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  • 1 velum

    sail, covering, awning, curtain.

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  • 2 vēlum

        vēlum ī, n    [VAG-], that which propels, a sail: procella Velum ferit, V.: pleno concita velo puppis, O.: ad id, unde aliquis flatus ostenditur, vela do, make sail: retrorsum Vela dare, H.: Solvite vela citi, set sail, V.: deducere, O.: traducere ad castra Corneliana, Cs.: Tendunt vela noti, V.: Neptunus ventis inplevit vela secundis, V.— Prov.: res velis, ut ita dicam, remisque fugienda, i. e. with might and main: Non agimur tumidis velis, with full sails, i. e. in perfect prosperity, H.: plenissimis velis navigare.—Fig., impelling power, vigor, energy: utrum panderem vela orationis statim, an, etc.: velis maioribus, with more zeal, O.—A cloth, covering, awning, curtain, veil: tabernacula carbaseis intenta velis: pendentia Vela domūs, hangings, Iu.: neque marmoreo pendebant vela theatro, awnings (cf. velarium), O.: sinuosa vela, Pr.
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    sail, covering; curtain

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  • 3 navigo

    nāvĭgo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. and n. [navisago], to sail, set sail.
    I.
    Lit.
    A.
    Neutr.:

    cum per anni tempus navigare poteris, ad nos veni,

    Cic. Fam. 16, 7:

    ex Asiā in Macedoniam,

    id. Fl. 14, 32:

    Syracusas,

    id. N. D. 3, 34, 83:

    in alto,

    id. Inv. 2, 51, 153:

    plenissimis velis,

    id. Dom. 10, 24:

    nactus idoneam tempestatem ad navigandum,

    Caes. B. G. 4, 23:

    e portu,

    to set sail, Quint. 4, 2, 42:

    quo tempore ceteri praetores consueverunt navigare,

    to go by sea, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 31, § 80:

    neve naviges, nisi explorate,

    id. Fam. 16, 8, 1.—Of ships:

    utrum ista classis navigārit,

    Cic. Fl. 14, 32:

    decrevimus, ut classis in Italiam navigaret,

    id. ib. 13, 30; Ov. A. A. 2, 10.—Of goods or freight:

    interest utrum ipsae merces periculo creditoris navigent,

    go, are transported by ship, Dig. 22, 2, 1.—Prov.:

    navigare in portu,

    i. e. to be in safety, Ter. And. 3, 1, 22.—
    B.
    Act., to sail over, navigate:

    cum Xerxes maria ambulavisset, terramque navigāsset,

    Cic. Fin. 2, 34, 112:

    Tyrrhenum aequor,

    Verg. A. 1, 67:

    aequor Ionium,

    Ov. M. 15, 50:

    Oceanum septentrionalem,

    Suet. Claud. 1: quae homines arant, navigant, aedificant, virtuti omnia parent, all their achievements in navigation, etc., Sall. C. 2, 7.—
    (β).
    Pass.:

    totus hodie navigatur occidens: septentrionalis vero Oceanus magnā ex parte navigatus est,

    Plin. 2, 67, 67, § 167; 36, 15, 24, § 104; Tac. G. 34; cf. Quint. 1, 4, 28. —
    (γ).
    Impers.:

    iis enim ventis istim navigatur,

    Cic. Fam. 16, 7:

    si valebis, cum recte navigari poterit, tum naviges,

    id. ib. 16, 12, 6; Plin. 6, 26, 30, § 126.—
    II.
    Transf.
    A.
    To sail, remove, proceed:

    quam celeriter belli impetus navigavit,

    Cic. Imp. Pomp. 12, 34:

    in Africam navigabat bellum,

    Flor. 2, 2, 17; 2, 8, 1.—
    B.
    To swim, Ov. H. 19, 47. —
    C.
    To flow:

    in ipso rapidum mare navigat ore,

    Manil. 5, 583.

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  • 4 nāvigō

        nāvigō āvī, ātus, āre    [navis+1 AG-], to sail, cruise: periculum navigandi: plenissimis velis: idonea tempestas ad navigandum, Cs.: quo tempore ceteri praetores consueverunt navigare, go by sea: Naviget, serve as a sailor, H.: utrum ista classis navigarit: quae homines arant, navigant, all men's achievements in navigation, etc., S.— Prov.: in portu navigo, i. e. am in safety, T.— To sail over, navigate: Tyrrhenum aequor, V.: inmensi lacūs classibus navigati, Ta.: iis enim ventis istim navigatur.— To sail, remove, proceed: quam celeriter belli impetus navigavit.— To swim: iam certe navigat, O.
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    navigare, navigavi, navigatus V
    sail; navigate

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  • 5 vēlificor

        vēlificor ātus, ārī, dep.    [velificus, making sail; velum+2 FAC-], to make sail, move under full sail; hence, fig., to be zealous for: honori suo.
    * * *
    velificari, velificatus sum V DEP
    sail (ship); operate sails; set/direct course; direct effort towards, work for

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  • 6 velificor

    vēlĭfĭcor, ātus ( inf. parag. velificarier, Afr. Com. 267), 1, v. dep. n. [velum-facio], to make sail, spread sail, sail.
    I.
    Lit. (rare;

    not in Cic.): (ratis) Caerula ad infernos velificata lacus,

    Prop. 2, 28 (3, 25), 40:

    velificantes triumphantium in modum,

    Flor. 3, 7, 3; Mel. 3, 7, 2.—
    II.
    Trop., with dat., to make sail for, i. e. to exert one's self to effect, procure, or gain a thing (class.):

    honori suo velificari,

    Cic. Agr. 1, 9, 27: ne aut velificatus alicui dicaris, aut, etc., Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 10, 2:

    favori civium,

    Flor. 1, 9, 5.

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  • 7 vēlificō

        vēlificō —, —, āre    [collat. form of velificor], to sail, make sail: per urbanas aquas, Pr.— Pass: velificatus Athos, sailed through, Iu.
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    velificare, velificavi, velificatus V
    sail (ship); operate sails; set/direct course; direct effort towards, work for

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  • 8 enavigo

    enavigare, enavigavi, enavigatus V
    sail forth/away, put out to sea; sail clear (of obstacles) sail across; swim

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  • 9 artemo

    artĕmon ( artĕmo, Lucil. ap. Charis. p. 99 P.), ōnis, m., = artemôn.
    I.
    A sail put upon the mast above the main-sail, a top-sail, Dig. 50, 16, 242; * Vulg. Act. 27, 40.—
    II.

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  • 10 artemon

    artĕmon ( artĕmo, Lucil. ap. Charis. p. 99 P.), ōnis, m., = artemôn.
    I.
    A sail put upon the mast above the main-sail, a top-sail, Dig. 50, 16, 242; * Vulg. Act. 27, 40.—
    II.

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  • 11 decurro

    dē-curro, cŭcurri or curri (cf.:

    decucurrit,

    Caes. B. G. 2, 21; Tac. A. 2, 7; Suet. Ner. 11:

    decucurrerunt,

    Caes. B. G. 2, 19, 7; Petr. 64, 3:

    decucurrerat,

    Liv. 1, 12:

    decucurrisse,

    id. 25, 17; also,

    decurrerunt,

    id. 26, 51; 38, 8:

    decurrēre,

    Verg. A. 4, 153; 11, 189:

    decurrisset,

    Liv. 33, 26), cursum, 3, v. n. and (with homogeneous objects, viam, spatium, trop. aetatem, etc.) a., to run down from a higher point; to flow, move, sail, swim down; to run over, run through, traverse (class. and very freq.). —
    I.
    Lit.
    A.
    In gen.
    (α).
    Neutr.:

    de tribunali decurrit,

    Liv. 4, 50: Laocoon ardens [p. 524] summa decurrit ab arcs, Verg. A. 2, 41; cf.:

    ab agro Lanuvino,

    Hor. Od. 3, 27, 3; for which merely with the abl.:

    altā decurrens arce,

    Verg. A. 11, 490; cf.:

    jugis,

    id. ib. 4, 153:

    Caesar ad cohortandos milites decucurrit,

    Caes. B. G. 2, 21; Suet. Ner. 11:

    ad naves decurrunt,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 28, 3; cf.:

    ad mare,

    Liv. 41, 2:

    ego puto te bellissime cum quaestore Mescinio decursurum (viz., on board ship),

    Cic. Fam. 16, 4, 3; cf.:

    tuto mari,

    to sail, Ov. M. 9, 591:

    celeri cymbā,

    id. F. 6, 77:

    pedibus siccis super summa aequora,

    id. M. 14, 50:

    piscis ad hamum,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 74:

    monte decurrens velut amnis,

    id. Od. 4, 2, 5; Liv. 38, 13; Ov. M. 3, 569:

    uti naves decurrerent,

    should sail, Tac. A. 15, 43:

    in insulam quamdam decurrentes,

    sailing to, Vulg. Act. 27, 16:

    amnis Iomanes in Gangen per Palibothros decurrit,

    Plin. 6, 19, 22, § 69:

    in mare,

    Liv. 21, 26.— Pass. impers.:

    nunc video calcem, ad quam cum sit decursum, etc.,

    Cic. Tusc. 1, 8, 15:

    quo decursum prope jam siet,

    Lucr. 2, 962.—
    (β).
    Act.:

    septingenta milia passuum vis esse decursa biduo?

    run through, Cic. Quint. 21, 81:

    decurso spatio ad carceres,

    id. Sen. 23, 83; cf.

    , with the accessory idea of completion: nec vero velim quasi decurso spatio ad carceres a calce revocari,

    id. de Sen. 23, 83; and:

    decursa novissima meta,

    Ov. M. 10, 597: vada salsa puppi, Catull. 64, 6.—
    2.
    Transf., of the stars ( poet.), to accomplish their course: stellaeque per vacuum solitae noctis decurrere tempus, Lucan. 1, 531; cf.

    lampas,

    id. 10, 501. —
    B.
    Esp., milit. t. t., to go through military exercises or manœuvres, to advance rapidly, to charge, skirmish, etc.:

    pedites decurrendo signa sequi et servare ordines docuit,

    while performing evolutions, Liv. 24, 48; cf. id. 23, 35; 26, 51; 40, 6 al.:

    ex montibus in vallem,

    Caes. B. G. 3, 2, 4; cf.:

    ex omnibus partibus,

    id. ib. 3, 4:

    ex superiore loco,

    Liv. 6, 33:

    ex Capitolio in hostem,

    id. 9, 4:

    ab arce,

    id. 1, 12:

    inde (sc. a Janiculo),

    id. 2, 10 et saep.:

    incredibili celeritate ad flumen,

    Caes. B. G. 2, 19, 7.— Pass. impers.:

    quinto (die) iterum in armis de cursum est,

    Liv. 26, 51.—
    2.
    Transf., to walk or run in armor, in celebrating some festival (usually in funeral games):

    (in funere Gracchi tradunt) armatum exercitum decucurrisse cum tripudiis Hispanorum,

    Liv. 25, 17:

    ter circum rogos, cincti fulgentibus armis, decurrēre,

    Verg. A. 11, 189; Tac. A. 2, 7; Suet. Claud. 1 (v. decursio). —
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    In gen.
    (α).
    Neutr.:

    quin proclivius hic iras decurrat ad acreis,

    Lucr. 3, 312; 4, 706; 5, 1262: quibus generibus per totas quaestiones decurrimus, go over or through, Quint. 9, 2, 48; cf. id. 10, 3, 17; Plin. 7, 16, 15, § 72:

    omnium eo sententiae decurrerunt, ut, pax, etc.,

    come to, Liv. 38, 8:

    ides se non illuc decurrere, quod,

    Tac. A. 4, 40:

    ad Philotam,

    Curt. 7, 1, 28:

    ad consulendum te,

    Plin. Ep. 10, 96.— Pass. impers.:

    decurritur ad leniorem sententiam,

    they come to, Liv. 6, 19; Quint. 6, 1, 2:

    sermo extra calcem decurrens,

    Amm. 21, 1, 14:

    postremo eo decursum est, ut, etc.,

    Liv. 26, 18; so id. 22, 31; 31, 20; Tac. A. 3, 59.—
    (β).
    Act., to run or pass through:

    decurso aetatis spatio,

    Plaut. Stich. 1, 2, 14;

    and so of one's course of life,

    id. Merc. 3, 2, 4; Ter. Ad. 5, 4, 6; Ov. Tr. 3, 4, 33; cf.:

    lumen vitae,

    Lucr. 3, 1042: noctis iter, Pac. ap. Varr. L. L. 6, p. 6 Müll. (v. 347 Ribb.):

    vitam,

    Prop. 2, 15, 41; Phaedr. 4, 1, 2;

    aetatem (with agere),

    Cic. Quint. 31 fin.: tuque ades inceptumque unā decurre laborem (the fig. is that of sailing in a vessel; cf.

    soon after: pelagoque volans da vela patenti),

    Verg. G. 2, 39 Heyne:

    ista, quae abs te breviter de arte decursa sunt,

    treated, discussed, Cic. de Or. 1, 32, 148; cf.:

    equos pugnasque virum decurrere versu,

    to sing, Stat. Silv. 5, 3, 149: prius... quam mea tot laudes decurrere carmina possint, Auct. Paneg. in Pis. 198.—
    B.
    In partic.
    1.
    Pregn.: ad aliquid, to betake one's self to, have recourse to:

    ad haec extrema et inimicissima jura tam cupide decurrebas, ut, etc.,

    Cic. Quint. 15; so,

    ad istam hortationem,

    id. Caecin. 33, 65:

    ad medicamenta,

    Cels. 6, 18, 3:

    ad oraculum,

    Just. 16, 3:

    ad miseras preces,

    Hor. Od. 3, 29, 59:

    Haemonias ad artes,

    Ov. A. A. 2, 99; cf.:

    assuetas ad artes (Circe),

    id. Rem. Am. 287. Rarely to persons:

    ad Alexandri exercitum,

    Just. 14, 2.— Pass. impers.:

    decurritur ad illud extremum atque ultimum S. C.... DENT OPERAM CONSVLES, etc.,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 5, 3.—
    2.
    Of the heavenly bodies, to set, move downwards:

    qua sol decurrit meridies nuncupatur,

    Mel. 1, 1, 1; Manil. 1, 505.—With acc., to traverse, Tibull. 4, 1, 160.—
    3.
    In the rhetor. lang. of Quint., said of speech, to run on, Quint. 9, 4, 55 sq.; 11, 1, 6; 12, 9, 2 al.—
    4.
    Proverb., to run through, i. e. to leave off:

    quadrigae meae decucurrerunt (sc. ex quo podagricus factus sum),

    i. e. my former cheerfulness is at an end, is gone, Petr. 64, 3.—So, haec (vitia) aetate sunt decursa, laid aside, Coel. in Cic. Fam. 8, 13.

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  • 12 enavigo

    ē-nāvĭgo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. n. and a.
    I.
    Neutr., to sail out, sail away.
    A.
    Lit.:

    de ea civitate,

    Dig. 45, 1, 122:

    Rhodum,

    Suet. Tib. 11.— Absol., Curt. 9, 9, 13.—
    * B.
    Trop.:

    tamquam e scrupulosis cotibus enavigavit oratio,

    has escaped from, Cic. Tusc. 4, 14, 33.—
    II.
    Act., to traverse by sailing, to sail over:

    undam,

    Hor. C. 2, 14, 11:

    sinum,

    Plin. 9, 3, 2, § 6:

    (Indum),

    id. 6, 17, 21, § 60.

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  • 13 praenavigo

    prae-nāvĭgo, āvi, 1, v. a. and n., to sail by or past any thing, to sail along (post-Aug.).
    I.
    Lit., absol.:

    praenavigantes adulterae,

    Sen. Ep. 51, 12; Plin. 6, 23, 26, § 97.—With acc.:

    praenavigans litus, loca,

    Mel. 2, 3, 6; Val. Max. 1, 8, 9:

    oppida praenavigari tradunt,

    Plin. 6, 28, 32, § 146; cf. Mel. 2, 3, 6.—
    II.
    Trop., to sail past, to hurry past a thing:

    praenavigamus vitam,

    pass, spend, Sen. Ep. 70, 1.

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  • 14 carbasus

        carbasus ī, f plur. carbasa, ōrum, n, κάρπασοσ, fine flax, fine linen, Ct.—Hence, a garment of fine linen, V.: carbasa, O. — A sail, canvas (poet.), V.: carbasa deducere, O. — As adj.: carbasa lina, embroidered cloth, Pr.
    * * *
    I
    carbasa, carbasum ADJ
    made of linen/flax
    II
    linen (cloth); fine linen, cambric; canvas; sail; linen garment/clothes; awning

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  • 15 circumvector

        circumvector —, ārī, dep.    [circumveho], to ride about, sail around: oram, L.—Poet., to go through, describe: Singula, V.
    * * *
    circumvectari, circumvectatus sum V DEP
    sail round; travel round

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  • 16 ēgredior

        ēgredior gressus, ī, dep.    [ex + gradior].    I. Intrans, to go out, come forth, march out, go away: ad proelium, Cs.: per medias hostium stationes, L.: extra finīs: ex suis finibus, Cs.: e portu, set sail: a nobis foras, T.: portis, Cs.: Romā: Est urbe egressis tumulus, just outside, V.: unde erant egressi, Cs.: cum senatum egressum vidi, adjourned. — To disembark, land: ex navi, Cs.: ratibus, O.: ad egrediendum locus, Cs.: in terram.— To go up, climb, mount, ascend: scalis, S.: ad summum montis, S.: in tumulum, L.: altius, O. — Fig., to digress, deviate: a proposito. —    II. Trans, to go beyond, pass out of, leave: munitiones, Cs.: flumen, S.: urbem, L.—Fig.: modum, to transgress, Ta.: praeturam, to reach a higher honor than, Ta.
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    egredi, egressus sum V DEP
    go/march/come out; set sail; land, disembark; surpass, go beyond

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  • 17 eō

       eō īvī or iī (3d pers. rarely īt, V.; inf. īvisse or. īsse), itūrus (P. praes. iēns, euntis; ger. eundum), īre    [1 I-], to go, walk, ride, sail, fly, move, pass: In in malam rem, T.: subsidio suis ierunt, Cs.: quocumque ibat: in conclave: eo dormitum, H.: animae ad lumen iturae, V.: It visere ad eam, T.: quo pedibus ierat, on foot, L.: equis, to ride, L.: quos euntīs mirata iuventus, as they ride, V.: Euphrates ibat iam mollior undis, flowed, V.: ite viam: ibis Cecropios portūs, O.: hinc ibimus Afros, V.: Exsequias, T.: pompam funeris, O.— To go, march, move, advance (against a foe): infestis signis ad se, Cs.: equites late, pedites quam artissume ire, S.: ad hostem, L.: adversus quem ibatur, L.: in Capitolium, attack, L. — To pass, turn, be transformed: Sanguis it in sucos, O.— Fig., to go, pass, proceed, move, advance, enter, betake oneself: in dubiam imperii servitiique aleam, L.: in lacrimas, V.: per oppida Rumor it, spreads, O.: it clamor caelo, rises, V.—In the phrase, ire in sententiam, to accede to, adopt, vote for, follow: in eam (sententiam) se ituram: in sententiam eius pedibus, L.: in quam sententiam cum pedibus iretur, L.: ibatur in eam sententiam, the decision was.—With supin. acc., to go about, set out, prepare: gentem universam perditum, L.: servitum Grais matribus, V.: bonorum praemia ereptum eunt, S. — Imper., in mockery or indignation, go then, go now, go on: I nunc et nomen habe, etc., O.: ite, consules, redimite civitatem, L.—Of time, to pass by, pass away: quotquot eunt dies, H.: Singula anni praedantur euntes, as they fly, H.— Of events, to go, proceed, turn out, happen: incipit res melius ire quam putaram: prorsus ibat res: Si non tanta quies iret, continued, V.—Of persons, to fare, prosper, be fated: sic eat quaecunque Romana lugebit hostem, L.
    * * *
    I
    there, to/toward that place; in that direction; to that object/point/stage
    II
    therefore, for that reason, consequently; by that degree; so much the more/less
    III
    eare, evi, etus V
    go, walk; march, advance; pass; flow; pass (time); ride; be in the middle
    IV
    ire, ivi(ii), itus V
    go, walk; march, advance; pass; flow; pass (time); ride; sail

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  • 18 legō

        legō lēgī, lēctus, ere    [1 LEG-], to bring together, gather, collect: herbas collibus, O.: mala, nuces, V.: spolia caesorum, L.: quos (asparagos), Iu.: homini mortuo ossa: ficus apta legi, to be plucked, O.: Parcae fila legunt, i. e. spin out, V.: Ore legam (extremum halitum), receive the last breath, i. e. give a parting kiss, V.: Umida vela, to furl, V.: tenerā vela manu, O.— To take, carry off, steal: sacra divum, H.— To go over, traverse, pass, wander through: saltūs, O.: pontum Pone legit, sails through, V.: Aequora Afra, O.: presso vestigia gressu, track, O.: tortos orbīs, wander through, V.— To sail by, skirt, coast along: Inarimen Prochytenque, O.: navibus oram Italiae, L.; cf. primi litoris oram, i. e. of my theme, V.— To choose, pick out, single out, select, elect, appoint: iudices: condiciones: civīs in patres, L.: viros ad bella, O.: geminas de classe biremīs, V.: legit virum vir, man singles out man (in battle), V.: omnīs longo ordine Adversos legere, pass in review, V.—Esp., of the censors: in senatu legendo, making up the roll of the senate.—Fig., to read, peruse, scan: legi ipse animoque notavi, O.: libros: acta maiorum, S.: liber tuus et lectus est et legitur a me diligenter: Ore legar populi, O.: sepulcra, epitaphs: ut scriptum legimus, find written: relatum legere, quis docuerit, etc., N.: nec Cynicos nec Stoica dogmata, Iu.— To read out, read aloud, recite: convocatis auditoribus volumen: Obturem impune legentibus aurīs, H.: alqm occidit legendo, with recitation, H.: acta, the news of the day, Iu.
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    I
    legare, legavi, legatus V
    bequeath, will; entrust, send as an envoy, choose as a deputy
    II
    legere, legi, lectus V
    read; gather, collect (cremated bones); furl (sail), weigh (anchor); pick out

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  • 19 linteum

        linteum ī, n    [linteus], a linen cloth: linteis et vitro delatis: inscripta lintea, i. e. curtains (as a sign), Iu.— Linen: polliceri lintea in vela, L.— A sail: dare lintea retro, V.: integra lintea, H.: inplere lintea ventis, O.— A kerchief, Ct.
    * * *
    I II
    linen cloth; linen; sail; napkin; awning

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  • 20 mētior

        mētior mēnsus, īrī, dep.    [1 MA-], to measure, mete: magnitudinem mundi: nummos, i. e. have in great abundance, H.: pedes syllabis, measure by syllables: annum, i. e. divide, O.: Hesperiam metire iacens, i. e. with your dead body, V.— To measure out, deal out, distribute: frumentum militibus, Cs.: exercitui si metiendum esset: Caecubum, H.— To measure, pass over, traverse: Sacram viam, pace off, H.: aequor curru, sail through, V.: carinā aquas, O.—Fig., to measure, estimate, judge, value: suo metu pericula, S.: sonantia metiri auribus: oculo latus, H.: omnia quaestu, by profit: homines virtute, non fortunā, N.: se suo modulo ac pede, H.: nec se metitur ad illum modum, i. e. accommodates herself, Iu.: quanto Metiris pretio, quod, etc., Iu.
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    metiri, mensus sum V DEP
    measure, estimate; distribute, mete; traverse, sail/walk through

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  • Sail — Sail, n. [OE. seil, AS. segel, segl; akin to D. zeil, OHG. segal, G. & Sw. segel, Icel. segl, Dan. seil. [root] 153.] 1. An extent of canvas or other fabric by means of which the wind is made serviceable as a power for propelling vessels through… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sail — [sāl] n. [ME seil, sail < OE segl, akin to Ger segel, prob. ult. < IE base * sek , to cut > L secare, to cut, segmentum, segment] 1. any of the shaped sheets of canvas or other strong material spread to catch or deflect the wind, by… …   English World dictionary

  • sail — ► NOUN 1) a piece of material extended on a mast to catch the wind and propel a boat or ship. 2) a wind catching apparatus attached to the arm of a windmill. 3) a voyage or excursion in a sailing boat or ship. ► VERB 1) travel in a sailing boat… …   English terms dictionary

  • Sail 8 — was an attempt at sailing protesters from Cherbourg in Northern France to Edinburgh in Scotland, as part of the 2005 Make Poverty History campaign. Taking place on 3 July 2005, the day after Live 8, the event was intended to be another aspect of… …   Wikipedia

  • Sail — Sail, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sailed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sailing}.] [AS. segelian, seglian. See {Sail}, n.] 1. To be impelled or driven forward by the action of wind upon sails, as a ship on water; to be impelled on a body of water by the action of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sail — Sail, v. t. 1. To pass or move upon, as in a ship, by means of sails; hence, to move or journey upon (the water) by means of steam or other force. [1913 Webster] A thousand ships were manned to sail the sea. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. To fly… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sail — [v] travel through water, air; glide boat, captain, cast anchor, cast off, cross, cruise, dart, drift, embark, flit, float, fly, get under way*, leave, make headway, motor, move, navigate, pilot, put to sea*, reach, run, scud, set sail, shoot,… …   New thesaurus

  • sail — |a í| s. m. Óleo de peixe.   ‣ Etimologia: alteração de saim …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • sail — vb float, skim, scud, shoot, dart, *fly …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • sail — sail, to put to sea; to begin a voyage To get ship under way in complete readiness for voyage, with purpose of proceeding without further delay …   Black's law dictionary

  • sail|er — «SAY luhr», noun. 1. a ship with reference to its sailing power: »the best sailer in the fleet, a fast sailer. 2. a sailing vessel …   Useful english dictionary

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