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1 septemfluus
septemfluus adj. [septem+FLV-], sevenfoldflowing, with seven mouths: Nilus, O.: flumina Nili, O.* * *septemflua, septemfluum ADJthat flows in seven streams ("seven-flowing mouth of the Nile") -
2 septemfluus
septem-flŭus, a, um, adj. [fluo], sevenfold-flowing, an Ovidian epithet of the Nile (as having seven mouths):Nilus,
Ov. M. 1, 422:flumina Nili,
id. ib. 15, 753 (cf. the foll. art. and septemplex). -
3 fluus
flua, fluum ADJflowing (septemfluus = seven-flowing mouth of the Nile) -
4 septemplex
septem-plex, plĭcis, adj. [plico], sevenfold ( poet.): clipeus (consisting of layers of ox-hides, the Homer. heptaboeion sakos, Il. 7, 220 sq.), Verg. A. 12, 925; Ov. M. 13, 2 (cf. id. ib. 12, 95):Nilus (as having seven mouths),
id. ib. 5, 187 (cf. septemfluus and septemgeminus); so,Ister,
Ov. Tr. 2, 189:Spiritus,
Tert. Carm. adv. Marc. 4, 128: Spiritus Sancti gratia, Ambros. Jac. et Vit. Beat. 2, 9, 39; Oros. 6, 2:oculi,
Vulg. Ecclus. 20, 14.
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Septemfluous — Sep*tem flu*ous, a.[L. septemfluus; septem seven + fluere to flow.] Flowing sevenfold; divided into seven streams or currents. [R.] Fuller. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
NILUS — I. NILUS Aegypti Episcopus exustus, sub Diocletiano. Vide Lactantium, l. 5. c. 11: II. NILUS Africae fluv. celeberrimus, ut Asiae Ganges, et Indus, atque Europae Danubius. Plurima eius ab antiquis perhibentur, et celebrantur nomina. Nam et… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
septemfluous — adjective Etymology: Latin septemfluus, from septem seven + fluus (from fluere to flow) more at fluid obsolete : flowing in seven streams … Useful english dictionary
