the Mediterranean

mĕdĭ-terrānĕus, a, um, adj. [mediusterra], midland, inland, remote from the sea, mediterranean (opp. to maritimus).

Adj. (class.):

nascitur ibi plumbum album in mediterraneis regionibus, in maritimis ferrum,

Caes. B. G. 5, 12, 5:

locus (opp. maritimus),

Quint. 5, 10, 37:

homines maxime mediterranei,

Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 27, § 70:

Enna mediterranea est maxime,

id. ib. 2, 3, 83, §

191: commercium,

Plin. 5, 10, 11, § 63:

jurisdictiones,

id. 5, 28, 29, § 105:

copiae,

Plin. Ep. 2, 17, 28.—

Esp., in late Lat.: Mediterraneum mare, the Mediterranean Sea, for Mare magnum, Isid. Orig. 13, 16.—

Subst.: mĕdĭterrānĕum, i, n., the interior (post-Aug.):

in mediterraneo est Segeda,

Plin. 3, 1, 3, § 10.—In plur.: mĕdĭterrānĕa, ōrum, n., the inland parts, interior of a country:

Galliae,

Liv. 21, 31, 2:

in mediterraneis Hispaniae,

Plin. 33, 12, 51, § 158.

mĕdĭ-terrānĕus, a, um, adj. [mediusterra], midland, inland, remote from the sea, mediterranean (opp. to maritimus).

Adj. (class.):

nascitur ibi plumbum album in mediterraneis regionibus, in maritimis ferrum,

Caes. B. G. 5, 12, 5:

locus (opp. maritimus),

Quint. 5, 10, 37:

homines maxime mediterranei,

Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 27, § 70:

Enna mediterranea est maxime,

id. ib. 2, 3, 83, §

191: commercium,

Plin. 5, 10, 11, § 63:

jurisdictiones,

id. 5, 28, 29, § 105:

copiae,

Plin. Ep. 2, 17, 28.—

Esp., in late Lat.: Mediterraneum mare, the Mediterranean Sea, for Mare magnum, Isid. Orig. 13, 16.—

Subst.: mĕdĭterrānĕum, i, n., the interior (post-Aug.):

in mediterraneo est Segeda,

Plin. 3, 1, 3, § 10.—In plur.: mĕdĭterrānĕa, ōrum, n., the inland parts, interior of a country:

Galliae,

Liv. 21, 31, 2:

in mediterraneis Hispaniae,

Plin. 33, 12, 51, § 158.

mĕdĭ-terrānĕus, a, um, adj. [mediusterra], midland, inland, remote from the sea, mediterranean (opp. to maritimus).

Adj. (class.):

nascitur ibi plumbum album in mediterraneis regionibus, in maritimis ferrum,

Caes. B. G. 5, 12, 5:

locus (opp. maritimus),

Quint. 5, 10, 37:

homines maxime mediterranei,

Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 27, § 70:

Enna mediterranea est maxime,

id. ib. 2, 3, 83, §

191: commercium,

Plin. 5, 10, 11, § 63:

jurisdictiones,

id. 5, 28, 29, § 105:

copiae,

Plin. Ep. 2, 17, 28.—

Esp., in late Lat.: Mediterraneum mare, the Mediterranean Sea, for Mare magnum, Isid. Orig. 13, 16.—

Subst.: mĕdĭterrānĕum, i, n., the interior (post-Aug.):

in mediterraneo est Segeda,

Plin. 3, 1, 3, § 10.—In plur.: mĕdĭterrānĕa, ōrum, n., the inland parts, interior of a country:

Galliae,

Liv. 21, 31, 2:

in mediterraneis Hispaniae,

Plin. 33, 12, 51, § 158.

Afrĭca, ae, f. [the Romans received this name from the Carthaginians as designating their country, and in this sense only the Gr. hê Aphrikê occurs].

In a restricted sense, designated by the Greeks hê Libuê, Libya, the territory of Carthage:

Nilus Africam ab Aethiopiā dispescens,

Plin. 5, 9, 10, § 53; 5, 4, 3:

regio, quae sequitur a promontorio Metagonio ad aras Philaenorum, proprie nomen Africae usurpat,

Mel. 1, 7; cf. Cic. Imp. Pomp. 12, and id. Lig. 7.—

In an extended sense, the whole of that quarter of the globe south of the Mediterranean Sea, Mel. 1, 4.—By meton. for its inhabitants: Africa, quae procul a mari incultius agebat, Sall. J. 89, 7 (cf. id. ib. 19, 5: alios incultius vagos agitare).—Hence,

Afrĭcānus, a, um, adj., pertaining to Africa, African:

bellum Africanum,

the war of Cœsar with the partisans of Pompey in Africa, Cic. Deiot. 9:

rumores,

of the African war, id. ib.:

causa,

id. Fam. 6, 13:

possessiones,

in Africa, Nep. Att. 12:

gallina,

a guinea-hen, Varr. R. R. 3, 9; cf. Plin. 10, 26, 38, § 74.— Subst.: Afrĭcānae, ārum, sc. ferae, panthers, Liv. 44, 18; so Plin. 8, 17, 24, § 64; Plin. Ep. 6, 34; Suet. Cat. 18; id. Claud. 21 al.—Esp., Afrĭcā-nus, surname of the two most distinguished Scipios.

Of P. Cornelius Scipio major, who defeated Hannibal at Zama (201 B. C.). —

Of his grandson by adoption, P. Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus minor, who conducted the third Punic war, destroyed Carthage (146 B.C.), and subjected the whole Carthaginian territory to the Romans.—

Afrĭcus, a, um, adj., African (mostly poet. for the prose Africanus): terra, Enn. ap. Cic. de Or. 3, 42, 167; so Liv. 29, 23 fin.:

bella,

Sil. 17, 11:

Vicus,

a place in Rome, on the Esquiline Hill, where the Carthaginian hostages were held in custody, Varr. R. R. 5, 32, 44.—But esp. freq., Afrĭcus ventus, or subst.: Afrĭcus, i, m., the south-west wind, Gr. lips, blowing between Auster and Favonius (libonotos and zephuros), opp. Vulturnus (kaikias), now called, among the Italians, Affrico or gherbino; cf. Plin. 2, 47, 46, § 119, and Sen. Q. N. 5, 16:

creberque procellis Africus,

Verg. A. 1, 86:

praeceps,

Hor. C. 1, 3, 12:

luctans,

id. ib. 1, 1, 15:

pestilens,

id. ib. 3, 23, 5:

protervus,

id. Epod. 16, 22.— Adj.: procellae, the waves or storms caused by the Africus, Hor. C. 3, 29, 57.—In Propert., Africus, as the god of this wind, is called pater, 5, 3, 48, but Müll. here reads Aetheris.

Afrĭca, ae, f. [the Romans received this name from the Carthaginians as designating their country, and in this sense only the Gr. hê Aphrikê occurs].

In a restricted sense, designated by the Greeks hê Libuê, Libya, the territory of Carthage:

Nilus Africam ab Aethiopiā dispescens,

Plin. 5, 9, 10, § 53; 5, 4, 3:

regio, quae sequitur a promontorio Metagonio ad aras Philaenorum, proprie nomen Africae usurpat,

Mel. 1, 7; cf. Cic. Imp. Pomp. 12, and id. Lig. 7.—

In an extended sense, the whole of that quarter of the globe south of the Mediterranean Sea, Mel. 1, 4.—By meton. for its inhabitants: Africa, quae procul a mari incultius agebat, Sall. J. 89, 7 (cf. id. ib. 19, 5: alios incultius vagos agitare).—Hence,

Afrĭcānus, a, um, adj., pertaining to Africa, African:

bellum Africanum,

the war of Cœsar with the partisans of Pompey in Africa, Cic. Deiot. 9:

rumores,

of the African war, id. ib.:

causa,

id. Fam. 6, 13:

possessiones,

in Africa, Nep. Att. 12:

gallina,

a guinea-hen, Varr. R. R. 3, 9; cf. Plin. 10, 26, 38, § 74.— Subst.: Afrĭcānae, ārum, sc. ferae, panthers, Liv. 44, 18; so Plin. 8, 17, 24, § 64; Plin. Ep. 6, 34; Suet. Cat. 18; id. Claud. 21 al.—Esp., Afrĭcā-nus, surname of the two most distinguished Scipios.

Of P. Cornelius Scipio major, who defeated Hannibal at Zama (201 B. C.). —

Of his grandson by adoption, P. Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus minor, who conducted the third Punic war, destroyed Carthage (146 B.C.), and subjected the whole Carthaginian territory to the Romans.—

Afrĭcus, a, um, adj., African (mostly poet. for the prose Africanus): terra, Enn. ap. Cic. de Or. 3, 42, 167; so Liv. 29, 23 fin.:

bella,

Sil. 17, 11:

Vicus,

a place in Rome, on the Esquiline Hill, where the Carthaginian hostages were held in custody, Varr. R. R. 5, 32, 44.—But esp. freq., Afrĭcus ventus, or subst.: Afrĭcus, i, m., the south-west wind, Gr. lips, blowing between Auster and Favonius (libonotos and zephuros), opp. Vulturnus (kaikias), now called, among the Italians, Affrico or gherbino; cf. Plin. 2, 47, 46, § 119, and Sen. Q. N. 5, 16:

creberque procellis Africus,

Verg. A. 1, 86:

praeceps,

Hor. C. 1, 3, 12:

luctans,

id. ib. 1, 1, 15:

pestilens,

id. ib. 3, 23, 5:

protervus,

id. Epod. 16, 22.— Adj.: procellae, the waves or storms caused by the Africus, Hor. C. 3, 29, 57.—In Propert., Africus, as the god of this wind, is called pater, 5, 3, 48, but Müll. here reads Aetheris.

Afrĭca, ae, f. [the Romans received this name from the Carthaginians as designating their country, and in this sense only the Gr. hê Aphrikê occurs].

In a restricted sense, designated by the Greeks hê Libuê, Libya, the territory of Carthage:

Nilus Africam ab Aethiopiā dispescens,

Plin. 5, 9, 10, § 53; 5, 4, 3:

regio, quae sequitur a promontorio Metagonio ad aras Philaenorum, proprie nomen Africae usurpat,

Mel. 1, 7; cf. Cic. Imp. Pomp. 12, and id. Lig. 7.—

In an extended sense, the whole of that quarter of the globe south of the Mediterranean Sea, Mel. 1, 4.—By meton. for its inhabitants: Africa, quae procul a mari incultius agebat, Sall. J. 89, 7 (cf. id. ib. 19, 5: alios incultius vagos agitare).—Hence,

Afrĭcānus, a, um, adj., pertaining to Africa, African:

bellum Africanum,

the war of Cœsar with the partisans of Pompey in Africa, Cic. Deiot. 9:

rumores,

of the African war, id. ib.:

causa,

id. Fam. 6, 13:

possessiones,

in Africa, Nep. Att. 12:

gallina,

a guinea-hen, Varr. R. R. 3, 9; cf. Plin. 10, 26, 38, § 74.— Subst.: Afrĭcānae, ārum, sc. ferae, panthers, Liv. 44, 18; so Plin. 8, 17, 24, § 64; Plin. Ep. 6, 34; Suet. Cat. 18; id. Claud. 21 al.—Esp., Afrĭcā-nus, surname of the two most distinguished Scipios.

Of P. Cornelius Scipio major, who defeated Hannibal at Zama (201 B. C.). —

Of his grandson by adoption, P. Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus minor, who conducted the third Punic war, destroyed Carthage (146 B.C.), and subjected the whole Carthaginian territory to the Romans.—

Afrĭcus, a, um, adj., African (mostly poet. for the prose Africanus): terra, Enn. ap. Cic. de Or. 3, 42, 167; so Liv. 29, 23 fin.:

bella,

Sil. 17, 11:

Vicus,

a place in Rome, on the Esquiline Hill, where the Carthaginian hostages were held in custody, Varr. R. R. 5, 32, 44.—But esp. freq., Afrĭcus ventus, or subst.: Afrĭcus, i, m., the south-west wind, Gr. lips, blowing between Auster and Favonius (libonotos and zephuros), opp. Vulturnus (kaikias), now called, among the Italians, Affrico or gherbino; cf. Plin. 2, 47, 46, § 119, and Sen. Q. N. 5, 16:

creberque procellis Africus,

Verg. A. 1, 86:

praeceps,

Hor. C. 1, 3, 12:

luctans,

id. ib. 1, 1, 15:

pestilens,

id. ib. 3, 23, 5:

protervus,

id. Epod. 16, 22.— Adj.: procellae, the waves or storms caused by the Africus, Hor. C. 3, 29, 57.—In Propert., Africus, as the god of this wind, is called pater, 5, 3, 48, but Müll. here reads Aetheris.

Afrĭca, ae, f. [the Romans received this name from the Carthaginians as designating their country, and in this sense only the Gr. hê Aphrikê occurs].

In a restricted sense, designated by the Greeks hê Libuê, Libya, the territory of Carthage:

Nilus Africam ab Aethiopiā dispescens,

Plin. 5, 9, 10, § 53; 5, 4, 3:

regio, quae sequitur a promontorio Metagonio ad aras Philaenorum, proprie nomen Africae usurpat,

Mel. 1, 7; cf. Cic. Imp. Pomp. 12, and id. Lig. 7.—

In an extended sense, the whole of that quarter of the globe south of the Mediterranean Sea, Mel. 1, 4.—By meton. for its inhabitants: Africa, quae procul a mari incultius agebat, Sall. J. 89, 7 (cf. id. ib. 19, 5: alios incultius vagos agitare).—Hence,

Afrĭcānus, a, um, adj., pertaining to Africa, African:

bellum Africanum,

the war of Cœsar with the partisans of Pompey in Africa, Cic. Deiot. 9:

rumores,

of the African war, id. ib.:

causa,

id. Fam. 6, 13:

possessiones,

in Africa, Nep. Att. 12:

gallina,

a guinea-hen, Varr. R. R. 3, 9; cf. Plin. 10, 26, 38, § 74.— Subst.: Afrĭcānae, ārum, sc. ferae, panthers, Liv. 44, 18; so Plin. 8, 17, 24, § 64; Plin. Ep. 6, 34; Suet. Cat. 18; id. Claud. 21 al.—Esp., Afrĭcā-nus, surname of the two most distinguished Scipios.

Of P. Cornelius Scipio major, who defeated Hannibal at Zama (201 B. C.). —

Of his grandson by adoption, P. Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus minor, who conducted the third Punic war, destroyed Carthage (146 B.C.), and subjected the whole Carthaginian territory to the Romans.—

Afrĭcus, a, um, adj., African (mostly poet. for the prose Africanus): terra, Enn. ap. Cic. de Or. 3, 42, 167; so Liv. 29, 23 fin.:

bella,

Sil. 17, 11:

Vicus,

a place in Rome, on the Esquiline Hill, where the Carthaginian hostages were held in custody, Varr. R. R. 5, 32, 44.—But esp. freq., Afrĭcus ventus, or subst.: Afrĭcus, i, m., the south-west wind, Gr. lips, blowing between Auster and Favonius (libonotos and zephuros), opp. Vulturnus (kaikias), now called, among the Italians, Affrico or gherbino; cf. Plin. 2, 47, 46, § 119, and Sen. Q. N. 5, 16:

creberque procellis Africus,

Verg. A. 1, 86:

praeceps,

Hor. C. 1, 3, 12:

luctans,

id. ib. 1, 1, 15:

pestilens,

id. ib. 3, 23, 5:

protervus,

id. Epod. 16, 22.— Adj.: procellae, the waves or storms caused by the Africus, Hor. C. 3, 29, 57.—In Propert., Africus, as the god of this wind, is called pater, 5, 3, 48, but Müll. here reads Aetheris.

Afrĭca, ae, f. [the Romans received this name from the Carthaginians as designating their country, and in this sense only the Gr. hê Aphrikê occurs].

In a restricted sense, designated by the Greeks hê Libuê, Libya, the territory of Carthage:

Nilus Africam ab Aethiopiā dispescens,

Plin. 5, 9, 10, § 53; 5, 4, 3:

regio, quae sequitur a promontorio Metagonio ad aras Philaenorum, proprie nomen Africae usurpat,

Mel. 1, 7; cf. Cic. Imp. Pomp. 12, and id. Lig. 7.—

In an extended sense, the whole of that quarter of the globe south of the Mediterranean Sea, Mel. 1, 4.—By meton. for its inhabitants: Africa, quae procul a mari incultius agebat, Sall. J. 89, 7 (cf. id. ib. 19, 5: alios incultius vagos agitare).—Hence,

Afrĭcānus, a, um, adj., pertaining to Africa, African:

bellum Africanum,

the war of Cœsar with the partisans of Pompey in Africa, Cic. Deiot. 9:

rumores,

of the African war, id. ib.:

causa,

id. Fam. 6, 13:

possessiones,

in Africa, Nep. Att. 12:

gallina,

a guinea-hen, Varr. R. R. 3, 9; cf. Plin. 10, 26, 38, § 74.— Subst.: Afrĭcānae, ārum, sc. ferae, panthers, Liv. 44, 18; so Plin. 8, 17, 24, § 64; Plin. Ep. 6, 34; Suet. Cat. 18; id. Claud. 21 al.—Esp., Afrĭcā-nus, surname of the two most distinguished Scipios.

Of P. Cornelius Scipio major, who defeated Hannibal at Zama (201 B. C.). —

Of his grandson by adoption, P. Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus minor, who conducted the third Punic war, destroyed Carthage (146 B.C.), and subjected the whole Carthaginian territory to the Romans.—

Afrĭcus, a, um, adj., African (mostly poet. for the prose Africanus): terra, Enn. ap. Cic. de Or. 3, 42, 167; so Liv. 29, 23 fin.:

bella,

Sil. 17, 11:

Vicus,

a place in Rome, on the Esquiline Hill, where the Carthaginian hostages were held in custody, Varr. R. R. 5, 32, 44.—But esp. freq., Afrĭcus ventus, or subst.: Afrĭcus, i, m., the south-west wind, Gr. lips, blowing between Auster and Favonius (libonotos and zephuros), opp. Vulturnus (kaikias), now called, among the Italians, Affrico or gherbino; cf. Plin. 2, 47, 46, § 119, and Sen. Q. N. 5, 16:

creberque procellis Africus,

Verg. A. 1, 86:

praeceps,

Hor. C. 1, 3, 12:

luctans,

id. ib. 1, 1, 15:

pestilens,

id. ib. 3, 23, 5:

protervus,

id. Epod. 16, 22.— Adj.: procellae, the waves or storms caused by the Africus, Hor. C. 3, 29, 57.—In Propert., Africus, as the god of this wind, is called pater, 5, 3, 48, but Müll. here reads Aetheris.

āra, ae, f. (Osc. form aasa; Umbr. asa: PELLEX. ASAM. IVNONIS. NE. TAGITO., Lex Numae ap. Gell. 4, 3, 3; cf. Serv. ad Verg. A. 4, 219; Macr. S. 3, 2) [perh. Sanscr. ās, Gr. hêmai, Dor. hêsmai = to sit, as the seat or resting-place of the victim or offering; v. Curt. p. 381 sq.], an altar.

Lit.: Jovis aram sanguine turpari, Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 1, 35, 85 (Trag. v. 125 Vahl.):

Inde ignem in aram, ut Ephesiae Dianae laeta laudes,

Plaut. Mil. 2, 5, 1:

omnīs accedere ad aras... aras sanguine multo Spargere,

Lucr. 5, 1199 sq.; so id. 1, 84:

turicremas aras,

id. 2, 353 (adopted by Verg. A. 4, 453);

2, 417: multo sanguine maesti Conspergunt aras adolentque altaria donis,

id. 4, 1237 al.:

ara Aio Loquenti consecrata,

Cic. Div. 1, 45, 101:

ara condita atque dicata,

Liv. 1, 7; cf. Suet. Claud. 2:

ara sacrata,

Liv. 40, 22; cf. Suet. Tib. 14:

exstruere,

id. Aug. 15; so Vulg. 4 Reg. 21, 4:

construere,

ib. 2 Par. 33, 3:

facere,

ib. ib. 33, 15:

erigere,

ib. Num. 23, 4:

aedificare,

ib. 3 Reg. 14, 23:

ponere,

ib. ib. 16, 32:

destruere,

ib. Exod. 34, 13, and ib. Jud. 6, 25:

subvertere,

ib. Deut. 7, 5:

dissipare,

ib. ib. 12, 3:

suffodere,

ib. Jud. 31, 32:

demolire,

ib. Ezech. 6, 4:

depopulari, ib. Osee, 10, 2: interibunt arae vestrae,

ib. Ezech. 6, 6 et saep.—Altars were erected not only in the temples, but also in the streets and highways, in the open air, Plaut. Aul. 4, 1, 20.—Esp. were altars erected in the courts of houses (impluvia), for the family gods (Penates), while the household gods (Lares) received offerings upon a small hearth (focus) in the family hall (atrium); hence, arae et foci, meton. for home, or hearth and home, and pro aris et focis pugnare, to fight for altars and fires, for one's dearest possessions:

urbem, agrum, aras, focos seque dedere,

Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 71:

te amicum Deiotari regis arae focique viderunt,

Cic. Deiot. 3:

de vestris conjugibus ac liberis, de aris ac focis, decernite,

id. Cat. 4, 11, 24; id. Sest. 42:

nos domicilia, sedesque populi Romani, Penates, aras, focos, sepulcra majorum defendimus,

id. Phil. 8, 3:

patriae, parentibus, aris atque focis bellum parare,

Sall. C. 52, 3:

pro patriā, pro liberis, pro aris atque focis suis cernere,

id. ib. 59, 5:

sibi pro aris focisque et deūm templis ac solo, in quo nati essent, dimicandum fore,

Liv. 5, 30 et saep.—Criminals fled to the altars for protection, Don. ad Ter. Heaut. 5, 2, 22:

interim hanc aram occupabo,

Plaut. Most. 5, 1, 45:

Priamum cum in aram confugisset, hostilis manus interemit,

Cic. Tusc. 1, 35, 85:

eo ille confugit in arāque consedit,

Nep. Paus. 4, 4:

Veneris sanctae considam vinctus ad aras: haec supplicibus favet,

Tib. 4, 13, 23.—Hence, trop., protection, refuge, shelter:

tamquam in aram confugitis ad deum,

Cic. N. D. 3, 10, 25:

ad aram legum confugere,

id. Verr. 2, 2, 3:

hic portus, haec ara sociorum,

id. ib. 2, 5, 48; Ov. Tr. 4, 5, 2; 5, 6, 14; id. H. 1, 110; id. P. 2, 8, 68.—One who took an oath was accustomed to lay hold of the altar, in confirmation of it, Plaut. Rud. 5, 2, 46:

qui si aram tenens juraret, crederet nemo,

Cic. Fl. 36, 90; Nep. Hann. 2, 4 (cf. Liv. 21, 1):

tango aras, medios ignes et numina testor,

Verg. A. 12, 201; 4, 219: ara sepulcri, a funeral pile, regarded as an altar, Verg. A. 6, 177; Sil. 15, 388.—

Meton.

The Altar, a constellation in the southern sky, Gr. Thutêrion (Arat. 403 al.): Aram, quam flatu permulcet spiritus austri, poët. ap. Cic. N. D. 2, 44, 114; so Cic. Arat. 202; 213 Orell.; Hyg. Astr. 2, 39, and id. ib. 3, 38:

pressa,

i. e. low in the south, Ov. M. 2, 139. —

Arae, The Altars.

Rocky cliffs in the Mediterranean Sea, between Sicily Sardinia and Africa, so called from their shape, Varr. ap. Serv. ad Verg. A. 1, 108;

Quadrig. Ann. ib.: saxa vocant Itali, mediis quae in fluctibus, Aras,

Verg. A. 1, 109.—

Arae Philaenorum, v. Philaeni.—

Transf., in gen., a monument of stone:

ara virtutis,

Cic. Phil. 14, 13:

Lunensis ara,

of Lunensian marble, Suet. Ner. 50 fin. —Also [p. 150] a tombstone:

ARAM D. S. P. R. (de suā pecuniā restituit),

Inscr. Orell. 4521; so ib. 4522; 4826.

Crēta, ae (nom. Crētē, Mel. 2, 7, 12; Ov. M. 8, 118; 9, 668; 9, 735; acc. Creten, id. ib. 8, 99; Hor. C. 3, 27, 34 al.;

on the contrary, Cretam,

Verg. A. 3, 129 al.), f., = Krêtê, Crete, an island in the Mediterranean Sea, distinguished in ancient times by its fruitfulness and very early cultivation, now Candia, Mel. l. l.; Plin. 4, 12, 20, § 58; Verg. A. 3, 104; Hor. Epod. 9, 29; Cic. Fl. 13, 30; id. Phil. 2, 38, 97; Vell. 2, 34, 1; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 6; Plin. 15, 11, 10, § 37.— Hence,

Crēs, Crētis, m., and Cressa, ae, f., = Krês, Krêssa, Cretan; or as subst., a Cretan; a Cretan woman.

Masc. Cres:

Epimenides,

Cic. Div. 1, 18, 34.—In plur. Cretes, the Cretans, Cic. Mur. 35, 74; Ov. Am. 3, 10, 19; gen. Cretum, Cic. Tusc. 2, 14, 34; Cat. 55, 23; Ov. F. 1, 594 al.; acc. Cretăs, Caes. B. G. 2, 7; Mel. 1, 16, 1; Ov. H. 16, 348; Luc. 4, 441 al.—

Fem. Cressa, adj.:

pharetra,

Verg. G. 3, 345: nota, made with Cretan earth or chalk (v. 2. Creta, II.), Hor. C. 1, 36, 10:

herbae, for healing in gen.,

Prop. 2, 1, 61 (acc. to Serv. ad Verg. A. 12, 412, perh. for dictamnus): bos, i. e. Pasiphaë (q. v.), id. 4 (5), 7, 57.—Subst. for Ariadne, Ov. Am. 1, 7, 16; for Aĕrope, id. A. A. 1, 327.—

Crēsĭus (in MSS. and edd. also Cressĭus; cf. Verg. A. 5, 285 Wagn.), a, um, adj., = Krê:sios, Cretan:

nemora,

Verg. A. 4, 70:

prodigia, i. e. taurus (v. C.),

id. ib. 8, 295:

regna,

Ov. H. 16, 299:

tecta,

Stat. Th. 12, 582 al. —

Crētaeus, a, um, adj., Cretan:

Ida,

Verg. A. 12, 412:

urbes,

Ov. M. 9, 666:

ratis,

Prop. 3 (4), 19, 26:

taurus,

the bullock which Neptune sent to Minos, Ov. M. 7, 434.— Subst.: Crētaeus, i, m., the Cretan, for Epimenides, Prop. 2, 34 (25), 29.—

Crētānus, i, m., a Cretan (prob. a word coined in sport), Plaut. Curc. 3, 73.—

Crētensis, e, adj., Cretan:

homo, judex,

Cic. Phil. 5, 5, 13 and 14:

Juppiter,

id. N. D. 3, 21, 53:

sagittarii,

Liv. 37, 41, 9 et saep.—In plur.: Crētenses, ium, m., the Cretans ( renowned as archers), Nep. Hann. 9, 2; Liv. 37, 60, 4; 41, 25, 7 al.—

Crētĭcus

, a, um, adj., Cretan:

mare,

Hor. C. 1, 26, 2:

vinum,

Plin. 14, 9, 11, § 81:

labyrinthus,

id. 36, 13, 19, § 90:

bellum,

Flor. 3, 7:

pes,

an amphimacrus, Diom. p. 475 P. al.: versus, composed of the amphimacrus, id. p. 513 ib. al.—

Subst.

Crētĭcus, i, m., a surname of Q. Metellus, from his subjugation of Crete, Flor. 3, 7 fin.; 3, 8, 1; Vell. 2, 34; Cic. Att. 1, 19, 2; cf. id. Fl. 13, 30; Ov. F. 1, 594.—

Crētĭca, ae, f., a plant, called also clematitis, Plin. 25, 8, 54, § 96.—

In the Gr. form Crētĭcē, ēs, f., a plant, called also hibiscus, App. Herb. 38 and 62.—

Crētis, ĭdis, f., a Cretan (woman):

Nymphae,

Ov. F. 3, 444.

crēta, ae, f. [orig. adj., from 1. Creta], Cretan earth, i. e. chalk, white earth or clay.

Prop., Plin. 35, 17, 57, § 195 sq.; Cato, R. R. 39, 2; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 8 al.;

esp. used for cleansing garments,

Plaut. Aul. 4, 9, 6.—Hence, trop.:

creta est profecto horum hominum oratio,

i. e. removes all trouble from the mind, Plaut. Poen. 5, 2, 10 sq. —

Also used as a cosmetic,

Hor. Epod. 12, 10; Mart. 6, 93, 9; 8, 33, 17 al.;

for seals,

Cic. Fl. 16, 37; cf. cretula, for marking the goal in a race-course, Plin. 8, 42, 65, § 160;

for the making of earthen vessels,

Col. 3, 11, 9; Plin. 14, 20, 25, § 123 et saep.— Poet.:

rapidus cretae Oaxes,

turbulent, Verg. E. 1, 66 Rib. (dub. al. Cretae; v. Forbig. ad loc.). —

From its whiteness is borrowed the trope for something favorable or lucky (opp. carbo), Hor. S. 2, 3, 246; imitated by Pers. 5, 108.

Crēta, ae (nom. Crētē, Mel. 2, 7, 12; Ov. M. 8, 118; 9, 668; 9, 735; acc. Creten, id. ib. 8, 99; Hor. C. 3, 27, 34 al.;

on the contrary, Cretam,

Verg. A. 3, 129 al.), f., = Krêtê, Crete, an island in the Mediterranean Sea, distinguished in ancient times by its fruitfulness and very early cultivation, now Candia, Mel. l. l.; Plin. 4, 12, 20, § 58; Verg. A. 3, 104; Hor. Epod. 9, 29; Cic. Fl. 13, 30; id. Phil. 2, 38, 97; Vell. 2, 34, 1; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 6; Plin. 15, 11, 10, § 37.— Hence,

Crēs, Crētis, m., and Cressa, ae, f., = Krês, Krêssa, Cretan; or as subst., a Cretan; a Cretan woman.

Masc. Cres:

Epimenides,

Cic. Div. 1, 18, 34.—In plur. Cretes, the Cretans, Cic. Mur. 35, 74; Ov. Am. 3, 10, 19; gen. Cretum, Cic. Tusc. 2, 14, 34; Cat. 55, 23; Ov. F. 1, 594 al.; acc. Cretăs, Caes. B. G. 2, 7; Mel. 1, 16, 1; Ov. H. 16, 348; Luc. 4, 441 al.—

Fem. Cressa, adj.:

pharetra,

Verg. G. 3, 345: nota, made with Cretan earth or chalk (v. 2. Creta, II.), Hor. C. 1, 36, 10:

herbae, for healing in gen.,

Prop. 2, 1, 61 (acc. to Serv. ad Verg. A. 12, 412, perh. for dictamnus): bos, i. e. Pasiphaë (q. v.), id. 4 (5), 7, 57.—Subst. for Ariadne, Ov. Am. 1, 7, 16; for Aĕrope, id. A. A. 1, 327.—

Crēsĭus (in MSS. and edd. also Cressĭus; cf. Verg. A. 5, 285 Wagn.), a, um, adj., = Krê:sios, Cretan:

nemora,

Verg. A. 4, 70:

prodigia, i. e. taurus (v. C.),

id. ib. 8, 295:

regna,

Ov. H. 16, 299:

tecta,

Stat. Th. 12, 582 al. —

Crētaeus, a, um, adj., Cretan:

Ida,

Verg. A. 12, 412:

urbes,

Ov. M. 9, 666:

ratis,

Prop. 3 (4), 19, 26:

taurus,

the bullock which Neptune sent to Minos, Ov. M. 7, 434.— Subst.: Crētaeus, i, m., the Cretan, for Epimenides, Prop. 2, 34 (25), 29.—

Crētānus, i, m., a Cretan (prob. a word coined in sport), Plaut. Curc. 3, 73.—

Crētensis, e, adj., Cretan:

homo, judex,

Cic. Phil. 5, 5, 13 and 14:

Juppiter,

id. N. D. 3, 21, 53:

sagittarii,

Liv. 37, 41, 9 et saep.—In plur.: Crētenses, ium, m., the Cretans ( renowned as archers), Nep. Hann. 9, 2; Liv. 37, 60, 4; 41, 25, 7 al.—

Crētĭcus

, a, um, adj., Cretan:

mare,

Hor. C. 1, 26, 2:

vinum,

Plin. 14, 9, 11, § 81:

labyrinthus,

id. 36, 13, 19, § 90:

bellum,

Flor. 3, 7:

pes,

an amphimacrus, Diom. p. 475 P. al.: versus, composed of the amphimacrus, id. p. 513 ib. al.—

Subst.

Crētĭcus, i, m., a surname of Q. Metellus, from his subjugation of Crete, Flor. 3, 7 fin.; 3, 8, 1; Vell. 2, 34; Cic. Att. 1, 19, 2; cf. id. Fl. 13, 30; Ov. F. 1, 594.—

Crētĭca, ae, f., a plant, called also clematitis, Plin. 25, 8, 54, § 96.—

In the Gr. form Crētĭcē, ēs, f., a plant, called also hibiscus, App. Herb. 38 and 62.—

Crētis, ĭdis, f., a Cretan (woman):

Nymphae,

Ov. F. 3, 444.

crēta, ae, f. [orig. adj., from 1. Creta], Cretan earth, i. e. chalk, white earth or clay.

Prop., Plin. 35, 17, 57, § 195 sq.; Cato, R. R. 39, 2; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 8 al.;

esp. used for cleansing garments,

Plaut. Aul. 4, 9, 6.—Hence, trop.:

creta est profecto horum hominum oratio,

i. e. removes all trouble from the mind, Plaut. Poen. 5, 2, 10 sq. —

Also used as a cosmetic,

Hor. Epod. 12, 10; Mart. 6, 93, 9; 8, 33, 17 al.;

for seals,

Cic. Fl. 16, 37; cf. cretula, for marking the goal in a race-course, Plin. 8, 42, 65, § 160;

for the making of earthen vessels,

Col. 3, 11, 9; Plin. 14, 20, 25, § 123 et saep.— Poet.:

rapidus cretae Oaxes,

turbulent, Verg. E. 1, 66 Rib. (dub. al. Cretae; v. Forbig. ad loc.). —

From its whiteness is borrowed the trope for something favorable or lucky (opp. carbo), Hor. S. 2, 3, 246; imitated by Pers. 5, 108.

Crēta, ae (nom. Crētē, Mel. 2, 7, 12; Ov. M. 8, 118; 9, 668; 9, 735; acc. Creten, id. ib. 8, 99; Hor. C. 3, 27, 34 al.;

on the contrary, Cretam,

Verg. A. 3, 129 al.), f., = Krêtê, Crete, an island in the Mediterranean Sea, distinguished in ancient times by its fruitfulness and very early cultivation, now Candia, Mel. l. l.; Plin. 4, 12, 20, § 58; Verg. A. 3, 104; Hor. Epod. 9, 29; Cic. Fl. 13, 30; id. Phil. 2, 38, 97; Vell. 2, 34, 1; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 6; Plin. 15, 11, 10, § 37.— Hence,

Crēs, Crētis, m., and Cressa, ae, f., = Krês, Krêssa, Cretan; or as subst., a Cretan; a Cretan woman.

Masc. Cres:

Epimenides,

Cic. Div. 1, 18, 34.—In plur. Cretes, the Cretans, Cic. Mur. 35, 74; Ov. Am. 3, 10, 19; gen. Cretum, Cic. Tusc. 2, 14, 34; Cat. 55, 23; Ov. F. 1, 594 al.; acc. Cretăs, Caes. B. G. 2, 7; Mel. 1, 16, 1; Ov. H. 16, 348; Luc. 4, 441 al.—

Fem. Cressa, adj.:

pharetra,

Verg. G. 3, 345: nota, made with Cretan earth or chalk (v. 2. Creta, II.), Hor. C. 1, 36, 10:

herbae, for healing in gen.,

Prop. 2, 1, 61 (acc. to Serv. ad Verg. A. 12, 412, perh. for dictamnus): bos, i. e. Pasiphaë (q. v.), id. 4 (5), 7, 57.—Subst. for Ariadne, Ov. Am. 1, 7, 16; for Aĕrope, id. A. A. 1, 327.—

Crēsĭus (in MSS. and edd. also Cressĭus; cf. Verg. A. 5, 285 Wagn.), a, um, adj., = Krê:sios, Cretan:

nemora,

Verg. A. 4, 70:

prodigia, i. e. taurus (v. C.),

id. ib. 8, 295:

regna,

Ov. H. 16, 299:

tecta,

Stat. Th. 12, 582 al. —

Crētaeus, a, um, adj., Cretan:

Ida,

Verg. A. 12, 412:

urbes,

Ov. M. 9, 666:

ratis,

Prop. 3 (4), 19, 26:

taurus,

the bullock which Neptune sent to Minos, Ov. M. 7, 434.— Subst.: Crētaeus, i, m., the Cretan, for Epimenides, Prop. 2, 34 (25), 29.—

Crētānus, i, m., a Cretan (prob. a word coined in sport), Plaut. Curc. 3, 73.—

Crētensis, e, adj., Cretan:

homo, judex,

Cic. Phil. 5, 5, 13 and 14:

Juppiter,

id. N. D. 3, 21, 53:

sagittarii,

Liv. 37, 41, 9 et saep.—In plur.: Crētenses, ium, m., the Cretans ( renowned as archers), Nep. Hann. 9, 2; Liv. 37, 60, 4; 41, 25, 7 al.—

Crētĭcus

, a, um, adj., Cretan:

mare,

Hor. C. 1, 26, 2:

vinum,

Plin. 14, 9, 11, § 81:

labyrinthus,

id. 36, 13, 19, § 90:

bellum,

Flor. 3, 7:

pes,

an amphimacrus, Diom. p. 475 P. al.: versus, composed of the amphimacrus, id. p. 513 ib. al.—

Subst.

Crētĭcus, i, m., a surname of Q. Metellus, from his subjugation of Crete, Flor. 3, 7 fin.; 3, 8, 1; Vell. 2, 34; Cic. Att. 1, 19, 2; cf. id. Fl. 13, 30; Ov. F. 1, 594.—

Crētĭca, ae, f., a plant, called also clematitis, Plin. 25, 8, 54, § 96.—

In the Gr. form Crētĭcē, ēs, f., a plant, called also hibiscus, App. Herb. 38 and 62.—

Crētis, ĭdis, f., a Cretan (woman):

Nymphae,

Ov. F. 3, 444.

crēta, ae, f. [orig. adj., from 1. Creta], Cretan earth, i. e. chalk, white earth or clay.

Prop., Plin. 35, 17, 57, § 195 sq.; Cato, R. R. 39, 2; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 8 al.;

esp. used for cleansing garments,

Plaut. Aul. 4, 9, 6.—Hence, trop.:

creta est profecto horum hominum oratio,

i. e. removes all trouble from the mind, Plaut. Poen. 5, 2, 10 sq. —

Also used as a cosmetic,

Hor. Epod. 12, 10; Mart. 6, 93, 9; 8, 33, 17 al.;

for seals,

Cic. Fl. 16, 37; cf. cretula, for marking the goal in a race-course, Plin. 8, 42, 65, § 160;

for the making of earthen vessels,

Col. 3, 11, 9; Plin. 14, 20, 25, § 123 et saep.— Poet.:

rapidus cretae Oaxes,

turbulent, Verg. E. 1, 66 Rib. (dub. al. Cretae; v. Forbig. ad loc.). —

From its whiteness is borrowed the trope for something favorable or lucky (opp. carbo), Hor. S. 2, 3, 246; imitated by Pers. 5, 108.

Crēta, ae (nom. Crētē, Mel. 2, 7, 12; Ov. M. 8, 118; 9, 668; 9, 735; acc. Creten, id. ib. 8, 99; Hor. C. 3, 27, 34 al.;

on the contrary, Cretam,

Verg. A. 3, 129 al.), f., = Krêtê, Crete, an island in the Mediterranean Sea, distinguished in ancient times by its fruitfulness and very early cultivation, now Candia, Mel. l. l.; Plin. 4, 12, 20, § 58; Verg. A. 3, 104; Hor. Epod. 9, 29; Cic. Fl. 13, 30; id. Phil. 2, 38, 97; Vell. 2, 34, 1; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 6; Plin. 15, 11, 10, § 37.— Hence,

Crēs, Crētis, m., and Cressa, ae, f., = Krês, Krêssa, Cretan; or as subst., a Cretan; a Cretan woman.

Masc. Cres:

Epimenides,

Cic. Div. 1, 18, 34.—In plur. Cretes, the Cretans, Cic. Mur. 35, 74; Ov. Am. 3, 10, 19; gen. Cretum, Cic. Tusc. 2, 14, 34; Cat. 55, 23; Ov. F. 1, 594 al.; acc. Cretăs, Caes. B. G. 2, 7; Mel. 1, 16, 1; Ov. H. 16, 348; Luc. 4, 441 al.—

Fem. Cressa, adj.:

pharetra,

Verg. G. 3, 345: nota, made with Cretan earth or chalk (v. 2. Creta, II.), Hor. C. 1, 36, 10:

herbae, for healing in gen.,

Prop. 2, 1, 61 (acc. to Serv. ad Verg. A. 12, 412, perh. for dictamnus): bos, i. e. Pasiphaë (q. v.), id. 4 (5), 7, 57.—Subst. for Ariadne, Ov. Am. 1, 7, 16; for Aĕrope, id. A. A. 1, 327.—

Crēsĭus (in MSS. and edd. also Cressĭus; cf. Verg. A. 5, 285 Wagn.), a, um, adj., = Krê:sios, Cretan:

nemora,

Verg. A. 4, 70:

prodigia, i. e. taurus (v. C.),

id. ib. 8, 295:

regna,

Ov. H. 16, 299:

tecta,

Stat. Th. 12, 582 al. —

Crētaeus, a, um, adj., Cretan:

Ida,

Verg. A. 12, 412:

urbes,

Ov. M. 9, 666:

ratis,

Prop. 3 (4), 19, 26:

taurus,

the bullock which Neptune sent to Minos, Ov. M. 7, 434.— Subst.: Crētaeus, i, m., the Cretan, for Epimenides, Prop. 2, 34 (25), 29.—

Crētānus, i, m., a Cretan (prob. a word coined in sport), Plaut. Curc. 3, 73.—

Crētensis, e, adj., Cretan:

homo, judex,

Cic. Phil. 5, 5, 13 and 14:

Juppiter,

id. N. D. 3, 21, 53:

sagittarii,

Liv. 37, 41, 9 et saep.—In plur.: Crētenses, ium, m., the Cretans ( renowned as archers), Nep. Hann. 9, 2; Liv. 37, 60, 4; 41, 25, 7 al.—

Crētĭcus

, a, um, adj., Cretan:

mare,

Hor. C. 1, 26, 2:

vinum,

Plin. 14, 9, 11, § 81:

labyrinthus,

id. 36, 13, 19, § 90:

bellum,

Flor. 3, 7:

pes,

an amphimacrus, Diom. p. 475 P. al.: versus, composed of the amphimacrus, id. p. 513 ib. al.—

Subst.

Crētĭcus, i, m., a surname of Q. Metellus, from his subjugation of Crete, Flor. 3, 7 fin.; 3, 8, 1; Vell. 2, 34; Cic. Att. 1, 19, 2; cf. id. Fl. 13, 30; Ov. F. 1, 594.—

Crētĭca, ae, f., a plant, called also clematitis, Plin. 25, 8, 54, § 96.—

In the Gr. form Crētĭcē, ēs, f., a plant, called also hibiscus, App. Herb. 38 and 62.—

Crētis, ĭdis, f., a Cretan (woman):

Nymphae,

Ov. F. 3, 444.

crēta, ae, f. [orig. adj., from 1. Creta], Cretan earth, i. e. chalk, white earth or clay.

Prop., Plin. 35, 17, 57, § 195 sq.; Cato, R. R. 39, 2; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 8 al.;

esp. used for cleansing garments,

Plaut. Aul. 4, 9, 6.—Hence, trop.:

creta est profecto horum hominum oratio,

i. e. removes all trouble from the mind, Plaut. Poen. 5, 2, 10 sq. —

Also used as a cosmetic,

Hor. Epod. 12, 10; Mart. 6, 93, 9; 8, 33, 17 al.;

for seals,

Cic. Fl. 16, 37; cf. cretula, for marking the goal in a race-course, Plin. 8, 42, 65, § 160;

for the making of earthen vessels,

Col. 3, 11, 9; Plin. 14, 20, 25, § 123 et saep.— Poet.:

rapidus cretae Oaxes,

turbulent, Verg. E. 1, 66 Rib. (dub. al. Cretae; v. Forbig. ad loc.). —

From its whiteness is borrowed the trope for something favorable or lucky (opp. carbo), Hor. S. 2, 3, 246; imitated by Pers. 5, 108.

Crēta, ae (nom. Crētē, Mel. 2, 7, 12; Ov. M. 8, 118; 9, 668; 9, 735; acc. Creten, id. ib. 8, 99; Hor. C. 3, 27, 34 al.;

on the contrary, Cretam,

Verg. A. 3, 129 al.), f., = Krêtê, Crete, an island in the Mediterranean Sea, distinguished in ancient times by its fruitfulness and very early cultivation, now Candia, Mel. l. l.; Plin. 4, 12, 20, § 58; Verg. A. 3, 104; Hor. Epod. 9, 29; Cic. Fl. 13, 30; id. Phil. 2, 38, 97; Vell. 2, 34, 1; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 6; Plin. 15, 11, 10, § 37.— Hence,

Crēs, Crētis, m., and Cressa, ae, f., = Krês, Krêssa, Cretan; or as subst., a Cretan; a Cretan woman.

Masc. Cres:

Epimenides,

Cic. Div. 1, 18, 34.—In plur. Cretes, the Cretans, Cic. Mur. 35, 74; Ov. Am. 3, 10, 19; gen. Cretum, Cic. Tusc. 2, 14, 34; Cat. 55, 23; Ov. F. 1, 594 al.; acc. Cretăs, Caes. B. G. 2, 7; Mel. 1, 16, 1; Ov. H. 16, 348; Luc. 4, 441 al.—

Fem. Cressa, adj.:

pharetra,

Verg. G. 3, 345: nota, made with Cretan earth or chalk (v. 2. Creta, II.), Hor. C. 1, 36, 10:

herbae, for healing in gen.,

Prop. 2, 1, 61 (acc. to Serv. ad Verg. A. 12, 412, perh. for dictamnus): bos, i. e. Pasiphaë (q. v.), id. 4 (5), 7, 57.—Subst. for Ariadne, Ov. Am. 1, 7, 16; for Aĕrope, id. A. A. 1, 327.—

Crēsĭus (in MSS. and edd. also Cressĭus; cf. Verg. A. 5, 285 Wagn.), a, um, adj., = Krê:sios, Cretan:

nemora,

Verg. A. 4, 70:

prodigia, i. e. taurus (v. C.),

id. ib. 8, 295:

regna,

Ov. H. 16, 299:

tecta,

Stat. Th. 12, 582 al. —

Crētaeus, a, um, adj., Cretan:

Ida,

Verg. A. 12, 412:

urbes,

Ov. M. 9, 666:

ratis,

Prop. 3 (4), 19, 26:

taurus,

the bullock which Neptune sent to Minos, Ov. M. 7, 434.— Subst.: Crētaeus, i, m., the Cretan, for Epimenides, Prop. 2, 34 (25), 29.—

Crētānus, i, m., a Cretan (prob. a word coined in sport), Plaut. Curc. 3, 73.—

Crētensis, e, adj., Cretan:

homo, judex,

Cic. Phil. 5, 5, 13 and 14:

Juppiter,

id. N. D. 3, 21, 53:

sagittarii,

Liv. 37, 41, 9 et saep.—In plur.: Crētenses, ium, m., the Cretans ( renowned as archers), Nep. Hann. 9, 2; Liv. 37, 60, 4; 41, 25, 7 al.—

Crētĭcus

, a, um, adj., Cretan:

mare,

Hor. C. 1, 26, 2:

vinum,

Plin. 14, 9, 11, § 81:

labyrinthus,

id. 36, 13, 19, § 90:

bellum,

Flor. 3, 7:

pes,

an amphimacrus, Diom. p. 475 P. al.: versus, composed of the amphimacrus, id. p. 513 ib. al.—

Subst.

Crētĭcus, i, m., a surname of Q. Metellus, from his subjugation of Crete, Flor. 3, 7 fin.; 3, 8, 1; Vell. 2, 34; Cic. Att. 1, 19, 2; cf. id. Fl. 13, 30; Ov. F. 1, 594.—

Crētĭca, ae, f., a plant, called also clematitis, Plin. 25, 8, 54, § 96.—

In the Gr. form Crētĭcē, ēs, f., a plant, called also hibiscus, App. Herb. 38 and 62.—

Crētis, ĭdis, f., a Cretan (woman):

Nymphae,

Ov. F. 3, 444.

crēta, ae, f. [orig. adj., from 1. Creta], Cretan earth, i. e. chalk, white earth or clay.

Prop., Plin. 35, 17, 57, § 195 sq.; Cato, R. R. 39, 2; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 8 al.;

esp. used for cleansing garments,

Plaut. Aul. 4, 9, 6.—Hence, trop.:

creta est profecto horum hominum oratio,

i. e. removes all trouble from the mind, Plaut. Poen. 5, 2, 10 sq. —

Also used as a cosmetic,

Hor. Epod. 12, 10; Mart. 6, 93, 9; 8, 33, 17 al.;

for seals,

Cic. Fl. 16, 37; cf. cretula, for marking the goal in a race-course, Plin. 8, 42, 65, § 160;

for the making of earthen vessels,

Col. 3, 11, 9; Plin. 14, 20, 25, § 123 et saep.— Poet.:

rapidus cretae Oaxes,

turbulent, Verg. E. 1, 66 Rib. (dub. al. Cretae; v. Forbig. ad loc.). —

From its whiteness is borrowed the trope for something favorable or lucky (opp. carbo), Hor. S. 2, 3, 246; imitated by Pers. 5, 108.

Crēta, ae (nom. Crētē, Mel. 2, 7, 12; Ov. M. 8, 118; 9, 668; 9, 735; acc. Creten, id. ib. 8, 99; Hor. C. 3, 27, 34 al.;

on the contrary, Cretam,

Verg. A. 3, 129 al.), f., = Krêtê, Crete, an island in the Mediterranean Sea, distinguished in ancient times by its fruitfulness and very early cultivation, now Candia, Mel. l. l.; Plin. 4, 12, 20, § 58; Verg. A. 3, 104; Hor. Epod. 9, 29; Cic. Fl. 13, 30; id. Phil. 2, 38, 97; Vell. 2, 34, 1; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 6; Plin. 15, 11, 10, § 37.— Hence,

Crēs, Crētis, m., and Cressa, ae, f., = Krês, Krêssa, Cretan; or as subst., a Cretan; a Cretan woman.

Masc. Cres:

Epimenides,

Cic. Div. 1, 18, 34.—In plur. Cretes, the Cretans, Cic. Mur. 35, 74; Ov. Am. 3, 10, 19; gen. Cretum, Cic. Tusc. 2, 14, 34; Cat. 55, 23; Ov. F. 1, 594 al.; acc. Cretăs, Caes. B. G. 2, 7; Mel. 1, 16, 1; Ov. H. 16, 348; Luc. 4, 441 al.—

Fem. Cressa, adj.:

pharetra,

Verg. G. 3, 345: nota, made with Cretan earth or chalk (v. 2. Creta, II.), Hor. C. 1, 36, 10:

herbae, for healing in gen.,

Prop. 2, 1, 61 (acc. to Serv. ad Verg. A. 12, 412, perh. for dictamnus): bos, i. e. Pasiphaë (q. v.), id. 4 (5), 7, 57.—Subst. for Ariadne, Ov. Am. 1, 7, 16; for Aĕrope, id. A. A. 1, 327.—

Crēsĭus (in MSS. and edd. also Cressĭus; cf. Verg. A. 5, 285 Wagn.), a, um, adj., = Krê:sios, Cretan:

nemora,

Verg. A. 4, 70:

prodigia, i. e. taurus (v. C.),

id. ib. 8, 295:

regna,

Ov. H. 16, 299:

tecta,

Stat. Th. 12, 582 al. —

Crētaeus, a, um, adj., Cretan:

Ida,

Verg. A. 12, 412:

urbes,

Ov. M. 9, 666:

ratis,

Prop. 3 (4), 19, 26:

taurus,

the bullock which Neptune sent to Minos, Ov. M. 7, 434.— Subst.: Crētaeus, i, m., the Cretan, for Epimenides, Prop. 2, 34 (25), 29.—

Crētānus, i, m., a Cretan (prob. a word coined in sport), Plaut. Curc. 3, 73.—

Crētensis, e, adj., Cretan:

homo, judex,

Cic. Phil. 5, 5, 13 and 14:

Juppiter,

id. N. D. 3, 21, 53:

sagittarii,

Liv. 37, 41, 9 et saep.—In plur.: Crētenses, ium, m., the Cretans ( renowned as archers), Nep. Hann. 9, 2; Liv. 37, 60, 4; 41, 25, 7 al.—

Crētĭcus

, a, um, adj., Cretan:

mare,

Hor. C. 1, 26, 2:

vinum,

Plin. 14, 9, 11, § 81:

labyrinthus,

id. 36, 13, 19, § 90:

bellum,

Flor. 3, 7:

pes,

an amphimacrus, Diom. p. 475 P. al.: versus, composed of the amphimacrus, id. p. 513 ib. al.—

Subst.

Crētĭcus, i, m., a surname of Q. Metellus, from his subjugation of Crete, Flor. 3, 7 fin.; 3, 8, 1; Vell. 2, 34; Cic. Att. 1, 19, 2; cf. id. Fl. 13, 30; Ov. F. 1, 594.—

Crētĭca, ae, f., a plant, called also clematitis, Plin. 25, 8, 54, § 96.—

In the Gr. form Crētĭcē, ēs, f., a plant, called also hibiscus, App. Herb. 38 and 62.—

Crētis, ĭdis, f., a Cretan (woman):

Nymphae,

Ov. F. 3, 444.

crēta, ae, f. [orig. adj., from 1. Creta], Cretan earth, i. e. chalk, white earth or clay.

Prop., Plin. 35, 17, 57, § 195 sq.; Cato, R. R. 39, 2; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 8 al.;

esp. used for cleansing garments,

Plaut. Aul. 4, 9, 6.—Hence, trop.:

creta est profecto horum hominum oratio,

i. e. removes all trouble from the mind, Plaut. Poen. 5, 2, 10 sq. —

Also used as a cosmetic,

Hor. Epod. 12, 10; Mart. 6, 93, 9; 8, 33, 17 al.;

for seals,

Cic. Fl. 16, 37; cf. cretula, for marking the goal in a race-course, Plin. 8, 42, 65, § 160;

for the making of earthen vessels,

Col. 3, 11, 9; Plin. 14, 20, 25, § 123 et saep.— Poet.:

rapidus cretae Oaxes,

turbulent, Verg. E. 1, 66 Rib. (dub. al. Cretae; v. Forbig. ad loc.). —

From its whiteness is borrowed the trope for something favorable or lucky (opp. carbo), Hor. S. 2, 3, 246; imitated by Pers. 5, 108.

Crēta, ae (nom. Crētē, Mel. 2, 7, 12; Ov. M. 8, 118; 9, 668; 9, 735; acc. Creten, id. ib. 8, 99; Hor. C. 3, 27, 34 al.;

on the contrary, Cretam,

Verg. A. 3, 129 al.), f., = Krêtê, Crete, an island in the Mediterranean Sea, distinguished in ancient times by its fruitfulness and very early cultivation, now Candia, Mel. l. l.; Plin. 4, 12, 20, § 58; Verg. A. 3, 104; Hor. Epod. 9, 29; Cic. Fl. 13, 30; id. Phil. 2, 38, 97; Vell. 2, 34, 1; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 6; Plin. 15, 11, 10, § 37.— Hence,

Crēs, Crētis, m., and Cressa, ae, f., = Krês, Krêssa, Cretan; or as subst., a Cretan; a Cretan woman.

Masc. Cres:

Epimenides,

Cic. Div. 1, 18, 34.—In plur. Cretes, the Cretans, Cic. Mur. 35, 74; Ov. Am. 3, 10, 19; gen. Cretum, Cic. Tusc. 2, 14, 34; Cat. 55, 23; Ov. F. 1, 594 al.; acc. Cretăs, Caes. B. G. 2, 7; Mel. 1, 16, 1; Ov. H. 16, 348; Luc. 4, 441 al.—

Fem. Cressa, adj.:

pharetra,

Verg. G. 3, 345: nota, made with Cretan earth or chalk (v. 2. Creta, II.), Hor. C. 1, 36, 10:

herbae, for healing in gen.,

Prop. 2, 1, 61 (acc. to Serv. ad Verg. A. 12, 412, perh. for dictamnus): bos, i. e. Pasiphaë (q. v.), id. 4 (5), 7, 57.—Subst. for Ariadne, Ov. Am. 1, 7, 16; for Aĕrope, id. A. A. 1, 327.—

Crēsĭus (in MSS. and edd. also Cressĭus; cf. Verg. A. 5, 285 Wagn.), a, um, adj., = Krê:sios, Cretan:

nemora,

Verg. A. 4, 70:

prodigia, i. e. taurus (v. C.),

id. ib. 8, 295:

regna,

Ov. H. 16, 299:

tecta,

Stat. Th. 12, 582 al. —

Crētaeus, a, um, adj., Cretan:

Ida,

Verg. A. 12, 412:

urbes,

Ov. M. 9, 666:

ratis,

Prop. 3 (4), 19, 26:

taurus,

the bullock which Neptune sent to Minos, Ov. M. 7, 434.— Subst.: Crētaeus, i, m., the Cretan, for Epimenides, Prop. 2, 34 (25), 29.—

Crētānus, i, m., a Cretan (prob. a word coined in sport), Plaut. Curc. 3, 73.—

Crētensis, e, adj., Cretan:

homo, judex,

Cic. Phil. 5, 5, 13 and 14:

Juppiter,

id. N. D. 3, 21, 53:

sagittarii,

Liv. 37, 41, 9 et saep.—In plur.: Crētenses, ium, m., the Cretans ( renowned as archers), Nep. Hann. 9, 2; Liv. 37, 60, 4; 41, 25, 7 al.—

Crētĭcus

, a, um, adj., Cretan:

mare,

Hor. C. 1, 26, 2:

vinum,

Plin. 14, 9, 11, § 81:

labyrinthus,

id. 36, 13, 19, § 90:

bellum,

Flor. 3, 7:

pes,

an amphimacrus, Diom. p. 475 P. al.: versus, composed of the amphimacrus, id. p. 513 ib. al.—

Subst.

Crētĭcus, i, m., a surname of Q. Metellus, from his subjugation of Crete, Flor. 3, 7 fin.; 3, 8, 1; Vell. 2, 34; Cic. Att. 1, 19, 2; cf. id. Fl. 13, 30; Ov. F. 1, 594.—

Crētĭca, ae, f., a plant, called also clematitis, Plin. 25, 8, 54, § 96.—

In the Gr. form Crētĭcē, ēs, f., a plant, called also hibiscus, App. Herb. 38 and 62.—

Crētis, ĭdis, f., a Cretan (woman):

Nymphae,

Ov. F. 3, 444.

crēta, ae, f. [orig. adj., from 1. Creta], Cretan earth, i. e. chalk, white earth or clay.

Prop., Plin. 35, 17, 57, § 195 sq.; Cato, R. R. 39, 2; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 8 al.;

esp. used for cleansing garments,

Plaut. Aul. 4, 9, 6.—Hence, trop.:

creta est profecto horum hominum oratio,

i. e. removes all trouble from the mind, Plaut. Poen. 5, 2, 10 sq. —

Also used as a cosmetic,

Hor. Epod. 12, 10; Mart. 6, 93, 9; 8, 33, 17 al.;

for seals,

Cic. Fl. 16, 37; cf. cretula, for marking the goal in a race-course, Plin. 8, 42, 65, § 160;

for the making of earthen vessels,

Col. 3, 11, 9; Plin. 14, 20, 25, § 123 et saep.— Poet.:

rapidus cretae Oaxes,

turbulent, Verg. E. 1, 66 Rib. (dub. al. Cretae; v. Forbig. ad loc.). —

From its whiteness is borrowed the trope for something favorable or lucky (opp. carbo), Hor. S. 2, 3, 246; imitated by Pers. 5, 108.

Cȳ̆prus ( - ŏs), i, f., = Kupros, an island in the Mediterranean Sea, on the coast of Asia Minor, renowned for its fruitfulness, its rich mines, especially of copper, and for the worship of Venus, Mel. 2, 7, 5; Plin. 5, 31, 35, § 129; Cic. Att. 9, 9, 2; id. Fam. 15, 4, 15; Hor. C. 1, 3, 1; 1, 19, 10; Ov. M. 10, 270 et saep. —

Hence,

Cȳ̆prĭus, a, um, adj., Cyprian:

merces,

Hor. C. 3, 29, 60:

trabs,

id. ib. 1, 1, 13:

tellus,

i. e. Cyprus, Ov. M. 10, 645:

laurus,

Plin. 15, 30, 39, § 127 et saep.— But esp. freq. Cyprium aes, also absol.: Cȳ̆prĭum, ii, n. (late Lat. cuprum, Spart. Carac. 9, hence), Engl. copper, Plin. 34, 8, 20, § 94; Isid. Orig. 16, 20, 2.—Hence,

Cȳ̆prĭus, a, um, adj., of copper, copper-:

in mortariis,

Plin. 33, 5, 29, § 93:

vas,

id. 23, 3, 37, § 74 Jan. and Sillig (al. cypreo):

in pyxide,

id. 28, 8, 27, § 95; cf.:

pyxide aeris Cyprii,

Scrib. Comp. 37:

pes Cyprios, in versification, ˘¯˘˘¯,

Diom. 3, p. 479.—

Prov.: Cyprio bovi merendam Ennius sotadico versu cum dixit significavit id quod solet fieri in insulā Cypro, in quā boves humano stercore pascuntur, Paul. ex Fest. p. 59, 4 Müll.—

Subst.

Cȳ̆prĭa, ae, f., the Cyprian, i. e. Venus, Tib. 3, 3, 34; cf. Paul. ex Fest. p. 52, 6 Müll.—

In plur.: Cȳ̆prii, ōrum, m., the Cyprians, Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 208; Curt. 4, 3, 11.—

Cȳ̆prĭcus, a, um, adj., Cyprian:

laurus,

Cato, R. R. 8, 2.—

Cȳ̆prĭăcus, a, um, adj., the same:

expeditio,

Val. Max. 4, 3, n. 2:

tauri,

Capitol. Gord. 3 fin. —

Cȳ̆pris, ĭdis, f., the Cyprian, i. e. Venus (in post-class. poetry), Aus. Epigr. 57; 106 al.

cȳ̆prus or cȳ̆prŏs, i, f., = kupros, a tree growing in Cyprus and Egypt; the flower of which yielded the cyprinum: Lawsonia alba, Linn.; Plin. 12, 24, 51, § 109; 23, 4, 46, § 90. ††

cȳ̆prus, a Sabine word, = bonus, v. 1. Cyprius.

Cȳ̆prus ( - ŏs), i, f., = Kupros, an island in the Mediterranean Sea, on the coast of Asia Minor, renowned for its fruitfulness, its rich mines, especially of copper, and for the worship of Venus, Mel. 2, 7, 5; Plin. 5, 31, 35, § 129; Cic. Att. 9, 9, 2; id. Fam. 15, 4, 15; Hor. C. 1, 3, 1; 1, 19, 10; Ov. M. 10, 270 et saep. —

Hence,

Cȳ̆prĭus, a, um, adj., Cyprian:

merces,

Hor. C. 3, 29, 60:

trabs,

id. ib. 1, 1, 13:

tellus,

i. e. Cyprus, Ov. M. 10, 645:

laurus,

Plin. 15, 30, 39, § 127 et saep.— But esp. freq. Cyprium aes, also absol.: Cȳ̆prĭum, ii, n. (late Lat. cuprum, Spart. Carac. 9, hence), Engl. copper, Plin. 34, 8, 20, § 94; Isid. Orig. 16, 20, 2.—Hence,

Cȳ̆prĭus, a, um, adj., of copper, copper-:

in mortariis,

Plin. 33, 5, 29, § 93:

vas,

id. 23, 3, 37, § 74 Jan. and Sillig (al. cypreo):

in pyxide,

id. 28, 8, 27, § 95; cf.:

pyxide aeris Cyprii,

Scrib. Comp. 37:

pes Cyprios, in versification, ˘¯˘˘¯,

Diom. 3, p. 479.—

Prov.: Cyprio bovi merendam Ennius sotadico versu cum dixit significavit id quod solet fieri in insulā Cypro, in quā boves humano stercore pascuntur, Paul. ex Fest. p. 59, 4 Müll.—

Subst.

Cȳ̆prĭa, ae, f., the Cyprian, i. e. Venus, Tib. 3, 3, 34; cf. Paul. ex Fest. p. 52, 6 Müll.—

In plur.: Cȳ̆prii, ōrum, m., the Cyprians, Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 208; Curt. 4, 3, 11.—

Cȳ̆prĭcus, a, um, adj., Cyprian:

laurus,

Cato, R. R. 8, 2.—

Cȳ̆prĭăcus, a, um, adj., the same:

expeditio,

Val. Max. 4, 3, n. 2:

tauri,

Capitol. Gord. 3 fin. —

Cȳ̆pris, ĭdis, f., the Cyprian, i. e. Venus (in post-class. poetry), Aus. Epigr. 57; 106 al.

cȳ̆prus or cȳ̆prŏs, i, f., = kupros, a tree growing in Cyprus and Egypt; the flower of which yielded the cyprinum: Lawsonia alba, Linn.; Plin. 12, 24, 51, § 109; 23, 4, 46, § 90. ††

cȳ̆prus, a Sabine word, = bonus, v. 1. Cyprius.

Cȳ̆prus ( - ŏs), i, f., = Kupros, an island in the Mediterranean Sea, on the coast of Asia Minor, renowned for its fruitfulness, its rich mines, especially of copper, and for the worship of Venus, Mel. 2, 7, 5; Plin. 5, 31, 35, § 129; Cic. Att. 9, 9, 2; id. Fam. 15, 4, 15; Hor. C. 1, 3, 1; 1, 19, 10; Ov. M. 10, 270 et saep. —

Hence,

Cȳ̆prĭus, a, um, adj., Cyprian:

merces,

Hor. C. 3, 29, 60:

trabs,

id. ib. 1, 1, 13:

tellus,

i. e. Cyprus, Ov. M. 10, 645:

laurus,

Plin. 15, 30, 39, § 127 et saep.— But esp. freq. Cyprium aes, also absol.: Cȳ̆prĭum, ii, n. (late Lat. cuprum, Spart. Carac. 9, hence), Engl. copper, Plin. 34, 8, 20, § 94; Isid. Orig. 16, 20, 2.—Hence,

Cȳ̆prĭus, a, um, adj., of copper, copper-:

in mortariis,

Plin. 33, 5, 29, § 93:

vas,

id. 23, 3, 37, § 74 Jan. and Sillig (al. cypreo):

in pyxide,

id. 28, 8, 27, § 95; cf.:

pyxide aeris Cyprii,

Scrib. Comp. 37:

pes Cyprios, in versification, ˘¯˘˘¯,

Diom. 3, p. 479.—

Prov.: Cyprio bovi merendam Ennius sotadico versu cum dixit significavit id quod solet fieri in insulā Cypro, in quā boves humano stercore pascuntur, Paul. ex Fest. p. 59, 4 Müll.—

Subst.

Cȳ̆prĭa, ae, f., the Cyprian, i. e. Venus, Tib. 3, 3, 34; cf. Paul. ex Fest. p. 52, 6 Müll.—

In plur.: Cȳ̆prii, ōrum, m., the Cyprians, Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 208; Curt. 4, 3, 11.—

Cȳ̆prĭcus, a, um, adj., Cyprian:

laurus,

Cato, R. R. 8, 2.—

Cȳ̆prĭăcus, a, um, adj., the same:

expeditio,

Val. Max. 4, 3, n. 2:

tauri,

Capitol. Gord. 3 fin. —

Cȳ̆pris, ĭdis, f., the Cyprian, i. e. Venus (in post-class. poetry), Aus. Epigr. 57; 106 al.

cȳ̆prus or cȳ̆prŏs, i, f., = kupros, a tree growing in Cyprus and Egypt; the flower of which yielded the cyprinum: Lawsonia alba, Linn.; Plin. 12, 24, 51, § 109; 23, 4, 46, § 90. ††

cȳ̆prus, a Sabine word, = bonus, v. 1. Cyprius.

Cȳ̆prus ( - ŏs), i, f., = Kupros, an island in the Mediterranean Sea, on the coast of Asia Minor, renowned for its fruitfulness, its rich mines, especially of copper, and for the worship of Venus, Mel. 2, 7, 5; Plin. 5, 31, 35, § 129; Cic. Att. 9, 9, 2; id. Fam. 15, 4, 15; Hor. C. 1, 3, 1; 1, 19, 10; Ov. M. 10, 270 et saep. —

Hence,

Cȳ̆prĭus, a, um, adj., Cyprian:

merces,

Hor. C. 3, 29, 60:

trabs,

id. ib. 1, 1, 13:

tellus,

i. e. Cyprus, Ov. M. 10, 645:

laurus,

Plin. 15, 30, 39, § 127 et saep.— But esp. freq. Cyprium aes, also absol.: Cȳ̆prĭum, ii, n. (late Lat. cuprum, Spart. Carac. 9, hence), Engl. copper, Plin. 34, 8, 20, § 94; Isid. Orig. 16, 20, 2.—Hence,

Cȳ̆prĭus, a, um, adj., of copper, copper-:

in mortariis,

Plin. 33, 5, 29, § 93:

vas,

id. 23, 3, 37, § 74 Jan. and Sillig (al. cypreo):

in pyxide,

id. 28, 8, 27, § 95; cf.:

pyxide aeris Cyprii,

Scrib. Comp. 37:

pes Cyprios, in versification, ˘¯˘˘¯,

Diom. 3, p. 479.—

Prov.: Cyprio bovi merendam Ennius sotadico versu cum dixit significavit id quod solet fieri in insulā Cypro, in quā boves humano stercore pascuntur, Paul. ex Fest. p. 59, 4 Müll.—

Subst.

Cȳ̆prĭa, ae, f., the Cyprian, i. e. Venus, Tib. 3, 3, 34; cf. Paul. ex Fest. p. 52, 6 Müll.—

In plur.: Cȳ̆prii, ōrum, m., the Cyprians, Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 208; Curt. 4, 3, 11.—

Cȳ̆prĭcus, a, um, adj., Cyprian:

laurus,

Cato, R. R. 8, 2.—

Cȳ̆prĭăcus, a, um, adj., the same:

expeditio,

Val. Max. 4, 3, n. 2:

tauri,

Capitol. Gord. 3 fin. —

Cȳ̆pris, ĭdis, f., the Cyprian, i. e. Venus (in post-class. poetry), Aus. Epigr. 57; 106 al.

cȳ̆prus or cȳ̆prŏs, i, f., = kupros, a tree growing in Cyprus and Egypt; the flower of which yielded the cyprinum: Lawsonia alba, Linn.; Plin. 12, 24, 51, § 109; 23, 4, 46, § 90. ††

cȳ̆prus, a Sabine word, = bonus, v. 1. Cyprius.