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1 māchina
māchina ae, f, μηχανή, a machine, engine: columnae machinā appositā: Torquet lapidem machina, H.: Trahunt machinae carinas, H.—A military machine, warlike engine: oppidum machinis omnium generum expugnare, S.: in nostros fabricata muros, V.—Fig., a device, contrivance, trick, artifice, stratagem: legem tamquam machinam comparari: omnibus machinis oppugnari.* * *machine; siege engine; scheme -
2 machina
māchĭna, ae, f. = mêchanê, a machine, i. e. any artificial contrivance for performing work, an engine, fabric, frame, scaffolding, staging, easel, warlike engine, military machine, etc.I.Lit.A.In gen.:B.moles et machina mundi,
Lucr. 5, 96:omnes illae columnae machinā appositā dejectae sunt,
Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 55, § 145:torquet nunc lapidem, nunc ingens machina tignum,
Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 73:trahuntque siccas machinae carinas,
id. C. 1, 4, 2:frumentaria,
Dig. 33, 7, 12.—Esp.,1.A platform on which slaves were exposed for sale:2.amicam de machinis emere,
Q. Cic. Petit. Cons. 2, 8.—A painter's easel, Plin. 35, 10, 37, § 120.—3.A scaffold for building:4.de machinā cadere,
Dig. 13, 6, 5; Plin. 19, 2, 8, § 30.—A military machine, warlike engine:II.machinis omnium generum expugnare oppidum,
Sall. J. 21:aut haec in nostros fabricata est machina muros,
Verg. A. 2, 46:murales,
Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 202:arietaria,
Vitr. 10, 19.—Trop., a device, plan, contrivance; esp. a trick, artifice, stratagem:at nunc disturba quas statuisti machinas,
i. e. abandon your schemes, Plaut. Ps. 1, 5, 137:totam hanc legem ad illius opes evertendas tamquam machinam comparari,
Cic. Agr. 2, 18, 50: omnes ad amplificandam orationem quasi machinae, * Quint. 11, 1, 44: dolum aut machinam commoliar, Caecil. ap. Cic. N. D. 3, 29, 73:quantas moveo machinas!
Plaut. Mil. 3, 2, 1:aliquam machinabor machinam, Unde aurum efficiam,
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3 catapulta
catapulta ae, f, καταπέλτησ, an engine for hurling missiles, catapult: per tabulata dispositae, L.: saxa ex catapultis, Cs.* * *catapult, an engine which shot large arrow/bolt/missile; missile itself (L+S) -
4 māchināmentum
māchināmentum ī, n [machinor], a machine, engine: quatiendis muris, L.: nutans, Ta.* * * -
5 māchinātiō
māchinātiō ōnis, f [machinor], a contrivance, mechanism, mechanical artifice: machinatione quadam moveri aliquid.— A machine, engine: tantae altitudinis machinationes, Cs.: navalis, Cs.: tale machinationis genus, L.—Fig., a trick, device, contrivance: (iudex) tamquam machinatione aliquā contorquendus.* * *machine; engine (of war), mechanism, contrivance, artifice; trick, device -
6 tormentum
tormentum ī, n [TARC-], an engine for hurling: tormentis Mutinam verberavit: tormenta, arma, omnis apparatus belli, L.: telum tormento missum, Cs.— A twisted cord, sling: praesectis mulierum crinibus tormenta effecerunt, Cs.— A missile, shot: quod genus tegumenti nullo telo neque tormento transici posse, Cs.: tormenta e navibus procul excussa, Cu.— An instrument of torture, rack: verberibus ac tormentis quaestionem habere.—Fig., torture, anguish, pain, torment: iracundiae tormenta: Invidiā Siculi non invenere tyranni Maius tormentum, H.: animi tormenta latentis in aegro Corpore, Iu.: Tu lene tormentum ingenio admoves, gentle compulsion, H.* * *windlass; instrument for twisting/winding; engine for hurling stones; missle; rack; any torture device; tension, pressure; torture, torment -
7 corax
kind of siege engine; raven (L+S); hooked war engine; battering ram (corvus) -
8 tormentum
tormentum, i, n. [torqueo, an instrument with which any thing is turned or twisted].I.An engine for hurling missiles.A.Lit.:B.tormenta telorum,
Cic. Tusc. 2, 24, 57:tormentis Mutinam verberavit,
id. Phil. 8, 7, 20; Caes. B. G. 2, 8; 4, 25; id. B. C. 1, 17; Hirt. B. G. 8, 14, 5:machinator bellicorum tormentorum,
Liv. 24, 34, 2; Sil. 6, 279; Tac. A. 2, 81; id. H. 3, 20; 4, 23; Curt. 4, 3, 13.—Transf., a missile, shot thrown by the engine:II.quod unum genus tegumenti nullo telo neque tormento transici posse,
Caes. B. C. 2, 9;telum tormentumve missum,
id. ib. 3, 51; 3, 56; Plin. 8, 23, 35, § 85; Stat. Th. 9, 145; Curt. 4, 2, 9.—A (twisted) cord, rope: praesectis [p. 1879] crinibus tormenta effecerunt, Caes. B. C. 3, 9:III.falces tormentis introrsus reducebant,
id. B. G. 7, 22, 2:laxare,
Quint. Decl. 19, 15; Grat. Cyn. 26; Auct. Priap. 6:stuppeum,
App. Mag. p. 276, 14:ferreum,
i. e. fetters, Plaut. Curc. 2, 1, 12; cf.:sine tormentorum injuriā,
Petr. 102.—An instrument of torture, a rack.A.Lit.:B.verberibus ac tormentis quaestionem habere,
Cic. Phil. 11, 2, 5; 11, 4, 8; 13, 9, 21:quaerere de aliquo tormentis,
id. Deiot. 1, 3; id. Clu. 63, 176 sq.; id. Mil. 21, 57; 22, 58; id. Sull. 28, 78; id. Off. 3, 9, 39; id. Part. Or. 14, 50; id. Tusc. 5, 28, 80; Caes. B. G. 6, 18; Quint. 2, 20, 10; 3, 5, 10; Suet. Tib. 19; 58; 62 al.:tu lene tormentum ingenio admoves,
a rack of a mild sort, Hor. C. 3, 21, 13.—Transf., in gen., torture, anguish, pain, torment, etc.:IV.cruciatus et tormenta pati,
Plin. Ep. 1, 12, 6; cf.:tormento liberari,
Col. 6, 7, 1; so of the torture or pain of sickness, Cels. 7, 11; Plin. 19, 8, 44, § 155; 20, 4, 13, § 27; 22, 22, 37, § 79:tormenta fortunae,
Cic. Tusc. 5, 1, 1: caecae suspitionis, Caecin. ap. Cic. Fam. 6, 7, 4:invidiā Siculi non invenere tyranni Majus tormentum,
Hor. Ep. 1, 2, 59; Juv. 2, 137:esse in tormentis,
Plin. Ep. 8, 23, 9:incredibiles cruciatus et indignissima tormenta pati,
id. ib. 1, 12, 6:tormentum sibi injungere,
id. Pan. 86, 1:bene tormentis secubituque coli,
Ov. Am. 3, 10, 16; so of the pain of love, Mart. 7, 29, 1:tormentis gaudet amantis,
Juv. 6, 209:animi tormenta latentis in aegro Corpore,
id. 9, 18.—A clothes-press, mangle, Sen. Tranq. 1, 3. -
9 bālista
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10 ballista or bālista
ballista or bālista ae, f an engine for hurling: balistae emissiones lapidum habent: asseres ballistis missi, Cs.: porta ballistis instructa, L. -
11 catus
catus adj. [1 CA-], clear - sighted, intelligent, sagacious, wise: Aelius Sextus, Enn. ap. C.: cultūs hominum Voce formasti catus, H.: catus quantumvis rusticus, shrewd, H.: iaculari, H.* * *Icata, catum ADJknowing, clever, shrewd, wise, prudent, circumspect; shrill/clear (sound)IIcat; wild cat; kind of trout; siege engine; male cat (L+S) -
12 cestrosphendonē
cestrosphendonē ēs, f, κεστροσφενδόνη, a military engine for hurling stones, L.* * * -
13 corvus
corvus ī, m [1 CAL-], a raven: loquax, O.: ovantes gutture corvi, V.: hians, H.—As a bird of omen: Oscen, H.: Delius in corvo latuit, O.— Prov.: in cruce corvos pascere, to be hanged, H. — A grappling-iron, Cu.* * *raven; cormorant (w/aquaticus); kind of sea fish; constellation Corvus/Raven; military engine; grappling iron; surgical instrument; fellator (rude) (L+S) -
14 gruis
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15 grūs
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16 scorpius (-os)
scorpius (-os) ī, m, σκορπίοσ, a scorpion: metuendus acumine caudae, O.—As a sign of the Zodiac, the Scorpion, C. poët., O.—A prickly seafish, O.—A military engine for throwing stones and weapons, scorpion: scorpione traiectus concidit, Cs.: scorpionibus modicis patebant hostem, L. -
17 sīphō
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18 admoenio
admoenire, admoenivi, admoenitus V TRANSbring (siege engine) into operation, draw near the walls; besiege, invest -
19 ammoenio
ammoenire, ammoenivi, ammoenitus V TRANSbring (siege engine) into operation, draw near the walls; besiege, invest -
20 ballista
ballista, large military engine for throwing stones and missiles
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