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1 claudus
claudus ( clūdus, Plaut. Ps. 2, 2, 64; and clōdus, Arat. Act. Apost. 266), a, um, adj. [root klu-; v. claudo; prop. shut in, hampered], limping, halting, lame.I.Prop.:b.sutor,
Plaut. Aul. 1, 1, 34:deus,
Cic. N. D. 1, 30, 83:claudus altero pede,
Nep. Ages. 8, 1; Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 61:pes,
id. C. 3, 2, 32:pars serpentis,
Verg. A. 5. 278 al.—Prov.:II.iste claudus, quemadmodum aiunt, pilam,
said of one who cannot make a right use of a thing, Cic. Pis. 28, 69.—Trop., wavering, crippled, imperfect, defective (rare; mostly poet.): clauda navigia aplustris, * Lucr. 4, 436; cf.:B.claudae mutilataeque naves,
Liv. 37, 24, 6; Curt. 9, 9, 13; Tac. A. 2, 24. —Esp. of language: clauda carmina alterno versu, i. e. elegies (since every second verse is a foot shorter than the preceding), Ov. Tr. 3, 1, 11:C.clausulae,
Quint. 9, 4, 116; cf. id. 9, 4, 70.—Wavering, untrustworthy:clauda pars officii tui,
Ov. P. 3, 1, 86; cf.:clauda fides,
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2 claudus
claudus adj. [CLAV-], limping, halting, lame: deus: altero pede, N.: pes, H.: pars serpentis, V. —Prov.: claudus pilam, the lame man (holds fast) the ball.—Fig., crippled, imperfect, defective: naves, L.—Of language: carmina alterno versu, i. e. elegies (the alternate verses short), O.— Wavering, untrustworthy: pars officii tui, O.* * *clauda, claudum ADJlimping, lame; defective/crippled/imperfect; uneven/halting/wavering/uncertain
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