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  • 1 pellis

    pellis, is ( abl. sing. pelle;

    but pelli,

    Lucr. 6, 1270; App. Mag. 22), f. [Gr. pella, pelas, skin; cf. erusipelas, epipolê, surface; also, platus, and Lat. palam], a skin, hide (of a beast), whether on the body or taken off; a felt, pelt, etc.
    I.
    Lit., Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 6: inaurata arietis, Enn. ap. Auct. Her. 2, 22, 34 (Trag. v. 285 Vahl.):

    rana rugosam inflavit pellem,

    Phaedr. 1, 23, 4; Col. 6, 13, 2:

    nationes caprarum pellibus vestitae,

    Varr. R. R. 2, 11, 11; cf.:

    quam tu numquam vides nisi cum pelle caprinā,

    Cic. N. D. 1, 29, 82:

    pelles pro velis,

    Caes. B. G. 3, 13:

    fulvique insternor pelle leonis,

    Verg. A. 2, 722:

    pelles perficere,

    Plin. 24, 11, 56, § 94:

    pelles candidas conficere,

    id. 13, 6, 13, § 55:

    pecudes aureas habuisse pelles tradiderunt,

    Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 6.— Poet., of the human skin:

    frigida pellis Duraque,

    Lucr. 6, 1194:

    ossa atque pellis tota est,

    Plaut. Aul. 3, 6, 28; id. Capt. 1, 2, 32:

    pellis nostra,

    Vulg. Thren. 5, 10; id. Job, 10, 11; 19, 20: pellem habere Hercules fingitur, ut homines cultus antiqui admoneantur. Lugentes quoque diebus luctus in pellibus sunt, Paul. ex Fest. p. 207 Müll.; cf.:

    deformem pro cute pellem aspice,

    Juv. 10, 192.—Prov.: detrahere pellem, i. e. to pull off the mask which conceals a person's faults, Hor. S. 2, 1, 64:

    introrsum turpis, speciosus pelle decorā,

    with a showy outside, id. Ep. 1, 16, 45: cf. Pers. 4, 14: in propriā pelle quiescere, to be content with one's own state or condition, Hor. S. 1, 6, 22 (v. pellicula):

    caninam pellem rodere, said of lampooning a slanderer,

    Mart. 5, 60, 10:

    pellem pro pelle, et cuncta quae habet homo dabit pro animā suā,

    Vulg. Job, 2, 4:

    si mutare potest Aethiops pellem suam,

    id. Jer. 13, 23.—
    II.
    Transf.
    A.
    Leather:

    ruptā calceus alter Pelle patet,

    Juv. 3, 150.—
    B.
    A garment, article of clothing made of skin, Col. 1, 8; cf. Ov. Tr. 3, 10, 19:

    pes in pelle natet,

    in the shoe, id. A. A. 1, 516; Pers. 5, 140.—
    C.
    A tent for soldiers (because it was covered with skins); usually in the phrase sub pellibus, in the camp:

    ut non multum imperatori sub ipsis pellibus otii relinquatur,

    Cic. Ac. 2, 2, 4:

    sub pellibus milites contineri non possent,

    Caes. B. G. 3, 29 fin.:

    (Caesar) sub pellibus hiemare constituit,

    id. B. C. 3, 13 fin.; cf. Liv. 37, 39:

    durare sub pellibus,

    id. 5, 2; Tac. A. 13, 35; 14, 38:

    pellium nomine,

    for covering shields, Cic. Pis. 36, 87.—
    D.
    Parchment:

    pellibus exiguis artatur Livius ingens,

    on little parchments, Mart. 14, 190, 1.—
    E.
    A drum:

    pelles caedere,

    Min. Fel. 24, 4.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > pellis

  • 2 testudo

    testūdo, ĭnis, f. [testa], a tortoise.
    I.
    Lit., Pac. ap. Cic. Div. 2, 64, 133; Plin. 9, 10, 12, § 35; 32, 4, 14, § 32; Cic. N. D. 2, 48, 124; 2, 52, 129; Liv. 36, 32, 6; Sen. Ep. 121, 9; Phaedr. 2, 6, 5 al.—Prov.:

    testudo volat, of any thing impossible,

    Claud. in Eutr. 1, 352.—
    II.
    Transf., tortoise-shell.
    A.
    Used for overlaying or veneering, Cic. N. D. 2, 57, 144; Verg. G. 2, 463; Ov. M. 2, 737; Mart. 12, 66, 5; Luc. 10, 120; Juv. 14, 308. —
    B.
    From the arched shape of a tortoise-shell.
    1.
    Of any stringed instrument of music of an arched shape, a lyre, lute, cithern, Verg. G. 4, 464; Hor. C. 3, 11, 3; 4, 3, 17; id. Epod. 14, 11; id. A. P. 395; Val. Fl. 1, 187; 1, 277. —
    2.
    An arch, vault in buildings (syn.:

    fornix, camera),

    Varr. L. L. 5, §§ 79 and 161 Müll.; id. R. R. 3, 5, 1; 3, 6, 4; Cic. Brut. 22, 87; Sisenn. ap. Non. 58, 16; Verg. A. 1, 505. —
    3.
    In milit. lang., a tortoise, i. e. a covering, shed, shelter so called (cf.: vinea, pluteus), viz.,
    a.
    Made of wood, for the protection of besiegers, Caes. B. G. 5, 43; 5, 52; Vitr. 10, 19 sq. —
    b.
    Formed of the shields of the soldiers held over their heads, Liv. 34, 39, 6; 44, 9, 6; Caes. B. G. 2, 6; Tac. A. 13, 39; id. H. 3, 31; 3, 27; 4, 23; Verg. A. 9, 505; 9, 514 al. —
    4.
    The covering of the hedgehog, Mart. 13, 86, 1. —
    5.
    A head-dress in imitation of a lyre, Ov. A. A. 3, 147.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > testudo

  • 3 testūdō

        testūdō inis, f    [testa], a tortoise: fluviatiles testudines: collecta in suum tegumen, L.— Tortoise-shell: varios pulchrā testudine postīs, i. e. overlaid with tortoise-shell, V.—Because shells were used as frames for stringed instruments, a stringed instrument of music, lyre, lute, cithern: cavā solans aegrum testudine amorem, V.: resonare septem Callida nervis, H.—In building, an arched room, inner chamber, arch, vault: commentari in quādam testudine: mediā testudine templi, V.— In war, a tortoise, covering, shed, shelter: turrīs testudinesque agere, i. e. wooden sheds protecting the besiegers, Cs.: testudine factā, i. e. with shields interlaced, L.: actā testudine, V.— A head-dress resembling a lyre: Cyllenea, O.
    * * *
    tortoise; testudo; movable shed

    Latin-English dictionary > testūdō

  • 4 cratis

    crātis, is ( nom. sing. only Veg. Art. Vet. 1, 56, 5; acc. sing. cratim, Plaut. Poen. 5, 2, 65), f. [Sanscr. kart, to spin; cf. crassus], wicker-work, a hurdle.
    I.
    Lit.
    A.
    In gen.
    1.
    Sing. (rare):

    flexilis,

    Plin. 16, 40, 77, § 209; 10, 44, 61, § 126:

    juncea,

    id. 21, 14, 49, § 84; Juv. 11, 82.—
    2.
    Plur. (so most freq.; and by the ancient gram. sometimes regarded as plur. tantum;

    v. Neue, Formenl. I. p. 455),

    Cato, R. R. 10, 2; 11, 4; Verg. A. 11, 64; Hor. Epod. 2, 45; Col. 12, 15, 1 al.—
    B.
    Esp.
    1.
    A harrow; sing., Plin. 18, 16, 43, § 145; 18, 20, 49, § 180; 18, 18, 48, § 173.— Plur., Verg. G. 1, 94.—
    2.
    A hurdle with which criminals were covered, and on which stones were thrown; sing., Plaut. Poen. 5, 2, 65; Liv. 1, 51, 9; 4, 50, 4; Tac. G. 12.—
    3.
    Milit., fascines, Caes. B. G. 4, 17; 5, 40; Liv. 10, 38, 5; Tac. A. 1, 68 al. —As a covering for besiegers in attacks, Curt. 5, 3, 7.—
    4.
    The ribs of a shield:

    umbonum,

    Verg. A. 7, 633; Curt. 10, 2, 23; Sil. 5, 522 sq.—
    5.
    = testudo, the interlocked shields of a rank of soldiers, Luc. 3, 485.—
    II.
    Transf., a joint, rib, etc.:

    pectoris,

    Verg. A. 12, 508:

    laterum,

    Ov. M. 12, 370; cf.

    spinae,

    the joints of the backbone, id. ib. 8, 806:

    favorum,

    honey-comb, Verg. G. 4, 214:

    cratem facit vitis,

    grows confusedly, Col. 4, 2, 1 al.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > cratis

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