beam

lībrīlis, e, adj. [libra].

Of a pound, weighing a pound:

tunica,

Vop. Bonos. 15, 8:

fundis librilibus sudibusque, Gallos proterrent,

throwing stones of a pound each, Caes. B. G. 7, 81, 4.—

Of or pertaining to weighing. —Hence, subst.: lībrīle, is, n.

A balance, pair of scales:

in librili perpendere,

Gell. 20, 1, 34.—

A scale-beam: librile scapus librae, Paul. ex Fest. p. 116 Müll.

lĭgŭla and lingŭla (v. infra), ae, f. dim. [from lingua:

quamvis me ligulam dicant Equitesque Patresque, Dicor ab indoctis lingula grammaticis,

Mart. 14, 120 ], a little tongue; hence, transf.

A tongue of land:

oppida posita in extremis lingulis promontoriisque,

Caes. B. G. 3, 12.—

The tongue of a shoe, a shoe-strap, shoe-latchet: lingula per diminutionem linguae dicta; alias a similitudine linguae exsertae, ut in calceis, alias insertae, id est intra dentes coërcitae, ut in tibiis, Paul. ex Fest. p. 116 Müll.:

habet Trebius, propter quod rumpere somnum debeat et ligulas dimittere,

Juv. 5, 20; Mart. 2, 29, 7.—As a term of reproach:

ligula, i in malam crucem,

Plaut. Poen. 5, 5, 30.—

A spoon or ladle for skimming a pot, a skimmer:

isque (musteus fructus) saepius ligula purgandus est,

Col. 9, 5 fin. —For taking out and dropping aromatic essences:

inde lingulis eligunt florem,

Plin. 21, 14, 49, § 84.—For preserves, Cato, R. R. 84.—

As a measure, a spoonful:

duarum aut trium lingularum mensura,

Plin. 20, 5, 18, § 36.—

A small sword, Naev. ap. Gell. 10, 25, 3; ct. Varr. L. L. 7, § 107 Müll.—

The tongue or reed of a flute, Plin. 16, 36, 66, § 171; cf. under II. the passage cited from Paul. ex Fest. p. 116 Müll.—

The pointed end of a post or stake, which was inserted into something, a tongue, tenon:

lingulae edolatae,

Col. 8, 11, 4.—

The short arm of a lever, which is placed under the weight to be raised:

si sub onus vectis lingula subjecta fuerit,

Vitr. 10, 8.—

The tongueshaped extremity of a water-pipe, by which it is fitted into another, Vitr. 8, 7.—

The tongue of a scale-beam: examen est ligula et lignum, quod mediam hastam ad pondera adaequanda tenet, Schol. ad Pers. 1, 6.—

A tongue-shaped member of the cuttle-fish:

loliginum ligulas,

App. Mag. p. 297, 5.

lūcĕo, xi, 2, v. n. [Sanscr. ruk, to be bright; Gr. luchnos, leukos, amphilukê; Lat. lux, lumen, lucidus, luna; O. H.-Germ. liŏht; Germ. Licht; cf. also illustris], to be light or clear, to shine, beam, glitter (syn.: splendeo, fulgeo).

Lit.: (lumen) Nihilo minus ipsi lucet, Enn. ap. Cic. Off. 1, 16, 51 (Trag. v. 389 Vahl.): tum candida lumina lucent, id. ap. Fest. p. 228 and 229 Müll. (Ann. v. 157 Vahl.):

(stella) luce lucebat aliena,

Cic. Rep. 4, 16, 16:

dum meus assiduo luceat igne focus,

Tib. 1, 1, 6:

lucet igne rogus,

Ov. H. 11, 104:

rara per occultos lucebat semita calles,

Verg. A. 9, 383:

lucet via longo Ordine flammarum,

id. ib. 11, 143; cf. Prop. 2, 14 (3, 6), 17:

interior caeli qua semita lucet,

Stat. Th. 9, 641:

(luminaria) lucent in firmamento caeli,

Vulg. Gen. 1, 15:

niveo lucet in ore rubor,

Ov. Am. 3, 3, 6:

lucent oculi,

id. M. 1, 239; Val. Fl. 6, 492:

cinis in multam noctem pertinaciter luxit,

Suet. Tib. 74:

virgatis lucent sagulis (sc. Galli),

glitter, Verg. A. 8, 660:

taedā lucebis in illa,

i. e. shall burn, Juv. 1, 155:

non amplius erit sol ad lucendum,

Vulg. Isa. 60, 19.—In the part. pres.:

e rosea sol alte lampade lucens,

Lucr. 5, 610; so,

globus lunae,

Verg. A. 6, 725:

faces,

Ov. F. 3, 270:

sedebat In solio Phoebus claris lucente smaragdis,

id. M. 2, 24:

lucerna lucens in caliginoso loco,

Vulg. 2 Pet. 1, 19.— Poet., with acc.:

huic lucebis novae nuptae facem,

will light her home with a torch, Plaut. Cas. 1, 30: tute tibi puer es;

lautus luces cereum,

id. Curc. 1, 1, 9.—

Of the day, daylight, etc., to appear, dawn, become light:

an umquam lucebit in orbe ille dies,

Sil. 16, 91:

lucente jam die,

Amm. 21, 15, 2.—

Esp., impers.: lucet, lucebat, etc., it is (was) light, it is (was) day, it is dawning:

priusquam lucet, adsunt,

Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 115:

si lucet lucet: lucet autem, lucet igitur,

Cic. Ac. 2, 30, 96:

si judicatum erit meridie non lucere,

id. Att. 1, 1, 1:

nondum lucebat,

id. Rosc. Am. 34, 97:

nec satis lucebat: cum autem luceret, etc.,

id. Att. 16, 13, a, 1:

ubi lucere coepisset,

id. Div. 1, 23, 47: expergiscere: lucet hoc, it is light, it is day there (in the sky), Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 63:

hoc... luce lucebit,

id. Curc. 1, 3, 26. —

Transf., to shine or show through, to be discernible, visible ( poet.):

si qua Arabio lucet bombyce puella,

Prop. 2, 2, 25 (2, 3, 15):

femineum lucet sic per bombycina corpus,

Mart. 8, 68, 7:

vitalia lucent,

are uncovered, Stat. Th. 8, 525.—

Trop., to shine forth, to be conspicuous, apparent, clear, evident:

nunc imperii nostri splendor illis gentibus lucet,

Cic. Imp. Pomp. 14, 41:

mea officia et studia, quae parum antea luxerunt,

id. Att. 3, 15, 4:

cum res ipsa tot, tam claris argumentis luceat,

id. Mil. 23, 61:

virtus lucet in tenebris,

id. Sest. 28, 60:

tota oratio lucet,

Quint. 8, 5, 29; 9, 1, 19.—Hence, lūcens, entis, P. a., shining, bright, conspicuous: lucentior usus, Mall. Theod. de Metr. 9, 7.

Mars (archaic and poet. Māvors, q. v.), Martis (collat. reduplic. form Marmar, in the Song of the Arval Brothers; v. the following, and Mamers), m. [root mar-, gleam; Sanscr. marīkis, beam of light; hence Mars, the bright god; cf.: marmor, mare], Mars, who, as father of Romulus, was the primogenitor of the Roman people, the god of war, of husbandry, of shepherds and seers. For him was named the month of Martius, March, the beginning of the Roman year, Ov. F. 3, 73 sqq.:

legio Martia... ab eo deo, a quo populum Romanum generatum accepimus,

Cic. Phil. 4, 2, 5:

Mars pater te precor quaesoque, uti sies volens propitius mihi, etc.,... ut tu morbos visos invisosque viduertatem vastitudinemque, calamitates intemperiasque prohibessis, etc.,

Cato, R. R. 141, 2; cf., in the Song of the Arval Brothers, NEVE LVERVE MARMAR SINS INCVRRERE IN PLEORIS;

for Mars pater, the forms Marspiter, gen. Marspitris, or -tĕris, and Maspiter were also employed,

Gell. 5, 12, 5; Macr. S. 1, 12; 19; Varr. L. L. 8, § 33 Müll.; 9, § 75; 10, § 65; Prisc. p. 695:

Mars Gradivus, Quirinus, Silvanus, Ultor, v. under h. vv.: Mars durus,

Verg. E 10, 44:

torvus,

Hor. C. 1, 28, 17:

cruentus,

id. ib. 2, 14, 13:

ferus,

Ov. H. 7, 160; id. F. 4, 25:

ferox,

id. M. 13, 11:

bellicus,

id. F. 3, 1:

fortibus sane oculis Cassius (Martem spirare dicens) se in Siciliam non iturum,

Cic. Att. 15, 11. The Salii were destined for his service, Liv. 1, 20, 4; horses and bulls were offered to him, Paul. ex Fest. p. 61 Müll.; Ov. H. 6, 10; Macr. S. 3, 10, 4:

per Martem, a soldier's oath,

Plaut. Mil. 5, 21. He was often appealed to in oaths, etc., esp. by soldiers:

Nam neque Duellona mi umquam neque Mars creduat, ni, etc.,

Plaut. Bacch. 4, 8, 8; id. Mil. 1, 1, 11; id. Truc. 3, 1, 11.—

Transf.

War, battle, a conflict, engagement, contest, etc.; also the art of war: cum veter occubuit Priamus sub Marte Pelasgo, Enn. ap. Prisc. p. 607 P. (Ann. v. 17 Vahl.):

Martem accendere cantu,

to incite to battle, Verg. A. 6, 165:

apertus,

fighting in the open field, Ov. M. 13, 27: equitem suo alienoque Marte pugnare, i. e. to fight both in their own fashion (on horseback) and in one which was strange to them (on foot), Liv. 3, 62, 9:

pugna jam in manus, jam in gladios, ubi Mars est atrocissimus, venerat,

id. 2, 46, 3:

terribili Marte ululare,

Plin. 26, 4, 9, § 19:

captam sine Marte,

Stat. Ach. 1, 401:

quos amisimus cives, eos Martis vis perculit, non ira victoriae,

Cic. Marcell. 6, 17.— Poet.:

Mars forensis,

a contest in the forum, legal contest, Ov. P. 4, 6, 29; cf.:

et fora Marte suo litigiosa vacent,

id. F. 4, 188.—Hence, prov.: suo (nostro, vestro) Marte, by one's own exertions, without the assistance of others:

rex ipse suo Marte res suas recuperavit,

Cic. Phil. 2, 37, 95; id. Off. 3, 7, 34:

cum vos vestro Marte his rebus omnibus abundetis,

id. Verr. 2, 3, 4, § 9.—

The issue of a war or a battle, the fortune of war:

cum omnis belli Mars communis, et cum semper incerti exitus proeliorum sint,

Cic. Fam. 6, 4, 1: communis adhuc Mars belli erat, Liv. 10, 28:

aequo Marte,

with equal advantage, on equal terms, Caes. B. G. 7, 19, 3; 8, 19, 2; Curt. 4, 1, 8:

pari Marte,

Hirt. B. G. 8, 19:

aequato Marte,

Liv. 1, 25:

verso Marte ( = versā fortunā),

id. 29, 3, 11:

vario Marte pugnatum est,

Quint. 8, 6, 24:

incerto Marte,

Tac. H. 4, 35:

anceps,

Liv. 7, 29, 2; 21, 1, 2:

dubius,

Vell. 2, 55, 3.—

The planet Mars: Jovis stellae proximum inferiorem orbem tenet puroeis, quae stella Martis appellatur, Cic. N. D. 2, 20, 53; 2, 46, 119; Plin. 2, 8, 6, § 34; 2, 15, 12, § 60; Hyg. Astr. 2, 42:

Martis sidus,

Cassiod. Var. 11, 36.—Hence,

Mar-tĭus ( Māvortĭus, v. infra), a, um, adj.

Of or belonging to Mars:

lupus,

sacred to Mars, Verg. A. 9, 566; cf.: Martius lupus, integer et intactus, gentis nos Martiae et conditoris nostri admonuit, descended from Mars (since Mars is the father of Romulus and Remus), Liv. 10, 27:

legio,

Cic. Phil. 3, 3, 6; 4, 2, 5:

miles,

Ov. M. 14, 798:

proles,

i. e. Romulus and Remus, id. F. 3, 59:

anguis,

sacred to Mars, id. M. 3, 32:

judicium,

i. e. of the Areopagus at Athens, App. M. 10, p. 718 Oud.: Campus;

v. campus: harena,

a place in the Circus where the gladiators fought, Ov. Tr. 2, 282; Mart. 2, 75, 8:

gramen,

i. e. the Field of Mars, Hor. C. 3, 7, 26: Martius mensis, the month of March, formerly the first month of the year, Plin. 15, 3, 4, § 13:

Martii Calendis,

Hor. C. 3, 8, 1: Idus Martiae, the Ides of March, famous as the day on which Julius Cæsar was killed, Cic. Att. 14, 4, 2; cf. 14, 20, 1 sq.; id. Phil. 2, 35, 88; id. Fam. 10, 28, 1.— In the form Mavortius ( poet.):

moenia,

i. e. Rome, Verg. A. 1, 276:

tellus,

i. e. Thrace, id. G. 4, 462:

conjux,

i. e. Venus, Val. Fl. 2, 208:

proles,

i. e. the Thebans, Ov. M. 3, 531; cf.:

seges belli (because sprung from the dragon's teeth),

Claud. III. Cons. Hon. 135.—

Transf.

Warlike, martial:

Martia Penthesilea,

Verg. A. 11, 661:

Martia saeculi voluptas,

Mart. 5, 24, 1:

Martius aeris rauci canor,

Verg. G. 4, 71:

vulnera,

id. A. 7, 182:

Thebe,

i. e. where many wars were carried on, Ov. Am. 3, 6, 33.—

Of or belonging to the planet Mars:

ille fulgor rutilus, horribilisque terris, quem Martium dicitis,

Cic. Rep. 6, 17, 17.—As subst.: Mar-tĭus, ii, m. (sc. mensis), March, the month of March:

Mensium nomina fere aperta sunt, si a Martio, ut antiqui constituerunt, numeres, Nam primus a Marte,

Varr. L. L. 6, 4, § 33.—

Martĭālis, e, adj.

Of or belonging to Mars: Flamen, Varr L. L. 5, § 84 Müll.;

7, § 45 ib.: lupus,

sacred to Mars, Hor. C. 1, 17, 9:

ludi,

in honor of Mars, Suet. Claud. 1: Martialis collis, near the temple of Deus Fidius, Varr. L. L. 5, § 52 Müll.— Subst.: Martĭālis, is, m., a priest of Mars:

Martiales quidam Larini appellabantur, ministri publici Martis,

Cic. Clu. 15, 43.—

Belonging to the legio Martia; hence, Martĭāles, the soldiers of the legio Martia, Cic. Phil. 4, 2, 5.

Mars (archaic and poet. Māvors, q. v.), Martis (collat. reduplic. form Marmar, in the Song of the Arval Brothers; v. the following, and Mamers), m. [root mar-, gleam; Sanscr. marīkis, beam of light; hence Mars, the bright god; cf.: marmor, mare], Mars, who, as father of Romulus, was the primogenitor of the Roman people, the god of war, of husbandry, of shepherds and seers. For him was named the month of Martius, March, the beginning of the Roman year, Ov. F. 3, 73 sqq.:

legio Martia... ab eo deo, a quo populum Romanum generatum accepimus,

Cic. Phil. 4, 2, 5:

Mars pater te precor quaesoque, uti sies volens propitius mihi, etc.,... ut tu morbos visos invisosque viduertatem vastitudinemque, calamitates intemperiasque prohibessis, etc.,

Cato, R. R. 141, 2; cf., in the Song of the Arval Brothers, NEVE LVERVE MARMAR SINS INCVRRERE IN PLEORIS;

for Mars pater, the forms Marspiter, gen. Marspitris, or -tĕris, and Maspiter were also employed,

Gell. 5, 12, 5; Macr. S. 1, 12; 19; Varr. L. L. 8, § 33 Müll.; 9, § 75; 10, § 65; Prisc. p. 695:

Mars Gradivus, Quirinus, Silvanus, Ultor, v. under h. vv.: Mars durus,

Verg. E 10, 44:

torvus,

Hor. C. 1, 28, 17:

cruentus,

id. ib. 2, 14, 13:

ferus,

Ov. H. 7, 160; id. F. 4, 25:

ferox,

id. M. 13, 11:

bellicus,

id. F. 3, 1:

fortibus sane oculis Cassius (Martem spirare dicens) se in Siciliam non iturum,

Cic. Att. 15, 11. The Salii were destined for his service, Liv. 1, 20, 4; horses and bulls were offered to him, Paul. ex Fest. p. 61 Müll.; Ov. H. 6, 10; Macr. S. 3, 10, 4:

per Martem, a soldier's oath,

Plaut. Mil. 5, 21. He was often appealed to in oaths, etc., esp. by soldiers:

Nam neque Duellona mi umquam neque Mars creduat, ni, etc.,

Plaut. Bacch. 4, 8, 8; id. Mil. 1, 1, 11; id. Truc. 3, 1, 11.—

Transf.

War, battle, a conflict, engagement, contest, etc.; also the art of war: cum veter occubuit Priamus sub Marte Pelasgo, Enn. ap. Prisc. p. 607 P. (Ann. v. 17 Vahl.):

Martem accendere cantu,

to incite to battle, Verg. A. 6, 165:

apertus,

fighting in the open field, Ov. M. 13, 27: equitem suo alienoque Marte pugnare, i. e. to fight both in their own fashion (on horseback) and in one which was strange to them (on foot), Liv. 3, 62, 9:

pugna jam in manus, jam in gladios, ubi Mars est atrocissimus, venerat,

id. 2, 46, 3:

terribili Marte ululare,

Plin. 26, 4, 9, § 19:

captam sine Marte,

Stat. Ach. 1, 401:

quos amisimus cives, eos Martis vis perculit, non ira victoriae,

Cic. Marcell. 6, 17.— Poet.:

Mars forensis,

a contest in the forum, legal contest, Ov. P. 4, 6, 29; cf.:

et fora Marte suo litigiosa vacent,

id. F. 4, 188.—Hence, prov.: suo (nostro, vestro) Marte, by one's own exertions, without the assistance of others:

rex ipse suo Marte res suas recuperavit,

Cic. Phil. 2, 37, 95; id. Off. 3, 7, 34:

cum vos vestro Marte his rebus omnibus abundetis,

id. Verr. 2, 3, 4, § 9.—

The issue of a war or a battle, the fortune of war:

cum omnis belli Mars communis, et cum semper incerti exitus proeliorum sint,

Cic. Fam. 6, 4, 1: communis adhuc Mars belli erat, Liv. 10, 28:

aequo Marte,

with equal advantage, on equal terms, Caes. B. G. 7, 19, 3; 8, 19, 2; Curt. 4, 1, 8:

pari Marte,

Hirt. B. G. 8, 19:

aequato Marte,

Liv. 1, 25:

verso Marte ( = versā fortunā),

id. 29, 3, 11:

vario Marte pugnatum est,

Quint. 8, 6, 24:

incerto Marte,

Tac. H. 4, 35:

anceps,

Liv. 7, 29, 2; 21, 1, 2:

dubius,

Vell. 2, 55, 3.—

The planet Mars: Jovis stellae proximum inferiorem orbem tenet puroeis, quae stella Martis appellatur, Cic. N. D. 2, 20, 53; 2, 46, 119; Plin. 2, 8, 6, § 34; 2, 15, 12, § 60; Hyg. Astr. 2, 42:

Martis sidus,

Cassiod. Var. 11, 36.—Hence,

Mar-tĭus ( Māvortĭus, v. infra), a, um, adj.

Of or belonging to Mars:

lupus,

sacred to Mars, Verg. A. 9, 566; cf.: Martius lupus, integer et intactus, gentis nos Martiae et conditoris nostri admonuit, descended from Mars (since Mars is the father of Romulus and Remus), Liv. 10, 27:

legio,

Cic. Phil. 3, 3, 6; 4, 2, 5:

miles,

Ov. M. 14, 798:

proles,

i. e. Romulus and Remus, id. F. 3, 59:

anguis,

sacred to Mars, id. M. 3, 32:

judicium,

i. e. of the Areopagus at Athens, App. M. 10, p. 718 Oud.: Campus;

v. campus: harena,

a place in the Circus where the gladiators fought, Ov. Tr. 2, 282; Mart. 2, 75, 8:

gramen,

i. e. the Field of Mars, Hor. C. 3, 7, 26: Martius mensis, the month of March, formerly the first month of the year, Plin. 15, 3, 4, § 13:

Martii Calendis,

Hor. C. 3, 8, 1: Idus Martiae, the Ides of March, famous as the day on which Julius Cæsar was killed, Cic. Att. 14, 4, 2; cf. 14, 20, 1 sq.; id. Phil. 2, 35, 88; id. Fam. 10, 28, 1.— In the form Mavortius ( poet.):

moenia,

i. e. Rome, Verg. A. 1, 276:

tellus,

i. e. Thrace, id. G. 4, 462:

conjux,

i. e. Venus, Val. Fl. 2, 208:

proles,

i. e. the Thebans, Ov. M. 3, 531; cf.:

seges belli (because sprung from the dragon's teeth),

Claud. III. Cons. Hon. 135.—

Transf.

Warlike, martial:

Martia Penthesilea,

Verg. A. 11, 661:

Martia saeculi voluptas,

Mart. 5, 24, 1:

Martius aeris rauci canor,

Verg. G. 4, 71:

vulnera,

id. A. 7, 182:

Thebe,

i. e. where many wars were carried on, Ov. Am. 3, 6, 33.—

Of or belonging to the planet Mars:

ille fulgor rutilus, horribilisque terris, quem Martium dicitis,

Cic. Rep. 6, 17, 17.—As subst.: Mar-tĭus, ii, m. (sc. mensis), March, the month of March:

Mensium nomina fere aperta sunt, si a Martio, ut antiqui constituerunt, numeres, Nam primus a Marte,

Varr. L. L. 6, 4, § 33.—

Martĭālis, e, adj.

Of or belonging to Mars: Flamen, Varr L. L. 5, § 84 Müll.;

7, § 45 ib.: lupus,

sacred to Mars, Hor. C. 1, 17, 9:

ludi,

in honor of Mars, Suet. Claud. 1: Martialis collis, near the temple of Deus Fidius, Varr. L. L. 5, § 52 Müll.— Subst.: Martĭālis, is, m., a priest of Mars:

Martiales quidam Larini appellabantur, ministri publici Martis,

Cic. Clu. 15, 43.—

Belonging to the legio Martia; hence, Martĭāles, the soldiers of the legio Martia, Cic. Phil. 4, 2, 5.

mĭco, ŭi ( pf. subj. micaverit, Sol. 53), 1, v. n. [Sanscr. mish-, to wink], to move quickly to and fro, to have a vibrating or tremulous motion, to quiver, shake, tremble, e. g. of the pulse; to beat, palpitate; to spring forth, of fountains; of the tremulous rays of the stars, to twinkle, sparkle, glitter, gleam, flash (class.).

In gen.:

venae et arteriae micare non desinunt,

Cic. N. D. 2, 9, 24:

linguis micat ore trisulcis,

Verg. G. 3, 439:

gladii,

Liv. 6, 12, 9:

corque timore micat,

beats, palpitates, Ov. F. 3, 36:

nec audissem corde micante tubam,

for the beating, Prop. 1, 10, 12:

metu micuere sinus,

Ov. H. 1, 45:

et modo cervicem, modo crura micantia captat,

id. M. 9, 37:

noctuarum genus, quibus pluma aurium modo micat,

Plin. 29, 6, 38, § 117: semianimesque micant (culi (of a head cut off), twitch, Enn. ap. Serv. Verg. A. 10, 396 (Ann. v. 463 Vahl.):

digiti (of a hand cut off),

Verg. A. 10, 396:

auribus (of a horse),

id. G. 3, 84:

micuere fontes,

spring forth, Luc. 4, 300:

citatus vulnere angusto micat (cruor),

Sen. Oedip. 345:

fulmina etiam sic undique micabant, ut peti viderentur corpora,

flashed in every direction, Liv. 40, 58, 5:

inter horrendos fragores micare ignes,

id. 21, 58, 5:

tum micent gladii,

id. 6, 12, 9:

eo ferocior inlatus hostis urgere scutis, micare gladiis,

id. 4, 37, 10.—

In partic.

To raise suddenly some of the fingers and let another instantly guess their number, which was practised both as a game of chance (called in Italy mora) and as a mode of deciding doubtful matters:

micare est sortiri digitis,

Non. 347, 27: micandum erit cum Graeco, utrum... an, Varr. ap. Non. 347, 30:

quid enim sors est? item propemodum, quod micare, quod talos jacere,

Cic. Div. 2, 41, 85:

quasi sorte, aut micando,

id. Off. 3, 23, 90:

patrem et filium pro vita rogantes sortiri vel micare jussisse,

Suet. Aug. 13.—Prov.:

dignus est, quicum in tenebris mices, said of a thoroughly honest man, since it would be easy to cheat in the dark,

Cic. Off. 3, 19, 77:

cum quo audacter posses in tenebris micare,

Petr. 44.—Also in contracts: RATIO DOCVIT, CONSVETVDINE MICANDI SVMMOTA, SVB EXAGIO POTIVS PECORA VENDERE, QVAM DIGITIS CONCLVDENTIBVS TRADERE, Edict. in Inscr. Orell. 3166.—

Poet. of the brilliancy of the stars, of the eyes, etc., to flash, gleam, beam, shine, be bright:

micat inter omnes Julium sidus,

Hor. C. 1, 12, 46:

micat ignibus aether,

Verg. A. 1, 90. oculis micat ignis, fire flashes from his eyes, id. ib. 12, 102:

ex oculis micat acrius ardor,

Lucr. 3, 289:

micant ardorem orbes luminis,

Verg. Cul. 220:

genitor circum caput omne micantes Deposuit radios,

Ov. M. 2, 40:

celeri micuerunt nubila flamma,

id. Tr. 1, 2, 45.—Hence, mĭcans, antis, P. a., twinkling, sparkling, glittering, gleaming, flashing, glowing:

stella micans radiis Arcturus, Cic. Div. Poët. 2, 42, 110: micantes stellae,

Ov. M. 7, 100; Vulg. Job, 38, 31:

oculos circumtulit igne micantes,

Ov. M. 15, 674:

vultus,

Liv. 6, 13.— Comp.:

radius sole micantior,

Prud. Cath. 5, 44.

prae-fulgĕo, si, 2, v. n., to beam or shine forth, to shine greatly, to glitter before or in front of (rare before the Aug. per.).

Lit.:

nitor smaragdi collo praefulget tuo (sc. pavonis),

Phaedr. 3, 18, 7:

equus praefulgens unguibus aureis,

Verg. A. 8, 553:

equitatus phaleris praefulgens,

Gell. 5, 5, 3.—

Trop.: ne splendore praefulgeant, shine or glitter too much, Auct. Her. 3, 19, 32:

militarium (rerum) praefulgent nomina,

Vell. 1, 14, 1:

praefulgebant Cassius atque Brutus,

Tac. A. 3, 76:

Poppaeus Sabinus consulari decore praefulgens,

id. ib. 13, 45:

enituit et praefulsit decori et honesti dignitas,

Gell. 12, 5, 7.

prae-rădĭo, āre, v. n. and a.

Neutr., to beam or glitter forth ( poet.): pilenta praeradiant, Claud. Nupt. Honor. et Mar. 286.—

Act., to outshine:

Bacchi conjux Praeradiat stellis signa minora suis,

Ov. H. 6, 116.

prēlum ( prae-), i, n. [premo], a press.

A press-beam for pressing grapes, olives, etc.; also, meton., a wine-press, oil-press (class.), Cato, R. R. 31:

cola prelorum,

Verg. G. 2, 242 (prela trabes sunt, quibus uva jam calcata premitur, Serv.); Vitr. 6, 9; Plin. 18, 31, 74, § 317; Dig. 19, 2, 19.—

A press for smoothing clothes:

tua collucent prela lacernis,

Mart. 2, 46, 3; cf. id. 11, 8, 5.

rădĭo, āvi, ātum, 1 [radius].

(Acc. to radius, I. B. 1.) V. a., to furnish with spokes:

rota radiata,

Varr. R. R. 3, 5, 15.—

(Acc. to radius, II.) V. a. and n. (mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose).

Act., to furnish with beams, make beaming, irradiate; only in pass., to be irradiated, to gleam, emit beams. — Lit.:

galeae gemmis radientur et auro,

Ov. P. 3, 4, 103. — Esp. freq. in the part. perf. and P. a.: rădĭātus, a, um, furnished with rays, irradiated, shining:

miles ut adverso Phoebi radiatus ab ictu,

irradiated, Luc. 7, 214:

rubent radiati lumina solis,

shining, Lucr. 5, 462:

sol,

Cic. Ac. 2, 41, 126; cf. also: orbis flammeus solis, Att. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 22, 44: lumen (solis), Poët. ap. Cic. de Or. 3, 40, 162; Ov. M. 4, 193:

insigne diei (i. e. sol),

Lucr. 5, 699: caput, surrounded with a halo or nimbus (the attribute of deities and deified personages), Plin. Pan. 52; cf.

corona,

Suet. Aug. 94 med.:

splendor radiatus lampade solis,

Sil. 7, 143.—

Neutr., to emit beams, to beam, shine, radiate.

Lit.:

felium in tenebris fulgent radiantque oculi,

Plin. 11, 37, 55, § 150; cf. Ov. Am. 3, 3, 9; id. M. 2, 4:

miles radiabat in armis,

Prop. 4 (5), 1, 27; Sil. 8, 468: radiabunt tempora nati (of the halo of deified personages, v. supra, A.), Sil. 3, 629; 2, 586. — Freq. in part. pres.: rădĭans, beaming, shining:

lumina solis,

Ov. Tr. 2, 325:

sidera,

Lucr. 4, 214; Ov. M. 7, 325; 9, 272:

Aquarius,

Cic. Arat. 172:

luna,

Verg. A. 8, 23:

aurum,

Ov. M. 4, 636; cf.:

galea claro ab auro,

id. ib. 13, 105:

templa auro,

id. A. A. 3, 451:

arma,

Verg. A. 8, 616:

carbunculi pinnato fulgore,

Plin. 37, 7, 25, § 93. —

Trop., to shine, radiate:

quasi de industriă prospera ejus (fortuna) adversis radiaret,

Flor. 4, 2, 30 Halm. (Duker, radiarentur):

ipsi inter medios roseā radiante juventā,

Val. Fl. 8, 257:

constitutio, quae inter imperiales radiat sanctiones,

Just. Inst. 1, 5, 3: radiantia signa, asterisks, Hier. praef. in Psa.

rădĭus, ii, m. [cf.: radix, ramus], a staff, rod.

In gen.:

acuti radii immissi,

stakes, Liv. 33, 5, 11:

ferreus,

Plin. 10, 42, 58, § 117.—

In partic.

A spoke of a wheel, Plin. 16, 40, 76, § 206; Verg. G. 2, 444; id. A. 6, 616; Ov. M. 2, 108; 2, 317; Val. Fl. 6, 414:

inter radios rotarum,

Curt. 4, 9, 5; Plin. 16, 40, 76, § 206.—

In mathematics,

A staff, rod, for measuring, etc., Cic. Tusc. 5, 23, 64; Verg. E. 3, 41; id. A. 6, 850; Macr. S. 7, 2; Tert. Idol. 9. —

A semidiameter, radius of a circle, Cic. Univ. 6. —

In weaving, a shuttle, Ov. M. 6, 56; 132; Lucr. 5, 1352; Verg. A. 9, 476.—

In zoology,

The spur of many kinds of birds, Plin. 11, 47, 107, § 257;

esp. of the cock,

id. 30, 11, 29, § 97. —

The sting above the tail of the fish pastinaca, Plin. 9, 48, 72, § 155; 32, 2, 12, § 25. —

In botany, a kind of long olive, Verg. G. 2, 86; Col. 5, 8, 4; id. Arb. 17, 3; Plin. 15, 3, 4, § 13. A sub-species of the same, called radius major, Cato, R. R. 6, 1; Varr. R. R. 1, 24.—

In anatomy, the radius, the exterior bone of the forearm, Gr. kerkis, Cels. 8, 1. —

Radius virilis = membrum virile, Cael. Aur. Acut. 3, 14, 115.—

A beam or ray of any shining object;

of the sun,

Plaut. Mil. 1, 1, 2; Lucr. 1, 48; 2, 117; Cic. Fin. 5, 24, 71; Verg. A. 4, 119; 7, 25; Tert. Res. Carn. 47;

of lightning,

Verg. A. 8, 429; Val. Fl. 6, 55;

of the eyes,

Gell. 5, 16, 2;

of the halo around the heads of divine or deified personages: aurati,

Verg. A. 12, 163; cf. radio, II.

rĕ-nīdĕo ( perf. reniduit, emeidiasen, Gloss. Philox.), ēre, v. n. [perh. kindr. with nizô], to shine again, shine back; to glitter, glisten, be bright or resplendent ( poet. and not freq. till after the Aug. period).

Lit.:

nec domus argento fulgenti auroque renidet,

Lucr. 2, 27:

ut pura nocturno renidet Luna mari Gnidiusve Gyges,

Hor. C. 2, 5, 19:

non ebur neque aureum Meā renidet in domo lacunar,

id. ib. 2, 18, 2; so,

sparsa orichalca,

Stat. Th. 10, 660:

ostrum, Petr. poët. 119, 29: circum renidentes Lares,

i. e. shining from the reflection of the fire, Hor. Epod. 2, 66: late fluctuat omnis Aere renidenti tellus, with gleaming brass (of arms), Verg. G. 2, 282 (cf.:

aere renidescit tellus,

Lucr. 2, 326).—

Trop.

In gen., to shine:

jam sola renidet in Stilichone salus,

Claud. in Eutr. 2, 501.—

In partic., to shine or beam for joy, to be glad, cheerful:

(puer Icarus) ore renidenti Captabat plumas,

Ov. M. 8, 197; Val. Fl. 4, 234:

tractabat ceram puer pennasque renidens,

id. A. A. 2, 49:

puer,

Stat. Th. 4, 789; cf.:

hilarior protinus renidet oratio,

Quint. 12, 10, 28.— With object-clause, as cause of the joy: adjecisse praedam Torquibus exiguis [p. 1565] renidet, rejoices, Hor. C. 3, 6, 12.—

Transf. (by a natural figure, as, conversely, ridere is used poet. for splendere, Hor. C. 4, 11, 6 al.), to smile, laugh (syn. subrideo):

homo renidens,

smiling, Liv. 35, 49; Tac. A. 15, 66:

ad haec renidens Milo... inquit,

App. M. 2, p. 120, 16:

Tiberius torvus aut falsum renidens vultu,

Tac. A. 4, 60; cf.:

torvum renidens,

Amm. 14, 9, 6; Tac. H. 4, 43:

renidenti cohibens suspiria vultu,

Val. Fl. 4, 359:

(Cupido) Iste lascivus puer ac renidens,

Sen. Hippol. 277:

Egnatius quod candidos habet dentes, Renidet usquequaque,

Cat. 39, 1 sq. —

With dat. (like arridere), to smile upon, be gracious to:

mihi renidens Fortuna,

App. M. 10, p. 246, 17.

spīcŭlum (contr. spīclum, perh. Mart. Cap. 9, § 903, or p. 306 Grot., where, however, Kopp and others read spicum; v. spica, II. D.), i, n. dim. [spicum], a little sharp point or sting (syn.: mucro, acus, aculeus).

Lit.

In gen., of bees, Verg. G. 4, 237; 4, 74.—Of a scorpion, Ov. F. 5, 542:

(scorpio) solus (insectorum) habet in caudā spiculum,

Plin. 11, 28, 34, § 100. —Of hornets, Ov. M. 11, 335:

rosarum spicula,

thorns, Mart. Cap. 2, § 132.—

In partic., the point of a missile weapon (as a dart, arrow, etc.):

Epaminondas tum denique sibi avelli jubet spiculum, posteaquam, etc.,

Cic. Fam. 5, 12, 5; cf. Quint. 5, 10, 51; 5, 12, 2:

hastarum spicula,

Ov. M. 8, 375:

bipalme spiculum,

Liv. 42, 65, 9:

calami spicula Gnosii Vitabis,

Hor. C. 1, 15, 17:

L. Crassus spiculis prope scrutatus est Alpes,

Cic. Pis. 26, 62:

spicula sagittae,

barbs, Cels. 7, 5, n. 2.—

Meton. (pars pro toto), a dart, arrow (syn. jaculum):

Laoedaemonii suos omnes agros esse dictitarunt, quos spiculo possent attingere,

Cic. Rep. 3, 9, 15; so of a javelin, Verg. A. 7, 165; 7, 687; of an arrow, id. E. 10, 60; id. A. 7, 497; Ov. M. 12, 601; 12, 606; 13, 54; Sil. 17, 133; 3, 273; cf. Plin. 27, 13, 115, § 141; of Cupid's arrow, Prop. 2, 13 (3, 4), 2; Ov. Am. 1, 1, 22; id. A. A. 2, 708 al.—Also a later name for the pilum:

quod pilum vocabant, nunc spiculum dicitur,

Veg. Mil. 2, 15.— Poet.: solis, a ray or beam of the sun, Prud. Cath. 2, 6.

tālĕa, ae, f., a slender staff, a rod, stick, stake, bar (syn.: virga, stipes).

In gen.:

taleae pedem longae ferreis hamis infixis totae in terram infodiebantur,

Caes. B. G. 7, 73: ferreae, iron rods, used as money by the Britons, id. ib. 5, 12; Plin. 16, 6, 8, § 23. —

In partic.

In agricult.,

A cutting, set, layer for planting, Cato, R. R. 45; Varr. R. R. 1, 40, 4; Col. 4, 31, 2; 4, 33, 4; Pall. Mart. 10, 11; Plin. 17, 10, 11, § 61. —

Transf., a scion, twig, sprig, Ser. Samm. 12, 167.—

In archit., a small beam used for binding together the joints of a wall, Vitr. 1, 5.

tēmo, ōnis, m. [root tek-; cf.: texo, telum], a beam, pole, tongue of a plough, carriage, cart, etc.

Lit., Varr L. L. 7, § 73; Col. 6, 2, 7; Cic. poët. N. D. 2, 42, 109; Verg. G. 3, 173; Ov. M. 2, 107; 11, 258 al.—

Transf.

(Pars pro toto.) A wagon ( poet.):

de temone Britanno Excidet Arviragus,

Juv. 4, 126. —

The constellation called the Wain or Wagon of Bootes, Charles ' s Wain, Enn. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 73 (Trag. v. 245 Vahl.); Stat. Th. 1, 370; 1, 692; cf. Cic. 1. 1.; Ov. M. 10, 447.—

A pole, Col. 6, 19, 2.

temo, ōnis, m., a sum of money paid instead of furnishing recruits, commutationmoney, Cod. Th. 6, 26, 14 sq.

tĭgillum, i, n. dim. [tignum].

A small piece of wood:

clamat suam rem perisse... de suo tigillo fumus si qua exit foras,

i. e. if the least bit of wood is burned in his house, Plaut. Aul. 2, 4, 21. —

Esp., a little beam, Liv. 1, 26, 13; Cat. 67, 39; Tib. 2, 1, 39; Phaedr. 1, 2, 14; Juv. 7, 46; App. M. 1, p. 109. —

Sororium Tigillum; v. sororius, II.