leg. 1, 5, 15.—
    B.
    Gnōsĭăcus ( Gnoss-), a, um, adj., the same:

    rex,

    i. e. Minos, Ov. M. 8, 52:

    regnum,

    i. e. Crete, id. ib. 9, 669; so,

    carina,

    id. ib. 8, 144; cf.

    rates,

    id. ib. 7, 471.—
    C.
    Gnōsĭas ( Gnoss-), ădis, adj., Gnosian, Cretan:

    juvencae,

    Ov. A. A. 1, 293.—Subst., fem., the Gnosian, i. e. Ariadne, Ov. A. A. 1, 556.—
    D.
    Gnōsis ( Gnoss-), ĭdis, adj., the same:

    corona,

    i. e. the constellation of Ariadne's Crown, Ov. F. 3, 460.—Subst., fem., the Gnosian, i. e. Ariadne, Ov. H. 15, 25; Stat. S. 5, 1, 232; id. Th. 12, 676 al.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > Gnosiacus

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