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41 galactites
gălactītes, ae, m., and gălactītis, ĭdis, f., = galaktitês and galaktitis, a precious stone of a milk-white color, otherwise unknown, milk-stone, Plin. 37, 10, 59, § 162. —Called also gălaxias, ae, m., = galaxias, id. ib. -
42 galactitis
gălactītes, ae, m., and gălactītis, ĭdis, f., = galaktitês and galaktitis, a precious stone of a milk-white color, otherwise unknown, milk-stone, Plin. 37, 10, 59, § 162. —Called also gălaxias, ae, m., = galaxias, id. ib. -
43 haematites
haemătītes, ae, m., = haimatitês.I.blood-stone, a kind of red iron-ore, hematite, Plin. 36, 16, 25, §§ 129, 130;II.36, 20, 37, § 144.—In apposition: lapis haematites purgat,
Cels. 5, 3.—A red-colored precious stone, Plin. 37, 10, 60, § 169. -
44 hexecontalithos
hexēcontălĭthos, i, m., = hexêkontalithos (sixty-colored stone), a precious stone, otherwise unknown, Plin. 37, 10, 60, § 167; Solin. 31. -
45 hieracitis
hĭĕrācītis, ĭdis, f., = hierakitis (hawk-stone), a precious stone, otherwise unknown, Plin. 37, 10, 60, § 167; 37, 11, 72, § 187. -
46 Iris
Īris, is or idis (acc. Irim, Verg. A. 4, 694: Irin, Ov. and App.), f., = Iris, the goddess of the rainbow, daughter of Thaumas and Electra, the sister of the Harpies, and the swift-footed messenger of the gods:II.Irim de caelo misit Saturnia Juno,
Verg. A. 5, 606; 4, 700; 9, 803; Ov. M. 1, 271; 11, 631; 14, 830 al.— Voc. Irī, Ov. M. 11, 585.—Transf.A.The rainbow: Irin vulgo arcus esse aiunt, quando imago solis vel imago lunae umidam et cavam nubem densamque ad instar speculi colorat, etc., App. de Mundo, 16, p. 64, 10; cf. Sen. Q. N. 1, 3, 1 sqq.:B.iris erat in circuitu sedis,
Vulg. Apoc. 4, 3; Amm. 20, 11, 26. —A sweet-smelling plant, perh. the sword-lily, Plin. 21, 7, 19, § 40; Col. 12, 27; 12, 53, 2; Pall. 1, 37, 2. —C.(Iris stone.) A precious stone, prob. a very pure six-sided prismatic crystal, Plin. 37, 9, 52, § 136. —D.A river that flows into the Euxine Sea, Plin. 6, 3, 3, § 8; Val. Fl. 4, 600. -
47 limes
līmĕs, ĭtis, m. [root in līmus; cf. limen, and Gr. lechris; cf. Just. Inst. 1, 12, 5], a cross-path, balk between fields.I.Lit., the Romans usually had in their fields two broad and two narrower paths; the principal balk from east to west was called limes decumanus; that from north to south was called cardo;B.of the two smaller ones, that running from east to west was called prorus, the other, from north to south, transversus,
Hyg. de Limit. Const. 18, 33 and 34; Col. 1, 8, 7:lutosi limites,
Varr. R. R. 2, 4, 8. —Transf. (mostly poet.).1.A boundary, limit between two fields or estates, consisting of a stone or a balk:2.partiri limite campum,
Verg. G. 1, 126:saxum antiquum, ingens, campo quod forte jacebat, Limes agro positus, litem ut discerneret arvis,
id. A. 12, 897:effodit medio de limite saxum,
Juv. 16, 38.—A fortified boundaryline, a boundary-wall:3.cuncta inter castellum Alisonem ac Rhenum novis limitibus aggeribusque permunita,
Tac. A. 2, 7:limite acto promotisque praesidiis,
id. G. 29: penetrat interius, aperit limites, Vell. 2, 120.—In gen., any path, passage, road, way; also, by-street, by-road:4.eo limite Athenienses signa extulerunt,
Liv. 31, 39:profectus inde transversis limitibus,
id. ib.:lato te limite ducam,
Verg. A. 9, 323:acclivis,
Ov. M. 2, 19:limite recto fugere,
id. ib. 7, 782:transversi,
by-roads, Liv. 22, 12, 2 Fabr.; 31, 39, 5; 41, 14 init.: limes Appiae, the line of the Appian street (for the street itself), id. 22, 15, 11:limite acto (i. e. facto),
Tac. G. 29.—Of the channel of a stream: solito dum flumina currant Limite,
Ov. M. 8, 558; Prop. 5, 9, 60.—Of the track of light left behind them by comets, fiery meteors, torches, etc.:flammiferumque trahens spatioso limite crinem, Stella micat,
Ov. M. 15, 849:tum longo limite sulcus Dat lucem,
Verg. A. 2, 697; Plin. 2, 26, 25, § 96:sectus in obliquo est lato curvamine limes,
the zodiac, Ov. M. 2, 130:latum per agmen Ardens limitem agit ferro,
Verg. A. 10, 514; cf. Sil. 4, 463; 9, 379; Stat. Th. 9, 182.—A line or vein in a precious stone:II.nigram materiam distinguente limite albo,
Plin. 37, 10, 69, § 184.—Trop.A.A boundary, limit:B.limes carminis,
Stat. Th. 1, 16:aestuat infelix angusto limite mundi,
Juv. 10, 169.—A distinction, difference:C.judicium brevi limite falle tuum,
Ov. R. Am. 325:quaedam perquam tenui limite dividuntur,
Quint. 9, 1, 3.—A way, path:si maledicitis vostro gradiar limite,
Plaut. Poen. 3, 3, 18:bene meritis de patria quasi limes ad caeli aditum patet,
Cic. Somn. Scip. 8; Sen. Ben. 1, 15, 2:eundem limitem agere,
to go the same way, employ the same means, Ov. A. A. 3, 558. -
48 spongitis
spongītis, ĭdis, f., = spongitis [id.] (sponge - stone), a kind of precious stone, Plin. 37, 10, 67, § 182. -
49 umbo
umbo, ōnis, m. [kindr. with ambôn, omphalos, umbilicus; Germ. Nabel; Engl. navel]; prop. any convex elevation; hence,I.A boss of a shield, Enn. ap. Macr. S. 6, 3 (Ann. v. 432 Vahl.); Verg. A. 2, 546:B.scutis magis quam gladiis geritur res: umbonibus incussāque alā sternuntur hostes,
Liv. 9, 41, 18.—Transf., a shield (in prose not ante-Aug.;II.syn. clipeus),
Verg. A. 7, 633; 9, 810; 10, 884; Sil. 4, 354; Liv. 4, 19, 5; 30, 34, 3; Auct. ap. Quint. 8, 5, 24:junctae umbone phalanges,
Juv. 2, 46; cf. Luc. 6, 192:umbone se protegere,
Just. 33, 2.— Trop.:judicialis,
Val. Max. 8, 5, 4.—The elbow, Mart. 3, 46, 5; Stat. Th. 2, 670; Suet. Caes. 68 fin. —III.A promontory, Stat. Achill. 1, 408.—Hence, transf., Isthmius, the Isthmus of Corinth, Stat. Th. 7, 15. —IV.A projecting boundary-stone in fields, Stat. Th. 6, 352.—V. VI.The full part or swelling of a garment, Tert. Pall. 5.—Hence, transf.:umbo candidus,
a toga, Pers. 5, 33. -
50 bolus
bolus ī, m, βόλοσ, a throw (of dice, etc.); hence, a haul, piece of luck: mihi ereptus e faucibus, a choice bit, T.* * *I IIthrow of dice; hard piece of luck; choice bit; catch (fish net), haul, profit -
51 carbunculus
carbunculus ī, m dim. [carbo], a small coal, Her.* * *live coal; red tophus; precious stone; vine blight; carbuncle/tumor/anthrax -
52 iaspis
iaspis idis, f, ἴασπισ, a green precious stone, jasper: fulva, V.: praeclara, Iu. -
53 pyrōpus
pyrōpus ī, m, πυρωπόσ, an alloy of copper and gold, gold-bronze, bronze, O., Pr.* * *alloy of gold and bronze; red precious stone -
54 zmaragdus
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55 adadunephros
precious stone; (Adad's - supreme god of Assyrians - kidney) -
56 aegophthalmos
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57 aegyptilla
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58 alabastritis
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59 alectoria
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60 amethystus
Iamethysta, amethystum ADJamethyst (color = violet-blue); ornamented/set with amethysts (gems)IIamethyst, violet-blue precious stone; vine yielding non-intoxicating wine?
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