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  • 1 circum-fundō

        circum-fundō fūdī, fūsus, ere,    to pour around: mare circumfusum urbi, flowing around, L.: gens circumfusis invia fluminibus, O.: circumfuso in aere, circumambient, O.: circumfusa nubes, V.— To surround, encompass, cover, envelop: terram circumfundit aër: (mortuum) cerā, N.: terra circumfusa mari, encompassed by.—In tmesis: circum dea fudit amictu, V.—Pass. or reflex., of a throng, to press, crowd around, throng, surround, cling: a tergo se, L.: circumfunduntur hostes, Cs.: equites ab lateribus circumfusi, L.: hostes undique circumfusi erant, S.: (Nymphae) circumfusae Dianam Corporibus texere suis, surrounding, O.: circumfusa turba lateri meo, L.: circumfundit eques (sc. se), Ta. — Poet.: iuveni circumfunditur, i. e. clings to him, O.—Fig.: undique circumfusae molestiae: periculum, ab circumfusis undique voluptatibus, L. — To enclose, environ, surround, overwhelm: circumfusus praesidiorum copiis: circumfusus hostium concursu, N. — Fig.: circumfusi caligine.

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  • 2 adminiculum

    admĭnĭcŭlum, i, n. [ad-manus], prop., that on which the hand may rest, then in gen., a prop, stay, support.
    I.
    Lit.
    A.
    Orig. in the language of vine-dressers, the stake or pole to which the vine clings, and by which it is supported:

    vites claviculis adminicula, tamquam manibus apprehendunt, atque ita se erigunt, ut animantes,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 47:

    adminiculorum ordines, capitum jugatio,

    id. Sen. 15; so Plin. 17, 24, 36, § 215; cf. Drak. Liv. 6, 1, 4.— Hence,
    B.
    In gen., of any prop, stay, or support, assistance: adminicula hominum, i. e. oxen, implements of agriculture, etc., Varr. R. R. 1, 17; Liv. 21, 36:

    motam (Junonem) sede sua parvi molimenti adminiculis,

    id. 5, 22:

    adminicula gubernandi addidit Tiphys,

    means of steering, the rudder, Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 209; cf. id. 11, 37, 61, § 162. —
    II.
    Trop., support, aid, auxiliary, assistant (class.):

    ad legionem cum itant, adminiculum eis danunt aliquem cognatum,

    an assistant, Plaut. Most. 1, 2, 48:

    hanc igitur partem relictam explebimus, nullis adminiculis, sed, ut dicitur, Marte nostro,

    Cic. Off. 3, 7:

    natura solitarium nihil amat, semperque ad aliquod tamquam adminiculum adnititur,

    id. Lael. 23 fin.:

    quo primo adminiculo erecta erat (urbs), eodem innisa M. Furio principe stetit,

    Liv. 6, 1:

    id senectuti suae adminiculum fore,

    id. 10, 22:

    egere adminiculis, ut in commune consulat,

    Tac. A. 12, 5; so,

    in militia aut via fessus adminiculum oro,

    id. ib. 14, 54:

    nullius externi indigens adminiculi,

    Amm. 24, 8; 21, 12; 14, 6:

    Quibus debetis esse adminiculo,

    Vulg. Esth. 16, 20.

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  • 3 adtero

    at-tĕro ( adt-, Dietsch), trīvi, trītum, 3, v. a. ( perf. inf. atteruisse, Tib. 1, 4, 48; cf. Vell. Long. p. 2234 P.), to rub one thing against another; hence, in gen., to rub away, wear out or diminish by rubbing, to waste, wear away, weaken, impair, exhaust.
    I.
    Lit. (most freq. after the Aug. per.; in Cic. only once as P. a.; v. infra): insons Cerberus leniter atterens caudam, rubbing against or upon (sc. Herculi), * Hor. C. 2, 19, 30:

    asinus spinetis se scabendi causā atterens,

    Plin. 10, 74, 95, § 204: aures, * Plaut. Pers. 4, 9, 11 (cf. antestor):

    bucula surgentes atterat herbas,

    tramples upon, Verg. G. 4, 12:

    opere insuetas atteruisse manus,

    Tib. 1, 4, 48; so Prop. 5, 3, 24, and Plin. 2, 63, 63, § 158; so,

    dentes usu atteruntur,

    id. 7, 16, 15, § 70:

    attrivit sedentis pedem,

    Vulg. Num. 22, 25:

    vestem,

    Dig. 23, 3, 10; Col. 11, 2, 16;

    Cels. praef.: vestimenta,

    Vulg. Deut. 29, 5; ib. Isa. 51, 6.— Poet., of sand worn by the water flowing over it:

    attritas versabat rivus harenas,

    Ov. M. 2, 456.—
    II.
    Trop., to destroy, waste, weaken, impair:

    postquam utrimque legiones item classes saepe fusae fugataeque et alteri alteros aliquantum adtriverant,

    Sall. J. 79, 4:

    magna pars (exercitūs) temeritate ducum adtrita est,

    id. ib. 85, 46:

    Italiae opes bello,

    id. ib. 5, 4; so Tac. H. 1, 10; 1, 89; 2, 56; Curt. 4, 6 fin.; cf. Sil. 2, 392 Drak.:

    nec publicanus atterit (Germanos),

    exhausts, drains, Tac. G. 29:

    famam atque pudorem,

    Sall. C. 16, 2:

    et vincere inglorium et atteri sordidum arbitrabatur,

    and to suffer injury in his dignity, Tac. Agr. 9 Rupert.:

    eo tempore, quo praecipue alenda ingenia atque indulgentiā quādam enutrienda sunt, asperiorum tractatu rerum atteruntur,

    are enfeebled, Quint. 8, prooem. 4:

    filii ejus atterentur egestate,

    Vulg. Job, 20, 10:

    Nec res atteritur longo sufflamine litis,

    Juv. 16, 50.— Hence, attrītus, a, um, P. a., rubbed off, worn off or away, wasted.
    A.
    Lit.
    1.
    In gen.: ut rictum ejus (simulacri) ac mentum paulo sit attritius, * Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 43:

    ansa,

    Verg. E. 6, 17:

    vomer,

    worn bright, id. G. 1, 46; cf. Juv. 8, 16 Rupert.:

    caelaturae,

    Plin. 33, 12, 55, § 157; Petr. 109, 9.—
    2.
    In medicine, attritae partes or subst. attrita, ōrum, n. (sc. membra), bruised, excoriated parts of the body:

    medetur et attritis partibus sive oleo etc.,

    Plin. 24, 7, 28, § 43:

    attritis medetur cinis muris silvatici etc.,

    id. 30, 8, 22, § 70.—
    B.
    Trop.: attrita frons, a shameless, impudent face (lit. a smooth face, to which shame no longer clings; cf. perfrico), Juv. 13, 242 Rupert.; so,

    domus Israël attritā fronte,

    Vulg. Ezech. 3, 7.— Sup. and adv. not used.

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  • 4 attero

    at-tĕro ( adt-, Dietsch), trīvi, trītum, 3, v. a. ( perf. inf. atteruisse, Tib. 1, 4, 48; cf. Vell. Long. p. 2234 P.), to rub one thing against another; hence, in gen., to rub away, wear out or diminish by rubbing, to waste, wear away, weaken, impair, exhaust.
    I.
    Lit. (most freq. after the Aug. per.; in Cic. only once as P. a.; v. infra): insons Cerberus leniter atterens caudam, rubbing against or upon (sc. Herculi), * Hor. C. 2, 19, 30:

    asinus spinetis se scabendi causā atterens,

    Plin. 10, 74, 95, § 204: aures, * Plaut. Pers. 4, 9, 11 (cf. antestor):

    bucula surgentes atterat herbas,

    tramples upon, Verg. G. 4, 12:

    opere insuetas atteruisse manus,

    Tib. 1, 4, 48; so Prop. 5, 3, 24, and Plin. 2, 63, 63, § 158; so,

    dentes usu atteruntur,

    id. 7, 16, 15, § 70:

    attrivit sedentis pedem,

    Vulg. Num. 22, 25:

    vestem,

    Dig. 23, 3, 10; Col. 11, 2, 16;

    Cels. praef.: vestimenta,

    Vulg. Deut. 29, 5; ib. Isa. 51, 6.— Poet., of sand worn by the water flowing over it:

    attritas versabat rivus harenas,

    Ov. M. 2, 456.—
    II.
    Trop., to destroy, waste, weaken, impair:

    postquam utrimque legiones item classes saepe fusae fugataeque et alteri alteros aliquantum adtriverant,

    Sall. J. 79, 4:

    magna pars (exercitūs) temeritate ducum adtrita est,

    id. ib. 85, 46:

    Italiae opes bello,

    id. ib. 5, 4; so Tac. H. 1, 10; 1, 89; 2, 56; Curt. 4, 6 fin.; cf. Sil. 2, 392 Drak.:

    nec publicanus atterit (Germanos),

    exhausts, drains, Tac. G. 29:

    famam atque pudorem,

    Sall. C. 16, 2:

    et vincere inglorium et atteri sordidum arbitrabatur,

    and to suffer injury in his dignity, Tac. Agr. 9 Rupert.:

    eo tempore, quo praecipue alenda ingenia atque indulgentiā quādam enutrienda sunt, asperiorum tractatu rerum atteruntur,

    are enfeebled, Quint. 8, prooem. 4:

    filii ejus atterentur egestate,

    Vulg. Job, 20, 10:

    Nec res atteritur longo sufflamine litis,

    Juv. 16, 50.— Hence, attrītus, a, um, P. a., rubbed off, worn off or away, wasted.
    A.
    Lit.
    1.
    In gen.: ut rictum ejus (simulacri) ac mentum paulo sit attritius, * Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 43:

    ansa,

    Verg. E. 6, 17:

    vomer,

    worn bright, id. G. 1, 46; cf. Juv. 8, 16 Rupert.:

    caelaturae,

    Plin. 33, 12, 55, § 157; Petr. 109, 9.—
    2.
    In medicine, attritae partes or subst. attrita, ōrum, n. (sc. membra), bruised, excoriated parts of the body:

    medetur et attritis partibus sive oleo etc.,

    Plin. 24, 7, 28, § 43:

    attritis medetur cinis muris silvatici etc.,

    id. 30, 8, 22, § 70.—
    B.
    Trop.: attrita frons, a shameless, impudent face (lit. a smooth face, to which shame no longer clings; cf. perfrico), Juv. 13, 242 Rupert.; so,

    domus Israël attritā fronte,

    Vulg. Ezech. 3, 7.— Sup. and adv. not used.

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  • 5 circumfundo

    circum-fundo, fūdi, fūsum, 3, v. a., lit. to pour out around, i.e. as in circumdo, either with the acc. of that which is poured, to pour around; or, with the acc. of that around which something is poured, to surround with a liquid (class. in prose and poetry).
    I.
    Lit.
    A.
    With acc. of the liquid poured (with or without dat. of the object around which):

    amurcam ad oleam circumfundito,

    Cato, R. R. 93:

    Tigris urbi circumfunditur,

    surrounds, flows round the town, Plin. 6, 27, 31, § 132.— More freq. in part. perf. pass.:

    mare circumfusum urbi,

    the sea flowing around the town, Liv. 30, 9, 12:

    gens circumfusis invia fluminibus,

    Ov. F. 5, 582:

    circumfusus nobis spiritus,

    Quint. 12, 11, 13:

    nec circumfuso pendebat in aëre tellus,

    circumambient, Ov. M. 1, 12; imitated by Tib. 4, 1, 151.—

    Reflex.: circumfudit se repente nubes,

    Lact. 4, 21, 1.—Once mid.: cum fervet (lac), ne circumfundatur, etc., pour itself out around, i. e. run over, Plin. 28, 9, 33, § 126; cf.:

    circumfusa nubes,

    Verg. A. 1, 586.—
    B.
    With acc. of the object around which, etc., with or without abl. of the fluid:

    (mortuum) cerā circumfuderunt,

    Nep. Ages. 8, 7:

    terram crassissimus circumfundit aër,

    encompasses, envelops, Cic. N. D. 2, 6, 17:

    terra circumfusa illo mari, quem oceanum appellatis,

    id. Rep. 6, 20, 21:

    et multo nebulae circum dea fudit amictu (tmesis),

    Verg. A. 1, 412:

    quas circumfuderat atra tempestas,

    Sil. 7, 723.—
    II.
    Transf. to objects that do not flow, esp. if there is a great multitude, as it were, heaped upon a thing.
    A.
    (Acc. to I. 1.) Mid., to press upon, crowd around, embrace closely, cling to (freq. in the histt.):

    circumfunduntur ex reliquis hostes partibus,

    Caes. B. G. 6, 37; 7, 28; id. B. C. 3. 63:

    equites infestis cuspidibus circumfunduntur,

    Liv. 10, 36, 9; 25, 34, 9; 27, 19, 3;

    44, 23, 8: (Nymphae) circumfusae Dianam Corporibus texere suis,

    surrounding, Ov. M. 3, 180:

    multitudo circumfusa,

    Caes. B. G. 6, 34; Liv. 2, 28, 6; 4, 46, 6; Curt. 8, 14, 31; Quint. 4, 2, 37.—With the dat. of that upon which a multitude presses:

    circumfundebantur obviis sciscitantes,

    Liv. 22, 7, 11; 22, 14, 15; 26, 27, 10;

    29, 34, 14 al.: circumfusa turba lateri meo,

    id. 6, 15, 9: ut lateribus circumfundi posset equitatus. Curt. 3, 9, 12. —With acc. (depending on circum): Pacidiussuos equites exporrigere coepit... uthaberent facultatem turmas Julianas circumfundi, to surround, encompass them, Auct. B. Afr. 78 Oud. N. cr. — Poet. also of a single person: et nunc hac juveni, nunc circumfunditur illac, i. e. clings to, or closely embraces him, Ov. M. 4, 360; 14, 354; cf. with acc.:

    hunc (sc. Mavortem), tu, diva, tuo recubantem corpore sancto circumfusa super,

    Lucr. 1, 40.—
    (β).
    So once in the active voice, absol.:

    circumfudit eques,

    Tac. A. 3, 46.—
    2.
    Trop.:

    undique circumfusae molestiae,

    Cic. Tusc. 5, 41, 121:

    non est tantum ab hostibus aetati nostrae periculum, quantum ab circumfusis undique voluptatibus, Liv 30, 14, 6: circumfuso nitore,

    Quint. 4, 1, 59.—
    B.
    (Acc. to I. 2.) To enclose, environ, surround, overwhelm:

    circumfusus publicorum praesidiorum copiis,

    Cic. Mil. 26, 71:

    praefectum castrorum circumfundunt,

    Tac. A. 12, 38; so id. H. 2, 19; 4, 20; id. A. 13, 40; Plin. [p. 339] 5, 12, 13, § 67; Sil. 7, 306:

    circumfusus hostium concursu,

    Nep. Chabr. 4, 2:

    M. Catonem vidi in bibliothecā sedentem, multis circumfusum Stoicorum libris,

    Cic. Fin. 3, 2, 7; Quint. 9, 4, 91, Curt. 3, 11, 4:

    amplexibus alicujus,

    Vell. 2, 123, 3:

    X. milia Bojorum alio latere quam exspectabatur missis legionibus circumfudit,

    Front. 1, 2, 7.—
    2.
    Trop.:

    cum has terras incolentes circumfusi erant caligine,

    Cic. Tusc. 1, 19, 45:

    latent ista omnia crassis occultata et circumfusa tenebris,

    id. Ac. 2, 39, 122:

    ut, quantā luce ea circumfusa sunt, possint agnoscere,

    id. ib. 2, 15, 46:

    eos stultitiā obruit, tenebris circumfundit,

    Lact. 3, 29, 14:

    circumfundit, aliquem multo splendore,

    Sen. Tranq. 1, 9.

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  • 6 clavicula

    clāvĭcŭla, ae, f. dim. [id.] *
    I.
    A small key, Caes. Germ. Arat. 195.—
    II.
    A tendril, by which the vine clings to its props, Cic. Sen. 15, 52; id. N. D. 2, 47, 120; Col. 4, 6, 2; Plin. 23, prooem. § 5.—
    III.
    A bar, bolt of the door, Hyg. Grom. 55.—Hence, clāvĭcŭlārĭus, ĭi, m., a key-keeper, jailer, Firm. Math. 3, 66.

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  • 7 clavicularius

    clāvĭcŭla, ae, f. dim. [id.] *
    I.
    A small key, Caes. Germ. Arat. 195.—
    II.
    A tendril, by which the vine clings to its props, Cic. Sen. 15, 52; id. N. D. 2, 47, 120; Col. 4, 6, 2; Plin. 23, prooem. § 5.—
    III.
    A bar, bolt of the door, Hyg. Grom. 55.—Hence, clāvĭcŭlārĭus, ĭi, m., a key-keeper, jailer, Firm. Math. 3, 66.

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  • 8 Pertinax

    per-tĭnax, ācis, adj. [tenax], that holds fast, that clings firmly, very tenacious.
    I.
    Lit. (only poet. and in post-Aug. prose):

    digitus male pertinax,

    Hor. C. 1, 9, 24:

    ales unguibus pertinax,

    App. Flor. p. 366: tenaxne pater ejus est? Ph. Pater immo edepol pertinax, exceedingly avaricious, Plaut. Capt. 2, 2, 39.—
    B.
    Transf., that lasts long, very durable:

    spiritus,

    Plin. 10, 29, 43, § 81:

    siligo in Allobrogum agro pertinax,

    id. 18, 8, 20, § 85.—
    II.
    Trop., firm, constant, steadfast, persevering, unyielding; in a bad sense, obstinate, pertinacious, stubborn (cf. pervicax); constr. absol., with in and abl.; also (rare and not ante-Aug.) with in and acc., adversus and acc., ad and acc.; also (post-Aug.) with gen., Att. ap. Non. 433, 6 sq.:

    concertationes in disputando pertinaces,

    Cic. Fin. 1, 8, 27 sq.:

    pertinacissimus fueris, si, etc.,

    id. ib. 2, 33, 107:

    valde pertinax,

    id. ib. 2, 3, 9:

    pertinax fama,

    Plin. 24, 17, 101, § 159:

    studium, Quint. Inst. prooem.: certamen,

    Liv. 2, 40:

    stare pertinaci statu,

    Gell. 2, 1, 2:

    octoginta milia fortissimae pertinacissimaeque in retinendis armis juventutis,

    Vell. 2, 27, 1:

    pertinax virtus,

    Liv. 25, 14:

    pertinax adversus temerarios impetus,

    id. 28, 22, 14:

    pertinacior in repugnando,

    id. 29, 33:

    pertinax ad obtinendam injuriam,

    id. 29, 1, 17:

    in quod coepit pertinax et intenta,

    Sen. Ira, 1, 1, 2.—
    (β).
    Poet., with inf.:

    fortuna... Ludum insolentem ludere pertinax,

    Hor. C. 3, 29, 51.—
    (γ).
    With gen.:

    justitiae,

    App. Mag. p. 338, 34:

    irae,

    Val. Max. 6, 3, 3.—Hence, adv.: pertĭnācĭter.
    A.
    Very fast or firmly, very tenaciously, persistently:

    haec ipsa magis pertinaciter haerent, quo deteriora sunt,

    Quint. 1, 1, 5; Suet. Tib. 74:

    pertinacius resistere,

    Plin. 16, 43, 83, § 227:

    pertinacissime retinere,

    id. 33, 6, 32, § 100. —
    B.
    Constantly, firmly, steadily, perseveringly; obstinately, stubbornly, pertinaciously:

    pertinaciter liberalibus studiis deditus,

    Suet. Claud. 40 fin.:

    pertinaciter in aliquā re manere,

    Varr. R. R. 1, 20: pertinaciter offensus, Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 23, 1:

    contendere,

    Suet. Caes. 1:

    studere,

    Sen. Ep. 5, 1.— Comp.:

    pertinacius insequi,

    Hirt. B. G. 8, 13.— Sup.:

    pertinacissime pabulo abstinere,

    Suet. Caes. 81 med.; id. Ner. 56.—
    III.
    Pertĭnax, ācis, m., surname of the emperor P. Helvius, who succeeded Commodus on the throne, Capitol. Pert. 1; Aur. Vict. Epit. 18.

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  • 9 pertinax

    per-tĭnax, ācis, adj. [tenax], that holds fast, that clings firmly, very tenacious.
    I.
    Lit. (only poet. and in post-Aug. prose):

    digitus male pertinax,

    Hor. C. 1, 9, 24:

    ales unguibus pertinax,

    App. Flor. p. 366: tenaxne pater ejus est? Ph. Pater immo edepol pertinax, exceedingly avaricious, Plaut. Capt. 2, 2, 39.—
    B.
    Transf., that lasts long, very durable:

    spiritus,

    Plin. 10, 29, 43, § 81:

    siligo in Allobrogum agro pertinax,

    id. 18, 8, 20, § 85.—
    II.
    Trop., firm, constant, steadfast, persevering, unyielding; in a bad sense, obstinate, pertinacious, stubborn (cf. pervicax); constr. absol., with in and abl.; also (rare and not ante-Aug.) with in and acc., adversus and acc., ad and acc.; also (post-Aug.) with gen., Att. ap. Non. 433, 6 sq.:

    concertationes in disputando pertinaces,

    Cic. Fin. 1, 8, 27 sq.:

    pertinacissimus fueris, si, etc.,

    id. ib. 2, 33, 107:

    valde pertinax,

    id. ib. 2, 3, 9:

    pertinax fama,

    Plin. 24, 17, 101, § 159:

    studium, Quint. Inst. prooem.: certamen,

    Liv. 2, 40:

    stare pertinaci statu,

    Gell. 2, 1, 2:

    octoginta milia fortissimae pertinacissimaeque in retinendis armis juventutis,

    Vell. 2, 27, 1:

    pertinax virtus,

    Liv. 25, 14:

    pertinax adversus temerarios impetus,

    id. 28, 22, 14:

    pertinacior in repugnando,

    id. 29, 33:

    pertinax ad obtinendam injuriam,

    id. 29, 1, 17:

    in quod coepit pertinax et intenta,

    Sen. Ira, 1, 1, 2.—
    (β).
    Poet., with inf.:

    fortuna... Ludum insolentem ludere pertinax,

    Hor. C. 3, 29, 51.—
    (γ).
    With gen.:

    justitiae,

    App. Mag. p. 338, 34:

    irae,

    Val. Max. 6, 3, 3.—Hence, adv.: pertĭnācĭter.
    A.
    Very fast or firmly, very tenaciously, persistently:

    haec ipsa magis pertinaciter haerent, quo deteriora sunt,

    Quint. 1, 1, 5; Suet. Tib. 74:

    pertinacius resistere,

    Plin. 16, 43, 83, § 227:

    pertinacissime retinere,

    id. 33, 6, 32, § 100. —
    B.
    Constantly, firmly, steadily, perseveringly; obstinately, stubbornly, pertinaciously:

    pertinaciter liberalibus studiis deditus,

    Suet. Claud. 40 fin.:

    pertinaciter in aliquā re manere,

    Varr. R. R. 1, 20: pertinaciter offensus, Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 23, 1:

    contendere,

    Suet. Caes. 1:

    studere,

    Sen. Ep. 5, 1.— Comp.:

    pertinacius insequi,

    Hirt. B. G. 8, 13.— Sup.:

    pertinacissime pabulo abstinere,

    Suet. Caes. 81 med.; id. Ner. 56.—
    III.
    Pertĭnax, ācis, m., surname of the emperor P. Helvius, who succeeded Commodus on the throne, Capitol. Pert. 1; Aur. Vict. Epit. 18.

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  • 10 tenaces

    tĕnax, ācis, adj. [id.], holding fast, griping, tenacious.
    I.
    Lit.
    A.
    In gen. (mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose):

    prensatque tenaci forcipe ferrum,

    Verg. A. 12, 404; 8, 453; cf.:

    dente tenaci Ancora fundabat naves,

    id. ib. 6, 3:

    vinclum,

    id. G. 4, 412; Ov. M. 11, 252:

    complexus,

    id. ib. 4, 377:

    lappa,

    id. P. 2, 1, 14:

    hedera arborem implicat,

    Cat. 61, 34:

    loca limosa tenacia gravi caeno,

    Tac. A. 1, 63:

    amplexus,

    App. M. 9, p. 219, 17:

    maltha, quae est res omnium tenacissima,

    Plin. 36, 24, 58, § 181.— With gen.:

    herba asperitate etiam vestium tenaci,

    Plin. 27, 5, 15, § 32. — Comp.:

    cutis tenacior capilli,

    Plin. 22, 22, 39, § 82.—
    b.
    Subst.: tĕnāces, ĭum, m., things that hold fast. i. e. bands, stalks, or pedicles of fruit, etc., Pall. Febr. 18, 1; 25, 9; id. Mart. 10, 4 and 9; id. Sept. 17.—
    B.
    In partic., holding fast to wealth, power, etc., griping, sparing, niggardly, stingy, tenacious (class.;

    syn. parcus): filius familias patre parco ac tenaci,

    Cic. Cael. 15, 36: He. Tenaxne pater ejus est? Phi. Immo edepol pertinax, Plaut. Capt. 2, 2, 39:

    parcus, truculentus, tenax,

    Ter. Ad. 5, 4, 12:

    eosdem restrictos et tenaces fuisse,

    Cic. Planc. 22, 54:

    non tenax in largitate,

    Spart. Car. 5.—With gen.:

    genus Quaesiti tenax,

    Ov. M. 7, 657.— Comp.:

    milites tenaciores eorum (armorum) in proelio,

    Suet. Caes. 67.—
    C.
    Transf., of things, that holds or sticks fast: jacere in tenaci gramine, that clings together, i. e. matted, Hor. Epod. 2, 24.— Sup.:

    glaebis tenacissimum solum,

    Plin. Ep. 5, 6, 10:

    cerae,

    sticky, viscid, Verg. G. 4, 161:

    turpe referre pedem nec passu stare tenaci,

    Ov. P. 2, 6, 21.— Comp.:

    pondere tenacior navis,

    Liv. 28, 30, 11:

    panicula glutino tenacior,

    Plin. 16, 36, 64, § 158.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    Holding fast, retentive, firm, steadfast, persistent, tenacious (mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose); usually joined with gen.:

    memoria tenacissima,

    Quint. 1, 1, 19:

    naturā tenacissimi sumus eorum, quae rudibus annis percepimus,

    id. 1, 1, 5:

    pertinacem ultra modum esse tenacem propositi,

    id. 11, 1, 90; so,

    propositi,

    Hor. C. 3, 3, 1; Ov. M. 10, 405:

    tenacem esse sui juris debet,

    Col. 1, 7, 2:

    disciplinae tenacissimus,

    Plin. Ep. 10, 85 (17):

    justitiae,

    Juv. 8, 25:

    ficti pravique (Fama),

    Verg. A. 4, 188:

    veri,

    Pers. 5, 48:

    amicitiarum,

    Vell. 2, 29, 3:

    exempli sui,

    id. 2, 84, 3 Ruhnk.:

    animi,

    Manil. 4, 165:

    longa tenaxque fides,

    Ov. Am. 2, 6, 14.—
    B.
    In a bad sense, stubborn, obstinate:

    equus contra sua vincla tenax,

    Ov. Am. 3, 4, 13; so,

    equus,

    Liv. 39, 25, 13;

    and in a lusus verbb.: si esses equos, esses indomabilis... nimis tenax es,

    Plaut. Cas. 4, 3, 13:

    cum video, quam sint mea fata tenacia, frangor,

    Ov. P. 1, 2, 63:

    ira Caesaris,

    id. ib. 1, 9, 28:

    morbi,

    Suet. Claud. 2.— Adv.: tĕnācĭter, closely, firmly, strongly, tightly, tenaciously.
    a.
    Lit.:

    pressisse tenaciter ungues,

    Ov. H. 9, 21:

    vincire,

    Macr. Somn. Scip. 1, 6.— Comp.:

    apprehendere,

    Val. Max. 7, 5, 2; Macr. S. 7, 3:

    habitare,

    Aug. Ep. 6.—
    b.
    Trop., persistently, firmly:

    urgere,

    Ov. H. 3, 43.— Comp., Sol. 52, § 44; Amm. 25, 4, 4.— Sup., App. M. 5, p. 167, 22.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > tenaces

  • 11 tenax

    tĕnax, ācis, adj. [id.], holding fast, griping, tenacious.
    I.
    Lit.
    A.
    In gen. (mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose):

    prensatque tenaci forcipe ferrum,

    Verg. A. 12, 404; 8, 453; cf.:

    dente tenaci Ancora fundabat naves,

    id. ib. 6, 3:

    vinclum,

    id. G. 4, 412; Ov. M. 11, 252:

    complexus,

    id. ib. 4, 377:

    lappa,

    id. P. 2, 1, 14:

    hedera arborem implicat,

    Cat. 61, 34:

    loca limosa tenacia gravi caeno,

    Tac. A. 1, 63:

    amplexus,

    App. M. 9, p. 219, 17:

    maltha, quae est res omnium tenacissima,

    Plin. 36, 24, 58, § 181.— With gen.:

    herba asperitate etiam vestium tenaci,

    Plin. 27, 5, 15, § 32. — Comp.:

    cutis tenacior capilli,

    Plin. 22, 22, 39, § 82.—
    b.
    Subst.: tĕnāces, ĭum, m., things that hold fast. i. e. bands, stalks, or pedicles of fruit, etc., Pall. Febr. 18, 1; 25, 9; id. Mart. 10, 4 and 9; id. Sept. 17.—
    B.
    In partic., holding fast to wealth, power, etc., griping, sparing, niggardly, stingy, tenacious (class.;

    syn. parcus): filius familias patre parco ac tenaci,

    Cic. Cael. 15, 36: He. Tenaxne pater ejus est? Phi. Immo edepol pertinax, Plaut. Capt. 2, 2, 39:

    parcus, truculentus, tenax,

    Ter. Ad. 5, 4, 12:

    eosdem restrictos et tenaces fuisse,

    Cic. Planc. 22, 54:

    non tenax in largitate,

    Spart. Car. 5.—With gen.:

    genus Quaesiti tenax,

    Ov. M. 7, 657.— Comp.:

    milites tenaciores eorum (armorum) in proelio,

    Suet. Caes. 67.—
    C.
    Transf., of things, that holds or sticks fast: jacere in tenaci gramine, that clings together, i. e. matted, Hor. Epod. 2, 24.— Sup.:

    glaebis tenacissimum solum,

    Plin. Ep. 5, 6, 10:

    cerae,

    sticky, viscid, Verg. G. 4, 161:

    turpe referre pedem nec passu stare tenaci,

    Ov. P. 2, 6, 21.— Comp.:

    pondere tenacior navis,

    Liv. 28, 30, 11:

    panicula glutino tenacior,

    Plin. 16, 36, 64, § 158.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    Holding fast, retentive, firm, steadfast, persistent, tenacious (mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose); usually joined with gen.:

    memoria tenacissima,

    Quint. 1, 1, 19:

    naturā tenacissimi sumus eorum, quae rudibus annis percepimus,

    id. 1, 1, 5:

    pertinacem ultra modum esse tenacem propositi,

    id. 11, 1, 90; so,

    propositi,

    Hor. C. 3, 3, 1; Ov. M. 10, 405:

    tenacem esse sui juris debet,

    Col. 1, 7, 2:

    disciplinae tenacissimus,

    Plin. Ep. 10, 85 (17):

    justitiae,

    Juv. 8, 25:

    ficti pravique (Fama),

    Verg. A. 4, 188:

    veri,

    Pers. 5, 48:

    amicitiarum,

    Vell. 2, 29, 3:

    exempli sui,

    id. 2, 84, 3 Ruhnk.:

    animi,

    Manil. 4, 165:

    longa tenaxque fides,

    Ov. Am. 2, 6, 14.—
    B.
    In a bad sense, stubborn, obstinate:

    equus contra sua vincla tenax,

    Ov. Am. 3, 4, 13; so,

    equus,

    Liv. 39, 25, 13;

    and in a lusus verbb.: si esses equos, esses indomabilis... nimis tenax es,

    Plaut. Cas. 4, 3, 13:

    cum video, quam sint mea fata tenacia, frangor,

    Ov. P. 1, 2, 63:

    ira Caesaris,

    id. ib. 1, 9, 28:

    morbi,

    Suet. Claud. 2.— Adv.: tĕnācĭter, closely, firmly, strongly, tightly, tenaciously.
    a.
    Lit.:

    pressisse tenaciter ungues,

    Ov. H. 9, 21:

    vincire,

    Macr. Somn. Scip. 1, 6.— Comp.:

    apprehendere,

    Val. Max. 7, 5, 2; Macr. S. 7, 3:

    habitare,

    Aug. Ep. 6.—
    b.
    Trop., persistently, firmly:

    urgere,

    Ov. H. 3, 43.— Comp., Sol. 52, § 44; Amm. 25, 4, 4.— Sup., App. M. 5, p. 167, 22.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > tenax

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