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mĭco, ŭi ( pf. subj. micaverit, Sol. 53), 1, v. n. [Sanscr. mish-, to wink], to move quickly to and fro, to have a vibrating or tremulous motion, to quiver, shake, tremble, e. g. of the pulse; to beat, palpitate; to spring forth, of fountains; of the tremulous rays of the stars, to twinkle, sparkle, glitter, gleam, flash (class.).

In gen.:

venae et arteriae micare non desinunt,

Cic. N. D. 2, 9, 24:

linguis micat ore trisulcis,

Verg. G. 3, 439:

gladii,

Liv. 6, 12, 9:

corque timore micat,

beats, palpitates, Ov. F. 3, 36:

nec audissem corde micante tubam,

for the beating, Prop. 1, 10, 12:

metu micuere sinus,

Ov. H. 1, 45:

et modo cervicem, modo crura micantia captat,

id. M. 9, 37:

noctuarum genus, quibus pluma aurium modo micat,

Plin. 29, 6, 38, § 117: semianimesque micant (culi (of a head cut off), twitch, Enn. ap. Serv. Verg. A. 10, 396 (Ann. v. 463 Vahl.):

digiti (of a hand cut off),

Verg. A. 10, 396:

auribus (of a horse),

id. G. 3, 84:

micuere fontes,

spring forth, Luc. 4, 300:

citatus vulnere angusto micat (cruor),

Sen. Oedip. 345:

fulmina etiam sic undique micabant, ut peti viderentur corpora,

flashed in every direction, Liv. 40, 58, 5:

inter horrendos fragores micare ignes,

id. 21, 58, 5:

tum micent gladii,

id. 6, 12, 9:

eo ferocior inlatus hostis urgere scutis, micare gladiis,

id. 4, 37, 10.—

In partic.

To raise suddenly some of the fingers and let another instantly guess their number, which was practised both as a game of chance (called in Italy mora) and as a mode of deciding doubtful matters:

micare est sortiri digitis,

Non. 347, 27: micandum erit cum Graeco, utrum... an, Varr. ap. Non. 347, 30:

quid enim sors est? item propemodum, quod micare, quod talos jacere,

Cic. Div. 2, 41, 85:

quasi sorte, aut micando,

id. Off. 3, 23, 90:

patrem et filium pro vita rogantes sortiri vel micare jussisse,

Suet. Aug. 13.—Prov.:

dignus est, quicum in tenebris mices, said of a thoroughly honest man, since it would be easy to cheat in the dark,

Cic. Off. 3, 19, 77:

cum quo audacter posses in tenebris micare,

Petr. 44.—Also in contracts: RATIO DOCVIT, CONSVETVDINE MICANDI SVMMOTA, SVB EXAGIO POTIVS PECORA VENDERE, QVAM DIGITIS CONCLVDENTIBVS TRADERE, Edict. in Inscr. Orell. 3166.—

Poet. of the brilliancy of the stars, of the eyes, etc., to flash, gleam, beam, shine, be bright:

micat inter omnes Julium sidus,

Hor. C. 1, 12, 46:

micat ignibus aether,

Verg. A. 1, 90. oculis micat ignis, fire flashes from his eyes, id. ib. 12, 102:

ex oculis micat acrius ardor,

Lucr. 3, 289:

micant ardorem orbes luminis,

Verg. Cul. 220:

genitor circum caput omne micantes Deposuit radios,

Ov. M. 2, 40:

celeri micuerunt nubila flamma,

id. Tr. 1, 2, 45.—Hence, mĭcans, antis, P. a., twinkling, sparkling, glittering, gleaming, flashing, glowing:

stella micans radiis Arcturus, Cic. Div. Poët. 2, 42, 110: micantes stellae,

Ov. M. 7, 100; Vulg. Job, 38, 31:

oculos circumtulit igne micantes,

Ov. M. 15, 674:

vultus,

Liv. 6, 13.— Comp.:

radius sole micantior,

Prud. Cath. 5, 44.

pervĭus, a, um, adj. [per-via], that has a passage through; hence,

Lit., that may be passed through or crossed, affording a passage through, passable, pervious (class.):

aedes,

Ter. Ad. 5, 7, 14:

transitiones,

thoroughfares, passages, Cic. N. D. 2, 27, 67:

hostes saltus pervios ceperant,

Liv. 9, 43:

usus Tectorum inter se,

Verg. A. 2, 453:

Phoebo non pervia taxus,

i. e. impervious to the sun's rays, Luc. 6, 645:

pervius hastis,

id. 2, 310:

rima pervia flatibus,

Ov. M. 15, 301:

non ulli pervia vento,

id. ib. 2, 762:

equo loca pervia,

id. ib. 8, 377:

Baianae pervia cymbae stagna,

Juv. 12, 80:

unde maxime pervius amnis,

is most fordable, Tac. A. 12, 12:

Phasis pontibus CXX. pervius,

Plin. 6, 4, 4, § 13:

sacraria Fauni pervia,

i. e. accessible to all, not set apart by consecration, Calp. Ecl. 1, 15.—Hence, subst.: pervĭum, ii, n., a thoroughfare, passage:

ne pervium illa Germanis exercitibus esset,

Tac. H. 3, 8.—

Transf.

Act., that makes a passage through, penetrating:

ensis,

Sil. 10, 249.—

Pass., perforated, pierced: anulus, Fab. Pict. ap. Gell. 10, 15, 6.—

Trop.: cor meum mihi nunc pervium est, my heart is now open, i. e. light or easy, Plaut. Ps. 2, 4, 70 (760 Ritschl):

nihil ambitioni pervium,

accessible, Tac. A. 13, 4.

pervĭus, a, um, adj. [per-via], that has a passage through; hence,

Lit., that may be passed through or crossed, affording a passage through, passable, pervious (class.):

aedes,

Ter. Ad. 5, 7, 14:

transitiones,

thoroughfares, passages, Cic. N. D. 2, 27, 67:

hostes saltus pervios ceperant,

Liv. 9, 43:

usus Tectorum inter se,

Verg. A. 2, 453:

Phoebo non pervia taxus,

i. e. impervious to the sun's rays, Luc. 6, 645:

pervius hastis,

id. 2, 310:

rima pervia flatibus,

Ov. M. 15, 301:

non ulli pervia vento,

id. ib. 2, 762:

equo loca pervia,

id. ib. 8, 377:

Baianae pervia cymbae stagna,

Juv. 12, 80:

unde maxime pervius amnis,

is most fordable, Tac. A. 12, 12:

Phasis pontibus CXX. pervius,

Plin. 6, 4, 4, § 13:

sacraria Fauni pervia,

i. e. accessible to all, not set apart by consecration, Calp. Ecl. 1, 15.—Hence, subst.: pervĭum, ii, n., a thoroughfare, passage:

ne pervium illa Germanis exercitibus esset,

Tac. H. 3, 8.—

Transf.

Act., that makes a passage through, penetrating:

ensis,

Sil. 10, 249.—

Pass., perforated, pierced: anulus, Fab. Pict. ap. Gell. 10, 15, 6.—

Trop.: cor meum mihi nunc pervium est, my heart is now open, i. e. light or easy, Plaut. Ps. 2, 4, 70 (760 Ritschl):

nihil ambitioni pervium,

accessible, Tac. A. 13, 4.

rădĭo, āvi, ātum, 1 [radius].

(Acc. to radius, I. B. 1.) V. a., to furnish with spokes:

rota radiata,

Varr. R. R. 3, 5, 15.—

(Acc. to radius, II.) V. a. and n. (mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose).

Act., to furnish with beams, make beaming, irradiate; only in pass., to be irradiated, to gleam, emit beams. — Lit.:

galeae gemmis radientur et auro,

Ov. P. 3, 4, 103. — Esp. freq. in the part. perf. and P. a.: rădĭātus, a, um, furnished with rays, irradiated, shining:

miles ut adverso Phoebi radiatus ab ictu,

irradiated, Luc. 7, 214:

rubent radiati lumina solis,

shining, Lucr. 5, 462:

sol,

Cic. Ac. 2, 41, 126; cf. also: orbis flammeus solis, Att. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 22, 44: lumen (solis), Poët. ap. Cic. de Or. 3, 40, 162; Ov. M. 4, 193:

insigne diei (i. e. sol),

Lucr. 5, 699: caput, surrounded with a halo or nimbus (the attribute of deities and deified personages), Plin. Pan. 52; cf.

corona,

Suet. Aug. 94 med.:

splendor radiatus lampade solis,

Sil. 7, 143.—

Neutr., to emit beams, to beam, shine, radiate.

Lit.:

felium in tenebris fulgent radiantque oculi,

Plin. 11, 37, 55, § 150; cf. Ov. Am. 3, 3, 9; id. M. 2, 4:

miles radiabat in armis,

Prop. 4 (5), 1, 27; Sil. 8, 468: radiabunt tempora nati (of the halo of deified personages, v. supra, A.), Sil. 3, 629; 2, 586. — Freq. in part. pres.: rădĭans, beaming, shining:

lumina solis,

Ov. Tr. 2, 325:

sidera,

Lucr. 4, 214; Ov. M. 7, 325; 9, 272:

Aquarius,

Cic. Arat. 172:

luna,

Verg. A. 8, 23:

aurum,

Ov. M. 4, 636; cf.:

galea claro ab auro,

id. ib. 13, 105:

templa auro,

id. A. A. 3, 451:

arma,

Verg. A. 8, 616:

carbunculi pinnato fulgore,

Plin. 37, 7, 25, § 93. —

Trop., to shine, radiate:

quasi de industriă prospera ejus (fortuna) adversis radiaret,

Flor. 4, 2, 30 Halm. (Duker, radiarentur):

ipsi inter medios roseā radiante juventā,

Val. Fl. 8, 257:

constitutio, quae inter imperiales radiat sanctiones,

Just. Inst. 1, 5, 3: radiantia signa, asterisks, Hier. praef. in Psa.

( Chondrichthyes)

ENG sharks and rays

NLD haaien en roggen

GER Haie und Rochen, Knorpelfische

FRA requins et raies