in copulation

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com-mĭnus (less correctly cōmĭ-nus), adv. [manus; cf. Beda, Orth. p. 2331 P.; Fronto, Diff. p. 2193 ib.]; orig. belonging to milit. lang., of conflict, in close contest, hand to hand (with the sword, etc.), Gr. sustadon; opp. eminus, also to missilia, sagittae, etc. (class.; most freq. in the histt.): quae mea comminus machaera atque hasta hostibit e manu, Enn. ap. Fest. p. 270, 29 Müll.:

nec eminus hastis aut comminus gladiis uteretur,

Cic. Sen. 6, 19; Ov. M. 3, 119:

undique ex insidiis barbari a fronte ab tergo coörti comminus eminus petunt,

Liv. 21, 34, 6; 31, 24, 15; Tac. A. 6, 35; 15, 4; App. M. 5, p. 164, 1:

neque ictu comminus neque conjectione telorum (pulsi),

Cic. Caecin. 15, 43:

jacula inutilia esse... gladio comminus geri rem,

Liv. 44, 35, 12:

dum locus comminus pugnandi daretur,

Caes. B. C. 1, 58:

veterani... comminus acriter instare,

Sall. C. 60, 3; Liv. 27, 18, 14:

conferre signa,

id. 1, 33, 4:

conferre vires,

id. 42, 47, 8:

adversus resistentes niti,

Tac. A. 4, 51:

trucidato hostium duce,

Suet. Tib. 3.—

Poet., of copulation, Lucr. 4, 1051;

of fighting,

Stat. Th. 10, 213; App. M. 2, p. 122, 14.—

Trop.:

sed haec fuerit nobis tamquam levis armaturae prima orationis excursio: nunc comminus agamus,

Cic. Div. 2, 10, 26:

qui me epistulā petivit, ad te, ut video, comminus accessit,

has approached you in person, id. Att. 2, 2, 2:

in apros ire,

Ov. F. 5, 176; cf.:

agrestes comminus ire sues (for in sues),

Prop. 2 (3), 19, 22;

and so also of game: cervos obtruncant ferro,

Verg. G. 3, 374;

and of the preparation of the soil (considered as a contest with the same): jacto qui semine comminus arva Insequitur, i. e. manu sive rastro urget, exercet,

id. ib. 1, 104; cf. App. M. 2, p. 117, 16; Hand, Turs. II. p. 96.—

In gen., without the access. idea of contest, nigh at hand, near to, near, = prope, in or ex propinquo (not freq. before the Aug. per.):

prius Eminus ardescunt quam comminus imbuat ignis,

Lucr. 6, 904:

aspicit hirsutos comminus ursa Getas,

Ov. P. 1, 5, 74; Tac. A. 12, 12:

viso comminus armatorum agmine,

id. H. 1, 41; id. G. 8:

sole per eos dies comminus facto,

Plin. 5, 9, 10, § 55: aliquid comminus judicantur, near at hand, i.e. by the eyesight, Plin. 11, 42, 97, § 240; 35, 3, 6, § 17:

recipere a debitore suo pecuniam,

Dig. 13, 7, 3.—

Transf., of time, immediately, = statim, sine intermissione; a very common provincialism in Cisalpine Gaul, acc. to Serv. ad Verg. G. 1, 104.—

In postAug. poetry sometimes = ad manus, at hand:

comminus arma habere,

Val. Fl. 5, 583.

complexus, a, um, Part., from complector.

complexus ( con-), ūs, m. [complector], a surrounding, encompassing, encircling, embracing, embrace, etc. (class. in prose and poetry).

Lit.

Prop.

Of things (rare):

aether Omnia avido complexu cetera saepsit,

Lucr. 5, 471; so id. 2, 1066:

qui (mundus) omnia complexu suo coërcet et continet,

Cic. N. D. 2, 22, 58; 2, 40, 101:

lapides alligati complexu silicis,

by a binding, Plin. 36, 22, 45, § 161.—

Of persons:

secutae conlocutiones cum Trebonio complexusque,

Cic. Phil. 11, 2, 5:

corporum,

id. Tusc. 3, 20, 46:

e complexu parentum abreptos filios ad necem ducere,

id. Verr. 2, 1, 3, § 7:

ubi complexu coierunt membra tenaci,

in a mutual close embrace, Ov. M. 4, 377:

complexu matris avellere natam,

Cat. 62, 21; cf. id. 64, 88; 64, 118; Cic. Font. 17, 36; id. Fl. 38, 95; Liv. 2, 40, 5; Quint. 6, 1, 42; 8, 3, 68:

Venerio,

in copulation, Cic. Div. 2, 69, 143.—In plur., * Hor. S, 1, 5, 43; Verg. A. 5, 742; Ov. M. 3, 286; 10, 388; 6, 249.—Rarely (like complector itself), of hostile embrace, close combat:

in Martis complexu cadere,

Quint. Decl. 4, 22:

armorum,

Tac. Agr. 36; cf.

of a serpent: longis amplexibus illos necat,

Ov. M. 3, 48:

luctari complexu,

Plin. 9, 30, 48, § 91.—

Transf., as a measure, the reach:

(cedrus) crassitudinis ad trium hominum conplexum,

Plin. 16, 40, 76, § 203.—

Trop.

A connection in discourse (very freq. in Quint.):

vitium non est in sensu, sed in complexu,

Quint. 1, 5, 46; cf. id. 9, 4, 32:

brevis verborum,

id. 7, 3, 18:

sermonis,

id. 9, 3, 18:

in complexu loquendi serieque,

id. 1, 5, 3:

legum aliorumque scriptorum,

id. 5, 10, 107:

causarum,

id. 5, 10, 103; 7, 2, 57:

rerum, personarum, temporum,

id. 3, 5, 7 et saep.—

A friendly embracing, love, affectionate relation, etc.:

venisti in sinum et complexum tuae mimulae,

Cic. Phil. 2, 25, 61; cf.:

res publica Pompeii filium suo sinu complexuque recipiet,

id. ib. 13, 4, 9; id. Pis. 9, 19:

totius gentis humanae,

id. Fin. 5, 23, 65; id. Cat. 2, 10, 22:

at tu easdem artes in complexu, oculis, auribus habes,

Plin. Pan. 47, 2.

compressĭo ( conp-), ōnis, f. [com primo], a pressing together, compression.

Prop.

In gen.:

aurum compressione coactum,

Vitr. 7, 8, 4; Oros. 7, 6.— With gen.:

ventris,

Gell. 16, 3:

musculorum,

Scrib. Comp. 84.—

Esp.,

An embracing: artae amantūm, * Plaut. Ps. 1, 1, 64. —

Copulation, Arn. 2, 93; Hyg. Fab. 187; Tert. adv. Marc. 4, 34.—

Trop., of diction, the compression of an expression, Cic. Brut. 7, 29; v. Ellendt. ad h. l.—

A suppression, repression:

bellorum civilium,

Oros. 7, 6:

corporalium cupiditatum,

Ambros. in Psa. 48, Serm. 19, § 19.

compressus, a, um, Part. and P. a., from comprimo.

compressus, ūs, m. [comprimo], a pressing together, compression (only in abl. sing.).

In gen.: semen tepefactum vapore et compressu suo diffindit (terra), * Cic. Sen. 15, 51:

pennarum,

Plin. 11, 28, 34, § 98. —

Esp., an embracing, copulation, Plaut. Am. prol. 109; id. Ep. 4, 1, 15; id. Truc. 2, 6, 17; Ter. Ad. 3, 4, 29; Macr. S. 5, 19.

concŭbĭtus, ūs, m. [id.].

A lying together; in gen. (very rare), for sleeping. Varr. L. L. 7, § 78 Müll.;

at dinner,

reclining, Prop. 4 (5), 8, 36 (cf. concubo, I.):

dentium,

a firm, close shutting together of the teeth, Cael. Aur. Acut. 2, 10; 3, 6.—Far more freq.,

Copulation, coition (in sing. and plur.): ficti (deorum) cum humano genere concubitus, Cic. N. D. 1, 16, 42; so Liv. 4, 2, 6; Ov. M. 4, 207; 6, 541 al.; * Hor. A. P. 398; Suet. Aug. 94; id. Tib. 44:

concubitusque tuos furtim,

Tib. 2, 5, 53.—Of animals, Verg. E. 6, 50; id. G. 3, 130; Col. 8, 15, 7 al.

congressĭo, ōnis, f. [congredior], a coming together, in a friendly or hostile manner.

A friendly meeting, interview, conference (almost confined to Cic.), Cic. Clu. 14, 41; id. Phil. 2, 18, 46; id. Top. 15, 59; id. Fam. 7, 10, 4;

opp. digressio,

id. Q. Fr. 1, 3, 4.—In plur.:

in congressionibus familiarum,

in familiar circles, Cic. Off. 1, 37, 132.—

A carnal union, copulation:

maris et feminae,

Cic. Rep. 1, 24, 38:

uxoris,

Lact. 6, 20, 25; cf. 2. congressus, I. B.—

A hostile meeting, an attack, contest (very freq. in Just., elsewhere rare, for the class. congressus), Claud. Quadrig. ap. Gell. 9, 13, 15; Just. 2, 12, 8; 4, 5, 1; 6, 4, 12; 12, 8, 4; 22, 3, 9; Lact. 3, 12, 4; 6, 6, 15 al.

congressus, a, um, Part., from congredior.

congressus, ūs, m. [congredior], a coming or going together, in a friendly or hostile manner (class. in prose and poetry).

A friendly meeting, a social assembly, conference, conversation, etc.:

omnes congressum tuum fugiunt,

Cic. Sest. 52, 111; id. Phil. 12, 11, 26; id. Att. 1, 17, 2:

si quis congressus fuerit mihi cum Caesare,

id. ib. 11, 12, 3; id. Cael. 8, 20; Liv. 7, 4, 4; Quint. 1, 2, 20; Tac. A. 13, 46 et saep.—In plur., Cic. Or. 10, 33; id. Lael. 23, 87; Liv. 1, 19, 5; 7, 40, 3; Tac. A. 2, 28; Verg. A. 5, 733 al.—Also of the companionship of animals, Cic. N. D. 2, 48, 124; Quint. 1, 2, 20.—

Pregn., a close union, combination (very rare):

materiaï,

Lucr. 5, 68; cf.:

duriorum (consonantium) inter se,

Quint. 11, 3, 35.— In plur., Lucr. 2, 1065.—Hence, carnal union, copulation:

feminarum,

Plin. 12, 14, 30, § 54; cf. congressio, I. B.—

A hostile encounter, a contest, fight, Cic. de Or. 2, 78, 317:

cum his navibus nostrae classi ejusmodi congressus erat, ut, etc.,

Caes. B. G. 3, 13; id. B. C. 1, 46:

magnam cladem in congressu facere,

Sall. J. 59, 3; 74, 3; Tac. A. 2, 3; Verg. A. 12, 514; Val. Fl. 6, 322 al. —Also of judicial contests, Quint. 3, 6, 4.

complexus, a, um, Part., from complector.

complexus ( con-), ūs, m. [complector], a surrounding, encompassing, encircling, embracing, embrace, etc. (class. in prose and poetry).

Lit.

Prop.

Of things (rare):

aether Omnia avido complexu cetera saepsit,

Lucr. 5, 471; so id. 2, 1066:

qui (mundus) omnia complexu suo coërcet et continet,

Cic. N. D. 2, 22, 58; 2, 40, 101:

lapides alligati complexu silicis,

by a binding, Plin. 36, 22, 45, § 161.—

Of persons:

secutae conlocutiones cum Trebonio complexusque,

Cic. Phil. 11, 2, 5:

corporum,

id. Tusc. 3, 20, 46:

e complexu parentum abreptos filios ad necem ducere,

id. Verr. 2, 1, 3, § 7:

ubi complexu coierunt membra tenaci,

in a mutual close embrace, Ov. M. 4, 377:

complexu matris avellere natam,

Cat. 62, 21; cf. id. 64, 88; 64, 118; Cic. Font. 17, 36; id. Fl. 38, 95; Liv. 2, 40, 5; Quint. 6, 1, 42; 8, 3, 68:

Venerio,

in copulation, Cic. Div. 2, 69, 143.—In plur., * Hor. S, 1, 5, 43; Verg. A. 5, 742; Ov. M. 3, 286; 10, 388; 6, 249.—Rarely (like complector itself), of hostile embrace, close combat:

in Martis complexu cadere,

Quint. Decl. 4, 22:

armorum,

Tac. Agr. 36; cf.

of a serpent: longis amplexibus illos necat,

Ov. M. 3, 48:

luctari complexu,

Plin. 9, 30, 48, § 91.—

Transf., as a measure, the reach:

(cedrus) crassitudinis ad trium hominum conplexum,

Plin. 16, 40, 76, § 203.—

Trop.

A connection in discourse (very freq. in Quint.):

vitium non est in sensu, sed in complexu,

Quint. 1, 5, 46; cf. id. 9, 4, 32:

brevis verborum,

id. 7, 3, 18:

sermonis,

id. 9, 3, 18:

in complexu loquendi serieque,

id. 1, 5, 3:

legum aliorumque scriptorum,

id. 5, 10, 107:

causarum,

id. 5, 10, 103; 7, 2, 57:

rerum, personarum, temporum,

id. 3, 5, 7 et saep.—

A friendly embracing, love, affectionate relation, etc.:

venisti in sinum et complexum tuae mimulae,

Cic. Phil. 2, 25, 61; cf.:

res publica Pompeii filium suo sinu complexuque recipiet,

id. ib. 13, 4, 9; id. Pis. 9, 19:

totius gentis humanae,

id. Fin. 5, 23, 65; id. Cat. 2, 10, 22:

at tu easdem artes in complexu, oculis, auribus habes,

Plin. Pan. 47, 2.

compressĭo ( conp-), ōnis, f. [com primo], a pressing together, compression.

Prop.

In gen.:

aurum compressione coactum,

Vitr. 7, 8, 4; Oros. 7, 6.— With gen.:

ventris,

Gell. 16, 3:

musculorum,

Scrib. Comp. 84.—

Esp.,

An embracing: artae amantūm, * Plaut. Ps. 1, 1, 64. —

Copulation, Arn. 2, 93; Hyg. Fab. 187; Tert. adv. Marc. 4, 34.—

Trop., of diction, the compression of an expression, Cic. Brut. 7, 29; v. Ellendt. ad h. l.—

A suppression, repression:

bellorum civilium,

Oros. 7, 6:

corporalium cupiditatum,

Ambros. in Psa. 48, Serm. 19, § 19.

mistūra ( mix-), ae, f. [id.], a mixing, mingling (ante-class. and post-Aug.).

Lit.: mistura immoderata, Varr. ap. Non. 490, 28:

rerum,

Lucr. 2, 978:

unguentorum,

Plin. 13, 1, 2, § 4.—

In partic., carnal intercourse, copulation, with or without Veneris:

externae Veneris mistura,

Luc. 9, 899:

cum fero,

Plin. 8, 53, 79, § 213.—

Transf., concr., a mixture, compound:

eā misturā os perfricatur,

Col. 7, 5, 22:

vas suppletur,

id. 12, 10, 2; 12, 57, 1.—

Trop., a mixing, mingling:

vitiorum atque virtutum,

Suet. Dom. 3:

raram facit mixturam cum sapientiā forma,

beauty is seldom united with wisdom, Petr. 94:

ex diversis,

Quint. 1, 10, 6:

mira figurarum,

id. 9, 3, 40; cf. id. 9, 2, 37:

aliorum generum cum aliis,

id. 6, 3, 63:

translationum,

id. 5, 11, 22:

verborum,

id. 8, 2, 14.