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1 talus
tālus, i, m. [from tax-lus; root tak-, tvak-; cf. Gr. tassô, whence taxus; cf. taxillus], the ankle, ankle-bone; of animals, the pastern-bone, knuckle-bone (syn. calx).I.Lit., Ov. M. 4, 343; Cels. 8, 1 fin.; 8, 7 fin.; 8, 22; Plin. 11, 46, 106, § 253; Ov. M. 8, 808:II.talum expellere,
to dislocate, Mart. 8, 75, 3:extorsisse,
Sen. Ben. 5, 24, 1.—Transf.A.The heel:B.purpura ad talos demissa,
Cic. Clu. 40, 111; Hor. S. 1, 2, 29 and 99; cf. id. ib. 1, 9, 11:talos a vertice pulcher ad imos,
id. Ep. 2, 2, 4:summaque vix talos contigit unda meos,
Ov. Am. 3, 6, 6:nudus,
Juv. 7, 16.— Poet.: securus, cadat an recto stet fabula talo, whether it stands or falls, i. e. whether it succeeds or fails, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 176; cf.: tibi recto vivere talo Ars dedit, i. e. to act well, conduct one ' s self well, Pers. 5, 104.—A die (orig. made from the knuckle-bones of certain animals) of an oblong shape, rounded at the ends, and marked only on the other four sides (cf. alea);while the tesserae were cubes, and marked on all six sides. Four tali were used in playing, but only three tesserae: ad pilam se aut ad talos se aut ad tesseras conferunt,
Cic. de Or. 3, 15, 58; id. Sen. 16, 58; Plaut. Curc. 2, 3, 75; 2, 3, 79; id. Capt. 1, 1, 5; Cic. Div. 1, 13, 23; 2, 21, 48; id. Fin. 3, 16, 54; Aug. ap. Suet. Aug. 71; Prop. 4 (5), 8, 45; Hor. C. 1, 4, 18; id. S. 2, 3, 171; 2, 7, 17; cf. Becker, Gallus, 3, p. 253 sq. -
2 tālus
tālus ī, m [TEC-], an ankle, ankle-bone, pasternbone, knuckle-bone: taloque tenus vestigia tinguit, O.: prodibant tubere tali, O.— The heel: ad talos demissa purpura: talos a vertice pulcher ad imos, H.: Securus, cadat an recto stet fabula talo, i. e. succeeds or fails, H.— A die (often made of bone; it had rounded ends, and four sides marked successively 1, 3, 6, 4): ad talos se aut ad tesseras conferunt: talos nucesque Ferre sinu laxo, H.* * *ankle, ankle/pastern bone; sheep knucklebone (marked far dice); dice game (pl.)
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pastern bone — n either of two bones in the foot of an equine between the cannon bone and the coffin bone * * * either of two bones of the horse s foot just proximal to the hoof: the large pastern bone is the first phalanx and the small pastern bone (called… … Medical dictionary
pastern bone — noun : either of two bones in the foot of an equine between the cannon bone and the coffin bone … Useful english dictionary
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small pastern bone — Pastern Pas tern, n. [Of. pasturon, F. p[^a]turon, fr. OF. pasture a tether, for beasts while pasturing; prop., a pasturing. See {Pasture}.] 1. The part of the foot of the horse, and allied animals, between the fetlock and the coffin joint. See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
small pastern bone — noun : the second phalanx of the functional digit of the foot of an equine * * * small pastern bone, the lower of two pastern bones between the fetlock and the hoof as of a horse, donkey, or mule … Useful english dictionary
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pastern — /pas teuhrn/, n. 1. the part of the foot of a horse, cow, etc., between the fetlock and the hoof. See diag. under horse. 2. either of the two bones of this part, the upper or first phalanx (great pastern bone) and the lower or second phalanx… … Universalium
pastern — /ˈpæstɜn/ (say pastern), / tn/ (say tn) noun 1. that part of the foot of a horse, etc., between the fetlock and the hoof. 2. either of two bones of this part, the upper or first phalanx (great pastern bone) and the lower or second phalanx (small… …
