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1 fēcunditās
fēcunditās ātis, f [fecundus], fruitfulness, fertility, fecundity: terris fecunditatem dare: agrorum: mulieris.—Person., the goddess Fertility, Ta.—Fig., of style, luxuriance.* * * -
2 fertilitās
fertilitās ātis, f [fertilis], fruitfulness, fertility, abundance: agrorum: loci, Cs.: (Rhea) indoluit fertilitate sua, O.: barbara, i. e. of the Oriental women.* * *fruitfulness, fertility -
3 ūbertās
ūbertās ātis, f [2 uber], richness, fulness, plenteousness, plenty, abundance, copiousness, fruitfulness, fertility, productiveness: mammarum: in percipiendis fructibus: Rami bacarum ubertate incurvescere.—Fig., of mind or character, richness, fulness: ubertates virtutis: utilitatis.—Of style or language, copiousness, fulness: in dicendo: ubertas et quasi silva dicendi.* * *fruitfulness, fertility; abundance, plenty -
4 fertilitas
I.Lit., of plants and animals (class.): quae sit vel sterilitas agrorum vel fertilitas futura, * Cic. Div. 1, 57, 131:II.loci,
Caes. B. G. 2, 4, 1:terrae,
Quint. 2, 19, 2; cf.:terrae (Siculae),
Ov. M. 5, 481:frugum et vitium olearumque,
Plin. 3, 5, 6, § 41:metallorum,
id. 3, 20, 24, § 138. —Of animal fruitfulness:(Rhea) indoluit fertilitate suā,
Ov. F. 4, 202: barbara, i. e. of the Oriental women, Poët. ap. Cic. Tusc. 2, 15, 36:animalium ad generandum,
Plin. 8, 42, 66, § 164.—Trop.:artis ejus (Protogenis) summa intentio, et ideo minor fertilitas,
Plin. 35, 10, 36, § 101; Sedul. 4, 10. -
5 laetitia
laetitia ae, f [laetus], joy, exultation, rejoicing, gladness, pleasure, delight: magna laetitia nobis est, quod, etc., S.: laetitiā frui: diem in laetitiā degere, spend joyfully, T.: laetitiae dator, i. e. Bacchus, V.: comitia me laetitiā extulerunt, have transported: laetitiam capere oculis, enjoy: altera circensis turbae, outbreak of joy, L.: Ut hanc laetitiam nec opinanti primus obicerem domi, this cause of joy, T.: omnibus laetitiis laetus, Poët. ap. C.: torpor expellit ex omni pectore laetitias, Ct. —Person.: vana, O.* * *joy/happiness; source of joy/delight; fertility; fruitfulness; floridity -
6 tȳrotarīchos
tȳrotarīchos ī, m, τυροτάριχοσ, a ragout of cheese and salt-fish. ūber eris, n [cf. οὖτηαρ; Engl. udder], a teat, pap, dug, udder, breast: alit ubere fetūs, V.: distentum, O.: uberibus lupinis inhians: siccare ovis ubera, V.: Equina, H.: sua quemque mater uberibus alit, Ta.— Richness, fruitfulness, fertility: fertilis ubere campus, V.— A fruitful field, fertile soil: in denso non segnior ubere Bacchus, V.: vitibus almis Aptius, V.* * * -
7 fertilitas
fertility, fruitfulness. -
8 Castrum Inui
ĭnŭus, i, m. [ineo; the fructifying god], the god Pan, who gave fruitfulness to the herds, Liv. 1, 5; Arn. 3, p. 143; Macr. S. 1, 22. —II. -
9 cornu
cornū, ūs (so Caes. B. C. 3, 68 Dint.; Luc. 7, 217; Plin. 28, 11, 46, § 163 et saep.; Curt. 4, 12, 11 al.; ū in the connection cornu bubuli and cornu cervini; also Cael. Aur. Tard. 3, 5, 76; Veg. Art. Vet. 1, 20, 1 al.; cf. esp. Neue, Formenl. 1, p. 355), n. (access. form cornum, i, n., Varr. R. R. 3, 9, 14; Ter. Eun. 4, 7, 5 Fleck.; Lucr. 2, 388; Ov. M. 2, 874; Scrib. Comp. 141; Gell. 14, 6, 2 al.; gen. plur. cornorum, Scrib. Comp. 60. —An access. form cornus, ūs, has been assumed on account of the rel. masc. in the passage:I.nares similes cornibus iis, qui, etc.,
Cic. N. D. 2, 59, 149, if the reading is correct.—The dat. sing. apparently never used;for in the connection: laevo cornu Cotys rex praeerat... dextro cornu praepositus C. Licinius Crassus,
Liv. 42, 58, 6 and 7, the supposition of the abl. is more in acc. with the usage of Livy; cf.:Antipatrum in laevo praeposuit,
id. 37, 41, 1 et saep.) [kindred with keras, and Germ. and Engl. horn; cf. also carina, cervus], a horn.Lit., a hard and generally crooked growth upon the head of many mammiferous animals (very freq. in all periods and species of composition), Plin. 11, 37, 45, § 123 sq.; Cic. N. D. 2, 47, 121;B. 1.of a bullock,
Lucr. 5, 1033; 5, 1324; Cat. 64, 111; Ov. M. 9, 186; Hor. C. 3, 27, 72; id. S. 1, 5, 58 et saep.;also of the constellation Taurus,
Ov. M. 2, 80;of the ram,
id. ib. 5, 328; and the constellation Aries, Cic. poët. N. D. 2, 43, 111;of the he-goat,
Verg. E. 9, 25;of kids,
id. G. 2, 526 al. —Of the antlers of a stag, Ov. M. 3, 194; 10, 111; Verg. A. 10, 725 al.: Cornu Copiae (less correctly, but freq. in late Lat., as one word, Cornūcōpĭae, and twice Cornūcōpĭa, ae, f., Amm. 22, 9, 1; 25, 2, 3), acc. to the fable, the horn of the goat Amalthea placed in heaven, Greek Keras Amaltheias (v. Amalthea), the emblem of fruitfulness and abundance, Plaut. Ps. 2, 3, 5; Gell. 14, 6, 2; cf. Hor. C. 1, 17, 16; id. C. S. 60; id. Ep. 1, 12, 29; Ov. M. 9, 88.—That which is similar to horn in substance.a.A hoof, Cato, R. R. 72; Verg. G. 3, 88; Sil. 13, 327.—b.Of the bills of birds, Ov. M. 14, 502.—c.The horny skin covering the eye, Plin. 11, 37, 55, § 148.—d.A horny excrescence on the head, a wart, Hor. S. 1, 5, 58.— Far more freq.,2.That which is similar to a horn in form, a projecting extremity, the point or end of any object.a.The tooth or tusk of an elephant, ivory, Varr. L. L. 7, § 39 Müll.; Plin. 8, 3, 4, § 7; 18, 1, 1, § 2:b.cornu Indicum,
Mart. 1, 73, 4.—The horns of the moon, Cic. Fragm. ap. Non. p. 122, 2; Verg. G. 1, 433; Ov. M. 1, 11; 2, 117 et saep.—c.The branches of a river, Ov. M. 9, 774.—Hence, the river-gods were represented with horns, Verg. G. 4, 371; Mart. 10, 7 et saep.; cf.: corniger, tauriformis, etc., and v. Lidd. and Scott under keras, V.—d.The arm of the shore forming a harbor, a tongue of land, Caes. ap. Cic. Att. 9, 14, 1; Ov. M. 5, 410; Plin. 4, 21, 35, § 113.—e.The extremity or end of the sailyards, Verg. A. 3, 549; 5, 832; Ov. M. 11, 476; Hor. Epod. 16, 59; Sil. 14. 389.—f.The cone of a helmet in which the crest was placed:g.cornua cristae,
Verg. A. 12, 89:alterum cornu galeae,
Liv. 27, 33, 2.—The end of the stick around which books were rolled, usually ornamented with ivory, Tib. 3, 1, 13; Ov. Tr. 1, 1, 8; Mart. 11, 107. —h.The side of a bow in the form of a horn, Ov. M. 1, 455; 5, 56; 2, 603.—i.The horn-shaped side of the cithara (perh. the sounding-board), Cic. N. D. 2, 59, 149 fin. —k. 1.The point, end, extremity, wing of a place, Liv. 25, 3, 17; Tac. A. 1, 75; Plin. 34, 6, 12, § 26 al.—m.The wing of an army (very freq.), Caes. B. G. 1, 52 (three times); 2, 23; 2, 25; 7, 62 (twice); Liv. 9, 40, 3 sq(seven times).—* (β).Transf.:n.cornua disputationis tuae commovere,
i. e. to drive back, Cic. Div. 2, 10, 26 (v. the passage in connection).—The feeler or claw of an insect, Plin. 9, 30, 50, § 95; 9, 31, 51, § 99 al. —o.The stiff hair of the Germans:3.quis stupuit Germani lumina, flavam Caesariem et madido torquentem cornua cirro?
Juv. 13, 165.—Of objects made of horn.a.A bow, Verg. E. 10, 59; Ov. M. 5, 383; Sil. 2, 109 al.—b.A bugle-horn, a horn, trumpet (cornua, quod ea, quae nunc sunt ex aere, tunc fiebant bubulo e cornu, Varr. L. L. 5, § 117 Müll.), Lucil. ap. Non. p. 265, 5; Lucr. 2, 620; Verg. A. 7, 615; Ov. M. 1, 98; 3, 533; Hor. C. 1, 18, 14; 2, 1, 17; Juv. 2, 90; 6, 315.—Connected with tubae, Cic. Sull. 5, 17; Tac. A. 1, 68; 2, 81, cf. Dict. of Antiq., s. v. cornu.—In a sarcastic double sense with a.: dum tendit citharam noster, dum cornua Parthus, Poët. ap. Suet. Ner. 39 (v. the passage in connection).—c.The sides of the lyre, originally consisting of two horns, giving resonance to the strings, Cic. N. D. 2, 57, 144; 2, 59, 149.—d.A lantern, Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 185; cf. Lucr 2, 388; and Plin. 11, 16, 16, § 49.—e.An oil cruet, Hor S. 2, 2, 61.—f.A funnel, Verg. G. 3, 509; Col. 6, 2, 7 al.—II.Trop., as an emblem of power, courage, strength, might (the figure taken from bullocks. Also in Heb. a very freq. metaph.; cf. Gesen. Lex. s. v., p. 906, 6; poet.):ne in re secundā nunc mi obvortat cornua,
Plaut. Ps. 4, 3, 5:venerunt capiti cornua sera meo,
Ov. Am. 3, 11,:tunc pauper cornua sumit,
gains strength, courage, id. A. A. 1, 239; cf.. tu (sc. amphora) addis cornua pauperi, etc.,
Hor. C. 3, 21, 18.—Hence Bacchus, as a giver of courage, is represented with horns, Tib. 2, 1, 3; Hor. C. 2, 19, 30; v. Bacchus, I.; cf. of a river-god, I. B. 2. c. supra. -
10 Cornucopia
cornū, ūs (so Caes. B. C. 3, 68 Dint.; Luc. 7, 217; Plin. 28, 11, 46, § 163 et saep.; Curt. 4, 12, 11 al.; ū in the connection cornu bubuli and cornu cervini; also Cael. Aur. Tard. 3, 5, 76; Veg. Art. Vet. 1, 20, 1 al.; cf. esp. Neue, Formenl. 1, p. 355), n. (access. form cornum, i, n., Varr. R. R. 3, 9, 14; Ter. Eun. 4, 7, 5 Fleck.; Lucr. 2, 388; Ov. M. 2, 874; Scrib. Comp. 141; Gell. 14, 6, 2 al.; gen. plur. cornorum, Scrib. Comp. 60. —An access. form cornus, ūs, has been assumed on account of the rel. masc. in the passage:I.nares similes cornibus iis, qui, etc.,
Cic. N. D. 2, 59, 149, if the reading is correct.—The dat. sing. apparently never used;for in the connection: laevo cornu Cotys rex praeerat... dextro cornu praepositus C. Licinius Crassus,
Liv. 42, 58, 6 and 7, the supposition of the abl. is more in acc. with the usage of Livy; cf.:Antipatrum in laevo praeposuit,
id. 37, 41, 1 et saep.) [kindred with keras, and Germ. and Engl. horn; cf. also carina, cervus], a horn.Lit., a hard and generally crooked growth upon the head of many mammiferous animals (very freq. in all periods and species of composition), Plin. 11, 37, 45, § 123 sq.; Cic. N. D. 2, 47, 121;B. 1.of a bullock,
Lucr. 5, 1033; 5, 1324; Cat. 64, 111; Ov. M. 9, 186; Hor. C. 3, 27, 72; id. S. 1, 5, 58 et saep.;also of the constellation Taurus,
Ov. M. 2, 80;of the ram,
id. ib. 5, 328; and the constellation Aries, Cic. poët. N. D. 2, 43, 111;of the he-goat,
Verg. E. 9, 25;of kids,
id. G. 2, 526 al. —Of the antlers of a stag, Ov. M. 3, 194; 10, 111; Verg. A. 10, 725 al.: Cornu Copiae (less correctly, but freq. in late Lat., as one word, Cornūcōpĭae, and twice Cornūcōpĭa, ae, f., Amm. 22, 9, 1; 25, 2, 3), acc. to the fable, the horn of the goat Amalthea placed in heaven, Greek Keras Amaltheias (v. Amalthea), the emblem of fruitfulness and abundance, Plaut. Ps. 2, 3, 5; Gell. 14, 6, 2; cf. Hor. C. 1, 17, 16; id. C. S. 60; id. Ep. 1, 12, 29; Ov. M. 9, 88.—That which is similar to horn in substance.a.A hoof, Cato, R. R. 72; Verg. G. 3, 88; Sil. 13, 327.—b.Of the bills of birds, Ov. M. 14, 502.—c.The horny skin covering the eye, Plin. 11, 37, 55, § 148.—d.A horny excrescence on the head, a wart, Hor. S. 1, 5, 58.— Far more freq.,2.That which is similar to a horn in form, a projecting extremity, the point or end of any object.a.The tooth or tusk of an elephant, ivory, Varr. L. L. 7, § 39 Müll.; Plin. 8, 3, 4, § 7; 18, 1, 1, § 2:b.cornu Indicum,
Mart. 1, 73, 4.—The horns of the moon, Cic. Fragm. ap. Non. p. 122, 2; Verg. G. 1, 433; Ov. M. 1, 11; 2, 117 et saep.—c.The branches of a river, Ov. M. 9, 774.—Hence, the river-gods were represented with horns, Verg. G. 4, 371; Mart. 10, 7 et saep.; cf.: corniger, tauriformis, etc., and v. Lidd. and Scott under keras, V.—d.The arm of the shore forming a harbor, a tongue of land, Caes. ap. Cic. Att. 9, 14, 1; Ov. M. 5, 410; Plin. 4, 21, 35, § 113.—e.The extremity or end of the sailyards, Verg. A. 3, 549; 5, 832; Ov. M. 11, 476; Hor. Epod. 16, 59; Sil. 14. 389.—f.The cone of a helmet in which the crest was placed:g.cornua cristae,
Verg. A. 12, 89:alterum cornu galeae,
Liv. 27, 33, 2.—The end of the stick around which books were rolled, usually ornamented with ivory, Tib. 3, 1, 13; Ov. Tr. 1, 1, 8; Mart. 11, 107. —h.The side of a bow in the form of a horn, Ov. M. 1, 455; 5, 56; 2, 603.—i.The horn-shaped side of the cithara (perh. the sounding-board), Cic. N. D. 2, 59, 149 fin. —k. 1.The point, end, extremity, wing of a place, Liv. 25, 3, 17; Tac. A. 1, 75; Plin. 34, 6, 12, § 26 al.—m.The wing of an army (very freq.), Caes. B. G. 1, 52 (three times); 2, 23; 2, 25; 7, 62 (twice); Liv. 9, 40, 3 sq(seven times).—* (β).Transf.:n.cornua disputationis tuae commovere,
i. e. to drive back, Cic. Div. 2, 10, 26 (v. the passage in connection).—The feeler or claw of an insect, Plin. 9, 30, 50, § 95; 9, 31, 51, § 99 al. —o.The stiff hair of the Germans:3.quis stupuit Germani lumina, flavam Caesariem et madido torquentem cornua cirro?
Juv. 13, 165.—Of objects made of horn.a.A bow, Verg. E. 10, 59; Ov. M. 5, 383; Sil. 2, 109 al.—b.A bugle-horn, a horn, trumpet (cornua, quod ea, quae nunc sunt ex aere, tunc fiebant bubulo e cornu, Varr. L. L. 5, § 117 Müll.), Lucil. ap. Non. p. 265, 5; Lucr. 2, 620; Verg. A. 7, 615; Ov. M. 1, 98; 3, 533; Hor. C. 1, 18, 14; 2, 1, 17; Juv. 2, 90; 6, 315.—Connected with tubae, Cic. Sull. 5, 17; Tac. A. 1, 68; 2, 81, cf. Dict. of Antiq., s. v. cornu.—In a sarcastic double sense with a.: dum tendit citharam noster, dum cornua Parthus, Poët. ap. Suet. Ner. 39 (v. the passage in connection).—c.The sides of the lyre, originally consisting of two horns, giving resonance to the strings, Cic. N. D. 2, 57, 144; 2, 59, 149.—d.A lantern, Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 185; cf. Lucr 2, 388; and Plin. 11, 16, 16, § 49.—e.An oil cruet, Hor S. 2, 2, 61.—f.A funnel, Verg. G. 3, 509; Col. 6, 2, 7 al.—II.Trop., as an emblem of power, courage, strength, might (the figure taken from bullocks. Also in Heb. a very freq. metaph.; cf. Gesen. Lex. s. v., p. 906, 6; poet.):ne in re secundā nunc mi obvortat cornua,
Plaut. Ps. 4, 3, 5:venerunt capiti cornua sera meo,
Ov. Am. 3, 11,:tunc pauper cornua sumit,
gains strength, courage, id. A. A. 1, 239; cf.. tu (sc. amphora) addis cornua pauperi, etc.,
Hor. C. 3, 21, 18.—Hence Bacchus, as a giver of courage, is represented with horns, Tib. 2, 1, 3; Hor. C. 2, 19, 30; v. Bacchus, I.; cf. of a river-god, I. B. 2. c. supra. -
11 Cressa
1.Crēta, ae (nom. Crētē, Mel. 2, 7, 12; Ov. M. 8, 118; 9, 668; 9, 735; acc. Creten, id. ib. 8, 99; Hor. C. 3, 27, 34 al.;II.on the contrary, Cretam,
Verg. A. 3, 129 al.), f., = Krêtê, Crete, an island in the Mediterranean Sea, distinguished in ancient times by its fruitfulness and very early cultivation, now Candia, Mel. l. l.; Plin. 4, 12, 20, § 58; Verg. A. 3, 104; Hor. Epod. 9, 29; Cic. Fl. 13, 30; id. Phil. 2, 38, 97; Vell. 2, 34, 1; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 6; Plin. 15, 11, 10, § 37.— Hence,Crēs, Crētis, m., and Cressa, ae, f., = Krês, Krêssa, Cretan; or as subst., a Cretan; a Cretan woman.a.Masc. Cres:b.Epimenides,
Cic. Div. 1, 18, 34.—In plur. Cretes, the Cretans, Cic. Mur. 35, 74; Ov. Am. 3, 10, 19; gen. Cretum, Cic. Tusc. 2, 14, 34; Cat. 55, 23; Ov. F. 1, 594 al.; acc. Cretăs, Caes. B. G. 2, 7; Mel. 1, 16, 1; Ov. H. 16, 348; Luc. 4, 441 al.—Fem. Cressa, adj.:B.pharetra,
Verg. G. 3, 345: nota, made with Cretan earth or chalk (v. 2. Creta, II.), Hor. C. 1, 36, 10:herbae, for healing in gen.,
Prop. 2, 1, 61 (acc. to Serv. ad Verg. A. 12, 412, perh. for dictamnus): bos, i. e. Pasiphaë (q. v.), id. 4 (5), 7, 57.—Subst. for Ariadne, Ov. Am. 1, 7, 16; for Aĕrope, id. A. A. 1, 327.—Crēsĭus (in MSS. and edd. also Cressĭus; cf. Verg. A. 5, 285 Wagn.), a, um, adj., = Krê:sios, Cretan:C.nemora,
Verg. A. 4, 70:prodigia, i. e. taurus (v. C.),
id. ib. 8, 295:regna,
Ov. H. 16, 299:tecta,
Stat. Th. 12, 582 al. —Crētaeus, a, um, adj., Cretan:* D. E.Ida,
Verg. A. 12, 412:urbes,
Ov. M. 9, 666:ratis,
Prop. 3 (4), 19, 26:taurus,
the bullock which Neptune sent to Minos, Ov. M. 7, 434.— Subst.: Crētaeus, i, m., the Cretan, for Epimenides, Prop. 2, 34 (25), 29.—Crētensis, e, adj., Cretan:F.homo, judex,
Cic. Phil. 5, 5, 13 and 14:Juppiter,
id. N. D. 3, 21, 53:sagittarii,
Liv. 37, 41, 9 et saep.—In plur.: Crētenses, ium, m., the Cretans ( renowned as archers), Nep. Hann. 9, 2; Liv. 37, 60, 4; 41, 25, 7 al.—, a, um, adj., Cretan:2.mare,
Hor. C. 1, 26, 2:vinum,
Plin. 14, 9, 11, § 81:labyrinthus,
id. 36, 13, 19, § 90:bellum,
Flor. 3, 7:pes,
an amphimacrus, Diom. p. 475 P. al.: versus, composed of the amphimacrus, id. p. 513 ib. al.—Subst.a.Crētĭcus, i, m., a surname of Q. Metellus, from his subjugation of Crete, Flor. 3, 7 fin.; 3, 8, 1; Vell. 2, 34; Cic. Att. 1, 19, 2; cf. id. Fl. 13, 30; Ov. F. 1, 594.—b.Crētĭca, ae, f., a plant, called also clematitis, Plin. 25, 8, 54, § 96.—c.In the Gr. form Crētĭcē, ēs, f., a plant, called also hibiscus, App. Herb. 38 and 62.—G. 2. I.Prop., Plin. 35, 17, 57, § 195 sq.; Cato, R. R. 39, 2; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 8 al.;II.esp. used for cleansing garments,
Plaut. Aul. 4, 9, 6.—Hence, trop.:creta est profecto horum hominum oratio,
i. e. removes all trouble from the mind, Plaut. Poen. 5, 2, 10 sq. —Also used as a cosmetic,
Hor. Epod. 12, 10; Mart. 6, 93, 9; 8, 33, 17 al.;for seals,
Cic. Fl. 16, 37; cf. cretula, for marking the goal in a race-course, Plin. 8, 42, 65, § 160;for the making of earthen vessels,
Col. 3, 11, 9; Plin. 14, 20, 25, § 123 et saep.— Poet.:rapidus cretae Oaxes,
turbulent, Verg. E. 1, 66 Rib. (dub. al. Cretae; v. Forbig. ad loc.). —From its whiteness is borrowed the trope for something favorable or lucky (opp. carbo), Hor. S. 2, 3, 246; imitated by Pers. 5, 108. -
12 Cressius
1.Crēta, ae (nom. Crētē, Mel. 2, 7, 12; Ov. M. 8, 118; 9, 668; 9, 735; acc. Creten, id. ib. 8, 99; Hor. C. 3, 27, 34 al.;II.on the contrary, Cretam,
Verg. A. 3, 129 al.), f., = Krêtê, Crete, an island in the Mediterranean Sea, distinguished in ancient times by its fruitfulness and very early cultivation, now Candia, Mel. l. l.; Plin. 4, 12, 20, § 58; Verg. A. 3, 104; Hor. Epod. 9, 29; Cic. Fl. 13, 30; id. Phil. 2, 38, 97; Vell. 2, 34, 1; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 6; Plin. 15, 11, 10, § 37.— Hence,Crēs, Crētis, m., and Cressa, ae, f., = Krês, Krêssa, Cretan; or as subst., a Cretan; a Cretan woman.a.Masc. Cres:b.Epimenides,
Cic. Div. 1, 18, 34.—In plur. Cretes, the Cretans, Cic. Mur. 35, 74; Ov. Am. 3, 10, 19; gen. Cretum, Cic. Tusc. 2, 14, 34; Cat. 55, 23; Ov. F. 1, 594 al.; acc. Cretăs, Caes. B. G. 2, 7; Mel. 1, 16, 1; Ov. H. 16, 348; Luc. 4, 441 al.—Fem. Cressa, adj.:B.pharetra,
Verg. G. 3, 345: nota, made with Cretan earth or chalk (v. 2. Creta, II.), Hor. C. 1, 36, 10:herbae, for healing in gen.,
Prop. 2, 1, 61 (acc. to Serv. ad Verg. A. 12, 412, perh. for dictamnus): bos, i. e. Pasiphaë (q. v.), id. 4 (5), 7, 57.—Subst. for Ariadne, Ov. Am. 1, 7, 16; for Aĕrope, id. A. A. 1, 327.—Crēsĭus (in MSS. and edd. also Cressĭus; cf. Verg. A. 5, 285 Wagn.), a, um, adj., = Krê:sios, Cretan:C.nemora,
Verg. A. 4, 70:prodigia, i. e. taurus (v. C.),
id. ib. 8, 295:regna,
Ov. H. 16, 299:tecta,
Stat. Th. 12, 582 al. —Crētaeus, a, um, adj., Cretan:* D. E.Ida,
Verg. A. 12, 412:urbes,
Ov. M. 9, 666:ratis,
Prop. 3 (4), 19, 26:taurus,
the bullock which Neptune sent to Minos, Ov. M. 7, 434.— Subst.: Crētaeus, i, m., the Cretan, for Epimenides, Prop. 2, 34 (25), 29.—Crētensis, e, adj., Cretan:F.homo, judex,
Cic. Phil. 5, 5, 13 and 14:Juppiter,
id. N. D. 3, 21, 53:sagittarii,
Liv. 37, 41, 9 et saep.—In plur.: Crētenses, ium, m., the Cretans ( renowned as archers), Nep. Hann. 9, 2; Liv. 37, 60, 4; 41, 25, 7 al.—, a, um, adj., Cretan:2.mare,
Hor. C. 1, 26, 2:vinum,
Plin. 14, 9, 11, § 81:labyrinthus,
id. 36, 13, 19, § 90:bellum,
Flor. 3, 7:pes,
an amphimacrus, Diom. p. 475 P. al.: versus, composed of the amphimacrus, id. p. 513 ib. al.—Subst.a.Crētĭcus, i, m., a surname of Q. Metellus, from his subjugation of Crete, Flor. 3, 7 fin.; 3, 8, 1; Vell. 2, 34; Cic. Att. 1, 19, 2; cf. id. Fl. 13, 30; Ov. F. 1, 594.—b.Crētĭca, ae, f., a plant, called also clematitis, Plin. 25, 8, 54, § 96.—c.In the Gr. form Crētĭcē, ēs, f., a plant, called also hibiscus, App. Herb. 38 and 62.—G. 2. I.Prop., Plin. 35, 17, 57, § 195 sq.; Cato, R. R. 39, 2; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 8 al.;II.esp. used for cleansing garments,
Plaut. Aul. 4, 9, 6.—Hence, trop.:creta est profecto horum hominum oratio,
i. e. removes all trouble from the mind, Plaut. Poen. 5, 2, 10 sq. —Also used as a cosmetic,
Hor. Epod. 12, 10; Mart. 6, 93, 9; 8, 33, 17 al.;for seals,
Cic. Fl. 16, 37; cf. cretula, for marking the goal in a race-course, Plin. 8, 42, 65, § 160;for the making of earthen vessels,
Col. 3, 11, 9; Plin. 14, 20, 25, § 123 et saep.— Poet.:rapidus cretae Oaxes,
turbulent, Verg. E. 1, 66 Rib. (dub. al. Cretae; v. Forbig. ad loc.). —From its whiteness is borrowed the trope for something favorable or lucky (opp. carbo), Hor. S. 2, 3, 246; imitated by Pers. 5, 108. -
13 Creta
1.Crēta, ae (nom. Crētē, Mel. 2, 7, 12; Ov. M. 8, 118; 9, 668; 9, 735; acc. Creten, id. ib. 8, 99; Hor. C. 3, 27, 34 al.;II.on the contrary, Cretam,
Verg. A. 3, 129 al.), f., = Krêtê, Crete, an island in the Mediterranean Sea, distinguished in ancient times by its fruitfulness and very early cultivation, now Candia, Mel. l. l.; Plin. 4, 12, 20, § 58; Verg. A. 3, 104; Hor. Epod. 9, 29; Cic. Fl. 13, 30; id. Phil. 2, 38, 97; Vell. 2, 34, 1; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 6; Plin. 15, 11, 10, § 37.— Hence,Crēs, Crētis, m., and Cressa, ae, f., = Krês, Krêssa, Cretan; or as subst., a Cretan; a Cretan woman.a.Masc. Cres:b.Epimenides,
Cic. Div. 1, 18, 34.—In plur. Cretes, the Cretans, Cic. Mur. 35, 74; Ov. Am. 3, 10, 19; gen. Cretum, Cic. Tusc. 2, 14, 34; Cat. 55, 23; Ov. F. 1, 594 al.; acc. Cretăs, Caes. B. G. 2, 7; Mel. 1, 16, 1; Ov. H. 16, 348; Luc. 4, 441 al.—Fem. Cressa, adj.:B.pharetra,
Verg. G. 3, 345: nota, made with Cretan earth or chalk (v. 2. Creta, II.), Hor. C. 1, 36, 10:herbae, for healing in gen.,
Prop. 2, 1, 61 (acc. to Serv. ad Verg. A. 12, 412, perh. for dictamnus): bos, i. e. Pasiphaë (q. v.), id. 4 (5), 7, 57.—Subst. for Ariadne, Ov. Am. 1, 7, 16; for Aĕrope, id. A. A. 1, 327.—Crēsĭus (in MSS. and edd. also Cressĭus; cf. Verg. A. 5, 285 Wagn.), a, um, adj., = Krê:sios, Cretan:C.nemora,
Verg. A. 4, 70:prodigia, i. e. taurus (v. C.),
id. ib. 8, 295:regna,
Ov. H. 16, 299:tecta,
Stat. Th. 12, 582 al. —Crētaeus, a, um, adj., Cretan:* D. E.Ida,
Verg. A. 12, 412:urbes,
Ov. M. 9, 666:ratis,
Prop. 3 (4), 19, 26:taurus,
the bullock which Neptune sent to Minos, Ov. M. 7, 434.— Subst.: Crētaeus, i, m., the Cretan, for Epimenides, Prop. 2, 34 (25), 29.—Crētensis, e, adj., Cretan:F.homo, judex,
Cic. Phil. 5, 5, 13 and 14:Juppiter,
id. N. D. 3, 21, 53:sagittarii,
Liv. 37, 41, 9 et saep.—In plur.: Crētenses, ium, m., the Cretans ( renowned as archers), Nep. Hann. 9, 2; Liv. 37, 60, 4; 41, 25, 7 al.—, a, um, adj., Cretan:2.mare,
Hor. C. 1, 26, 2:vinum,
Plin. 14, 9, 11, § 81:labyrinthus,
id. 36, 13, 19, § 90:bellum,
Flor. 3, 7:pes,
an amphimacrus, Diom. p. 475 P. al.: versus, composed of the amphimacrus, id. p. 513 ib. al.—Subst.a.Crētĭcus, i, m., a surname of Q. Metellus, from his subjugation of Crete, Flor. 3, 7 fin.; 3, 8, 1; Vell. 2, 34; Cic. Att. 1, 19, 2; cf. id. Fl. 13, 30; Ov. F. 1, 594.—b.Crētĭca, ae, f., a plant, called also clematitis, Plin. 25, 8, 54, § 96.—c.In the Gr. form Crētĭcē, ēs, f., a plant, called also hibiscus, App. Herb. 38 and 62.—G. 2. I.Prop., Plin. 35, 17, 57, § 195 sq.; Cato, R. R. 39, 2; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 8 al.;II.esp. used for cleansing garments,
Plaut. Aul. 4, 9, 6.—Hence, trop.:creta est profecto horum hominum oratio,
i. e. removes all trouble from the mind, Plaut. Poen. 5, 2, 10 sq. —Also used as a cosmetic,
Hor. Epod. 12, 10; Mart. 6, 93, 9; 8, 33, 17 al.;for seals,
Cic. Fl. 16, 37; cf. cretula, for marking the goal in a race-course, Plin. 8, 42, 65, § 160;for the making of earthen vessels,
Col. 3, 11, 9; Plin. 14, 20, 25, § 123 et saep.— Poet.:rapidus cretae Oaxes,
turbulent, Verg. E. 1, 66 Rib. (dub. al. Cretae; v. Forbig. ad loc.). —From its whiteness is borrowed the trope for something favorable or lucky (opp. carbo), Hor. S. 2, 3, 246; imitated by Pers. 5, 108. -
14 creta
1.Crēta, ae (nom. Crētē, Mel. 2, 7, 12; Ov. M. 8, 118; 9, 668; 9, 735; acc. Creten, id. ib. 8, 99; Hor. C. 3, 27, 34 al.;II.on the contrary, Cretam,
Verg. A. 3, 129 al.), f., = Krêtê, Crete, an island in the Mediterranean Sea, distinguished in ancient times by its fruitfulness and very early cultivation, now Candia, Mel. l. l.; Plin. 4, 12, 20, § 58; Verg. A. 3, 104; Hor. Epod. 9, 29; Cic. Fl. 13, 30; id. Phil. 2, 38, 97; Vell. 2, 34, 1; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 6; Plin. 15, 11, 10, § 37.— Hence,Crēs, Crētis, m., and Cressa, ae, f., = Krês, Krêssa, Cretan; or as subst., a Cretan; a Cretan woman.a.Masc. Cres:b.Epimenides,
Cic. Div. 1, 18, 34.—In plur. Cretes, the Cretans, Cic. Mur. 35, 74; Ov. Am. 3, 10, 19; gen. Cretum, Cic. Tusc. 2, 14, 34; Cat. 55, 23; Ov. F. 1, 594 al.; acc. Cretăs, Caes. B. G. 2, 7; Mel. 1, 16, 1; Ov. H. 16, 348; Luc. 4, 441 al.—Fem. Cressa, adj.:B.pharetra,
Verg. G. 3, 345: nota, made with Cretan earth or chalk (v. 2. Creta, II.), Hor. C. 1, 36, 10:herbae, for healing in gen.,
Prop. 2, 1, 61 (acc. to Serv. ad Verg. A. 12, 412, perh. for dictamnus): bos, i. e. Pasiphaë (q. v.), id. 4 (5), 7, 57.—Subst. for Ariadne, Ov. Am. 1, 7, 16; for Aĕrope, id. A. A. 1, 327.—Crēsĭus (in MSS. and edd. also Cressĭus; cf. Verg. A. 5, 285 Wagn.), a, um, adj., = Krê:sios, Cretan:C.nemora,
Verg. A. 4, 70:prodigia, i. e. taurus (v. C.),
id. ib. 8, 295:regna,
Ov. H. 16, 299:tecta,
Stat. Th. 12, 582 al. —Crētaeus, a, um, adj., Cretan:* D. E.Ida,
Verg. A. 12, 412:urbes,
Ov. M. 9, 666:ratis,
Prop. 3 (4), 19, 26:taurus,
the bullock which Neptune sent to Minos, Ov. M. 7, 434.— Subst.: Crētaeus, i, m., the Cretan, for Epimenides, Prop. 2, 34 (25), 29.—Crētensis, e, adj., Cretan:F.homo, judex,
Cic. Phil. 5, 5, 13 and 14:Juppiter,
id. N. D. 3, 21, 53:sagittarii,
Liv. 37, 41, 9 et saep.—In plur.: Crētenses, ium, m., the Cretans ( renowned as archers), Nep. Hann. 9, 2; Liv. 37, 60, 4; 41, 25, 7 al.—, a, um, adj., Cretan:2.mare,
Hor. C. 1, 26, 2:vinum,
Plin. 14, 9, 11, § 81:labyrinthus,
id. 36, 13, 19, § 90:bellum,
Flor. 3, 7:pes,
an amphimacrus, Diom. p. 475 P. al.: versus, composed of the amphimacrus, id. p. 513 ib. al.—Subst.a.Crētĭcus, i, m., a surname of Q. Metellus, from his subjugation of Crete, Flor. 3, 7 fin.; 3, 8, 1; Vell. 2, 34; Cic. Att. 1, 19, 2; cf. id. Fl. 13, 30; Ov. F. 1, 594.—b.Crētĭca, ae, f., a plant, called also clematitis, Plin. 25, 8, 54, § 96.—c.In the Gr. form Crētĭcē, ēs, f., a plant, called also hibiscus, App. Herb. 38 and 62.—G. 2. I.Prop., Plin. 35, 17, 57, § 195 sq.; Cato, R. R. 39, 2; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 8 al.;II.esp. used for cleansing garments,
Plaut. Aul. 4, 9, 6.—Hence, trop.:creta est profecto horum hominum oratio,
i. e. removes all trouble from the mind, Plaut. Poen. 5, 2, 10 sq. —Also used as a cosmetic,
Hor. Epod. 12, 10; Mart. 6, 93, 9; 8, 33, 17 al.;for seals,
Cic. Fl. 16, 37; cf. cretula, for marking the goal in a race-course, Plin. 8, 42, 65, § 160;for the making of earthen vessels,
Col. 3, 11, 9; Plin. 14, 20, 25, § 123 et saep.— Poet.:rapidus cretae Oaxes,
turbulent, Verg. E. 1, 66 Rib. (dub. al. Cretae; v. Forbig. ad loc.). —From its whiteness is borrowed the trope for something favorable or lucky (opp. carbo), Hor. S. 2, 3, 246; imitated by Pers. 5, 108. -
15 Cretenses
1.Crēta, ae (nom. Crētē, Mel. 2, 7, 12; Ov. M. 8, 118; 9, 668; 9, 735; acc. Creten, id. ib. 8, 99; Hor. C. 3, 27, 34 al.;II.on the contrary, Cretam,
Verg. A. 3, 129 al.), f., = Krêtê, Crete, an island in the Mediterranean Sea, distinguished in ancient times by its fruitfulness and very early cultivation, now Candia, Mel. l. l.; Plin. 4, 12, 20, § 58; Verg. A. 3, 104; Hor. Epod. 9, 29; Cic. Fl. 13, 30; id. Phil. 2, 38, 97; Vell. 2, 34, 1; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 6; Plin. 15, 11, 10, § 37.— Hence,Crēs, Crētis, m., and Cressa, ae, f., = Krês, Krêssa, Cretan; or as subst., a Cretan; a Cretan woman.a.Masc. Cres:b.Epimenides,
Cic. Div. 1, 18, 34.—In plur. Cretes, the Cretans, Cic. Mur. 35, 74; Ov. Am. 3, 10, 19; gen. Cretum, Cic. Tusc. 2, 14, 34; Cat. 55, 23; Ov. F. 1, 594 al.; acc. Cretăs, Caes. B. G. 2, 7; Mel. 1, 16, 1; Ov. H. 16, 348; Luc. 4, 441 al.—Fem. Cressa, adj.:B.pharetra,
Verg. G. 3, 345: nota, made with Cretan earth or chalk (v. 2. Creta, II.), Hor. C. 1, 36, 10:herbae, for healing in gen.,
Prop. 2, 1, 61 (acc. to Serv. ad Verg. A. 12, 412, perh. for dictamnus): bos, i. e. Pasiphaë (q. v.), id. 4 (5), 7, 57.—Subst. for Ariadne, Ov. Am. 1, 7, 16; for Aĕrope, id. A. A. 1, 327.—Crēsĭus (in MSS. and edd. also Cressĭus; cf. Verg. A. 5, 285 Wagn.), a, um, adj., = Krê:sios, Cretan:C.nemora,
Verg. A. 4, 70:prodigia, i. e. taurus (v. C.),
id. ib. 8, 295:regna,
Ov. H. 16, 299:tecta,
Stat. Th. 12, 582 al. —Crētaeus, a, um, adj., Cretan:* D. E.Ida,
Verg. A. 12, 412:urbes,
Ov. M. 9, 666:ratis,
Prop. 3 (4), 19, 26:taurus,
the bullock which Neptune sent to Minos, Ov. M. 7, 434.— Subst.: Crētaeus, i, m., the Cretan, for Epimenides, Prop. 2, 34 (25), 29.—Crētensis, e, adj., Cretan:F.homo, judex,
Cic. Phil. 5, 5, 13 and 14:Juppiter,
id. N. D. 3, 21, 53:sagittarii,
Liv. 37, 41, 9 et saep.—In plur.: Crētenses, ium, m., the Cretans ( renowned as archers), Nep. Hann. 9, 2; Liv. 37, 60, 4; 41, 25, 7 al.—, a, um, adj., Cretan:2.mare,
Hor. C. 1, 26, 2:vinum,
Plin. 14, 9, 11, § 81:labyrinthus,
id. 36, 13, 19, § 90:bellum,
Flor. 3, 7:pes,
an amphimacrus, Diom. p. 475 P. al.: versus, composed of the amphimacrus, id. p. 513 ib. al.—Subst.a.Crētĭcus, i, m., a surname of Q. Metellus, from his subjugation of Crete, Flor. 3, 7 fin.; 3, 8, 1; Vell. 2, 34; Cic. Att. 1, 19, 2; cf. id. Fl. 13, 30; Ov. F. 1, 594.—b.Crētĭca, ae, f., a plant, called also clematitis, Plin. 25, 8, 54, § 96.—c.In the Gr. form Crētĭcē, ēs, f., a plant, called also hibiscus, App. Herb. 38 and 62.—G. 2. I.Prop., Plin. 35, 17, 57, § 195 sq.; Cato, R. R. 39, 2; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 8 al.;II.esp. used for cleansing garments,
Plaut. Aul. 4, 9, 6.—Hence, trop.:creta est profecto horum hominum oratio,
i. e. removes all trouble from the mind, Plaut. Poen. 5, 2, 10 sq. —Also used as a cosmetic,
Hor. Epod. 12, 10; Mart. 6, 93, 9; 8, 33, 17 al.;for seals,
Cic. Fl. 16, 37; cf. cretula, for marking the goal in a race-course, Plin. 8, 42, 65, § 160;for the making of earthen vessels,
Col. 3, 11, 9; Plin. 14, 20, 25, § 123 et saep.— Poet.:rapidus cretae Oaxes,
turbulent, Verg. E. 1, 66 Rib. (dub. al. Cretae; v. Forbig. ad loc.). —From its whiteness is borrowed the trope for something favorable or lucky (opp. carbo), Hor. S. 2, 3, 246; imitated by Pers. 5, 108. -
16 Cretica
1.Crēta, ae (nom. Crētē, Mel. 2, 7, 12; Ov. M. 8, 118; 9, 668; 9, 735; acc. Creten, id. ib. 8, 99; Hor. C. 3, 27, 34 al.;II.on the contrary, Cretam,
Verg. A. 3, 129 al.), f., = Krêtê, Crete, an island in the Mediterranean Sea, distinguished in ancient times by its fruitfulness and very early cultivation, now Candia, Mel. l. l.; Plin. 4, 12, 20, § 58; Verg. A. 3, 104; Hor. Epod. 9, 29; Cic. Fl. 13, 30; id. Phil. 2, 38, 97; Vell. 2, 34, 1; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 6; Plin. 15, 11, 10, § 37.— Hence,Crēs, Crētis, m., and Cressa, ae, f., = Krês, Krêssa, Cretan; or as subst., a Cretan; a Cretan woman.a.Masc. Cres:b.Epimenides,
Cic. Div. 1, 18, 34.—In plur. Cretes, the Cretans, Cic. Mur. 35, 74; Ov. Am. 3, 10, 19; gen. Cretum, Cic. Tusc. 2, 14, 34; Cat. 55, 23; Ov. F. 1, 594 al.; acc. Cretăs, Caes. B. G. 2, 7; Mel. 1, 16, 1; Ov. H. 16, 348; Luc. 4, 441 al.—Fem. Cressa, adj.:B.pharetra,
Verg. G. 3, 345: nota, made with Cretan earth or chalk (v. 2. Creta, II.), Hor. C. 1, 36, 10:herbae, for healing in gen.,
Prop. 2, 1, 61 (acc. to Serv. ad Verg. A. 12, 412, perh. for dictamnus): bos, i. e. Pasiphaë (q. v.), id. 4 (5), 7, 57.—Subst. for Ariadne, Ov. Am. 1, 7, 16; for Aĕrope, id. A. A. 1, 327.—Crēsĭus (in MSS. and edd. also Cressĭus; cf. Verg. A. 5, 285 Wagn.), a, um, adj., = Krê:sios, Cretan:C.nemora,
Verg. A. 4, 70:prodigia, i. e. taurus (v. C.),
id. ib. 8, 295:regna,
Ov. H. 16, 299:tecta,
Stat. Th. 12, 582 al. —Crētaeus, a, um, adj., Cretan:* D. E.Ida,
Verg. A. 12, 412:urbes,
Ov. M. 9, 666:ratis,
Prop. 3 (4), 19, 26:taurus,
the bullock which Neptune sent to Minos, Ov. M. 7, 434.— Subst.: Crētaeus, i, m., the Cretan, for Epimenides, Prop. 2, 34 (25), 29.—Crētensis, e, adj., Cretan:F.homo, judex,
Cic. Phil. 5, 5, 13 and 14:Juppiter,
id. N. D. 3, 21, 53:sagittarii,
Liv. 37, 41, 9 et saep.—In plur.: Crētenses, ium, m., the Cretans ( renowned as archers), Nep. Hann. 9, 2; Liv. 37, 60, 4; 41, 25, 7 al.—, a, um, adj., Cretan:2.mare,
Hor. C. 1, 26, 2:vinum,
Plin. 14, 9, 11, § 81:labyrinthus,
id. 36, 13, 19, § 90:bellum,
Flor. 3, 7:pes,
an amphimacrus, Diom. p. 475 P. al.: versus, composed of the amphimacrus, id. p. 513 ib. al.—Subst.a.Crētĭcus, i, m., a surname of Q. Metellus, from his subjugation of Crete, Flor. 3, 7 fin.; 3, 8, 1; Vell. 2, 34; Cic. Att. 1, 19, 2; cf. id. Fl. 13, 30; Ov. F. 1, 594.—b.Crētĭca, ae, f., a plant, called also clematitis, Plin. 25, 8, 54, § 96.—c.In the Gr. form Crētĭcē, ēs, f., a plant, called also hibiscus, App. Herb. 38 and 62.—G. 2. I.Prop., Plin. 35, 17, 57, § 195 sq.; Cato, R. R. 39, 2; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 8 al.;II.esp. used for cleansing garments,
Plaut. Aul. 4, 9, 6.—Hence, trop.:creta est profecto horum hominum oratio,
i. e. removes all trouble from the mind, Plaut. Poen. 5, 2, 10 sq. —Also used as a cosmetic,
Hor. Epod. 12, 10; Mart. 6, 93, 9; 8, 33, 17 al.;for seals,
Cic. Fl. 16, 37; cf. cretula, for marking the goal in a race-course, Plin. 8, 42, 65, § 160;for the making of earthen vessels,
Col. 3, 11, 9; Plin. 14, 20, 25, § 123 et saep.— Poet.:rapidus cretae Oaxes,
turbulent, Verg. E. 1, 66 Rib. (dub. al. Cretae; v. Forbig. ad loc.). —From its whiteness is borrowed the trope for something favorable or lucky (opp. carbo), Hor. S. 2, 3, 246; imitated by Pers. 5, 108. -
17 Cretice
1.Crēta, ae (nom. Crētē, Mel. 2, 7, 12; Ov. M. 8, 118; 9, 668; 9, 735; acc. Creten, id. ib. 8, 99; Hor. C. 3, 27, 34 al.;II.on the contrary, Cretam,
Verg. A. 3, 129 al.), f., = Krêtê, Crete, an island in the Mediterranean Sea, distinguished in ancient times by its fruitfulness and very early cultivation, now Candia, Mel. l. l.; Plin. 4, 12, 20, § 58; Verg. A. 3, 104; Hor. Epod. 9, 29; Cic. Fl. 13, 30; id. Phil. 2, 38, 97; Vell. 2, 34, 1; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 6; Plin. 15, 11, 10, § 37.— Hence,Crēs, Crētis, m., and Cressa, ae, f., = Krês, Krêssa, Cretan; or as subst., a Cretan; a Cretan woman.a.Masc. Cres:b.Epimenides,
Cic. Div. 1, 18, 34.—In plur. Cretes, the Cretans, Cic. Mur. 35, 74; Ov. Am. 3, 10, 19; gen. Cretum, Cic. Tusc. 2, 14, 34; Cat. 55, 23; Ov. F. 1, 594 al.; acc. Cretăs, Caes. B. G. 2, 7; Mel. 1, 16, 1; Ov. H. 16, 348; Luc. 4, 441 al.—Fem. Cressa, adj.:B.pharetra,
Verg. G. 3, 345: nota, made with Cretan earth or chalk (v. 2. Creta, II.), Hor. C. 1, 36, 10:herbae, for healing in gen.,
Prop. 2, 1, 61 (acc. to Serv. ad Verg. A. 12, 412, perh. for dictamnus): bos, i. e. Pasiphaë (q. v.), id. 4 (5), 7, 57.—Subst. for Ariadne, Ov. Am. 1, 7, 16; for Aĕrope, id. A. A. 1, 327.—Crēsĭus (in MSS. and edd. also Cressĭus; cf. Verg. A. 5, 285 Wagn.), a, um, adj., = Krê:sios, Cretan:C.nemora,
Verg. A. 4, 70:prodigia, i. e. taurus (v. C.),
id. ib. 8, 295:regna,
Ov. H. 16, 299:tecta,
Stat. Th. 12, 582 al. —Crētaeus, a, um, adj., Cretan:* D. E.Ida,
Verg. A. 12, 412:urbes,
Ov. M. 9, 666:ratis,
Prop. 3 (4), 19, 26:taurus,
the bullock which Neptune sent to Minos, Ov. M. 7, 434.— Subst.: Crētaeus, i, m., the Cretan, for Epimenides, Prop. 2, 34 (25), 29.—Crētensis, e, adj., Cretan:F.homo, judex,
Cic. Phil. 5, 5, 13 and 14:Juppiter,
id. N. D. 3, 21, 53:sagittarii,
Liv. 37, 41, 9 et saep.—In plur.: Crētenses, ium, m., the Cretans ( renowned as archers), Nep. Hann. 9, 2; Liv. 37, 60, 4; 41, 25, 7 al.—, a, um, adj., Cretan:2.mare,
Hor. C. 1, 26, 2:vinum,
Plin. 14, 9, 11, § 81:labyrinthus,
id. 36, 13, 19, § 90:bellum,
Flor. 3, 7:pes,
an amphimacrus, Diom. p. 475 P. al.: versus, composed of the amphimacrus, id. p. 513 ib. al.—Subst.a.Crētĭcus, i, m., a surname of Q. Metellus, from his subjugation of Crete, Flor. 3, 7 fin.; 3, 8, 1; Vell. 2, 34; Cic. Att. 1, 19, 2; cf. id. Fl. 13, 30; Ov. F. 1, 594.—b.Crētĭca, ae, f., a plant, called also clematitis, Plin. 25, 8, 54, § 96.—c.In the Gr. form Crētĭcē, ēs, f., a plant, called also hibiscus, App. Herb. 38 and 62.—G. 2. I.Prop., Plin. 35, 17, 57, § 195 sq.; Cato, R. R. 39, 2; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 8 al.;II.esp. used for cleansing garments,
Plaut. Aul. 4, 9, 6.—Hence, trop.:creta est profecto horum hominum oratio,
i. e. removes all trouble from the mind, Plaut. Poen. 5, 2, 10 sq. —Also used as a cosmetic,
Hor. Epod. 12, 10; Mart. 6, 93, 9; 8, 33, 17 al.;for seals,
Cic. Fl. 16, 37; cf. cretula, for marking the goal in a race-course, Plin. 8, 42, 65, § 160;for the making of earthen vessels,
Col. 3, 11, 9; Plin. 14, 20, 25, § 123 et saep.— Poet.:rapidus cretae Oaxes,
turbulent, Verg. E. 1, 66 Rib. (dub. al. Cretae; v. Forbig. ad loc.). —From its whiteness is borrowed the trope for something favorable or lucky (opp. carbo), Hor. S. 2, 3, 246; imitated by Pers. 5, 108. -
18 Cypria
1.Cȳ̆prus ( - ŏs), i, f., = Kupros, an island in the Mediterranean Sea, on the coast of Asia Minor, renowned for its fruitfulness, its rich mines, especially of copper, and for the worship of Venus, Mel. 2, 7, 5; Plin. 5, 31, 35, § 129; Cic. Att. 9, 9, 2; id. Fam. 15, 4, 15; Hor. C. 1, 3, 1; 1, 19, 10; Ov. M. 10, 270 et saep. —II.Hence,A.Cȳ̆prĭus, a, um, adj., Cyprian:(β).merces,
Hor. C. 3, 29, 60:trabs,
id. ib. 1, 1, 13:tellus,
i. e. Cyprus, Ov. M. 10, 645:laurus,
Plin. 15, 30, 39, § 127 et saep.— But esp. freq. Cyprium aes, also absol.: Cȳ̆prĭum, ii, n. (late Lat. cuprum, Spart. Carac. 9, hence), Engl. copper, Plin. 34, 8, 20, § 94; Isid. Orig. 16, 20, 2.—Hence,Cȳ̆prĭus, a, um, adj., of copper, copper-:b.in mortariis,
Plin. 33, 5, 29, § 93:vas,
id. 23, 3, 37, § 74 Jan. and Sillig (al. cypreo):in pyxide,
id. 28, 8, 27, § 95; cf.:pyxide aeris Cyprii,
Scrib. Comp. 37:pes Cyprios, in versification, ˘¯˘˘¯,
Diom. 3, p. 479.—Prov.: Cyprio bovi merendam Ennius sotadico versu cum dixit significavit id quod solet fieri in insulā Cypro, in quā boves humano stercore pascuntur, Paul. ex Fest. p. 59, 4 Müll.—c.Subst.(α). (β).In plur.: Cȳ̆prii, ōrum, m., the Cyprians, Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 208; Curt. 4, 3, 11.—B.Cȳ̆prĭcus, a, um, adj., Cyprian:C.laurus,
Cato, R. R. 8, 2.—Cȳ̆prĭăcus, a, um, adj., the same:D. 2.expeditio,
Val. Max. 4, 3, n. 2:tauri,
Capitol. Gord. 3 fin. —cȳ̆prus or cȳ̆prŏs, i, f., = kupros, a tree growing in Cyprus and Egypt; the flower of which yielded the cyprinum: Lawsonia alba, Linn.; Plin. 12, 24, 51, § 109; 23, 4, 46, § 90. ††3.cȳ̆prus, a Sabine word, = bonus, v. 1. Cyprius. -
19 Cyprii
1.Cȳ̆prus ( - ŏs), i, f., = Kupros, an island in the Mediterranean Sea, on the coast of Asia Minor, renowned for its fruitfulness, its rich mines, especially of copper, and for the worship of Venus, Mel. 2, 7, 5; Plin. 5, 31, 35, § 129; Cic. Att. 9, 9, 2; id. Fam. 15, 4, 15; Hor. C. 1, 3, 1; 1, 19, 10; Ov. M. 10, 270 et saep. —II.Hence,A.Cȳ̆prĭus, a, um, adj., Cyprian:(β).merces,
Hor. C. 3, 29, 60:trabs,
id. ib. 1, 1, 13:tellus,
i. e. Cyprus, Ov. M. 10, 645:laurus,
Plin. 15, 30, 39, § 127 et saep.— But esp. freq. Cyprium aes, also absol.: Cȳ̆prĭum, ii, n. (late Lat. cuprum, Spart. Carac. 9, hence), Engl. copper, Plin. 34, 8, 20, § 94; Isid. Orig. 16, 20, 2.—Hence,Cȳ̆prĭus, a, um, adj., of copper, copper-:b.in mortariis,
Plin. 33, 5, 29, § 93:vas,
id. 23, 3, 37, § 74 Jan. and Sillig (al. cypreo):in pyxide,
id. 28, 8, 27, § 95; cf.:pyxide aeris Cyprii,
Scrib. Comp. 37:pes Cyprios, in versification, ˘¯˘˘¯,
Diom. 3, p. 479.—Prov.: Cyprio bovi merendam Ennius sotadico versu cum dixit significavit id quod solet fieri in insulā Cypro, in quā boves humano stercore pascuntur, Paul. ex Fest. p. 59, 4 Müll.—c.Subst.(α). (β).In plur.: Cȳ̆prii, ōrum, m., the Cyprians, Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 208; Curt. 4, 3, 11.—B.Cȳ̆prĭcus, a, um, adj., Cyprian:C.laurus,
Cato, R. R. 8, 2.—Cȳ̆prĭăcus, a, um, adj., the same:D. 2.expeditio,
Val. Max. 4, 3, n. 2:tauri,
Capitol. Gord. 3 fin. —cȳ̆prus or cȳ̆prŏs, i, f., = kupros, a tree growing in Cyprus and Egypt; the flower of which yielded the cyprinum: Lawsonia alba, Linn.; Plin. 12, 24, 51, § 109; 23, 4, 46, § 90. ††3.cȳ̆prus, a Sabine word, = bonus, v. 1. Cyprius. -
20 Cyprium
1.Cȳ̆prus ( - ŏs), i, f., = Kupros, an island in the Mediterranean Sea, on the coast of Asia Minor, renowned for its fruitfulness, its rich mines, especially of copper, and for the worship of Venus, Mel. 2, 7, 5; Plin. 5, 31, 35, § 129; Cic. Att. 9, 9, 2; id. Fam. 15, 4, 15; Hor. C. 1, 3, 1; 1, 19, 10; Ov. M. 10, 270 et saep. —II.Hence,A.Cȳ̆prĭus, a, um, adj., Cyprian:(β).merces,
Hor. C. 3, 29, 60:trabs,
id. ib. 1, 1, 13:tellus,
i. e. Cyprus, Ov. M. 10, 645:laurus,
Plin. 15, 30, 39, § 127 et saep.— But esp. freq. Cyprium aes, also absol.: Cȳ̆prĭum, ii, n. (late Lat. cuprum, Spart. Carac. 9, hence), Engl. copper, Plin. 34, 8, 20, § 94; Isid. Orig. 16, 20, 2.—Hence,Cȳ̆prĭus, a, um, adj., of copper, copper-:b.in mortariis,
Plin. 33, 5, 29, § 93:vas,
id. 23, 3, 37, § 74 Jan. and Sillig (al. cypreo):in pyxide,
id. 28, 8, 27, § 95; cf.:pyxide aeris Cyprii,
Scrib. Comp. 37:pes Cyprios, in versification, ˘¯˘˘¯,
Diom. 3, p. 479.—Prov.: Cyprio bovi merendam Ennius sotadico versu cum dixit significavit id quod solet fieri in insulā Cypro, in quā boves humano stercore pascuntur, Paul. ex Fest. p. 59, 4 Müll.—c.Subst.(α). (β).In plur.: Cȳ̆prii, ōrum, m., the Cyprians, Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 208; Curt. 4, 3, 11.—B.Cȳ̆prĭcus, a, um, adj., Cyprian:C.laurus,
Cato, R. R. 8, 2.—Cȳ̆prĭăcus, a, um, adj., the same:D. 2.expeditio,
Val. Max. 4, 3, n. 2:tauri,
Capitol. Gord. 3 fin. —cȳ̆prus or cȳ̆prŏs, i, f., = kupros, a tree growing in Cyprus and Egypt; the flower of which yielded the cyprinum: Lawsonia alba, Linn.; Plin. 12, 24, 51, § 109; 23, 4, 46, § 90. ††3.cȳ̆prus, a Sabine word, = bonus, v. 1. Cyprius.
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