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1 bilinguis
I.Lit., having two tongues; humorously, of voluptuous persons kissing, Plaut. Ps. 5, 1, 15; cf. id. Poen. 5, 4, 65.—B.Transf.1.Tibiae, with two keys, Varr. ap. Non. p. 229, 24.—2.Speaking two languages: bilinguis diglôssos, Gloss.: bilingues Bruttates Ennius dixit, quod Bruttii et Osce et Graece loqui soliti sint, Paul. ex Fest. p. 35 Müll.; cf. Commod. p. 350:II.corvinus, Canusini more bilinguis,
Hor. S. 1, 10, 30:sed jam bilingues erant, paulatim a domestico externo sermone degeneres,
Curt. 7, 5, 29.—Trop.A.Double-tongued, hypocritical, deceitful, false, treacherous:B.tamquam proserpens bestia, est bilinguis et scelestus,
Plaut. Pers. 2, 4, 28:edico prius, Ne duplicis habeatis linguas, ne ego bilinguis vos necem,
id. Truc. 4, 3, 7 (cf. id. Poen. 5, 2, 74:bisulcilingua quasi proserpens bestia): quippe domum timet ambiguam Tyriosque bilinguis,
Verg. A. 1, 661:homo,
Phaedr. 2, 4, 25; Sil. 2, 56:os,
Vulg. Prov. 8, 13:socii,
Sil. 16, 157:insidiae,
Claud. B. Gild. 284.—Fabulae, having a double meaning, allegorical, Arn. 5, p. 228.
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