frāgrans

frāgro (collat. form fraglo, Dracont. Carm. 10, 287), āvi, 1, v. n. [Sanscr. dhraj-, breathe, etc.; hence frāga; cf. flare, to blow], to emit a smell, to smell (of both good and bad odors), to emit fragrance, to reek ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose; esp. freq. in the part. pres.).

Of a pleasant odor.

In the verb. finit.:

quod semper casiaque cinnamoque Fragras,

Mart. 6, 55, 3:

fragravit ore, quod rosarium Paesti,

id. 5, 37, 9:

et multa fragrat testa senibus auctumnis,

id. 3, 58, 7:

gemma vinum fragrat,

Sol. 37 fin. —

In the part. pres.:

redolentque thymo fragrantia mella,

Verg. G. 4, 169; id. A 1, 436:

cubile sertis ac Syrio olivo,

Cat. 6, 8:

domus Assyrio odore,

id. 68, 144:

adolescentulus unguento,

Suet. Vesp. 8:

Venus balsama,

App. M. 6, p. 177, 30:

amomum,

Sil. 15, 117.—

Of an unpleasant smell:

fragrat acerbus odor,

Val. Fl. 4, 493:

ne gravis hesterno fragres, Fescennia, vino,

Mart. 1, 88, 1.—Hence, frāgrans, antis, P. a., sweet - scented, fragrant:

fragrantissimum unguentum,

App. M. 10, p. 249, 4:

fragrantissimus spiritus,

Mart. Cap. 1, § 85.— Adv.: frāgranter, fragrantly:

crocum Ciliciae spirat fragrantius,

Sol. 38, § 6.

ŏdor (old form ŏdos, like arbos, labos, etc., Plaut. Capt. 4, 2, 35; id. Ps. 3, 2, 52; Sall. J. 44, 4), ōris, m. [root od-; Gr. ozô, odôda, odmê; whence oleo, olfacio], a smell, scent, odor (class.; cf. fragrantia).

Lit.

In gen.:

omnis odor ad supera fertur,

Cic. N. D. 2, 56, 141:

odorem avide trahere naribus,

Phaedr. 3, 1, 3:

florum,

Cic. Sen. 17, 59.—

In partic.

A pleasant odor, perfume; concr., perfumery, essences, spices (syn. odoramenta).—So mostly in plur.:

sternite lectos, incendite odores,

Plaut. Men. 2, 2, 4:

incendere odores,

Cic. Tusc. 3, 18, 43; id. Verr. 2, 4, 35. § 77;

2, 5, 56, § 146: croceos odores Tmolus mittit,

Verg. G. 1, 56:

perfusus liquidis odoribus,

perfumed waters, ointments, balsams, Hor. C. 1, 5, 2; id. Ep. 2, 1, 269:

corpus differtum odoribus conditur,

Tac. A. 16, 6.— Sing., Plaut. Mil. 2, 5, 2:

fragrans Assyrio odore domus,

Cat. 68, 144:

ara Fumat odore,

incense, Hor. C. 3, 18, 7.—

A disagreeable smell, a stench, stink (syn.:

nidor, faetor): putidus odor ibi saepe ex sulfure et alumine. Varr L. L. 5, § 25 Müll.: cum odos aut pabuli egestas locum mutare subegerat,

Sall. J. 44, 4:

camera odore foeda,

id. C. 55, 4:

ingratos odores,

Ov. M. 2, 626:

gravis,

Verg. G. 4, 49:

taeter,

Caes. B. C. 3, 49; Verg. A. 3, 228:

malus,

Hor. Epod. 12, 8:

intolerabili foeditatis odore,

Cic. N. D. 2, 40, 127:

offensus putrefacti cerebri odore,

Suet. Calig. 27 fin.:

ignis,

Vulg. Dan. 3, 94.—

Trop., a scent, inkling, hint, presentiment, suggestion:

odor suspicionis,

Cic. Clu. 27, 73:

legum,

id. Verr. 2, 5, 61, § 160:

hominum furta odore persequi,

id. ib. 2, 4, 24, §

53: res fluit ad interregnum, et est non nullos odor dictaturae,

id. Att. 4, 18, 3 B. and K. (al. 4, 16, 11):

lucri bonus est odor,

Juv. 14, 204; cf.:

Christi bonus odor sumus Deo in iis,

Vulg. 2 Cor. 2, 15:

urbanitatis,

a tincture of politeness, Cic. de Or. 3, 40, 161.

ŏlīvum or ŏlīvom, i, n. [id.].

Lit.

Oil ( poet. and in post-class. prose for oleum):

eme die caecā hercle olivum, id vendito oculatā die,

Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 67; id. As. 2, 4, 26; id. Ps. 1, 2, 76; Lucr. 2, 392; id. 6, 1073:

inolens,

id. 2, 850:

pingue,

Verg. E. 5, 68; Ov. M. 10, 176:

perfundere pisces olivo,

Hor. S. 2, 4, 50:

si ex olivis meis olivum feceris,

Gai. Inst. 2, 79.—

Trop., the palœstra (from the use of oil to anoint wrestlers):

cur olivum vitat?

Hor. C. 1, 8, 8; cf. oleum.—

Transf., an ointment, unguent:

Syrio fragrans olivo,

Cat. 6. 8; Prop. 4, 16, 31.

ŏlīvum or ŏlīvom, i, n. [id.].

Lit.

Oil ( poet. and in post-class. prose for oleum):

eme die caecā hercle olivum, id vendito oculatā die,

Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 67; id. As. 2, 4, 26; id. Ps. 1, 2, 76; Lucr. 2, 392; id. 6, 1073:

inolens,

id. 2, 850:

pingue,

Verg. E. 5, 68; Ov. M. 10, 176:

perfundere pisces olivo,

Hor. S. 2, 4, 50:

si ex olivis meis olivum feceris,

Gai. Inst. 2, 79.—

Trop., the palœstra (from the use of oil to anoint wrestlers):

cur olivum vitat?

Hor. C. 1, 8, 8; cf. oleum.—

Transf., an ointment, unguent:

Syrio fragrans olivo,

Cat. 6. 8; Prop. 4, 16, 31.