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1 acus
acus ūs, f [2 AC-], a needle: volnus acu punctum: pingere acu, to embroider, V.* * *Ihusks of grain/beans, chaffIIneedle, pin; hair-pin; pipefish, needlefish; detail; husks/chaff (pl.) -
2 acus
1.ăcus, ūs, f. [cf. 2. acer].I.A needle or pin, as being pointed, both for common use and ornament:“quasarcinatrix veletiam ornatrix utitur,” Paul. ex Fest. p. 9 Müll.A.Lit.:B.mirabar vulnus, quod acu punctum videtur,
Cic. Mil. 24.—Hence, acu pingere, to embroider, Verg. A. 9, 582; Ov. M. 6, 23; cf. Plin. 8, 48, § 191; Isid. Orig. 19, 22, 22.—Esp. a hair-pin:figat acus tortas sustineatque comas,
Mart. 14, 24:foramen acūs,
the eye of a needle, Vulg. Matt. 19, 24.—Also, a surgeon's needle, a probe, Cels. 7, 17.—Hence,Trop.: acu rem tangere, to touch the thing with a needle; in Engl. phrase, to hit the nail on the head, Plaut. Rud. 5, 2, 19; so,II.to denote careful and successful effort: si acum quaereres, acum invenisses,
id. Men. 2, 1, 13.—The tongue of a buckle, Treb. Poll. Claud. 14.—III.I. q. acus, ĕris, Col. 2, 10, 40.—IV.An implement of husbandry, Pall. 1, 43, 2.2.ăcus, ĕris, n. (also, ūs, f., v. 1. acus, III.) [kindred with acus, ūs, Goth. ahana, old Norse agn, old Germ. Agana ], = achuron, the husk of grain and of pulse; chaff, Cato, R. R. 54, 2; Varr. R. R. 1, 52; 57; 3, 9, 8.3.ăcus, i, m. [1. acus], a kind of sea-fish with a pointed snout, the hornpike or gar-pike (Gr. belonê):acus sive belone unus piscium, etc.,
Plin. 9, 51, 76, § 166:et satius tenues ducere credis acos,
Mart. 10, 37, 6; cf. Plin. 32, 11, 53, § 145, where belonae again occurs. (Some read una for unus in the passage from Plin., and acūs for acos in Mart., as if these forms belonged to 1. acus.) -
3 Syngnathus acus
ENG greater pipefishNLD grote zeenaald, [windsteur, zevenkantige zeenaald]GER große SeenadelFRA syngnathe aiguille -
4 acer
1.ăcer, ĕris, n. [kindred with Germ. Ahorn] (f. Serv. ap. Prisc. p. 698 P.), the maple-tree, Plin. 16, 15, 26, § 66 sq.—II.Transf., the wood of the maple-tree, maplewood, used, on account of its hardness and firmness, for writing-tablets, Plin. 33, 11, 52, § 146; Ov. Am. 1, 11, 28.2.ācer, cris, cre, adj. (m. acris, Enn.; f. acer, Naev. and Enn.; acrus, a um, Pall.; Veg.; cf. Charis. 63 and 93 P.) [cf. akis, akôn, akmê, akros, ôkus, oxus; Sanscr. acan = dart, acus = swift; Germ. Ecke; Engl. edge, to egg; and with change of quantity, ăcus, acuo, ăceo, ăcies, ăcerbus], sharp, pointed, piercing, and the like.I.Prop., of the senses and things affecting them, sharp, dazzling, stinging, pungent, fine, piercing:a.praestans valetudine, viribus, formā, acerrimis integerrimisque sensibus,
Cic. Tusc. 5, 15, 45. So,Of the sight:b.acerrimus sensus videndi,
Cic. de Or. 2, 87, 357:acres oculi,
id. Planc. 27:splendor,
Lucr. 4, 304:quidam colores ruboris acerrimi,
Sen. Q. N. 1, 14 al. —Of the hearing:c.voce increpet acri?
Lucr. 3, 953:aurium mensura, quod est acrius judicium et certius,
Cic. de Or. 3, 47:acrem flammae sonitum,
Verg. G. 4, 409:acri tibiā,
Hor. C. 1, 12, 1.—Of smell, Lucr. 4, 122:d.exstinctum lumen acri nidore offendit nares,
id. 6, 792; cf. ib. 1216:unguentis minus diu delectemur summa et acerrima suavitate conditis, quam his moderatis,
Cic. de Or. 3, 25, 99:odor,
Plin. 12, 17, 40.—Of taste: ut vitet acria, ut est sinapi, cepa, allium, Var. ap. Non. 201, 13:e.acres humores,
sharp juices, Cic. N. D. 2, 23:lactuca innatat acri stomacho,
an acid stomach, Hor. S. 2, 4, 59; cf. ib. 2, 8, 7:dulcibus cibis acres acutosque miscere,
Plin. Ep. 7, 3 al. —Of sensation in its widest extent: aestatem auctumnus sequitur, post acer hiems fit, sharp, severe, Enn. ap. Prisc. p. 647 P. (Ann. v. 406 ed. Vahl.—cf. Lucr. 3, 20; 4, 261); and so Hor.: solvitur acris hiems, C. 1. 4, 1. —B.Of the internal states of the human system, violent, sharp, severe, gnawing:II.fames, Naev. ap. Prisc. l. l. (B. Punic. p. 18 ed. Vahl.): somnus, Enn. ap. Prisc. l. l. (Ann. v. 369): morbus,
Plaut. Men. 5, 2, 119:dolor,
Lucr. 6, 650:sitis,
Tib. 1, 3, 77 al.Of the states of mind: violent, vehement, passionate, consuming: mors amici subigit, quae mihi est senium multo acerrimum, Att. ap. Non. 2, 22:B.acri ira percitus,
Lucr. 5, 400: cf. 3, 312;6, 754 (on the contrary, 5, 1194: iras acerbas): acres curae,
Lucr. 3, 463, and Var. ap. Non. 241:luctus,
ib. 87:dolor,
Verg. A. 7, 291:metus,
Lucr. 6, 1211; Verg. A. 1, 362:amor,
Tib. 2, 6, 15:acrior ad Venerem cupido,
Curt. 6, 5 al. (Among unpleasant sensations, acer designates a piercing, wounding by sharpness; but acerbus the rough, harsh, repugnant, repulsive.)—Applied to the intellectual qualities, subtle, acute, penetrating, sagacious, shrewd:C.acrem irritat virtutem animi,
Lucr. 1, 70:acri judicio perpende,
id. 2, 1041:memoria,
strong, retentive, Cic. de Or. 2, 87:vir acri ingenio,
id. Or. 5; cf. id. Sest. 20 al. —Applied to moral qualities.1.In a good sense, active, ardent, eager, spirited, brave, zealous:2.milites,
Cic. Cat. 2, 10:civis acerrimus,
an ardent patriot, id. Fam. 10, 28:defensor,
id. ib. 1, 1:studio acriore esse,
id. de Or. 1, 21:jam tum acer curas venientem extendit in annum rusticus,
Verg. G. 2, 405 al. —In a bad sense, violent, hasty, hot, passionate, fierce, severe (very freq.):D.uxor acerrima,
enraged, angry, Plaut. Merc. 4, 4, 56; Ter. Ph. 2, 1, 32:dominos acres,
Lucr. 6, 63; Nep. Tim. 3, 5; cf. Bremi Nep. Eum. 11, 1. Also, of animals, Lucr. 4, 421; 5, 860; Verg. A. 4, 156; Hor. Epod. 12, 6; 2, 31; Nep. Eum. 11, 1. —Of abstract things (mostly poet.), Ter. Ph. 2, 2, 32:egestas,
Lucr. 3, 65:poenas,
id. 6, 72:impetus,
ib. 128; 392:acerrimum bellum,
Cic. Balb. 6:nox acerrima atque acerbissima,
id. Sull. 18:acrius supplicium,
id. Cat. 1, 1; in Quint.: acres syllabae, which proceed from short to long, 9, 4.—Acer is constr. with abl., and also (esp. in the histt. of the silv. age) with gen., Vell. 1, 13; Tac. H. 2, 5 al.; cf. Ramsh. § 107, 6 note. With in, Cic. Fam. 8, 15; with inf., Sil. 3, 338.— Adv.: ācrĭter, sharply, strongly, vehemently, eagerly, zealously, etc., in all the signif. of the adj., Plaut. Cist. 1, 1, 110; id. Ps. 1, 3, 39; Lucr. 6, 783; Cic. Tusc. 1, 30 al.— Comp., Lucr. 3, 54; 5, 1147; Hor. S. 2, 3, 92; Tac. A. 6, 45; 13, 3.— Sup., Cic. Fl. 11; id. Fam. 10, 28; 15, 4.—Also, ācre, Sall. Fragm. ap. Non. p. 132, 25; App. M. 10, 32; and perh. Pers. 4, 34. -
5 aculeus
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6 ē-meritus
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7 tenuis
tenuis e, adj. with comp. tenuior and sup. tenuissimus [2 TA-], drawn out, meagre, slim, thin, lank, slender: Pinna, H.: acus, fine, O.: avena, V.: animae (defunctorum), O.—Of texture, thin, fine, close: vestes, O.: togae, H.: toga filo tenuissima, O.: natura oculos membranis tenuissimis saepsit.—Of substance, thin, rare, fine, slight: caelum: athereus locus tenuissimus est: agmen (militum), L.— Little, slight, trifling, inconsiderable, insignificant, poor, mean: oppidum: aqua, shallow, L.: tenuem fontibus adfer aquam, i. e. a little water, O.: sulcus, V.: Insignis tenui fronte Lycoris, low, H.: semita, narrow, V.: cibus, Ph.: opes: census, H.: praeda, Cs.: tenuissimum lumen: ventus, a breeze, V.—Of persons, poor: servus sit an liber, pecuniosus an tenuis.— Plur m. as subst: tenuīs praemio, stultos errore permovit: fortunae constitui tenuiorum videbantur: cuiusque censum tenuissimi auxerant.—Fig., fine, nice, delicate, subtle, exact: distinctio: cura, O.: rationes non ad tenue elimatae.— Weak, trifling, insignificant, mean, poor, slight: tenuissima valetudo, delicate, Cs.: sermo: in tenuissimis rebus labi: artificium: spes tenuior: curae, V.— Low in rank, mean, inferior, common: tenuiores, the lower orders: tenuis L. Virginius unusque de multis: tenuissimus quisque: adulescentes tenui loco orti, L.* * *tenue, tenuior -or -us, tenuissimus -a -um ADJthin, fine; delicate; slight, little, unimportant; weak, feeble -
8 belone
fish (same as acus); pipefish, needlefish, hornpike, gar -
9 comatorius
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10 AC
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11 aceratus
ăcĕrātus, a, um, adj. [acus, ĕris], mingled with chaff:2.lutum,
Fest. p. 20, and 187 Müll.; cf. Non. 445, 14.† ăcĕrătus, a, um, adj., = akeratos, without horns:cochleae,
Plin. 30, 6, 15, § 46 dub. (acc. to others, ăcērătae = akêratoi, complete). -
12 acerosus
ăcĕrōsus, a, um, adj. [ăcus, ĕris], full of chaff: far, mixed with chaff, Gr. autopuros, Lucil. ap. Non. 445, 14:caenum,
id. ib.; v. Fest. s. v. OBACERARE, p. 187 Müll. -
13 acia
ăcĭa, ae, f. [1. acus], a thread for sewing, rhamma, Titin. ap. Non. 3, 21 (Rib. Com. Rel. p. 115); Cels. 5, 26, 23. -
14 acuarius
ăcŭārĭus, i, m. [1. acus], one who makes needles or pins, Inscr. Orell. 4139. -
15 aculeus
ăcūlĕus, i, m. [acc. to Prisc. 618 P. dim. from 1. acus, with the gender changed, like diecula fr. dies, cf. Val. Prob. 1463 P.], a sting.I.Lit.A.Of animals:B. C.apis aculeum sine clamore ferre non possumus,
Cic. Tusc. 2, 22; so Plin. 11, 17, 17:neparum,
Cic. Fin. 5, 15 al. —Also, the spur of fowls, Col. 8, 2, 8:locustarum,
Vulg. Apoc. 9, 10.—Of an arrow or dart, the point, Liv. 38, 21, 11.—II.Fig., a sting.A.Of a sharp, cutting remark:B.pungunt quasi aculeis interrogatiunculis,
Cic. Fin. 4, 3; so id. Ac. 2, 31; id. Planc. 24 al.; Liv. 23, 42, 5.—Of harsh treatment:C.aculeos severitatis judicum evellere,
Cic. Clu. 55 fin.; so id. Cael. 12, 29.—Of painful thought or care:meum ille pectus pungit aculeus, quid illi negoti fuerit ante aedīs meas, Plant. Trin. 4, 2, 158: domesticarum sollicitudinum,
Cic. Att. 1, 18. -
16 Aeacideius
Aeăcĭdēĭus, a, um, adj., pertaining to the Æacidœ (the posterity of Æacus):regna,
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17 Aeacides
Aeăcĭdēs, ae, = Aiakidês, patr. m. (voc. Aeacidā, Enn. ap. Cic. Div. 2, 56; Ov. H. 3, 87;I.Aeacidē,
id. ib. 8, 7; gen. plur. Aeacidūm, Sil. 15, 392), a male descendant of Æacus, an Æacide.In gen.: stolidum genus Aeacidarum, Enn. ap. Cic. Div. 2, 56; Ov. M. 8, 3; Sil. 15, 292; Just. 12, 15.—II.Esp., his son Phocus, Ov. M. 7, 668.— His sons Telamon and Peleus, Ov. M. 8, 4.— His son Peleus alone, Ov. M. 12, 365.— His grandson Achilles, Verg. A. 1, 99; Ov. M. 12, 82; 96; 365.— His great-grandson Pyrrhus, son of Achilles, Verg. A. 3, 296.— His later descendants, Pyrrhus, king of Epirus, Enn. ap. Cic. Div. 2, 56:Aeacidarum genus,
Cic. Off. 1, 12; and Perseus, king of Macedon, conquered by Æmilius Paulus, Verg. A. 6, 839; Sil. 1, 627. -
18 Aeacius
Aeăcĭus, a, um, adj., Æacian: flos, the hyacinth (as springing from the blood of Ajax, grandson of Æacus), Col. 10, 175. -
19 Aegina
Aegīna, ae, f., = Aigina.I.An island in the Saronic gulf, earlier called Œnone or Œnopia, now Eghina, Mel. 2, 7, 10; Plin. 4, 12, 19, § 57; Cic. Off. 3, 11, 46 al.—Hence. Aegīnensis, e, adj., of Ægina.—Subst., a native or an inhabitant of Ægina, Val. Max. 9, 2, 8 ext. — Aegīnēta, ae, m., i. q. the preceding, Cic. Off. 3, 11.— Aegīnē-tĭcus, a, um, adj., pertaining to Ægina:II.aes,
Plin. 34, 2, 3, § 8.—The mother of Æacus, Ov. M. 7, 474. -
20 Aeginensis
Aegīna, ae, f., = Aigina.I.An island in the Saronic gulf, earlier called Œnone or Œnopia, now Eghina, Mel. 2, 7, 10; Plin. 4, 12, 19, § 57; Cic. Off. 3, 11, 46 al.—Hence. Aegīnensis, e, adj., of Ægina.—Subst., a native or an inhabitant of Ægina, Val. Max. 9, 2, 8 ext. — Aegīnēta, ae, m., i. q. the preceding, Cic. Off. 3, 11.— Aegīnē-tĭcus, a, um, adj., pertaining to Ægina:II.aes,
Plin. 34, 2, 3, § 8.—The mother of Æacus, Ov. M. 7, 474.
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