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1 amphimacrus
metrical foot, a short syllable between two long ones, amphimacer, cretic -
2 amphimacrus
amphĭmā̆crus, i, m., = amphimakros (long before and after), an amphimacer, the poetical foot ¯˘¯(also called Creticus),
Quint. 9, 4, 81. -
3 Cressa
1.Crēta, ae (nom. Crētē, Mel. 2, 7, 12; Ov. M. 8, 118; 9, 668; 9, 735; acc. Creten, id. ib. 8, 99; Hor. C. 3, 27, 34 al.;II.on the contrary, Cretam,
Verg. A. 3, 129 al.), f., = Krêtê, Crete, an island in the Mediterranean Sea, distinguished in ancient times by its fruitfulness and very early cultivation, now Candia, Mel. l. l.; Plin. 4, 12, 20, § 58; Verg. A. 3, 104; Hor. Epod. 9, 29; Cic. Fl. 13, 30; id. Phil. 2, 38, 97; Vell. 2, 34, 1; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 6; Plin. 15, 11, 10, § 37.— Hence,Crēs, Crētis, m., and Cressa, ae, f., = Krês, Krêssa, Cretan; or as subst., a Cretan; a Cretan woman.a.Masc. Cres:b.Epimenides,
Cic. Div. 1, 18, 34.—In plur. Cretes, the Cretans, Cic. Mur. 35, 74; Ov. Am. 3, 10, 19; gen. Cretum, Cic. Tusc. 2, 14, 34; Cat. 55, 23; Ov. F. 1, 594 al.; acc. Cretăs, Caes. B. G. 2, 7; Mel. 1, 16, 1; Ov. H. 16, 348; Luc. 4, 441 al.—Fem. Cressa, adj.:B.pharetra,
Verg. G. 3, 345: nota, made with Cretan earth or chalk (v. 2. Creta, II.), Hor. C. 1, 36, 10:herbae, for healing in gen.,
Prop. 2, 1, 61 (acc. to Serv. ad Verg. A. 12, 412, perh. for dictamnus): bos, i. e. Pasiphaë (q. v.), id. 4 (5), 7, 57.—Subst. for Ariadne, Ov. Am. 1, 7, 16; for Aĕrope, id. A. A. 1, 327.—Crēsĭus (in MSS. and edd. also Cressĭus; cf. Verg. A. 5, 285 Wagn.), a, um, adj., = Krê:sios, Cretan:C.nemora,
Verg. A. 4, 70:prodigia, i. e. taurus (v. C.),
id. ib. 8, 295:regna,
Ov. H. 16, 299:tecta,
Stat. Th. 12, 582 al. —Crētaeus, a, um, adj., Cretan:* D. E.Ida,
Verg. A. 12, 412:urbes,
Ov. M. 9, 666:ratis,
Prop. 3 (4), 19, 26:taurus,
the bullock which Neptune sent to Minos, Ov. M. 7, 434.— Subst.: Crētaeus, i, m., the Cretan, for Epimenides, Prop. 2, 34 (25), 29.—Crētensis, e, adj., Cretan:F.homo, judex,
Cic. Phil. 5, 5, 13 and 14:Juppiter,
id. N. D. 3, 21, 53:sagittarii,
Liv. 37, 41, 9 et saep.—In plur.: Crētenses, ium, m., the Cretans ( renowned as archers), Nep. Hann. 9, 2; Liv. 37, 60, 4; 41, 25, 7 al.—, a, um, adj., Cretan:2.mare,
Hor. C. 1, 26, 2:vinum,
Plin. 14, 9, 11, § 81:labyrinthus,
id. 36, 13, 19, § 90:bellum,
Flor. 3, 7:pes,
an amphimacrus, Diom. p. 475 P. al.: versus, composed of the amphimacrus, id. p. 513 ib. al.—Subst.a.Crētĭcus, i, m., a surname of Q. Metellus, from his subjugation of Crete, Flor. 3, 7 fin.; 3, 8, 1; Vell. 2, 34; Cic. Att. 1, 19, 2; cf. id. Fl. 13, 30; Ov. F. 1, 594.—b.Crētĭca, ae, f., a plant, called also clematitis, Plin. 25, 8, 54, § 96.—c.In the Gr. form Crētĭcē, ēs, f., a plant, called also hibiscus, App. Herb. 38 and 62.—G. 2. I.Prop., Plin. 35, 17, 57, § 195 sq.; Cato, R. R. 39, 2; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 8 al.;II.esp. used for cleansing garments,
Plaut. Aul. 4, 9, 6.—Hence, trop.:creta est profecto horum hominum oratio,
i. e. removes all trouble from the mind, Plaut. Poen. 5, 2, 10 sq. —Also used as a cosmetic,
Hor. Epod. 12, 10; Mart. 6, 93, 9; 8, 33, 17 al.;for seals,
Cic. Fl. 16, 37; cf. cretula, for marking the goal in a race-course, Plin. 8, 42, 65, § 160;for the making of earthen vessels,
Col. 3, 11, 9; Plin. 14, 20, 25, § 123 et saep.— Poet.:rapidus cretae Oaxes,
turbulent, Verg. E. 1, 66 Rib. (dub. al. Cretae; v. Forbig. ad loc.). —From its whiteness is borrowed the trope for something favorable or lucky (opp. carbo), Hor. S. 2, 3, 246; imitated by Pers. 5, 108. -
4 Cressius
1.Crēta, ae (nom. Crētē, Mel. 2, 7, 12; Ov. M. 8, 118; 9, 668; 9, 735; acc. Creten, id. ib. 8, 99; Hor. C. 3, 27, 34 al.;II.on the contrary, Cretam,
Verg. A. 3, 129 al.), f., = Krêtê, Crete, an island in the Mediterranean Sea, distinguished in ancient times by its fruitfulness and very early cultivation, now Candia, Mel. l. l.; Plin. 4, 12, 20, § 58; Verg. A. 3, 104; Hor. Epod. 9, 29; Cic. Fl. 13, 30; id. Phil. 2, 38, 97; Vell. 2, 34, 1; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 6; Plin. 15, 11, 10, § 37.— Hence,Crēs, Crētis, m., and Cressa, ae, f., = Krês, Krêssa, Cretan; or as subst., a Cretan; a Cretan woman.a.Masc. Cres:b.Epimenides,
Cic. Div. 1, 18, 34.—In plur. Cretes, the Cretans, Cic. Mur. 35, 74; Ov. Am. 3, 10, 19; gen. Cretum, Cic. Tusc. 2, 14, 34; Cat. 55, 23; Ov. F. 1, 594 al.; acc. Cretăs, Caes. B. G. 2, 7; Mel. 1, 16, 1; Ov. H. 16, 348; Luc. 4, 441 al.—Fem. Cressa, adj.:B.pharetra,
Verg. G. 3, 345: nota, made with Cretan earth or chalk (v. 2. Creta, II.), Hor. C. 1, 36, 10:herbae, for healing in gen.,
Prop. 2, 1, 61 (acc. to Serv. ad Verg. A. 12, 412, perh. for dictamnus): bos, i. e. Pasiphaë (q. v.), id. 4 (5), 7, 57.—Subst. for Ariadne, Ov. Am. 1, 7, 16; for Aĕrope, id. A. A. 1, 327.—Crēsĭus (in MSS. and edd. also Cressĭus; cf. Verg. A. 5, 285 Wagn.), a, um, adj., = Krê:sios, Cretan:C.nemora,
Verg. A. 4, 70:prodigia, i. e. taurus (v. C.),
id. ib. 8, 295:regna,
Ov. H. 16, 299:tecta,
Stat. Th. 12, 582 al. —Crētaeus, a, um, adj., Cretan:* D. E.Ida,
Verg. A. 12, 412:urbes,
Ov. M. 9, 666:ratis,
Prop. 3 (4), 19, 26:taurus,
the bullock which Neptune sent to Minos, Ov. M. 7, 434.— Subst.: Crētaeus, i, m., the Cretan, for Epimenides, Prop. 2, 34 (25), 29.—Crētensis, e, adj., Cretan:F.homo, judex,
Cic. Phil. 5, 5, 13 and 14:Juppiter,
id. N. D. 3, 21, 53:sagittarii,
Liv. 37, 41, 9 et saep.—In plur.: Crētenses, ium, m., the Cretans ( renowned as archers), Nep. Hann. 9, 2; Liv. 37, 60, 4; 41, 25, 7 al.—, a, um, adj., Cretan:2.mare,
Hor. C. 1, 26, 2:vinum,
Plin. 14, 9, 11, § 81:labyrinthus,
id. 36, 13, 19, § 90:bellum,
Flor. 3, 7:pes,
an amphimacrus, Diom. p. 475 P. al.: versus, composed of the amphimacrus, id. p. 513 ib. al.—Subst.a.Crētĭcus, i, m., a surname of Q. Metellus, from his subjugation of Crete, Flor. 3, 7 fin.; 3, 8, 1; Vell. 2, 34; Cic. Att. 1, 19, 2; cf. id. Fl. 13, 30; Ov. F. 1, 594.—b.Crētĭca, ae, f., a plant, called also clematitis, Plin. 25, 8, 54, § 96.—c.In the Gr. form Crētĭcē, ēs, f., a plant, called also hibiscus, App. Herb. 38 and 62.—G. 2. I.Prop., Plin. 35, 17, 57, § 195 sq.; Cato, R. R. 39, 2; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 8 al.;II.esp. used for cleansing garments,
Plaut. Aul. 4, 9, 6.—Hence, trop.:creta est profecto horum hominum oratio,
i. e. removes all trouble from the mind, Plaut. Poen. 5, 2, 10 sq. —Also used as a cosmetic,
Hor. Epod. 12, 10; Mart. 6, 93, 9; 8, 33, 17 al.;for seals,
Cic. Fl. 16, 37; cf. cretula, for marking the goal in a race-course, Plin. 8, 42, 65, § 160;for the making of earthen vessels,
Col. 3, 11, 9; Plin. 14, 20, 25, § 123 et saep.— Poet.:rapidus cretae Oaxes,
turbulent, Verg. E. 1, 66 Rib. (dub. al. Cretae; v. Forbig. ad loc.). —From its whiteness is borrowed the trope for something favorable or lucky (opp. carbo), Hor. S. 2, 3, 246; imitated by Pers. 5, 108. -
5 Creta
1.Crēta, ae (nom. Crētē, Mel. 2, 7, 12; Ov. M. 8, 118; 9, 668; 9, 735; acc. Creten, id. ib. 8, 99; Hor. C. 3, 27, 34 al.;II.on the contrary, Cretam,
Verg. A. 3, 129 al.), f., = Krêtê, Crete, an island in the Mediterranean Sea, distinguished in ancient times by its fruitfulness and very early cultivation, now Candia, Mel. l. l.; Plin. 4, 12, 20, § 58; Verg. A. 3, 104; Hor. Epod. 9, 29; Cic. Fl. 13, 30; id. Phil. 2, 38, 97; Vell. 2, 34, 1; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 6; Plin. 15, 11, 10, § 37.— Hence,Crēs, Crētis, m., and Cressa, ae, f., = Krês, Krêssa, Cretan; or as subst., a Cretan; a Cretan woman.a.Masc. Cres:b.Epimenides,
Cic. Div. 1, 18, 34.—In plur. Cretes, the Cretans, Cic. Mur. 35, 74; Ov. Am. 3, 10, 19; gen. Cretum, Cic. Tusc. 2, 14, 34; Cat. 55, 23; Ov. F. 1, 594 al.; acc. Cretăs, Caes. B. G. 2, 7; Mel. 1, 16, 1; Ov. H. 16, 348; Luc. 4, 441 al.—Fem. Cressa, adj.:B.pharetra,
Verg. G. 3, 345: nota, made with Cretan earth or chalk (v. 2. Creta, II.), Hor. C. 1, 36, 10:herbae, for healing in gen.,
Prop. 2, 1, 61 (acc. to Serv. ad Verg. A. 12, 412, perh. for dictamnus): bos, i. e. Pasiphaë (q. v.), id. 4 (5), 7, 57.—Subst. for Ariadne, Ov. Am. 1, 7, 16; for Aĕrope, id. A. A. 1, 327.—Crēsĭus (in MSS. and edd. also Cressĭus; cf. Verg. A. 5, 285 Wagn.), a, um, adj., = Krê:sios, Cretan:C.nemora,
Verg. A. 4, 70:prodigia, i. e. taurus (v. C.),
id. ib. 8, 295:regna,
Ov. H. 16, 299:tecta,
Stat. Th. 12, 582 al. —Crētaeus, a, um, adj., Cretan:* D. E.Ida,
Verg. A. 12, 412:urbes,
Ov. M. 9, 666:ratis,
Prop. 3 (4), 19, 26:taurus,
the bullock which Neptune sent to Minos, Ov. M. 7, 434.— Subst.: Crētaeus, i, m., the Cretan, for Epimenides, Prop. 2, 34 (25), 29.—Crētensis, e, adj., Cretan:F.homo, judex,
Cic. Phil. 5, 5, 13 and 14:Juppiter,
id. N. D. 3, 21, 53:sagittarii,
Liv. 37, 41, 9 et saep.—In plur.: Crētenses, ium, m., the Cretans ( renowned as archers), Nep. Hann. 9, 2; Liv. 37, 60, 4; 41, 25, 7 al.—, a, um, adj., Cretan:2.mare,
Hor. C. 1, 26, 2:vinum,
Plin. 14, 9, 11, § 81:labyrinthus,
id. 36, 13, 19, § 90:bellum,
Flor. 3, 7:pes,
an amphimacrus, Diom. p. 475 P. al.: versus, composed of the amphimacrus, id. p. 513 ib. al.—Subst.a.Crētĭcus, i, m., a surname of Q. Metellus, from his subjugation of Crete, Flor. 3, 7 fin.; 3, 8, 1; Vell. 2, 34; Cic. Att. 1, 19, 2; cf. id. Fl. 13, 30; Ov. F. 1, 594.—b.Crētĭca, ae, f., a plant, called also clematitis, Plin. 25, 8, 54, § 96.—c.In the Gr. form Crētĭcē, ēs, f., a plant, called also hibiscus, App. Herb. 38 and 62.—G. 2. I.Prop., Plin. 35, 17, 57, § 195 sq.; Cato, R. R. 39, 2; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 8 al.;II.esp. used for cleansing garments,
Plaut. Aul. 4, 9, 6.—Hence, trop.:creta est profecto horum hominum oratio,
i. e. removes all trouble from the mind, Plaut. Poen. 5, 2, 10 sq. —Also used as a cosmetic,
Hor. Epod. 12, 10; Mart. 6, 93, 9; 8, 33, 17 al.;for seals,
Cic. Fl. 16, 37; cf. cretula, for marking the goal in a race-course, Plin. 8, 42, 65, § 160;for the making of earthen vessels,
Col. 3, 11, 9; Plin. 14, 20, 25, § 123 et saep.— Poet.:rapidus cretae Oaxes,
turbulent, Verg. E. 1, 66 Rib. (dub. al. Cretae; v. Forbig. ad loc.). —From its whiteness is borrowed the trope for something favorable or lucky (opp. carbo), Hor. S. 2, 3, 246; imitated by Pers. 5, 108. -
6 creta
1.Crēta, ae (nom. Crētē, Mel. 2, 7, 12; Ov. M. 8, 118; 9, 668; 9, 735; acc. Creten, id. ib. 8, 99; Hor. C. 3, 27, 34 al.;II.on the contrary, Cretam,
Verg. A. 3, 129 al.), f., = Krêtê, Crete, an island in the Mediterranean Sea, distinguished in ancient times by its fruitfulness and very early cultivation, now Candia, Mel. l. l.; Plin. 4, 12, 20, § 58; Verg. A. 3, 104; Hor. Epod. 9, 29; Cic. Fl. 13, 30; id. Phil. 2, 38, 97; Vell. 2, 34, 1; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 6; Plin. 15, 11, 10, § 37.— Hence,Crēs, Crētis, m., and Cressa, ae, f., = Krês, Krêssa, Cretan; or as subst., a Cretan; a Cretan woman.a.Masc. Cres:b.Epimenides,
Cic. Div. 1, 18, 34.—In plur. Cretes, the Cretans, Cic. Mur. 35, 74; Ov. Am. 3, 10, 19; gen. Cretum, Cic. Tusc. 2, 14, 34; Cat. 55, 23; Ov. F. 1, 594 al.; acc. Cretăs, Caes. B. G. 2, 7; Mel. 1, 16, 1; Ov. H. 16, 348; Luc. 4, 441 al.—Fem. Cressa, adj.:B.pharetra,
Verg. G. 3, 345: nota, made with Cretan earth or chalk (v. 2. Creta, II.), Hor. C. 1, 36, 10:herbae, for healing in gen.,
Prop. 2, 1, 61 (acc. to Serv. ad Verg. A. 12, 412, perh. for dictamnus): bos, i. e. Pasiphaë (q. v.), id. 4 (5), 7, 57.—Subst. for Ariadne, Ov. Am. 1, 7, 16; for Aĕrope, id. A. A. 1, 327.—Crēsĭus (in MSS. and edd. also Cressĭus; cf. Verg. A. 5, 285 Wagn.), a, um, adj., = Krê:sios, Cretan:C.nemora,
Verg. A. 4, 70:prodigia, i. e. taurus (v. C.),
id. ib. 8, 295:regna,
Ov. H. 16, 299:tecta,
Stat. Th. 12, 582 al. —Crētaeus, a, um, adj., Cretan:* D. E.Ida,
Verg. A. 12, 412:urbes,
Ov. M. 9, 666:ratis,
Prop. 3 (4), 19, 26:taurus,
the bullock which Neptune sent to Minos, Ov. M. 7, 434.— Subst.: Crētaeus, i, m., the Cretan, for Epimenides, Prop. 2, 34 (25), 29.—Crētensis, e, adj., Cretan:F.homo, judex,
Cic. Phil. 5, 5, 13 and 14:Juppiter,
id. N. D. 3, 21, 53:sagittarii,
Liv. 37, 41, 9 et saep.—In plur.: Crētenses, ium, m., the Cretans ( renowned as archers), Nep. Hann. 9, 2; Liv. 37, 60, 4; 41, 25, 7 al.—, a, um, adj., Cretan:2.mare,
Hor. C. 1, 26, 2:vinum,
Plin. 14, 9, 11, § 81:labyrinthus,
id. 36, 13, 19, § 90:bellum,
Flor. 3, 7:pes,
an amphimacrus, Diom. p. 475 P. al.: versus, composed of the amphimacrus, id. p. 513 ib. al.—Subst.a.Crētĭcus, i, m., a surname of Q. Metellus, from his subjugation of Crete, Flor. 3, 7 fin.; 3, 8, 1; Vell. 2, 34; Cic. Att. 1, 19, 2; cf. id. Fl. 13, 30; Ov. F. 1, 594.—b.Crētĭca, ae, f., a plant, called also clematitis, Plin. 25, 8, 54, § 96.—c.In the Gr. form Crētĭcē, ēs, f., a plant, called also hibiscus, App. Herb. 38 and 62.—G. 2. I.Prop., Plin. 35, 17, 57, § 195 sq.; Cato, R. R. 39, 2; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 8 al.;II.esp. used for cleansing garments,
Plaut. Aul. 4, 9, 6.—Hence, trop.:creta est profecto horum hominum oratio,
i. e. removes all trouble from the mind, Plaut. Poen. 5, 2, 10 sq. —Also used as a cosmetic,
Hor. Epod. 12, 10; Mart. 6, 93, 9; 8, 33, 17 al.;for seals,
Cic. Fl. 16, 37; cf. cretula, for marking the goal in a race-course, Plin. 8, 42, 65, § 160;for the making of earthen vessels,
Col. 3, 11, 9; Plin. 14, 20, 25, § 123 et saep.— Poet.:rapidus cretae Oaxes,
turbulent, Verg. E. 1, 66 Rib. (dub. al. Cretae; v. Forbig. ad loc.). —From its whiteness is borrowed the trope for something favorable or lucky (opp. carbo), Hor. S. 2, 3, 246; imitated by Pers. 5, 108. -
7 Cretenses
1.Crēta, ae (nom. Crētē, Mel. 2, 7, 12; Ov. M. 8, 118; 9, 668; 9, 735; acc. Creten, id. ib. 8, 99; Hor. C. 3, 27, 34 al.;II.on the contrary, Cretam,
Verg. A. 3, 129 al.), f., = Krêtê, Crete, an island in the Mediterranean Sea, distinguished in ancient times by its fruitfulness and very early cultivation, now Candia, Mel. l. l.; Plin. 4, 12, 20, § 58; Verg. A. 3, 104; Hor. Epod. 9, 29; Cic. Fl. 13, 30; id. Phil. 2, 38, 97; Vell. 2, 34, 1; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 6; Plin. 15, 11, 10, § 37.— Hence,Crēs, Crētis, m., and Cressa, ae, f., = Krês, Krêssa, Cretan; or as subst., a Cretan; a Cretan woman.a.Masc. Cres:b.Epimenides,
Cic. Div. 1, 18, 34.—In plur. Cretes, the Cretans, Cic. Mur. 35, 74; Ov. Am. 3, 10, 19; gen. Cretum, Cic. Tusc. 2, 14, 34; Cat. 55, 23; Ov. F. 1, 594 al.; acc. Cretăs, Caes. B. G. 2, 7; Mel. 1, 16, 1; Ov. H. 16, 348; Luc. 4, 441 al.—Fem. Cressa, adj.:B.pharetra,
Verg. G. 3, 345: nota, made with Cretan earth or chalk (v. 2. Creta, II.), Hor. C. 1, 36, 10:herbae, for healing in gen.,
Prop. 2, 1, 61 (acc. to Serv. ad Verg. A. 12, 412, perh. for dictamnus): bos, i. e. Pasiphaë (q. v.), id. 4 (5), 7, 57.—Subst. for Ariadne, Ov. Am. 1, 7, 16; for Aĕrope, id. A. A. 1, 327.—Crēsĭus (in MSS. and edd. also Cressĭus; cf. Verg. A. 5, 285 Wagn.), a, um, adj., = Krê:sios, Cretan:C.nemora,
Verg. A. 4, 70:prodigia, i. e. taurus (v. C.),
id. ib. 8, 295:regna,
Ov. H. 16, 299:tecta,
Stat. Th. 12, 582 al. —Crētaeus, a, um, adj., Cretan:* D. E.Ida,
Verg. A. 12, 412:urbes,
Ov. M. 9, 666:ratis,
Prop. 3 (4), 19, 26:taurus,
the bullock which Neptune sent to Minos, Ov. M. 7, 434.— Subst.: Crētaeus, i, m., the Cretan, for Epimenides, Prop. 2, 34 (25), 29.—Crētensis, e, adj., Cretan:F.homo, judex,
Cic. Phil. 5, 5, 13 and 14:Juppiter,
id. N. D. 3, 21, 53:sagittarii,
Liv. 37, 41, 9 et saep.—In plur.: Crētenses, ium, m., the Cretans ( renowned as archers), Nep. Hann. 9, 2; Liv. 37, 60, 4; 41, 25, 7 al.—, a, um, adj., Cretan:2.mare,
Hor. C. 1, 26, 2:vinum,
Plin. 14, 9, 11, § 81:labyrinthus,
id. 36, 13, 19, § 90:bellum,
Flor. 3, 7:pes,
an amphimacrus, Diom. p. 475 P. al.: versus, composed of the amphimacrus, id. p. 513 ib. al.—Subst.a.Crētĭcus, i, m., a surname of Q. Metellus, from his subjugation of Crete, Flor. 3, 7 fin.; 3, 8, 1; Vell. 2, 34; Cic. Att. 1, 19, 2; cf. id. Fl. 13, 30; Ov. F. 1, 594.—b.Crētĭca, ae, f., a plant, called also clematitis, Plin. 25, 8, 54, § 96.—c.In the Gr. form Crētĭcē, ēs, f., a plant, called also hibiscus, App. Herb. 38 and 62.—G. 2. I.Prop., Plin. 35, 17, 57, § 195 sq.; Cato, R. R. 39, 2; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 8 al.;II.esp. used for cleansing garments,
Plaut. Aul. 4, 9, 6.—Hence, trop.:creta est profecto horum hominum oratio,
i. e. removes all trouble from the mind, Plaut. Poen. 5, 2, 10 sq. —Also used as a cosmetic,
Hor. Epod. 12, 10; Mart. 6, 93, 9; 8, 33, 17 al.;for seals,
Cic. Fl. 16, 37; cf. cretula, for marking the goal in a race-course, Plin. 8, 42, 65, § 160;for the making of earthen vessels,
Col. 3, 11, 9; Plin. 14, 20, 25, § 123 et saep.— Poet.:rapidus cretae Oaxes,
turbulent, Verg. E. 1, 66 Rib. (dub. al. Cretae; v. Forbig. ad loc.). —From its whiteness is borrowed the trope for something favorable or lucky (opp. carbo), Hor. S. 2, 3, 246; imitated by Pers. 5, 108. -
8 Cretica
1.Crēta, ae (nom. Crētē, Mel. 2, 7, 12; Ov. M. 8, 118; 9, 668; 9, 735; acc. Creten, id. ib. 8, 99; Hor. C. 3, 27, 34 al.;II.on the contrary, Cretam,
Verg. A. 3, 129 al.), f., = Krêtê, Crete, an island in the Mediterranean Sea, distinguished in ancient times by its fruitfulness and very early cultivation, now Candia, Mel. l. l.; Plin. 4, 12, 20, § 58; Verg. A. 3, 104; Hor. Epod. 9, 29; Cic. Fl. 13, 30; id. Phil. 2, 38, 97; Vell. 2, 34, 1; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 6; Plin. 15, 11, 10, § 37.— Hence,Crēs, Crētis, m., and Cressa, ae, f., = Krês, Krêssa, Cretan; or as subst., a Cretan; a Cretan woman.a.Masc. Cres:b.Epimenides,
Cic. Div. 1, 18, 34.—In plur. Cretes, the Cretans, Cic. Mur. 35, 74; Ov. Am. 3, 10, 19; gen. Cretum, Cic. Tusc. 2, 14, 34; Cat. 55, 23; Ov. F. 1, 594 al.; acc. Cretăs, Caes. B. G. 2, 7; Mel. 1, 16, 1; Ov. H. 16, 348; Luc. 4, 441 al.—Fem. Cressa, adj.:B.pharetra,
Verg. G. 3, 345: nota, made with Cretan earth or chalk (v. 2. Creta, II.), Hor. C. 1, 36, 10:herbae, for healing in gen.,
Prop. 2, 1, 61 (acc. to Serv. ad Verg. A. 12, 412, perh. for dictamnus): bos, i. e. Pasiphaë (q. v.), id. 4 (5), 7, 57.—Subst. for Ariadne, Ov. Am. 1, 7, 16; for Aĕrope, id. A. A. 1, 327.—Crēsĭus (in MSS. and edd. also Cressĭus; cf. Verg. A. 5, 285 Wagn.), a, um, adj., = Krê:sios, Cretan:C.nemora,
Verg. A. 4, 70:prodigia, i. e. taurus (v. C.),
id. ib. 8, 295:regna,
Ov. H. 16, 299:tecta,
Stat. Th. 12, 582 al. —Crētaeus, a, um, adj., Cretan:* D. E.Ida,
Verg. A. 12, 412:urbes,
Ov. M. 9, 666:ratis,
Prop. 3 (4), 19, 26:taurus,
the bullock which Neptune sent to Minos, Ov. M. 7, 434.— Subst.: Crētaeus, i, m., the Cretan, for Epimenides, Prop. 2, 34 (25), 29.—Crētensis, e, adj., Cretan:F.homo, judex,
Cic. Phil. 5, 5, 13 and 14:Juppiter,
id. N. D. 3, 21, 53:sagittarii,
Liv. 37, 41, 9 et saep.—In plur.: Crētenses, ium, m., the Cretans ( renowned as archers), Nep. Hann. 9, 2; Liv. 37, 60, 4; 41, 25, 7 al.—, a, um, adj., Cretan:2.mare,
Hor. C. 1, 26, 2:vinum,
Plin. 14, 9, 11, § 81:labyrinthus,
id. 36, 13, 19, § 90:bellum,
Flor. 3, 7:pes,
an amphimacrus, Diom. p. 475 P. al.: versus, composed of the amphimacrus, id. p. 513 ib. al.—Subst.a.Crētĭcus, i, m., a surname of Q. Metellus, from his subjugation of Crete, Flor. 3, 7 fin.; 3, 8, 1; Vell. 2, 34; Cic. Att. 1, 19, 2; cf. id. Fl. 13, 30; Ov. F. 1, 594.—b.Crētĭca, ae, f., a plant, called also clematitis, Plin. 25, 8, 54, § 96.—c.In the Gr. form Crētĭcē, ēs, f., a plant, called also hibiscus, App. Herb. 38 and 62.—G. 2. I.Prop., Plin. 35, 17, 57, § 195 sq.; Cato, R. R. 39, 2; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 8 al.;II.esp. used for cleansing garments,
Plaut. Aul. 4, 9, 6.—Hence, trop.:creta est profecto horum hominum oratio,
i. e. removes all trouble from the mind, Plaut. Poen. 5, 2, 10 sq. —Also used as a cosmetic,
Hor. Epod. 12, 10; Mart. 6, 93, 9; 8, 33, 17 al.;for seals,
Cic. Fl. 16, 37; cf. cretula, for marking the goal in a race-course, Plin. 8, 42, 65, § 160;for the making of earthen vessels,
Col. 3, 11, 9; Plin. 14, 20, 25, § 123 et saep.— Poet.:rapidus cretae Oaxes,
turbulent, Verg. E. 1, 66 Rib. (dub. al. Cretae; v. Forbig. ad loc.). —From its whiteness is borrowed the trope for something favorable or lucky (opp. carbo), Hor. S. 2, 3, 246; imitated by Pers. 5, 108. -
9 Cretice
1.Crēta, ae (nom. Crētē, Mel. 2, 7, 12; Ov. M. 8, 118; 9, 668; 9, 735; acc. Creten, id. ib. 8, 99; Hor. C. 3, 27, 34 al.;II.on the contrary, Cretam,
Verg. A. 3, 129 al.), f., = Krêtê, Crete, an island in the Mediterranean Sea, distinguished in ancient times by its fruitfulness and very early cultivation, now Candia, Mel. l. l.; Plin. 4, 12, 20, § 58; Verg. A. 3, 104; Hor. Epod. 9, 29; Cic. Fl. 13, 30; id. Phil. 2, 38, 97; Vell. 2, 34, 1; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 6; Plin. 15, 11, 10, § 37.— Hence,Crēs, Crētis, m., and Cressa, ae, f., = Krês, Krêssa, Cretan; or as subst., a Cretan; a Cretan woman.a.Masc. Cres:b.Epimenides,
Cic. Div. 1, 18, 34.—In plur. Cretes, the Cretans, Cic. Mur. 35, 74; Ov. Am. 3, 10, 19; gen. Cretum, Cic. Tusc. 2, 14, 34; Cat. 55, 23; Ov. F. 1, 594 al.; acc. Cretăs, Caes. B. G. 2, 7; Mel. 1, 16, 1; Ov. H. 16, 348; Luc. 4, 441 al.—Fem. Cressa, adj.:B.pharetra,
Verg. G. 3, 345: nota, made with Cretan earth or chalk (v. 2. Creta, II.), Hor. C. 1, 36, 10:herbae, for healing in gen.,
Prop. 2, 1, 61 (acc. to Serv. ad Verg. A. 12, 412, perh. for dictamnus): bos, i. e. Pasiphaë (q. v.), id. 4 (5), 7, 57.—Subst. for Ariadne, Ov. Am. 1, 7, 16; for Aĕrope, id. A. A. 1, 327.—Crēsĭus (in MSS. and edd. also Cressĭus; cf. Verg. A. 5, 285 Wagn.), a, um, adj., = Krê:sios, Cretan:C.nemora,
Verg. A. 4, 70:prodigia, i. e. taurus (v. C.),
id. ib. 8, 295:regna,
Ov. H. 16, 299:tecta,
Stat. Th. 12, 582 al. —Crētaeus, a, um, adj., Cretan:* D. E.Ida,
Verg. A. 12, 412:urbes,
Ov. M. 9, 666:ratis,
Prop. 3 (4), 19, 26:taurus,
the bullock which Neptune sent to Minos, Ov. M. 7, 434.— Subst.: Crētaeus, i, m., the Cretan, for Epimenides, Prop. 2, 34 (25), 29.—Crētensis, e, adj., Cretan:F.homo, judex,
Cic. Phil. 5, 5, 13 and 14:Juppiter,
id. N. D. 3, 21, 53:sagittarii,
Liv. 37, 41, 9 et saep.—In plur.: Crētenses, ium, m., the Cretans ( renowned as archers), Nep. Hann. 9, 2; Liv. 37, 60, 4; 41, 25, 7 al.—, a, um, adj., Cretan:2.mare,
Hor. C. 1, 26, 2:vinum,
Plin. 14, 9, 11, § 81:labyrinthus,
id. 36, 13, 19, § 90:bellum,
Flor. 3, 7:pes,
an amphimacrus, Diom. p. 475 P. al.: versus, composed of the amphimacrus, id. p. 513 ib. al.—Subst.a.Crētĭcus, i, m., a surname of Q. Metellus, from his subjugation of Crete, Flor. 3, 7 fin.; 3, 8, 1; Vell. 2, 34; Cic. Att. 1, 19, 2; cf. id. Fl. 13, 30; Ov. F. 1, 594.—b.Crētĭca, ae, f., a plant, called also clematitis, Plin. 25, 8, 54, § 96.—c.In the Gr. form Crētĭcē, ēs, f., a plant, called also hibiscus, App. Herb. 38 and 62.—G. 2. I.Prop., Plin. 35, 17, 57, § 195 sq.; Cato, R. R. 39, 2; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 8 al.;II.esp. used for cleansing garments,
Plaut. Aul. 4, 9, 6.—Hence, trop.:creta est profecto horum hominum oratio,
i. e. removes all trouble from the mind, Plaut. Poen. 5, 2, 10 sq. —Also used as a cosmetic,
Hor. Epod. 12, 10; Mart. 6, 93, 9; 8, 33, 17 al.;for seals,
Cic. Fl. 16, 37; cf. cretula, for marking the goal in a race-course, Plin. 8, 42, 65, § 160;for the making of earthen vessels,
Col. 3, 11, 9; Plin. 14, 20, 25, § 123 et saep.— Poet.:rapidus cretae Oaxes,
turbulent, Verg. E. 1, 66 Rib. (dub. al. Cretae; v. Forbig. ad loc.). —From its whiteness is borrowed the trope for something favorable or lucky (opp. carbo), Hor. S. 2, 3, 246; imitated by Pers. 5, 108.
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