Flōra

Flōra, ae, f. [flos, v. flo], the goddess of flowers, whose festival was celebrated on the 28th of April, often with unbridled license, Ov. F. 5, 195 sq.; Lact. 1, 20, 6; Varr. R. R. 1, 1, 6; id. L. L. 5, §§ 45, 74; Lucr. 5, 739; Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 14, § 36; Tac. A. 2, 49; Mart. 1, 1, 1:

omnia Florae aulaea,

Juv. 14, 262 al. —

Derivv.

Flōrĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Flora:

apud M. Catonem in re Floria ita scriptum,

respecting the festival of Flora, Gell. 9, 12, 7.— More freq.,

Flōrālis, e, adj.

Of or belonging to Flora, Floral:

flamen,

Varr. L. L. 7, § 45:

joci,

Lact. 1, 20, 6; Sen. Ep. 97, p. 80 Bip.—

Of or belonging to the festival of Flora, of the Floralia: sacrum, [p. 760] Ov. F. 4, 947:

dignissima tuba Florali matrona,

Juv. 6, 250:

ludi,

Inscr. Orell. 2545.— In plur. subst.: Flōrālĭa, ium and ōrum, n., the festival of Flora:

Florae ludi Floralia instituti,

Varr. R. R. 1, 1, 6; Quint. 1, 5, 52:

(prisci) Floralia IIII. Kal. Mai. instituerunt urbis anno DXIII. ex oraculis Sibyllae, ut omnia bene deflorescerent,

Plin. 18, 29, 69, § 286:

Varro Floralium, non Floraliorum ait, cum non ludos Florales illic, sed ipsum festum, Floralia, significaret,

Macr. S. 1, 4, 14; Pers. 5, 178:

solenni Floraliorum die,

Just. 43, 4, 6.—Hence,

Flō-rālĭcĭus or - tĭus, a, um, of or belonging to the feast of Flora:

et Floralicias lasset arena feras,

i. e. designed for the combats exhibited during the festival of Flora, Mart. 8, 67, 4.

* flōrālĭa, ium, n. [flos], a flowergarden, Varr. R. R. 1, 23, 4.

Flōra, ae, f. [flos, v. flo], the goddess of flowers, whose festival was celebrated on the 28th of April, often with unbridled license, Ov. F. 5, 195 sq.; Lact. 1, 20, 6; Varr. R. R. 1, 1, 6; id. L. L. 5, §§ 45, 74; Lucr. 5, 739; Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 14, § 36; Tac. A. 2, 49; Mart. 1, 1, 1:

omnia Florae aulaea,

Juv. 14, 262 al. —

Derivv.

Flōrĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Flora:

apud M. Catonem in re Floria ita scriptum,

respecting the festival of Flora, Gell. 9, 12, 7.— More freq.,

Flōrālis, e, adj.

Of or belonging to Flora, Floral:

flamen,

Varr. L. L. 7, § 45:

joci,

Lact. 1, 20, 6; Sen. Ep. 97, p. 80 Bip.—

Of or belonging to the festival of Flora, of the Floralia: sacrum, [p. 760] Ov. F. 4, 947:

dignissima tuba Florali matrona,

Juv. 6, 250:

ludi,

Inscr. Orell. 2545.— In plur. subst.: Flōrālĭa, ium and ōrum, n., the festival of Flora:

Florae ludi Floralia instituti,

Varr. R. R. 1, 1, 6; Quint. 1, 5, 52:

(prisci) Floralia IIII. Kal. Mai. instituerunt urbis anno DXIII. ex oraculis Sibyllae, ut omnia bene deflorescerent,

Plin. 18, 29, 69, § 286:

Varro Floralium, non Floraliorum ait, cum non ludos Florales illic, sed ipsum festum, Floralia, significaret,

Macr. S. 1, 4, 14; Pers. 5, 178:

solenni Floraliorum die,

Just. 43, 4, 6.—Hence,

Flō-rālĭcĭus or - tĭus, a, um, of or belonging to the feast of Flora:

et Floralicias lasset arena feras,

i. e. designed for the combats exhibited during the festival of Flora, Mart. 8, 67, 4.

* flōrālĭa, ium, n. [flos], a flowergarden, Varr. R. R. 1, 23, 4.

Flōra, ae, f. [flos, v. flo], the goddess of flowers, whose festival was celebrated on the 28th of April, often with unbridled license, Ov. F. 5, 195 sq.; Lact. 1, 20, 6; Varr. R. R. 1, 1, 6; id. L. L. 5, §§ 45, 74; Lucr. 5, 739; Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 14, § 36; Tac. A. 2, 49; Mart. 1, 1, 1:

omnia Florae aulaea,

Juv. 14, 262 al. —

Derivv.

Flōrĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Flora:

apud M. Catonem in re Floria ita scriptum,

respecting the festival of Flora, Gell. 9, 12, 7.— More freq.,

Flōrālis, e, adj.

Of or belonging to Flora, Floral:

flamen,

Varr. L. L. 7, § 45:

joci,

Lact. 1, 20, 6; Sen. Ep. 97, p. 80 Bip.—

Of or belonging to the festival of Flora, of the Floralia: sacrum, [p. 760] Ov. F. 4, 947:

dignissima tuba Florali matrona,

Juv. 6, 250:

ludi,

Inscr. Orell. 2545.— In plur. subst.: Flōrālĭa, ium and ōrum, n., the festival of Flora:

Florae ludi Floralia instituti,

Varr. R. R. 1, 1, 6; Quint. 1, 5, 52:

(prisci) Floralia IIII. Kal. Mai. instituerunt urbis anno DXIII. ex oraculis Sibyllae, ut omnia bene deflorescerent,

Plin. 18, 29, 69, § 286:

Varro Floralium, non Floraliorum ait, cum non ludos Florales illic, sed ipsum festum, Floralia, significaret,

Macr. S. 1, 4, 14; Pers. 5, 178:

solenni Floraliorum die,

Just. 43, 4, 6.—Hence,

Flō-rālĭcĭus or - tĭus, a, um, of or belonging to the feast of Flora:

et Floralicias lasset arena feras,

i. e. designed for the combats exhibited during the festival of Flora, Mart. 8, 67, 4.

* flōrālĭa, ium, n. [flos], a flowergarden, Varr. R. R. 1, 23, 4.

Flōra, ae, f. [flos, v. flo], the goddess of flowers, whose festival was celebrated on the 28th of April, often with unbridled license, Ov. F. 5, 195 sq.; Lact. 1, 20, 6; Varr. R. R. 1, 1, 6; id. L. L. 5, §§ 45, 74; Lucr. 5, 739; Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 14, § 36; Tac. A. 2, 49; Mart. 1, 1, 1:

omnia Florae aulaea,

Juv. 14, 262 al. —

Derivv.

Flōrĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Flora:

apud M. Catonem in re Floria ita scriptum,

respecting the festival of Flora, Gell. 9, 12, 7.— More freq.,

Flōrālis, e, adj.

Of or belonging to Flora, Floral:

flamen,

Varr. L. L. 7, § 45:

joci,

Lact. 1, 20, 6; Sen. Ep. 97, p. 80 Bip.—

Of or belonging to the festival of Flora, of the Floralia: sacrum, [p. 760] Ov. F. 4, 947:

dignissima tuba Florali matrona,

Juv. 6, 250:

ludi,

Inscr. Orell. 2545.— In plur. subst.: Flōrālĭa, ium and ōrum, n., the festival of Flora:

Florae ludi Floralia instituti,

Varr. R. R. 1, 1, 6; Quint. 1, 5, 52:

(prisci) Floralia IIII. Kal. Mai. instituerunt urbis anno DXIII. ex oraculis Sibyllae, ut omnia bene deflorescerent,

Plin. 18, 29, 69, § 286:

Varro Floralium, non Floraliorum ait, cum non ludos Florales illic, sed ipsum festum, Floralia, significaret,

Macr. S. 1, 4, 14; Pers. 5, 178:

solenni Floraliorum die,

Just. 43, 4, 6.—Hence,

Flō-rālĭcĭus or - tĭus, a, um, of or belonging to the feast of Flora:

et Floralicias lasset arena feras,

i. e. designed for the combats exhibited during the festival of Flora, Mart. 8, 67, 4.

* flōrālĭa, ium, n. [flos], a flowergarden, Varr. R. R. 1, 23, 4.

Flōra, ae, f. [flos, v. flo], the goddess of flowers, whose festival was celebrated on the 28th of April, often with unbridled license, Ov. F. 5, 195 sq.; Lact. 1, 20, 6; Varr. R. R. 1, 1, 6; id. L. L. 5, §§ 45, 74; Lucr. 5, 739; Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 14, § 36; Tac. A. 2, 49; Mart. 1, 1, 1:

omnia Florae aulaea,

Juv. 14, 262 al. —

Derivv.

Flōrĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Flora:

apud M. Catonem in re Floria ita scriptum,

respecting the festival of Flora, Gell. 9, 12, 7.— More freq.,

Flōrālis, e, adj.

Of or belonging to Flora, Floral:

flamen,

Varr. L. L. 7, § 45:

joci,

Lact. 1, 20, 6; Sen. Ep. 97, p. 80 Bip.—

Of or belonging to the festival of Flora, of the Floralia: sacrum, [p. 760] Ov. F. 4, 947:

dignissima tuba Florali matrona,

Juv. 6, 250:

ludi,

Inscr. Orell. 2545.— In plur. subst.: Flōrālĭa, ium and ōrum, n., the festival of Flora:

Florae ludi Floralia instituti,

Varr. R. R. 1, 1, 6; Quint. 1, 5, 52:

(prisci) Floralia IIII. Kal. Mai. instituerunt urbis anno DXIII. ex oraculis Sibyllae, ut omnia bene deflorescerent,

Plin. 18, 29, 69, § 286:

Varro Floralium, non Floraliorum ait, cum non ludos Florales illic, sed ipsum festum, Floralia, significaret,

Macr. S. 1, 4, 14; Pers. 5, 178:

solenni Floraliorum die,

Just. 43, 4, 6.—Hence,

Flō-rālĭcĭus or - tĭus, a, um, of or belonging to the feast of Flora:

et Floralicias lasset arena feras,

i. e. designed for the combats exhibited during the festival of Flora, Mart. 8, 67, 4.

* flōrālĭa, ium, n. [flos], a flowergarden, Varr. R. R. 1, 23, 4.

Chlōrĭs, ĭdis, f., = Chlôris (greenness) = Flora, the goddess of flowers, Ov. F. 5, 195; Lact. 1, 20, 8.—

The daughter of Amphion and Niobe, wife of Neleus, Hyg. Fab. 10.—

A Greek female name, Hor. C. 2, 5, 18; 3, 15, 8.

cōmo, mpsi (msi), mptum (mtum), 3, v. a. [co- (i. e. con) and emo; cf.: demo, promo].

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.—

To care for, take care of.

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.—

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.—

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.—

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).

cŏmo, no perf., ātum, 1, v. n. and a. [coma].

Neutr., to be furnished with hair (as verb. finit. only post-class.), Paul. Nol. 28, 246.—But freq. cŏmans, antis, P. 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.—

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.—

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.

cōmo, mpsi (msi), mptum (mtum), 3, v. a. [co- (i. e. con) and emo; cf.: demo, promo].

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.—

To care for, take care of.

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.—

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.—

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.—

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).

cŏmo, no perf., ātum, 1, v. n. and a. [coma].

Neutr., to be furnished with hair (as verb. finit. only post-class.), Paul. Nol. 28, 246.—But freq. cŏmans, antis, P. 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.—

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.—

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.

flo, flāvi, flātum, 1, v. n. and a. [root fla-; Gr. ek-phlainô, to stream forth; phlasmos, vain-glorying; hence, Lat. flatus, flabrum, etc., flos, flōreo, Flōra; Germ. blasen, blähen;

Eng. blow, bloom, blast, etc.,

Curt. Gr. Etym. p. 301; cf. Grimm, Wörterb. s. v. blähen, blasen].

Neutr., to blow (class.; cf.:

spiro, halo): belle nobis flavit ab Epiro lenissimus ventus,

Cic. Att. 7, 2, 1:

corus ventus in his locis flare consuevit,

Caes. B. G. 5, 7, 3; id. B. C. 3, 25, 1; 3, 26 fin.; Quint. 12, 10, 67; Ov. M. 7, 664:

Etesiae contra fluvium flantes,

Lucr. 6, 717:

quinam flaturi sint venti,

Plin. 3, 9, 14, § 94:

inflexo Berecynthia tibia cornu Flabit,

will blow, sound, Ov. F. 4, 181.—Prov.: simul flare sorbereque haud factu facile'st: ego hic esse et illic simitu hau potui, i. e. to do two opposite things at once, as we say, to blow hot and cold with the same breath, Plaut. Most. 3, 2, 104.—

Act., to blow, blow at, blow out, blow up, or blow away (mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose; not in Cic.).

Lit.:

hieme anima, quae flatur, omnium apparet,

which is emitted, Varr. L. L. 6, § 9 Müll.: Chimaera Ore foras acrem flaret de corpore flammam. Lucr. 5, 906:

pulvis vento flatus, Auct. B. Afr. 52, 4: tibia flatur,

is blown, Ov. F. 4, 341:

Phrygius lapis flatur follibus, donec rubescat,

is blown upon, Plin. 36, 19, 36, § 143.—

Transf., to cast or coin metals by blowing:

aes antiquissimum, quod est flatum, pecore est notatum,

Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 9:

flata signataque pecunia,

Gell. 2, 10, 3.—Hence, the directors of the mint were called triumviri auro argento aeri flando feriundo (abbrev. III. VIRI A. A. A. F. F.), Inscr. Orell. 569; v. ferio.—

Trop.:

omisso magna semper flandi tumore,

of high-flown, bombastic talk, Quint. 12, 6, 5: spernere succina, flare rosas, Fulva monilia respuere, qs. to blow away, i. e. to despise, Prud. steph. 3, 21.

flōrĕus, a, um, adj. [flos], of flowers, made of flowers ( poet.).

Lit.:

corona,

a wreath of flowers, Plaut. Men. 4, 2, 68.— Plur., Plaut. Aul. 2, 8, 15:

serta,

Tib. 1, 1, 12 (22 M.); 1, 2, 14.—

Full of flowers, flowery:

rura,

flowery meads, Verg. A. 1, 430:

juga Hymetti,

Val. Fl. 5, 344.—

Transf., shining, beautiful: crines, Pac. and Att. ap. Serv. Verg. A. 12, 605: lanugo, Att. ib. (al. flora).

flōrus, a, um, adj. [id.], shining, bright (very rare):

equus florā et comanti jubā,

Gell. 3, 9, 3: crines, lanugo (al. florei and florea); v. floreus, II.

Flōrus, i, m., a Roman surname. So esp.,

Julius Florus, a celebrated orator of Gaul, a pupil of Portius Latro, Quint. 10, 3, 13 Spald.; perh. the same to whom the three epistles of the 1st book and the two of the 2d book of the Epistles of Horace are addressed.—

Florus, called in some MSS. L. Annaeus, in others Julius, who compiled a brief history of Rome; he probably wrote in the time of Hadrian; v. Dict. of Biogr. 2, p. 176 sq.; Teuffel, Roem. Lit. p. 786 sq.—

Gessius Florus, procurator of Judaea in the reign of Nero, Tac. H. 5, 10.—

Julius Florus, a nobleman of the Treviri, a leader of revolt, Tac. A. 3, 40 sqq.

flōrus, a, um, adj. [id.], shining, bright (very rare):

equus florā et comanti jubā,

Gell. 3, 9, 3: crines, lanugo (al. florei and florea); v. floreus, II.

Flōrus, i, m., a Roman surname. So esp.,

Julius Florus, a celebrated orator of Gaul, a pupil of Portius Latro, Quint. 10, 3, 13 Spald.; perh. the same to whom the three epistles of the 1st book and the two of the 2d book of the Epistles of Horace are addressed.—

Florus, called in some MSS. L. Annaeus, in others Julius, who compiled a brief history of Rome; he probably wrote in the time of Hadrian; v. Dict. of Biogr. 2, p. 176 sq.; Teuffel, Roem. Lit. p. 786 sq.—

Gessius Florus, procurator of Judaea in the reign of Nero, Tac. H. 5, 10.—

Julius Florus, a nobleman of the Treviri, a leader of revolt, Tac. A. 3, 40 sqq.

fŏlĭum, ii, n. [Gr. phullon, for phulion; cf. alius, allos; root prob. phla-, phlasmos; Lat. flos, Flora], a leaf (cf. frons).

Lit., of plants:

quid in arboribus? in quibus non truncus, non rami, non folia sunt denique, nisi, etc.,

Cic. de Or. 3, 46, 179:

latissima (folia) fico, angusta myrto, capillata pino, aculeata aquifolio, etc.,

Plin. 16, 24, 38, § 90:

concava caepae,

id. 19, 6, 31, § 100:

foliis ex arboribus strictis,

Caes. B. C. 3, 58, 3:

mobilia,

Hor. C. 1, 23, 5:

amara,

id. S. 2, 3, 114:

arida laureae,

Cic. Pis. 40, 97.—

Prov.: folia nunc cadunt, si triduom hoc hic erimus, tum arbores in te cadent,

Plaut. Men. 2, 3, 24.—As a proverb of mobility or changeableness:

nec me consules movent, qui ipsi pluma aut folio facilius moventur,

Cic. Att. 8, 15, 2.—The Sibyl wrote her oracles on leaves (acc. to Varro, on palmleaves), Verg. A. 3, 444; 6, 74 Serv.;

hence, prov.: credite me vobis folium recitare Sibyllae,

i. e. I am talking gospel, absolute truth, Juv. 8, 126.—

Trop., a thing of no consequence, a trifle:

folia sunt artis et nugae merae,

App. M. 1, p. 106, 8.—

Transf., a leaf of paper (late Lat. for plagula, charta, or schedula):

ille manu retractis in calcem foliis sic exorsus est,

Macr. S. 5, 4, 1. (In Plin. 37, 7, 29, § 103, the better read. is fila; v. Jan. and Sillig, ad h. l.).

māter, tris, f. [root ma-; Sanscr. and Zend, to make, measure, like Gr. mêtêr, the maker, akin with Dor. matêr; Germ. Mutter; Engl. mother; cf.: materies, manus], a mother ( dat. sing. matre, Corp. Inscr. Lat. 177; dat. plur. matris, Inscr. Grut. 90:

matrabus,

Inscr. Orell. 2089).

Lit.:

si quidem istius regis (sc. Anci Martii) matrem habemus, ignoramus patrem,

Cic. Rep. 2, 18, 33:

cur non sit heres matri suae?

id. ib. 3, 10, 17:

de pietate in matrem,

id. Lael. 3, 11:

Sassia mater hujus Aviti,

id. Clu. 5, 12:

Hecate, quae matre Asteria est,

who has Asteria for her mother, id. N. D. 3, 18, 46:

musa, matre nati,

id. ib. 3, 18, 45: mater esse de aliquo, to be a mother, i. e. to be pregnant by any one, Ov. H. 9, 48:

facere aliquam matrem,

id. M. 9, 491: mater familias or familiae, the mistress of a house, matron (v. familia).—

Transf., a nurse:

mater sua... quae mammam dabat, neque adeo mater ipsa, quae illos pepererat,

Plaut. Men. prol. 19:

puero opust cibo, opus est autem matri quae puerum lavit,

id. Truc. 5 10:

lambere matrem,

Verg. A. 8, 632.—As a title of honor, mother, applied to priestesses: jubemus te salvere, mater. Sa. Salvete puellae, Plaut. Rud. 1, 5, 5:

amice benigneque honorem, mater, nostrum habes,

id. ib. 1, 5, 30.—To goddesses:

Vesta mater,

Sen. Excerpt. Contr. 4, 2; Verg. G. 1, 498:

mater Matuta, v. h. v.: Flora mater,

Lucr. 5, 739;

the same: florum,

Ov. F. 5, 183: mater magna, or absol.: Mater, i. e. Cybele, the mother of all the gods:

matris magnae sacerdos,

Cic. Sest. 26; cf. absol.: matris quate cymbala circum, Verg. G. 4, 64; id. A. 9, 108:

secreta palatia Matris,

Juv. 9, 23:

matres... cives Romanae, ut jus liberorum consecutae videantur,

Paul. Sent. 4, 9, 1:

matris condicionem sequi,

Gai. Inst. 1, 81; cf. §§ 67, 86.—Also, in gen., a woman, a lady; usu. in plur., women, ladies:

pilentis matres in mollibus,

Verg. A. 8, 666:

matres atque viri,

id. ib. 6, 306; cf. Ov. F. 1, 619.—Of the earth, as the mother of all:

exercitum Dis Manibus matrique Terrae deberi,

Liv. 8, 6; cf. Cic. Leg. 2, 22, 56.—Of a country:

haec terra, quam matrem appellamus,

Liv. 5, 54, 2:

amorum,

i. e. Venus, Ov. H. 16, 201:

cupidinum,

i. e. Venus, Hor. C. 1, 19, 1.—Of animals:

porci cum matribus,

Varr. R. R. 2, 4:

excretos prohibent a matribus haedos,

Verg. G. 3, 398:

ova assunt ipsis cum matribus, i. e. cum gallinis,

Juv. 11, 70:

mater simia,

id. 10, 195:

pullus hirundinis ad quem volat mater,

id. 10, 232.—Of the trunks of trees, etc.:

plantas tenero abscindens de corpore matrum,

Verg. G. 2, 23; Plin. 12, 5, 11, § 23.—Of a fountain, as the source of waters:

ex grandi palude oritur (fluvius), quam matrem ejus accolae appellant,

Mel. 2, 1, 7.—Of a chief or capital city:

mater Italiae Roma,

Flor. 3, 18, 5:

ut Graeci dicere solent, urbium mater, Cydona,

id. 3, 7, 4:

(Cilicia) matrem urbium habet Tarsum,

Sol. 38; cf. Metropolis.—

Trop.

The mother, i. e. maternal love:

simul matrem labare sensit,

Ov. M. 6, 629: mater redit, Sen. ap. Med. 928.—

Motherhood, maternity, Sen. Herc. Oet. 389.—

A producing cause, origin, source, etc. (freq. and class.):

apes mellis matres,

Varr. R. R. 2, 5:

mater omnium bonarum artium sapientia est,

Cic. Leg. 1, 22, 58:

philosophia mater omnium bene factorum,

id. Brut. 93, 322:

avaritiae mater, luxuries,

id. de Or. 2, 40, 171:

voluptas, malorum mater omnium,

id. Leg. 1, 17, 47; 1, 22, 58; id. Tusc. 1, 26, 64; id. Planc. 33, 80; Auct. Her. 2, 22, 34; Plin. 37, 6, 21, § 80; Quint. 9, 3, 89:

juris et religionis,

Cic. Rep. 5, 2, 3:

justitiae imbecillitas mater est,

id. ib. 3, 14, 23:

intemperantia omnium perturbationum mater,

id. Ac. 1, 10, 39:

similitudo est satietatis mater,

id. Inv. 1, 41, 76:

utilitas justi prope mater et aequi,

Hor. S. 1, 3, 98; Lact. 3, 8, 32; Aug. in Psa. 83, 1.—Comically:

eam (sc. hirneam) ego vini ut matre fuerat natum, eduxi meri,

i. e. as it came from the cask, without the addition of water, Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 274.—

The protector, shelter, home:

urbs Roma, virtutum omnium mater, Mos. et Rom. Leg. Coll. 5, 3, 1: illa Jerusalem quae est mater nostra,

Vulg. Gal. 4, 26.