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răpĭdus

  • 1 rapidus

    răpĭdus, a, um, adj. [rapio], tearing away, seizing.
    I.
    Lit. (very rare, and only poet.):

    ferae,

    Ov. H. 10, 96; 11, 111 (but in Lucr. 4, 712, the correct read. is rabidi leones).—Of hunting-dogs:

    agmen,

    a tearing, fierce pack, Ov. M. 3, 242; cf. Lucr. 5, 890. —Of fierce, consuming heat:

    aestus,

    Verg. E. 2, 10:

    sol,

    id. G. 1, 92:

    Sirius,

    id. ib. 4, 425:

    flamma,

    Ov. M. 2, 123:

    ignis,

    Verg. G. 4, 263; Ov. M. 7, 326; 8, 225; 12, 274.— Of a consuming pyre, Ov. Tr. 1, 7, 20.—As epithet of the sea (qs. devouring), Tib. 1, 2, 40 (al. rabidus).—
    II.
    Transf., tearing or hurrying along, swift, quick, rapid (the predom. and class. signif.; esp. freq. in the [p. 1523] poets).
    1.
    Of waters:

    fluvius,

    Plaut. Bacch. 1, 1, 52; id. Men. prol. 64 sq.:

    torrens,

    Verg. A. 2, 305:

    amnis,

    Hor. S. 1, 10, 62; Lucr. 1, 14:

    flumen,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 50; Hor. S. 2, 3, 242; Tib. 1, 2, 44 Huschk. N. cr.; Quint. 6, 2, 6 al.; cf.:

    lapsus fluminum (along with celeres venti),

    Hor. C. 1, 12, 9:

    Tigris,

    id. ib. 4, 14, 46:

    procellae,

    Prop. 2, 16 (3, 8), 45:

    undae (as a mere epitheton ornans),

    Ov. M. 7, 6.— Sup.:

    flumen,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 50 fin. —
    2.
    Of other hurrying, rapidly moving things:

    turbo,

    Lucr. 6, 668; cf.

    venti,

    Verg. A. 6, 75:

    Notus,

    Hor. C. 1, 28, 21:

    ignis Jovis,

    Verg. A. 1, 42:

    sol,

    Hor. C. 2, 9, 12; cf.:

    axis (solis),

    Ov. F. 3, 518:

    orbis,

    id. M. 2, 73; and:

    caelum,

    Stat. Th. 1, 197:

    equi,

    Ov. F. 5, 592; cf.:

    volucris rapidissima,

    id. M. 2, 716:

    manus,

    Verg. A. 8, 442:

    currus,

    id. ib. 12, 478; cf.

    cursus,

    id. ib. 12, 683:

    agmen,

    Tac. H. 2, 30; cf. Verg. A. 11, 906:

    bella,

    Claud. Cons. Stil. 1, 188:

    impetus,

    Flor. 4, 7, 12:

    venenum,

    i. e. quickworking, Tac. A. 12, 67; so,

    virus,

    id. ib. 13, 15 fin.:

    pestis,

    Sil. 7, 351:

    vires,

    id. 4, 678. —
    B.
    Trop., hurried, impetuous, vehement, hasty:

    oratio,

    Cic. Fin. 2, 1, 3:

    rapidus in consiliis,

    over-hasty, precipitate, Liv. 22, 12 fin.:

    rapidus proelia miscet,

    Sil. 1, 266:

    rapidus in urbem vectus,

    Tac. H. 2, 54.— Hence, adv.: răpĭdē, acc. to II., hurriedly, hastily, quickly, rapidly:

    dilapsus (fluvius),

    Cic. Leg. 2, 3, 6:

    iter confecit (along with festinanter),

    Suet. Calig. 43.— Comp.:

    eo rapidius... venit Rigodulum,

    Tac. H. 4, 71.— Trop.: quod (pathêtikon) cum rapide fertur, sustineri nullo pacto potest, Cic. Or. 37, 128.

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  • 2 rapidus

        rapidus adj. with comp. and sup.    [RAP-], tearing away, seizing, fierce: ferae, O.: agmen, a fierce pack, O.: aestus, V.: flamma, O.: ignis, V.— Impetuous, hurrying, rushing, fleet, swift, quick, rapid: torrens, V.: amnis, H.: flumen, Cs.: Fluminum lapsūs, H.: rapidior unda, Cu.: ignis Iovis, V.: sol, H.: volucris rapidissima milvus, O.: manus, V.: agmen, V.—Fig., hurried, impetuous, vehement, hasty: oratio: rapidus consiliis, precipitate, L.
    * * *
    rapida -um, rapidior -or -us, rapidissimus -a -um ADJ
    rapid, swift

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  • 3 prae-rapidus

        prae-rapidus adj.,    very swift, exceedingly rapid: gurges, L.: fluminum celeritas, Cu.

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  • 4 crēta

        crēta ae, f    [Creta], Cretan earth, pipe - clay, chalk, as a cosmetic, H.; for seals, C.; for cement, V.; eaten by serpents, V.: rapidus cretae Oaxes, turbulent, V.: cretā notati, i. e. with a mark of approval, H.
    * * *
    I
    clay/clayey soil; chalk; white/fuller's earth; paint/whitening; white goal line
    II
    Crete, island of Crete

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  • 5 dēcursus

        dēcursus ūs, m    [decurro], a running down, downward course, descent: aquarum, O.: rapidus (amnium), V.— A descent, attack: subitus ex collibus, L.: in litora, Ta.— An evolution, manœuvre: iustus, L.: legionum, Ta.— A running in armor (at a festival), L. — Fig., a course, career: mei temporis: si forensium rerum labor decursu honorum constitisset, i. e. after every grade of office.
    * * *
    decent, downward course/slope/rush/fall/flow; attack/charge downhill; manoeuver; running race/course; finish; flow (verse); coming to land; watercourse/channel

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  • 6 flūmen

        flūmen inis, n    [FLV-], a flowing, flood, stream, running water: rapidus montano flumine torrens V.: languidum, H.: vivo perfundi flumine, L. secundo flumine iter facere, down stream, Cs.: adverso flumine proficisci, up stream, Cs.: flumina fontis, O.: a labris sitiens fugientia captat Flumina, H.: Scamandri flumina, H.— A river: ut flumina in contrarias partīs fluxerint: moratus ad flumen, Cs.: flumen est Arar, quod, etc., Cs.: Tanain prope flumen orti, H.: Tiberinum, V.: Himellae, V.—Person., a river, river-god: Conveniunt flumina, O.: flumine Gange Edita, O.— A stream, flood: umectat flumine voltum, of tears, V.: pressis manabunt flumina mammis, of milk, V.: lactis, nectaris, O.—Fig., a flow, fluency, stream, affluence: ingeni: orationis.
    * * *
    river, stream

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  • 7 nīsus

        nīsus —, abl. ū, m    [CNI-], a pressing upon, pressure, push, striving, exertion, labor, effort: pedetentim et sedato nisu, tread: Insolitos docuere nisūs, H.: Stat nisu inmotus eodem, in the same posture, V.: uti nisus per saxa facilius foret, S.: quae dubia nisu videbantur, S.: rapidus, flight, V.
    * * *
    pressing upon/down; pressure, push; endeavor; exertion; strong muscular effor

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  • 8 rapidē

        rapidē adv. with comp.    [rapidus], hurriedly, rapidly: dilapsus (fluvius).—Fig.: quod (pathhtiko/n) cum rapide fertur: eo rapidius venire, Ta.

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  • 9 rapiditās

        rapiditās ātis, f    [rapidus], swiftness, rush, velocity: fluminis, Cs.

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  • 10 torrēns

        torrēns entis, adj. with comp.    [P. of torreo], burning, hot, inflamed: (miles) meridiano sole, L.: flammae, V.—Of streams, rushing, roaring, boiling, impetuous, rapid: flumina, V.: aqua, V. —As subst m., a torrent: fertur quasi torrens oratio: quā tenui tum aquā interfluebat torrens, L.: rapidus, V.: tumidus, O.—Prov.: numquam direxit bracchia contra Torrentem, Iu.—Fig., impetuous, rapid. sermo Isaeo torrentior, Iu.
    * * *
    I
    (gen.), torrentis ADJ
    burning hot; rushing; torrential
    II
    torrent, rushing stream

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  • 11 vorō

        vorō āvī, ātus, āre    [* vorus; GVOR-], to swallow whole, swallow up, eat greedily, devour: animalium alia vorant, alia mandunt.—To swallow up, overwhelm, destroy: vorat haec (Charybdis) carinas, O.: (navem) rapidus vorat aequore vertex, V.—Fig., to devour, pursue passionately, study eagerly: litteras cum homine mirifico: viam, i. e. hasten, Ct.— To practice unnatural lust, Ct.
    * * *
    vorare, voravi, voratus V
    swallow, devour

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  • 12 aestuo

    aestŭo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. n. [aestus], to be in agilation or in violent commotion, to move to and fro, to rage, to toss, to boil up.
    I.
    Lit.
    A.
    Of fire, to rage, burn:

    aestuat ut clausis rapidus fornacibus ignis,

    as the fire heaves and roars in the closed furnaces, Verg. G. 4, 263:

    tectus magis aestuat ignis,

    Ov. M. 4, 64.—Hence,
    2.
    Of the effect of fire, to be warm or hot, to burn, glow; both objectively, I am warm (Fr. je suis chaud), and subjectively, it is warm to me, I feel warm (Fr. j'ai chaud).
    a.
    Object.: nunc dum occasio est, dum scribilitae aestuant ( while the cakes are warm) occurrite, Plaut. Poen. prol. 43; Verg. G. 1, 107:

    torridus aestuat aër,

    glows, Prop. 3, 24, 3; Luc. 1, 16. —
    b.
    Subject., to feel warmth or heat (weaker than sudare, to sweat, and opp. algere, to be cold, to feel cold;

    v. Doed. Syn. 3, 89): Lycurgi leges erudiunt juventutem esuriendo, sitiendo, algendo, aestuando,

    Cic. Tusc. 2, 14, 34:

    ille cum aestuaret, umbram secutus est,

    id. Ac. 2, 22:

    sub pondere,

    Ov. M. 12, 514; Juv. 3, 103.—
    B.
    Of the undulating, heaving motion of the sea, to rise in waves or billows (cf. aestus):

    Maura unda,

    Hor. C. 2, 6, 4:

    gurges,

    Verg. A. 6, 296.—
    C.
    Of other things, to have an undulating, waving motion, to be tossed, to heave:

    in ossibus umor,

    Verg. G. 4, 308:

    ventis pulsa aestuat arbor,

    Lucr. 5, 1097; Gell. 17, 11, 5. —Of an agitated crowd, Prud. 11, 228.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    Of the passions, love, desire, envy, jealousy, etc., to burn with desire, to be in violent, passionate excitement, to be agitated or excited, to be inflamed:

    quod ubi auditum est, aestuare (hist. inf.) illi, qui dederant pecuniam,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 23:

    quae cum dies noctesque aestuans agitaret,

    Sall. J. 93:

    desiderio alicujus,

    Cic. Fam. 7, 18:

    invidiā,

    Sall. C. 23:

    ingens in corde pudor,

    Verg. A. 12, 666:

    at rex Odrysius in illa Aestuat,

    Ov. M. 6, 490 (cf. uri in id. ib. 7, 22;

    and ardere in id,

    ib. 9, 724); Mart. 9, 23:

    aestuat (Alexander) infelix angusto limite mundi (the figure is derived from the swelling and raging of the sea when confined),

    Juv. 10, 169; so Luc. 6, 63.—
    B.
    Esp. in prose, to waver, to vacillate, to hesitate, to be uncertain or in doubt, to be undecided:

    dubitatione,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 30: quod petiit, spernit; repetit quod nuper omisit;

    Aestuat et vitae disconvenit ordine toto,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 99:

    sic anceps inter utramque animus aestuat,

    Quint. 10, 7, 33; Suet. Claud. 4:

    aestuante rege,

    Just. 1, 10.

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  • 13 Cressa

    1.
    Crēta, ae (nom. Crētē, Mel. 2, 7, 12; Ov. M. 8, 118; 9, 668; 9, 735; acc. Creten, id. ib. 8, 99; Hor. C. 3, 27, 34 al.;

    on the contrary, Cretam,

    Verg. A. 3, 129 al.), f., = Krêtê, Crete, an island in the Mediterranean Sea, distinguished in ancient times by its fruitfulness and very early cultivation, now Candia, Mel. l. l.; Plin. 4, 12, 20, § 58; Verg. A. 3, 104; Hor. Epod. 9, 29; Cic. Fl. 13, 30; id. Phil. 2, 38, 97; Vell. 2, 34, 1; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 6; Plin. 15, 11, 10, § 37.— Hence,
    II.
    Crēs, Crētis, m., and Cressa, ae, f., = Krês, Krêssa, Cretan; or as subst., a Cretan; a Cretan woman.
    a.
    Masc. Cres:

    Epimenides,

    Cic. Div. 1, 18, 34.—In plur. Cretes, the Cretans, Cic. Mur. 35, 74; Ov. Am. 3, 10, 19; gen. Cretum, Cic. Tusc. 2, 14, 34; Cat. 55, 23; Ov. F. 1, 594 al.; acc. Cretăs, Caes. B. G. 2, 7; Mel. 1, 16, 1; Ov. H. 16, 348; Luc. 4, 441 al.—
    b.
    Fem. Cressa, adj.:

    pharetra,

    Verg. G. 3, 345: nota, made with Cretan earth or chalk (v. 2. Creta, II.), Hor. C. 1, 36, 10:

    herbae, for healing in gen.,

    Prop. 2, 1, 61 (acc. to Serv. ad Verg. A. 12, 412, perh. for dictamnus): bos, i. e. Pasiphaë (q. v.), id. 4 (5), 7, 57.—Subst. for Ariadne, Ov. Am. 1, 7, 16; for Aĕrope, id. A. A. 1, 327.—
    B.
    Crēsĭus (in MSS. and edd. also Cressĭus; cf. Verg. A. 5, 285 Wagn.), a, um, adj., = Krê:sios, Cretan:

    nemora,

    Verg. A. 4, 70:

    prodigia, i. e. taurus (v. C.),

    id. ib. 8, 295:

    regna,

    Ov. H. 16, 299:

    tecta,

    Stat. Th. 12, 582 al. —
    C.
    Crētaeus, a, um, adj., Cretan:

    Ida,

    Verg. A. 12, 412:

    urbes,

    Ov. M. 9, 666:

    ratis,

    Prop. 3 (4), 19, 26:

    taurus,

    the bullock which Neptune sent to Minos, Ov. M. 7, 434.— Subst.: Crētaeus, i, m., the Cretan, for Epimenides, Prop. 2, 34 (25), 29.—
    * D.
    Crētānus, i, m., a Cretan (prob. a word coined in sport), Plaut. Curc. 3, 73.—
    E.
    Crētensis, e, adj., Cretan:

    homo, judex,

    Cic. Phil. 5, 5, 13 and 14:

    Juppiter,

    id. N. D. 3, 21, 53:

    sagittarii,

    Liv. 37, 41, 9 et saep.—In plur.: Crētenses, ium, m., the Cretans ( renowned as archers), Nep. Hann. 9, 2; Liv. 37, 60, 4; 41, 25, 7 al.—
    F.

    Crētĭcus

    , a, um, adj., Cretan:

    mare,

    Hor. C. 1, 26, 2:

    vinum,

    Plin. 14, 9, 11, § 81:

    labyrinthus,

    id. 36, 13, 19, § 90:

    bellum,

    Flor. 3, 7:

    pes,

    an amphimacrus, Diom. p. 475 P. al.: versus, composed of the amphimacrus, id. p. 513 ib. al.—
    2.
    Subst.
    a.
    Crētĭcus, i, m., a surname of Q. Metellus, from his subjugation of Crete, Flor. 3, 7 fin.; 3, 8, 1; Vell. 2, 34; Cic. Att. 1, 19, 2; cf. id. Fl. 13, 30; Ov. F. 1, 594.—
    b.
    Crētĭca, ae, f., a plant, called also clematitis, Plin. 25, 8, 54, § 96.—
    c.
    In the Gr. form Crētĭcē, ēs, f., a plant, called also hibiscus, App. Herb. 38 and 62.—
    G.
    Crētis, ĭdis, f., a Cretan (woman):

    Nymphae,

    Ov. F. 3, 444.
    2.
    crēta, ae, f. [orig. adj., from 1. Creta], Cretan earth, i. e. chalk, white earth or clay.
    I.
    Prop., Plin. 35, 17, 57, § 195 sq.; Cato, R. R. 39, 2; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 8 al.;

    esp. used for cleansing garments,

    Plaut. Aul. 4, 9, 6.—Hence, trop.:

    creta est profecto horum hominum oratio,

    i. e. removes all trouble from the mind, Plaut. Poen. 5, 2, 10 sq. —

    Also used as a cosmetic,

    Hor. Epod. 12, 10; Mart. 6, 93, 9; 8, 33, 17 al.;

    for seals,

    Cic. Fl. 16, 37; cf. cretula, for marking the goal in a race-course, Plin. 8, 42, 65, § 160;

    for the making of earthen vessels,

    Col. 3, 11, 9; Plin. 14, 20, 25, § 123 et saep.— Poet.:

    rapidus cretae Oaxes,

    turbulent, Verg. E. 1, 66 Rib. (dub. al. Cretae; v. Forbig. ad loc.). —
    II.
    From its whiteness is borrowed the trope for something favorable or lucky (opp. carbo), Hor. S. 2, 3, 246; imitated by Pers. 5, 108.

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  • 14 Cressius

    1.
    Crēta, ae (nom. Crētē, Mel. 2, 7, 12; Ov. M. 8, 118; 9, 668; 9, 735; acc. Creten, id. ib. 8, 99; Hor. C. 3, 27, 34 al.;

    on the contrary, Cretam,

    Verg. A. 3, 129 al.), f., = Krêtê, Crete, an island in the Mediterranean Sea, distinguished in ancient times by its fruitfulness and very early cultivation, now Candia, Mel. l. l.; Plin. 4, 12, 20, § 58; Verg. A. 3, 104; Hor. Epod. 9, 29; Cic. Fl. 13, 30; id. Phil. 2, 38, 97; Vell. 2, 34, 1; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 6; Plin. 15, 11, 10, § 37.— Hence,
    II.
    Crēs, Crētis, m., and Cressa, ae, f., = Krês, Krêssa, Cretan; or as subst., a Cretan; a Cretan woman.
    a.
    Masc. Cres:

    Epimenides,

    Cic. Div. 1, 18, 34.—In plur. Cretes, the Cretans, Cic. Mur. 35, 74; Ov. Am. 3, 10, 19; gen. Cretum, Cic. Tusc. 2, 14, 34; Cat. 55, 23; Ov. F. 1, 594 al.; acc. Cretăs, Caes. B. G. 2, 7; Mel. 1, 16, 1; Ov. H. 16, 348; Luc. 4, 441 al.—
    b.
    Fem. Cressa, adj.:

    pharetra,

    Verg. G. 3, 345: nota, made with Cretan earth or chalk (v. 2. Creta, II.), Hor. C. 1, 36, 10:

    herbae, for healing in gen.,

    Prop. 2, 1, 61 (acc. to Serv. ad Verg. A. 12, 412, perh. for dictamnus): bos, i. e. Pasiphaë (q. v.), id. 4 (5), 7, 57.—Subst. for Ariadne, Ov. Am. 1, 7, 16; for Aĕrope, id. A. A. 1, 327.—
    B.
    Crēsĭus (in MSS. and edd. also Cressĭus; cf. Verg. A. 5, 285 Wagn.), a, um, adj., = Krê:sios, Cretan:

    nemora,

    Verg. A. 4, 70:

    prodigia, i. e. taurus (v. C.),

    id. ib. 8, 295:

    regna,

    Ov. H. 16, 299:

    tecta,

    Stat. Th. 12, 582 al. —
    C.
    Crētaeus, a, um, adj., Cretan:

    Ida,

    Verg. A. 12, 412:

    urbes,

    Ov. M. 9, 666:

    ratis,

    Prop. 3 (4), 19, 26:

    taurus,

    the bullock which Neptune sent to Minos, Ov. M. 7, 434.— Subst.: Crētaeus, i, m., the Cretan, for Epimenides, Prop. 2, 34 (25), 29.—
    * D.
    Crētānus, i, m., a Cretan (prob. a word coined in sport), Plaut. Curc. 3, 73.—
    E.
    Crētensis, e, adj., Cretan:

    homo, judex,

    Cic. Phil. 5, 5, 13 and 14:

    Juppiter,

    id. N. D. 3, 21, 53:

    sagittarii,

    Liv. 37, 41, 9 et saep.—In plur.: Crētenses, ium, m., the Cretans ( renowned as archers), Nep. Hann. 9, 2; Liv. 37, 60, 4; 41, 25, 7 al.—
    F.

    Crētĭcus

    , a, um, adj., Cretan:

    mare,

    Hor. C. 1, 26, 2:

    vinum,

    Plin. 14, 9, 11, § 81:

    labyrinthus,

    id. 36, 13, 19, § 90:

    bellum,

    Flor. 3, 7:

    pes,

    an amphimacrus, Diom. p. 475 P. al.: versus, composed of the amphimacrus, id. p. 513 ib. al.—
    2.
    Subst.
    a.
    Crētĭcus, i, m., a surname of Q. Metellus, from his subjugation of Crete, Flor. 3, 7 fin.; 3, 8, 1; Vell. 2, 34; Cic. Att. 1, 19, 2; cf. id. Fl. 13, 30; Ov. F. 1, 594.—
    b.
    Crētĭca, ae, f., a plant, called also clematitis, Plin. 25, 8, 54, § 96.—
    c.
    In the Gr. form Crētĭcē, ēs, f., a plant, called also hibiscus, App. Herb. 38 and 62.—
    G.
    Crētis, ĭdis, f., a Cretan (woman):

    Nymphae,

    Ov. F. 3, 444.
    2.
    crēta, ae, f. [orig. adj., from 1. Creta], Cretan earth, i. e. chalk, white earth or clay.
    I.
    Prop., Plin. 35, 17, 57, § 195 sq.; Cato, R. R. 39, 2; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 8 al.;

    esp. used for cleansing garments,

    Plaut. Aul. 4, 9, 6.—Hence, trop.:

    creta est profecto horum hominum oratio,

    i. e. removes all trouble from the mind, Plaut. Poen. 5, 2, 10 sq. —

    Also used as a cosmetic,

    Hor. Epod. 12, 10; Mart. 6, 93, 9; 8, 33, 17 al.;

    for seals,

    Cic. Fl. 16, 37; cf. cretula, for marking the goal in a race-course, Plin. 8, 42, 65, § 160;

    for the making of earthen vessels,

    Col. 3, 11, 9; Plin. 14, 20, 25, § 123 et saep.— Poet.:

    rapidus cretae Oaxes,

    turbulent, Verg. E. 1, 66 Rib. (dub. al. Cretae; v. Forbig. ad loc.). —
    II.
    From its whiteness is borrowed the trope for something favorable or lucky (opp. carbo), Hor. S. 2, 3, 246; imitated by Pers. 5, 108.

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  • 15 Creta

    1.
    Crēta, ae (nom. Crētē, Mel. 2, 7, 12; Ov. M. 8, 118; 9, 668; 9, 735; acc. Creten, id. ib. 8, 99; Hor. C. 3, 27, 34 al.;

    on the contrary, Cretam,

    Verg. A. 3, 129 al.), f., = Krêtê, Crete, an island in the Mediterranean Sea, distinguished in ancient times by its fruitfulness and very early cultivation, now Candia, Mel. l. l.; Plin. 4, 12, 20, § 58; Verg. A. 3, 104; Hor. Epod. 9, 29; Cic. Fl. 13, 30; id. Phil. 2, 38, 97; Vell. 2, 34, 1; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 6; Plin. 15, 11, 10, § 37.— Hence,
    II.
    Crēs, Crētis, m., and Cressa, ae, f., = Krês, Krêssa, Cretan; or as subst., a Cretan; a Cretan woman.
    a.
    Masc. Cres:

    Epimenides,

    Cic. Div. 1, 18, 34.—In plur. Cretes, the Cretans, Cic. Mur. 35, 74; Ov. Am. 3, 10, 19; gen. Cretum, Cic. Tusc. 2, 14, 34; Cat. 55, 23; Ov. F. 1, 594 al.; acc. Cretăs, Caes. B. G. 2, 7; Mel. 1, 16, 1; Ov. H. 16, 348; Luc. 4, 441 al.—
    b.
    Fem. Cressa, adj.:

    pharetra,

    Verg. G. 3, 345: nota, made with Cretan earth or chalk (v. 2. Creta, II.), Hor. C. 1, 36, 10:

    herbae, for healing in gen.,

    Prop. 2, 1, 61 (acc. to Serv. ad Verg. A. 12, 412, perh. for dictamnus): bos, i. e. Pasiphaë (q. v.), id. 4 (5), 7, 57.—Subst. for Ariadne, Ov. Am. 1, 7, 16; for Aĕrope, id. A. A. 1, 327.—
    B.
    Crēsĭus (in MSS. and edd. also Cressĭus; cf. Verg. A. 5, 285 Wagn.), a, um, adj., = Krê:sios, Cretan:

    nemora,

    Verg. A. 4, 70:

    prodigia, i. e. taurus (v. C.),

    id. ib. 8, 295:

    regna,

    Ov. H. 16, 299:

    tecta,

    Stat. Th. 12, 582 al. —
    C.
    Crētaeus, a, um, adj., Cretan:

    Ida,

    Verg. A. 12, 412:

    urbes,

    Ov. M. 9, 666:

    ratis,

    Prop. 3 (4), 19, 26:

    taurus,

    the bullock which Neptune sent to Minos, Ov. M. 7, 434.— Subst.: Crētaeus, i, m., the Cretan, for Epimenides, Prop. 2, 34 (25), 29.—
    * D.
    Crētānus, i, m., a Cretan (prob. a word coined in sport), Plaut. Curc. 3, 73.—
    E.
    Crētensis, e, adj., Cretan:

    homo, judex,

    Cic. Phil. 5, 5, 13 and 14:

    Juppiter,

    id. N. D. 3, 21, 53:

    sagittarii,

    Liv. 37, 41, 9 et saep.—In plur.: Crētenses, ium, m., the Cretans ( renowned as archers), Nep. Hann. 9, 2; Liv. 37, 60, 4; 41, 25, 7 al.—
    F.

    Crētĭcus

    , a, um, adj., Cretan:

    mare,

    Hor. C. 1, 26, 2:

    vinum,

    Plin. 14, 9, 11, § 81:

    labyrinthus,

    id. 36, 13, 19, § 90:

    bellum,

    Flor. 3, 7:

    pes,

    an amphimacrus, Diom. p. 475 P. al.: versus, composed of the amphimacrus, id. p. 513 ib. al.—
    2.
    Subst.
    a.
    Crētĭcus, i, m., a surname of Q. Metellus, from his subjugation of Crete, Flor. 3, 7 fin.; 3, 8, 1; Vell. 2, 34; Cic. Att. 1, 19, 2; cf. id. Fl. 13, 30; Ov. F. 1, 594.—
    b.
    Crētĭca, ae, f., a plant, called also clematitis, Plin. 25, 8, 54, § 96.—
    c.
    In the Gr. form Crētĭcē, ēs, f., a plant, called also hibiscus, App. Herb. 38 and 62.—
    G.
    Crētis, ĭdis, f., a Cretan (woman):

    Nymphae,

    Ov. F. 3, 444.
    2.
    crēta, ae, f. [orig. adj., from 1. Creta], Cretan earth, i. e. chalk, white earth or clay.
    I.
    Prop., Plin. 35, 17, 57, § 195 sq.; Cato, R. R. 39, 2; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 8 al.;

    esp. used for cleansing garments,

    Plaut. Aul. 4, 9, 6.—Hence, trop.:

    creta est profecto horum hominum oratio,

    i. e. removes all trouble from the mind, Plaut. Poen. 5, 2, 10 sq. —

    Also used as a cosmetic,

    Hor. Epod. 12, 10; Mart. 6, 93, 9; 8, 33, 17 al.;

    for seals,

    Cic. Fl. 16, 37; cf. cretula, for marking the goal in a race-course, Plin. 8, 42, 65, § 160;

    for the making of earthen vessels,

    Col. 3, 11, 9; Plin. 14, 20, 25, § 123 et saep.— Poet.:

    rapidus cretae Oaxes,

    turbulent, Verg. E. 1, 66 Rib. (dub. al. Cretae; v. Forbig. ad loc.). —
    II.
    From its whiteness is borrowed the trope for something favorable or lucky (opp. carbo), Hor. S. 2, 3, 246; imitated by Pers. 5, 108.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > Creta

  • 16 creta

    1.
    Crēta, ae (nom. Crētē, Mel. 2, 7, 12; Ov. M. 8, 118; 9, 668; 9, 735; acc. Creten, id. ib. 8, 99; Hor. C. 3, 27, 34 al.;

    on the contrary, Cretam,

    Verg. A. 3, 129 al.), f., = Krêtê, Crete, an island in the Mediterranean Sea, distinguished in ancient times by its fruitfulness and very early cultivation, now Candia, Mel. l. l.; Plin. 4, 12, 20, § 58; Verg. A. 3, 104; Hor. Epod. 9, 29; Cic. Fl. 13, 30; id. Phil. 2, 38, 97; Vell. 2, 34, 1; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 6; Plin. 15, 11, 10, § 37.— Hence,
    II.
    Crēs, Crētis, m., and Cressa, ae, f., = Krês, Krêssa, Cretan; or as subst., a Cretan; a Cretan woman.
    a.
    Masc. Cres:

    Epimenides,

    Cic. Div. 1, 18, 34.—In plur. Cretes, the Cretans, Cic. Mur. 35, 74; Ov. Am. 3, 10, 19; gen. Cretum, Cic. Tusc. 2, 14, 34; Cat. 55, 23; Ov. F. 1, 594 al.; acc. Cretăs, Caes. B. G. 2, 7; Mel. 1, 16, 1; Ov. H. 16, 348; Luc. 4, 441 al.—
    b.
    Fem. Cressa, adj.:

    pharetra,

    Verg. G. 3, 345: nota, made with Cretan earth or chalk (v. 2. Creta, II.), Hor. C. 1, 36, 10:

    herbae, for healing in gen.,

    Prop. 2, 1, 61 (acc. to Serv. ad Verg. A. 12, 412, perh. for dictamnus): bos, i. e. Pasiphaë (q. v.), id. 4 (5), 7, 57.—Subst. for Ariadne, Ov. Am. 1, 7, 16; for Aĕrope, id. A. A. 1, 327.—
    B.
    Crēsĭus (in MSS. and edd. also Cressĭus; cf. Verg. A. 5, 285 Wagn.), a, um, adj., = Krê:sios, Cretan:

    nemora,

    Verg. A. 4, 70:

    prodigia, i. e. taurus (v. C.),

    id. ib. 8, 295:

    regna,

    Ov. H. 16, 299:

    tecta,

    Stat. Th. 12, 582 al. —
    C.
    Crētaeus, a, um, adj., Cretan:

    Ida,

    Verg. A. 12, 412:

    urbes,

    Ov. M. 9, 666:

    ratis,

    Prop. 3 (4), 19, 26:

    taurus,

    the bullock which Neptune sent to Minos, Ov. M. 7, 434.— Subst.: Crētaeus, i, m., the Cretan, for Epimenides, Prop. 2, 34 (25), 29.—
    * D.
    Crētānus, i, m., a Cretan (prob. a word coined in sport), Plaut. Curc. 3, 73.—
    E.
    Crētensis, e, adj., Cretan:

    homo, judex,

    Cic. Phil. 5, 5, 13 and 14:

    Juppiter,

    id. N. D. 3, 21, 53:

    sagittarii,

    Liv. 37, 41, 9 et saep.—In plur.: Crētenses, ium, m., the Cretans ( renowned as archers), Nep. Hann. 9, 2; Liv. 37, 60, 4; 41, 25, 7 al.—
    F.

    Crētĭcus

    , a, um, adj., Cretan:

    mare,

    Hor. C. 1, 26, 2:

    vinum,

    Plin. 14, 9, 11, § 81:

    labyrinthus,

    id. 36, 13, 19, § 90:

    bellum,

    Flor. 3, 7:

    pes,

    an amphimacrus, Diom. p. 475 P. al.: versus, composed of the amphimacrus, id. p. 513 ib. al.—
    2.
    Subst.
    a.
    Crētĭcus, i, m., a surname of Q. Metellus, from his subjugation of Crete, Flor. 3, 7 fin.; 3, 8, 1; Vell. 2, 34; Cic. Att. 1, 19, 2; cf. id. Fl. 13, 30; Ov. F. 1, 594.—
    b.
    Crētĭca, ae, f., a plant, called also clematitis, Plin. 25, 8, 54, § 96.—
    c.
    In the Gr. form Crētĭcē, ēs, f., a plant, called also hibiscus, App. Herb. 38 and 62.—
    G.
    Crētis, ĭdis, f., a Cretan (woman):

    Nymphae,

    Ov. F. 3, 444.
    2.
    crēta, ae, f. [orig. adj., from 1. Creta], Cretan earth, i. e. chalk, white earth or clay.
    I.
    Prop., Plin. 35, 17, 57, § 195 sq.; Cato, R. R. 39, 2; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 8 al.;

    esp. used for cleansing garments,

    Plaut. Aul. 4, 9, 6.—Hence, trop.:

    creta est profecto horum hominum oratio,

    i. e. removes all trouble from the mind, Plaut. Poen. 5, 2, 10 sq. —

    Also used as a cosmetic,

    Hor. Epod. 12, 10; Mart. 6, 93, 9; 8, 33, 17 al.;

    for seals,

    Cic. Fl. 16, 37; cf. cretula, for marking the goal in a race-course, Plin. 8, 42, 65, § 160;

    for the making of earthen vessels,

    Col. 3, 11, 9; Plin. 14, 20, 25, § 123 et saep.— Poet.:

    rapidus cretae Oaxes,

    turbulent, Verg. E. 1, 66 Rib. (dub. al. Cretae; v. Forbig. ad loc.). —
    II.
    From its whiteness is borrowed the trope for something favorable or lucky (opp. carbo), Hor. S. 2, 3, 246; imitated by Pers. 5, 108.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > creta

  • 17 Cretenses

    1.
    Crēta, ae (nom. Crētē, Mel. 2, 7, 12; Ov. M. 8, 118; 9, 668; 9, 735; acc. Creten, id. ib. 8, 99; Hor. C. 3, 27, 34 al.;

    on the contrary, Cretam,

    Verg. A. 3, 129 al.), f., = Krêtê, Crete, an island in the Mediterranean Sea, distinguished in ancient times by its fruitfulness and very early cultivation, now Candia, Mel. l. l.; Plin. 4, 12, 20, § 58; Verg. A. 3, 104; Hor. Epod. 9, 29; Cic. Fl. 13, 30; id. Phil. 2, 38, 97; Vell. 2, 34, 1; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 6; Plin. 15, 11, 10, § 37.— Hence,
    II.
    Crēs, Crētis, m., and Cressa, ae, f., = Krês, Krêssa, Cretan; or as subst., a Cretan; a Cretan woman.
    a.
    Masc. Cres:

    Epimenides,

    Cic. Div. 1, 18, 34.—In plur. Cretes, the Cretans, Cic. Mur. 35, 74; Ov. Am. 3, 10, 19; gen. Cretum, Cic. Tusc. 2, 14, 34; Cat. 55, 23; Ov. F. 1, 594 al.; acc. Cretăs, Caes. B. G. 2, 7; Mel. 1, 16, 1; Ov. H. 16, 348; Luc. 4, 441 al.—
    b.
    Fem. Cressa, adj.:

    pharetra,

    Verg. G. 3, 345: nota, made with Cretan earth or chalk (v. 2. Creta, II.), Hor. C. 1, 36, 10:

    herbae, for healing in gen.,

    Prop. 2, 1, 61 (acc. to Serv. ad Verg. A. 12, 412, perh. for dictamnus): bos, i. e. Pasiphaë (q. v.), id. 4 (5), 7, 57.—Subst. for Ariadne, Ov. Am. 1, 7, 16; for Aĕrope, id. A. A. 1, 327.—
    B.
    Crēsĭus (in MSS. and edd. also Cressĭus; cf. Verg. A. 5, 285 Wagn.), a, um, adj., = Krê:sios, Cretan:

    nemora,

    Verg. A. 4, 70:

    prodigia, i. e. taurus (v. C.),

    id. ib. 8, 295:

    regna,

    Ov. H. 16, 299:

    tecta,

    Stat. Th. 12, 582 al. —
    C.
    Crētaeus, a, um, adj., Cretan:

    Ida,

    Verg. A. 12, 412:

    urbes,

    Ov. M. 9, 666:

    ratis,

    Prop. 3 (4), 19, 26:

    taurus,

    the bullock which Neptune sent to Minos, Ov. M. 7, 434.— Subst.: Crētaeus, i, m., the Cretan, for Epimenides, Prop. 2, 34 (25), 29.—
    * D.
    Crētānus, i, m., a Cretan (prob. a word coined in sport), Plaut. Curc. 3, 73.—
    E.
    Crētensis, e, adj., Cretan:

    homo, judex,

    Cic. Phil. 5, 5, 13 and 14:

    Juppiter,

    id. N. D. 3, 21, 53:

    sagittarii,

    Liv. 37, 41, 9 et saep.—In plur.: Crētenses, ium, m., the Cretans ( renowned as archers), Nep. Hann. 9, 2; Liv. 37, 60, 4; 41, 25, 7 al.—
    F.

    Crētĭcus

    , a, um, adj., Cretan:

    mare,

    Hor. C. 1, 26, 2:

    vinum,

    Plin. 14, 9, 11, § 81:

    labyrinthus,

    id. 36, 13, 19, § 90:

    bellum,

    Flor. 3, 7:

    pes,

    an amphimacrus, Diom. p. 475 P. al.: versus, composed of the amphimacrus, id. p. 513 ib. al.—
    2.
    Subst.
    a.
    Crētĭcus, i, m., a surname of Q. Metellus, from his subjugation of Crete, Flor. 3, 7 fin.; 3, 8, 1; Vell. 2, 34; Cic. Att. 1, 19, 2; cf. id. Fl. 13, 30; Ov. F. 1, 594.—
    b.
    Crētĭca, ae, f., a plant, called also clematitis, Plin. 25, 8, 54, § 96.—
    c.
    In the Gr. form Crētĭcē, ēs, f., a plant, called also hibiscus, App. Herb. 38 and 62.—
    G.
    Crētis, ĭdis, f., a Cretan (woman):

    Nymphae,

    Ov. F. 3, 444.
    2.
    crēta, ae, f. [orig. adj., from 1. Creta], Cretan earth, i. e. chalk, white earth or clay.
    I.
    Prop., Plin. 35, 17, 57, § 195 sq.; Cato, R. R. 39, 2; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 8 al.;

    esp. used for cleansing garments,

    Plaut. Aul. 4, 9, 6.—Hence, trop.:

    creta est profecto horum hominum oratio,

    i. e. removes all trouble from the mind, Plaut. Poen. 5, 2, 10 sq. —

    Also used as a cosmetic,

    Hor. Epod. 12, 10; Mart. 6, 93, 9; 8, 33, 17 al.;

    for seals,

    Cic. Fl. 16, 37; cf. cretula, for marking the goal in a race-course, Plin. 8, 42, 65, § 160;

    for the making of earthen vessels,

    Col. 3, 11, 9; Plin. 14, 20, 25, § 123 et saep.— Poet.:

    rapidus cretae Oaxes,

    turbulent, Verg. E. 1, 66 Rib. (dub. al. Cretae; v. Forbig. ad loc.). —
    II.
    From its whiteness is borrowed the trope for something favorable or lucky (opp. carbo), Hor. S. 2, 3, 246; imitated by Pers. 5, 108.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > Cretenses

  • 18 Cretica

    1.
    Crēta, ae (nom. Crētē, Mel. 2, 7, 12; Ov. M. 8, 118; 9, 668; 9, 735; acc. Creten, id. ib. 8, 99; Hor. C. 3, 27, 34 al.;

    on the contrary, Cretam,

    Verg. A. 3, 129 al.), f., = Krêtê, Crete, an island in the Mediterranean Sea, distinguished in ancient times by its fruitfulness and very early cultivation, now Candia, Mel. l. l.; Plin. 4, 12, 20, § 58; Verg. A. 3, 104; Hor. Epod. 9, 29; Cic. Fl. 13, 30; id. Phil. 2, 38, 97; Vell. 2, 34, 1; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 6; Plin. 15, 11, 10, § 37.— Hence,
    II.
    Crēs, Crētis, m., and Cressa, ae, f., = Krês, Krêssa, Cretan; or as subst., a Cretan; a Cretan woman.
    a.
    Masc. Cres:

    Epimenides,

    Cic. Div. 1, 18, 34.—In plur. Cretes, the Cretans, Cic. Mur. 35, 74; Ov. Am. 3, 10, 19; gen. Cretum, Cic. Tusc. 2, 14, 34; Cat. 55, 23; Ov. F. 1, 594 al.; acc. Cretăs, Caes. B. G. 2, 7; Mel. 1, 16, 1; Ov. H. 16, 348; Luc. 4, 441 al.—
    b.
    Fem. Cressa, adj.:

    pharetra,

    Verg. G. 3, 345: nota, made with Cretan earth or chalk (v. 2. Creta, II.), Hor. C. 1, 36, 10:

    herbae, for healing in gen.,

    Prop. 2, 1, 61 (acc. to Serv. ad Verg. A. 12, 412, perh. for dictamnus): bos, i. e. Pasiphaë (q. v.), id. 4 (5), 7, 57.—Subst. for Ariadne, Ov. Am. 1, 7, 16; for Aĕrope, id. A. A. 1, 327.—
    B.
    Crēsĭus (in MSS. and edd. also Cressĭus; cf. Verg. A. 5, 285 Wagn.), a, um, adj., = Krê:sios, Cretan:

    nemora,

    Verg. A. 4, 70:

    prodigia, i. e. taurus (v. C.),

    id. ib. 8, 295:

    regna,

    Ov. H. 16, 299:

    tecta,

    Stat. Th. 12, 582 al. —
    C.
    Crētaeus, a, um, adj., Cretan:

    Ida,

    Verg. A. 12, 412:

    urbes,

    Ov. M. 9, 666:

    ratis,

    Prop. 3 (4), 19, 26:

    taurus,

    the bullock which Neptune sent to Minos, Ov. M. 7, 434.— Subst.: Crētaeus, i, m., the Cretan, for Epimenides, Prop. 2, 34 (25), 29.—
    * D.
    Crētānus, i, m., a Cretan (prob. a word coined in sport), Plaut. Curc. 3, 73.—
    E.
    Crētensis, e, adj., Cretan:

    homo, judex,

    Cic. Phil. 5, 5, 13 and 14:

    Juppiter,

    id. N. D. 3, 21, 53:

    sagittarii,

    Liv. 37, 41, 9 et saep.—In plur.: Crētenses, ium, m., the Cretans ( renowned as archers), Nep. Hann. 9, 2; Liv. 37, 60, 4; 41, 25, 7 al.—
    F.

    Crētĭcus

    , a, um, adj., Cretan:

    mare,

    Hor. C. 1, 26, 2:

    vinum,

    Plin. 14, 9, 11, § 81:

    labyrinthus,

    id. 36, 13, 19, § 90:

    bellum,

    Flor. 3, 7:

    pes,

    an amphimacrus, Diom. p. 475 P. al.: versus, composed of the amphimacrus, id. p. 513 ib. al.—
    2.
    Subst.
    a.
    Crētĭcus, i, m., a surname of Q. Metellus, from his subjugation of Crete, Flor. 3, 7 fin.; 3, 8, 1; Vell. 2, 34; Cic. Att. 1, 19, 2; cf. id. Fl. 13, 30; Ov. F. 1, 594.—
    b.
    Crētĭca, ae, f., a plant, called also clematitis, Plin. 25, 8, 54, § 96.—
    c.
    In the Gr. form Crētĭcē, ēs, f., a plant, called also hibiscus, App. Herb. 38 and 62.—
    G.
    Crētis, ĭdis, f., a Cretan (woman):

    Nymphae,

    Ov. F. 3, 444.
    2.
    crēta, ae, f. [orig. adj., from 1. Creta], Cretan earth, i. e. chalk, white earth or clay.
    I.
    Prop., Plin. 35, 17, 57, § 195 sq.; Cato, R. R. 39, 2; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 8 al.;

    esp. used for cleansing garments,

    Plaut. Aul. 4, 9, 6.—Hence, trop.:

    creta est profecto horum hominum oratio,

    i. e. removes all trouble from the mind, Plaut. Poen. 5, 2, 10 sq. —

    Also used as a cosmetic,

    Hor. Epod. 12, 10; Mart. 6, 93, 9; 8, 33, 17 al.;

    for seals,

    Cic. Fl. 16, 37; cf. cretula, for marking the goal in a race-course, Plin. 8, 42, 65, § 160;

    for the making of earthen vessels,

    Col. 3, 11, 9; Plin. 14, 20, 25, § 123 et saep.— Poet.:

    rapidus cretae Oaxes,

    turbulent, Verg. E. 1, 66 Rib. (dub. al. Cretae; v. Forbig. ad loc.). —
    II.
    From its whiteness is borrowed the trope for something favorable or lucky (opp. carbo), Hor. S. 2, 3, 246; imitated by Pers. 5, 108.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > Cretica

  • 19 Cretice

    1.
    Crēta, ae (nom. Crētē, Mel. 2, 7, 12; Ov. M. 8, 118; 9, 668; 9, 735; acc. Creten, id. ib. 8, 99; Hor. C. 3, 27, 34 al.;

    on the contrary, Cretam,

    Verg. A. 3, 129 al.), f., = Krêtê, Crete, an island in the Mediterranean Sea, distinguished in ancient times by its fruitfulness and very early cultivation, now Candia, Mel. l. l.; Plin. 4, 12, 20, § 58; Verg. A. 3, 104; Hor. Epod. 9, 29; Cic. Fl. 13, 30; id. Phil. 2, 38, 97; Vell. 2, 34, 1; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 6; Plin. 15, 11, 10, § 37.— Hence,
    II.
    Crēs, Crētis, m., and Cressa, ae, f., = Krês, Krêssa, Cretan; or as subst., a Cretan; a Cretan woman.
    a.
    Masc. Cres:

    Epimenides,

    Cic. Div. 1, 18, 34.—In plur. Cretes, the Cretans, Cic. Mur. 35, 74; Ov. Am. 3, 10, 19; gen. Cretum, Cic. Tusc. 2, 14, 34; Cat. 55, 23; Ov. F. 1, 594 al.; acc. Cretăs, Caes. B. G. 2, 7; Mel. 1, 16, 1; Ov. H. 16, 348; Luc. 4, 441 al.—
    b.
    Fem. Cressa, adj.:

    pharetra,

    Verg. G. 3, 345: nota, made with Cretan earth or chalk (v. 2. Creta, II.), Hor. C. 1, 36, 10:

    herbae, for healing in gen.,

    Prop. 2, 1, 61 (acc. to Serv. ad Verg. A. 12, 412, perh. for dictamnus): bos, i. e. Pasiphaë (q. v.), id. 4 (5), 7, 57.—Subst. for Ariadne, Ov. Am. 1, 7, 16; for Aĕrope, id. A. A. 1, 327.—
    B.
    Crēsĭus (in MSS. and edd. also Cressĭus; cf. Verg. A. 5, 285 Wagn.), a, um, adj., = Krê:sios, Cretan:

    nemora,

    Verg. A. 4, 70:

    prodigia, i. e. taurus (v. C.),

    id. ib. 8, 295:

    regna,

    Ov. H. 16, 299:

    tecta,

    Stat. Th. 12, 582 al. —
    C.
    Crētaeus, a, um, adj., Cretan:

    Ida,

    Verg. A. 12, 412:

    urbes,

    Ov. M. 9, 666:

    ratis,

    Prop. 3 (4), 19, 26:

    taurus,

    the bullock which Neptune sent to Minos, Ov. M. 7, 434.— Subst.: Crētaeus, i, m., the Cretan, for Epimenides, Prop. 2, 34 (25), 29.—
    * D.
    Crētānus, i, m., a Cretan (prob. a word coined in sport), Plaut. Curc. 3, 73.—
    E.
    Crētensis, e, adj., Cretan:

    homo, judex,

    Cic. Phil. 5, 5, 13 and 14:

    Juppiter,

    id. N. D. 3, 21, 53:

    sagittarii,

    Liv. 37, 41, 9 et saep.—In plur.: Crētenses, ium, m., the Cretans ( renowned as archers), Nep. Hann. 9, 2; Liv. 37, 60, 4; 41, 25, 7 al.—
    F.

    Crētĭcus

    , a, um, adj., Cretan:

    mare,

    Hor. C. 1, 26, 2:

    vinum,

    Plin. 14, 9, 11, § 81:

    labyrinthus,

    id. 36, 13, 19, § 90:

    bellum,

    Flor. 3, 7:

    pes,

    an amphimacrus, Diom. p. 475 P. al.: versus, composed of the amphimacrus, id. p. 513 ib. al.—
    2.
    Subst.
    a.
    Crētĭcus, i, m., a surname of Q. Metellus, from his subjugation of Crete, Flor. 3, 7 fin.; 3, 8, 1; Vell. 2, 34; Cic. Att. 1, 19, 2; cf. id. Fl. 13, 30; Ov. F. 1, 594.—
    b.
    Crētĭca, ae, f., a plant, called also clematitis, Plin. 25, 8, 54, § 96.—
    c.
    In the Gr. form Crētĭcē, ēs, f., a plant, called also hibiscus, App. Herb. 38 and 62.—
    G.
    Crētis, ĭdis, f., a Cretan (woman):

    Nymphae,

    Ov. F. 3, 444.
    2.
    crēta, ae, f. [orig. adj., from 1. Creta], Cretan earth, i. e. chalk, white earth or clay.
    I.
    Prop., Plin. 35, 17, 57, § 195 sq.; Cato, R. R. 39, 2; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 8 al.;

    esp. used for cleansing garments,

    Plaut. Aul. 4, 9, 6.—Hence, trop.:

    creta est profecto horum hominum oratio,

    i. e. removes all trouble from the mind, Plaut. Poen. 5, 2, 10 sq. —

    Also used as a cosmetic,

    Hor. Epod. 12, 10; Mart. 6, 93, 9; 8, 33, 17 al.;

    for seals,

    Cic. Fl. 16, 37; cf. cretula, for marking the goal in a race-course, Plin. 8, 42, 65, § 160;

    for the making of earthen vessels,

    Col. 3, 11, 9; Plin. 14, 20, 25, § 123 et saep.— Poet.:

    rapidus cretae Oaxes,

    turbulent, Verg. E. 1, 66 Rib. (dub. al. Cretae; v. Forbig. ad loc.). —
    II.
    From its whiteness is borrowed the trope for something favorable or lucky (opp. carbo), Hor. S. 2, 3, 246; imitated by Pers. 5, 108.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > Cretice

  • 20 decursus

    1.
    dēcursus, a, um, Part., from decurro.
    2.
    dēcursus, ūs, m. [decurro], a running down, downward course, descent; declivity (class.).
    I.
    Lit.
    A.
    In gen.:

    montibus ex altis magnus decursus aquaï,

    Lucr. 1, 284; 5, 264; 944; Ov. M. 15, 266:

    rapidus (amnium),

    Verg. A. 12, 523: navium, Frontin. Strat. 1, 5, 6: planitiei, descent, inclination, Auct. B. Hisp. 29;

    hence concr.,

    a descending aqueduct, Vitr. 8, 7:

    secus decursus aquarum,

    Vulg. Psa. 1, 3. —
    B.
    In partic.
    1.
    Milit. t. t., a manœuvring, evolution, hostile attack, Liv. 1, 27; 42, 52; Tac. A. 2, 55; 12, 55; Frontin. Strat. 2, 2, 2 al.—
    b.
    Transf., a running in armor, peridromê, on the occasion of a festival, Liv. 40, 9; Pers. 6, 61; Gell. 7, 3, 52; cf. decurro and decursio.—
    2.
    The completion, end of a course:

    destitit ante decursum, neque eo secius coronatus est,

    Suet. Ner. 24.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    In gen., a course:

    facilior erit mihi quasi decursus mei temporis,

    a course, career, Cic. Fam. 3, 2, 2:

    si forensium rerum labor decursu honorum et jam aetatis flexu constitisset,

    i. e. after administering every grade of office, id. de Or. 1, 1, 1.—
    B.
    Rhetor. t. t., the rhythmical movement of a verse, Quint. 9, 4, 115; 11, 2, 25.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > decursus

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