caerulus

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caerŭlĕus, and in poetry equally common, caerŭlus, a, um, adj. [cf. cae -sius, kuanos, and Sanscr. cjamas = dark]

Lit., dark-colored, dark blue, dark green, cerulean, azure, kuaneos; poet. epithet of the sky, of the sea, and other similar objects (as dark, opp. albus and marmoreus color, Lucr. 2, 771 sq., and syn. with ater, Verg. A. 3, 64; v. under II. A.).

Of the sky: caeli caerula templa, Enn. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 20, 40 (Ann. v. 50 Vahl.); id. ap. Varr, L. L. 7, § 6 Müll. (Ann. v. 66 Vahl.); cf.:

(zonae) extremae Caeruleā glacie concretae,

Verg. G. 1, 236.—Also subst.: caerŭla. ōrum, n., Ov. M. 14, 814:

per caeli caerula,

Lucr. 1, 1089; 6, 96;

and without caeli,

id. 6, 482.—Of the universe:

magni per caerula mundi,

Lucr. 5, 770;

and of the brightness of the stars: bigae,

Verg. Cir. 37.—Of mountain heights, Ov. M. 11, 158; cf.

candor,

Plin. 35, 6, 28, § 47:

splendor,

id. 37, 9, 51, § 134.—

Of the sea:

ponti plaga caerula,

Lucr. 5, 482; cf. id. 2, 772 sq.:

pontus,

Cat. 36, 11; Ov. M. 13, 838: mare, Cic. Ac. Fragm. ap. Non. p. 162, 30:

aequora,

Cat. 64, 7; so,

campi = mare,

Plaut. Trin. 4, 1, 15:

aquae,

Ov. M. 8, 229; 15, 699:

undae,

Tib. 1, 3, 37; 1, 4, 45; Varr. ap. Non. p. 254, 21:

vada,

Verg. A. 7, 198:

gurges,

Ov. M. 2, 528:

color (lacus) caerulo albidi or, viridior et pressior,

Plin. Ep. 8, 20, 4:

Oceani amictus,

Claud. Laud. Stil. 2, 249; App. M. 10, p. 254, 11.—Also subst.: cae-rŭla, ōrum, n., the sea, the blue surface of the sea:

caerula verrunt,

Verg. A. 4, 583; 3, 208; 8, 672; Stat. Th. 3, 250.—Of objects that have relation to the sea:

di,

sea-deities, Ov. M. 2, 8 sq.: deus, kat.exochên, Neptune, Prop. 3 (4), 7, 62; cf.

of the same: Jovis frater,

Ov. M. 1, 275:

Triton,

id. ib. 1. 333: Nereus. id. H. 9, 14:

Thetis,

Tib. 1, 5, 46;

and of the same: mater (sc. Achillis),

Hor. Epod. 13, 16; Ov. M. 13, 288:

Psamathe,

a sea-nymph, id. ib. 11, 398: oculi Neptuni. Cic. N. D. 1, 30, 83:

currus (Neptuni),

Verg. A. 5, 819:

equi (Tritonis),

Ov. H. 7, 50:

Scylla (navis),

Verg. A. 5, 123; cf.

color. Ov M. 14, 555: puppis,

id. F. 2, 112; via. Plaut Rud. 1, 5, 10; Ov. H. 16, 104.—

Also of rivers and things that are connected therewith:

caeruleus Thybris,

Verg. A. 8, 64 amnis, Tib. 3, 4, 18; Stat. S. 1, 5, 51: Cydnus. Tib. 1, 7, 14:

crines,

Ov. M. 5, 432; guttae. id. ib. 5, 633.—

Of other darkblue objects:

omnes se Britanni vitro inficiunt, quod caeruleum efficit colorem, atque hoc horridiores sunt in pugnā aspectu,

Caes. B. G. 5, 14:

an si caeruleo quaedam sua tempora fuco Tinxerit. idcirco caerula forma bona'st?

Prop. 2, 18, 31 sq. (3, 11, 9 sq.); Mart. 11, 53, 1:

olearum plaga,

Lucr. 5, 1372; draco. Ov. M. 12, 13' angues, Verg. G. 4, 482;

colla,

id. A. 2, 381:

serpens,

Ov. M. 3, 38:

guttae (serpentis),

id. ib. 4, 578: vestis. Juv. 2. 97:

vexillum,

Suet. Aug. 25:

flos (heliotropi),

Plin. 22, 21, 29, § 57:

oculi (Germanorum),

Tac. G. 4; hence Germania [p. 265] pubes, Hor. Epod. 16, 7.—Hence, subst.: caerŭlĕum, i, n., a blue color, steel-color, both natural and artificial, Plin. 33, 13, 57, § 161 sq.; 35, 6, 28, § 47; Vitr. 7, 111; 9, 1.—

Transf.

In gen., dark, gloomy, dun, sable, black; poet. epithet of death, the night, rain, etc.:

stant Manibus arae Caeruleis moestae vittis,

Verg. A. 3, 64 Serv.:

imber,

id. ib. 3, 194;

5, 10: caeruleus (color) pluviam denuntiat,

id. G. 1, 453; so,

equi (Plutonis),

Ov. F. 4, 446:

ratis fati,

Prop. 2 (3), 28, 40:

puppis (Charontis),

Verg. A. 6, 410:

mors,

Albin. ad Liv. 1, 93:

nox,

Stat. S. 1, 6, 85:

umbra noctis,

id. Th. 2, 528; Verg. Cir. 214:

panis,

Juv. 14, 128:

baca (lauri),

Plin. 15, 30, 39, § 128:

bacis caerula tinus,

Ov. M. 10, 98.—

Dark green, green, greenish:

cucumis,

Prop. 4 (5), 2, 43:

coma,

Ov. M. 11, 158:

arbor Palladis,

id. A. A. 2, 518: campi caerula laetaque prata, Enn. ap. Macr. S. 6, 3.

Caerŭlĕus, i, m., the name of an aqueduct at Rome, Plin. 36, 15, 24, § 122; Suet. Claud. 20; Front. Aquaed. 13.

caerŭlĕus, and in poetry equally common, caerŭlus, a, um, adj. [cf. cae -sius, kuanos, and Sanscr. cjamas = dark]

Lit., dark-colored, dark blue, dark green, cerulean, azure, kuaneos; poet. epithet of the sky, of the sea, and other similar objects (as dark, opp. albus and marmoreus color, Lucr. 2, 771 sq., and syn. with ater, Verg. A. 3, 64; v. under II. A.).

Of the sky: caeli caerula templa, Enn. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 20, 40 (Ann. v. 50 Vahl.); id. ap. Varr, L. L. 7, § 6 Müll. (Ann. v. 66 Vahl.); cf.:

(zonae) extremae Caeruleā glacie concretae,

Verg. G. 1, 236.—Also subst.: caerŭla. ōrum, n., Ov. M. 14, 814:

per caeli caerula,

Lucr. 1, 1089; 6, 96;

and without caeli,

id. 6, 482.—Of the universe:

magni per caerula mundi,

Lucr. 5, 770;

and of the brightness of the stars: bigae,

Verg. Cir. 37.—Of mountain heights, Ov. M. 11, 158; cf.

candor,

Plin. 35, 6, 28, § 47:

splendor,

id. 37, 9, 51, § 134.—

Of the sea:

ponti plaga caerula,

Lucr. 5, 482; cf. id. 2, 772 sq.:

pontus,

Cat. 36, 11; Ov. M. 13, 838: mare, Cic. Ac. Fragm. ap. Non. p. 162, 30:

aequora,

Cat. 64, 7; so,

campi = mare,

Plaut. Trin. 4, 1, 15:

aquae,

Ov. M. 8, 229; 15, 699:

undae,

Tib. 1, 3, 37; 1, 4, 45; Varr. ap. Non. p. 254, 21:

vada,

Verg. A. 7, 198:

gurges,

Ov. M. 2, 528:

color (lacus) caerulo albidi or, viridior et pressior,

Plin. Ep. 8, 20, 4:

Oceani amictus,

Claud. Laud. Stil. 2, 249; App. M. 10, p. 254, 11.—Also subst.: cae-rŭla, ōrum, n., the sea, the blue surface of the sea:

caerula verrunt,

Verg. A. 4, 583; 3, 208; 8, 672; Stat. Th. 3, 250.—Of objects that have relation to the sea:

di,

sea-deities, Ov. M. 2, 8 sq.: deus, kat.exochên, Neptune, Prop. 3 (4), 7, 62; cf.

of the same: Jovis frater,

Ov. M. 1, 275:

Triton,

id. ib. 1. 333: Nereus. id. H. 9, 14:

Thetis,

Tib. 1, 5, 46;

and of the same: mater (sc. Achillis),

Hor. Epod. 13, 16; Ov. M. 13, 288:

Psamathe,

a sea-nymph, id. ib. 11, 398: oculi Neptuni. Cic. N. D. 1, 30, 83:

currus (Neptuni),

Verg. A. 5, 819:

equi (Tritonis),

Ov. H. 7, 50:

Scylla (navis),

Verg. A. 5, 123; cf.

color. Ov M. 14, 555: puppis,

id. F. 2, 112; via. Plaut Rud. 1, 5, 10; Ov. H. 16, 104.—

Also of rivers and things that are connected therewith:

caeruleus Thybris,

Verg. A. 8, 64 amnis, Tib. 3, 4, 18; Stat. S. 1, 5, 51: Cydnus. Tib. 1, 7, 14:

crines,

Ov. M. 5, 432; guttae. id. ib. 5, 633.—

Of other darkblue objects:

omnes se Britanni vitro inficiunt, quod caeruleum efficit colorem, atque hoc horridiores sunt in pugnā aspectu,

Caes. B. G. 5, 14:

an si caeruleo quaedam sua tempora fuco Tinxerit. idcirco caerula forma bona'st?

Prop. 2, 18, 31 sq. (3, 11, 9 sq.); Mart. 11, 53, 1:

olearum plaga,

Lucr. 5, 1372; draco. Ov. M. 12, 13' angues, Verg. G. 4, 482;

colla,

id. A. 2, 381:

serpens,

Ov. M. 3, 38:

guttae (serpentis),

id. ib. 4, 578: vestis. Juv. 2. 97:

vexillum,

Suet. Aug. 25:

flos (heliotropi),

Plin. 22, 21, 29, § 57:

oculi (Germanorum),

Tac. G. 4; hence Germania [p. 265] pubes, Hor. Epod. 16, 7.—Hence, subst.: caerŭlĕum, i, n., a blue color, steel-color, both natural and artificial, Plin. 33, 13, 57, § 161 sq.; 35, 6, 28, § 47; Vitr. 7, 111; 9, 1.—

Transf.

In gen., dark, gloomy, dun, sable, black; poet. epithet of death, the night, rain, etc.:

stant Manibus arae Caeruleis moestae vittis,

Verg. A. 3, 64 Serv.:

imber,

id. ib. 3, 194;

5, 10: caeruleus (color) pluviam denuntiat,

id. G. 1, 453; so,

equi (Plutonis),

Ov. F. 4, 446:

ratis fati,

Prop. 2 (3), 28, 40:

puppis (Charontis),

Verg. A. 6, 410:

mors,

Albin. ad Liv. 1, 93:

nox,

Stat. S. 1, 6, 85:

umbra noctis,

id. Th. 2, 528; Verg. Cir. 214:

panis,

Juv. 14, 128:

baca (lauri),

Plin. 15, 30, 39, § 128:

bacis caerula tinus,

Ov. M. 10, 98.—

Dark green, green, greenish:

cucumis,

Prop. 4 (5), 2, 43:

coma,

Ov. M. 11, 158:

arbor Palladis,

id. A. A. 2, 518: campi caerula laetaque prata, Enn. ap. Macr. S. 6, 3.

Caerŭlĕus, i, m., the name of an aqueduct at Rome, Plin. 36, 15, 24, § 122; Suet. Claud. 20; Front. Aquaed. 13.

caerŭlĕus, and in poetry equally common, caerŭlus, a, um, adj. [cf. cae -sius, kuanos, and Sanscr. cjamas = dark]

Lit., dark-colored, dark blue, dark green, cerulean, azure, kuaneos; poet. epithet of the sky, of the sea, and other similar objects (as dark, opp. albus and marmoreus color, Lucr. 2, 771 sq., and syn. with ater, Verg. A. 3, 64; v. under II. A.).

Of the sky: caeli caerula templa, Enn. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 20, 40 (Ann. v. 50 Vahl.); id. ap. Varr, L. L. 7, § 6 Müll. (Ann. v. 66 Vahl.); cf.:

(zonae) extremae Caeruleā glacie concretae,

Verg. G. 1, 236.—Also subst.: caerŭla. ōrum, n., Ov. M. 14, 814:

per caeli caerula,

Lucr. 1, 1089; 6, 96;

and without caeli,

id. 6, 482.—Of the universe:

magni per caerula mundi,

Lucr. 5, 770;

and of the brightness of the stars: bigae,

Verg. Cir. 37.—Of mountain heights, Ov. M. 11, 158; cf.

candor,

Plin. 35, 6, 28, § 47:

splendor,

id. 37, 9, 51, § 134.—

Of the sea:

ponti plaga caerula,

Lucr. 5, 482; cf. id. 2, 772 sq.:

pontus,

Cat. 36, 11; Ov. M. 13, 838: mare, Cic. Ac. Fragm. ap. Non. p. 162, 30:

aequora,

Cat. 64, 7; so,

campi = mare,

Plaut. Trin. 4, 1, 15:

aquae,

Ov. M. 8, 229; 15, 699:

undae,

Tib. 1, 3, 37; 1, 4, 45; Varr. ap. Non. p. 254, 21:

vada,

Verg. A. 7, 198:

gurges,

Ov. M. 2, 528:

color (lacus) caerulo albidi or, viridior et pressior,

Plin. Ep. 8, 20, 4:

Oceani amictus,

Claud. Laud. Stil. 2, 249; App. M. 10, p. 254, 11.—Also subst.: cae-rŭla, ōrum, n., the sea, the blue surface of the sea:

caerula verrunt,

Verg. A. 4, 583; 3, 208; 8, 672; Stat. Th. 3, 250.—Of objects that have relation to the sea:

di,

sea-deities, Ov. M. 2, 8 sq.: deus, kat.exochên, Neptune, Prop. 3 (4), 7, 62; cf.

of the same: Jovis frater,

Ov. M. 1, 275:

Triton,

id. ib. 1. 333: Nereus. id. H. 9, 14:

Thetis,

Tib. 1, 5, 46;

and of the same: mater (sc. Achillis),

Hor. Epod. 13, 16; Ov. M. 13, 288:

Psamathe,

a sea-nymph, id. ib. 11, 398: oculi Neptuni. Cic. N. D. 1, 30, 83:

currus (Neptuni),

Verg. A. 5, 819:

equi (Tritonis),

Ov. H. 7, 50:

Scylla (navis),

Verg. A. 5, 123; cf.

color. Ov M. 14, 555: puppis,

id. F. 2, 112; via. Plaut Rud. 1, 5, 10; Ov. H. 16, 104.—

Also of rivers and things that are connected therewith:

caeruleus Thybris,

Verg. A. 8, 64 amnis, Tib. 3, 4, 18; Stat. S. 1, 5, 51: Cydnus. Tib. 1, 7, 14:

crines,

Ov. M. 5, 432; guttae. id. ib. 5, 633.—

Of other darkblue objects:

omnes se Britanni vitro inficiunt, quod caeruleum efficit colorem, atque hoc horridiores sunt in pugnā aspectu,

Caes. B. G. 5, 14:

an si caeruleo quaedam sua tempora fuco Tinxerit. idcirco caerula forma bona'st?

Prop. 2, 18, 31 sq. (3, 11, 9 sq.); Mart. 11, 53, 1:

olearum plaga,

Lucr. 5, 1372; draco. Ov. M. 12, 13' angues, Verg. G. 4, 482;

colla,

id. A. 2, 381:

serpens,

Ov. M. 3, 38:

guttae (serpentis),

id. ib. 4, 578: vestis. Juv. 2. 97:

vexillum,

Suet. Aug. 25:

flos (heliotropi),

Plin. 22, 21, 29, § 57:

oculi (Germanorum),

Tac. G. 4; hence Germania [p. 265] pubes, Hor. Epod. 16, 7.—Hence, subst.: caerŭlĕum, i, n., a blue color, steel-color, both natural and artificial, Plin. 33, 13, 57, § 161 sq.; 35, 6, 28, § 47; Vitr. 7, 111; 9, 1.—

Transf.

In gen., dark, gloomy, dun, sable, black; poet. epithet of death, the night, rain, etc.:

stant Manibus arae Caeruleis moestae vittis,

Verg. A. 3, 64 Serv.:

imber,

id. ib. 3, 194;

5, 10: caeruleus (color) pluviam denuntiat,

id. G. 1, 453; so,

equi (Plutonis),

Ov. F. 4, 446:

ratis fati,

Prop. 2 (3), 28, 40:

puppis (Charontis),

Verg. A. 6, 410:

mors,

Albin. ad Liv. 1, 93:

nox,

Stat. S. 1, 6, 85:

umbra noctis,

id. Th. 2, 528; Verg. Cir. 214:

panis,

Juv. 14, 128:

baca (lauri),

Plin. 15, 30, 39, § 128:

bacis caerula tinus,

Ov. M. 10, 98.—

Dark green, green, greenish:

cucumis,

Prop. 4 (5), 2, 43:

coma,

Ov. M. 11, 158:

arbor Palladis,

id. A. A. 2, 518: campi caerula laetaque prata, Enn. ap. Macr. S. 6, 3.

Caerŭlĕus, i, m., the name of an aqueduct at Rome, Plin. 36, 15, 24, § 122; Suet. Claud. 20; Front. Aquaed. 13.

caerŭlĕus, and in poetry equally common, caerŭlus, a, um, adj. [cf. cae -sius, kuanos, and Sanscr. cjamas = dark]

Lit., dark-colored, dark blue, dark green, cerulean, azure, kuaneos; poet. epithet of the sky, of the sea, and other similar objects (as dark, opp. albus and marmoreus color, Lucr. 2, 771 sq., and syn. with ater, Verg. A. 3, 64; v. under II. A.).

Of the sky: caeli caerula templa, Enn. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 20, 40 (Ann. v. 50 Vahl.); id. ap. Varr, L. L. 7, § 6 Müll. (Ann. v. 66 Vahl.); cf.:

(zonae) extremae Caeruleā glacie concretae,

Verg. G. 1, 236.—Also subst.: caerŭla. ōrum, n., Ov. M. 14, 814:

per caeli caerula,

Lucr. 1, 1089; 6, 96;

and without caeli,

id. 6, 482.—Of the universe:

magni per caerula mundi,

Lucr. 5, 770;

and of the brightness of the stars: bigae,

Verg. Cir. 37.—Of mountain heights, Ov. M. 11, 158; cf.

candor,

Plin. 35, 6, 28, § 47:

splendor,

id. 37, 9, 51, § 134.—

Of the sea:

ponti plaga caerula,

Lucr. 5, 482; cf. id. 2, 772 sq.:

pontus,

Cat. 36, 11; Ov. M. 13, 838: mare, Cic. Ac. Fragm. ap. Non. p. 162, 30:

aequora,

Cat. 64, 7; so,

campi = mare,

Plaut. Trin. 4, 1, 15:

aquae,

Ov. M. 8, 229; 15, 699:

undae,

Tib. 1, 3, 37; 1, 4, 45; Varr. ap. Non. p. 254, 21:

vada,

Verg. A. 7, 198:

gurges,

Ov. M. 2, 528:

color (lacus) caerulo albidi or, viridior et pressior,

Plin. Ep. 8, 20, 4:

Oceani amictus,

Claud. Laud. Stil. 2, 249; App. M. 10, p. 254, 11.—Also subst.: cae-rŭla, ōrum, n., the sea, the blue surface of the sea:

caerula verrunt,

Verg. A. 4, 583; 3, 208; 8, 672; Stat. Th. 3, 250.—Of objects that have relation to the sea:

di,

sea-deities, Ov. M. 2, 8 sq.: deus, kat.exochên, Neptune, Prop. 3 (4), 7, 62; cf.

of the same: Jovis frater,

Ov. M. 1, 275:

Triton,

id. ib. 1. 333: Nereus. id. H. 9, 14:

Thetis,

Tib. 1, 5, 46;

and of the same: mater (sc. Achillis),

Hor. Epod. 13, 16; Ov. M. 13, 288:

Psamathe,

a sea-nymph, id. ib. 11, 398: oculi Neptuni. Cic. N. D. 1, 30, 83:

currus (Neptuni),

Verg. A. 5, 819:

equi (Tritonis),

Ov. H. 7, 50:

Scylla (navis),

Verg. A. 5, 123; cf.

color. Ov M. 14, 555: puppis,

id. F. 2, 112; via. Plaut Rud. 1, 5, 10; Ov. H. 16, 104.—

Also of rivers and things that are connected therewith:

caeruleus Thybris,

Verg. A. 8, 64 amnis, Tib. 3, 4, 18; Stat. S. 1, 5, 51: Cydnus. Tib. 1, 7, 14:

crines,

Ov. M. 5, 432; guttae. id. ib. 5, 633.—

Of other darkblue objects:

omnes se Britanni vitro inficiunt, quod caeruleum efficit colorem, atque hoc horridiores sunt in pugnā aspectu,

Caes. B. G. 5, 14:

an si caeruleo quaedam sua tempora fuco Tinxerit. idcirco caerula forma bona'st?

Prop. 2, 18, 31 sq. (3, 11, 9 sq.); Mart. 11, 53, 1:

olearum plaga,

Lucr. 5, 1372; draco. Ov. M. 12, 13' angues, Verg. G. 4, 482;

colla,

id. A. 2, 381:

serpens,

Ov. M. 3, 38:

guttae (serpentis),

id. ib. 4, 578: vestis. Juv. 2. 97:

vexillum,

Suet. Aug. 25:

flos (heliotropi),

Plin. 22, 21, 29, § 57:

oculi (Germanorum),

Tac. G. 4; hence Germania [p. 265] pubes, Hor. Epod. 16, 7.—Hence, subst.: caerŭlĕum, i, n., a blue color, steel-color, both natural and artificial, Plin. 33, 13, 57, § 161 sq.; 35, 6, 28, § 47; Vitr. 7, 111; 9, 1.—

Transf.

In gen., dark, gloomy, dun, sable, black; poet. epithet of death, the night, rain, etc.:

stant Manibus arae Caeruleis moestae vittis,

Verg. A. 3, 64 Serv.:

imber,

id. ib. 3, 194;

5, 10: caeruleus (color) pluviam denuntiat,

id. G. 1, 453; so,

equi (Plutonis),

Ov. F. 4, 446:

ratis fati,

Prop. 2 (3), 28, 40:

puppis (Charontis),

Verg. A. 6, 410:

mors,

Albin. ad Liv. 1, 93:

nox,

Stat. S. 1, 6, 85:

umbra noctis,

id. Th. 2, 528; Verg. Cir. 214:

panis,

Juv. 14, 128:

baca (lauri),

Plin. 15, 30, 39, § 128:

bacis caerula tinus,

Ov. M. 10, 98.—

Dark green, green, greenish:

cucumis,

Prop. 4 (5), 2, 43:

coma,

Ov. M. 11, 158:

arbor Palladis,

id. A. A. 2, 518: campi caerula laetaque prata, Enn. ap. Macr. S. 6, 3.

Caerŭlĕus, i, m., the name of an aqueduct at Rome, Plin. 36, 15, 24, § 122; Suet. Claud. 20; Front. Aquaed. 13.

caerŭlĕus, and in poetry equally common, caerŭlus, a, um, adj. [cf. cae -sius, kuanos, and Sanscr. cjamas = dark]

Lit., dark-colored, dark blue, dark green, cerulean, azure, kuaneos; poet. epithet of the sky, of the sea, and other similar objects (as dark, opp. albus and marmoreus color, Lucr. 2, 771 sq., and syn. with ater, Verg. A. 3, 64; v. under II. A.).

Of the sky: caeli caerula templa, Enn. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 20, 40 (Ann. v. 50 Vahl.); id. ap. Varr, L. L. 7, § 6 Müll. (Ann. v. 66 Vahl.); cf.:

(zonae) extremae Caeruleā glacie concretae,

Verg. G. 1, 236.—Also subst.: caerŭla. ōrum, n., Ov. M. 14, 814:

per caeli caerula,

Lucr. 1, 1089; 6, 96;

and without caeli,

id. 6, 482.—Of the universe:

magni per caerula mundi,

Lucr. 5, 770;

and of the brightness of the stars: bigae,

Verg. Cir. 37.—Of mountain heights, Ov. M. 11, 158; cf.

candor,

Plin. 35, 6, 28, § 47:

splendor,

id. 37, 9, 51, § 134.—

Of the sea:

ponti plaga caerula,

Lucr. 5, 482; cf. id. 2, 772 sq.:

pontus,

Cat. 36, 11; Ov. M. 13, 838: mare, Cic. Ac. Fragm. ap. Non. p. 162, 30:

aequora,

Cat. 64, 7; so,

campi = mare,

Plaut. Trin. 4, 1, 15:

aquae,

Ov. M. 8, 229; 15, 699:

undae,

Tib. 1, 3, 37; 1, 4, 45; Varr. ap. Non. p. 254, 21:

vada,

Verg. A. 7, 198:

gurges,

Ov. M. 2, 528:

color (lacus) caerulo albidi or, viridior et pressior,

Plin. Ep. 8, 20, 4:

Oceani amictus,

Claud. Laud. Stil. 2, 249; App. M. 10, p. 254, 11.—Also subst.: cae-rŭla, ōrum, n., the sea, the blue surface of the sea:

caerula verrunt,

Verg. A. 4, 583; 3, 208; 8, 672; Stat. Th. 3, 250.—Of objects that have relation to the sea:

di,

sea-deities, Ov. M. 2, 8 sq.: deus, kat.exochên, Neptune, Prop. 3 (4), 7, 62; cf.

of the same: Jovis frater,

Ov. M. 1, 275:

Triton,

id. ib. 1. 333: Nereus. id. H. 9, 14:

Thetis,

Tib. 1, 5, 46;

and of the same: mater (sc. Achillis),

Hor. Epod. 13, 16; Ov. M. 13, 288:

Psamathe,

a sea-nymph, id. ib. 11, 398: oculi Neptuni. Cic. N. D. 1, 30, 83:

currus (Neptuni),

Verg. A. 5, 819:

equi (Tritonis),

Ov. H. 7, 50:

Scylla (navis),

Verg. A. 5, 123; cf.

color. Ov M. 14, 555: puppis,

id. F. 2, 112; via. Plaut Rud. 1, 5, 10; Ov. H. 16, 104.—

Also of rivers and things that are connected therewith:

caeruleus Thybris,

Verg. A. 8, 64 amnis, Tib. 3, 4, 18; Stat. S. 1, 5, 51: Cydnus. Tib. 1, 7, 14:

crines,

Ov. M. 5, 432; guttae. id. ib. 5, 633.—

Of other darkblue objects:

omnes se Britanni vitro inficiunt, quod caeruleum efficit colorem, atque hoc horridiores sunt in pugnā aspectu,

Caes. B. G. 5, 14:

an si caeruleo quaedam sua tempora fuco Tinxerit. idcirco caerula forma bona'st?

Prop. 2, 18, 31 sq. (3, 11, 9 sq.); Mart. 11, 53, 1:

olearum plaga,

Lucr. 5, 1372; draco. Ov. M. 12, 13' angues, Verg. G. 4, 482;

colla,

id. A. 2, 381:

serpens,

Ov. M. 3, 38:

guttae (serpentis),

id. ib. 4, 578: vestis. Juv. 2. 97:

vexillum,

Suet. Aug. 25:

flos (heliotropi),

Plin. 22, 21, 29, § 57:

oculi (Germanorum),

Tac. G. 4; hence Germania [p. 265] pubes, Hor. Epod. 16, 7.—Hence, subst.: caerŭlĕum, i, n., a blue color, steel-color, both natural and artificial, Plin. 33, 13, 57, § 161 sq.; 35, 6, 28, § 47; Vitr. 7, 111; 9, 1.—

Transf.

In gen., dark, gloomy, dun, sable, black; poet. epithet of death, the night, rain, etc.:

stant Manibus arae Caeruleis moestae vittis,

Verg. A. 3, 64 Serv.:

imber,

id. ib. 3, 194;

5, 10: caeruleus (color) pluviam denuntiat,

id. G. 1, 453; so,

equi (Plutonis),

Ov. F. 4, 446:

ratis fati,

Prop. 2 (3), 28, 40:

puppis (Charontis),

Verg. A. 6, 410:

mors,

Albin. ad Liv. 1, 93:

nox,

Stat. S. 1, 6, 85:

umbra noctis,

id. Th. 2, 528; Verg. Cir. 214:

panis,

Juv. 14, 128:

baca (lauri),

Plin. 15, 30, 39, § 128:

bacis caerula tinus,

Ov. M. 10, 98.—

Dark green, green, greenish:

cucumis,

Prop. 4 (5), 2, 43:

coma,

Ov. M. 11, 158:

arbor Palladis,

id. A. A. 2, 518: campi caerula laetaque prata, Enn. ap. Macr. S. 6, 3.

Caerŭlĕus, i, m., the name of an aqueduct at Rome, Plin. 36, 15, 24, § 122; Suet. Claud. 20; Front. Aquaed. 13.