lacūnar

lăcūnar, āris (nom. lacūnārĭum, Isid. Orig. 15, 8, 6; gen. plur. lacunariorum for lacunarium, Vitr. 4, 3, 1 al.; dat. plur. lacunariis, id. 5, 2), n. [lacuna], a wainscoted and gilded ceiling of an unvaulted chamber, a panel-ceiling, a ceiling (so called from its sunken spaces;

class.),

Vitr. 7, 2:

non ebur neque aureum Mea renidet in domo lacunar,

Hor. C. 2, 18, 2:

gladium e lacunari seta equina aptum demitti jussit,

Cic. Tusc. 5, 21, 62: primus lacunaria pingere instituit (Polygnotus), Plin. 35, 11, 40, § 124.—Prov.:

spectare lacunar,

to gaze at the ceiling, to be wilfully blind, Juv. 1, 56.—

Plur.: lăcūnārĭa, ōrum (-arium, App. Flor. 18, p. 83), n., panels of the under surface of a cornice, Vitr. 4, 3, 1; 7, 2, 2; 5, 2, 1; Plin. 35, 11, 40, § 124.

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panelled ceiling.

lăcūnar, āris (nom. lacūnārĭum, Isid. Orig. 15, 8, 6; gen. plur. lacunariorum for lacunarium, Vitr. 4, 3, 1 al.; dat. plur. lacunariis, id. 5, 2), n. [lacuna], a wainscoted and gilded ceiling of an unvaulted chamber, a panel-ceiling, a ceiling (so called from its sunken spaces;

class.),

Vitr. 7, 2:

non ebur neque aureum Mea renidet in domo lacunar,

Hor. C. 2, 18, 2:

gladium e lacunari seta equina aptum demitti jussit,

Cic. Tusc. 5, 21, 62: primus lacunaria pingere instituit (Polygnotus), Plin. 35, 11, 40, § 124.—Prov.:

spectare lacunar,

to gaze at the ceiling, to be wilfully blind, Juv. 1, 56.—

Plur.: lăcūnārĭa, ōrum (-arium, App. Flor. 18, p. 83), n., panels of the under surface of a cornice, Vitr. 4, 3, 1; 7, 2, 2; 5, 2, 1; Plin. 35, 11, 40, § 124.

bractĕātus, a, um, adj. [id.], covered with gold-plate, gilt (post-Aug. for the class. aureus):

sellae,

Sid. Ep. 8, 8:

lacunar,

id. ib. 2, 10.—

In gen., glistening like gold:

leo,

i.e. with a yellow mane, Sen. Ep. 41, 6:

comae,

Mart. Cap. 1, § 75.—

Trop. (cf. aureus, II.).

Splendid, golden:

O mentis aureae dictum bracteatum!

Aus. Grat. Act. ad Gratian. 8.—

Shining only externally, gilded, delusive:

felicitas,

Sen. Ep. 115, 9.

fornix, ĭcis, m., an arch or vault (cf.: camera, testudo, tholus, lacunar).

Lit.:

Democritus invenisse dicitur fornicem, ut lapidum curvatura paulatim inclinatorum medio saxo alligaretur,

Sen. Ep. 90 med.:

si quis in pariete communi demoliendo damni infecti promiserit, non debebit praestare, quod fornix vitii fecerit,

Cic. Top. 4, 22; Auct. Her. 3, 16, 29:

aqua fornicibus structis perducta (Romam),

Plin. 31, 3, 24, § 41:

conspicio adverso fornice portas,

the entrance under the archway over against us, Verg. A. 6, 631:

fornices in muro erant apti ad excurrendum,

vaulted openings from which to make sallies, Liv. 36, 23, 3; a covered way, id. 44, 11, 5.— Poet., of the arches of heaven: caeli ingentes fornices, Enn. ap. Varr. L. L. 5, § 19 Müll. (Trag. v. 423 ed. Vahl.), a figure found fault with by Cicero, Cic. de Or. 3, 40, 162.—

In partic.: Fornix Făbĭus, a triumphal arch built by Q. Fabius Allobrogicus in the Sacra Via, near the Regia. Cic. Planc. 7, 17; Quint. 6, 3, 67;

also called Fornix Fabianus,

Cic. Verr. 1, 7, 19 (for which:

Arcus Fabianus,

Sen. Const. Sap. 1); and:

Fornix Fabii,

Cic. de Or. 2, 66, 267; cf. Becker's Antiq. 1, p. 239 sq.—

Transf., a brothel, bagnio, stew, situated in underground vaults, Hor. S. 1, 2, 30 sq.; id. Ep. 1, 14, 21; Juv. 3, 156; 11, 171.—Hence, transf., of one who gave himself up to prostitution:

(Caesarem) Curio stabulum Nicomedis et Bithynicum fornicem dicit,

Suet. Caes. 49.

fornix, ĭcis, m., an arch or vault (cf.: camera, testudo, tholus, lacunar).

Lit.:

Democritus invenisse dicitur fornicem, ut lapidum curvatura paulatim inclinatorum medio saxo alligaretur,

Sen. Ep. 90 med.:

si quis in pariete communi demoliendo damni infecti promiserit, non debebit praestare, quod fornix vitii fecerit,

Cic. Top. 4, 22; Auct. Her. 3, 16, 29:

aqua fornicibus structis perducta (Romam),

Plin. 31, 3, 24, § 41:

conspicio adverso fornice portas,

the entrance under the archway over against us, Verg. A. 6, 631:

fornices in muro erant apti ad excurrendum,

vaulted openings from which to make sallies, Liv. 36, 23, 3; a covered way, id. 44, 11, 5.— Poet., of the arches of heaven: caeli ingentes fornices, Enn. ap. Varr. L. L. 5, § 19 Müll. (Trag. v. 423 ed. Vahl.), a figure found fault with by Cicero, Cic. de Or. 3, 40, 162.—

In partic.: Fornix Făbĭus, a triumphal arch built by Q. Fabius Allobrogicus in the Sacra Via, near the Regia. Cic. Planc. 7, 17; Quint. 6, 3, 67;

also called Fornix Fabianus,

Cic. Verr. 1, 7, 19 (for which:

Arcus Fabianus,

Sen. Const. Sap. 1); and:

Fornix Fabii,

Cic. de Or. 2, 66, 267; cf. Becker's Antiq. 1, p. 239 sq.—

Transf., a brothel, bagnio, stew, situated in underground vaults, Hor. S. 1, 2, 30 sq.; id. Ep. 1, 14, 21; Juv. 3, 156; 11, 171.—Hence, transf., of one who gave himself up to prostitution:

(Caesarem) Curio stabulum Nicomedis et Bithynicum fornicem dicit,

Suet. Caes. 49.

lăcūno, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. [lacuna].

To hollow out, to fret or pit:

lacunati tori,

Plin. 15, 10, 9, § 35.—

To panel like a lacunar:

summa lacunabant alterno murice conchae,

Ov. M. 8, 564.

lăcus, ūs ( gen. laci, Vulg. Dan. 6, 17; 24; id. Jer. 37, 15; Cassiod. Var. 11, 14; dat. and abl. plur. lacis, Anthol. Lat. 5, 71, 10:

lacibus,

Plin. 23, 1, 20, § 33;

usually lacubus,

Ov. M. 12, 278 al.), m. [root lak, to tear; Gr. lakos, lakeros, lakkos; Lat. lacer, lacinia, lacuna, lāma; cf. lacerna; originally any thing hollow, hence].

A large vessel for liquids, a basin, tank, tub; esp. a vat into which the wine flowed from the press, Cato, R. R. 25; 67, 2; Col. 12, 18, 3:

tu quoque devotos, Bacche, relinque lacus,

Tib. 2, 3, 64:

de lacubus proxima musta tuis,

Ov. F. 4, 888;

a tank of water, in which heated metal was cooled: alii stridentia tingunt Aera lacu,

Verg. G. 4, 173:

gelido ceu quondam lamina candens tincta lacu, stridit,

Ov. M. 9, 170:

ferrum, igne rubens... lacubus demittit,

id. ib. 12, 278.—Hence,

Transf.:

oratio quasi de musto ac lacu fervida,

i. e. still new, that has not done fermenting, Cic. Brut. 83, 288.—

A large body of water which rises and falls (opp. stagnum, a standing pool), a lake, pond:

agri, aedificia, lacus, stagna,

Cic. Agr. 3, 2, 7:

exhalant lacus nebulam,

Lucr. 5, 463:

deae, quae illos Hennenses lacus lucosque incolitis,

Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 72, § 188; cf.

2, 4, 48, § 107: Averni,

Lucr. 6, 746; Cic. Tusc. 1, 16, 37:

Albanus,

id. Div. 1, 44, 100:

Fucinus,

Plin. 36, 15, 24, § 124:

dicebar sicco vilior esse lacu,

Prop. 2, 14 (3, 6), 12:

ad spurcos lacus,

Juv. 6, 603.— Poet., of a river:

deinde lacu fluvius se condidit alto Ima petens,

Verg. A. 8, 66; cf. v. 74;

of the Styx,

id. ib. 6, 134; 238; 393.—

A large reservoir for water, a basin, tank, cistern (of which there were a great number in Rome), Front. 3; 78; Liv. 39, 44; Plin. 36, 15, 24, § 121:

a furno redeuntes lacuque,

Hor. S. 1, 4, 37.—A place called Lacus: garruli et malevoli supra Lacum, at the pond (perh. Lacus Curtius or Lacus Juturnae), Plaut. Curc. 4, 1, 16.—Prov.:

siccus lacus, for something useless,

Prop. 2, 11, 11 (3, 6, 12).—

A hole in which lime is slacked, a lime-hole, Vitr. 7, 2, 2.—

One of the bins or receptacles for pulse in a granary:

sed et lacubus distinguuntur granaria, ut separatim quaeque legumina ponantur,

Col. 1, 6, 14.—

A den or cave for lions:

labitur in lacum leonum,

Prud. Cath. 4, 65; Vulg. Dan. 6, 7.—

The pit, the place of the dead (cf. II. fin. supra):

salvasti me a descendentibus in lacum,

Vulg. Psa. 29, 4.—

For lacunar, a panel in a ceiling (ante-class.): resultant aedesque lacusque, Lucil. ap. Serv. Verg. A. 1, 726.

rĕ-nīdĕo ( perf. reniduit, emeidiasen, Gloss. Philox.), ēre, v. n. [perh. kindr. with nizô], to shine again, shine back; to glitter, glisten, be bright or resplendent ( poet. and not freq. till after the Aug. period).

Lit.:

nec domus argento fulgenti auroque renidet,

Lucr. 2, 27:

ut pura nocturno renidet Luna mari Gnidiusve Gyges,

Hor. C. 2, 5, 19:

non ebur neque aureum Meā renidet in domo lacunar,

id. ib. 2, 18, 2; so,

sparsa orichalca,

Stat. Th. 10, 660:

ostrum, Petr. poët. 119, 29: circum renidentes Lares,

i. e. shining from the reflection of the fire, Hor. Epod. 2, 66: late fluctuat omnis Aere renidenti tellus, with gleaming brass (of arms), Verg. G. 2, 282 (cf.:

aere renidescit tellus,

Lucr. 2, 326).—

Trop.

In gen., to shine:

jam sola renidet in Stilichone salus,

Claud. in Eutr. 2, 501.—

In partic., to shine or beam for joy, to be glad, cheerful:

(puer Icarus) ore renidenti Captabat plumas,

Ov. M. 8, 197; Val. Fl. 4, 234:

tractabat ceram puer pennasque renidens,

id. A. A. 2, 49:

puer,

Stat. Th. 4, 789; cf.:

hilarior protinus renidet oratio,

Quint. 12, 10, 28.— With object-clause, as cause of the joy: adjecisse praedam Torquibus exiguis [p. 1565] renidet, rejoices, Hor. C. 3, 6, 12.—

Transf. (by a natural figure, as, conversely, ridere is used poet. for splendere, Hor. C. 4, 11, 6 al.), to smile, laugh (syn. subrideo):

homo renidens,

smiling, Liv. 35, 49; Tac. A. 15, 66:

ad haec renidens Milo... inquit,

App. M. 2, p. 120, 16:

Tiberius torvus aut falsum renidens vultu,

Tac. A. 4, 60; cf.:

torvum renidens,

Amm. 14, 9, 6; Tac. H. 4, 43:

renidenti cohibens suspiria vultu,

Val. Fl. 4, 359:

(Cupido) Iste lascivus puer ac renidens,

Sen. Hippol. 277:

Egnatius quod candidos habet dentes, Renidet usquequaque,

Cat. 39, 1 sq. —

With dat. (like arridere), to smile upon, be gracious to:

mihi renidens Fortuna,

App. M. 10, p. 246, 17.

tectum, i, n. [tego].

Lit., a covering.

A roof:

quojus (villae) Deturbavit ventus tectum ac tegulas,

Plaut. Rud. prol. 78:

de tecto deturbavit tegulas,

id. ib. 1, 1, 5. tecta domorum, Lucr. 2, 191; Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 4, § 14:

firma tecta in domiciliis habere,

id. Brut. 73, 257; cf.:

disturbata porticus Catuli, quae ad tectum paene pervenerat,

id. Att. 4, 3, 2:

hic se praecipitem tecto dedit,

Hor. S. 1, 2, 41:

culmina tecti,

Verg. A. 2, 695:

tecti a culmine,

Ov. M. 12, 480.—

A ceiling (usu. plain; opp. lacunar, a fretted ceiling): tectis caelatis, laqueatis, ceilings, rooms, Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 1, 35, 85; 3, 19, 44 (Trag. v. 121 Vahl.); cf.:

qui marmoreis tectis ebore et auro fulgentibus abundant,

Cic. Par. 1, 3, 13; so,

aurata,

id. ib. 6, 3, 49:

laqueata,

Hor. C. 2, 16, 12:

cubilia tectaque,

canopies, id. Epod. 12, 12. —

Transf., a roofed building for dwelling in, a roof, house, dwelling, abode; a cover, shelter, quarters, etc. (freq. and class.; cf.:

prosa, ut mucronem pro gladio, et tectum pro domo recipiet, etc.,

Quint. 8, 6, 20;

syn.: domus, aedes, habitatio): recipe me in tectum,

Plaut. Rud. 2, 7, 16; cf.:

exercitus tectis ac sedibus suis recipere,

Cic. Agr. 2, 33, 90:

ne tecto recipiatur... qui non, etc.,

Caes. B. G. 7, 66; Nep. Att. 13, 2:

exercitatissimi in armis, qui inter annos XIV. tectum non subissent,

Caes. B. G. 1, 36:

milites in tecta Gallorum contegit, Auct. B. G. 8, 5: vos, Quirites, in vestra tecta discedite,

Cic. Cat. 3, 12, 29:

tectis, juvenes, succedite nostris,

Verg. A. 1, 627:

ejusmodi conjunctionem tectorum oppidum vel urbem appellaverunt,

Cic. Rep. 1, 26, 41; id. Att. 5, 16, 3:

tum erat ager incultus sine tecto: nunc est cultissimus cum optimā villā,

id. Rosc. Com. 12, 33:

si vacuum tepido cepisset villula tecto,

Hor. S. 2, 3, 10:

pars densa ferarum Tecta rapit silvas,

Verg. A. 6, 8:

columba plausum Dat tecto ingentem,

id. ib. 5, 216:

solidis Clauditur in tectis,

i. e. in prison, Ov. M. 3, 697:

sed quercus tecta cibumque dabat,

id. A. A. 2, 622: dolos tecti ambagesque resolvit, i. e. of the Labyrinth, Verg. A. 6, 29:

sub tecta Sibyllae,

id. ib. 6, 211.