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1 Ab asino lanam
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2 lana
lāna, ae, f. [Gr. lachnê, lachnos, lênos, Dor. lanos; cf. laoios, and v. Varr. L. L. 5, § 113 Müll.], wool, Plaut. Men. 1, 2, 12; Varr. R. R. 2, 2, 18; Cic. de Or. 2, 68, 277; Col. 7, 2, 4:II.lanam cārĕre,
to card wool, Plaut. Men. 5, 2, 46; so,lanam trahere,
Juv. 2, 54:lanam deducere,
id. 7, 224:lanas ducere,
to spin wool, Ov. M. 4, 34:lanam expediendam conducere,
for carding and spinning, Dig. 7, 8, 12:lanas tingere murice,
to dye, Ov. M. 6, 9; cf.:lanam fucare veneno Assyrio,
Verg. G. 2, 465:medicata fuco,
Hor. C. 3, 5, 28:aurea lana,
the golden fleece, Ov. F. 3, 876:lana legata, sive succida sive lota sit, sive pectinata sive versicoloria, legato cedit,
Paul. Sent. 3, 6, 82; cf.§ 85: si ex lana mea vestimentum feceris, etc.,
Gai. Inst. 2, 79.—Transf.A.In gen., a working in wool:B.lana et tela victum quaeritans,
Ter. And. 1, 1, 48:Lucretia lanae dedita,
Liv. 1, 57:lanam facere,
Ov. M. 6, 31.— Plur.:te lanae... non citharae decent,
Hor. C. 3, 15, 13:admotaque lanis quae cessat acu,
Juv. 6, 497.—Prov.: cogitare de lana sua, to be thinking about her work, i. e. to be unconcerned, Ov. A. A. 2, 686.—Of things resembling wool, soft hair or feathers, down:lana leporina et anserina et caprina,
Dig. 32, 1, 70; Mart. 14, 161:celantur simili ventura Cydonia lana,
id. 10, 42; cf. Plin. 12, 10, 21, § 38.—Of thin, fleecy clouds:tenuia lanae vellera,
Verg. G. 1, 397; cf. Plin. 18, 35, 82, § 356.—Prov.:rixari de lana caprina,
i. e. to dispute about trifles, Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 15. -
3 lanaria
1.lānārĭus, a, um, adj. [id.], of or belonging to wool, wool- (post-Aug.; cf.: lanifer, laniger, lamificus, lanatus).I.Adj.:II.herba,
fuller's-weed, soapwort, Plin. 24, 18, 105, § 169; so,radix,
Col. 11, 2, 35.—Substt.A.lānārĭus, ii, m., a worker in wool, Plaut. Aul. 3, 5, 34; cf. Arn. 2, 70;B.Firm. Math. 8, 19: ‡ lanarius coactiliarius,
a maker of fulled stuffs, a fuller, Inscr. Orell. 4206:‡ lanarius pectinarius,
a woolcarder, ib. 4207.—‡ lānārĭa, ae, f., a wool-factory, wool-spinning establishment, Inscr. Orell. 3303.2.Lānārĭus, ii, m., the surname of P. Calpurnius, Cic. Off. 3, 16, 66. -
4 Lanarius
1.lānārĭus, a, um, adj. [id.], of or belonging to wool, wool- (post-Aug.; cf.: lanifer, laniger, lamificus, lanatus).I.Adj.:II.herba,
fuller's-weed, soapwort, Plin. 24, 18, 105, § 169; so,radix,
Col. 11, 2, 35.—Substt.A.lānārĭus, ii, m., a worker in wool, Plaut. Aul. 3, 5, 34; cf. Arn. 2, 70;B.Firm. Math. 8, 19: ‡ lanarius coactiliarius,
a maker of fulled stuffs, a fuller, Inscr. Orell. 4206:‡ lanarius pectinarius,
a woolcarder, ib. 4207.—‡ lānārĭa, ae, f., a wool-factory, wool-spinning establishment, Inscr. Orell. 3303.2.Lānārĭus, ii, m., the surname of P. Calpurnius, Cic. Off. 3, 16, 66. -
5 lanarius
1.lānārĭus, a, um, adj. [id.], of or belonging to wool, wool- (post-Aug.; cf.: lanifer, laniger, lamificus, lanatus).I.Adj.:II.herba,
fuller's-weed, soapwort, Plin. 24, 18, 105, § 169; so,radix,
Col. 11, 2, 35.—Substt.A.lānārĭus, ii, m., a worker in wool, Plaut. Aul. 3, 5, 34; cf. Arn. 2, 70;B.Firm. Math. 8, 19: ‡ lanarius coactiliarius,
a maker of fulled stuffs, a fuller, Inscr. Orell. 4206:‡ lanarius pectinarius,
a woolcarder, ib. 4207.—‡ lānārĭa, ae, f., a wool-factory, wool-spinning establishment, Inscr. Orell. 3303.2.Lānārĭus, ii, m., the surname of P. Calpurnius, Cic. Off. 3, 16, 66. -
6 lanatae
1.lānātus, a, um, adj. [lana], furnished with wool, bearing wool, woolly (mostly poet. and post-Aug.).I.Lit.:II.lanatae oves,
i. e. unshorn, Col. 7, 3, 2:pelles,
id. 6, 2, 4:de lanata pelle,
Veg. 3, 7, 1; 5, 42, 2:animalia,
Juv. 15, 11.— Subst.: lānātae, ārum, f., wool-bearers, for sheep, Juv. 8, 155.—Transf.:2.vitis,
downy, covered with down, Col. 3, 2:mala,
Plin. 15, 14, 14, § 48:lupus,
soft like wool, id. 9, 17, 28, § 61.— Comp.:folia lanatiore canitie,
white like wool, Plin. 21, 20, 84, § 147.—Prov.:dii lanatos pedes habent,
i. e. the vengeance of the gods comes noiselessly, Petr. 44 fin.Lānātus, i, m., a surname in the gens Menenia, Liv. 4, 13. -
7 Lanatus
1.lānātus, a, um, adj. [lana], furnished with wool, bearing wool, woolly (mostly poet. and post-Aug.).I.Lit.:II.lanatae oves,
i. e. unshorn, Col. 7, 3, 2:pelles,
id. 6, 2, 4:de lanata pelle,
Veg. 3, 7, 1; 5, 42, 2:animalia,
Juv. 15, 11.— Subst.: lānātae, ārum, f., wool-bearers, for sheep, Juv. 8, 155.—Transf.:2.vitis,
downy, covered with down, Col. 3, 2:mala,
Plin. 15, 14, 14, § 48:lupus,
soft like wool, id. 9, 17, 28, § 61.— Comp.:folia lanatiore canitie,
white like wool, Plin. 21, 20, 84, § 147.—Prov.:dii lanatos pedes habent,
i. e. the vengeance of the gods comes noiselessly, Petr. 44 fin.Lānātus, i, m., a surname in the gens Menenia, Liv. 4, 13. -
8 lanatus
1.lānātus, a, um, adj. [lana], furnished with wool, bearing wool, woolly (mostly poet. and post-Aug.).I.Lit.:II.lanatae oves,
i. e. unshorn, Col. 7, 3, 2:pelles,
id. 6, 2, 4:de lanata pelle,
Veg. 3, 7, 1; 5, 42, 2:animalia,
Juv. 15, 11.— Subst.: lānātae, ārum, f., wool-bearers, for sheep, Juv. 8, 155.—Transf.:2.vitis,
downy, covered with down, Col. 3, 2:mala,
Plin. 15, 14, 14, § 48:lupus,
soft like wool, id. 9, 17, 28, § 61.— Comp.:folia lanatiore canitie,
white like wool, Plin. 21, 20, 84, § 147.—Prov.:dii lanatos pedes habent,
i. e. the vengeance of the gods comes noiselessly, Petr. 44 fin.Lānātus, i, m., a surname in the gens Menenia, Liv. 4, 13. -
9 vellus
vellus, ĕris, n. [Sanscr. ura for vara, sheep; root var, to cover; Gr. er-ion, eiros, wool; Goth. vulla; Germ. Wolle].I.Lit., wool shorn off, a fleece:II.pastores Palatini ex ovibus ante tonsuram inventam vellere lanam sunt soliti: a quo vellera dicuntur,
Varr. L. L. 5, §§ 54 and 130 Müll.; id. R. R. 2, 11, 9; Plin. 27, 7, 28, § 50; Lucr. 6, 504; Hor. Epod. 12, 21; id. Ep. 1, 10, 27; Ov. M. 6, 21; 14, 264.—Transf.1.The skin of a sheep with the wool on it, the fell or pelt entire, Col. 7, 4, 4; Tib. 2, 1, 62; Verg. E. 3, 95; id. A. 7, 95; Ov. H. 18, 144; id. F. 5, 102.2.The hide, pelt of any other animal:3.fulvi leonis,
Ov. F. 2, 340; cf. id. ib. 5, 396:cervina,
id. M. 6, 593; cf. id. ib. 3, 197:ferina,
id. ib. 11, 4.—A sheep:B.cultrosque in guttura velleris atri Conicit,
Ov. M. 7, 244; cf. Calp. Ecl. 2, 7.—Of woolly material.1.Wool, down: velleraque ut foliis depectant tenuia Seres, i. e. the fleeces or flocks of silk, Verg. G. 2, 121.—2.Of light, fleecy clouds:3.tenuia nec lanae per caelum vellera ferri,
Verg. G. 1, 397; so Luc. 4, 124.—Of snow-flakes, Mart. 4, 3, 1.—C.Of things made of wool: Parnasia, woollen bands or fillets, Stat. S. 5, 3, 8. -
10 lāna
lāna ae, f wool: quid lanae abstulerit?: lanam trahere, Iu.: lanas ducere, spin wool, O.: lanas tingere murice, dye, O.: lanam fucare veneno, V.: medicata fuco, H.: aurea, the golden fleece, O.: Tenuia lanae vellera, i. e. fleecy clouds, V.—Prov.: rixari de lanā caprinā, i. e. dispute about trifles, H. —A working in wool, spinning: lanā ac telā victum quaeritans, T.: Lucretia lanae dedita, L.: lanam facere, O.: Te lanae... non citharae decent, H.* * *wool; fleece; soft hair; down; trifles -
11 oesypum
oesypum ī, n, οἴσυποσ, the refuse of wool, wool-washings (a cosmetic), O.* * *cosmetic; grease from unwashed wool (used in medicine/cosmetics); (lanolin?) -
12 pēnsum
pēnsum ī, n [P. n. of pendo], wool weighed out to a slave for a day's spinning, allotment of wool: nocturna carpentes pensa puellae, V.: famulasque ad lumina longo Exercet penso, V.: pensa manu ducunt, Iu.—Fig., a charge, duty, office: meae diligentiae: nominis familiaeque, L. — Weight, consideration, scruple, importance (only gen. of price): nihil pensi neque moderati habere, i. e. practise no reverence or self-control, S.: neque id quibus modis adsequeretur, quicquam pensi habebat, i. e. had no scruple, S.: sed illis nec quid dicerent, quicquam umquam pensi fuisse, they never cared at all, L.: quibus si quicquam pensi umquam fuisset, non, etc., had they ever had regard for anything, S.* * *allotmant for weaving, wool given to be spun/woven; task/stint; homework -
13 Canusia
Cănŭsĭum, ii, n. ( Cănŭsĭa, ae, f., Inscr. Murat. 1037, 3), a very ancient town in Apulia, now Canosa, founded by the Greeks, and celebrated for its excellent wool, Cic. Att. 8, 11, D, § 1; Liv. 22, 50, 4; 22, 52, 4; Mel. 2, 4, 7; Plin. 3, 11, 16, § 104; 8, 48, 73, § 190 sq.; Hor. S. 1, 5, 91; 2, 3, 168.—II.Derivv.A.Cănŭsīnus, a, um, adj., of Canusium, Canusian:2.ager,
Varr. R. R. 1, 8, 2:rufae,
Mart. 14, 129:birri,
Vop. Carin. 20. —Subst.(α).Cănŭsīnus, i, m., an inhabitant of Canusium:(β).bilinguis,
i. e. speaking Greek and Latin, Hor. S. 1, 10, 30. —Cănŭsīna, ae, f. (sc. vestis), garments made of Canusian wool, Mart. 14, 127.—B. -
14 Canusina
Cănŭsĭum, ii, n. ( Cănŭsĭa, ae, f., Inscr. Murat. 1037, 3), a very ancient town in Apulia, now Canosa, founded by the Greeks, and celebrated for its excellent wool, Cic. Att. 8, 11, D, § 1; Liv. 22, 50, 4; 22, 52, 4; Mel. 2, 4, 7; Plin. 3, 11, 16, § 104; 8, 48, 73, § 190 sq.; Hor. S. 1, 5, 91; 2, 3, 168.—II.Derivv.A.Cănŭsīnus, a, um, adj., of Canusium, Canusian:2.ager,
Varr. R. R. 1, 8, 2:rufae,
Mart. 14, 129:birri,
Vop. Carin. 20. —Subst.(α).Cănŭsīnus, i, m., an inhabitant of Canusium:(β).bilinguis,
i. e. speaking Greek and Latin, Hor. S. 1, 10, 30. —Cănŭsīna, ae, f. (sc. vestis), garments made of Canusian wool, Mart. 14, 127.—B. -
15 Canusinatus
Cănŭsĭum, ii, n. ( Cănŭsĭa, ae, f., Inscr. Murat. 1037, 3), a very ancient town in Apulia, now Canosa, founded by the Greeks, and celebrated for its excellent wool, Cic. Att. 8, 11, D, § 1; Liv. 22, 50, 4; 22, 52, 4; Mel. 2, 4, 7; Plin. 3, 11, 16, § 104; 8, 48, 73, § 190 sq.; Hor. S. 1, 5, 91; 2, 3, 168.—II.Derivv.A.Cănŭsīnus, a, um, adj., of Canusium, Canusian:2.ager,
Varr. R. R. 1, 8, 2:rufae,
Mart. 14, 129:birri,
Vop. Carin. 20. —Subst.(α).Cănŭsīnus, i, m., an inhabitant of Canusium:(β).bilinguis,
i. e. speaking Greek and Latin, Hor. S. 1, 10, 30. —Cănŭsīna, ae, f. (sc. vestis), garments made of Canusian wool, Mart. 14, 127.—B. -
16 Canusinus
Cănŭsĭum, ii, n. ( Cănŭsĭa, ae, f., Inscr. Murat. 1037, 3), a very ancient town in Apulia, now Canosa, founded by the Greeks, and celebrated for its excellent wool, Cic. Att. 8, 11, D, § 1; Liv. 22, 50, 4; 22, 52, 4; Mel. 2, 4, 7; Plin. 3, 11, 16, § 104; 8, 48, 73, § 190 sq.; Hor. S. 1, 5, 91; 2, 3, 168.—II.Derivv.A.Cănŭsīnus, a, um, adj., of Canusium, Canusian:2.ager,
Varr. R. R. 1, 8, 2:rufae,
Mart. 14, 129:birri,
Vop. Carin. 20. —Subst.(α).Cănŭsīnus, i, m., an inhabitant of Canusium:(β).bilinguis,
i. e. speaking Greek and Latin, Hor. S. 1, 10, 30. —Cănŭsīna, ae, f. (sc. vestis), garments made of Canusian wool, Mart. 14, 127.—B. -
17 Canusium
Cănŭsĭum, ii, n. ( Cănŭsĭa, ae, f., Inscr. Murat. 1037, 3), a very ancient town in Apulia, now Canosa, founded by the Greeks, and celebrated for its excellent wool, Cic. Att. 8, 11, D, § 1; Liv. 22, 50, 4; 22, 52, 4; Mel. 2, 4, 7; Plin. 3, 11, 16, § 104; 8, 48, 73, § 190 sq.; Hor. S. 1, 5, 91; 2, 3, 168.—II.Derivv.A.Cănŭsīnus, a, um, adj., of Canusium, Canusian:2.ager,
Varr. R. R. 1, 8, 2:rufae,
Mart. 14, 129:birri,
Vop. Carin. 20. —Subst.(α).Cănŭsīnus, i, m., an inhabitant of Canusium:(β).bilinguis,
i. e. speaking Greek and Latin, Hor. S. 1, 10, 30. —Cănŭsīna, ae, f. (sc. vestis), garments made of Canusian wool, Mart. 14, 127.—B. -
18 lanicium
lānĭcĭus, a, um, adj. [lana], of wool, woolly, fleecy:I.grex,
Arn. 5, 174.—Hence, subst.: lānĭcĭum or - tĭum, ii, n. (anteclass. collat. form lānĭcĭa or - tĭa, ae, f., Laber. ap. Non. 212, 22; Com. Fragm. v. 67 Rib.; post-class. collat. form lānĭcĭes or - tĭes, ēi, f., Tert. adv. Marc. ap. Carm. 2, 24), wool.Lit. ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose):II.si tibi lanicium curae,
Verg. G. 3, 384: e lanicia Attica vestitus, Laber. ap. Non. 212, 22:Seres lanicio silvarum nobiles,
Plin. 6, 17, 20, § 54; 8, 47, 72, § 189.— -
19 lanicius
lānĭcĭus, a, um, adj. [lana], of wool, woolly, fleecy:I.grex,
Arn. 5, 174.—Hence, subst.: lānĭcĭum or - tĭum, ii, n. (anteclass. collat. form lānĭcĭa or - tĭa, ae, f., Laber. ap. Non. 212, 22; Com. Fragm. v. 67 Rib.; post-class. collat. form lānĭcĭes or - tĭes, ēi, f., Tert. adv. Marc. ap. Carm. 2, 24), wool.Lit. ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose):II.si tibi lanicium curae,
Verg. G. 3, 384: e lanicia Attica vestitus, Laber. ap. Non. 212, 22:Seres lanicio silvarum nobiles,
Plin. 6, 17, 20, § 54; 8, 47, 72, § 189.— -
20 lanifica
lānĭfĭcus, a, um, adj. [lana-facio], wool-working, that works in wool, i. e. spinning, weaving, etc. ( poet.):II.manus,
Tib. 2, 1, 10:ars,
Ov. M. 6, 6; Claud. in Eutr. 2, 382: sorores, the spinning sisters, i. e. the Fates, Mart. 6, 58, 7; cf. Juv. 12, 66.—
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