MACERIA

mācĕrĭa, ae (post-class. form, mācĕ-rĭes, only nom. and acc., Afran. ap. Non. 138; Varr. R. R. 3, 5, 11; Prud. Hamart. 227; Inscr. Grut. 611, 13; Inscr. Orell. 4057), f. [from macero, to soften; orig. a wall built of soft clay; cf. Gr. massô], an enclosure, a wall (class.):

maceriam sine calce ex caementis et silice altam pedes quinque facito,

Cato, R. R. 15; cf. Varr. R. R. 1, 14, 4; 3, 5, 12:

quid maceria illa ait in horto, quaest quae in noctes singulas latere fit minor?

Plaut. Truc. 2, 2, 49:

hanc in horto maceriam jube dirui,

Ter. Ad. 5, 7, 10:

herba in maceriis nascens,

Plin. 25, 5, 19, § 43:

nulla maceria, nulla casa,

Cic. Fam. 16, 18, 2: post villarum macerias, Sisenn. ap. Non. 141, 23:

fossam et maceriam sex in altitudinem pedum praeduxerant,

Caes. B. G. 7, 69; 7, 70:

maceria ab laeva semitae paulum exstans a fundamenta,

Liv. 42, 15.—

Affliction: facere illi satis vis, quanta illius mors sit maceries tibi? Afran. ap. Non. 138, 13 (Com. Rel. v. 150 Rib.).

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lăter, ĕris, m. [Sanscr. root prath-, widen; prathas, breadth; Gr. platus, platos], a brick, tile.

Lit.:

nil mirum, vetus est maceria, lateres si veteres ruunt,

Plaut. Truc. 2, 2, 49 sqq.:

in latere aut in caemento, ex quibus urbs effecta est,

Cic. Div. 2, 47, 98; cf.:

paries crudo latere ac luto constructus,

Col. 9, 1, 2:

contabulationem summam lateribus lutoque constraverunt,

Caes. B. C. 2, 9:

lateres de terra ducere,

to make, Vitr. 2, 3, 1:

lateres coquere,

to burn, id. 1, 5:

sepimentum e lateribus coctilibus,

burnt bricks, Varr. R. R. 1, 14, 4.—Prov.: laterem lavare, to wash a brick, = plinthon plunein, i. e. to wash the color out of a brick, to labor in vain, Ter. Phorm. 1, 4, 8; but cf. Lucil. Sat. 9, 19.—

Transf.: lateres aurei, argentei, bars, ingots, or wedges of gold, of silver, Plin. 33, 3, 17, § 56; Varr. ap. Non. 131, 15; 520, 17.

măcĕrĭes, ēi, f [1. macer], distress, affliction (ante-class.), Afran. ap. Non. 138, 13.

mācĕrĭes, ēi, v. maceria init.

mūrus (archaic orthogr. moerus, Varr. L. L. 5, 32, § 41 Müll.; Enn. ap. Serv. Verg. G. 1, 18, or Ann. v. 376 Vahl.; Verg. A. 10, 24:

moirus,

Inscr. Orell. 566), i, m. [from root mū-; cf.: moenia, munis], a wall; esp. a city wall; mostly in plur. (class.; cf.: moenia, paries, maceria).

Lit.:

muri urbis,

Cic. N. D. 3, 40, 94:

Helvii intra oppida murosque compelluntur,

Caes. B. G. 7, 65:

instruere,

Nep. Th. 6, 4:

ducere,

Verg. A. 1, 423:

aedificare,

Ov. M. 11, 204:

marmoreus,

a balcony, Calp. Ecl. 7, 48.—Also, the wall of a building, Cic. Att. 2, 4, 7:

sanctae res, veluti muri et portae, quodammodo divini juris sunt,

Gai. Inst. 2, 9.—

Transf.

A bank, mound, dam, Varr. R. R. 1, 14, 3.—

The rim or side of a pot or boiler:

quae tenui muro spatiosum colligat orbem,

Juv. 4, 132.—

The wooden tower of an elephant, Sil. 9, 601.—

The head-dress of Cybele, ornamented with towers: crinalis, Claud. in. Eutr. 2, 284.—

Trop., a wall, a safeguard, protection, defence (rare but class.):

lex Aelia et Fufia, propugnacula murique tranquillitatis,

Cic. Pis. 4, 9:

Graiūm murus Achilles,

Ov. M. 13, 280:

cor munitum costarum et pectoris muro,

Plin. 11, 37, 69, § 181:

hic murus aëneus esto,

Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 60.

părĭēs, ĕtis, m. (in Verg. A. 2, 442; 5, 589, pārietibus, quadrisyl.; see Carey's Lat. Prosody, § 47, p. 173) [kindr. with Sanscr. paryanta, from pari-iyanta, margo; Gr. peras, peirar], a wall (cf.: murus, maceria): aut permaceat paries percussus trifaci, Enn. ap. Fest. s. v. trifax, p. 367 Müll. (Ann. v. 524 Vahl.): tosti alti stant parietes, id. ap. Cic. Tusc. 3, 19, 44 (Trag. v. 116 ib.):

perfodere parietem,

Plaut. Mil. 2, 1, 64; id. As. 3, 2, 17:

perforator parietum,

a term of abuse, id. Ps. 4, 2, 24:

quasi mus, in medio pariete vorsabere,

id. Cas. 1, 52; id. Trin. 4, 3, 32:

quae (domus nostra) non ea est, quam parietes nostri cingunt, etc.,

Cic. Rep. 1, 13, 19; cf. id. ib. 3, 9, 14; id. Mil. 27, 75; id. Top. 4, 22:

parietes disturbare,

id. Par. 4, 1, 28: itaque parietes modo urbis stant;

rem vero publicam penitus amisimus,

the walls, the houses, id. Off. 2, 8, 29:

interiores templi parietes,

id. Verr. 2, 4, 55, § 122:

intra parietes aluit eam gloriam, quam, etc.,

id. Brut. 8, 32; id. Quint. 11, 38:

parietes turris lateribus exstruere,

Caes. B. C. 2, 9:

parietibus textum caecis iter,

Verg. A. 5, 589:

fissus tenui rimā paries,

Ov. M. 4, 65:

quae pro pariete subjectae et omni opere conjunctae,

like a wall, Caes. B. G. 4, 17:

non communione parietum sed propriis muris,

Tac. A. 15, 43.—Of walls of wickerwork:

et paries lento vimine textus erat,

Ov. F. 6, 262:

craticii parietes,

Vitr. 2, 8; Plin. 35, 14, 48, § 169; 17, 10, 11, § 62:

craticulam et parietes,

the top and sides, Vulg. Exod. 30, 3.—Prov.:

tua res agitur, paries cum proximus ardet,

Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 84:

utrosque parietes linere,

to carry on both shoulders, Petr. 39: duos parietes de eādem fideliā dealbare, to kill two birds with one stone, Cur. ap. Cic. Fam. 7, 29, 2:

in caducum parietem inclinare,

to lean on a broken reed, Spart. Hadr. 23.—

Trop.:

neve inter vos significetis ego ero paries,

partition-wall, Plaut. Truc. 4, 3, 14:

densitatis,

rampart, Plin. 17, 10, 11, § 62.

vĕtus, ĕris (ante-class. collat. form of the nom. sing. vĕter, Enn. and Att. ap. Prisc. p. 607 P.; cf. Varr. L. L. 6, § 2 Müll.; abl. regularly, vetere;

but veteri,

Juv. 6, 121; Stat. Th. 1, 360; 11, 582; 13, 374; comp. class. vetustior; archaic form veterior), adj. [Sanscr. vatsas, year; Gr. etos, Wetos].

Adj.

Old (opp. young), aged:

Acherunticus senex, vetus, decrepitus,

Plaut. Merc. 2, 2, 20:

novus amator, vetus puer,

id. ib. 5, 4, 15:

poëta,

Ter. Heaut. prol. 22:

veteres ac moris antiqui memores,

Liv. 42, 27, 4: veteres et sancti viri, Sall. H. 2, 23, 5 Dietsch:

parentes,

Verg. A. 5, 576:

pecudes,

Varr. R. R. 2, 11, 2:

gallinae,

Plin. 10, 53, 74, § 146; Col. 8, 5, 14:

laurus,

Verg. A. 2, 513:

caput,

Tib. 1, 8, 42. —

Old (opp. new), of long standing:

quam veterrumu'st, tam homini optimu'st amicus,

Plaut. Truc. 1, 2, 71:

maceria,

id. ib. 2, 2, 50: Antemna veterior est Romā, Cato ap. Prisc. p. 716 P. (Orig. 1, fr. 25): quod si veteris contumeliae oblivisci vellet;

num etiam recentium injuriarum memoriam deponere posse?

Caes. B. G. 1, 14:

invidia et infamia non recens, sed vetus ac diuturna,

Cic. Verr. 1, 2, 5:

vetus atque usitata exceptio,

id. de Or. 1, 37, 168:

sphaerae illius vetus esse inventum,

id. Rep. 1, 14, 22:

amici veteres (opp. novi),

id. Lael. 18, 67:

veterrima (amicitia),

id. ib.:

naves,

Caes. B. G. 5, 15:

nobilitas,

Sall. J. 85, 4:

consuetudo,

id. C. 23, 3:

provinciae,

Liv. 21, 44, 7; 28, 39, 8.—Esp., of soldiers, veteran, experienced:

ille exercitatus et vetus (miles),

Cic. Tusc. 2, 16, 38; cf.

exercitus,

id. ib.; Caes. B. C. 1, 3; Liv. 41, 8, 5:

copiae,

Caes. B. G. 1, 27:

milites,

id. ib. 6, 40; Liv. 26, 41, 2:

legiones,

id. 27, 8, 15:

centuriones,

id. 4, 17, 10.—With gen. (post-Aug.):

gnaros belli veteresque laborum,

Sil. 4, 532:

militiae,

Tac. H. 4, 20:

regnandi,

id. A. 6, 44:

scientiae et caerimoniarum,

id. ib. 6, 12:

operis ac laboris,

id. ib. 1, 20:

armorum,

Sil. 17, 297.—With inf. ( poet.):

hinc Fadum petit et veterem bellare Labicum,

Sil. 5, 565.—

Old, of a former time (opp. present, existing), former, earlier, ancient, etc. (cf. antiquus):

veterem atque antiquam rem novam ad vos proferam,

Plaut. Am. prol. 118:

historia vetus atque antiqua,

id. Trin. 2, 2, 100 Brix ad loc.:

credendum est veteribus et priscis, ut aiunt, viris,

Cic. Univ. 11:

veterrimi poëtae Stoici,

id. N. D. 1, 15, 41:

multo vetustior et horridior ille (Laelius) quam Scipio,

archaic, antiquated, id. Brut. 21, 83:

in veterem revoluta figuram,

Verg. A. 6, 449:

fama veterum malorum,

id. ib. 6, 527:

injuria,

Phaedr. 1, 21, 6.—

vĕtĕres, um, m., the ancients, men of a former time, the fathers, ancestors, forefathers:

majores nostri, veteres illi, admodum antiqui, leges annales non habebant,

Cic. Phil. 5, 17, 47.—Esp., of ancient authors, etc.:

nostri veteres,

Plin. 36, 7, 12, § 59:

quae veteres factitarunt,

Ter. Eun. prol. 43:

omnes veteres et Cicero praecipue,

Quint. 9, 3, 1; cf. id. 5, 4, 1:

antiqui veteres,

Front. Ep. ad Amic. 1, 5.—

vĕtĕres, um, f. (sc. tabernae), the old booths on the south side of the Forum Romanum (opp. Novae, v. novus):

sub Veteribus,

Plaut. Curc. 4, 1, 19; Liv. 44, 16, 10; Plin. 35, 4, 8, § 25.—

vĕtĕra, um, n., the old, old things, antiquity (opp. praesentia):

vetera semper in laude, praesentia in fastidio,

Tac. Or. 18; cf. id. ib. 15:

si vetera mihi ignota (sunt),

Cic. Sull. 18, 51:

vetera omittere,

to leave out of consideration, Sall. J. 102, 14:

vetera odisse, nova optare,

id. C. 37, 3:

vetera scrutari,

traditions, Cic. Tusc. 1, 13, 29. —Prov.:

vetera vaticinamini,

Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 129 Lorenz ad loc.

vĕtus, ĕris (ante-class. collat. form of the nom. sing. vĕter, Enn. and Att. ap. Prisc. p. 607 P.; cf. Varr. L. L. 6, § 2 Müll.; abl. regularly, vetere;

but veteri,

Juv. 6, 121; Stat. Th. 1, 360; 11, 582; 13, 374; comp. class. vetustior; archaic form veterior), adj. [Sanscr. vatsas, year; Gr. etos, Wetos].

Adj.

Old (opp. young), aged:

Acherunticus senex, vetus, decrepitus,

Plaut. Merc. 2, 2, 20:

novus amator, vetus puer,

id. ib. 5, 4, 15:

poëta,

Ter. Heaut. prol. 22:

veteres ac moris antiqui memores,

Liv. 42, 27, 4: veteres et sancti viri, Sall. H. 2, 23, 5 Dietsch:

parentes,

Verg. A. 5, 576:

pecudes,

Varr. R. R. 2, 11, 2:

gallinae,

Plin. 10, 53, 74, § 146; Col. 8, 5, 14:

laurus,

Verg. A. 2, 513:

caput,

Tib. 1, 8, 42. —

Old (opp. new), of long standing:

quam veterrumu'st, tam homini optimu'st amicus,

Plaut. Truc. 1, 2, 71:

maceria,

id. ib. 2, 2, 50: Antemna veterior est Romā, Cato ap. Prisc. p. 716 P. (Orig. 1, fr. 25): quod si veteris contumeliae oblivisci vellet;

num etiam recentium injuriarum memoriam deponere posse?

Caes. B. G. 1, 14:

invidia et infamia non recens, sed vetus ac diuturna,

Cic. Verr. 1, 2, 5:

vetus atque usitata exceptio,

id. de Or. 1, 37, 168:

sphaerae illius vetus esse inventum,

id. Rep. 1, 14, 22:

amici veteres (opp. novi),

id. Lael. 18, 67:

veterrima (amicitia),

id. ib.:

naves,

Caes. B. G. 5, 15:

nobilitas,

Sall. J. 85, 4:

consuetudo,

id. C. 23, 3:

provinciae,

Liv. 21, 44, 7; 28, 39, 8.—Esp., of soldiers, veteran, experienced:

ille exercitatus et vetus (miles),

Cic. Tusc. 2, 16, 38; cf.

exercitus,

id. ib.; Caes. B. C. 1, 3; Liv. 41, 8, 5:

copiae,

Caes. B. G. 1, 27:

milites,

id. ib. 6, 40; Liv. 26, 41, 2:

legiones,

id. 27, 8, 15:

centuriones,

id. 4, 17, 10.—With gen. (post-Aug.):

gnaros belli veteresque laborum,

Sil. 4, 532:

militiae,

Tac. H. 4, 20:

regnandi,

id. A. 6, 44:

scientiae et caerimoniarum,

id. ib. 6, 12:

operis ac laboris,

id. ib. 1, 20:

armorum,

Sil. 17, 297.—With inf. ( poet.):

hinc Fadum petit et veterem bellare Labicum,

Sil. 5, 565.—

Old, of a former time (opp. present, existing), former, earlier, ancient, etc. (cf. antiquus):

veterem atque antiquam rem novam ad vos proferam,

Plaut. Am. prol. 118:

historia vetus atque antiqua,

id. Trin. 2, 2, 100 Brix ad loc.:

credendum est veteribus et priscis, ut aiunt, viris,

Cic. Univ. 11:

veterrimi poëtae Stoici,

id. N. D. 1, 15, 41:

multo vetustior et horridior ille (Laelius) quam Scipio,

archaic, antiquated, id. Brut. 21, 83:

in veterem revoluta figuram,

Verg. A. 6, 449:

fama veterum malorum,

id. ib. 6, 527:

injuria,

Phaedr. 1, 21, 6.—

vĕtĕres, um, m., the ancients, men of a former time, the fathers, ancestors, forefathers:

majores nostri, veteres illi, admodum antiqui, leges annales non habebant,

Cic. Phil. 5, 17, 47.—Esp., of ancient authors, etc.:

nostri veteres,

Plin. 36, 7, 12, § 59:

quae veteres factitarunt,

Ter. Eun. prol. 43:

omnes veteres et Cicero praecipue,

Quint. 9, 3, 1; cf. id. 5, 4, 1:

antiqui veteres,

Front. Ep. ad Amic. 1, 5.—

vĕtĕres, um, f. (sc. tabernae), the old booths on the south side of the Forum Romanum (opp. Novae, v. novus):

sub Veteribus,

Plaut. Curc. 4, 1, 19; Liv. 44, 16, 10; Plin. 35, 4, 8, § 25.—

vĕtĕra, um, n., the old, old things, antiquity (opp. praesentia):

vetera semper in laude, praesentia in fastidio,

Tac. Or. 18; cf. id. ib. 15:

si vetera mihi ignota (sunt),

Cic. Sull. 18, 51:

vetera omittere,

to leave out of consideration, Sall. J. 102, 14:

vetera odisse, nova optare,

id. C. 37, 3:

vetera scrutari,

traditions, Cic. Tusc. 1, 13, 29. —Prov.:

vetera vaticinamini,

Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 129 Lorenz ad loc.

vĕtus, ĕris (ante-class. collat. form of the nom. sing. vĕter, Enn. and Att. ap. Prisc. p. 607 P.; cf. Varr. L. L. 6, § 2 Müll.; abl. regularly, vetere;

but veteri,

Juv. 6, 121; Stat. Th. 1, 360; 11, 582; 13, 374; comp. class. vetustior; archaic form veterior), adj. [Sanscr. vatsas, year; Gr. etos, Wetos].

Adj.

Old (opp. young), aged:

Acherunticus senex, vetus, decrepitus,

Plaut. Merc. 2, 2, 20:

novus amator, vetus puer,

id. ib. 5, 4, 15:

poëta,

Ter. Heaut. prol. 22:

veteres ac moris antiqui memores,

Liv. 42, 27, 4: veteres et sancti viri, Sall. H. 2, 23, 5 Dietsch:

parentes,

Verg. A. 5, 576:

pecudes,

Varr. R. R. 2, 11, 2:

gallinae,

Plin. 10, 53, 74, § 146; Col. 8, 5, 14:

laurus,

Verg. A. 2, 513:

caput,

Tib. 1, 8, 42. —

Old (opp. new), of long standing:

quam veterrumu'st, tam homini optimu'st amicus,

Plaut. Truc. 1, 2, 71:

maceria,

id. ib. 2, 2, 50: Antemna veterior est Romā, Cato ap. Prisc. p. 716 P. (Orig. 1, fr. 25): quod si veteris contumeliae oblivisci vellet;

num etiam recentium injuriarum memoriam deponere posse?

Caes. B. G. 1, 14:

invidia et infamia non recens, sed vetus ac diuturna,

Cic. Verr. 1, 2, 5:

vetus atque usitata exceptio,

id. de Or. 1, 37, 168:

sphaerae illius vetus esse inventum,

id. Rep. 1, 14, 22:

amici veteres (opp. novi),

id. Lael. 18, 67:

veterrima (amicitia),

id. ib.:

naves,

Caes. B. G. 5, 15:

nobilitas,

Sall. J. 85, 4:

consuetudo,

id. C. 23, 3:

provinciae,

Liv. 21, 44, 7; 28, 39, 8.—Esp., of soldiers, veteran, experienced:

ille exercitatus et vetus (miles),

Cic. Tusc. 2, 16, 38; cf.

exercitus,

id. ib.; Caes. B. C. 1, 3; Liv. 41, 8, 5:

copiae,

Caes. B. G. 1, 27:

milites,

id. ib. 6, 40; Liv. 26, 41, 2:

legiones,

id. 27, 8, 15:

centuriones,

id. 4, 17, 10.—With gen. (post-Aug.):

gnaros belli veteresque laborum,

Sil. 4, 532:

militiae,

Tac. H. 4, 20:

regnandi,

id. A. 6, 44:

scientiae et caerimoniarum,

id. ib. 6, 12:

operis ac laboris,

id. ib. 1, 20:

armorum,

Sil. 17, 297.—With inf. ( poet.):

hinc Fadum petit et veterem bellare Labicum,

Sil. 5, 565.—

Old, of a former time (opp. present, existing), former, earlier, ancient, etc. (cf. antiquus):

veterem atque antiquam rem novam ad vos proferam,

Plaut. Am. prol. 118:

historia vetus atque antiqua,

id. Trin. 2, 2, 100 Brix ad loc.:

credendum est veteribus et priscis, ut aiunt, viris,

Cic. Univ. 11:

veterrimi poëtae Stoici,

id. N. D. 1, 15, 41:

multo vetustior et horridior ille (Laelius) quam Scipio,

archaic, antiquated, id. Brut. 21, 83:

in veterem revoluta figuram,

Verg. A. 6, 449:

fama veterum malorum,

id. ib. 6, 527:

injuria,

Phaedr. 1, 21, 6.—

vĕtĕres, um, m., the ancients, men of a former time, the fathers, ancestors, forefathers:

majores nostri, veteres illi, admodum antiqui, leges annales non habebant,

Cic. Phil. 5, 17, 47.—Esp., of ancient authors, etc.:

nostri veteres,

Plin. 36, 7, 12, § 59:

quae veteres factitarunt,

Ter. Eun. prol. 43:

omnes veteres et Cicero praecipue,

Quint. 9, 3, 1; cf. id. 5, 4, 1:

antiqui veteres,

Front. Ep. ad Amic. 1, 5.—

vĕtĕres, um, f. (sc. tabernae), the old booths on the south side of the Forum Romanum (opp. Novae, v. novus):

sub Veteribus,

Plaut. Curc. 4, 1, 19; Liv. 44, 16, 10; Plin. 35, 4, 8, § 25.—

vĕtĕra, um, n., the old, old things, antiquity (opp. praesentia):

vetera semper in laude, praesentia in fastidio,

Tac. Or. 18; cf. id. ib. 15:

si vetera mihi ignota (sunt),

Cic. Sull. 18, 51:

vetera omittere,

to leave out of consideration, Sall. J. 102, 14:

vetera odisse, nova optare,

id. C. 37, 3:

vetera scrutari,

traditions, Cic. Tusc. 1, 13, 29. —Prov.:

vetera vaticinamini,

Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 129 Lorenz ad loc.