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foedus, a, um, adj. [Sanscr. dhūmas, smoke; cf.: fumus, fīmus, feteo], foul, filthy, loathsome, ugly, unseemly, detestable, abominable, horrible (class.; cf.: deformis, turpis).

Physically:

cimices foedissimum animal,

Plin. 29, 4, 17, § 61:

herba odoris foedi,

id. 20, 16, 63, § 171:

odor,

Cels. 2, 8; 5, 28, 3:

facies,

id. 6, 6, 9:

sapor,

Lucr. 2, 401:

species,

id. 2, 421:

nunc eo tibi videtur foedus, quia illam (vestem) non habet,

Ter. Eun. 4, 4, 17; cf. Quint. 6, 3, 32:

immanissimum et foedissimum monstrum,

Cic. Pis. 14, 31:

foeda fit volucris (sc. bubo),

Ov. M. 5, 549:

caput impexa foedum porrigine,

Hor. S. 2, 3, 126:

foeda nigro simulacra fumo,

id. C. 3, 6, 4:

foeda cicatrix,

id. S. 1, 5, 60:

vulnus,

Ov. M. 12, 366:

tergum recentibus vestigiis vulnerum,

Liv. 2, 23, 7; cf. id. 9, 31, 2:

victus,

Hor. A. P. 392:

loca tetra, inculta, foeda, formidolosa,

Sall. C. 52, 13:

tempestates,

Liv. 25, 7, 7; Verg. G. 1, 323:

foedissima tempestas,

Liv. 29, 18, 5:

incendium,

id. 24, 47, 15.—With dat.:

pestilentia foeda homini, foeda pecori,

destructive, Liv. 3, 32, 2.—In the neutr. absol.:

foedum relatu,

Ov. M. 9, 167; cf.

foediora,

Liv. 3, 69, 2.—

Mentally, disgraceful, base, dishonorable, vile, shameful, infamous, foul, etc.:

quo (tyranno) neque tetrius, neque foedius, nec diis hominibusque invisius animal ullum cogitari potest,

Cic. Rep. 2, 26:

nihil fieri potest miserius, nihil perditius, nihil foedius,

id. Att. 8, 11, 4:

luxuria senectuti foedissima,

id. Off. 1, 34, 123:

homo,

Sall. C. 19, 2:

scriptores carmine foedo Splendida facta linunt,

Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 236; cf.:

foedissima ludibria,

Quint. 1, 6, 32:

bellum foedissimum,

Cic. Att. 7, 26, 3:

genus interitus,

id. ib. 15, 20, 2:

foedus et perniciosus exitus judicii,

id. Q. Fr. 3, 9, 1:

consilium,

Liv. 26, 38, 4:

facinus,

Ter. Eun. 5, 5, 1:

amor,

Lucr. 4, 1158:

ministeria,

Verg. A. 7, 619:

condiciones,

Hor. C. 3, 5, 15:

fuga ducum,

Val. Fl. 6, 723:

exprobratio,

Plin. 18, 26, 66, § 249:

inconsequentia rerum foedissima,

Quint. 8, 6, 50.—In the neutr. with a subject-clause: ludos vero non facere, quid foedius? (shortly before: quid turpius?) Cic. Att. 15, 10:

versum in oratione fieri multo foedissimum est,

Quint. 9, 4, 72.— Hence, adv.: foede, foully, cruelly, basely, horribly: foede divexarier, Pac. ap. Cic. Tusc. 1, 44, 106 (Trag. Rel. p. 84 Rib.):

aram turparunt sanguine foede,

Lucr. 1, 85:

foede aliquem distrahere,

Plaut. Trin. 4, 1, 14:

laniare crura brachiaque,

Tac. H. 1, 41:

caesa manus juvenum,

Verg. A. 10, 498:

ob admissum foede dictumve superbe,

Lucr. 5, 1224:

servire,

Plaut. Pers. 2, 2, 48: perire Sall. J. 31, 2:

pugnatum est,

Liv. 6, 1, 11:

foedius inde pulsus quam, etc.,

id. 2, 51, 8:

causa agetur foedissime,

Cic. Att. 9, 7, 4.

foedus, ĕris (for foedus, Ennius wrote fidus, acc. to Varr. L. L. 5, § 86 Müll. Archaic form of the gen. plur. foedesum, acc. to Varr. L. L. 7, § 27; v. the letter R), n. [from the root FID; Sanscr. bandh, ligare; v. fido], a league, treaty, compact (cf.: sponsio, pactio).

Polit.:

FOEDERVM, PACIS, BELLI, INDVCIARVM ORATORES FETIALES IVDICESVE SVNTO,

Cic. Leg. 2, 9, 21; cf. id. Rep. 1, 32:

esse autem tria genera foederum, quibus inter se paciscerentur amicitias civitates regesque,

Liv. 34, 57, 7:

pacem foedusque facere,

Cic. de Sen. 6, 16; cf.:

oratrices pacis et foederis,

id. Rep. 2, 8:

Ambiorigem sibi societate et foedere adjungunt,

Caes. B. G. 6, 2, 2:

ne societates, ne foedera nova acciperemus,

Sall. J. 14, 18:

societatem foedere confirmare,

Cic. Phil. 2, 35, 89:

quibus (foederibus) etiam cum hoste devincitur fides,

id. Off. 3, 31, 111:

amicitiam et foedus petere, Sall J. 104, 4: foedus facere cum aliquibus,

Cic. Inv. 2, 30, 91; so,

foedus facere,

id. Rep. 3, 18; Caes. B. C. 3, 108, 3; Sall. J. 38, 9 al.: ferire, icere, pangere, percutere, v. h. vv.: de foedere decedere, Cato ap. Gell. 10, 1, 10:

foedera negligere, violare, rumpere,

Cic. Balb. 5, 13; cf.:

sociorum nominisque Latini jura negligere ac foedera,

id. Rep. 3, 29:

rumpere,

Auct. Her. 4, 14, 20; Liv. 9, 1; 21, 10:

violare,

Cic. Rep. 1, 19; Liv. 28, 44, 7:

rescindere,

Vell. 2, 90, 3:

solvere,

Verg. A. 10, 91:

turbare,

id. ib. 12, 633:

contra foedus facere,

Cic. Balb. 4, 10; Gell. 10, 1, 10:

foedus aequum dare,

Liv. 23, 5, 9 (for which:

ex aequo venire in amicitiam,

id. 7, 30, 2); cf.:

foedere iniquo alligari,

id. 35, 46, 10:

ex foedere,

according to agreement, id. 1, 23, 7; 8, 39, 13. —

Transf., beyond the polit. sphere, in gen., a compact, covenant, agreement, stipulation, bargain:

foedus fecerunt cum tribuno plebis palam, ut ab eo provincias acciperent, quas ipsi vellent, etc.,

Cic. Sest. 10, 24; cf.:

foedus frangere,

id. Pis. 12, 28:

inter se facere,

id. Fin. 2, 26, 83:

amorum turpissimorum foedera ferire,

id. Cael. 14, 34:

amicitiae,

Ov. Tr. 3, 6, 1:

hospitii,

Just. 7, 3:

thalami,

i. e. marriage contract, marriage, Ov. M. 7, 403; so,

vitae,

Stat. Th. 2, 112:

communia studii,

Ov. P. 4, 13, 43.—

Poet., of inanim. and abstr. things, a law:

continuo has leges aeternaque foedera certis Inposuit natura locis,

Verg. G. 1, 60:

omnes Foedere naturae certo discrimina servant,

Lucr. 5, 924; 5, 57; 6, 906:

foedere certo et premere et laxas dare habenas,

Verg. A. 1, 62:

neve potentis naturae pollue foedus,

Ov. M. 10, 353: caeli foedera, Col. Poët. 10, 219.

lĭno, lēvi (līvi), lĭtum, 3, and lĭnĭo, īvi, ītum. 4 (contr. form of the inf. perf. lisse for livisse. Spart. Hadr. 4: perf. livi, Cato, R. R. 69; Col. 12, 50, 17:

levi,

Hor. C. 1, 20, 3: lini for livi, acc. to Prisc. p. 898 P.), v. a. [Sanscr. root li-, to let go, pour; Gr. lib-, leibô; cf. Lat. libo; hence, littera, 2. limus], to daub, besmear, anoint, to spread or rub over.

Lit.:

cerā Spiramenta,

Verg. G. 4, 39:

spicula vipereo felle,

Ov. P. 1, 2, 18:

carmina linenda cedro,

Hor. A. P. 331:

Sabinum quod ego ipse testa Conditum levi (sc. pice),

which I have sealed with pitch, id. C. 1, 20, 3; cf. Liv. 21, 8, 10 Drak. N. cr.:

nam quis plura linit victuro dolia musto?

Juv. 9, 58:

picata opercula diligenter gypso linunt,

Col. 12, 16, 5:

faciem,

Juv. 6, 481:

sucis sagittas,

Sen. Med. 711: cum relego, scripsisse pudet, qui plurima cerno, Me quoque, qui feci, judice digna lini, that deserve to be rubbed out, erased (because the writing on a tablet was rubbed out with the broad end of the style), Ov. P. 1, 5, 15.—In the form linio, īre:

liquidā pice cum oleo linire,

Col. 6, 17; Pall. 4, 10, 29; Plin. 17, 28, 47, § 266:

tectoria luto cum liniuntur,

Vitr. 7, 3 fin. —

To rub over something: linere medicamenta per corpora, Ov. Med. fac. 81.—

Transf.

To overlay, cover: tecta auro, Ov. Med. fac. 7; Mart. 9, 62, 4.—

To bedaub, bemire:

linit ora luto,

Ov. F. 3, 760; Mart. 9, 22, 13.—

Trop., to befoul:

carmine foedo Splendida facta,

Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 237.

scriptor, ōris, m. [scribo], one who writes.

In gen. (acc. to scribo, I.), a writer, scribe, secretary (syn. librarius;

very rare): addebat etiam, scriptores illos male multatos exisse cum Galbā,

Cic. Brut. 22, 88; cf.:

scriptor librarius,

Hor. A. P. 354:

ex ejus (Crassi) scriptore et lectore Diphilo suspicari liceret,

Cic. de Or. 1, 30, 136:

(Seneca) advocatis scriptoribus pleraque tradidit, quae, etc.,

Tac. A. 15, 63 fin.; Vulg. Ezech. 9, 2.—

In partic. (acc. to scribo, II.).

One that composes in writing; a writer, composer, author, reporter, narrator, etc. (the ruling signif. of the word; syn. auctor).

With gen.:

omnium bonarum artium scriptores atque doctores et legendi et pervolutandi,

Cic. de Or. 1, 34, 158:

artis,

id. ib. 1, 20, 91; id. Inv. 2, 2, 6; Quint. 9, 4, 96:

artium,

id. 7, 7, 1; 7, 7, 8, prooem. §

3: quam multos scriptores rerum suarum magnus ille Alexander secum habuisse dicitur,

Cic. Arch. 10, 24; so,

rerum scriptor,

an historian, Liv. 21, 1;

for which: historiarum,

Juv. 7, 99; Plin. 36, 5, 4, § 36:

temporum, Treb. Poll. Trig. Tyr. 18: carminum,

Quint. 1, 5, 11:

tragoediarum,

id. 1, 5, 21; 10, 1, 97:

veteris comoediae,

id. 10, 1, 9:

iamborum,

id. 10, 1, 9; 10, 1, 59:

mimorum,

id. 1, 10, 17:

Satyrorum,

Hor. A. P. 235:

Trojani belli,

id. Ep. 1, 2, 1 et saep.:

tuarum rerum domesticos habes et scriptores et nuntios,

reporters, Cic. Fam. 2, 4, 1.—

Absol.:

omne genus scriptorum,

Quint. 1, 4, 4:

vetustissimus ille scriptor ac politissimus Lysias,

Cic. Or. 9, 29;

so of the same,

id. Brut. 9, 35:

quia provenere ibi (sc. Athenis) scriptorum magna ingenia, etc.,

Sall. C. 8, 3: utriusque linguae, in Latin and Greek, Gell. praef. § 4; so of an historian: in tantā scriptorum turbā, Liv. praef. § 2 sq.; Mart. 3, 20, 4 al.; Quint. 3, 4, 1:

fere scriptores carmine foedo Splendida facta linunt,

Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 236;

so of poets,

id. ib. 2, 1, 62:

scriptorum chorus,

id. ib. 2, 2, 77:

nobilium scriptorum auditor,

id. ib. 1, 19, 39; id. A. P. 120; 136; Phaedr. 5, 1, 17 al.—

Publicists' and jurid. t. t. (acc. to scribo, II. B.), a drawer up, compiler, draughter of any thing.

Legum (Numa), Cic. Rep. 5, 2, 3:

legis,

id. Inv. 2, 47, 139.—

Alieni testamenti, Suet. Ner. 17.— Absol., Quint. 7, 2, 53; 7, 6, 11.