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1 calyx
1.călyx, ycis, m., = kalux [kaluptô; hence, any covering, husk, hull, shell], the bud, cup, or calyx of a flower.I.Lit.:II.narcissi,
Plin. 21, 5, 12, § 25. rosae, id. 21, 4, 10, § 14; 21, 18, 73, § 121:papaveris,
id. 20, 18, 76, § 198:lilii,
id. 21, 5, 11, § 23.—Transf.A.The shell of fruits, Plin. 15, 23, 25, § 92; 15, 22, 24, § 86; 23, 4, 43, § 86. —2.An egg-shell, Plin. 28, 2, 4, § 19.—B.The covering of shell-fish, etc., the shell, Plin. 9, 31, 51, § 100, 9, 56, 82, § 174; 32, 4, 14, § 39.—C.A covering of wax around fruit to preserve it, Plin. 15, 17, 18, § 64.2. -
2 testa
I.Lit., Cic. Dom. 23, 61; Cato, R. R. 18, 7; 18, 110; Varr. R. R. 2, 3, 6; Vitr. 2, 8 fin.; 7, 1; 7, 4; Aus. Parent. 11, 9.—II.Transf.A.A piece of baked earthen-ware, an earthen pot, pitcher, jug, urn, etc. (cf. testu):B.si Prometheus... a vicinis cum testā ambulans carbunculos corrogaret,
Auct. Her. 4, 6, 9:testā cum ardente viderent Scintillare oleum,
a lamp, Verg. G. 1, 391:quo semel est imbuta recens, servabit odorem Testa diu,
Hor. Ep. 1, 2, 70; cf. Tib. 2, 3, 47:accipiat Manes parvula testa meos,
Prop. 2, 13, 32 (3, 5, 16):vinum Graeca quod testā conditum levi,
Hor. C. 1, 20, 2; 3, 21, 4:mihi fundat avitum Condita testa merum,
Ov. A. A. 2, 696; Mart. 12, 48, 8; 12, 63, 2; 13, 7, 1; Plin. 31, 10, 46, § 114.—Used in applause:audiat ille Testarum crepitus cum verbis,
Juv. 11, 170 (cf. F. infra).—A broken piece of earthen-ware, pottery, brick, etc.; a sherd, potsherd: dissipatis imbricum fragminibus ac testis tegularum, Sisenn. ap. Non. 125, 18:2. C.testa parem fecit,
Ov. M. 8, 662:fulcitur testā mensa,
Mart. 2, 43, 10; Plin. 32, 8, 28, § 89; 35, 3, 5, § 16; Tac. H. 5, 6; Prop. 4 (5), 7, 28; Juv. 3, 260.—Hence,Like ostrakon, a sherd, potsherd, in the ostracism or judicial voting of the Greeks: testarum suffragiis, quod illi ostrakismon vocant, Nep. Cim. 3, 1; cf. also testula.—D.The shell of shell-fish or of testaceous animals:2.genera beluarum ad saxa nativis testis inhaerentium,
Cic. N. D. 2, 39, 100:ostreae,
Plin. 32, 6, 21, § 60:muricum,
id. 32, 7, 27, § 84:cochlearum,
id. 30, 8, 21, § 66:testudinis,
Varr. L. L. 5, § 79 Müll. —Hence,Transf.a. b.A shell or covering, in gen.:c.lubricaque immotas testa premebat aquas,
i. e. an icy shell, covering of ice, Ov. Tr. 3, 10, 38: lubrica, Poët. ap. Anthol. Lat. 2, p. 62 Burm.—The skull:E.testa hominis, nudum jam cute calvitium,
Aus. Epigr. 72; Prud. steph. 10, 761; Cael. Aur. Tard. 1, 1; 2, 1 fin. (hence, Ital. testa and Fr. tēte).—A brick-colored spot on the face, Plin. 26, 15, 92, § 163; 48. 12, 50, § 185.—F.A sort of clapping with the flat of the hands (as if with two tiles), in token of applause, invented by Nero, Suet. Ner 20. [p. 1863] -
3 testa
testa ae, f [TERS-], a piece of burned clay, brick, tile: testae tectorum meorum.— A piece of baked earthen-ware, earthen vessel, pot, pitcher, jug, urn: testā ardente, a lamp, V.: (vinum) testā Conditum levi, H.: mihi fundat avitum Condita testa merum, O.— A broken piece of earthen-ware, brick, sherd, potsherd: Testa parem fecit, O.: unde cerebrum testa ferit, Iu.—Among the Greeks, a sherd used in voting, potsherd as a ballot: testarum suffragiis, quod illi o)strakismo/n vocant, N.— Plur, castanets, bits of bone struck together by dancers: Testarum crepitūs cum verbis, Iu.— A shell, hard covering: nativae: lubrica, i. e. a covering of ice, O.— A shell-fish: non omne mare est generosae fertile testae, H.* * *object made from burnt clay; earthenware jar; fragment of earthenware, shard
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