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1 conus
cōnus, i, m., = kônos, a cone.I.In gen., Lucr. 4, 430 and 432; Cic. N. D. 1, 10, 24; 2, 18, 47 al.—II.Esp., of conical bodies,A.The apex of a helmet, Verg. A. 3, 468; Ov. M. 3, 108; Plin. 10, 1, 1, § 2; cf. Isid. Orig. 18, 14, 2.—B.The cone of the cypress, Col. 6, 7, 2.—C.A kind of sundial, Vitr. 9, 8, 1. -
2 cornu
cornū, ūs (so Caes. B. C. 3, 68 Dint.; Luc. 7, 217; Plin. 28, 11, 46, § 163 et saep.; Curt. 4, 12, 11 al.; ū in the connection cornu bubuli and cornu cervini; also Cael. Aur. Tard. 3, 5, 76; Veg. Art. Vet. 1, 20, 1 al.; cf. esp. Neue, Formenl. 1, p. 355), n. (access. form cornum, i, n., Varr. R. R. 3, 9, 14; Ter. Eun. 4, 7, 5 Fleck.; Lucr. 2, 388; Ov. M. 2, 874; Scrib. Comp. 141; Gell. 14, 6, 2 al.; gen. plur. cornorum, Scrib. Comp. 60. —An access. form cornus, ūs, has been assumed on account of the rel. masc. in the passage:I.nares similes cornibus iis, qui, etc.,
Cic. N. D. 2, 59, 149, if the reading is correct.—The dat. sing. apparently never used;for in the connection: laevo cornu Cotys rex praeerat... dextro cornu praepositus C. Licinius Crassus,
Liv. 42, 58, 6 and 7, the supposition of the abl. is more in acc. with the usage of Livy; cf.:Antipatrum in laevo praeposuit,
id. 37, 41, 1 et saep.) [kindred with keras, and Germ. and Engl. horn; cf. also carina, cervus], a horn.Lit., a hard and generally crooked growth upon the head of many mammiferous animals (very freq. in all periods and species of composition), Plin. 11, 37, 45, § 123 sq.; Cic. N. D. 2, 47, 121;B. 1.of a bullock,
Lucr. 5, 1033; 5, 1324; Cat. 64, 111; Ov. M. 9, 186; Hor. C. 3, 27, 72; id. S. 1, 5, 58 et saep.;also of the constellation Taurus,
Ov. M. 2, 80;of the ram,
id. ib. 5, 328; and the constellation Aries, Cic. poët. N. D. 2, 43, 111;of the he-goat,
Verg. E. 9, 25;of kids,
id. G. 2, 526 al. —Of the antlers of a stag, Ov. M. 3, 194; 10, 111; Verg. A. 10, 725 al.: Cornu Copiae (less correctly, but freq. in late Lat., as one word, Cornūcōpĭae, and twice Cornūcōpĭa, ae, f., Amm. 22, 9, 1; 25, 2, 3), acc. to the fable, the horn of the goat Amalthea placed in heaven, Greek Keras Amaltheias (v. Amalthea), the emblem of fruitfulness and abundance, Plaut. Ps. 2, 3, 5; Gell. 14, 6, 2; cf. Hor. C. 1, 17, 16; id. C. S. 60; id. Ep. 1, 12, 29; Ov. M. 9, 88.—That which is similar to horn in substance.a.A hoof, Cato, R. R. 72; Verg. G. 3, 88; Sil. 13, 327.—b.Of the bills of birds, Ov. M. 14, 502.—c.The horny skin covering the eye, Plin. 11, 37, 55, § 148.—d.A horny excrescence on the head, a wart, Hor. S. 1, 5, 58.— Far more freq.,2.That which is similar to a horn in form, a projecting extremity, the point or end of any object.a.The tooth or tusk of an elephant, ivory, Varr. L. L. 7, § 39 Müll.; Plin. 8, 3, 4, § 7; 18, 1, 1, § 2:b.cornu Indicum,
Mart. 1, 73, 4.—The horns of the moon, Cic. Fragm. ap. Non. p. 122, 2; Verg. G. 1, 433; Ov. M. 1, 11; 2, 117 et saep.—c.The branches of a river, Ov. M. 9, 774.—Hence, the river-gods were represented with horns, Verg. G. 4, 371; Mart. 10, 7 et saep.; cf.: corniger, tauriformis, etc., and v. Lidd. and Scott under keras, V.—d.The arm of the shore forming a harbor, a tongue of land, Caes. ap. Cic. Att. 9, 14, 1; Ov. M. 5, 410; Plin. 4, 21, 35, § 113.—e.The extremity or end of the sailyards, Verg. A. 3, 549; 5, 832; Ov. M. 11, 476; Hor. Epod. 16, 59; Sil. 14. 389.—f.The cone of a helmet in which the crest was placed:g.cornua cristae,
Verg. A. 12, 89:alterum cornu galeae,
Liv. 27, 33, 2.—The end of the stick around which books were rolled, usually ornamented with ivory, Tib. 3, 1, 13; Ov. Tr. 1, 1, 8; Mart. 11, 107. —h.The side of a bow in the form of a horn, Ov. M. 1, 455; 5, 56; 2, 603.—i.The horn-shaped side of the cithara (perh. the sounding-board), Cic. N. D. 2, 59, 149 fin. —k. 1.The point, end, extremity, wing of a place, Liv. 25, 3, 17; Tac. A. 1, 75; Plin. 34, 6, 12, § 26 al.—m.The wing of an army (very freq.), Caes. B. G. 1, 52 (three times); 2, 23; 2, 25; 7, 62 (twice); Liv. 9, 40, 3 sq(seven times).—* (β).Transf.:n.cornua disputationis tuae commovere,
i. e. to drive back, Cic. Div. 2, 10, 26 (v. the passage in connection).—The feeler or claw of an insect, Plin. 9, 30, 50, § 95; 9, 31, 51, § 99 al. —o.The stiff hair of the Germans:3.quis stupuit Germani lumina, flavam Caesariem et madido torquentem cornua cirro?
Juv. 13, 165.—Of objects made of horn.a.A bow, Verg. E. 10, 59; Ov. M. 5, 383; Sil. 2, 109 al.—b.A bugle-horn, a horn, trumpet (cornua, quod ea, quae nunc sunt ex aere, tunc fiebant bubulo e cornu, Varr. L. L. 5, § 117 Müll.), Lucil. ap. Non. p. 265, 5; Lucr. 2, 620; Verg. A. 7, 615; Ov. M. 1, 98; 3, 533; Hor. C. 1, 18, 14; 2, 1, 17; Juv. 2, 90; 6, 315.—Connected with tubae, Cic. Sull. 5, 17; Tac. A. 1, 68; 2, 81, cf. Dict. of Antiq., s. v. cornu.—In a sarcastic double sense with a.: dum tendit citharam noster, dum cornua Parthus, Poët. ap. Suet. Ner. 39 (v. the passage in connection).—c.The sides of the lyre, originally consisting of two horns, giving resonance to the strings, Cic. N. D. 2, 57, 144; 2, 59, 149.—d.A lantern, Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 185; cf. Lucr 2, 388; and Plin. 11, 16, 16, § 49.—e.An oil cruet, Hor S. 2, 2, 61.—f.A funnel, Verg. G. 3, 509; Col. 6, 2, 7 al.—II.Trop., as an emblem of power, courage, strength, might (the figure taken from bullocks. Also in Heb. a very freq. metaph.; cf. Gesen. Lex. s. v., p. 906, 6; poet.):ne in re secundā nunc mi obvortat cornua,
Plaut. Ps. 4, 3, 5:venerunt capiti cornua sera meo,
Ov. Am. 3, 11,:tunc pauper cornua sumit,
gains strength, courage, id. A. A. 1, 239; cf.. tu (sc. amphora) addis cornua pauperi, etc.,
Hor. C. 3, 21, 18.—Hence Bacchus, as a giver of courage, is represented with horns, Tib. 2, 1, 3; Hor. C. 2, 19, 30; v. Bacchus, I.; cf. of a river-god, I. B. 2. c. supra. -
3 Cornucopia
cornū, ūs (so Caes. B. C. 3, 68 Dint.; Luc. 7, 217; Plin. 28, 11, 46, § 163 et saep.; Curt. 4, 12, 11 al.; ū in the connection cornu bubuli and cornu cervini; also Cael. Aur. Tard. 3, 5, 76; Veg. Art. Vet. 1, 20, 1 al.; cf. esp. Neue, Formenl. 1, p. 355), n. (access. form cornum, i, n., Varr. R. R. 3, 9, 14; Ter. Eun. 4, 7, 5 Fleck.; Lucr. 2, 388; Ov. M. 2, 874; Scrib. Comp. 141; Gell. 14, 6, 2 al.; gen. plur. cornorum, Scrib. Comp. 60. —An access. form cornus, ūs, has been assumed on account of the rel. masc. in the passage:I.nares similes cornibus iis, qui, etc.,
Cic. N. D. 2, 59, 149, if the reading is correct.—The dat. sing. apparently never used;for in the connection: laevo cornu Cotys rex praeerat... dextro cornu praepositus C. Licinius Crassus,
Liv. 42, 58, 6 and 7, the supposition of the abl. is more in acc. with the usage of Livy; cf.:Antipatrum in laevo praeposuit,
id. 37, 41, 1 et saep.) [kindred with keras, and Germ. and Engl. horn; cf. also carina, cervus], a horn.Lit., a hard and generally crooked growth upon the head of many mammiferous animals (very freq. in all periods and species of composition), Plin. 11, 37, 45, § 123 sq.; Cic. N. D. 2, 47, 121;B. 1.of a bullock,
Lucr. 5, 1033; 5, 1324; Cat. 64, 111; Ov. M. 9, 186; Hor. C. 3, 27, 72; id. S. 1, 5, 58 et saep.;also of the constellation Taurus,
Ov. M. 2, 80;of the ram,
id. ib. 5, 328; and the constellation Aries, Cic. poët. N. D. 2, 43, 111;of the he-goat,
Verg. E. 9, 25;of kids,
id. G. 2, 526 al. —Of the antlers of a stag, Ov. M. 3, 194; 10, 111; Verg. A. 10, 725 al.: Cornu Copiae (less correctly, but freq. in late Lat., as one word, Cornūcōpĭae, and twice Cornūcōpĭa, ae, f., Amm. 22, 9, 1; 25, 2, 3), acc. to the fable, the horn of the goat Amalthea placed in heaven, Greek Keras Amaltheias (v. Amalthea), the emblem of fruitfulness and abundance, Plaut. Ps. 2, 3, 5; Gell. 14, 6, 2; cf. Hor. C. 1, 17, 16; id. C. S. 60; id. Ep. 1, 12, 29; Ov. M. 9, 88.—That which is similar to horn in substance.a.A hoof, Cato, R. R. 72; Verg. G. 3, 88; Sil. 13, 327.—b.Of the bills of birds, Ov. M. 14, 502.—c.The horny skin covering the eye, Plin. 11, 37, 55, § 148.—d.A horny excrescence on the head, a wart, Hor. S. 1, 5, 58.— Far more freq.,2.That which is similar to a horn in form, a projecting extremity, the point or end of any object.a.The tooth or tusk of an elephant, ivory, Varr. L. L. 7, § 39 Müll.; Plin. 8, 3, 4, § 7; 18, 1, 1, § 2:b.cornu Indicum,
Mart. 1, 73, 4.—The horns of the moon, Cic. Fragm. ap. Non. p. 122, 2; Verg. G. 1, 433; Ov. M. 1, 11; 2, 117 et saep.—c.The branches of a river, Ov. M. 9, 774.—Hence, the river-gods were represented with horns, Verg. G. 4, 371; Mart. 10, 7 et saep.; cf.: corniger, tauriformis, etc., and v. Lidd. and Scott under keras, V.—d.The arm of the shore forming a harbor, a tongue of land, Caes. ap. Cic. Att. 9, 14, 1; Ov. M. 5, 410; Plin. 4, 21, 35, § 113.—e.The extremity or end of the sailyards, Verg. A. 3, 549; 5, 832; Ov. M. 11, 476; Hor. Epod. 16, 59; Sil. 14. 389.—f.The cone of a helmet in which the crest was placed:g.cornua cristae,
Verg. A. 12, 89:alterum cornu galeae,
Liv. 27, 33, 2.—The end of the stick around which books were rolled, usually ornamented with ivory, Tib. 3, 1, 13; Ov. Tr. 1, 1, 8; Mart. 11, 107. —h.The side of a bow in the form of a horn, Ov. M. 1, 455; 5, 56; 2, 603.—i.The horn-shaped side of the cithara (perh. the sounding-board), Cic. N. D. 2, 59, 149 fin. —k. 1.The point, end, extremity, wing of a place, Liv. 25, 3, 17; Tac. A. 1, 75; Plin. 34, 6, 12, § 26 al.—m.The wing of an army (very freq.), Caes. B. G. 1, 52 (three times); 2, 23; 2, 25; 7, 62 (twice); Liv. 9, 40, 3 sq(seven times).—* (β).Transf.:n.cornua disputationis tuae commovere,
i. e. to drive back, Cic. Div. 2, 10, 26 (v. the passage in connection).—The feeler or claw of an insect, Plin. 9, 30, 50, § 95; 9, 31, 51, § 99 al. —o.The stiff hair of the Germans:3.quis stupuit Germani lumina, flavam Caesariem et madido torquentem cornua cirro?
Juv. 13, 165.—Of objects made of horn.a.A bow, Verg. E. 10, 59; Ov. M. 5, 383; Sil. 2, 109 al.—b.A bugle-horn, a horn, trumpet (cornua, quod ea, quae nunc sunt ex aere, tunc fiebant bubulo e cornu, Varr. L. L. 5, § 117 Müll.), Lucil. ap. Non. p. 265, 5; Lucr. 2, 620; Verg. A. 7, 615; Ov. M. 1, 98; 3, 533; Hor. C. 1, 18, 14; 2, 1, 17; Juv. 2, 90; 6, 315.—Connected with tubae, Cic. Sull. 5, 17; Tac. A. 1, 68; 2, 81, cf. Dict. of Antiq., s. v. cornu.—In a sarcastic double sense with a.: dum tendit citharam noster, dum cornua Parthus, Poët. ap. Suet. Ner. 39 (v. the passage in connection).—c.The sides of the lyre, originally consisting of two horns, giving resonance to the strings, Cic. N. D. 2, 57, 144; 2, 59, 149.—d.A lantern, Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 185; cf. Lucr 2, 388; and Plin. 11, 16, 16, § 49.—e.An oil cruet, Hor S. 2, 2, 61.—f.A funnel, Verg. G. 3, 509; Col. 6, 2, 7 al.—II.Trop., as an emblem of power, courage, strength, might (the figure taken from bullocks. Also in Heb. a very freq. metaph.; cf. Gesen. Lex. s. v., p. 906, 6; poet.):ne in re secundā nunc mi obvortat cornua,
Plaut. Ps. 4, 3, 5:venerunt capiti cornua sera meo,
Ov. Am. 3, 11,:tunc pauper cornua sumit,
gains strength, courage, id. A. A. 1, 239; cf.. tu (sc. amphora) addis cornua pauperi, etc.,
Hor. C. 3, 21, 18.—Hence Bacchus, as a giver of courage, is represented with horns, Tib. 2, 1, 3; Hor. C. 2, 19, 30; v. Bacchus, I.; cf. of a river-god, I. B. 2. c. supra. -
4 cornū
cornū ūs （acc. cornum, T., O.), n (once m, C.) [1 CAR-], a horn, antler: (animantes) cornibus armatae: tauri, O.: cornu ferit (caper), V.: luctantur cornibus haedi, V.—As a vessel: bilibre, H.—As a funnel: inserto latices infundere cornu, V.—With copia, the horn of plenty (an emblem of abundance): beata pleno Copia cornu, H.: dives meo Bona Copia cornu, O.—A horny substance, horn (poet.): solido sonat ungula cornu, V.: ora cornu indurata rigent, i. e. by the growth of horny bills, O.—A projection, protuberance, horn, point, end: flexum a cornibus arcum Tendit, i. e. from tip to tip, O.: Cornua antemnarum, tips, V.: cornua cristae, the cone (supporting the crest), V.: galeae, L.: per novem cornua lunae, months, O.: septem digestus in cornua Nilus, branches, O.: inclusam cornibus aequor, capes, O.: in cornu sedere, at the end (of the tribunal), L.—Of an army, the wing, extremity, side: dextrum, sinistrum, Cs.: equitatum in cornibus locat, S. — A bow: Parthum, V.—A bugle-horn, horn, trumpet: misit cornua, tubas: Aerea cornua, V.: Berecyntium, H.— The sides of the lyre (orig. two horns holding the strings), C.—In a constellation, The Horn: Tauri, O.: Aries cum cornibus. — Fig., a salient point, chief argument: cornua commovere disputationis. —The wing, flank: qui quasi cornua duo tenuerunt Caesaris, i. e. were his main dependence.—Power, courage, strength, might: addis cornua pauperi, H.* * *horn; hoof; beak/tusk/claw; bow; horn/trumpet; end, wing of army; mountain top -
5 obscurum
obscūrus, a, um, adj. [Sanscr. sku, to cover, akin to Gr. skeuê, skutos, kutos; cf.: scutum, cutis], dark, darksome, dusky, shady, obscure (class.).I.Lit.: unde (Acherunte) animae excitantur obscurā umbrā, in dark, shadowy forms, Poët. ap. Cic. Tusc. 1, 16, 37; so,B.umbra,
Verg. A. 6, 453:donec in obscurum coni conduxit acumen,
the obscure point of the cone, Lucr. 4, 431:lucus,
Verg. A. 9, 87:antrum,
Ov. M. 4, 100:convalles,
Verg. A. 6, 139:tabernae,
Hor. A. P. 229; cf. Liv. 10, 1, 5: aliae res obnoxiosae nocte in obscurā latent, Enn. ap. Gell. 7, 16 (17), 10 (Trag. v. 341 Vahl.):nox,
Verg. A. 2, 420; cf.:per occasum solis, jam obscurā luce,
Liv. 24, 21:caelum,
Hor. C. 1, 7, 15:nimbus,
Verg. A. 12, 416:nubes,
id. G. 4, 60:ferrugo,
i. e. black, id. ib. 1, 467:dentes,
Juv. 6, 145.— Poet.: funda, dark, i. e. invisible, Val. Fl. 6, 193; cf.mamma,
i. e. hidden, covered, id. 3, 52, 6:aquae,
i. e. turbid, Ov. F. 4, 758.— Subst.: obscūrum, i, n., dim light, twilight:in obscuro, advesperascente die,
Vulg. Prov. 7, 9; but commonly the dark, darkness, obscurity:sub obscurum noctis,
Verg. G. 1, 478:lumen,
i. e. darkness visible, Sall. J. 21, 2.— obscū-rum, adverb.:obscurum nimbosus dissidet aër,
Luc. 5, 631.—Transf., to the person who is in the dark, darkling, unseen:II.ibant obscuri solā sub nocte per umbram,
Verg. A. 6, 268:obscurus in ulvā Delitui,
id. ib. 2, 135.—Trop.A.In gen., dark, obscure, indistinct, unintelligible:2.Heraclitus... Clarus ob obscuram linguam,
Lucr. 1, 639: valde Heraclitus obscurus (cf. the Gr. appellation of Heraclitus, ho skoteinos), Cic. Div. 2, 64, 133:quid? poëta nemo, nemo physicus obscurus?
id. ib.:obscurā de re tam lucida pango carmina,
Lucr. 1, 933; 4, 8:brevis esse laboro, Obscurus fio,
Hor. A. P. 25:reperta Graiorum,
Lucr. 1, 136:obscurum et ignotum jus,
Cic. de Or. 1, 39, 177:cur hoc tam est obscurum atque caecum?
id. Agr. 2, 14, 35:nolo plebem Romanam obscurā spe et caecā expectatione haerere,
uncertain, id. ib. 2, 25, 66.— Comp., Quint. 11, 3, 60.— Sup.:videre res obscurissimas,
Cic. de Or. 2, 36, 153.— Subst.:causae in obscuro positae,
Cels. 1 praef. —In partic., rhet. t. t.: obscurum genus causae, obscure, i. e. intricate, involved, Gr. dusparakolouthêton, Cic. Inv. 1, 15, 20:B.(causae privatae) sunt multo saepe obscuriores,
id. de Or. 2, 24, 100.—Not known, unknown, not recognized:C.forma,
Ov. M. 3, 475:P Ilas,
i. e. disguised, under another form, id. ib. 6, 36.—Esp. of rank and station, obscure, ignoble, mean, low:non est obscura tua in me benevolentia,
Cic. Fam. 13, 70: Caesaris in barbaris erat nomen obscurius, * Caes. B. C. 1, 61:Pompeius humili atque obscuro loco natus,
of an obscure, ignoble family, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 70, § 181:obscuris orti majoribus,
from obscure ancestors, id. Off. 1, 32, 116:clarus an obscurus,
Quint. 5, 10, 26; cf.:si nobilis obscurum se vocet,
id. 11, 1, 21; 2, 3, 9:non obscurus professor et auctor,
id. 2, 15, 36:natus haud obscuro loco,
Sall. C. 23, 1.— Neutr. absol.:in obscuro vitam habere,
Sall. C. 51, 12:vitam per obscurum transmittere,
in obscurity, Sen. Ep. 19, 3:saepe mandatum initio litis in obscuro est,
kept back, Gai. Inst. 4, 84.—Of character, close, secret, reserved:A.obscurus et astutus homo,
Cic. Off. 3, 13, 5 (for which:sin me astutum et occultum lubet fingere,
id. Fam. 3, 10, 8):plerumque modestus Occupat obscuri speciem,
Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 94:Tiberium obscurum adversus alios, sibi uni incautum intectumque efficeret,
Tac. A. 4, 1:obscurum odium,
Cic. Fam. 3, 10, 6.— Comp.:natura obscurior,
Tac. Agr. 42.— Adv.: ob-scūrē, darkly, obscurely (class.).Lit.: aut nihil superum aut obscure admodum cernimus, very darkly, Cic. Fragm. ap. Non. 474, 28.—B.Trop.1.Of speech, darkly, obscurely, indistinctly:2.dicta,
Quint. 3, 4, 3; 4, 1, 79.— Comp.:quae causa dicta obscurius est,
Quint. 8, 2, 24.— Sup.:obscurissime particulā uti, Cell. 17, 13, 5: non obscurissime dicere (opp. planissime),
id. 11, 16, 9.—Of birth, obscurely, ignobly, meanly (perh. only post-class.):3.obscure natus,
Macr. S. 7, 3:obscurissime natus,
Amm. 29, 1, 5.—Covertly, closely, secretly:malum obscure serpens,
Cic. Cat. 4, 3, 6:tacite obscureque perire,
id. Quint. 15, 50:non obscure ferre aliquid,
id. Clu. 19, 54; cf. id. Par. 6, 1, 45; Hirt. B. G. 8, 54.— Comp.:ceteri sunt obscurius iniqui,
more secretly, Cic. Fam. 1, 5, b, 2.— Sup.:avertere aliquid de publico quam obscurissime,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 24, § 53. -
6 obscurus
obscūrus, a, um, adj. [Sanscr. sku, to cover, akin to Gr. skeuê, skutos, kutos; cf.: scutum, cutis], dark, darksome, dusky, shady, obscure (class.).I.Lit.: unde (Acherunte) animae excitantur obscurā umbrā, in dark, shadowy forms, Poët. ap. Cic. Tusc. 1, 16, 37; so,B.umbra,
Verg. A. 6, 453:donec in obscurum coni conduxit acumen,
the obscure point of the cone, Lucr. 4, 431:lucus,
Verg. A. 9, 87:antrum,
Ov. M. 4, 100:convalles,
Verg. A. 6, 139:tabernae,
Hor. A. P. 229; cf. Liv. 10, 1, 5: aliae res obnoxiosae nocte in obscurā latent, Enn. ap. Gell. 7, 16 (17), 10 (Trag. v. 341 Vahl.):nox,
Verg. A. 2, 420; cf.:per occasum solis, jam obscurā luce,
Liv. 24, 21:caelum,
Hor. C. 1, 7, 15:nimbus,
Verg. A. 12, 416:nubes,
id. G. 4, 60:ferrugo,
i. e. black, id. ib. 1, 467:dentes,
Juv. 6, 145.— Poet.: funda, dark, i. e. invisible, Val. Fl. 6, 193; cf.mamma,
i. e. hidden, covered, id. 3, 52, 6:aquae,
i. e. turbid, Ov. F. 4, 758.— Subst.: obscūrum, i, n., dim light, twilight:in obscuro, advesperascente die,
Vulg. Prov. 7, 9; but commonly the dark, darkness, obscurity:sub obscurum noctis,
Verg. G. 1, 478:lumen,
i. e. darkness visible, Sall. J. 21, 2.— obscū-rum, adverb.:obscurum nimbosus dissidet aër,
Luc. 5, 631.—Transf., to the person who is in the dark, darkling, unseen:II.ibant obscuri solā sub nocte per umbram,
Verg. A. 6, 268:obscurus in ulvā Delitui,
id. ib. 2, 135.—Trop.A.In gen., dark, obscure, indistinct, unintelligible:2.Heraclitus... Clarus ob obscuram linguam,
Lucr. 1, 639: valde Heraclitus obscurus (cf. the Gr. appellation of Heraclitus, ho skoteinos), Cic. Div. 2, 64, 133:quid? poëta nemo, nemo physicus obscurus?
id. ib.:obscurā de re tam lucida pango carmina,
Lucr. 1, 933; 4, 8:brevis esse laboro, Obscurus fio,
Hor. A. P. 25:reperta Graiorum,
Lucr. 1, 136:obscurum et ignotum jus,
Cic. de Or. 1, 39, 177:cur hoc tam est obscurum atque caecum?
id. Agr. 2, 14, 35:nolo plebem Romanam obscurā spe et caecā expectatione haerere,
uncertain, id. ib. 2, 25, 66.— Comp., Quint. 11, 3, 60.— Sup.:videre res obscurissimas,
Cic. de Or. 2, 36, 153.— Subst.:causae in obscuro positae,
Cels. 1 praef. —In partic., rhet. t. t.: obscurum genus causae, obscure, i. e. intricate, involved, Gr. dusparakolouthêton, Cic. Inv. 1, 15, 20:B.(causae privatae) sunt multo saepe obscuriores,
id. de Or. 2, 24, 100.—Not known, unknown, not recognized:C.forma,
Ov. M. 3, 475:P Ilas,
i. e. disguised, under another form, id. ib. 6, 36.—Esp. of rank and station, obscure, ignoble, mean, low:non est obscura tua in me benevolentia,
Cic. Fam. 13, 70: Caesaris in barbaris erat nomen obscurius, * Caes. B. C. 1, 61:Pompeius humili atque obscuro loco natus,
of an obscure, ignoble family, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 70, § 181:obscuris orti majoribus,
from obscure ancestors, id. Off. 1, 32, 116:clarus an obscurus,
Quint. 5, 10, 26; cf.:si nobilis obscurum se vocet,
id. 11, 1, 21; 2, 3, 9:non obscurus professor et auctor,
id. 2, 15, 36:natus haud obscuro loco,
Sall. C. 23, 1.— Neutr. absol.:in obscuro vitam habere,
Sall. C. 51, 12:vitam per obscurum transmittere,
in obscurity, Sen. Ep. 19, 3:saepe mandatum initio litis in obscuro est,
kept back, Gai. Inst. 4, 84.—Of character, close, secret, reserved:A.obscurus et astutus homo,
Cic. Off. 3, 13, 5 (for which:sin me astutum et occultum lubet fingere,
id. Fam. 3, 10, 8):plerumque modestus Occupat obscuri speciem,
Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 94:Tiberium obscurum adversus alios, sibi uni incautum intectumque efficeret,
Tac. A. 4, 1:obscurum odium,
Cic. Fam. 3, 10, 6.— Comp.:natura obscurior,
Tac. Agr. 42.— Adv.: ob-scūrē, darkly, obscurely (class.).Lit.: aut nihil superum aut obscure admodum cernimus, very darkly, Cic. Fragm. ap. Non. 474, 28.—B.Trop.1.Of speech, darkly, obscurely, indistinctly:2.dicta,
Quint. 3, 4, 3; 4, 1, 79.— Comp.:quae causa dicta obscurius est,
Quint. 8, 2, 24.— Sup.:obscurissime particulā uti, Cell. 17, 13, 5: non obscurissime dicere (opp. planissime),
id. 11, 16, 9.—Of birth, obscurely, ignobly, meanly (perh. only post-class.):3.obscure natus,
Macr. S. 7, 3:obscurissime natus,
Amm. 29, 1, 5.—Covertly, closely, secretly:malum obscure serpens,
Cic. Cat. 4, 3, 6:tacite obscureque perire,
id. Quint. 15, 50:non obscure ferre aliquid,
id. Clu. 19, 54; cf. id. Par. 6, 1, 45; Hirt. B. G. 8, 54.— Comp.:ceteri sunt obscurius iniqui,
more secretly, Cic. Fam. 1, 5, b, 2.— Sup.:avertere aliquid de publico quam obscurissime,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 24, § 53. -
7 mēta
mēta ae, f a cone, pyramid: collis in modum metae fastigatus, L.: petra in metae modum erecta, i. e. in the shape of a cone, Cu.—A conical column at the end of the circus, turning-post, goal: metaque fervidis Evitata rotis, H.: stringam metas interiore rotā, O.—A goal, winning-post, mark: optatam cursu contingere metam, H.: metam tenebant (in a boat-race), V.: metas lustrare Pachyni, to sail around the turning-point (promontory), V.—An end, period, extremity, boundary, limit: longarum haec meta viarum, V.: His metas rerum ponere, of dominion, V.: vitae, O.: umbra terrae, quae est meta noctis, the limit of night: sol ex aequo metā distabat utrāque, i. e. it was noon, O.—Fig.: fama adulescentis paulum haesit ad metas, failed at the critical point.* * *cone, pyramid; conical column, turning point at circus, goal; end, boundary -
8 meta
mēta, ae, f. [root ma-, measure, whence Gr. metron; Lat. manus, mane, etc. (q. v.), properly, that which marks a measured space, hence], any mark at a boundary or limit, esp.,I.The conical columns set in the ground at each end of the Roman Circus, the goal, turning-post:II.metaque fervidis Evitata rotis,
Hor. C. 1, 1, 5:aut prius infecto deposcit praemia cursu Septima quam metam triverit ante rota,
Prop. 3, 20, 25; cf.:et modo lora dabo, modo verbere terga notabo, Nunc stringam metas interiore rotā,
Ov. Am. 3, 2, 11; Suet. Caes. 39:petra in metae maxime modum erecta est, cujus ima spatiosiora sunt, altiora in artius coëunt, summa in acutum cacumen exsurgunt,
i. e. in the shape of a cone, Curt. 8, 39, 6; cf. III. 3. infra).—Any goal or winning-post, the mark, goal, in any contest of speed:2.optatam cursu contingere metam, of a footrace,
Hor. A. P. 412:metam tenere, in a boatrace,
Verg. A. 5, 159.—Trop. (because of the danger to drivers of striking the goal, and breaking their oars), a critical point, place of danger:III.fama adulescentis paulum haesit ad metas, notitiā novā mulieris,
broke down, failed, at the critical point, Cic. Cael. 31.—Transf., an end, period, extremity, boundary, limit:2.longarum haec meta viarum,
Verg. A. 3, 714:ad metas aevi pervenire,
id. ib. 10, 472:metam tangere vitae,
Ov. Tr. 1, 9, 1:ad metam properare,
id. A. A. 2, 727:ultima,
id. Am. 3, 15, 2:hic tibi mortis erant metae,
Verg. A. 12, 546:ad quas metas naturae sit perveniendum usu,
i. e. extremes, Varr. L. L. 8, 16, 31:quando illa (luna) incurrat in umbram terrae, quae est meta noctis, eam obscurari necesse est,
the limit, measure of night, Cic. Div. 2, 6, 17 (but v. 3. below, fin. and the passage there cited from Pliny): sol ex aequo metā distabat utrāque, equally far from both ends of his course, i. e. at noon, Ov. M. 3, 145:intercalariis mensibus interponendis ita dispensavit (Numa), ut vices uno anno ad metam eandem solis unde orsi essent... dies congruerent,
Liv. 1, 19, 6 Weissenb. ad loc.:metae Marsicae, = fines Marsorum,
Mart. Cap. 4, § 331 Kapp:pares horarum metas, tam antemeridialium quam postremarum, manifestant,
id. 6, § 600.—A turning-point in one's course:3.praestat Trinacrii metas lustrare Pachyni,
to sail around the promontory of Pachynus, Verg. A. 3, 429.—Of any thing resembling in shape the meta of the Circus; any thing of a conical or pyramidal form, a cone, pyramid (class.);of a conical hill: ipse collis est in modum metae, in acutum cacumen a fundo satis lato fastigatus,
Liv. 37, 27:buxus in metas emittitur,
into cones, Plin. 16, 16, 28, § 70:in metas foenum exstruere,
in ricks, haycocks, Col. 2, 18, 2:lactantes,
conical cheeses, Mart. 1, 44, 7:lactis,
id. 3, 58, 35:meta sudans,
a conical stone on a fountain, dripping with water, Sen. Ep. 56, 4: meta molendaria, or molendinaria, that part of the upper millstone which projects downward and grinds the corn (the upper part is the catillus, q. v.); = Gr. onos aletês, Dig. 33, 7, 18, § 5:metas molendinarias rotare,
Amm. 17, 4, 15:si minor materia quam lux, metae existere effigiem,
i. e. if the solid body be smaller than the light, its shadow will be conical, Plin. 2, 11, 8, § 51 (cf. the context). -
9 cōnus
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10 pineum
pīnĕus, a, um, adj. [id.], of the pine, piny, pine-:II.pinea velamina,
pine-wreaths, Lucr. 4, 587:ardor,
a fire of pine-wood, Verg. A. 11, 786:silva,
id. ib. 9, 85:plaga pinea,
a piny tract, id. ib. 11, 320:claustra,
i. e. of the wooden horse before Troy, id. ib. 2, 258:fert avidas in pinea Turnus Texta faces,
i. e. into the ships, Ov. M. 14, 530; so,pinea moles,
a ship, Prop. 4 (5), 6, 20:compages,
Mart. 9, 76, 4:nuclei,
Cels. 6, 11; 2, 22:nuces,
Plin. 15, 10, 9, § 35.—Subst.: pīnĕa, ae, f., a pine-nut, a pine-cone:2.pineam serere,
Col. 5, 10; so id. 10, 239; Lampr. Commod. 9.—pīnĕum, i, n. (late Lat.), a pine-cone; plur., Vulg. 2 Par. 2, 8. -
11 pineus
pīnĕus, a, um, adj. [id.], of the pine, piny, pine-:II.pinea velamina,
pine-wreaths, Lucr. 4, 587:ardor,
a fire of pine-wood, Verg. A. 11, 786:silva,
id. ib. 9, 85:plaga pinea,
a piny tract, id. ib. 11, 320:claustra,
i. e. of the wooden horse before Troy, id. ib. 2, 258:fert avidas in pinea Turnus Texta faces,
i. e. into the ships, Ov. M. 14, 530; so,pinea moles,
a ship, Prop. 4 (5), 6, 20:compages,
Mart. 9, 76, 4:nuclei,
Cels. 6, 11; 2, 22:nuces,
Plin. 15, 10, 9, § 35.—Subst.: pīnĕa, ae, f., a pine-nut, a pine-cone:2.pineam serere,
Col. 5, 10; so id. 10, 239; Lampr. Commod. 9.—pīnĕum, i, n. (late Lat.), a pine-cone; plur., Vulg. 2 Par. 2, 8. -
12 cachrys
cachrys, yos, f., = kachrus kanchrus).I.An appendage to the catkin of certain trees in autumn, a cone, Plin. 16, 8, 11, § 30; Cels. 5, 18, n. 5;II.admixta cachry,
Plin. 22, 22, 32, § 71; 27, 13, 109, § 134.—The capsule of rosemary, Plin. 24, 11, 60, § 101. —III.The white kernel of the plant crethmos, Plin. 26, 8, 50, § 82. -
13 tutulus
tŭtŭlus, i, m., a high head-dress, formed by plaiting the hair in a cone over the forehead, worn esp. by the Flamen and his wife, Tert. Pall. 4 fin.; cf. Varr. L. L. 7, § 44 Müll.; Fest. pp 354 and 355 ib.; and v. Böttig. Sabina, 1, p. 132. -
14 cupressus
cupressus ī （abl. ū, Ct., O.), f, κυπάρισσοσ, the cypress (an evergreen tree, sacred to Pluto): impulsa Euro, H.: funebris, H.: feralis, V.: metas imitata, i. e. cone - shaped, O. — A box of cypress wood: lēvis, H.* * *Icypress-tree; cypress oil/wood, cypress-wood casket, spear of cypress-woodIIcypress-tree; cypress oil/wood, cypress-wood casket, spear of cypress-wood -
15 azanius
azania, azanium ADJkind of pine cone; pine cones which open while yet on the tree (L+S) -
16 Strobilus
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17 strobilus
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18 turbinatio
turbĭnātĭo, ōnis, f. [turbinatus], a pointing in the form of a cone:piri,
Plin. 15, 21, 23, § 85.
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