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1 candela
candēla, ae, f. [candeo; Fr. chandelle, Engl. candle; hence], a light made of wax or tallow, a wax-light, tallow-candle, taper.I.Lit., Varr. ap. Serv. ad Verg. A. 1, 727; Col. 2, 22, 3;II.as a light of the poor, diff. from lucerna, used by the rich,
Mart. 14, 43.—Hence, brevis,
Juv. 3, 287:ancilla lucernae,
Mart. 14, 40;of peeled rushes, used in funeral processions,
Plin. 16, 37, 70, § 178; Pers. 3, 103.—Meton.A. B.A cord covered with wax (which preserved it from decay):in alterā (arcā) duo fasces candelis involuti septenos habuere libros,
Liv. 40, 29, 6 Weissenb. ad loc.; cf. Hem. ap. Plin. 13, 13, 27, § 86;used in cleansing and polishing,
Plin. 33, 7, 40, § 122; cf. Vitr. 7, 9, 3. -
2 sebo
sēbo, āre, v. a. [sebum], to make of tallow:candelas,
to dip tallow-candles, Col. 2, 22, 3. -
3 candēla
candēla ae, f [CAND-], a wax-light, tallowcandle, taper: brevis, Iu.: candelam apponere valvis, to set fire to the doors, Iu.— A cord covered with wax (which preserved it from decay): fasces candelis involuti, L.* * *tallow candle/taper; waxen cord; fire (L+S); small taper/candle (Ecc) -
4 fūnāle
fūnāle is, n [funis], a wax torch, taper: delectari crebro funali: noctem flammis funalia vincunt, V.: lucida, H.: Lampadibus densum, a candelabrum, O.* * *torch of wax or tallow soaked rope; chandelier -
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6 sēvum (seb-)
sēvum (seb-) ī, n tallow, suet, grease, Cs. -
7 adeps
ădeps, ĭpis, comm. (in Plin. and Serv., m.; in Cels., Quint., and Pallad., f.; in Col. c.; cf. Prisc. 657 and 752 P.; Rudd. I. p. 34; Koffm. s. v.) [from aleipha with interch. of d and l ], the soft fat or grease of animals, suet, lard (the hard is called sevum).A.Lit.:B.suilla,
Varr. R. R. 2, 11, 7:ursinus,
Plin. 28, 11, 46, § 163:vulpinus, ib.: anserinus,
ib. 48:caprina,
Col. R. R. 6, 12, 5:ad creandas adipes,
id. ib. 8, 14, 11. —And in the sense of sevum:adipe, qui prope omnes Italas lucernas illuminat,
the tallow, Aug. de Mor. Manich. 2, 16.—Hence,Metaph.1.Of men: non mihi esse Lentuli somnum, nec Cassii adipes, nec Cethegi temeritatem pertimescendam, the corpulence, * Cic. Cat. 3, 7:2.dum sciat (declamator) sibi quoque tenuandas adipes,
Quint. 2, 10, 6 (v. adipatus, crassus, crassedo).—Of fat or fertile earth, marl, Plin. 17, 6, 4, § 42.—3.In trees, that part of the wood which is soft and full of sap, also called alburnum, Plin. 16, 38, 72, § 182.► The form adipes, assumed by Prisc.752 and 1293 P., on account of Varr. R. R. 2, 11, rests upon an error, since not adipes illa, but adeps suilla, should be read there, v. Schneid. ad h. l. -
8 sebaceus
sēbācĕus, i, m. [sebum; cf. cereus], a tallow-candle, App. M. 4, p. 151, 18. -
9 sebalis
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10 Sebosus
1.sēbōsus, a, um, adj. [id.], full of tallow or grease, tallowy, greasy:2.medulla,
Plin. 11, 37, 86, § 214.Sēbōsus, i, m. [1. sebosus], a Roman surname, Cic. Att. 2, 14, 2; 2, 15, 3; Plin. 6, 31, 36, § 201; 9, 15, 17, § 46. -
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1.sēbōsus, a, um, adj. [id.], full of tallow or grease, tallowy, greasy:2.medulla,
Plin. 11, 37, 86, § 214.Sēbōsus, i, m. [1. sebosus], a Roman surname, Cic. Att. 2, 14, 2; 2, 15, 3; Plin. 6, 31, 36, § 201; 9, 15, 17, § 46. -
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