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  • 1 plumarius

    plūmārĭus, a, um, adj. [id.], of or belonging to soft feathers; transf., embroidered with feathers:

    vestes plumariā arte contextae,

    the art of embroidering, Hier. Ep. 29, n. 6;

    Adelh. Laud. Virg. 15: ars,

    embroidery, Vulg. Exod. 39, 28.—
    II.
    Subst.: plūmārĭus, ii, m., an embroiderer, Varr. ap. Non. 162, 27:

    plumariorum textrinae,

    Vitr. 6, 7; Firm. Math. 3, 13, 10; Vulg. Exod. 35, 35; Inscr. Grut. 649, 8; Inscr. Rein. cl. 11, n. 114.

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  • 2 pluma

    plūma, ae, f., a small, soft feather; in plur., fine, soft feathers, down.
    I.
    Lit. (clas.;

    syn. penna): (animantium) pluma alias, alias squamā videmus obductas,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 47, 121:

    plumae versicolores,

    id. Fin. 3, 5, 18:

    mollis,

    Verg. A. 10, 192:

    in plumis delituisse Jovem,

    i. e. in the form of a swan, Ov. H. 8, 68.—They were used esp. for stuffing pillows and the beds of litters:

    dormit in plumā,

    Mart. 12, 17, 8:

    pensilibus plumis vehi,

    i. e. in litters, Juv. 1, 159:

    in plumā paternā dormire,

    id. 6, 88. —Also in clothing:

    non avium plumae in usum vestium conseruntur?

    Sen. Ep. 90, 14.—As an image of lightness, triviality, insignificance, like feather with us:

    homo levior quam pluma,

    Plaut. Men. 2, 3, 23:

    levior plumā est gratia,

    id. Poen. 3, 6, 17:

    ipsi plumā aut folio facilius moventur,

    Cic. Att. 8, 15, 2:

    pluma haud interest, patronus, an cliens probior siet,

    there is not a pin to choose, Plaut. Most. 2, 1, 60.—
    II.
    Transf.
    A.
    Of the first beard, down ( poet.):

    insperata tuae cum veniet pluma superbiae,

    Hor. C. 4, 10, 2.—
    B.
    The scales on a coat of mail, Stat. Th. 11, 542; cf.:

    equus, quem pellis aënis In plumam squamis auro conserta tegebat,

    i. e. scales of brass overlaid on a skin, Verg. A. 11, 771 Serv. and Heyn. ad loc.:

    equis operimenta erant, quae lintea ferreis laminis in modum plumae adnexuerant,

    Sall. H. 4, 59 Dietsch.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > pluma

  • 3 plumarius

    I
    plumaria, plumarium ADJ
    embroidered; brocaded with a feather pattern; of embroidery; of soft feathers
    II
    embroiderer; maker of embroidery/brocade

    Latin-English dictionary > plumarius

  • 4 lana

    lāna, ae, f. [Gr. lachnê, lachnos, lênos, Dor. lanos; cf. laoios, and v. Varr. L. L. 5, § 113 Müll.], wool, Plaut. Men. 1, 2, 12; Varr. R. R. 2, 2, 18; Cic. de Or. 2, 68, 277; Col. 7, 2, 4:

    lanam cārĕre,

    to card wool, Plaut. Men. 5, 2, 46; so,

    lanam trahere,

    Juv. 2, 54:

    lanam deducere,

    id. 7, 224:

    lanas ducere,

    to spin wool, Ov. M. 4, 34:

    lanam expediendam conducere,

    for carding and spinning, Dig. 7, 8, 12:

    lanas tingere murice,

    to dye, Ov. M. 6, 9; cf.:

    lanam fucare veneno Assyrio,

    Verg. G. 2, 465:

    medicata fuco,

    Hor. C. 3, 5, 28:

    aurea lana,

    the golden fleece, Ov. F. 3, 876:

    lana legata, sive succida sive lota sit, sive pectinata sive versicoloria, legato cedit,

    Paul. Sent. 3, 6, 82; cf.

    § 85: si ex lana mea vestimentum feceris, etc.,

    Gai. Inst. 2, 79.—
    II.
    Transf.
    A.
    In gen., a working in wool:

    lana et tela victum quaeritans,

    Ter. And. 1, 1, 48:

    Lucretia lanae dedita,

    Liv. 1, 57:

    lanam facere,

    Ov. M. 6, 31.— Plur.:

    te lanae... non citharae decent,

    Hor. C. 3, 15, 13:

    admotaque lanis quae cessat acu,

    Juv. 6, 497.—Prov.: cogitare de lana sua, to be thinking about her work, i. e. to be unconcerned, Ov. A. A. 2, 686.—
    B.
    Of things resembling wool, soft hair or feathers, down:

    lana leporina et anserina et caprina,

    Dig. 32, 1, 70; Mart. 14, 161:

    celantur simili ventura Cydonia lana,

    id. 10, 42; cf. Plin. 12, 10, 21, § 38.—Of thin, fleecy clouds:

    tenuia lanae vellera,

    Verg. G. 1, 397; cf. Plin. 18, 35, 82, § 356.—Prov.:

    rixari de lana caprina,

    i. e. to dispute about trifles, Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 15.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > lana

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