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1 metallum
mĕtallum, i, n., = metallon, a mine or quarry, of gold, silver, iron, or stone; voc. metalle, as if from metallus, Spart. Pesc. Nig. 126.I.Lit., the place where metals are dug, a mine:II.metalla vetera intermissa recoluit, et nova multis locis instituit,
Liv. 39, 24:sandaracae,
Vitr. 7, 7, 5:aurifera,
gold-mines, Luc. 3, 209:silicum,
stone-quarry, id. 4, 304:miniarium,
Plin. 33, 7, 40, § 118:praeter annuum, quod ex metallis regiis capia, vectigal,
Liv. 42, 12: herba tantae suavitatis, ut metallum esse coeperit, a mine, i. e. that a tax was raised from it as from a mine, Plin. 21, 7, 20, § 44: damnare in metallum, to condemn to labor in the mines or quarries:damnatus in metallum,
Plin. Ep. 2, 11, 8:condemnare aliquem ad metalla,
Suet. Calig. 27:mediocrium delictorum poenae sunt metallum, ludus, deportatio,
Paul. Sent. 5, 17, 3; 5, 3, 5:dare aliquem in metallum,
Dig. 48, 19, 8:metallo plecti,
ib. 47, 11, 7:puniri,
ib. 48, 13, 6.—Transf., the product of a mine or quarry.1.A metal, as gold, silver, or iron:2.ubicumque una inventa vena argenti est, non procul invenitur alia. Hoc quidem et in omni fere materia: unde metalla Graeci videntur dixisse,
Plin. 33. 6, 31, §96: auri,
Verg. A. 8, 445:potior metallis libertas,
i. e. gold and silver, Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 39:aeris,
Verg. G. 2, 165:pejoraque saecula ferri temporibus, quorum... nomen a nullo posuit natura metallo,
Juv. 13, 30.—Other things dug from the earth.(α).Marble, Stat. S. 4, 3, 98.—(β).Precious stone:(γ).radiantium metalla gemmarum,
Pacat. Pan. 4.—Chalk:(δ).admiscetur creta... Campani negant alicam confici sine eo metallo posse,
Plin. 18, 11, 29, § 114.—Sulphur:(ε).utque est ingenium vivacis metalli (sulphuris),
App. M. 9. p. 228, 23.—Salt:III.metallum fragile,
Prud. Hamart. 744.—Trop., metal, stuff, material:saecula meliore metallo,
Claud. III. Cons. Hon. 184:mores meliore metallo,
id. Cons. Mall. Theod. 137. -
2 caementum
caementum ī, n [caedo], an unhewn stone, quarry-stone: in caemento valere: in insulam caementa convexit: caementa non calce durata, cemented with mortar, L.: caementorum usus, Ta.* * *small stones, rubble (for concrete); quarry stones (for walls) (L+S); chips; cement; mortar -
3 columnar
marble quarry; stone quarry (L+S) -
4 columnar
cŏlumnar, āris, n. [for columnarium], a stone-quarry, marble-quarry, Inscr. Orell. 4034. -
5 lautumia
stone-quarry (pl.), especially used as a prison -
6 lautumiae
lautomiae(-arum) stone quarry -
7 lautumiae
I.In gen.:II.vel in lautumiis vel in pistrino mavelim Agere aetatem, quam, etc.,
Plaut. Poen. 4, 2, 5:latomiae lapidariae,
id. Capt. 3, 5, 65.—In partic., a prison cut out of the rock.A.At Syracuse:B.carcer Syracusis vocantur latomiae,
Varr. L. L. 5, § 151 Müll.; v. in the foll.: lautumias Syracusanas omnes audistis, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 27, § 68; 2, 5, 57, § 148.—The state prison in Rome, on the north-eastern side of the capitol, usually called Tullianum, Varr. L. L. 5, § 151:principes Aetolorum Romam deducti et in Lautumias conjecti sunt,
Liv. 37, 3, 8; 26, 27, 3; 32, 26, 17; 39, 44, 7. -
8 lautumius
lautŭmĭus, a, um, adj. [lautumiae], of or belonging to a stone-quarry:carcer,
Sen. Cons. ad Marc. 17; cf. the preced. art. II. -
9 caementum
caementum, i, n. (access. form cae-menta, ae, f., like armenta, ae, to armentum, Enn. ap. Non. p. 196, 30, or Trag. v. 422 Vahl.; v 373 Rib.) [contr. from caedimentum, from caedo; hence Engl. cement].I. A.Plur. (so most freq.), Vitr. 1, 2, 8; 7, 6, 1; Cato, R. R. 38, 3; Varr. ap. Non. p. 96, 5 al.:B.in eam insulam materiem, calcem, caementa, arma convexit,
Cic. Mil. 27, 74; so id. Div. 2, 47, 99; id. Q. Fr. 3, 9, 7; Liv. 36, 22, 11; 21, 11, 8; Hor. C. 3, 1, 35; Tac. G. 16.—Sing., Vitr. 1, 5, 8; 8, 6, 14; Tac. Or. 20; Plin. 35, 14, 48, § 169; Mart. 9, 76, 1.—II.Caementa marmorea, pieces that fly off from marble in working, chips of marble:caementa marmorea, sive assulae,
Vitr. 7, 6, 1. -
10 caementicius
caementīcĭus ( - tītĭus), a, um, adj. [id.], of or pertaining to quarried stones, consisting of them:structurae,
Vitr. 2, 4:parietes,
id. 2, 8 med.: saxum unhewn, quarry-stone (opp quadratum), id. ib. -
11 caementitius
caementīcĭus ( - tītĭus), a, um, adj. [id.], of or pertaining to quarried stones, consisting of them:structurae,
Vitr. 2, 4:parietes,
id. 2, 8 med.: saxum unhewn, quarry-stone (opp quadratum), id. ib.
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