a+throw+of+dice

Vĕnus, ĕris ( gen. sing. VENERVS, Inscr. Orell. 1364), f. [v. veneror], the goddess of Love, the goddess Venus, Cic. N. D. 3, 23, 59 sq.; id. Div. 1, 13, 23; id. Or. 2, 5; id. Verr. 2, 4, 60, § 135; Varr. R. R. 1, 1, 6; Lucr. 1, 2; Hor. C. 1, 30, 1:

filius Veneris,

i. e. Cupid, Ov. M. 1, 463; cf.

puerum,

id. Am. 1, 10, 17; also Æneas, Verg. A. 1, 325; and in jest, Venere prognatus, of C. Julius Cœar, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 15, 2:

Veneris mensis,

i. e. April, Ov. F. 4, 61.—

Transf.

Love, sexual love, venery (as euphemism freq.):

sine Cerere et Libero friget Venus,

Ter. Eun. 4, 5, 6:

Venus trivio conmissa,

Prop. 4 (5), 7, 19; Verg. G. 3, 97; Ov. M. 10, 80; 10, 434; 11, 306; 12, 198; App. M. 1, p. 106, 13; Quint. 8, 6, 24; Tac. G. 20; Col. 6, 27, 10.—

Like the Engl. love, to denote a beloved object, beloved:

nec veneres nostras hoc fallit,

Lucr. 4, 1185:

mea Venus,

Verg. E. 3, 68; Hor. C. 1, 27, 14; 1, 33, 13.—

Qualities that excite love, loveliness, attractiveness, beauty, grace, elegance, charms (sing. and plur.;

not in Cic.): quo fugit venus? quo color? decens Quo motus?

Hor. C. 4, 13, 17:

ac bene nummatum decorat suadela venusque,

id. Ep. 1, 6, 38; id. A. P. 42; Sen. Ben. 2, 28, 1:

fabula nullius veneris sine pondere et arte,

Hor. A. P. 320:

sermo ipse Romanus non recipere videatur illam solis concessam Atticis venerem,

Quint. 10, 1, 100:

quod cum gratiā quādam et venere dicatur,

id. 6, 3, 18; so (with gratia) id. 4, 2, 116.—

Of paintings: deesse iis unam illam suam venerem dicebat, quam Graeci charita vocant,

Plin. 35, 10, 36, § 79.— Plur.:

profecto Amoenitates omnium venerum atque venustatum adfero,

Plaut. Stich. 2, 2, 5:

Isocrates omnes dicendi veneres sectatus est,

Quint. 10, 1, 79.—

The planet Venus, Cic. N. D. 2, 20, 53; id. Rep. 6, 17, 17.—

The highest throw at dice, when each of the dice presented a different number, the Venus throw, Prop. 4 (5), 8, 45; Hor. C. 2, 7, 25; Aug. ap. Suet. Aug. 71; cf. in the foll.—

Derivv.:

Vĕnĕrĕus

or

Vĕnĕrĭus

, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Venus:

sacerdos,

Plaut. Rud. 2, 2, 23:

antistita,

id. ib. 3, 2, 10:

nepotulus,

id. Mil. 5, 20; 5, 28:

nutricatus,

id. ib. 3, 1, 54:

servi,

temple-slaves of the Erycinian Venus in Sicily, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 20, § 50; 2, 5, 54, § 141; v. also infra, B. 2.: res, voluptates, etc., of or belonging to sexual love, venereous, venereal, Cic. Sen. 14, 47; id. Div. 2, 69, 143:

visa,

Plin. 34, 18, 50, § 166; Col. 12, 4, 3; cf. in a pun: homo, belonging to Venus and lascivious (of Verres), Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 54, § 141:

delphinus,

wanton, Gell. 7, 8, 1:

nostros quoque antiquiores poëtas amasios et Venerios fuisse,

id. 19, 9, 9:

pira,

a kind of pear, Venus-pear, Col. 5, 10, 18; 12, 10, 4; Plin. 15, 15, 16, § 56.—

Vĕnĕrĕus ( Vĕnĕrĭus), i, m. (i. e. jactus), the Venus-throw at dice (v. supra, I. B. 5.), Cic. Div. 1, 13, 23; 2, 21, 48; 2, 59, 121; also Vĕnĕrĕum, i, n.: hoc Venereum [p. 1971] est, Plaut. As. 5, 2, 55.—

Vĕnĕrĕi ( Vĕnĕrĭi), ōrum, m. (i. e. servi), the templeslaves of the Erycinian Venus (v. supra), Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 38, § 92; 2, 3, 25, § 61; id. Clu. 15, 43.—

Vĕnĕrĕae ( Vĕnĕrĭae), ārum, f. (i. e. conchae), a kind of mussels, Venus-shell, Plin. 9, 33, 52, § 103; 32, 11, 53, § 151.

vēnus, ūs, m., or vēnum ( vaen-), i, n. (occurring only in the forms venui, veno, and venum) [Gr. ônos, price; ônê, purchase; cf. Sanscr. vasuas, price; vasuam, wages; and perh. Germ. Gewinn], sale.

Form venui (late Lat.):

rogavit haberetne venui lacte?

App. M. 8, p. 210, 12:

cantherium venui subicere,

id. ib. 8, p. 221, 29.—

Form veno (post-Aug.):

posita veno irritamenta luxus,

Tac. A. 14, 15:

quae veno exercerent,

id. ib. 13, 51.—

Acc. venum (class.):

dare aliquem venum,

to sell, Liv. 24, 47, 6:

venum cuncta dari,

Claud. in Rufin. 1, 179;

hence the compound venumdo, q. v.: ut ejus familia ad aedem Cereris venum iret,

Liv. 3, 55, 7:

pileatos servos venum solitos ire,

Gell. 7, 4, 1:

venum iturum,

Sen. Const. 3, 2:

seque et sua tradita venum Castra videt,

Luc. 4, 206:

venum redibat,

Claud. in Eutr. 1, 37.

Vĕnus, ĕris ( gen. sing. VENERVS, Inscr. Orell. 1364), f. [v. veneror], the goddess of Love, the goddess Venus, Cic. N. D. 3, 23, 59 sq.; id. Div. 1, 13, 23; id. Or. 2, 5; id. Verr. 2, 4, 60, § 135; Varr. R. R. 1, 1, 6; Lucr. 1, 2; Hor. C. 1, 30, 1:

filius Veneris,

i. e. Cupid, Ov. M. 1, 463; cf.

puerum,

id. Am. 1, 10, 17; also Æneas, Verg. A. 1, 325; and in jest, Venere prognatus, of C. Julius Cœar, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 15, 2:

Veneris mensis,

i. e. April, Ov. F. 4, 61.—

Transf.

Love, sexual love, venery (as euphemism freq.):

sine Cerere et Libero friget Venus,

Ter. Eun. 4, 5, 6:

Venus trivio conmissa,

Prop. 4 (5), 7, 19; Verg. G. 3, 97; Ov. M. 10, 80; 10, 434; 11, 306; 12, 198; App. M. 1, p. 106, 13; Quint. 8, 6, 24; Tac. G. 20; Col. 6, 27, 10.—

Like the Engl. love, to denote a beloved object, beloved:

nec veneres nostras hoc fallit,

Lucr. 4, 1185:

mea Venus,

Verg. E. 3, 68; Hor. C. 1, 27, 14; 1, 33, 13.—

Qualities that excite love, loveliness, attractiveness, beauty, grace, elegance, charms (sing. and plur.;

not in Cic.): quo fugit venus? quo color? decens Quo motus?

Hor. C. 4, 13, 17:

ac bene nummatum decorat suadela venusque,

id. Ep. 1, 6, 38; id. A. P. 42; Sen. Ben. 2, 28, 1:

fabula nullius veneris sine pondere et arte,

Hor. A. P. 320:

sermo ipse Romanus non recipere videatur illam solis concessam Atticis venerem,

Quint. 10, 1, 100:

quod cum gratiā quādam et venere dicatur,

id. 6, 3, 18; so (with gratia) id. 4, 2, 116.—

Of paintings: deesse iis unam illam suam venerem dicebat, quam Graeci charita vocant,

Plin. 35, 10, 36, § 79.— Plur.:

profecto Amoenitates omnium venerum atque venustatum adfero,

Plaut. Stich. 2, 2, 5:

Isocrates omnes dicendi veneres sectatus est,

Quint. 10, 1, 79.—

The planet Venus, Cic. N. D. 2, 20, 53; id. Rep. 6, 17, 17.—

The highest throw at dice, when each of the dice presented a different number, the Venus throw, Prop. 4 (5), 8, 45; Hor. C. 2, 7, 25; Aug. ap. Suet. Aug. 71; cf. in the foll.—

Derivv.:

Vĕnĕrĕus

or

Vĕnĕrĭus

, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Venus:

sacerdos,

Plaut. Rud. 2, 2, 23:

antistita,

id. ib. 3, 2, 10:

nepotulus,

id. Mil. 5, 20; 5, 28:

nutricatus,

id. ib. 3, 1, 54:

servi,

temple-slaves of the Erycinian Venus in Sicily, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 20, § 50; 2, 5, 54, § 141; v. also infra, B. 2.: res, voluptates, etc., of or belonging to sexual love, venereous, venereal, Cic. Sen. 14, 47; id. Div. 2, 69, 143:

visa,

Plin. 34, 18, 50, § 166; Col. 12, 4, 3; cf. in a pun: homo, belonging to Venus and lascivious (of Verres), Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 54, § 141:

delphinus,

wanton, Gell. 7, 8, 1:

nostros quoque antiquiores poëtas amasios et Venerios fuisse,

id. 19, 9, 9:

pira,

a kind of pear, Venus-pear, Col. 5, 10, 18; 12, 10, 4; Plin. 15, 15, 16, § 56.—

Vĕnĕrĕus ( Vĕnĕrĭus), i, m. (i. e. jactus), the Venus-throw at dice (v. supra, I. B. 5.), Cic. Div. 1, 13, 23; 2, 21, 48; 2, 59, 121; also Vĕnĕrĕum, i, n.: hoc Venereum [p. 1971] est, Plaut. As. 5, 2, 55.—

Vĕnĕrĕi ( Vĕnĕrĭi), ōrum, m. (i. e. servi), the templeslaves of the Erycinian Venus (v. supra), Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 38, § 92; 2, 3, 25, § 61; id. Clu. 15, 43.—

Vĕnĕrĕae ( Vĕnĕrĭae), ārum, f. (i. e. conchae), a kind of mussels, Venus-shell, Plin. 9, 33, 52, § 103; 32, 11, 53, § 151.

vēnus, ūs, m., or vēnum ( vaen-), i, n. (occurring only in the forms venui, veno, and venum) [Gr. ônos, price; ônê, purchase; cf. Sanscr. vasuas, price; vasuam, wages; and perh. Germ. Gewinn], sale.

Form venui (late Lat.):

rogavit haberetne venui lacte?

App. M. 8, p. 210, 12:

cantherium venui subicere,

id. ib. 8, p. 221, 29.—

Form veno (post-Aug.):

posita veno irritamenta luxus,

Tac. A. 14, 15:

quae veno exercerent,

id. ib. 13, 51.—

Acc. venum (class.):

dare aliquem venum,

to sell, Liv. 24, 47, 6:

venum cuncta dari,

Claud. in Rufin. 1, 179;

hence the compound venumdo, q. v.: ut ejus familia ad aedem Cereris venum iret,

Liv. 3, 55, 7:

pileatos servos venum solitos ire,

Gell. 7, 4, 1:

venum iturum,

Sen. Const. 3, 2:

seque et sua tradita venum Castra videt,

Luc. 4, 206:

venum redibat,

Claud. in Eutr. 1, 37.

Vĕnus, ĕris ( gen. sing. VENERVS, Inscr. Orell. 1364), f. [v. veneror], the goddess of Love, the goddess Venus, Cic. N. D. 3, 23, 59 sq.; id. Div. 1, 13, 23; id. Or. 2, 5; id. Verr. 2, 4, 60, § 135; Varr. R. R. 1, 1, 6; Lucr. 1, 2; Hor. C. 1, 30, 1:

filius Veneris,

i. e. Cupid, Ov. M. 1, 463; cf.

puerum,

id. Am. 1, 10, 17; also Æneas, Verg. A. 1, 325; and in jest, Venere prognatus, of C. Julius Cœar, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 15, 2:

Veneris mensis,

i. e. April, Ov. F. 4, 61.—

Transf.

Love, sexual love, venery (as euphemism freq.):

sine Cerere et Libero friget Venus,

Ter. Eun. 4, 5, 6:

Venus trivio conmissa,

Prop. 4 (5), 7, 19; Verg. G. 3, 97; Ov. M. 10, 80; 10, 434; 11, 306; 12, 198; App. M. 1, p. 106, 13; Quint. 8, 6, 24; Tac. G. 20; Col. 6, 27, 10.—

Like the Engl. love, to denote a beloved object, beloved:

nec veneres nostras hoc fallit,

Lucr. 4, 1185:

mea Venus,

Verg. E. 3, 68; Hor. C. 1, 27, 14; 1, 33, 13.—

Qualities that excite love, loveliness, attractiveness, beauty, grace, elegance, charms (sing. and plur.;

not in Cic.): quo fugit venus? quo color? decens Quo motus?

Hor. C. 4, 13, 17:

ac bene nummatum decorat suadela venusque,

id. Ep. 1, 6, 38; id. A. P. 42; Sen. Ben. 2, 28, 1:

fabula nullius veneris sine pondere et arte,

Hor. A. P. 320:

sermo ipse Romanus non recipere videatur illam solis concessam Atticis venerem,

Quint. 10, 1, 100:

quod cum gratiā quādam et venere dicatur,

id. 6, 3, 18; so (with gratia) id. 4, 2, 116.—

Of paintings: deesse iis unam illam suam venerem dicebat, quam Graeci charita vocant,

Plin. 35, 10, 36, § 79.— Plur.:

profecto Amoenitates omnium venerum atque venustatum adfero,

Plaut. Stich. 2, 2, 5:

Isocrates omnes dicendi veneres sectatus est,

Quint. 10, 1, 79.—

The planet Venus, Cic. N. D. 2, 20, 53; id. Rep. 6, 17, 17.—

The highest throw at dice, when each of the dice presented a different number, the Venus throw, Prop. 4 (5), 8, 45; Hor. C. 2, 7, 25; Aug. ap. Suet. Aug. 71; cf. in the foll.—

Derivv.:

Vĕnĕrĕus

or

Vĕnĕrĭus

, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Venus:

sacerdos,

Plaut. Rud. 2, 2, 23:

antistita,

id. ib. 3, 2, 10:

nepotulus,

id. Mil. 5, 20; 5, 28:

nutricatus,

id. ib. 3, 1, 54:

servi,

temple-slaves of the Erycinian Venus in Sicily, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 20, § 50; 2, 5, 54, § 141; v. also infra, B. 2.: res, voluptates, etc., of or belonging to sexual love, venereous, venereal, Cic. Sen. 14, 47; id. Div. 2, 69, 143:

visa,

Plin. 34, 18, 50, § 166; Col. 12, 4, 3; cf. in a pun: homo, belonging to Venus and lascivious (of Verres), Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 54, § 141:

delphinus,

wanton, Gell. 7, 8, 1:

nostros quoque antiquiores poëtas amasios et Venerios fuisse,

id. 19, 9, 9:

pira,

a kind of pear, Venus-pear, Col. 5, 10, 18; 12, 10, 4; Plin. 15, 15, 16, § 56.—

Vĕnĕrĕus ( Vĕnĕrĭus), i, m. (i. e. jactus), the Venus-throw at dice (v. supra, I. B. 5.), Cic. Div. 1, 13, 23; 2, 21, 48; 2, 59, 121; also Vĕnĕrĕum, i, n.: hoc Venereum [p. 1971] est, Plaut. As. 5, 2, 55.—

Vĕnĕrĕi ( Vĕnĕrĭi), ōrum, m. (i. e. servi), the templeslaves of the Erycinian Venus (v. supra), Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 38, § 92; 2, 3, 25, § 61; id. Clu. 15, 43.—

Vĕnĕrĕae ( Vĕnĕrĭae), ārum, f. (i. e. conchae), a kind of mussels, Venus-shell, Plin. 9, 33, 52, § 103; 32, 11, 53, § 151.

vēnus, ūs, m., or vēnum ( vaen-), i, n. (occurring only in the forms venui, veno, and venum) [Gr. ônos, price; ônê, purchase; cf. Sanscr. vasuas, price; vasuam, wages; and perh. Germ. Gewinn], sale.

Form venui (late Lat.):

rogavit haberetne venui lacte?

App. M. 8, p. 210, 12:

cantherium venui subicere,

id. ib. 8, p. 221, 29.—

Form veno (post-Aug.):

posita veno irritamenta luxus,

Tac. A. 14, 15:

quae veno exercerent,

id. ib. 13, 51.—

Acc. venum (class.):

dare aliquem venum,

to sell, Liv. 24, 47, 6:

venum cuncta dari,

Claud. in Rufin. 1, 179;

hence the compound venumdo, q. v.: ut ejus familia ad aedem Cereris venum iret,

Liv. 3, 55, 7:

pileatos servos venum solitos ire,

Gell. 7, 4, 1:

venum iturum,

Sen. Const. 3, 2:

seque et sua tradita venum Castra videt,

Luc. 4, 206:

venum redibat,

Claud. in Eutr. 1, 37.

Vĕnus, ĕris ( gen. sing. VENERVS, Inscr. Orell. 1364), f. [v. veneror], the goddess of Love, the goddess Venus, Cic. N. D. 3, 23, 59 sq.; id. Div. 1, 13, 23; id. Or. 2, 5; id. Verr. 2, 4, 60, § 135; Varr. R. R. 1, 1, 6; Lucr. 1, 2; Hor. C. 1, 30, 1:

filius Veneris,

i. e. Cupid, Ov. M. 1, 463; cf.

puerum,

id. Am. 1, 10, 17; also Æneas, Verg. A. 1, 325; and in jest, Venere prognatus, of C. Julius Cœar, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 15, 2:

Veneris mensis,

i. e. April, Ov. F. 4, 61.—

Transf.

Love, sexual love, venery (as euphemism freq.):

sine Cerere et Libero friget Venus,

Ter. Eun. 4, 5, 6:

Venus trivio conmissa,

Prop. 4 (5), 7, 19; Verg. G. 3, 97; Ov. M. 10, 80; 10, 434; 11, 306; 12, 198; App. M. 1, p. 106, 13; Quint. 8, 6, 24; Tac. G. 20; Col. 6, 27, 10.—

Like the Engl. love, to denote a beloved object, beloved:

nec veneres nostras hoc fallit,

Lucr. 4, 1185:

mea Venus,

Verg. E. 3, 68; Hor. C. 1, 27, 14; 1, 33, 13.—

Qualities that excite love, loveliness, attractiveness, beauty, grace, elegance, charms (sing. and plur.;

not in Cic.): quo fugit venus? quo color? decens Quo motus?

Hor. C. 4, 13, 17:

ac bene nummatum decorat suadela venusque,

id. Ep. 1, 6, 38; id. A. P. 42; Sen. Ben. 2, 28, 1:

fabula nullius veneris sine pondere et arte,

Hor. A. P. 320:

sermo ipse Romanus non recipere videatur illam solis concessam Atticis venerem,

Quint. 10, 1, 100:

quod cum gratiā quādam et venere dicatur,

id. 6, 3, 18; so (with gratia) id. 4, 2, 116.—

Of paintings: deesse iis unam illam suam venerem dicebat, quam Graeci charita vocant,

Plin. 35, 10, 36, § 79.— Plur.:

profecto Amoenitates omnium venerum atque venustatum adfero,

Plaut. Stich. 2, 2, 5:

Isocrates omnes dicendi veneres sectatus est,

Quint. 10, 1, 79.—

The planet Venus, Cic. N. D. 2, 20, 53; id. Rep. 6, 17, 17.—

The highest throw at dice, when each of the dice presented a different number, the Venus throw, Prop. 4 (5), 8, 45; Hor. C. 2, 7, 25; Aug. ap. Suet. Aug. 71; cf. in the foll.—

Derivv.:

Vĕnĕrĕus

or

Vĕnĕrĭus

, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Venus:

sacerdos,

Plaut. Rud. 2, 2, 23:

antistita,

id. ib. 3, 2, 10:

nepotulus,

id. Mil. 5, 20; 5, 28:

nutricatus,

id. ib. 3, 1, 54:

servi,

temple-slaves of the Erycinian Venus in Sicily, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 20, § 50; 2, 5, 54, § 141; v. also infra, B. 2.: res, voluptates, etc., of or belonging to sexual love, venereous, venereal, Cic. Sen. 14, 47; id. Div. 2, 69, 143:

visa,

Plin. 34, 18, 50, § 166; Col. 12, 4, 3; cf. in a pun: homo, belonging to Venus and lascivious (of Verres), Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 54, § 141:

delphinus,

wanton, Gell. 7, 8, 1:

nostros quoque antiquiores poëtas amasios et Venerios fuisse,

id. 19, 9, 9:

pira,

a kind of pear, Venus-pear, Col. 5, 10, 18; 12, 10, 4; Plin. 15, 15, 16, § 56.—

Vĕnĕrĕus ( Vĕnĕrĭus), i, m. (i. e. jactus), the Venus-throw at dice (v. supra, I. B. 5.), Cic. Div. 1, 13, 23; 2, 21, 48; 2, 59, 121; also Vĕnĕrĕum, i, n.: hoc Venereum [p. 1971] est, Plaut. As. 5, 2, 55.—

Vĕnĕrĕi ( Vĕnĕrĭi), ōrum, m. (i. e. servi), the templeslaves of the Erycinian Venus (v. supra), Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 38, § 92; 2, 3, 25, § 61; id. Clu. 15, 43.—

Vĕnĕrĕae ( Vĕnĕrĭae), ārum, f. (i. e. conchae), a kind of mussels, Venus-shell, Plin. 9, 33, 52, § 103; 32, 11, 53, § 151.

vēnus, ūs, m., or vēnum ( vaen-), i, n. (occurring only in the forms venui, veno, and venum) [Gr. ônos, price; ônê, purchase; cf. Sanscr. vasuas, price; vasuam, wages; and perh. Germ. Gewinn], sale.

Form venui (late Lat.):

rogavit haberetne venui lacte?

App. M. 8, p. 210, 12:

cantherium venui subicere,

id. ib. 8, p. 221, 29.—

Form veno (post-Aug.):

posita veno irritamenta luxus,

Tac. A. 14, 15:

quae veno exercerent,

id. ib. 13, 51.—

Acc. venum (class.):

dare aliquem venum,

to sell, Liv. 24, 47, 6:

venum cuncta dari,

Claud. in Rufin. 1, 179;

hence the compound venumdo, q. v.: ut ejus familia ad aedem Cereris venum iret,

Liv. 3, 55, 7:

pileatos servos venum solitos ire,

Gell. 7, 4, 1:

venum iturum,

Sen. Const. 3, 2:

seque et sua tradita venum Castra videt,

Luc. 4, 206:

venum redibat,

Claud. in Eutr. 1, 37.

Vĕnus, ĕris ( gen. sing. VENERVS, Inscr. Orell. 1364), f. [v. veneror], the goddess of Love, the goddess Venus, Cic. N. D. 3, 23, 59 sq.; id. Div. 1, 13, 23; id. Or. 2, 5; id. Verr. 2, 4, 60, § 135; Varr. R. R. 1, 1, 6; Lucr. 1, 2; Hor. C. 1, 30, 1:

filius Veneris,

i. e. Cupid, Ov. M. 1, 463; cf.

puerum,

id. Am. 1, 10, 17; also Æneas, Verg. A. 1, 325; and in jest, Venere prognatus, of C. Julius Cœar, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 15, 2:

Veneris mensis,

i. e. April, Ov. F. 4, 61.—

Transf.

Love, sexual love, venery (as euphemism freq.):

sine Cerere et Libero friget Venus,

Ter. Eun. 4, 5, 6:

Venus trivio conmissa,

Prop. 4 (5), 7, 19; Verg. G. 3, 97; Ov. M. 10, 80; 10, 434; 11, 306; 12, 198; App. M. 1, p. 106, 13; Quint. 8, 6, 24; Tac. G. 20; Col. 6, 27, 10.—

Like the Engl. love, to denote a beloved object, beloved:

nec veneres nostras hoc fallit,

Lucr. 4, 1185:

mea Venus,

Verg. E. 3, 68; Hor. C. 1, 27, 14; 1, 33, 13.—

Qualities that excite love, loveliness, attractiveness, beauty, grace, elegance, charms (sing. and plur.;

not in Cic.): quo fugit venus? quo color? decens Quo motus?

Hor. C. 4, 13, 17:

ac bene nummatum decorat suadela venusque,

id. Ep. 1, 6, 38; id. A. P. 42; Sen. Ben. 2, 28, 1:

fabula nullius veneris sine pondere et arte,

Hor. A. P. 320:

sermo ipse Romanus non recipere videatur illam solis concessam Atticis venerem,

Quint. 10, 1, 100:

quod cum gratiā quādam et venere dicatur,

id. 6, 3, 18; so (with gratia) id. 4, 2, 116.—

Of paintings: deesse iis unam illam suam venerem dicebat, quam Graeci charita vocant,

Plin. 35, 10, 36, § 79.— Plur.:

profecto Amoenitates omnium venerum atque venustatum adfero,

Plaut. Stich. 2, 2, 5:

Isocrates omnes dicendi veneres sectatus est,

Quint. 10, 1, 79.—

The planet Venus, Cic. N. D. 2, 20, 53; id. Rep. 6, 17, 17.—

The highest throw at dice, when each of the dice presented a different number, the Venus throw, Prop. 4 (5), 8, 45; Hor. C. 2, 7, 25; Aug. ap. Suet. Aug. 71; cf. in the foll.—

Derivv.:

Vĕnĕrĕus

or

Vĕnĕrĭus

, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Venus:

sacerdos,

Plaut. Rud. 2, 2, 23:

antistita,

id. ib. 3, 2, 10:

nepotulus,

id. Mil. 5, 20; 5, 28:

nutricatus,

id. ib. 3, 1, 54:

servi,

temple-slaves of the Erycinian Venus in Sicily, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 20, § 50; 2, 5, 54, § 141; v. also infra, B. 2.: res, voluptates, etc., of or belonging to sexual love, venereous, venereal, Cic. Sen. 14, 47; id. Div. 2, 69, 143:

visa,

Plin. 34, 18, 50, § 166; Col. 12, 4, 3; cf. in a pun: homo, belonging to Venus and lascivious (of Verres), Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 54, § 141:

delphinus,

wanton, Gell. 7, 8, 1:

nostros quoque antiquiores poëtas amasios et Venerios fuisse,

id. 19, 9, 9:

pira,

a kind of pear, Venus-pear, Col. 5, 10, 18; 12, 10, 4; Plin. 15, 15, 16, § 56.—

Vĕnĕrĕus ( Vĕnĕrĭus), i, m. (i. e. jactus), the Venus-throw at dice (v. supra, I. B. 5.), Cic. Div. 1, 13, 23; 2, 21, 48; 2, 59, 121; also Vĕnĕrĕum, i, n.: hoc Venereum [p. 1971] est, Plaut. As. 5, 2, 55.—

Vĕnĕrĕi ( Vĕnĕrĭi), ōrum, m. (i. e. servi), the templeslaves of the Erycinian Venus (v. supra), Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 38, § 92; 2, 3, 25, § 61; id. Clu. 15, 43.—

Vĕnĕrĕae ( Vĕnĕrĭae), ārum, f. (i. e. conchae), a kind of mussels, Venus-shell, Plin. 9, 33, 52, § 103; 32, 11, 53, § 151.

vēnus, ūs, m., or vēnum ( vaen-), i, n. (occurring only in the forms venui, veno, and venum) [Gr. ônos, price; ônê, purchase; cf. Sanscr. vasuas, price; vasuam, wages; and perh. Germ. Gewinn], sale.

Form venui (late Lat.):

rogavit haberetne venui lacte?

App. M. 8, p. 210, 12:

cantherium venui subicere,

id. ib. 8, p. 221, 29.—

Form veno (post-Aug.):

posita veno irritamenta luxus,

Tac. A. 14, 15:

quae veno exercerent,

id. ib. 13, 51.—

Acc. venum (class.):

dare aliquem venum,

to sell, Liv. 24, 47, 6:

venum cuncta dari,

Claud. in Rufin. 1, 179;

hence the compound venumdo, q. v.: ut ejus familia ad aedem Cereris venum iret,

Liv. 3, 55, 7:

pileatos servos venum solitos ire,

Gell. 7, 4, 1:

venum iturum,

Sen. Const. 3, 2:

seque et sua tradita venum Castra videt,

Luc. 4, 206:

venum redibat,

Claud. in Eutr. 1, 37.

Vĕnus, ĕris ( gen. sing. VENERVS, Inscr. Orell. 1364), f. [v. veneror], the goddess of Love, the goddess Venus, Cic. N. D. 3, 23, 59 sq.; id. Div. 1, 13, 23; id. Or. 2, 5; id. Verr. 2, 4, 60, § 135; Varr. R. R. 1, 1, 6; Lucr. 1, 2; Hor. C. 1, 30, 1:

filius Veneris,

i. e. Cupid, Ov. M. 1, 463; cf.

puerum,

id. Am. 1, 10, 17; also Æneas, Verg. A. 1, 325; and in jest, Venere prognatus, of C. Julius Cœar, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 15, 2:

Veneris mensis,

i. e. April, Ov. F. 4, 61.—

Transf.

Love, sexual love, venery (as euphemism freq.):

sine Cerere et Libero friget Venus,

Ter. Eun. 4, 5, 6:

Venus trivio conmissa,

Prop. 4 (5), 7, 19; Verg. G. 3, 97; Ov. M. 10, 80; 10, 434; 11, 306; 12, 198; App. M. 1, p. 106, 13; Quint. 8, 6, 24; Tac. G. 20; Col. 6, 27, 10.—

Like the Engl. love, to denote a beloved object, beloved:

nec veneres nostras hoc fallit,

Lucr. 4, 1185:

mea Venus,

Verg. E. 3, 68; Hor. C. 1, 27, 14; 1, 33, 13.—

Qualities that excite love, loveliness, attractiveness, beauty, grace, elegance, charms (sing. and plur.;

not in Cic.): quo fugit venus? quo color? decens Quo motus?

Hor. C. 4, 13, 17:

ac bene nummatum decorat suadela venusque,

id. Ep. 1, 6, 38; id. A. P. 42; Sen. Ben. 2, 28, 1:

fabula nullius veneris sine pondere et arte,

Hor. A. P. 320:

sermo ipse Romanus non recipere videatur illam solis concessam Atticis venerem,

Quint. 10, 1, 100:

quod cum gratiā quādam et venere dicatur,

id. 6, 3, 18; so (with gratia) id. 4, 2, 116.—

Of paintings: deesse iis unam illam suam venerem dicebat, quam Graeci charita vocant,

Plin. 35, 10, 36, § 79.— Plur.:

profecto Amoenitates omnium venerum atque venustatum adfero,

Plaut. Stich. 2, 2, 5:

Isocrates omnes dicendi veneres sectatus est,

Quint. 10, 1, 79.—

The planet Venus, Cic. N. D. 2, 20, 53; id. Rep. 6, 17, 17.—

The highest throw at dice, when each of the dice presented a different number, the Venus throw, Prop. 4 (5), 8, 45; Hor. C. 2, 7, 25; Aug. ap. Suet. Aug. 71; cf. in the foll.—

Derivv.:

Vĕnĕrĕus

or

Vĕnĕrĭus

, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Venus:

sacerdos,

Plaut. Rud. 2, 2, 23:

antistita,

id. ib. 3, 2, 10:

nepotulus,

id. Mil. 5, 20; 5, 28:

nutricatus,

id. ib. 3, 1, 54:

servi,

temple-slaves of the Erycinian Venus in Sicily, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 20, § 50; 2, 5, 54, § 141; v. also infra, B. 2.: res, voluptates, etc., of or belonging to sexual love, venereous, venereal, Cic. Sen. 14, 47; id. Div. 2, 69, 143:

visa,

Plin. 34, 18, 50, § 166; Col. 12, 4, 3; cf. in a pun: homo, belonging to Venus and lascivious (of Verres), Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 54, § 141:

delphinus,

wanton, Gell. 7, 8, 1:

nostros quoque antiquiores poëtas amasios et Venerios fuisse,

id. 19, 9, 9:

pira,

a kind of pear, Venus-pear, Col. 5, 10, 18; 12, 10, 4; Plin. 15, 15, 16, § 56.—

Vĕnĕrĕus ( Vĕnĕrĭus), i, m. (i. e. jactus), the Venus-throw at dice (v. supra, I. B. 5.), Cic. Div. 1, 13, 23; 2, 21, 48; 2, 59, 121; also Vĕnĕrĕum, i, n.: hoc Venereum [p. 1971] est, Plaut. As. 5, 2, 55.—

Vĕnĕrĕi ( Vĕnĕrĭi), ōrum, m. (i. e. servi), the templeslaves of the Erycinian Venus (v. supra), Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 38, § 92; 2, 3, 25, § 61; id. Clu. 15, 43.—

Vĕnĕrĕae ( Vĕnĕrĭae), ārum, f. (i. e. conchae), a kind of mussels, Venus-shell, Plin. 9, 33, 52, § 103; 32, 11, 53, § 151.

vēnus, ūs, m., or vēnum ( vaen-), i, n. (occurring only in the forms venui, veno, and venum) [Gr. ônos, price; ônê, purchase; cf. Sanscr. vasuas, price; vasuam, wages; and perh. Germ. Gewinn], sale.

Form venui (late Lat.):

rogavit haberetne venui lacte?

App. M. 8, p. 210, 12:

cantherium venui subicere,

id. ib. 8, p. 221, 29.—

Form veno (post-Aug.):

posita veno irritamenta luxus,

Tac. A. 14, 15:

quae veno exercerent,

id. ib. 13, 51.—

Acc. venum (class.):

dare aliquem venum,

to sell, Liv. 24, 47, 6:

venum cuncta dari,

Claud. in Rufin. 1, 179;

hence the compound venumdo, q. v.: ut ejus familia ad aedem Cereris venum iret,

Liv. 3, 55, 7:

pileatos servos venum solitos ire,

Gell. 7, 4, 1:

venum iturum,

Sen. Const. 3, 2:

seque et sua tradita venum Castra videt,

Luc. 4, 206:

venum redibat,

Claud. in Eutr. 1, 37.

Vĕnus, ĕris ( gen. sing. VENERVS, Inscr. Orell. 1364), f. [v. veneror], the goddess of Love, the goddess Venus, Cic. N. D. 3, 23, 59 sq.; id. Div. 1, 13, 23; id. Or. 2, 5; id. Verr. 2, 4, 60, § 135; Varr. R. R. 1, 1, 6; Lucr. 1, 2; Hor. C. 1, 30, 1:

filius Veneris,

i. e. Cupid, Ov. M. 1, 463; cf.

puerum,

id. Am. 1, 10, 17; also Æneas, Verg. A. 1, 325; and in jest, Venere prognatus, of C. Julius Cœar, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 15, 2:

Veneris mensis,

i. e. April, Ov. F. 4, 61.—

Transf.

Love, sexual love, venery (as euphemism freq.):

sine Cerere et Libero friget Venus,

Ter. Eun. 4, 5, 6:

Venus trivio conmissa,

Prop. 4 (5), 7, 19; Verg. G. 3, 97; Ov. M. 10, 80; 10, 434; 11, 306; 12, 198; App. M. 1, p. 106, 13; Quint. 8, 6, 24; Tac. G. 20; Col. 6, 27, 10.—

Like the Engl. love, to denote a beloved object, beloved:

nec veneres nostras hoc fallit,

Lucr. 4, 1185:

mea Venus,

Verg. E. 3, 68; Hor. C. 1, 27, 14; 1, 33, 13.—

Qualities that excite love, loveliness, attractiveness, beauty, grace, elegance, charms (sing. and plur.;

not in Cic.): quo fugit venus? quo color? decens Quo motus?

Hor. C. 4, 13, 17:

ac bene nummatum decorat suadela venusque,

id. Ep. 1, 6, 38; id. A. P. 42; Sen. Ben. 2, 28, 1:

fabula nullius veneris sine pondere et arte,

Hor. A. P. 320:

sermo ipse Romanus non recipere videatur illam solis concessam Atticis venerem,

Quint. 10, 1, 100:

quod cum gratiā quādam et venere dicatur,

id. 6, 3, 18; so (with gratia) id. 4, 2, 116.—

Of paintings: deesse iis unam illam suam venerem dicebat, quam Graeci charita vocant,

Plin. 35, 10, 36, § 79.— Plur.:

profecto Amoenitates omnium venerum atque venustatum adfero,

Plaut. Stich. 2, 2, 5:

Isocrates omnes dicendi veneres sectatus est,

Quint. 10, 1, 79.—

The planet Venus, Cic. N. D. 2, 20, 53; id. Rep. 6, 17, 17.—

The highest throw at dice, when each of the dice presented a different number, the Venus throw, Prop. 4 (5), 8, 45; Hor. C. 2, 7, 25; Aug. ap. Suet. Aug. 71; cf. in the foll.—

Derivv.:

Vĕnĕrĕus

or

Vĕnĕrĭus

, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Venus:

sacerdos,

Plaut. Rud. 2, 2, 23:

antistita,

id. ib. 3, 2, 10:

nepotulus,

id. Mil. 5, 20; 5, 28:

nutricatus,

id. ib. 3, 1, 54:

servi,

temple-slaves of the Erycinian Venus in Sicily, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 20, § 50; 2, 5, 54, § 141; v. also infra, B. 2.: res, voluptates, etc., of or belonging to sexual love, venereous, venereal, Cic. Sen. 14, 47; id. Div. 2, 69, 143:

visa,

Plin. 34, 18, 50, § 166; Col. 12, 4, 3; cf. in a pun: homo, belonging to Venus and lascivious (of Verres), Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 54, § 141:

delphinus,

wanton, Gell. 7, 8, 1:

nostros quoque antiquiores poëtas amasios et Venerios fuisse,

id. 19, 9, 9:

pira,

a kind of pear, Venus-pear, Col. 5, 10, 18; 12, 10, 4; Plin. 15, 15, 16, § 56.—

Vĕnĕrĕus ( Vĕnĕrĭus), i, m. (i. e. jactus), the Venus-throw at dice (v. supra, I. B. 5.), Cic. Div. 1, 13, 23; 2, 21, 48; 2, 59, 121; also Vĕnĕrĕum, i, n.: hoc Venereum [p. 1971] est, Plaut. As. 5, 2, 55.—

Vĕnĕrĕi ( Vĕnĕrĭi), ōrum, m. (i. e. servi), the templeslaves of the Erycinian Venus (v. supra), Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 38, § 92; 2, 3, 25, § 61; id. Clu. 15, 43.—

Vĕnĕrĕae ( Vĕnĕrĭae), ārum, f. (i. e. conchae), a kind of mussels, Venus-shell, Plin. 9, 33, 52, § 103; 32, 11, 53, § 151.

vēnus, ūs, m., or vēnum ( vaen-), i, n. (occurring only in the forms venui, veno, and venum) [Gr. ônos, price; ônê, purchase; cf. Sanscr. vasuas, price; vasuam, wages; and perh. Germ. Gewinn], sale.

Form venui (late Lat.):

rogavit haberetne venui lacte?

App. M. 8, p. 210, 12:

cantherium venui subicere,

id. ib. 8, p. 221, 29.—

Form veno (post-Aug.):

posita veno irritamenta luxus,

Tac. A. 14, 15:

quae veno exercerent,

id. ib. 13, 51.—

Acc. venum (class.):

dare aliquem venum,

to sell, Liv. 24, 47, 6:

venum cuncta dari,

Claud. in Rufin. 1, 179;

hence the compound venumdo, q. v.: ut ejus familia ad aedem Cereris venum iret,

Liv. 3, 55, 7:

pileatos servos venum solitos ire,

Gell. 7, 4, 1:

venum iturum,

Sen. Const. 3, 2:

seque et sua tradita venum Castra videt,

Luc. 4, 206:

venum redibat,

Claud. in Eutr. 1, 37.

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* * *

băsĭlĭcus, a, um, adj., = basilikos, kingly, royal, princely, splendid, magnificent, = regalis (in this sense perh. only ante-class.).

Adj.

In gen.. basilicas edictiones atque imperiosas habet, Plaut. Capt. 4, 2, 31, id. Rud. 2, 4, 18:

facinora,

id. Trin. 4, 3, 23 victus, id. Pers. 1, 1, 32:

status,

id. Ps. 1, 5, 43.—

Esp.

Basilica vitis, a kind of vine among the Dyrrhachians, Plin. 14, 2, 4, § 30, Col. 3, 2, 19; 3, 2, 28; 3, 7, 1, 3, 9, 1, 3, 21, 3' uva, Isid. Orig. 17, 5, 22.—

Basilica nux, Macr S. 2, 14, 7.—

Subst.

băsĭlĭcus, i, m. (sc. jactus), = Venereus, the king ' s throw, the best throw of dice (v. alea), Plant. Curc. 2, 3, 80.—

Esp. freq., băsĭlĭca, ae, f., = basilikê (sc. oikia s. stoa), a public building in the forum with double colonnades, which was used both for judicial tribunals and as an exchange, a basilica, portico (cf. regia, in the year of Rome 542 there were no such porticos there, Liv 26, 27, 3, the first known was built by Cato in the year 568, and called Basilica Porcia, id. 39, 44, 7 Drak., Aur. Vir. Ill. 47; the most considerable basilicae in the Aug. age were the Porcia, Opimia, and Julia; the latter, built by Julius Cæsar in the third year of his dictatorship, was the chief seat of judicial proceedings; v Vitr 5, 1;

O Müll. Archaeol. § 291, cf. with § 180, Dict of Antiq.) forum plenum et basilicas isto rum hominum videmus,

Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 58, § 152, 2, 4, 3, § 6, id. Mur. 34, 70, id. Att. 2, 14, 2, 4, 16, 14 Julia, Plin. Ep 5, 21, 1; Quint. 12, 5, 6; Suet. Calig. 37, so, Aemilia, Plin. 35, 3, 4, § 13 Pauli, id. 36, 15, 24, § 102, Tac. A. 3, 72, cf. Cic. Att. 4, 16, 14. porti cus Caii et Lucil, Suet. Aug 29. completis undique basilicis ac templis, Tac. H 1, 40. —Pure Lat. regia, Suet. Aug. 31 fin., Stat. S. 1, 1, 30; v regius.—In the fourth centu ry churches were first built in the style of basilicas (cf Müll. Archaeol. § 194).— Hence, late Lat., basilica, a metropolitan church, a cathedral, a basilica. Sulp Sev H. Sacra, 2, 33 and 38.—

băsĭlĭcum, i, n.

A princely robe, Plaut. Ep. 2, 2, 48. —

In the Gr form băsĭlĭcŏn, i, n., = basilikon, a black plaster, Scrib. Comp. 210, also called, 238, băsĭlĭcē, ēs.—

The best kind of nuts, Phn. 15, 22, 24. § 87; cf. I. B. 2. supra.—Hence, adv.: băsĭlĭcē, royally, etc.: exornatus basilice, in princely, mao [p. 224] nificent style, Pers. 4, 2, 1; 1, 1, 29; 5, 2, 25. —Of severe pain: ut ego interii basilice! how wholly, completely, etc., Plaut. Ep. 1, 1, 54.

băsĭlĭcus, a, um, adj., = basilikos, kingly, royal, princely, splendid, magnificent, = regalis (in this sense perh. only ante-class.).

Adj.

In gen.. basilicas edictiones atque imperiosas habet, Plaut. Capt. 4, 2, 31, id. Rud. 2, 4, 18:

facinora,

id. Trin. 4, 3, 23 victus, id. Pers. 1, 1, 32:

status,

id. Ps. 1, 5, 43.—

Esp.

Basilica vitis, a kind of vine among the Dyrrhachians, Plin. 14, 2, 4, § 30, Col. 3, 2, 19; 3, 2, 28; 3, 7, 1, 3, 9, 1, 3, 21, 3' uva, Isid. Orig. 17, 5, 22.—

Basilica nux, Macr S. 2, 14, 7.—

Subst.

băsĭlĭcus, i, m. (sc. jactus), = Venereus, the king ' s throw, the best throw of dice (v. alea), Plant. Curc. 2, 3, 80.—

Esp. freq., băsĭlĭca, ae, f., = basilikê (sc. oikia s. stoa), a public building in the forum with double colonnades, which was used both for judicial tribunals and as an exchange, a basilica, portico (cf. regia, in the year of Rome 542 there were no such porticos there, Liv 26, 27, 3, the first known was built by Cato in the year 568, and called Basilica Porcia, id. 39, 44, 7 Drak., Aur. Vir. Ill. 47; the most considerable basilicae in the Aug. age were the Porcia, Opimia, and Julia; the latter, built by Julius Cæsar in the third year of his dictatorship, was the chief seat of judicial proceedings; v Vitr 5, 1;

O Müll. Archaeol. § 291, cf. with § 180, Dict of Antiq.) forum plenum et basilicas isto rum hominum videmus,

Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 58, § 152, 2, 4, 3, § 6, id. Mur. 34, 70, id. Att. 2, 14, 2, 4, 16, 14 Julia, Plin. Ep 5, 21, 1; Quint. 12, 5, 6; Suet. Calig. 37, so, Aemilia, Plin. 35, 3, 4, § 13 Pauli, id. 36, 15, 24, § 102, Tac. A. 3, 72, cf. Cic. Att. 4, 16, 14. porti cus Caii et Lucil, Suet. Aug 29. completis undique basilicis ac templis, Tac. H 1, 40. —Pure Lat. regia, Suet. Aug. 31 fin., Stat. S. 1, 1, 30; v regius.—In the fourth centu ry churches were first built in the style of basilicas (cf Müll. Archaeol. § 194).— Hence, late Lat., basilica, a metropolitan church, a cathedral, a basilica. Sulp Sev H. Sacra, 2, 33 and 38.—

băsĭlĭcum, i, n.

A princely robe, Plaut. Ep. 2, 2, 48. —

In the Gr form băsĭlĭcŏn, i, n., = basilikon, a black plaster, Scrib. Comp. 210, also called, 238, băsĭlĭcē, ēs.—

The best kind of nuts, Phn. 15, 22, 24. § 87; cf. I. B. 2. supra.—Hence, adv.: băsĭlĭcē, royally, etc.: exornatus basilice, in princely, mao [p. 224] nificent style, Pers. 4, 2, 1; 1, 1, 29; 5, 2, 25. —Of severe pain: ut ego interii basilice! how wholly, completely, etc., Plaut. Ep. 1, 1, 54.

cănīcŭla, ae, f. dim. [canis].

A small dog or bitch, Plin. 32, 7, 26, § 79.—Hence,

Trop., of a passionate, quarrelsome woman, Plaut. Curc. 5, 1, 8; Gell. 4, 20, 3.—

Transf.

Canis Minor, the lesser dogstar, in the mouth of the constellation Canis, q. v., Plin. 2, 47, 47, § 123; 18, 28, 68, § 268:

flagrans,

Hor. C. 3, 13, 9:

flammans,

Manil. 5, 207:

rubra,

Hor. S. 2, 5, 39:

sitiens,

Ov. A. A. 2, 231:

insana,

Pers. 3, 5:

caniculae aestus,

Hor. C. 1, 17, 17.— Trop., of Diogenes:

illa canicula Diogenes,

Tert. adv. Marc. 11; cf. capella.—

A kind of sea-dog (cf. canis, II. B.), Plin. 9, 46, 70, § 151 sq.—

The worst throw with dice, the dog throw; opp. to Venus (v. canis, II. C., and alea), Pers. 3, 49.

cănis ( cănes, Plaut. Men. 5, 1, 18; id. Trin. 1, 2, 133; 1, 2, 135; Enn. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 32 Müll., or Ann. v. 518 Vahl.; Lucil. ap. Varr. ib.; cf. Charis. 1, 17, p. 118 P.; abl. always cane; gen. plur. canum; v. Neue, Formenl. pp. 223, 258 sq.), comm. [Sanscr. cvan; Gr. kuôn, kunos; Germ. Hund; Engl. hound].

Lit., a dog.

In gen., v. Varr. R. R. 1, 21; 2, 9, 1 sqq.; Plin. 8, 40, 61, § 142 sqq.; Col. 7, 12, 1: tantidem quasi feta canes sine dentibus latrat, Enn. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 32 Müll. (Ann. v. 518 Vahl.):

introiit in aedĭs ater alienus canis,

Ter. Phorm. 4, 4, 25: inritata canes, Lucil. ap. Charis. 1, p. 100 P.:

canem inritatam imitarier,

Plaut. Capt. 3, 1, 25:

in Hyrcaniă plebs publicos alit canes, optumates domesticos: nobile autem genus canum illud scimus esse, etc.,

Cic. Tusc. 1, 45, 108:

si lupi canibus similes sunt,

id. Ac. 2, 16, 50:

canes ut montivagae persaepe ferai Naribus inveniunt quietes,

Lucr. 1, 405:

canis acer,

Hor. Epod. 12, 6:

acres,

Varr. R. R. 1, 21:

acriores et vigilantiores,

Cato, R. R. 124:

assiduus,

Col. R. R. 7, 12, 5:

catenarius,

Sen. Ira, 3, 37, 2:

catenă vinctus,

Petr. 29:

Molossi,

Hor. S. 2, 6, 115; cf. Lucr. 5, 1063:

obscenae,

Verg. G. 1, 470; Ov. F. 4, 936:

pastoralis,

Col. 7, 12, 3:

pecuarius,

id. 7, 12, 8:

pulicosa,

id. 7, 13, 2:

rabidi,

Lucr. 5, 892; Sen. Oedip. 932:

rabiosus,

Plin. 29, 4, 32, § 98:

saeva canum rabies,

Prop. 3, 16 (4, 15), 17; Plin. 8, 40, 63, § 152:

est verunculus in linguă canum, quo exempto nec rabidi fuint, etc.,

id. 29, 4, 32, § 100: rabiosa. Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 75:

venatici,

Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 13, § 31; Nep. Pel. 2, 5:

alere canes ad venandum,

Ter. And. 1, 1, 30; Curt. 9, 1, 31:

vigiles,

Hor. C. 3, 16, 2:

canum fida custodia,

Cic. N. D. 2, 63, 150:

fida canum vis,

Lucr. 6, 1222:

levisomna canum fido cum pectore corda,

id. 5, 864:

caput mediae canis praecisae,

Liv. 40, 6, 1; cf. Curt. 10, 9, 12:

saepe citos egi per juga longa canes,

Ov. H. 5, 20:

canibus circumdare saltus,

Verg. E. 10, 57:

hos non inmissis canibus agitant,

id. G. 3, 371:

leporem canibus venari,

id. ib. 3, 410.—

Esp.

As a term of reproach, to denote,

A shameless, vile person, Plaut. Most. 1, 1, 40; Ter. Eun. 4, 7, 33 Donat. ad loc.; Hor. Epod. 6, 1; cf. id. S. 2, 2, 56; Petr. 74, 9; Suet. Vesp. 13. —

A fierce or enraged person, Plaut. Men. 5, 1, 14, 5, 1, 18; Hyg. Fab. 3; cf. Cic. Rosc. Am. 20, 57; Sen. Cons. Marc. 22, 5.—

As the regular designation of the hangers-on or parasites of an eminent or rich Roman; a follower, dog, creature:

multa sibi opus esse, multa canibus suis quos circa se habuit,

Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 48, § 126:

cohors ista quorum hominum est? Volusii haruspices et Canelii medici et horum canum quos tribunal meum vides lambere,

id. ib. 2, 3, 11, §

28: apponit de suis canibus quendam,

id. ib. 2, 4, 19, § 40; 2, 5, 56, § 146; id. Att. 6, 3, 6; id. Pis. 10, 23.—

In mythical lang.

Tergeminus, i. e. Cerberus. Ov. A. A. 3, 322; id. Tr. 4, 7, 16;

called also viperius,

id. Am. 3, 12, 26:

Tartareus,

Sen. Herc. Fur. 649:

triformis,

id. Herc. Oet. 1202: Echidnaea. Ov. M. 7, 409; cf.:

infernae canes,

Hor. S. 1, 8, 35; Verg. A. 6, 257; Luc. 6, 733. —

Semidei canes, Anubis, Luc. 8, 832.—

Prov.

Stultitia est venatum ducere invitas canes, Plaut. Stich. 1, 2, 82.—

Cane pejus et angui Vitare aliquid, Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 30.—

Ut canis a corio numquam absterrebitur uncto, will never be frightened from the greasy hide, Hor. S. 2, 5, 83.—

Canis caninam non ēst (cf. Engl. dog won ' t eat dog), Auct. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 32 Müll.—

A cane non magno saepe tenetur aper, Ov. R. Am. 422.—

CAVE CANEM, beware of the dog, a frequent inscription of warning to trespassers on doors, etc., Petr. 29; Varr. ap. Non. p. 153, 1; Inscr. Orell. 4320. —Hence:

Cave Canem,

the title of a satire by Varro, Non. p. 75, 22.—

Transf. [p. 279]

Esp.:

Canis Major, or simply Canis,

a constellation of twenty stars, Hyg. Astr. 3, 34; of which the brighest is Sirius or Canicula, Cic. N. D. 2, 44, 114; id. Arat. 108 (349); 123 (367); 138 (382); 276 (522); Vitr. 9, 5, 2; Verg. G. 1, 218; 2, 353; Hor. S. 1, 7, 25; id. Ep. 1, 10, 16; Tib. 3, 5, 2; Ov. F. 4, 904; Plin. 18, 26, 64, § 234 sqq.—

Canis Minor, or Minusculus, the Little Dog, = Prokuôn, commonly called Antecanis (hence the plur. canes), Vitr. 9, 52; Plin. 18, 28, 68, § 268; Ov. F. 4, 904.—Acc. to the fable, the dog of Erigone, daughter of Icarius;

hence, Erigoneïus,

Ov. F. 5, 723, and Icarius, id. ib. 4, 939.—

The sea-dog, called canis marinus, Plin. 9, 35, 55, § 110; and mythically, of the dogs of Scylla, Lucr. 5, 890; Verg. A. 3, 432; Tib. 3, 4, 89; Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 56, § 146; Luc. 1, 549 Cort.; Sen. Med. 351.—

The worst throw with dice, the dog-throw (cf. canicula and alea):

damnosi,

Prop. 4 (5), 8, 46; Ov. Tr. 2, 474:

canem mittere,

Suet. Aug. 71; cf. Isid. Orig. 18, 65.—Prov.:

tam facile quam canis excidit,

Sen. Apocol. 10, 2.—

A Cynic philosopher:

Diogenes cum choro canum suorum,

Lact. Epit. 39, 4.—

A kind of fetter, Plaut. Cas. 2, 6, 37 dub. (al. camum; v. camus); cf. 1. catulus.

Cănis, is, m., a small river tributary to the Po, Plin. 3, 16, 20, § 117.

cănis ( cănes, Plaut. Men. 5, 1, 18; id. Trin. 1, 2, 133; 1, 2, 135; Enn. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 32 Müll., or Ann. v. 518 Vahl.; Lucil. ap. Varr. ib.; cf. Charis. 1, 17, p. 118 P.; abl. always cane; gen. plur. canum; v. Neue, Formenl. pp. 223, 258 sq.), comm. [Sanscr. cvan; Gr. kuôn, kunos; Germ. Hund; Engl. hound].

Lit., a dog.

In gen., v. Varr. R. R. 1, 21; 2, 9, 1 sqq.; Plin. 8, 40, 61, § 142 sqq.; Col. 7, 12, 1: tantidem quasi feta canes sine dentibus latrat, Enn. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 32 Müll. (Ann. v. 518 Vahl.):

introiit in aedĭs ater alienus canis,

Ter. Phorm. 4, 4, 25: inritata canes, Lucil. ap. Charis. 1, p. 100 P.:

canem inritatam imitarier,

Plaut. Capt. 3, 1, 25:

in Hyrcaniă plebs publicos alit canes, optumates domesticos: nobile autem genus canum illud scimus esse, etc.,

Cic. Tusc. 1, 45, 108:

si lupi canibus similes sunt,

id. Ac. 2, 16, 50:

canes ut montivagae persaepe ferai Naribus inveniunt quietes,

Lucr. 1, 405:

canis acer,

Hor. Epod. 12, 6:

acres,

Varr. R. R. 1, 21:

acriores et vigilantiores,

Cato, R. R. 124:

assiduus,

Col. R. R. 7, 12, 5:

catenarius,

Sen. Ira, 3, 37, 2:

catenă vinctus,

Petr. 29:

Molossi,

Hor. S. 2, 6, 115; cf. Lucr. 5, 1063:

obscenae,

Verg. G. 1, 470; Ov. F. 4, 936:

pastoralis,

Col. 7, 12, 3:

pecuarius,

id. 7, 12, 8:

pulicosa,

id. 7, 13, 2:

rabidi,

Lucr. 5, 892; Sen. Oedip. 932:

rabiosus,

Plin. 29, 4, 32, § 98:

saeva canum rabies,

Prop. 3, 16 (4, 15), 17; Plin. 8, 40, 63, § 152:

est verunculus in linguă canum, quo exempto nec rabidi fuint, etc.,

id. 29, 4, 32, § 100: rabiosa. Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 75:

venatici,

Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 13, § 31; Nep. Pel. 2, 5:

alere canes ad venandum,

Ter. And. 1, 1, 30; Curt. 9, 1, 31:

vigiles,

Hor. C. 3, 16, 2:

canum fida custodia,

Cic. N. D. 2, 63, 150:

fida canum vis,

Lucr. 6, 1222:

levisomna canum fido cum pectore corda,

id. 5, 864:

caput mediae canis praecisae,

Liv. 40, 6, 1; cf. Curt. 10, 9, 12:

saepe citos egi per juga longa canes,

Ov. H. 5, 20:

canibus circumdare saltus,

Verg. E. 10, 57:

hos non inmissis canibus agitant,

id. G. 3, 371:

leporem canibus venari,

id. ib. 3, 410.—

Esp.

As a term of reproach, to denote,

A shameless, vile person, Plaut. Most. 1, 1, 40; Ter. Eun. 4, 7, 33 Donat. ad loc.; Hor. Epod. 6, 1; cf. id. S. 2, 2, 56; Petr. 74, 9; Suet. Vesp. 13. —

A fierce or enraged person, Plaut. Men. 5, 1, 14, 5, 1, 18; Hyg. Fab. 3; cf. Cic. Rosc. Am. 20, 57; Sen. Cons. Marc. 22, 5.—

As the regular designation of the hangers-on or parasites of an eminent or rich Roman; a follower, dog, creature:

multa sibi opus esse, multa canibus suis quos circa se habuit,

Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 48, § 126:

cohors ista quorum hominum est? Volusii haruspices et Canelii medici et horum canum quos tribunal meum vides lambere,

id. ib. 2, 3, 11, §

28: apponit de suis canibus quendam,

id. ib. 2, 4, 19, § 40; 2, 5, 56, § 146; id. Att. 6, 3, 6; id. Pis. 10, 23.—

In mythical lang.

Tergeminus, i. e. Cerberus. Ov. A. A. 3, 322; id. Tr. 4, 7, 16;

called also viperius,

id. Am. 3, 12, 26:

Tartareus,

Sen. Herc. Fur. 649:

triformis,

id. Herc. Oet. 1202: Echidnaea. Ov. M. 7, 409; cf.:

infernae canes,

Hor. S. 1, 8, 35; Verg. A. 6, 257; Luc. 6, 733. —

Semidei canes, Anubis, Luc. 8, 832.—

Prov.

Stultitia est venatum ducere invitas canes, Plaut. Stich. 1, 2, 82.—

Cane pejus et angui Vitare aliquid, Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 30.—

Ut canis a corio numquam absterrebitur uncto, will never be frightened from the greasy hide, Hor. S. 2, 5, 83.—

Canis caninam non ēst (cf. Engl. dog won ' t eat dog), Auct. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 32 Müll.—

A cane non magno saepe tenetur aper, Ov. R. Am. 422.—

CAVE CANEM, beware of the dog, a frequent inscription of warning to trespassers on doors, etc., Petr. 29; Varr. ap. Non. p. 153, 1; Inscr. Orell. 4320. —Hence:

Cave Canem,

the title of a satire by Varro, Non. p. 75, 22.—

Transf. [p. 279]

Esp.:

Canis Major, or simply Canis,

a constellation of twenty stars, Hyg. Astr. 3, 34; of which the brighest is Sirius or Canicula, Cic. N. D. 2, 44, 114; id. Arat. 108 (349); 123 (367); 138 (382); 276 (522); Vitr. 9, 5, 2; Verg. G. 1, 218; 2, 353; Hor. S. 1, 7, 25; id. Ep. 1, 10, 16; Tib. 3, 5, 2; Ov. F. 4, 904; Plin. 18, 26, 64, § 234 sqq.—

Canis Minor, or Minusculus, the Little Dog, = Prokuôn, commonly called Antecanis (hence the plur. canes), Vitr. 9, 52; Plin. 18, 28, 68, § 268; Ov. F. 4, 904.—Acc. to the fable, the dog of Erigone, daughter of Icarius;

hence, Erigoneïus,

Ov. F. 5, 723, and Icarius, id. ib. 4, 939.—

The sea-dog, called canis marinus, Plin. 9, 35, 55, § 110; and mythically, of the dogs of Scylla, Lucr. 5, 890; Verg. A. 3, 432; Tib. 3, 4, 89; Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 56, § 146; Luc. 1, 549 Cort.; Sen. Med. 351.—

The worst throw with dice, the dog-throw (cf. canicula and alea):

damnosi,

Prop. 4 (5), 8, 46; Ov. Tr. 2, 474:

canem mittere,

Suet. Aug. 71; cf. Isid. Orig. 18, 65.—Prov.:

tam facile quam canis excidit,

Sen. Apocol. 10, 2.—

A Cynic philosopher:

Diogenes cum choro canum suorum,

Lact. Epit. 39, 4.—

A kind of fetter, Plaut. Cas. 2, 6, 37 dub. (al. camum; v. camus); cf. 1. catulus.

Cănis, is, m., a small river tributary to the Po, Plin. 3, 16, 20, § 117.

* * *

vultŭrĭus ( volt-), ii, m. [id.], a vulture, bird of prey.

Lit., Plaut. Truc. 2, 3, 16; id. Most. 3, 2, 146 sqq.; Lucr. 4, 680; Liv. 27, 23, 3; 27, 11, 4; 41, 21, 7.—

Transf.

A vulture; a designation for a rapacious or covetous person, an extortioner, and the like:

sunt alii qui te volturium vocant,

Plaut. Trin. 1, 2, 64:

vulturius illius provinciae imperator,

Cic. Pis. 16, 38; Cat. 68, 124.—

An unlucky throw at dice:

jacit vulturios quattuor. Talos arripio: jacto basilicum,

Plaut. Curc. 2, 3, 78.

vultŭrĭus ( volt-), ii, m. [id.], a vulture, bird of prey.

Lit., Plaut. Truc. 2, 3, 16; id. Most. 3, 2, 146 sqq.; Lucr. 4, 680; Liv. 27, 23, 3; 27, 11, 4; 41, 21, 7.—

Transf.

A vulture; a designation for a rapacious or covetous person, an extortioner, and the like:

sunt alii qui te volturium vocant,

Plaut. Trin. 1, 2, 64:

vulturius illius provinciae imperator,

Cic. Pis. 16, 38; Cat. 68, 124.—

An unlucky throw at dice:

jacit vulturios quattuor. Talos arripio: jacto basilicum,

Plaut. Curc. 2, 3, 78.

ālĕa, ae, f. [of uncer. origin; Curtius asserts an obscure connection with the words for bone; Sanscr. asthi; Zend, açti; Gr. osteon; Lat. os (ossis)].

A game with dice, and in gen., a game of hazard or chance. There were among the Romans two kinds of dice, tesserae and tali, Cic. Sen. 16, 58. The tesserae had six sides, which were marked with I. II. III. IV. V. VI.; the tali were rounded on two sides, and marked only on the other four. Upon one side there was one point, unio, an ace, like the ace on cards, called canis; on the opp. side, six points called senio, six, sice; on the two other sides, three and four points, ternio and quaternio. In playing, four tali were used, but only three tesserae. They were put into a box made in the form of a tower, with a strait neck, and wider below than above, called fritillus, turris, turricula, etc. This box was shaken, and the dice were thrown upon the gaming-board. The highest or most fortunate throw, called Venus, jactus Venereus or basilicus, was, of the tesserae, three sixes, and of the tali when they all came out with different numbers. The worst or lowest throw, called jactus pessimus or damnosus, canis or canicula, was, of the tesserae, three aces, and of the tali when they were all the same. The other throws were valued acc. to the numbers. When one of the tali fell upon the end (in caput) it was said rectus cadere, or assistere, Cic. Fin. 3, 16, 54, and the throw was repeated. While throwing the dice, it was customary for a person to express his wishes, to repeat the name of his mistress, and the like. Games of chance were prohibited by the Lex Titia et Publicia et Cornelia (cf. Hor. C. 3, 24, 58), except in the month of December, during the Saturnalia, Mart. 4, 14, 7; 5, 85; 14, 1; Suet. Aug. 71; Dig. 11, 5. The character of gamesters, aleatores or aleones, was held as infamous in the time of Cicero, cf. Cic. Cat. 2, 5, 10; id. Phil. 2, 23, although there was much playing with aleae, and old men were esp. fond of this game, because it required little physical exertion, Cic. Sen. 16, 58; Suet. Aug. 71; Juv. 14, 4; cf.

Jahn,

Ov. Tr. 2, 471; Rupert. ad Tac. G. 24, 5:

provocat me in aleam, ut ego ludam,

Plaut. Curc. 2, 3, 75.—Ludere aleā or aleam, also sometimes in aleā:

in foro aleā ludere,

Cic. Phil. 2, 23, 56; Dig. 11, 5, 1: ludit assidue aleam, Poët. ap. Suet. Aug. 70:

aleam studiosissime lusit,

Suet. Claud. 33; so id. Ner. 30; Juv. 8, 10:

repetitio ejus, quod in aleā lusum est,

Dig. 11, 5, 4.—Hence, in aleā aliquid perdere, Cic. Phil. 2, 13:

exercere aleam,

Tac. G. 24:

indulgere aleae,

Suet. Aug. 70:

oblectare se aleā,

id. Dom. 21:

prosperiore aleā uti,

to play fortunately, id. Calig. 41.— Trop.: Jacta alea esto, Let the die be cast! Let the game be ventured! the memorable exclamation of Cæsar when, at the Rubicon, after long hesitation, he finally decided to march to Rome, Suet. Caes. 32, ubi v. Casaub. and Ruhnk.—

Transf., any thing uncertain or contingent, an accident, chance, hazard, venture, risk:

alea domini vitae ac rei familiaris,

Varr. R. R. 1, 4:

sequentes non aleam, sed rationem aliquam,

id. ib. 1, 18:

aleam inesse hostiis deligendis,

Cic. Div. 2, 15:

dare summam rerum in aleam,

to risk, Liv. 42, 59:

in dubiam imperii servitiique aleam ire,

fortune, chance, id. 1, 23:

alea belli,

id. 37, 36:

talibus admissis alea grandis inest,

Ov. A. A. 1, 376:

periculosae plenum opus aleae,

Hor. C. 2, 1, 6: M. Tullius extra omnem ingenii aleam positus, raised above all doubt of his talents, Plin. praef. § 7: emere aleam, in the Pandects, to purchase any thing uncertain, contingent, e. g. a draught of fishes, Dig. 18, 1, 8; so ib. 18, 4, 7.