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1 adipātus
adipātus adj. [adeps], fat, greasy. — Plur. neut. as subst, pastry prepared with fat: livida, Iu.—Of discourse, coarse, gross: dictio.* * *adipata, adipatum ADJrich; containing fat, fatty, greasy; coarse, gross (L+S) -
2 ūnctus
ūnctus adj. with comp. [P. of ungo], anointed, oiled: nudus, unctus est contionatus: puer unctis Tractavit calicem manibus, i. e. greasy, H.—Fig., rich, luxurious, sumptuous: patrimonia, Ct.: melius et unctius, H.: ita palaestritas defendebat, ut ab illis ipse unctior abiret: Corinthus, voluptuous, Iu.: unctior consuetudo loquendi, smoother.* * *uncta, unctum ADJoily, greasy; anointed, oiled -
3 Epinephelus tauvina
—1. LAT Epinephelus tauvina (Forsskål)2. RUS таувина f групер-таувина m3. ENG greasy [giant] grouper, black sea bass, estuary (rock) cod, greasy reef cod4. DEU —5. FRA loche f mouchetée, mérou m loutreVOCABULARIUM NOMINUM ANIMALIUM QUINQUELINGUE > Epinephelus tauvina
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4 aqua
aqua ae (poet. also aquāī, V.), f [3 AC-], water: aquae pluviae, rain-water: gelida: pluvialis, O.: aquae fons: deterrima, most unwholesome, H.: perennis, L.: fervens, boiling: in aquam ruere, into the river, L.: aquae ductus, an aqueduct: aquae iter, the right of way for water: medicamentum ad aquam intercutem, against dropsy. — Esp., in phrases: qui praebet aquam, the host, H.: unctam convivis praebere aquam, greasy water, H.: aqua et ignis, i. e. the necessarie of life; hence, alicui aquā et igni interdici, to be excluded from civil society, be banished. — Meton., the sea: ad aquam, on the coast: naviget aliā linter aquā, i. e. treat other themes, O. — A brook. ad aquam, Cs.— Rain: cornix augur aquae, H.: aquae magnae bis eo anno fuerunt, L.— Plur, waters, a watering-place, baths: ad aquas venire, i. e. to Baiae.—A water-clock: ex aquā mensurae, measures (of time) by the water-clock, Cs.—Prov.: aqua haeret, i. e. there is a hitch, I am at a loss.* * *water; sea, lake; river, stream; rain, rainfall (pl.), rainwater; spa; urine -
5 canis
canis is, m and f [2 CAV-], a dog: ater alienus, T.: acer, H.: canes venatici: obscena, shameless, V.: Echidnea, i. e. Cerberus, O.: caeruleis canibus resonantia saxa, the barking mouths ( of Scylla), V.: Infernae canes, the dogs of Hecate, H. — Sing collect.: trudit multā cane Apros, a pack, H.—Provv.: cane peius et angui vitare aliquid, H.: canis a corio numquam absterrebitur uncto, will never be frightened from the greasy hide, H.: canis timidus vehementius latrat quam mordet, his bark is worse than his bite, Cu.—Fig., a term of reproach, dog, T.; of a backbiter, H.; of a miser, H.; of parasites: multa canibus suis (opus esse).—Meton., the constellation, the Dog (canis maior, or Sirius; and canis minor, or Procyon): adverso cedens Canis occidit astro, i. e. goes down backwards, V.—In play, the worst throw (of dice), dog-throw (opp. Venus), O., Pr.* * *dog; hound; subordinate; "jackal"; dog-star/fish; lowest dice throw; clamp -
6 adpalis
adpalis, adpale ADJgreasy, fatty; of/with fat/grease -
7 appalis
appalis, appale ADJgreasy, fatty; of/with fat/grease -
8 adipalis
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9 adipatus
I.Lit.: puls, Lucil. ap. Charis. 73 and 74 P.; hence, absol.: ădĭpātum (sc. edulium), i, pastry prepared with fat (cf. Charis. l. c.):II.livida materno fervent adipata veneno,
Juv. 6, 630.— -
10 Canis
1.cănis ( cănes, Plaut. Men. 5, 1, 18; id. Trin. 1, 2, 133; 1, 2, 135; Enn. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 32 Müll., or Ann. v. 518 Vahl.; Lucil. ap. Varr. ib.; cf. Charis. 1, 17, p. 118 P.; abl. always cane; gen. plur. canum; v. Neue, Formenl. pp. 223, 258 sq.), comm. [Sanscr. cvan; Gr. kuôn, kunos; Germ. Hund; Engl. hound].I.Lit., a dog.A.In gen., v. Varr. R. R. 1, 21; 2, 9, 1 sqq.; Plin. 8, 40, 61, § 142 sqq.; Col. 7, 12, 1: tantidem quasi feta canes sine dentibus latrat, Enn. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 32 Müll. (Ann. v. 518 Vahl.):B.introiit in aedĭs ater alienus canis,
Ter. Phorm. 4, 4, 25: inritata canes, Lucil. ap. Charis. 1, p. 100 P.:canem inritatam imitarier,
Plaut. Capt. 3, 1, 25:in Hyrcaniă plebs publicos alit canes, optumates domesticos: nobile autem genus canum illud scimus esse, etc.,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 45, 108:si lupi canibus similes sunt,
id. Ac. 2, 16, 50:canes ut montivagae persaepe ferai Naribus inveniunt quietes,
Lucr. 1, 405:canis acer,
Hor. Epod. 12, 6:acres,
Varr. R. R. 1, 21:acriores et vigilantiores,
Cato, R. R. 124:assiduus,
Col. R. R. 7, 12, 5:catenarius,
Sen. Ira, 3, 37, 2:catenă vinctus,
Petr. 29:Molossi,
Hor. S. 2, 6, 115; cf. Lucr. 5, 1063:obscenae,
Verg. G. 1, 470; Ov. F. 4, 936:pastoralis,
Col. 7, 12, 3:pecuarius,
id. 7, 12, 8:pulicosa,
id. 7, 13, 2:rabidi,
Lucr. 5, 892; Sen. Oedip. 932:rabiosus,
Plin. 29, 4, 32, § 98:saeva canum rabies,
Prop. 3, 16 (4, 15), 17; Plin. 8, 40, 63, § 152:est verunculus in linguă canum, quo exempto nec rabidi fuint, etc.,
id. 29, 4, 32, § 100: rabiosa. Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 75:venatici,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 13, § 31; Nep. Pel. 2, 5:alere canes ad venandum,
Ter. And. 1, 1, 30; Curt. 9, 1, 31:vigiles,
Hor. C. 3, 16, 2:canum fida custodia,
Cic. N. D. 2, 63, 150:fida canum vis,
Lucr. 6, 1222:levisomna canum fido cum pectore corda,
id. 5, 864:caput mediae canis praecisae,
Liv. 40, 6, 1; cf. Curt. 10, 9, 12:saepe citos egi per juga longa canes,
Ov. H. 5, 20:canibus circumdare saltus,
Verg. E. 10, 57:hos non inmissis canibus agitant,
id. G. 3, 371:leporem canibus venari,
id. ib. 3, 410.—Esp.1.As a term of reproach, to denote,a.A shameless, vile person, Plaut. Most. 1, 1, 40; Ter. Eun. 4, 7, 33 Donat. ad loc.; Hor. Epod. 6, 1; cf. id. S. 2, 2, 56; Petr. 74, 9; Suet. Vesp. 13. —b.A fierce or enraged person, Plaut. Men. 5, 1, 14, 5, 1, 18; Hyg. Fab. 3; cf. Cic. Rosc. Am. 20, 57; Sen. Cons. Marc. 22, 5.—2.As the regular designation of the hangers-on or parasites of an eminent or rich Roman; a follower, dog, creature:3.multa sibi opus esse, multa canibus suis quos circa se habuit,
Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 48, § 126:cohors ista quorum hominum est? Volusii haruspices et Canelii medici et horum canum quos tribunal meum vides lambere,
id. ib. 2, 3, 11, §28: apponit de suis canibus quendam,
id. ib. 2, 4, 19, § 40; 2, 5, 56, § 146; id. Att. 6, 3, 6; id. Pis. 10, 23.—In mythical lang.a.Tergeminus, i. e. Cerberus. Ov. A. A. 3, 322; id. Tr. 4, 7, 16;b.called also viperius,
id. Am. 3, 12, 26:Tartareus,
Sen. Herc. Fur. 649:triformis,
id. Herc. Oet. 1202: Echidnaea. Ov. M. 7, 409; cf.:infernae canes,
Hor. S. 1, 8, 35; Verg. A. 6, 257; Luc. 6, 733. —Semidei canes, Anubis, Luc. 8, 832.—4.Prov.a.Stultitia est venatum ducere invitas canes, Plaut. Stich. 1, 2, 82.—b.Cane pejus et angui Vitare aliquid, Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 30.—c.Ut canis a corio numquam absterrebitur uncto, will never be frightened from the greasy hide, Hor. S. 2, 5, 83.—d.Canis caninam non ēst (cf. Engl. dog won ' t eat dog), Auct. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 32 Müll.—e.A cane non magno saepe tenetur aper, Ov. R. Am. 422.—5.CAVE CANEM, beware of the dog, a frequent inscription of warning to trespassers on doors, etc., Petr. 29; Varr. ap. Non. p. 153, 1; Inscr. Orell. 4320. —Hence:II.Cave Canem,
the title of a satire by Varro, Non. p. 75, 22.—Transf. [p. 279]A.A constellation; the Dog.1.Esp.:2.Canis Major, or simply Canis,
a constellation of twenty stars, Hyg. Astr. 3, 34; of which the brighest is Sirius or Canicula, Cic. N. D. 2, 44, 114; id. Arat. 108 (349); 123 (367); 138 (382); 276 (522); Vitr. 9, 5, 2; Verg. G. 1, 218; 2, 353; Hor. S. 1, 7, 25; id. Ep. 1, 10, 16; Tib. 3, 5, 2; Ov. F. 4, 904; Plin. 18, 26, 64, § 234 sqq.—Canis Minor, or Minusculus, the Little Dog, = Prokuôn, commonly called Antecanis (hence the plur. canes), Vitr. 9, 52; Plin. 18, 28, 68, § 268; Ov. F. 4, 904.—Acc. to the fable, the dog of Erigone, daughter of Icarius;B.hence, Erigoneïus,
Ov. F. 5, 723, and Icarius, id. ib. 4, 939.—The sea-dog, called canis marinus, Plin. 9, 35, 55, § 110; and mythically, of the dogs of Scylla, Lucr. 5, 890; Verg. A. 3, 432; Tib. 3, 4, 89; Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 56, § 146; Luc. 1, 549 Cort.; Sen. Med. 351.—C.The worst throw with dice, the dog-throw (cf. canicula and alea):D.damnosi,
Prop. 4 (5), 8, 46; Ov. Tr. 2, 474:canem mittere,
Suet. Aug. 71; cf. Isid. Orig. 18, 65.—Prov.:tam facile quam canis excidit,
Sen. Apocol. 10, 2.—A Cynic philosopher:E.Diogenes cum choro canum suorum,
Lact. Epit. 39, 4.—A kind of fetter, Plaut. Cas. 2, 6, 37 dub. (al. camum; v. camus); cf. 1. catulus.2.Cănis, is, m., a small river tributary to the Po, Plin. 3, 16, 20, § 117. -
11 canis
1.cănis ( cănes, Plaut. Men. 5, 1, 18; id. Trin. 1, 2, 133; 1, 2, 135; Enn. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 32 Müll., or Ann. v. 518 Vahl.; Lucil. ap. Varr. ib.; cf. Charis. 1, 17, p. 118 P.; abl. always cane; gen. plur. canum; v. Neue, Formenl. pp. 223, 258 sq.), comm. [Sanscr. cvan; Gr. kuôn, kunos; Germ. Hund; Engl. hound].I.Lit., a dog.A.In gen., v. Varr. R. R. 1, 21; 2, 9, 1 sqq.; Plin. 8, 40, 61, § 142 sqq.; Col. 7, 12, 1: tantidem quasi feta canes sine dentibus latrat, Enn. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 32 Müll. (Ann. v. 518 Vahl.):B.introiit in aedĭs ater alienus canis,
Ter. Phorm. 4, 4, 25: inritata canes, Lucil. ap. Charis. 1, p. 100 P.:canem inritatam imitarier,
Plaut. Capt. 3, 1, 25:in Hyrcaniă plebs publicos alit canes, optumates domesticos: nobile autem genus canum illud scimus esse, etc.,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 45, 108:si lupi canibus similes sunt,
id. Ac. 2, 16, 50:canes ut montivagae persaepe ferai Naribus inveniunt quietes,
Lucr. 1, 405:canis acer,
Hor. Epod. 12, 6:acres,
Varr. R. R. 1, 21:acriores et vigilantiores,
Cato, R. R. 124:assiduus,
Col. R. R. 7, 12, 5:catenarius,
Sen. Ira, 3, 37, 2:catenă vinctus,
Petr. 29:Molossi,
Hor. S. 2, 6, 115; cf. Lucr. 5, 1063:obscenae,
Verg. G. 1, 470; Ov. F. 4, 936:pastoralis,
Col. 7, 12, 3:pecuarius,
id. 7, 12, 8:pulicosa,
id. 7, 13, 2:rabidi,
Lucr. 5, 892; Sen. Oedip. 932:rabiosus,
Plin. 29, 4, 32, § 98:saeva canum rabies,
Prop. 3, 16 (4, 15), 17; Plin. 8, 40, 63, § 152:est verunculus in linguă canum, quo exempto nec rabidi fuint, etc.,
id. 29, 4, 32, § 100: rabiosa. Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 75:venatici,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 13, § 31; Nep. Pel. 2, 5:alere canes ad venandum,
Ter. And. 1, 1, 30; Curt. 9, 1, 31:vigiles,
Hor. C. 3, 16, 2:canum fida custodia,
Cic. N. D. 2, 63, 150:fida canum vis,
Lucr. 6, 1222:levisomna canum fido cum pectore corda,
id. 5, 864:caput mediae canis praecisae,
Liv. 40, 6, 1; cf. Curt. 10, 9, 12:saepe citos egi per juga longa canes,
Ov. H. 5, 20:canibus circumdare saltus,
Verg. E. 10, 57:hos non inmissis canibus agitant,
id. G. 3, 371:leporem canibus venari,
id. ib. 3, 410.—Esp.1.As a term of reproach, to denote,a.A shameless, vile person, Plaut. Most. 1, 1, 40; Ter. Eun. 4, 7, 33 Donat. ad loc.; Hor. Epod. 6, 1; cf. id. S. 2, 2, 56; Petr. 74, 9; Suet. Vesp. 13. —b.A fierce or enraged person, Plaut. Men. 5, 1, 14, 5, 1, 18; Hyg. Fab. 3; cf. Cic. Rosc. Am. 20, 57; Sen. Cons. Marc. 22, 5.—2.As the regular designation of the hangers-on or parasites of an eminent or rich Roman; a follower, dog, creature:3.multa sibi opus esse, multa canibus suis quos circa se habuit,
Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 48, § 126:cohors ista quorum hominum est? Volusii haruspices et Canelii medici et horum canum quos tribunal meum vides lambere,
id. ib. 2, 3, 11, §28: apponit de suis canibus quendam,
id. ib. 2, 4, 19, § 40; 2, 5, 56, § 146; id. Att. 6, 3, 6; id. Pis. 10, 23.—In mythical lang.a.Tergeminus, i. e. Cerberus. Ov. A. A. 3, 322; id. Tr. 4, 7, 16;b.called also viperius,
id. Am. 3, 12, 26:Tartareus,
Sen. Herc. Fur. 649:triformis,
id. Herc. Oet. 1202: Echidnaea. Ov. M. 7, 409; cf.:infernae canes,
Hor. S. 1, 8, 35; Verg. A. 6, 257; Luc. 6, 733. —Semidei canes, Anubis, Luc. 8, 832.—4.Prov.a.Stultitia est venatum ducere invitas canes, Plaut. Stich. 1, 2, 82.—b.Cane pejus et angui Vitare aliquid, Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 30.—c.Ut canis a corio numquam absterrebitur uncto, will never be frightened from the greasy hide, Hor. S. 2, 5, 83.—d.Canis caninam non ēst (cf. Engl. dog won ' t eat dog), Auct. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 32 Müll.—e.A cane non magno saepe tenetur aper, Ov. R. Am. 422.—5.CAVE CANEM, beware of the dog, a frequent inscription of warning to trespassers on doors, etc., Petr. 29; Varr. ap. Non. p. 153, 1; Inscr. Orell. 4320. —Hence:II.Cave Canem,
the title of a satire by Varro, Non. p. 75, 22.—Transf. [p. 279]A.A constellation; the Dog.1.Esp.:2.Canis Major, or simply Canis,
a constellation of twenty stars, Hyg. Astr. 3, 34; of which the brighest is Sirius or Canicula, Cic. N. D. 2, 44, 114; id. Arat. 108 (349); 123 (367); 138 (382); 276 (522); Vitr. 9, 5, 2; Verg. G. 1, 218; 2, 353; Hor. S. 1, 7, 25; id. Ep. 1, 10, 16; Tib. 3, 5, 2; Ov. F. 4, 904; Plin. 18, 26, 64, § 234 sqq.—Canis Minor, or Minusculus, the Little Dog, = Prokuôn, commonly called Antecanis (hence the plur. canes), Vitr. 9, 52; Plin. 18, 28, 68, § 268; Ov. F. 4, 904.—Acc. to the fable, the dog of Erigone, daughter of Icarius;B.hence, Erigoneïus,
Ov. F. 5, 723, and Icarius, id. ib. 4, 939.—The sea-dog, called canis marinus, Plin. 9, 35, 55, § 110; and mythically, of the dogs of Scylla, Lucr. 5, 890; Verg. A. 3, 432; Tib. 3, 4, 89; Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 56, § 146; Luc. 1, 549 Cort.; Sen. Med. 351.—C.The worst throw with dice, the dog-throw (cf. canicula and alea):D.damnosi,
Prop. 4 (5), 8, 46; Ov. Tr. 2, 474:canem mittere,
Suet. Aug. 71; cf. Isid. Orig. 18, 65.—Prov.:tam facile quam canis excidit,
Sen. Apocol. 10, 2.—A Cynic philosopher:E.Diogenes cum choro canum suorum,
Lact. Epit. 39, 4.—A kind of fetter, Plaut. Cas. 2, 6, 37 dub. (al. camum; v. camus); cf. 1. catulus.2.Cănis, is, m., a small river tributary to the Po, Plin. 3, 16, 20, § 117. -
12 oesypum
oesypum, i, n., = oisupos, the greasy sweat and dirt of unwashed wool, Plin. 29, 2, 10, § 35; cf. id. 29, 6, 36, § 112; 30, 4, 10, § 28.—Used as a cosmetic by the Roman ladies, Ov. A. A. 3, 213; id. R. Am. 354. -
13 Sebosus
1.sēbōsus, a, um, adj. [id.], full of tallow or grease, tallowy, greasy:2.medulla,
Plin. 11, 37, 86, § 214.Sēbōsus, i, m. [1. sebosus], a Roman surname, Cic. Att. 2, 14, 2; 2, 15, 3; Plin. 6, 31, 36, § 201; 9, 15, 17, § 46. -
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1.sēbōsus, a, um, adj. [id.], full of tallow or grease, tallowy, greasy:2.medulla,
Plin. 11, 37, 86, § 214.Sēbōsus, i, m. [1. sebosus], a Roman surname, Cic. Att. 2, 14, 2; 2, 15, 3; Plin. 6, 31, 36, § 201; 9, 15, 17, § 46. -
15 ungo
ungo or unguo, nxi, nctum, 3, v. a. [root in Sanscr. ang, to besmear; cf. Gr. agos], to smear, besmear, anoint with any fat substance, an unguent, oil, etc. (class.;II.syn.: lino, linio): unguentis,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 35, § 77:aliquam unguentis,
Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 115; id. Truc. 2, 2, 34:unctus est, accubuit,
Cic. Att. 13, 52, 1:gloria quem supra vires unguit,
Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 22; Aug. ap. Suet. Aug. 76.—Of the anointing of corpses, Enn. ap. Serv. Verg. A. 6, 219 (Ann. v. 156 Vahl.); Ov. P. 1, 9, 47; id. F. 4, 853; id. H. 10, 122; Mart. 3, 12, 4; Hor. S. 2, 1, 7:corpus,
Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 26:globos melle,
Cato, R. R. 79:postes superbos amaracino,
Lucr. 4, 1175 et saep.—Of the anointing of a Jewish king:unctus est in regem,
Sulp. Sev. Chron. 1, 45, 5:caules oleo,
to dress with oil, Hor. S. 2, 3, 125:caules impensius,
Pers. 6, 68:pingui oluscula lardo,
Hor. S. 2, 6, 64: labitur uncta carina, daubed with pitch, the pitchy keel, Enn. ap. Macr. S. 6, 1, and ap. Isid. Orig. 19, 1 (Ann. v. 379 and 476); imitated by Verg. A. 4, 398; cf.:labitur uncta vadis abies,
id. ib. 8, 91: ungere tela manu ferrumque armare, to smear or anoint with poison (ious chriesthai), id. ib. 9, 773:arma uncta cruoribus,
smeared, stained, Hor. C. 2, 1, 5:tela cruore hostili,
Sil. 9, 13:ova ranae sanguine,
Hor. Epod. 5, 19:puer unctis Tractavit calicem manibus,
i. e. greasy, id. S. 2, 4, 78; so,uncta aqua,
id. ib. 2, 2, 68.—Trop., Vulg. Act. 10, 38; id. 2 Cor. 1, 21.—Hence, unctus, a, um, P. a.; prop. anointed, oiled:B. a.cur quisquam caput unctius referret,
Cat. 10, 11:magis diliges ex duobus aeque bonis viris nitidum et unctum quam pulverulentum et horrentem,
Sen. Ep. 66, 24:Achivi,
Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 33:nudus, unctus, ebrius est contionatus,
Cic. Phil. 3, 5, 12.—Adj.:b.captus es unctiore cenā,
Mart. 5, 44, 7:melius et unctius,
Hor. Ep. 1, 15, 44:cenae unctissimae,
Sid. Ep. 2, 9:ita palaestritas defendebat, ut ab illis ipse unctior abiret,
Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 22, § 54:accedes siccus ad unctum,
Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 12:patrimonia,
Cat. 29, 23:Corinthus,
luxurious, voluptuous, Juv. 8, 113:Tarentus,
Sid. Carm. 5, 430:pro isto asso sole, quo tu abusus es in nostro pratulo, a te nitidum solem unctumque repetemus,
i. e. sunshine and ointment, Cic. Att. 12, 6, 2:unctior splendidiorque consuetudo loquendi,
rich, copious, id. Brut. 20, 78.—Subst.: unctum, i, n.1.A rich banquet, sumptuous feast:2.unctum qui recte ponere possit,
Hor. A. P. 422:cenare sine uncto,
Pers. 6, 16.—An ointment:haurito plusculo uncto, corporis mei membra perfricui,
App. M. 3, p. 139; Veg. 3, 71, 5.
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