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  • 1 (ambāgēs

        (ambāgēs is),> f, only abl sing. ambage, and plur. ambāgēs, um    [ambi + 1 AG-], a going around, roundabout way: variarum ambage viarum (of the labyrinth), O.: dolos tecti ambagesque resolvit, V.—Fig., of speech, digression, circumlocution, evasion: ambages mihi narrare, T.: per ambages et longa exorsa tenere, V.: pueris dignae, L.: missis ambagibus, without circumlocution, H.: positis ambagibus, O.—A riddle, enigma, dark saying: immemor ambagum suarum, O.: tacitae, a dumb show, L.: eā ambage Chalcedonii monstrabantur, Ta.: per ambages effigies ingenii sui, an enigmatical symbol of, L.

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  • 2 ambages

    circuit; roundabout way; long story, details; riddle; ambiguity; lie; mystery

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  • 3 ambagiosus

    ambagiosa, ambagiosum ADJ
    circuitous, indirect, roundabout

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  • 4 anfractuosus

    anfractuosa, anfractuosum ADJ
    roundabout, convoluted; prolix, protracted, wordy

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  • 5 circumplecto

    circumplectere, circumplexi, circumplexus V TRANS
    encompass; embrace/clasp; surround/encircle; enclose (w/wall); cover roundabout

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  • 6 maeander

    wavy line; river famous for winding path; roundabout ways/twists/turnings (pl.)

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  • 7 ambages

    ambāges, is, f. (nom. and gen. sing. dub., though mentioned in Charis. p. 25 P. and found in Tac. H. 5, 13 MS.; but found in abl. sing.:

    ambage,

    Ov. H. 7, 149; Plin. 2, 9, 6, § 41; Val. Fl. 1, 227; also,

    ambagine,

    Manil. 4, 304; the plur. is complete, gen. ambagum, Ov. M. 7, 761; cf. Schneid. Gr. II. p. 403) [ambi-ago], a going round, a roundabout way ( poet.; in prose only postAug.; syn.: ambago, sinus, flexus, circuitus).
    I.
    Lit.: variarum ambage viarum (of the windings of the labyrinth), Ov. M. 8, 161; cf.:

    dolos tecti ambagesque resolvit,

    Verg. A. 6, 29:

    (Luna) multiformi ambage torsit ingenia contemplantium,

    Plin. 2, 9, 6, § 41:

    itinerum ambages,

    id. 36, 13, 19, § 2:

    longis ambagibus,

    Claud. IV. Cons. Hon. 226.—
    II.
    Of speech.
    A.
    Circumlocution, evasion, digression:

    ambages mitte,

    Plaut. Cist. 4, 2, 81; so id. Ps. 5, 1, 10 (not elsewh. in Plaut.): ambages mihi Narrare occipit, * Ter. Heaut. 2, 3, 77:

    per ambages et longa exorsa tenere,

    Verg. G. 2, 46; Liv. 9, 11 fin.:

    ne te longis ambagibus morer,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 82:

    missis ambagibus,

    without circumlocution, directly, id. S. 2, 5, 9; Ov. M. 3, 692; 10, 19.—
    B.
    Obscurity, ambiguity (as kindr. with ambiguus).—So of the Theban Sphinx:

    immemor ambagum,

    Ov. M. 7, 761; id. F. 4, 261.—Of the lang. of oracles:

    ambage nexa Arcana tegere,

    Sen. Oedip. 218:

    eā ambage Chalcedonii monstrabantur,

    Tac. A. 12, 63; 2, 54.—Also transf. to actions:

    per ambages,

    in an obscure, enigmatical manner, Liv. 1, 56; 1, 54; Plin. 19, 8, 53, § 169.

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  • 8 anfractuosus

    anfractŭōsus, a, um, adj. [anfractus], roundabout, prolix:

    locutio,

    Aug. Serm. 135.

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  • 9 circuitus

    1.
    circŭĭtus, a, um, Part., from circumeo.
    2.
    circŭĭtus ( circŭmĭtus, Cic. N. D. 1, 12, 29; 2, 62, 155; 2, 19, 49; id. Rep. 1, 29, 45; Quint. 1, 10, 42 al.; cf. circumeo, and v. Neue, Formenl. 2, p. 737), ūs, m. [circumeo] (class. in prose and poetry).
    I.
    A going round, a circling, revolving, a revolution:

    solis,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 19, 49; cf. Plin. 2, 23, 21, § 86; Cic. Rep. 6, 12, 12:

    nox et dies unum circumitum orbis efflcit,

    id. Univ. 9 prope med.:

    Asiae Syriaeque circuitu Aegyptum petit,

    Suet. Aug. 17:

    mundi,

    Plin. 2, 5, 4, § 11.—
    B.
    In medic. lang., the periodical return of a disease, Cels. 3, 5; Ser. Samm. 95.—Far more freq.,
    II.
    Meton.
    A.
    (Abstr. pro concr.). A circuit, compass, a way around:

    plurimum refert, cujus sit formae ille circuitus,

    Quint. 1, 10, 40; cf. id. 1, 10, 42; 1, 5, 26; Augur. ap. Gell. 13, 14, 1:

    collis, quem propter magnitudinem circuitus opere circumplecti non poterant,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 83:

    illi operibus vincebant, quod interiore spatio minorem circuitum habebant,

    id. B. C. 3, 44:

    XV milia passuum circuitu amplexus,

    id. ib.; so id B G. 1, 41; Plin. 4, 12, 19, § 54:

    brevi per mon tes circuitu praemissis, qui munirent viam,

    Liv. 34, 28, 2; 4, 27, 8; Curt. 3, 11, 19:

    qualis esset natura montis et qualis in circuitu ascensus,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 21; 2, 29; 2, 30:

    longo circuitu petere regiones,

    id. ib. 7, 45; Verg. A. 11, 767:

    saevaque circuitu curvantem bracchia longo, Ov M. 2, 82: circumitus Siciliae quid tibi novi ostenderit,

    Sen. Ep. 79, 1.—
    B.
    = ambitus, an open space left around a building, Varr. L. L. 5, § 22; cf. Paul. ex Fest. p 5, 4 Müll.; Inscr Marin. Fratr. Arval. p. 369.—
    III.
    Trop
    A.
    In rhet., a period: in toto circuitu illo orationis, quem Graeci periodon, nos tum ambitum, tum circuitum, tum comprehensionem, aut continuationem aut circumscriptionem dicimus, Cic. Or. 61, 204; cf.

    Quint 9, 4, 124: modo ne circuitus ipse verborum sit aut brevior quam aures exspectent, aut longior, etc.,

    Cic. de Or 3, 49, 191; 3, 51, 198; id. Or. 23, 78; Quint. 8, 6, 59; 11, 1, 6. —In plur.:

    oratio longiores habet saepe circuitus,

    Quint. 9, 4, 60.—
    B.
    In the postAug. per., a circumlocution, periphrasis, a roundabout way in speech or action; an indirect procedure.
    1.
    Of speech, ea, quae proprie signari poterant, circuitu coeperint enuntiare, Quint. 12, 10, 16; 12, 10, 41; 5, 7, 16;

    10, 1, 12: loqui per circuitus,

    Mart. 11, 15, 8.—
    2.
    Of action:

    cur circuitu petis gloriam, quae ad manum posita est?

    Curt. 9, 3, 14: negavi circuitu agendum, sed plane jure civili dimicandum, Petr 13 fin.

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  • 10 dispendium

    dispendĭum, ii, n. [dispendo] (opp compendium, v. 3, dis, II.), expense, cost, loss (mostly ante- and post-class.; cf.: impensa, impendium, sumptus; also: noxa, damnum, detrimentum, jactura, incommodum).
    I.
    Lit.:

    dispendium ideo, quod in dispendendo solet minus fieri,

    Varr. L. L. 5, § 183 Müll.:

    sine damno et dispendio,

    Plaut. Poen. 1, 1, 35; cf.

    so with sumptus,

    Ter. Eun. 5, 4, 7:

    minore nusquam bene fui dispendio,

    Plaut. Men. 3, 2, 20:

    ut gratiam ineat sine suo dispendio,

    Ter. Hec. 5, 2, 29: neque dispendi facit hilum, Enn. ap. Varr. L. L. 5, § 60 Müll.; cf.
    * Lucr.
    2, 1127:

    alicui afferre dispendium,

    Col. 4, 24, 1:

    quod dispendium pauci intellegunt,

    Plin. 36, 6, 9, § 53:

    dispendia (comae),

    Ov. Am. 1, 14, 43; cf. id. ib. 1, 7, 25:

    viarum,

    i. e. a roundabout way, Mart. 9, 100:

    silvae,

    Luc. 8, 2.—
    2.
    Trop.: hic tibi ne qua morae fuerint dispendia tanti, loss of time, * Verg. A. 3, 453:

    famae,

    Claud. VI. Cons. Hon. 452:

    disciplinae,

    Aus. Grat. Act. 32.

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  • 11 Maeander

    Maeander ( Maeandros or Mae-andrus), dri, m., = Maiandros, a river, proverbial for its winding course, which rises in Great Phrygia, flows between Lydia and Caria, and falls, near Miletus, into the Icarian Sea, now Mendere Su; nom. Maeander, Liv. 38, 13, 7; Sen. Ep. 104, 15; Plin. 2, 85, 87, § 201; 5, 29, 31, § 113; Claud. Eutr. 2, 266; Avien. Perieg. 999:

    Maeandros,

    Ov. M. 2, 246; 8, 162; id. H. 9, 55:

    Maeandrus,

    Sil. 7, 139; Paul. ex Fest. p. 136 Müll.; acc. Maeandrum, Liv. 38, 12; 13:

    Maeandron,

    Luc. 3, 208:

    more Maeandri,

    i. e. with turnings and windings, Col. 8, 17, 11.—
    2.
    Personified, acc. to the fable, the father of Cyane, and grandfather of Caunus and Byblis, Ov. M. 9, 450.—
    B.
    Transf. (from the windings of the Mæander), as an appellative, and hence also in the plur.
    1.
    A crooked or roundabout way, a turning, twisting, winding, meandering, maze, etc.:

    quos tu Maeandros, quae deverticula flexionesque quaesisti?

    Cic. Pis. 22, 53; Amm. 30, 1, 12; cf. Ov. M. 2, 246; 8, 162 sqq.; Sil. 7, 139; Sen. Herc. Fur. 683:

    in illis dialecticae gyris atque Maeandris,

    Gell. 16, 8, 17:

    Maeandros faciebat et gyros, etc.,

    Amm. 30, 1:

    Mĕandros,

    Prud. Cath. 6, 142.—
    2.
    In embroidery, a border wrought with many involutions or windings:

    victori chlamydem auratam, quam plurima circum Purpura Maeandro duplici Meliboea cucurrit,

    Verg. A. 5, 251; cf. Serv. in loc.; cf. Non. 140, 2, and Paul. ex Fest. p. 136 Müll.— Hence,
    II. A.
    Maeandrĭus, a, um, adj., = Maiandrios.
    1.
    Of or belonging to Mæander, Mæandrian:

    juvenis Maeandrius,

    i. e. Caunus, the grandson of Mæander, Ov. M. 9, 573.—
    2.
    Of or belonging to the river Mæander, Mæandrian:

    unda,

    Prop. 3, 32, 35:

    flumina,

    Claud. VI. Cons. Honor. 635.—
    B.
    Maeandrĭcus, a, um, adj., Mæandrian (acc. to I. B. 2.):

    fluxus,

    Tert. Pall. 4 med. —
    * C.
    Maeandrātus, a, um, adj., full of curves like the Mæander, Mæandrian: facies Maeandrata et vermiculata, Varr. ap. Non. 140, 5 (Sat. Men. 86, 14).

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  • 12 Maeandratus

    Maeander ( Maeandros or Mae-andrus), dri, m., = Maiandros, a river, proverbial for its winding course, which rises in Great Phrygia, flows between Lydia and Caria, and falls, near Miletus, into the Icarian Sea, now Mendere Su; nom. Maeander, Liv. 38, 13, 7; Sen. Ep. 104, 15; Plin. 2, 85, 87, § 201; 5, 29, 31, § 113; Claud. Eutr. 2, 266; Avien. Perieg. 999:

    Maeandros,

    Ov. M. 2, 246; 8, 162; id. H. 9, 55:

    Maeandrus,

    Sil. 7, 139; Paul. ex Fest. p. 136 Müll.; acc. Maeandrum, Liv. 38, 12; 13:

    Maeandron,

    Luc. 3, 208:

    more Maeandri,

    i. e. with turnings and windings, Col. 8, 17, 11.—
    2.
    Personified, acc. to the fable, the father of Cyane, and grandfather of Caunus and Byblis, Ov. M. 9, 450.—
    B.
    Transf. (from the windings of the Mæander), as an appellative, and hence also in the plur.
    1.
    A crooked or roundabout way, a turning, twisting, winding, meandering, maze, etc.:

    quos tu Maeandros, quae deverticula flexionesque quaesisti?

    Cic. Pis. 22, 53; Amm. 30, 1, 12; cf. Ov. M. 2, 246; 8, 162 sqq.; Sil. 7, 139; Sen. Herc. Fur. 683:

    in illis dialecticae gyris atque Maeandris,

    Gell. 16, 8, 17:

    Maeandros faciebat et gyros, etc.,

    Amm. 30, 1:

    Mĕandros,

    Prud. Cath. 6, 142.—
    2.
    In embroidery, a border wrought with many involutions or windings:

    victori chlamydem auratam, quam plurima circum Purpura Maeandro duplici Meliboea cucurrit,

    Verg. A. 5, 251; cf. Serv. in loc.; cf. Non. 140, 2, and Paul. ex Fest. p. 136 Müll.— Hence,
    II. A.
    Maeandrĭus, a, um, adj., = Maiandrios.
    1.
    Of or belonging to Mæander, Mæandrian:

    juvenis Maeandrius,

    i. e. Caunus, the grandson of Mæander, Ov. M. 9, 573.—
    2.
    Of or belonging to the river Mæander, Mæandrian:

    unda,

    Prop. 3, 32, 35:

    flumina,

    Claud. VI. Cons. Honor. 635.—
    B.
    Maeandrĭcus, a, um, adj., Mæandrian (acc. to I. B. 2.):

    fluxus,

    Tert. Pall. 4 med. —
    * C.
    Maeandrātus, a, um, adj., full of curves like the Mæander, Mæandrian: facies Maeandrata et vermiculata, Varr. ap. Non. 140, 5 (Sat. Men. 86, 14).

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  • 13 Maeandricus

    Maeander ( Maeandros or Mae-andrus), dri, m., = Maiandros, a river, proverbial for its winding course, which rises in Great Phrygia, flows between Lydia and Caria, and falls, near Miletus, into the Icarian Sea, now Mendere Su; nom. Maeander, Liv. 38, 13, 7; Sen. Ep. 104, 15; Plin. 2, 85, 87, § 201; 5, 29, 31, § 113; Claud. Eutr. 2, 266; Avien. Perieg. 999:

    Maeandros,

    Ov. M. 2, 246; 8, 162; id. H. 9, 55:

    Maeandrus,

    Sil. 7, 139; Paul. ex Fest. p. 136 Müll.; acc. Maeandrum, Liv. 38, 12; 13:

    Maeandron,

    Luc. 3, 208:

    more Maeandri,

    i. e. with turnings and windings, Col. 8, 17, 11.—
    2.
    Personified, acc. to the fable, the father of Cyane, and grandfather of Caunus and Byblis, Ov. M. 9, 450.—
    B.
    Transf. (from the windings of the Mæander), as an appellative, and hence also in the plur.
    1.
    A crooked or roundabout way, a turning, twisting, winding, meandering, maze, etc.:

    quos tu Maeandros, quae deverticula flexionesque quaesisti?

    Cic. Pis. 22, 53; Amm. 30, 1, 12; cf. Ov. M. 2, 246; 8, 162 sqq.; Sil. 7, 139; Sen. Herc. Fur. 683:

    in illis dialecticae gyris atque Maeandris,

    Gell. 16, 8, 17:

    Maeandros faciebat et gyros, etc.,

    Amm. 30, 1:

    Mĕandros,

    Prud. Cath. 6, 142.—
    2.
    In embroidery, a border wrought with many involutions or windings:

    victori chlamydem auratam, quam plurima circum Purpura Maeandro duplici Meliboea cucurrit,

    Verg. A. 5, 251; cf. Serv. in loc.; cf. Non. 140, 2, and Paul. ex Fest. p. 136 Müll.— Hence,
    II. A.
    Maeandrĭus, a, um, adj., = Maiandrios.
    1.
    Of or belonging to Mæander, Mæandrian:

    juvenis Maeandrius,

    i. e. Caunus, the grandson of Mæander, Ov. M. 9, 573.—
    2.
    Of or belonging to the river Mæander, Mæandrian:

    unda,

    Prop. 3, 32, 35:

    flumina,

    Claud. VI. Cons. Honor. 635.—
    B.
    Maeandrĭcus, a, um, adj., Mæandrian (acc. to I. B. 2.):

    fluxus,

    Tert. Pall. 4 med. —
    * C.
    Maeandrātus, a, um, adj., full of curves like the Mæander, Mæandrian: facies Maeandrata et vermiculata, Varr. ap. Non. 140, 5 (Sat. Men. 86, 14).

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  • 14 Maeandrius

    Maeander ( Maeandros or Mae-andrus), dri, m., = Maiandros, a river, proverbial for its winding course, which rises in Great Phrygia, flows between Lydia and Caria, and falls, near Miletus, into the Icarian Sea, now Mendere Su; nom. Maeander, Liv. 38, 13, 7; Sen. Ep. 104, 15; Plin. 2, 85, 87, § 201; 5, 29, 31, § 113; Claud. Eutr. 2, 266; Avien. Perieg. 999:

    Maeandros,

    Ov. M. 2, 246; 8, 162; id. H. 9, 55:

    Maeandrus,

    Sil. 7, 139; Paul. ex Fest. p. 136 Müll.; acc. Maeandrum, Liv. 38, 12; 13:

    Maeandron,

    Luc. 3, 208:

    more Maeandri,

    i. e. with turnings and windings, Col. 8, 17, 11.—
    2.
    Personified, acc. to the fable, the father of Cyane, and grandfather of Caunus and Byblis, Ov. M. 9, 450.—
    B.
    Transf. (from the windings of the Mæander), as an appellative, and hence also in the plur.
    1.
    A crooked or roundabout way, a turning, twisting, winding, meandering, maze, etc.:

    quos tu Maeandros, quae deverticula flexionesque quaesisti?

    Cic. Pis. 22, 53; Amm. 30, 1, 12; cf. Ov. M. 2, 246; 8, 162 sqq.; Sil. 7, 139; Sen. Herc. Fur. 683:

    in illis dialecticae gyris atque Maeandris,

    Gell. 16, 8, 17:

    Maeandros faciebat et gyros, etc.,

    Amm. 30, 1:

    Mĕandros,

    Prud. Cath. 6, 142.—
    2.
    In embroidery, a border wrought with many involutions or windings:

    victori chlamydem auratam, quam plurima circum Purpura Maeandro duplici Meliboea cucurrit,

    Verg. A. 5, 251; cf. Serv. in loc.; cf. Non. 140, 2, and Paul. ex Fest. p. 136 Müll.— Hence,
    II. A.
    Maeandrĭus, a, um, adj., = Maiandrios.
    1.
    Of or belonging to Mæander, Mæandrian:

    juvenis Maeandrius,

    i. e. Caunus, the grandson of Mæander, Ov. M. 9, 573.—
    2.
    Of or belonging to the river Mæander, Mæandrian:

    unda,

    Prop. 3, 32, 35:

    flumina,

    Claud. VI. Cons. Honor. 635.—
    B.
    Maeandrĭcus, a, um, adj., Mæandrian (acc. to I. B. 2.):

    fluxus,

    Tert. Pall. 4 med. —
    * C.
    Maeandrātus, a, um, adj., full of curves like the Mæander, Mæandrian: facies Maeandrata et vermiculata, Varr. ap. Non. 140, 5 (Sat. Men. 86, 14).

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  • 15 Maeandros

    Maeander ( Maeandros or Mae-andrus), dri, m., = Maiandros, a river, proverbial for its winding course, which rises in Great Phrygia, flows between Lydia and Caria, and falls, near Miletus, into the Icarian Sea, now Mendere Su; nom. Maeander, Liv. 38, 13, 7; Sen. Ep. 104, 15; Plin. 2, 85, 87, § 201; 5, 29, 31, § 113; Claud. Eutr. 2, 266; Avien. Perieg. 999:

    Maeandros,

    Ov. M. 2, 246; 8, 162; id. H. 9, 55:

    Maeandrus,

    Sil. 7, 139; Paul. ex Fest. p. 136 Müll.; acc. Maeandrum, Liv. 38, 12; 13:

    Maeandron,

    Luc. 3, 208:

    more Maeandri,

    i. e. with turnings and windings, Col. 8, 17, 11.—
    2.
    Personified, acc. to the fable, the father of Cyane, and grandfather of Caunus and Byblis, Ov. M. 9, 450.—
    B.
    Transf. (from the windings of the Mæander), as an appellative, and hence also in the plur.
    1.
    A crooked or roundabout way, a turning, twisting, winding, meandering, maze, etc.:

    quos tu Maeandros, quae deverticula flexionesque quaesisti?

    Cic. Pis. 22, 53; Amm. 30, 1, 12; cf. Ov. M. 2, 246; 8, 162 sqq.; Sil. 7, 139; Sen. Herc. Fur. 683:

    in illis dialecticae gyris atque Maeandris,

    Gell. 16, 8, 17:

    Maeandros faciebat et gyros, etc.,

    Amm. 30, 1:

    Mĕandros,

    Prud. Cath. 6, 142.—
    2.
    In embroidery, a border wrought with many involutions or windings:

    victori chlamydem auratam, quam plurima circum Purpura Maeandro duplici Meliboea cucurrit,

    Verg. A. 5, 251; cf. Serv. in loc.; cf. Non. 140, 2, and Paul. ex Fest. p. 136 Müll.— Hence,
    II. A.
    Maeandrĭus, a, um, adj., = Maiandrios.
    1.
    Of or belonging to Mæander, Mæandrian:

    juvenis Maeandrius,

    i. e. Caunus, the grandson of Mæander, Ov. M. 9, 573.—
    2.
    Of or belonging to the river Mæander, Mæandrian:

    unda,

    Prop. 3, 32, 35:

    flumina,

    Claud. VI. Cons. Honor. 635.—
    B.
    Maeandrĭcus, a, um, adj., Mæandrian (acc. to I. B. 2.):

    fluxus,

    Tert. Pall. 4 med. —
    * C.
    Maeandrātus, a, um, adj., full of curves like the Mæander, Mæandrian: facies Maeandrata et vermiculata, Varr. ap. Non. 140, 5 (Sat. Men. 86, 14).

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  • 16 Maeandrus

    Maeander ( Maeandros or Mae-andrus), dri, m., = Maiandros, a river, proverbial for its winding course, which rises in Great Phrygia, flows between Lydia and Caria, and falls, near Miletus, into the Icarian Sea, now Mendere Su; nom. Maeander, Liv. 38, 13, 7; Sen. Ep. 104, 15; Plin. 2, 85, 87, § 201; 5, 29, 31, § 113; Claud. Eutr. 2, 266; Avien. Perieg. 999:

    Maeandros,

    Ov. M. 2, 246; 8, 162; id. H. 9, 55:

    Maeandrus,

    Sil. 7, 139; Paul. ex Fest. p. 136 Müll.; acc. Maeandrum, Liv. 38, 12; 13:

    Maeandron,

    Luc. 3, 208:

    more Maeandri,

    i. e. with turnings and windings, Col. 8, 17, 11.—
    2.
    Personified, acc. to the fable, the father of Cyane, and grandfather of Caunus and Byblis, Ov. M. 9, 450.—
    B.
    Transf. (from the windings of the Mæander), as an appellative, and hence also in the plur.
    1.
    A crooked or roundabout way, a turning, twisting, winding, meandering, maze, etc.:

    quos tu Maeandros, quae deverticula flexionesque quaesisti?

    Cic. Pis. 22, 53; Amm. 30, 1, 12; cf. Ov. M. 2, 246; 8, 162 sqq.; Sil. 7, 139; Sen. Herc. Fur. 683:

    in illis dialecticae gyris atque Maeandris,

    Gell. 16, 8, 17:

    Maeandros faciebat et gyros, etc.,

    Amm. 30, 1:

    Mĕandros,

    Prud. Cath. 6, 142.—
    2.
    In embroidery, a border wrought with many involutions or windings:

    victori chlamydem auratam, quam plurima circum Purpura Maeandro duplici Meliboea cucurrit,

    Verg. A. 5, 251; cf. Serv. in loc.; cf. Non. 140, 2, and Paul. ex Fest. p. 136 Müll.— Hence,
    II. A.
    Maeandrĭus, a, um, adj., = Maiandrios.
    1.
    Of or belonging to Mæander, Mæandrian:

    juvenis Maeandrius,

    i. e. Caunus, the grandson of Mæander, Ov. M. 9, 573.—
    2.
    Of or belonging to the river Mæander, Mæandrian:

    unda,

    Prop. 3, 32, 35:

    flumina,

    Claud. VI. Cons. Honor. 635.—
    B.
    Maeandrĭcus, a, um, adj., Mæandrian (acc. to I. B. 2.):

    fluxus,

    Tert. Pall. 4 med. —
    * C.
    Maeandrātus, a, um, adj., full of curves like the Mæander, Mæandrian: facies Maeandrata et vermiculata, Varr. ap. Non. 140, 5 (Sat. Men. 86, 14).

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > Maeandrus

  • 17 sinuosus

    sĭnŭōsus, a, um, adj. [1. sinus], full of bendings, windings, or curves; full of folds, bent, winding, sinuous ( poet. and in postAug. prose; syn. tortuosus).
    I.
    Lit.:

    flexus anguis,

    Verg. G. 1, 244:

    volumina (serpentis),

    id. A. 11, 753:

    Maeander flexibus,

    Plin. 5, 29, 31, § 113:

    arcus,

    Ov. Am. 1, 1, 23:

    vela,

    Prop. 4 (5), 1, 15; Ov. H. 8, 23:

    vestis,

    id. M. 5, 68:

    folia lateribus,

    Plin. 16, 6, 8, § 19 et saep.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    Of style, full of digressions, diffuse: ratio narrandi, * Quint. 2, 4, 3:

    quaestio,

    Gell. 14, 2, 13.—
    B.
    Sinuoso in pectore, in the recesses of my heart, Pers. 5, 27.—
    * Adv.: sĭnŭōsē, intricately, in a roundabout manner:

    dicere sinuosius atque sollertius,

    Gell. 12, 5, 6.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > sinuosus

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