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1 elutrio
I.Lit.: lintea, Laber. ap. Gell. 16, 7, 5:* II.vellus,
Plin. 9, 38, 62, § 133.— -
2 torqueo
torquĕo, torsi, tortum, 2 (archaic inf. torquerier, Hor. S. 2, 8, 67), v. a. [Gr. trepô, to turn; cf. atrekês; also Sanscr. tarkus; Gr. atraktos, a spindle; and strephô, to twist], to turn, turn about or away; to twist, bend, wind (class.; syn. converto).I.Lit.A.In gen.:B.cervices oculosque,
Cic. Leg. 2, 15, 39:oculum,
to roll, distort, id. Ac. 2, 25, 80:ora,
to twist awry, id. Off. 1, 36, 131:ab obscenis sermonibus aurem,
Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 127:oculos ad moenia,
Verg. A. 4, 220:ad sonitum vocis vestigia,
id. ib. 3, 669:serpens squamosos orbes Torquet,
Ov. M. 3, 42; cf.anguis,
Verg. G. 3, 38:capillos ferro,
i. e. to curl, frizzle, Ov. A. A. 1, 505:stamina pollice,
id. M. 12, 475:remis aquas,
id. F. 5, 644:spumas,
Verg. A. 3, 208:taxos in arcus,
to bend, id. G. 2, 448:tegumen torquens immane leonis,
winding about him, id. A. 7, 666:cum terra circum axem se convertat et torqueat,
Cic. Ac. 2, 39, 123:torta circum bracchia vestis,
Tac. H. 5, 22.—In partic.1.To whirl around, to whirl in the act of throwing, to wield, brandish, to fling with force, to hurl (mostly poet.):2.torquet nunc lapidem, nunc ingens machina tignum,
Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 73:amnis torquet sonantia saxa,
Verg. A. 6, 551:stuppea torquentem Balearis verbera fundae,
id. G. 1, 309:jaculum in hostem,
id. A. 10, 585; Ov. M. 12, 323: hastam in hunc, id. ib 5, 137;for which: hastam alicui,
Val. Fl. 3, 193:telum aurata ad tempora,
Verg. A. 12, 536:tela manu,
Ov. M. 12, 99:valido pila lacerto,
id. F. 2, 11:glebas, ramos,
id. M. 11, 30:cum fulmina torquet (Juppiter),
Verg. A. 4, 208;and trop.: cum Juppiter horridus austris Torquet aquosam hiemem,
id. ib. 9, 671; cf.:Eurus nubes in occiduum orbem,
Luc. 4, 63.—In prose:torquere amentatas hastas lacertis,
Cic. de Or. 1, 57, 242.—To twist awry, misplace, turn aside, distort:3.negat sibi umquam, cum oculum torsisset, duas ex lucernā flammulas esse visas,
Cic. Ac. 2, 25, 80:ora Tristia temptantum sensu (sapor) torquebit amaro,
Verg. G. 2, 247.—To wrench the limbs upon the rack, to put to the rack or to the torture, to rack, torture (class.):II.ita te nervo torquebo, itidem uti catapultae solent,
Plaut. Curc. 5, 3, 12:eculeo torqueri,
Cic. Fin. 3, 13, 42:aliquem servilem in modum,
Suet. Aug. 27; cf.:ira torquentium,
Tac. A. 15, 57:servum in caput domini,
against his master, Dig. 48, 18, 1: vinctus tortusve, [p. 1880] Suet. Aug. 40 fin. —Trop.A.In gen., to twist, wrest, distort, turn, bend, direct (a favorite expression of Cicero):B.versare suam naturam et regere ad tempus atque huc et illuc torquere ac flectere,
Cic. Cael. 6, 13:torquere et flectere imbecillitatem animorum,
id. Leg. 1, 10, 29:oratio ita flexibilis, ut sequatur, quocumque torqueas,
id. Or. 16, 52:omnia ad suae causae commodum,
id. Inv. 2, 14, 46:verbo ac litterā jus omne torqueri,
wrested, perverted, id. Caecin. 27, 77:sonum,
to inflect, Auct. Her. 3, 14, 25:cuncta tuo qui bella, pater, sub numine torques,
Verg. A. 12, 180:versare sententias, et huc atque illuc torquere,
Tac. H. 1, 85.—In partic. (acc. to A. 2.), to rack, torment, torture (syn.:C.ango, crucio): tuae libidines te torquent,
Cic. Par. 2, 18:mitto aurum coronarium, quod te diutissime torsit,
id. Pis. 37, 90: acriter nos tuae supplicationes torserunt, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 11, 1:equidem dies noctesque torqueor,
Cic. Att. 7, 9, 4:verbi controversia jam diu torquet Graeculos homines,
id. de Or. 1, 11, 47; 3, 9, 33:stulti malorum memoriā torquentur,
id. Fin. 1, 17, 57:sollicitudine, poenitentia, etc., torquetur mens,
Quint. 12, 1, 7:invidiā vel amore vigil torquebere,
Hor. Ep. 1, 2, 37; Ov. H. 20, 123:torqueor, infesto ne vir ab hoste cadat,
id. ib. 9, 36; cf. Hor. S. 2, 8, 67:Aeacus torquet umbras,
holds inquisition over, Juv. 1, 9.— Transf.: (reges) dicuntur torquere mero, quem perspexisse laborant, qs. to rack with wine, i. e. to try or test with wine, Hor. A. P. 435; so,vino tortus et irā,
id. Ep. 1, 18, 38.—To hurl, fling (of language):A.curvum sermone rotato enthymema,
Juv. 6, 449.—Hence, tortus, a, um, P. a., twisted, crooked, contorted, distorted.Lit.:2. * B.via (labyrinthi),
Prop. 4 (5), 4, 42:quercus,
i. e. a twisted oakgarland, Verg. G. 1, 349.—Hence,Trop.:condiciones,
confused, complicated, Plaut. Men. 4, 2, 25. — Adv.: tortē, awry, crookedly:torte penitusque remota,
Lucr. 4, 305 (329). -
3 exquiro
ex-quīro (in Plautus also exquaero, Bacch. 4, 4, 70 al.), sīvi, sītum, 3, v. a., to search out diligently, to seek for; to make inquiry, to inquire, to ask (syn.: requiro, inquiro, investigo, perscrutor;B.freq. and class.): cum ex te causas divinationis exquirerem,
Cic. Div. 2, 20, 46:a te nihildum certi exquiro,
id. Att. 7, 12, 4; cf.: sed haec non nimis exquiro a Graecis, to ask [p. 700] of, expect from, id. ib. 7, 18, 3:ancillas dedo, quolibet cruciatu exquire,
Ter. Hec. 5, 2, 7:exquisiturum se vel fidiculis de Caesonia sua, cur, etc.,
that he would search out even by the rack, Suet. Calig. 33:idem ego dicam, si me exquiret miles,
Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 91:secum et cum aliis, quid in eo peccatum sit, exquirunt,
Cic. Off. 1, 41, 147:omissis auctoritatibus ipsa re ac ratione exquirere veritatem,
id. de Imp. Pomp. 17, 51:sententias,
Caes. B. G. 3, 3, 1:locum,
Verg. G. 2, 266:sceleratum frigus,
to find out, id. ib. 2, 256:verum,
to search into, investigate, Cic. Div. 2, 12, 28; id. Off. 1, 36, 132:facta alicujus ad antiquae religionis rationem,
id. Verr. 2, 4, 5, § 10; cf.:verba exquisita ad sonum,
id. Or. 49, 163:rationes agitare et exquirere,
id. Tusc. 5, 23, 66:itinere exquisito per Divitiacum,
having ascertained the route, Caes. B. G. 1, 41, 4 et saep.:exquire de Blesamio, numquid ad regem contra dignitatem tuam scripserit,
inquire respecting Blesamius, Cic. Deiot. 15, 42; cf.:de Varrone tam diligenter,
id. Att. 13, 22, 1:eis senatus arbitratur singularis exquirendos honores,
to devise, invent, id. Phil. 4, 2, 5.— Pass. impers.:istuc mihi exquisitum est, fuisse hunc, etc.,
I am accurately informed, Plaut. Capt. 3, 4, 105:mi istuc primum exquisito est opus,
I must first inquire respecting this, id. Am. 2, 2, 159; cf. id. ib. 2, 1, 81;A. and S. Gr. § 243, R. 1: consilia exquirentes,
Cic. Fat. 1.—Hence, ex-quīsītus, a, um, P. a., carefully sought out, ripely considered, choice, excellent, exquisite:ipsi omnia, quorum negotium est, consulta ad nos et exquisita deferunt,
Cic. de Or. 1, 58, 250:reconditae exquisitaeque sententiae,
id. Brut. 79, 274:exquisitum judicium litterarum,
id. Off. 1, 37, 133:exquisitis rationibus confirmare,
id. Fin. 1, 9, 30:summis ingeniis exquisitaque doctrina philosophi,
id. ib. 1, 1, 1:ars,
id. de Or. 2, 41, 175:supplicia,
id. Off. 3, 27, 100:magistri,
id. Brut. 27, 104:munditia non odiosa neque exquisita nimis,
too exquisite, id. Off. 1, 36, 130:nihil elegans, nihil exquisitum,
id. Pis. 27, 67:epulae,
Plin. 9, 35, 58, § 119. — Comp.:accuratius et exquisitius dicendi genus,
id. Brut. 82, 283:verba,
Quint. 11, 1, 33.— Sup.:laudantur exquisitissimis verbis legiones,
Cic. Phil. 4, 3, 6:ad exquisitissimam consuetudinem Graecorum aliquem erudire,
id. Rep. 2, 21:scientia exquisitissimae subtilitatis,
Plin. 6, 33, 39, § 211.—Sought out, ascertained, made certain:satin istuc mihi exquisitumst?
Plaut. Capt. 3, 4, 105.—Hence, adv.: exquīsīte, carefully, accurately, particularly, excellently, exquisitely:cum de eo crimine accurate et exquisite disputavisset,
Cic. Brut. 80, 277:eleganter atque exquisite dicere aliquid,
Quint. 8, 2, 21.— Comp., Cic. Brut. 93, 322; id. Tusc. 1, 48, 116; Quint. 12, 10, 75.— Sup., Tiro Tull. ap. Gell. 10, 1, 7; Gell. 13, 7, 6. -
4 exquisite
ex-quīro (in Plautus also exquaero, Bacch. 4, 4, 70 al.), sīvi, sītum, 3, v. a., to search out diligently, to seek for; to make inquiry, to inquire, to ask (syn.: requiro, inquiro, investigo, perscrutor;B.freq. and class.): cum ex te causas divinationis exquirerem,
Cic. Div. 2, 20, 46:a te nihildum certi exquiro,
id. Att. 7, 12, 4; cf.: sed haec non nimis exquiro a Graecis, to ask [p. 700] of, expect from, id. ib. 7, 18, 3:ancillas dedo, quolibet cruciatu exquire,
Ter. Hec. 5, 2, 7:exquisiturum se vel fidiculis de Caesonia sua, cur, etc.,
that he would search out even by the rack, Suet. Calig. 33:idem ego dicam, si me exquiret miles,
Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 91:secum et cum aliis, quid in eo peccatum sit, exquirunt,
Cic. Off. 1, 41, 147:omissis auctoritatibus ipsa re ac ratione exquirere veritatem,
id. de Imp. Pomp. 17, 51:sententias,
Caes. B. G. 3, 3, 1:locum,
Verg. G. 2, 266:sceleratum frigus,
to find out, id. ib. 2, 256:verum,
to search into, investigate, Cic. Div. 2, 12, 28; id. Off. 1, 36, 132:facta alicujus ad antiquae religionis rationem,
id. Verr. 2, 4, 5, § 10; cf.:verba exquisita ad sonum,
id. Or. 49, 163:rationes agitare et exquirere,
id. Tusc. 5, 23, 66:itinere exquisito per Divitiacum,
having ascertained the route, Caes. B. G. 1, 41, 4 et saep.:exquire de Blesamio, numquid ad regem contra dignitatem tuam scripserit,
inquire respecting Blesamius, Cic. Deiot. 15, 42; cf.:de Varrone tam diligenter,
id. Att. 13, 22, 1:eis senatus arbitratur singularis exquirendos honores,
to devise, invent, id. Phil. 4, 2, 5.— Pass. impers.:istuc mihi exquisitum est, fuisse hunc, etc.,
I am accurately informed, Plaut. Capt. 3, 4, 105:mi istuc primum exquisito est opus,
I must first inquire respecting this, id. Am. 2, 2, 159; cf. id. ib. 2, 1, 81;A. and S. Gr. § 243, R. 1: consilia exquirentes,
Cic. Fat. 1.—Hence, ex-quīsītus, a, um, P. a., carefully sought out, ripely considered, choice, excellent, exquisite:ipsi omnia, quorum negotium est, consulta ad nos et exquisita deferunt,
Cic. de Or. 1, 58, 250:reconditae exquisitaeque sententiae,
id. Brut. 79, 274:exquisitum judicium litterarum,
id. Off. 1, 37, 133:exquisitis rationibus confirmare,
id. Fin. 1, 9, 30:summis ingeniis exquisitaque doctrina philosophi,
id. ib. 1, 1, 1:ars,
id. de Or. 2, 41, 175:supplicia,
id. Off. 3, 27, 100:magistri,
id. Brut. 27, 104:munditia non odiosa neque exquisita nimis,
too exquisite, id. Off. 1, 36, 130:nihil elegans, nihil exquisitum,
id. Pis. 27, 67:epulae,
Plin. 9, 35, 58, § 119. — Comp.:accuratius et exquisitius dicendi genus,
id. Brut. 82, 283:verba,
Quint. 11, 1, 33.— Sup.:laudantur exquisitissimis verbis legiones,
Cic. Phil. 4, 3, 6:ad exquisitissimam consuetudinem Graecorum aliquem erudire,
id. Rep. 2, 21:scientia exquisitissimae subtilitatis,
Plin. 6, 33, 39, § 211.—Sought out, ascertained, made certain:satin istuc mihi exquisitumst?
Plaut. Capt. 3, 4, 105.—Hence, adv.: exquīsīte, carefully, accurately, particularly, excellently, exquisitely:cum de eo crimine accurate et exquisite disputavisset,
Cic. Brut. 80, 277:eleganter atque exquisite dicere aliquid,
Quint. 8, 2, 21.— Comp., Cic. Brut. 93, 322; id. Tusc. 1, 48, 116; Quint. 12, 10, 75.— Sup., Tiro Tull. ap. Gell. 10, 1, 7; Gell. 13, 7, 6. -
5 tormentum
tormentum, i, n. [torqueo, an instrument with which any thing is turned or twisted].I.An engine for hurling missiles.A.Lit.:B.tormenta telorum,
Cic. Tusc. 2, 24, 57:tormentis Mutinam verberavit,
id. Phil. 8, 7, 20; Caes. B. G. 2, 8; 4, 25; id. B. C. 1, 17; Hirt. B. G. 8, 14, 5:machinator bellicorum tormentorum,
Liv. 24, 34, 2; Sil. 6, 279; Tac. A. 2, 81; id. H. 3, 20; 4, 23; Curt. 4, 3, 13.—Transf., a missile, shot thrown by the engine:II.quod unum genus tegumenti nullo telo neque tormento transici posse,
Caes. B. C. 2, 9;telum tormentumve missum,
id. ib. 3, 51; 3, 56; Plin. 8, 23, 35, § 85; Stat. Th. 9, 145; Curt. 4, 2, 9.—A (twisted) cord, rope: praesectis [p. 1879] crinibus tormenta effecerunt, Caes. B. C. 3, 9:III.falces tormentis introrsus reducebant,
id. B. G. 7, 22, 2:laxare,
Quint. Decl. 19, 15; Grat. Cyn. 26; Auct. Priap. 6:stuppeum,
App. Mag. p. 276, 14:ferreum,
i. e. fetters, Plaut. Curc. 2, 1, 12; cf.:sine tormentorum injuriā,
Petr. 102.—An instrument of torture, a rack.A.Lit.:B.verberibus ac tormentis quaestionem habere,
Cic. Phil. 11, 2, 5; 11, 4, 8; 13, 9, 21:quaerere de aliquo tormentis,
id. Deiot. 1, 3; id. Clu. 63, 176 sq.; id. Mil. 21, 57; 22, 58; id. Sull. 28, 78; id. Off. 3, 9, 39; id. Part. Or. 14, 50; id. Tusc. 5, 28, 80; Caes. B. G. 6, 18; Quint. 2, 20, 10; 3, 5, 10; Suet. Tib. 19; 58; 62 al.:tu lene tormentum ingenio admoves,
a rack of a mild sort, Hor. C. 3, 21, 13.—Transf., in gen., torture, anguish, pain, torment, etc.:IV.cruciatus et tormenta pati,
Plin. Ep. 1, 12, 6; cf.:tormento liberari,
Col. 6, 7, 1; so of the torture or pain of sickness, Cels. 7, 11; Plin. 19, 8, 44, § 155; 20, 4, 13, § 27; 22, 22, 37, § 79:tormenta fortunae,
Cic. Tusc. 5, 1, 1: caecae suspitionis, Caecin. ap. Cic. Fam. 6, 7, 4:invidiā Siculi non invenere tyranni Majus tormentum,
Hor. Ep. 1, 2, 59; Juv. 2, 137:esse in tormentis,
Plin. Ep. 8, 23, 9:incredibiles cruciatus et indignissima tormenta pati,
id. ib. 1, 12, 6:tormentum sibi injungere,
id. Pan. 86, 1:bene tormentis secubituque coli,
Ov. Am. 3, 10, 16; so of the pain of love, Mart. 7, 29, 1:tormentis gaudet amantis,
Juv. 6, 209:animi tormenta latentis in aegro Corpore,
id. 9, 18.—A clothes-press, mangle, Sen. Tranq. 1, 3.
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