make pointed

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ex-ăcŭo, ŭi, ūtum, 3, v. a., to make very sharp, to sharpen, make pointed (class.).

Lit.:

ferramenta cote,

Plin. 28, 4, 12, § 47; 34, 14, 41, § 146:

ridicas,

Col. 11, 2, 12:

vallos furcasque bicornes,

Verg. G. 1, 264:

spicula,

id. ib. 4, 74:

dentes,

id. ib. 3, 255:

metas in angustissimas vertices,

Col. 2, 18, 2:

cornua in leve fastigium,

Plin. 11, 37, 45, § 124 et saep.—

Transf., of taste:

aceto exacuendo,

for making pungent, Plin. 19, 5, 30, § 93;

of the sight: aciem oculorum,

id. 24, 11, 59, § 99; cf.

visum,

id. 29, 6, 38, § 132.—

Trop.

In gen.:

nisi mucronem aliquem tribunitium exacuisset in nos,

Cic. Leg. 3, 9, 21:

(cum animus) exacuerit illam ut oculorum sic ingenii aciem ad bona diligenda,

id. ib. 1, 23, 60; cf.

animum,

Plin. 20, 13, 50, § 127: morbos, i. e. to aggravate, Col. poët. 10, 392.—

In partic., to sharpen or quicken mentally, to incite, encourage, stimulate, inflame:

velim cohortere et exacuas Cluatium,

Cic. Att. 12, 36 fin.:

aliquem (opp. deterrere),

id. de Or. 1, 29:

aliquem irā,

Nep. Phoc. 4:

se ad amorem immortalitatis,

Plin. Ep. 3, 7 fin.:

animos in bella,

Hor. A P. 403:

mentem varia ad conamina,

Sil. 7, 142.— Poet.:

palatum (sapor),

Ov. Pont. 1, 10, 13.

fastīgo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. [v. fastigium], to make pointed, to sharpen to a point, to raise or bring to a point (in the verb. finit. only post-Aug., not in Cic.).

Lit.:

frumenta verno tempore fastigantur in stipulam,

grow up into a straw with a sharpened point, Plin. 18, 7, 10, § 52:

folia in exilitatem fastigantur,

id. 24, 19, 118, § 178:

(terra) spatiosa modice paulatim se ipsa fastigat,

Mel. 2, 1, 5:

se molliter (Africa),

id. 1, 4, 1; 3, 10, 5.—In the part. perf.:

scutis super capita densatis, stantibus primis, secundis summissioribus... fastigatam, sicut tecta aedificiorum sunt, testudinem faciebant,

Liv. 44, 9, 6:

collis in modum metae in acutum cacumen a fundo satis lato fastigatus,

id. 37, 27, 7:

fastigatus in mucronem,

Plin. 2, 25, 22, § 89:

fastigatā longitudine (margaritarum),

id. 9, 35, 56, § 113.—

Transf.

(Cf. fastigium, I. B. 2.) Fastigatus, sloping up to a point, sloped; sloping down, steep, descending:

collis leniter fastigatus paulatim ad planitiem redibat,

Caes. B. G. 2, 8, 3:

tigna... prona ac fastigata, ut secundum naturam fluminis procumberent,

id. ib. 4, 17, 4.—

(Cf. I. B. 3.) In the later grammarians, to mark with an accent, to accent:

ut fastigetur, longa brevisve fuat,

Mart. Cap. 3, § 262.—

Trop., to elevate, exalt (late Lat.):

qui statum celsitudinis tuae titulorum parilitate fastigat,

Sid. Ep. 3, 6:

quamquam diademate crinem Fastigatus eas,

id. Carm. 2, 5.—Hence, fastīgātus, a, um, P. a., high, exalted (late Lat.):

ad arcem fastigatissimae felicitatis evectus,

Sid. Ep. 2. 4:

duo fastigatissimi consulares,

id. ib. 1, 9.— Adv.: fastīgāte, Caes. B. G. 4, 17, 4; id. B. C. 2, 10, 5.

ăcŭo, ui, ūtum, 3, v. a. ( part. fut. acuturus, not used) [cf. 2. acer], to make sharp or pointed, to sharpen, whet.

Lit.:

ne stridorem quidem serrae audiunt, cum acuitur,

Cic. Tusc. 1, 40; so,

ferrum,

Verg. A. 8, 386; Hor. C. 1, 2, 21:

enses,

Ov. M. 15, 776:

gladium,

Vulg. Deut. 32, 41:

sagittas,

id. Jer. 51, 11.— Poet.:

fulmen,

Lucr. 6, 278:

dentes,

Hor. C. 3, 20, 10; cf. Tib. 4, 3, 3.—

Trop.

First, of the tongue, qs. to whet, i. e. to sharpen, exercise, improve:

acuere linguam exercitatione dicendi,

Cic. Brut. 97:

linguam causis,

Hor. Ep. 1, 3, 23; so Vulg. Psa. 139, 4; so in gen.: se, to exercise one's self, to make one's self ready:

acueram me ad exagitandam hanc ejus legationem,

Cic. Att. 2, 7: mentem, ingenium, prudentiam, etc.; to sharpen:

multa, quae acuant mentem, multa quae obtundant,

Cic. Tusc. 1, 33; so id. Brut. 33; id. Phil. 2, 17; id. de Or. 1, 20.—

Acuere aliquem (with or without ad aliquid), to spur on, incite, stir up, arouse:

ad crudelitatem,

Cic. Lig. 4; id. Fam. 15, 21:

illos sat aetas acuet,

Ter. Ad. 5, 3, 49; Cic. Rosc. Am. 33, 110:

ita duae res, quae languorem afferunt ceteris, illum acuebant, otium et solitudo,

id. Off. 3, 1; Liv. 28, 19:

curis acuens mortalia corda,

Verg. G. 1, 123:

auditisque lupos acuunt balatibus agni,

id. ib. 4, 435:

quam Juno his acuit verbis,

id. A. 7, 330.—

Aliquid, to rouse up, kindle, excite (mostly poet.):

saevus in armis Aeneas acuit Martem et se suscitat irā,

Verg. A. 12, 108:

iram,

Vulg. Sap. 5, 21:

studia,

Val. Max. 2, 2, no. 3.—

In gramm.: acuere syllabam, to give an acute accent to (opp. gravem ponere), Quint. 1, 5, 22; cf. Prisc. Op. Min. 159 Lind.: accentus acutus ideo inventus est, quod acuat sive elevet syllabam.—Hence, ăcūtus, a, um, P.a., sharpened, made pointed; hence,

Lit., sharp, pointed ( acer denotes natural sharpness, etc.: acutus, that produced by exertion, skill, etc.: sermo acer, impassioned, passionate; sermo acutus, pointed, acute discourse):

vide ut sit acutus culter probe,

Plaut. Mil. 5, 4:

ferrum,

Hor. A. P. 304:

cuspis,

Verg. A. 5, 208:

gladius,

Vulg. Psa. 56, 5:

carex,

Verg. G. 3, 231; elementa, i. e. pointed, jagged atoms (opp. to perplexa, connected), Lucr. 2, 463:

nasus,

Plaut. Cap. 3, 4, 114:

oculi,

of a pointed shape, id. Ps. 4, 7, 121:

aures,

pointed, Hor. C. 2, 19, 4:

saxa,

id. ib. 3, 27, 61; so Verg. A. 1, 45.—

Transf.

Of the senses themselves, sharp, keen:

oculos acrīs atque cicutos,

Cic. Planc. 66:

nares,

Hor. S. 1, 3, 29; Cels. 2, 6.—

Of objects affecting the senses, sharp, acute; of the voice, soprano or treble: inde loci lituus sonitus effudit acutos, Enn. ap. Paul. ex Fest. p. 116 Müll. (Ann. v. 522 ed. Vahl.):

hinnitu,

Verg. G. 3, 94:

voces,

id. Cir. 107; Ov. M. 3, 224:

stridore,

Hor. C. 1, 34, 15:

vocem ab acutissimo sono usque ad gravissimum sonum recipiunt,

from the highest treble to the lowest base, Cic. de Or. 1, 59, 251; cf. ib. 3, 57, 216; Somn. Scip. 5; Rep. 6, 18.—

In gen., of things affecting the body, of either heat or cold from their similar effects, keen, sharp, violent, severe:

sol,

Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 17:

radii solis,

Ov. H. 4, 159:

gelu,

Hor. C. 1, 9, 4; cf. Lucr. 1, 495; Verg. G. 1, 93; so,

febris,

Cels. 2, 4:

morbus,

id. 3 (opp. longus), rapid.— Subst. with gen.:

acuta belli,

violent, severe misfortunes of war, Hor. C. 4, 4, 76 (= graves belli molestias).—

Fig.

Of intellectual qualities, acute, clear-sighted, intelligent, sagacious (very freq.):

Antisthenes homo acutus magis quam eruditus,

Cic. Att. 12, 37; so id. de Or. 1, 51; id. N. D. 1, 16; Nep. Dion. 8, 1:

homo ingenio prudentiāque acutissimus,

Cic. de Or. 1, 39:

acutae sententiae,

id. Opt. Gen. Or. 2, 5:

motus animorum ad excogitandum acuti,

id. Or. 1, 113:

studia,

id. Gen. 50:

conclusiones,

Quint. 2, 20, 5.—

In gramm.: accentus acutus, the acute accent (opp. gravis), Prisc. p. 159, ed. Lindem.— Comp. Plin. 13, 1, 2.— Adv.: ăcūte, sharply, keenly, acutely:. cernere, Lucr. 4, 804; ib. 811:

conlecta,

Cic. Deiot. 33:

excogitat,

id. Verr. 4, 147:

respondeo,

id. Cael. 17:

scribo,

id. Verr. 3, 20; so, ăcūtum:

cernis,

Hor. S. 1, 3, 26:

resonarent,

ib. 8, 41: and, ăcūta: canis ululat, Enn. ap. Fest. p. 9 Müll. (Ann. 346 Vahl.).— Comp., Cic. Inv. 2, 16.— Sup., Cic. Off. 1, 44; id. Verr. 3, 20.

ăcŭo, ui, ūtum, 3, v. a. ( part. fut. acuturus, not used) [cf. 2. acer], to make sharp or pointed, to sharpen, whet.

Lit.:

ne stridorem quidem serrae audiunt, cum acuitur,

Cic. Tusc. 1, 40; so,

ferrum,

Verg. A. 8, 386; Hor. C. 1, 2, 21:

enses,

Ov. M. 15, 776:

gladium,

Vulg. Deut. 32, 41:

sagittas,

id. Jer. 51, 11.— Poet.:

fulmen,

Lucr. 6, 278:

dentes,

Hor. C. 3, 20, 10; cf. Tib. 4, 3, 3.—

Trop.

First, of the tongue, qs. to whet, i. e. to sharpen, exercise, improve:

acuere linguam exercitatione dicendi,

Cic. Brut. 97:

linguam causis,

Hor. Ep. 1, 3, 23; so Vulg. Psa. 139, 4; so in gen.: se, to exercise one's self, to make one's self ready:

acueram me ad exagitandam hanc ejus legationem,

Cic. Att. 2, 7: mentem, ingenium, prudentiam, etc.; to sharpen:

multa, quae acuant mentem, multa quae obtundant,

Cic. Tusc. 1, 33; so id. Brut. 33; id. Phil. 2, 17; id. de Or. 1, 20.—

Acuere aliquem (with or without ad aliquid), to spur on, incite, stir up, arouse:

ad crudelitatem,

Cic. Lig. 4; id. Fam. 15, 21:

illos sat aetas acuet,

Ter. Ad. 5, 3, 49; Cic. Rosc. Am. 33, 110:

ita duae res, quae languorem afferunt ceteris, illum acuebant, otium et solitudo,

id. Off. 3, 1; Liv. 28, 19:

curis acuens mortalia corda,

Verg. G. 1, 123:

auditisque lupos acuunt balatibus agni,

id. ib. 4, 435:

quam Juno his acuit verbis,

id. A. 7, 330.—

Aliquid, to rouse up, kindle, excite (mostly poet.):

saevus in armis Aeneas acuit Martem et se suscitat irā,

Verg. A. 12, 108:

iram,

Vulg. Sap. 5, 21:

studia,

Val. Max. 2, 2, no. 3.—

In gramm.: acuere syllabam, to give an acute accent to (opp. gravem ponere), Quint. 1, 5, 22; cf. Prisc. Op. Min. 159 Lind.: accentus acutus ideo inventus est, quod acuat sive elevet syllabam.—Hence, ăcūtus, a, um, P.a., sharpened, made pointed; hence,

Lit., sharp, pointed ( acer denotes natural sharpness, etc.: acutus, that produced by exertion, skill, etc.: sermo acer, impassioned, passionate; sermo acutus, pointed, acute discourse):

vide ut sit acutus culter probe,

Plaut. Mil. 5, 4:

ferrum,

Hor. A. P. 304:

cuspis,

Verg. A. 5, 208:

gladius,

Vulg. Psa. 56, 5:

carex,

Verg. G. 3, 231; elementa, i. e. pointed, jagged atoms (opp. to perplexa, connected), Lucr. 2, 463:

nasus,

Plaut. Cap. 3, 4, 114:

oculi,

of a pointed shape, id. Ps. 4, 7, 121:

aures,

pointed, Hor. C. 2, 19, 4:

saxa,

id. ib. 3, 27, 61; so Verg. A. 1, 45.—

Transf.

Of the senses themselves, sharp, keen:

oculos acrīs atque cicutos,

Cic. Planc. 66:

nares,

Hor. S. 1, 3, 29; Cels. 2, 6.—

Of objects affecting the senses, sharp, acute; of the voice, soprano or treble: inde loci lituus sonitus effudit acutos, Enn. ap. Paul. ex Fest. p. 116 Müll. (Ann. v. 522 ed. Vahl.):

hinnitu,

Verg. G. 3, 94:

voces,

id. Cir. 107; Ov. M. 3, 224:

stridore,

Hor. C. 1, 34, 15:

vocem ab acutissimo sono usque ad gravissimum sonum recipiunt,

from the highest treble to the lowest base, Cic. de Or. 1, 59, 251; cf. ib. 3, 57, 216; Somn. Scip. 5; Rep. 6, 18.—

In gen., of things affecting the body, of either heat or cold from their similar effects, keen, sharp, violent, severe:

sol,

Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 17:

radii solis,

Ov. H. 4, 159:

gelu,

Hor. C. 1, 9, 4; cf. Lucr. 1, 495; Verg. G. 1, 93; so,

febris,

Cels. 2, 4:

morbus,

id. 3 (opp. longus), rapid.— Subst. with gen.:

acuta belli,

violent, severe misfortunes of war, Hor. C. 4, 4, 76 (= graves belli molestias).—

Fig.

Of intellectual qualities, acute, clear-sighted, intelligent, sagacious (very freq.):

Antisthenes homo acutus magis quam eruditus,

Cic. Att. 12, 37; so id. de Or. 1, 51; id. N. D. 1, 16; Nep. Dion. 8, 1:

homo ingenio prudentiāque acutissimus,

Cic. de Or. 1, 39:

acutae sententiae,

id. Opt. Gen. Or. 2, 5:

motus animorum ad excogitandum acuti,

id. Or. 1, 113:

studia,

id. Gen. 50:

conclusiones,

Quint. 2, 20, 5.—

In gramm.: accentus acutus, the acute accent (opp. gravis), Prisc. p. 159, ed. Lindem.— Comp. Plin. 13, 1, 2.— Adv.: ăcūte, sharply, keenly, acutely:. cernere, Lucr. 4, 804; ib. 811:

conlecta,

Cic. Deiot. 33:

excogitat,

id. Verr. 4, 147:

respondeo,

id. Cael. 17:

scribo,

id. Verr. 3, 20; so, ăcūtum:

cernis,

Hor. S. 1, 3, 26:

resonarent,

ib. 8, 41: and, ăcūta: canis ululat, Enn. ap. Fest. p. 9 Müll. (Ann. 346 Vahl.).— Comp., Cic. Inv. 2, 16.— Sup., Cic. Off. 1, 44; id. Verr. 3, 20.

cŭnĕo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. [cuneus] (rare, and not ante-Aug.; cf. cuneatim).

To fasten with wedges, to wedge up:

si quid cuneandum sit in ligno clavisve figendum,

Plin. 16, 40, 76, § 206:

unus lapis facit fornacem, ille, qui latera inclinata cuneavit et interventu suo vinxit,

the key-stone, Sen. Ep. 118, 16.—

Trop., of discourse, to press in, force in:

si oratio cohaeret et sequitur, non, si per vim cuneatur,

Quint. 4, 3, 4.—

To make wedge-shaped; of places:

(Britannia) iterum se in diversos angulos cuneat triquetra,

is in the form of a wedge, Mel. 3, 6, 4 (cf. cuneus, I.):

(Hispania) cuneatur angustiis inter duo maria,

Plin. 3, 3, 4, § 29.—Hence, cŭnĕātus, a, um, P. a. (acc. to II.), pointed like a wedge, wedgeshaped:

ager,

Col. 5, 2, 1:

collis acumine longo,

Ov. M. 13, 778:

jugum montis in angustum dorsum,

Liv. 44, 4, 4.— Comp.:

forma scuti ad imum cuneatior,

Liv. 9, 40, 2.

dĭgĭtus, i, m. [Gr. daktulos; cf. Germ. Zehe, Eng. toe; from root dek(dechomai), to grasp, receive; cf.

Germ. Finger, from fangen,

Curt. Gr. Etym. 133. Corssen, however, still refers digitus to root dik-, dico, deiknumi, as the pointer, indicator, Ausspr. 1, 380; cf. dico], a finger.

Prop.:

tot (cyathos bibimus), quot digiti sunt tibi in manu,

Plaut. Stich. 5, 4, 24; id. Most. 5, 1, 69; id. Mil. 2, 2, 47; 4, 2, 57 et saep.—The special designations: pollex, the thumb; index or salutaris, the forefinger; medius, also infamis and impudicus, the middle finger; minimo proximus or medicinalis, the ring-finger; minimus, the little finger, v. under those words.—

Special connections:

attingere aliquem digito (uno),

to touch one lightly, gently, Plaut. Pers. 5, 2, 15; Ter. Eun. 4, 6, 2 Ruhnk.; Licinius ap. Gell. 19, 9, 13; Cic. Tusc. 5, 19, 55; cf.

with tangere,

Plaut. Rud. 3, 5, 30; id. Poen. 5, 5, 29:

attingere aliquid extremis digitis (with primoribus labris gustare),

to touch lightly, to enjoy slightly, Cic. Cael. 12:

attingere caelum digito,

to be exceedingly happy, id. Att. 2, 1, 7: colere summis digitis, to adore (to touch the offering or consecrated gift) with the tips of the fingers, Lact. 1, 20; 5, 19 fin.; cf. Ov. F. 2, 573:

computare digitis,

to count on the fingers, to reckon up, Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 51; Plin. 34, 8, 19, no. 29, § 88; cf.:

numerare per digitos,

Ov. F. 3, 123:

in digitis suis singulas partis causae constituere,

Cic. Div. in Caec. 14, 45.—Hence, venire ad digitos, to be reckoned, Plin. 2, 23, 21, § 87; and:

si tuos digitos novi,

thy skill in reckoning, Cic. Att. 5, 21, 13; cf.

also: digerere argumenta in digitos,

to count on the fingers, Quint. 11, 3, 114: concrepare digitos or digitis, to snap the fingers, as a signal of command, Petr. 27, 5; Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 53; Cic. Off. 3, 19; v. concrepo; cf.

also: digitus crepans,

Mart. 3, 82, 15:

digitorum crepitus,

id. 14, 119:

digitorum percussio,

Cic. Off. 3, 19, 78:

intendere digitum ad aliquid,

to point the finger at any thing, Cic. de Or. 1, 46 fin.:

liceri digito,

to hold up the finger in bidding at an auction, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 11;

for which also: tollere digitum,

id. ib. 2, 1, 54. The latter phrase also signifies, to raise the finger in token of submission, said of a combatant, Sid. Ep. 5, 7; cf. Mart. Spect. 29, 5;

and Schol,

Pers. 5, 119:

loqui digitis nutuque,

to talk by signs, Ov. Tr. 2, 453;

different is: postquam fuerant digiti cum voce locuti,

i. e. playing as an accompaniment to singing, Tib. 3, 4, 41; cf.:

ad digiti sonum,

id. 1, 2, 31; cf. also Lucr. 4, 587; 5, 1384:

digito compesce labellum,

hold your tongue, Juv. 1, 160.—For the various modes of employing the fingers in oratorical delivery, cf. Quint. 1, 10, 35; 11, 3, 92 sq.; 103; 120 al.: monstrari digito, i. e. to be pointed out, to become distinguished, famous, Hor. C. 4, 3, 22; Pers. 1, 28;

for which: demonstrari digito,

Tac. Or. 7 fin.; Cic. de Or. 2, 66, 266; id. Rep. 6, 24; Nep. Datam. 11, 5; Suet. Aug. 45.—Prov. phrases:

nescit, quot digitos habeat in manu, of one who knows nothing at all,

Plaut. Pers. 2, 2, 5:

in digitis hodie percoquam quod ceperit,

i. e. he has caught nothing, id. Rud. 4, 1, 11: ne digitum quidem porrigere, not to stretch out a finger, like the Gr. daktulon mê proteinai, ekteinai, for not to give one's self the least trouble, Cic. Fin. 3, 17, 57; cf.:

exserere digitum,

Pers. 5, 119 Scal.;

and in like manner: proferre digitum,

to move a finger, to make any exertion, Cic. Caecin. 25, 71:

scalpere caput digito, of effeminate men fearful of disarranging their hair,

Juv. 9, 133; cf. Sen. Ep. 52 fin.; a habit of Pompey's, acc. to Calvus ap. Schol. Luc. 7, 726, and Sen. Contr. 3, 19; Amm. 17, 11. (Cf. Echtermeyer's Ueber Namen und symbolische Bedeutung der Finger bei den Griechen und Römern, Progr. d. Hall. Pädagogiums, v. 1835.)

Transf.

A toe (cf. Heb., Gr. daktulos, Fr. doigt), Lucr. 3, 527; Verg. A. 5, 426; Petr. 132, 14; Sen. Ep. 111; Quint. 2, 3, 8 et saep.; also of the toes of animals, Varr. R. R. 3, 9, 4; Col. 8, 2, 8; Plin. 10, 42, 59, § 119 al.—

A small bough, a twig, Plin. 14, 1, 3, § 12; 17, 24, 37, § 224.—

As a measure of length, an inch, the sixteenth part of a Roman foot (pes), Front. Aquaed. 24 sq.; Caes. B. G. 7, 73, 6; id. B. C. 2, 10, 4; Juv. 12, 59 al.: digiti primores, finger-ends, as a measure, Cato R. R. 21, 2;

digitus transversus,

a fingerbreadth, id. ib. 45 fin.;

48, 2.—Prov.: digitum transversum non discedere ab aliqua re,

not to swerve a finger's breadth, Cic. Ac. 2, 18, 58; cf.

without transversum: nusquam ab argento digitum discedere,

id. Verr. 2, 4, 15;

and ellipt.: ab honestissima sententia digitum nusquam,

id. Att. 7, 3, 11.

Dĭgĭtus, i, m., a proper name; in plur.: Digiti Idaei = Daktuloi Idaioi, the priests of Cybele, Cic. N. D. 3, 16, 42; cf. Arn. 3, 41 and 43, and v. Dactylus.

dĭgĭtus, i, m. [Gr. daktulos; cf. Germ. Zehe, Eng. toe; from root dek(dechomai), to grasp, receive; cf.

Germ. Finger, from fangen,

Curt. Gr. Etym. 133. Corssen, however, still refers digitus to root dik-, dico, deiknumi, as the pointer, indicator, Ausspr. 1, 380; cf. dico], a finger.

Prop.:

tot (cyathos bibimus), quot digiti sunt tibi in manu,

Plaut. Stich. 5, 4, 24; id. Most. 5, 1, 69; id. Mil. 2, 2, 47; 4, 2, 57 et saep.—The special designations: pollex, the thumb; index or salutaris, the forefinger; medius, also infamis and impudicus, the middle finger; minimo proximus or medicinalis, the ring-finger; minimus, the little finger, v. under those words.—

Special connections:

attingere aliquem digito (uno),

to touch one lightly, gently, Plaut. Pers. 5, 2, 15; Ter. Eun. 4, 6, 2 Ruhnk.; Licinius ap. Gell. 19, 9, 13; Cic. Tusc. 5, 19, 55; cf.

with tangere,

Plaut. Rud. 3, 5, 30; id. Poen. 5, 5, 29:

attingere aliquid extremis digitis (with primoribus labris gustare),

to touch lightly, to enjoy slightly, Cic. Cael. 12:

attingere caelum digito,

to be exceedingly happy, id. Att. 2, 1, 7: colere summis digitis, to adore (to touch the offering or consecrated gift) with the tips of the fingers, Lact. 1, 20; 5, 19 fin.; cf. Ov. F. 2, 573:

computare digitis,

to count on the fingers, to reckon up, Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 51; Plin. 34, 8, 19, no. 29, § 88; cf.:

numerare per digitos,

Ov. F. 3, 123:

in digitis suis singulas partis causae constituere,

Cic. Div. in Caec. 14, 45.—Hence, venire ad digitos, to be reckoned, Plin. 2, 23, 21, § 87; and:

si tuos digitos novi,

thy skill in reckoning, Cic. Att. 5, 21, 13; cf.

also: digerere argumenta in digitos,

to count on the fingers, Quint. 11, 3, 114: concrepare digitos or digitis, to snap the fingers, as a signal of command, Petr. 27, 5; Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 53; Cic. Off. 3, 19; v. concrepo; cf.

also: digitus crepans,

Mart. 3, 82, 15:

digitorum crepitus,

id. 14, 119:

digitorum percussio,

Cic. Off. 3, 19, 78:

intendere digitum ad aliquid,

to point the finger at any thing, Cic. de Or. 1, 46 fin.:

liceri digito,

to hold up the finger in bidding at an auction, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 11;

for which also: tollere digitum,

id. ib. 2, 1, 54. The latter phrase also signifies, to raise the finger in token of submission, said of a combatant, Sid. Ep. 5, 7; cf. Mart. Spect. 29, 5;

and Schol,

Pers. 5, 119:

loqui digitis nutuque,

to talk by signs, Ov. Tr. 2, 453;

different is: postquam fuerant digiti cum voce locuti,

i. e. playing as an accompaniment to singing, Tib. 3, 4, 41; cf.:

ad digiti sonum,

id. 1, 2, 31; cf. also Lucr. 4, 587; 5, 1384:

digito compesce labellum,

hold your tongue, Juv. 1, 160.—For the various modes of employing the fingers in oratorical delivery, cf. Quint. 1, 10, 35; 11, 3, 92 sq.; 103; 120 al.: monstrari digito, i. e. to be pointed out, to become distinguished, famous, Hor. C. 4, 3, 22; Pers. 1, 28;

for which: demonstrari digito,

Tac. Or. 7 fin.; Cic. de Or. 2, 66, 266; id. Rep. 6, 24; Nep. Datam. 11, 5; Suet. Aug. 45.—Prov. phrases:

nescit, quot digitos habeat in manu, of one who knows nothing at all,

Plaut. Pers. 2, 2, 5:

in digitis hodie percoquam quod ceperit,

i. e. he has caught nothing, id. Rud. 4, 1, 11: ne digitum quidem porrigere, not to stretch out a finger, like the Gr. daktulon mê proteinai, ekteinai, for not to give one's self the least trouble, Cic. Fin. 3, 17, 57; cf.:

exserere digitum,

Pers. 5, 119 Scal.;

and in like manner: proferre digitum,

to move a finger, to make any exertion, Cic. Caecin. 25, 71:

scalpere caput digito, of effeminate men fearful of disarranging their hair,

Juv. 9, 133; cf. Sen. Ep. 52 fin.; a habit of Pompey's, acc. to Calvus ap. Schol. Luc. 7, 726, and Sen. Contr. 3, 19; Amm. 17, 11. (Cf. Echtermeyer's Ueber Namen und symbolische Bedeutung der Finger bei den Griechen und Römern, Progr. d. Hall. Pädagogiums, v. 1835.)

Transf.

A toe (cf. Heb., Gr. daktulos, Fr. doigt), Lucr. 3, 527; Verg. A. 5, 426; Petr. 132, 14; Sen. Ep. 111; Quint. 2, 3, 8 et saep.; also of the toes of animals, Varr. R. R. 3, 9, 4; Col. 8, 2, 8; Plin. 10, 42, 59, § 119 al.—

A small bough, a twig, Plin. 14, 1, 3, § 12; 17, 24, 37, § 224.—

As a measure of length, an inch, the sixteenth part of a Roman foot (pes), Front. Aquaed. 24 sq.; Caes. B. G. 7, 73, 6; id. B. C. 2, 10, 4; Juv. 12, 59 al.: digiti primores, finger-ends, as a measure, Cato R. R. 21, 2;

digitus transversus,

a fingerbreadth, id. ib. 45 fin.;

48, 2.—Prov.: digitum transversum non discedere ab aliqua re,

not to swerve a finger's breadth, Cic. Ac. 2, 18, 58; cf.

without transversum: nusquam ab argento digitum discedere,

id. Verr. 2, 4, 15;

and ellipt.: ab honestissima sententia digitum nusquam,

id. Att. 7, 3, 11.

Dĭgĭtus, i, m., a proper name; in plur.: Digiti Idaei = Daktuloi Idaioi, the priests of Cybele, Cic. N. D. 3, 16, 42; cf. Arn. 3, 41 and 43, and v. Dactylus.