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1 ofella
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2 frūstum
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3 mīca
mīca ae, f [2 MAC-], a crumb, bit, morsel, grain: saliens mica (sc. salis), H.* * *particle, grain, crumb -
4 offa
offa ae, f a bit, morsel, little ball of flour: Melle soporata, V.: pultis.—A swelling, Iu.—A shapeless mass, untimely birth, Iu.* * *lump of food, cake -
5 quadra
quadra ae, f [quadrus, from quattuor], a square table, dining-table: patulis nec parcere quadris, i. e. flat loaves used as plates, V.: alienā vivere quadrā, live as a parasite, Iu.— A square bit, piece, morsel: Et mihi dividuo findetur munere quadra, H.* * * -
6 absegmen
piece/slice/hunk of meat, collop; morsel, portion, lump, mouthful, gobbet -
7 apsegmen
piece/slice/hunk of meat, collop; morsel, portion, lump, mouthful, gobbet -
8 buccea
morsel, mouthful -
9 buccella
morsel, small mouthful of food -
10 bucella
small mouthful of food, morsel; small bread divided among poor (L+S) -
11 mica
crumb, morsel, grain / small loaf. -
12 bolus
I.Lit.A.Of dice in gaming, a throw: si vis tribus bolis... Th. Quin tu in malam crucem cum bolis, cum bulbis, Plaut. Curc. 5, 2, 13:B.nimis lepide jecisti bolum,
id. Rud. 2, 2, 30:enumerare bolos,
Aus. Prof. 1, 26.—A cast of the net in fishing; and meton., the cast, i. e. the draught of fishes, the haul:II.bolum emere,
Suet. Rhet. 1.—Trop., gain, profit, advantage; a haul, winning, piece of fortune, etc.: primumdum merces annua: is primus bolu'st, that ' s her first haul, Plaut. Truc. 1, 1, 10:B.intus bolos dat,
id. ib. 4, 2, 12:dabit haec tibi grandis bolos,
id. Pers. 4, 4, 106; Lucil. ap. Non. p. 46, 13:magnum bolum deferunt aeris,
Varr. R. R. 3, 14, 5; 3, 2, 16.—Esp.: aliquem tangere bolo, to cozen, wheedle of gain:quia amare cernit, tangere hominem volt bolo,
Plaut. Poen. prol. 101; cf.:verum hoc te multabo bolo,
id. Truc. 4, 3, 70.—A choice bit, nice morsel:cracior bolum mihi tantum ereptum tam desubito e faucibus,
Ter. Heaut. 4, 2, 6 Wagn. ad loc.—(In some or all the passages under II. al. refer the word to Gr. hê bôlos, a clod; cf.: bolus apud Graecos si per o scribitur, signficat jactum retis; si per ô, glaebam terrae, vel frustum cujusque rei, Don. ad Ter. Heaut. 4, 2, 6; cf. Speng. ad Plaut. Truc. 1, 1, 10.— But bolus is always masc. in Plaut. and Ter., and is scanned bŏlus; v. esp. Plaut. Truc. 4, 3, 70; id. Poen. prol. 101). -
13 buccea
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14 buccella
buccella, ae, f. dim. [id.], a small mouthful, morsel, Mart. 6, 75, 3; Apic. 7, 6; Vulg. Ruth, 2, 14:II.panis,
Vulg. Gen. 18, 5.—Small bread divided among the poor, Cod. Th. 14, 17, 5; cf. Salmas. Vop. Aur. 35. -
15 mica
mīca, ae, f. [root smic-; Gr. smikros, mikros; cf. micula; O. Germ. smahan, to belittle], a crumb, little bit, morsel, grain ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose).I.Lit.:II.mica panis,
Petr. 42:auri,
Lucr. 1, 839:marmoris,
Plin. 33, 4, 21, § 68:salis,
a grain of salt, id. 22, 14, 16, § 37:amomi,
id. 12, 18, 41, § 83:saliens (i. e. salis) mica,
Hor. C. 3, 23, 12:tus in micas friatur,
Plin. 12, 14, 32, § 65:de micis puerorum,
Vulg. Marc. 7, 28.—Transf.A.A small diningroom, Mart. 2, 59, 1; Sen. Ep. 51, 12.—B.In gen., a little bit, a grain:nulla in tam magno est corpore mica salis,
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16 Ofella
1. I.Lit., Juv. 11, 142; Mart. 10, 48, 15; 14, 221, 1; Prud. steph. 10, 383.—II.Transf., a little piece or bit, Ser. Samm. 46, 840.2.Ofella, ae, m., a Roman surname:Q. Lucretius Ofella,
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17 ofella
1. I.Lit., Juv. 11, 142; Mart. 10, 48, 15; 14, 221, 1; Prud. steph. 10, 383.—II.Transf., a little piece or bit, Ser. Samm. 46, 840.2.Ofella, ae, m., a Roman surname:Q. Lucretius Ofella,
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18 offa
offa, ae, f.I.Lit., a bite, bit, morsel; esp. a little ball or pellet made of flour: antiqui offam vocabant abscisum globi formā, ut manu glomeratam pultem, Paul. ex Fest. s. v. poenitam offam, p. 242 Müll.: offam eripere alicui, Enn. ap. Plin. 18, 8, 19, § 84 (Enn. p. 181 Vahl.); Varr. R. R. 3, 5:II.offam obicit,
Verg. A. 6, 420:pultis,
Cic. Div. 2, 35, 73.—Prov.: inter os et offam, = Engl. between the cup and the lip, Cato ap. Gell. 13, 18 (17), 1; cf.: vetus est proverbium inter os et offam, idem significans quod Graecus ille paroimiôdês versus: Polla metaxu pelei kulikos kai cheileos akrou, Apollin. ap. Gell. l. l. § 3.—Transf., in gen.A.A piece, lump, mass:B.aufer illam offam porcinam,
Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 165 Ritschl N. cr.:offa porcina cum caudā in cenis puris offa penita vocatur, Paul. ex Fest. s. v. penem, p. 230 Müll.: gummi in offas convolutum,
Plin. 12, 9, 19, § 35.—A swelling, Juv. 16, 11.—C.A shapeless mass, untimely birth, abortion, Juv. 2, 33:quantas robusti carminis offas Ingeris?
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19 Quadra
1.quā̆dra, ae, f., a square.I.In gen.: qui locus gradibus in quadram formatus est, Fest. s. v. Romanam, p. 262 Müll.—II.In partic.A.In arch.1.The lowest and largest member of the base of a pedestal, the foundation-stone, socle, plinth, Vitr. 3, 3.—2. B.A table to eat from, a dining-table (as these were usually square; cf. Varr. L. L. 5, § 118 Müll.):C.patulis nec parcere quadris, of the pieces of bread used as plates,
Verg. A. 7, 115.— Hence, alienā vivere quadrā, to live from another ' s table (as a parasite), Juv. 5, 2. —A (square) bit, piece, morsel:2.et mihi dividuo findetur munere quadra,
Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 49:casei,
Mart. 12, 32, 18:placentae,
id. 6, 75, 1; 9, 92, 18:panis,
Sen. Ben. 4, 29, 2.Quā̆dra, ae, m., a Roman surname, e. g. Hostius Quadratus, Sen. Q. N. 1, 16, 1. -
20 quadra
1.quā̆dra, ae, f., a square.I.In gen.: qui locus gradibus in quadram formatus est, Fest. s. v. Romanam, p. 262 Müll.—II.In partic.A.In arch.1.The lowest and largest member of the base of a pedestal, the foundation-stone, socle, plinth, Vitr. 3, 3.—2. B.A table to eat from, a dining-table (as these were usually square; cf. Varr. L. L. 5, § 118 Müll.):C.patulis nec parcere quadris, of the pieces of bread used as plates,
Verg. A. 7, 115.— Hence, alienā vivere quadrā, to live from another ' s table (as a parasite), Juv. 5, 2. —A (square) bit, piece, morsel:2.et mihi dividuo findetur munere quadra,
Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 49:casei,
Mart. 12, 32, 18:placentae,
id. 6, 75, 1; 9, 92, 18:panis,
Sen. Ben. 4, 29, 2.Quā̆dra, ae, m., a Roman surname, e. g. Hostius Quadratus, Sen. Q. N. 1, 16, 1.
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