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1 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. -
2 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. -
3 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 -
4 filum
fīlum, i. n. (also filus, i, m., acc. to Arn. 1, 36 dub., plur. heterocl., fili, Luc. 6, 460) [for figlum, v. figo], a thread of any thing woven (of linen or woolen cloth, a cobweb, etc.).I.Lit., Varr. L. L. 5, § 113 Müll.; Enn. ap. Non. 116, 6 (Ann. v. 259 ed. Vahl.); Verg. A. 6, 30; Ov. A. A. 3, 445; id. M. 4, 36; Mart. 6, 3, 5; Cels. 7, 16:2.lumen candelae cujus tempero filum,
wick, Juv. 3, 287:tenuia aranei,
a web, Lucr. 3, 383:tineae,
Ov. M. 15, 372.— Poet., of the thread of life spun by the Fates:sororum fila trium,
Hor. C. 2, 3, 16; Verg. A. 10, 815; Ov. M. 2, 654; id. Tr. 5, 10, 45; Sil. 4, 28; Mart. 10, 5, 10 al.— Prov.: pendere filo (tenui), to hang by a thread, for to be in great danger: hac noctu filo pendebit Etruria tota, Enn. ap. Macr. S. 1, 4, § 18 (Ann. v. 153 ed. Vahl.):omnia sunt hominum tenui pendentia filo,
Ov. P. 4, 3, 35; Val. Max. 6, 4, 1.—In partic., the fillet of wool wound round the upper part of the flamen's cap, similar to the stemma of the Greeks; hence, in gen., a priest's fillet: APICVLVM, filum, quo flamines velatum apicem gerunt, Paul. ex Fest. p. 23 Müll.:B.legatus capite velato filo (lanae velamen est), Audi, Juppiter, inquit, etc.,
Liv. 1, 32, 6:filo velatus,
Tib. 1, 5, 15.—Transf. (mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose).1.Of any thing slender and drawn out like a thread, a string, cord, filament, fibre:2.tractat inauratae consona fila lyrae,
the strings, Ov. Am. 1, 8, 60; so,lyrae,
id. M. 5, 118:sonantia,
id. ib. 10, 89:croci,
i. e. the stamen, id. F. 1, 342:foliorum exilitas usque in fila attenuata,
Plin. 21, 6, 16, § 30; 11, 15, 15, § 39. —Plur., shreds, slices, remnants:3.fila sectivi porri,
Juv. 14, 133:porris fila resecta suis,
Mart. 11, 52:fila Tarentini graviter redolentia porri edisti,
id. 13, 18.—I. q. crassitudo, the density, compactness, compact shape, or, in gen., contour, form, shape of an object:II.forma quoque hinc solis debet filumque videri,
Lucr. 5, 571, v. Lachm. ad h. 1.; cf. id. 5, 581; 2, 341; 4, 88:mulieris,
Plaut. Merc. 4, 4, 15:corporis,
Varr. L. L. 10, § 4 Müll.; Gell. 1, 9, 2; Amm. 14, 11, 28:forma atque filo virginali,
id. 14, 4, 2:ingeniosus est et bono filo,
Petr. 46.—Trop. (cf. the preced. no.), of speech, texture, sort, quality, nature, style (class.):ego hospiti veteri et amico munusculum mittere (volui) levidense, crasso filo, cujusmodi ipsius solent esse munera,
i. e. of coarse texture, Cic. Fam. 9, 12, 2; cf.:argumentandi tenue filum,
id. Or. 36, 124:tenui deducta poëmata filo,
Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 225; cf.:gracili connectere carmina filo, Col. poët. 10, 227: paulo uberiore filo,
Cic. de Or. 2, 22, 93:orationis,
id. ib. 3, 26, 103:aliud quoddam filum orationis tuae (= oratio uberior),
id. Lael. 7, 25. -
5 linea
I.Lit.:B.nectere lineas, restes, funes,
Varr. R. R. 1, 23, 6:linia longinqua per os religata,
Plin. 9, 17, 26, § 59:ligato pede longā lineā gallina custoditur,
Col. 8, 11, 15:linea margaritarum triginta quinque,
Dig. 35, 2, 26; cf.:lineae duae ex margaritis,
ib. 34, 2, 40; and ib. 9, 2, 27 fin.:linea dives (of the strings of pearls which were thrown among the people at the public games),
Mart. 8, 78, 7 (cf. Suet. Ner. 11).—In partic.1.In a net, the threads which form the meshes:b.licia difficile cernuntur: atque ut in plagis lineae offensae, praecipitant in sinum (of spiders' webs),
Plin. 11, 24, 28, § 82.—Transf., a net, Plin. 9, 43, 67, § 145:2.si feras lineis et pinna clusas contineas,
Sen. Clem. 1, 12, 5.—A fishing-line:3.tremulāve captum lineā trahit piscem,
Mart. 3, 58, 27; 10, 30, 18.—Hence, prov.: mittere lineam, to cast a line, to fish for, try to catch a person, Plaut. Most. 5, 1, 22.—A plumbline of masons and carpenters:b.perpendiculo et lineā uti,
Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 1; cf.:ad regulam et lineam,
Vitr. 7, 3; 5, 3; Pall. 3, 9.—Hence,Ad lineam and rectā lineā, in a straight line, vertically, perpendicularly:4.solida corpora ferri suo deorsum pondere ad lineam,
Cic. Fin. 1, 6, 18; Plin. 19, 8, 42, § 147;of the layers of stone in a wall: saxa, quae rectis lineis suos ordines servant,
Caes. B. G. 7, 23:(ignis) rectis lineis in caelestem locum subvolat,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 17, 40.—A region, tract:5.linea tam rectum mundi ferit illa Leonem,
that region lies directly under the lion, Luc. 10, 306.—A bowstring, Ter. Maur. praef. v. 19.—II.Transf., a thread-like stroke or mark made with a pen, pencil, etc., a line:2.Apelli fuit perpetua consuetudo, numquam tam occupatam diem agendi, ut non, lineam ducendo, exerceret artem, quod ab eo in proverbium venit (namely, the proverb: nulla dies sine linea),
Plin. 35, 10, 36, § 84:lineam cinere ducere,
id. 18, 33, 76, § 327:candida per medium folium transcurrens,
id. 27, 11, 77, § 102:serra in praetenui linea premente harenas (of sawing marble),
id. 36, 6, 9, § 51:nec congruebant ad horas ejus lineae (of the sundial),
id. 7, 60, 60, § 214; Pers. 3, 4.—In geometry, a line: linea a nostris dicitur, quam grammên Graeci nominant. Eam M. Varro ita definit:Linea est, inquit, longitudo quaedam sine latitudine et altitudine,
Gell. 1, 20, 7:locorum extremae lineae,
Quint. 1, 10, 39:lineae, quae emittuntur ex centro,
Plin. 2, 65, 65, § 165; 2, 16, 13, § 64:linea circumcurrens,
a circular line, circle, Quint. 1, 10, 41.—In partic.(α).A boundary-line which consisted of a narrow path between fields, Hyg. de Limit. p. 151; 152 Goes. —(β).In gen., a way, path:b.dedit sequendam calle recto lineam,
Prud. Cath. 7, 48.—A barrier or line in the theatre, by which the seats were separated from each other:c.quid frustra refugis? cogit nos linea jungi,
Ov. Am. 3, 2, 19; id. A. A. 1, 139:lineas poscere,
Quint. 11, 3, 133.—A feature, lineament:B.adulti venustissimis lineis,
Arn. 5, 179 al. —Trop.1.A line of descent or kindred, lineage (post-class.): stemmata cognationum directo limite in duas lineas separantur, quarum altera est superior, altera inferior, Dig. 38, 10, 9:2.clara gentis Linea,
Stat. S. 3, 3, 43:primo gradu superioris linea continentur pater, mater,
Paul. Sent. 4, 11, 1.—An outline, sketch, design (a fig. borrowed from painting):3.quidam materias latius dicendo prosequebantur... alii, cum primas modo lineas duxissent,
Quint. 2, 6, 2; cf. id. 4, 2, 120: ea quae in Platonis oratione demiramur, non aemulari quidem, sed lineas umbrasque facere ausi sumus, Gell. 17, 20, 8.—A boundary-line, bound, limit, end, goal:cum poëtae transilire lineas impune possint,
Varr. L. L. 9, § 5 Müll.; Cassiod. Var. 3, 50:si quidem est peccare tamquam transire lineas,
to go beyond the mark, pass the prescribed limits, Cic. Par. 3, 1, 20:mors ultima linea rerum est,
Hor. Ep. 1, 16, 79:admoveri lineas sentio,
Sen. Ep. 49.—Hence, prov.: amare extremā lineā, to love at a distance, i. e. to see the beloved object only at a distance, not be able to speak to her, Ter. Eun. 4, 2, 12. -
6 linia
I.Lit.:B.nectere lineas, restes, funes,
Varr. R. R. 1, 23, 6:linia longinqua per os religata,
Plin. 9, 17, 26, § 59:ligato pede longā lineā gallina custoditur,
Col. 8, 11, 15:linea margaritarum triginta quinque,
Dig. 35, 2, 26; cf.:lineae duae ex margaritis,
ib. 34, 2, 40; and ib. 9, 2, 27 fin.:linea dives (of the strings of pearls which were thrown among the people at the public games),
Mart. 8, 78, 7 (cf. Suet. Ner. 11).—In partic.1.In a net, the threads which form the meshes:b.licia difficile cernuntur: atque ut in plagis lineae offensae, praecipitant in sinum (of spiders' webs),
Plin. 11, 24, 28, § 82.—Transf., a net, Plin. 9, 43, 67, § 145:2.si feras lineis et pinna clusas contineas,
Sen. Clem. 1, 12, 5.—A fishing-line:3.tremulāve captum lineā trahit piscem,
Mart. 3, 58, 27; 10, 30, 18.—Hence, prov.: mittere lineam, to cast a line, to fish for, try to catch a person, Plaut. Most. 5, 1, 22.—A plumbline of masons and carpenters:b.perpendiculo et lineā uti,
Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 1; cf.:ad regulam et lineam,
Vitr. 7, 3; 5, 3; Pall. 3, 9.—Hence,Ad lineam and rectā lineā, in a straight line, vertically, perpendicularly:4.solida corpora ferri suo deorsum pondere ad lineam,
Cic. Fin. 1, 6, 18; Plin. 19, 8, 42, § 147;of the layers of stone in a wall: saxa, quae rectis lineis suos ordines servant,
Caes. B. G. 7, 23:(ignis) rectis lineis in caelestem locum subvolat,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 17, 40.—A region, tract:5.linea tam rectum mundi ferit illa Leonem,
that region lies directly under the lion, Luc. 10, 306.—A bowstring, Ter. Maur. praef. v. 19.—II.Transf., a thread-like stroke or mark made with a pen, pencil, etc., a line:2.Apelli fuit perpetua consuetudo, numquam tam occupatam diem agendi, ut non, lineam ducendo, exerceret artem, quod ab eo in proverbium venit (namely, the proverb: nulla dies sine linea),
Plin. 35, 10, 36, § 84:lineam cinere ducere,
id. 18, 33, 76, § 327:candida per medium folium transcurrens,
id. 27, 11, 77, § 102:serra in praetenui linea premente harenas (of sawing marble),
id. 36, 6, 9, § 51:nec congruebant ad horas ejus lineae (of the sundial),
id. 7, 60, 60, § 214; Pers. 3, 4.—In geometry, a line: linea a nostris dicitur, quam grammên Graeci nominant. Eam M. Varro ita definit:Linea est, inquit, longitudo quaedam sine latitudine et altitudine,
Gell. 1, 20, 7:locorum extremae lineae,
Quint. 1, 10, 39:lineae, quae emittuntur ex centro,
Plin. 2, 65, 65, § 165; 2, 16, 13, § 64:linea circumcurrens,
a circular line, circle, Quint. 1, 10, 41.—In partic.(α).A boundary-line which consisted of a narrow path between fields, Hyg. de Limit. p. 151; 152 Goes. —(β).In gen., a way, path:b.dedit sequendam calle recto lineam,
Prud. Cath. 7, 48.—A barrier or line in the theatre, by which the seats were separated from each other:c.quid frustra refugis? cogit nos linea jungi,
Ov. Am. 3, 2, 19; id. A. A. 1, 139:lineas poscere,
Quint. 11, 3, 133.—A feature, lineament:B.adulti venustissimis lineis,
Arn. 5, 179 al. —Trop.1.A line of descent or kindred, lineage (post-class.): stemmata cognationum directo limite in duas lineas separantur, quarum altera est superior, altera inferior, Dig. 38, 10, 9:2.clara gentis Linea,
Stat. S. 3, 3, 43:primo gradu superioris linea continentur pater, mater,
Paul. Sent. 4, 11, 1.—An outline, sketch, design (a fig. borrowed from painting):3.quidam materias latius dicendo prosequebantur... alii, cum primas modo lineas duxissent,
Quint. 2, 6, 2; cf. id. 4, 2, 120: ea quae in Platonis oratione demiramur, non aemulari quidem, sed lineas umbrasque facere ausi sumus, Gell. 17, 20, 8.—A boundary-line, bound, limit, end, goal:cum poëtae transilire lineas impune possint,
Varr. L. L. 9, § 5 Müll.; Cassiod. Var. 3, 50:si quidem est peccare tamquam transire lineas,
to go beyond the mark, pass the prescribed limits, Cic. Par. 3, 1, 20:mors ultima linea rerum est,
Hor. Ep. 1, 16, 79:admoveri lineas sentio,
Sen. Ep. 49.—Hence, prov.: amare extremā lineā, to love at a distance, i. e. to see the beloved object only at a distance, not be able to speak to her, Ter. Eun. 4, 2, 12. -
7 pecten
pecten, ĭnis, m. [pecto], a comb.I.Prop., for the hair, Plaut. Capt. 2, 2, 18; Ov. Am. 1, 14, 15:II.deducit pectine crines,
id. M. 4, 311; 12, 409; Petr. 126; Spart. Hadr. 26.—Transf., of things resembling a comb.A.The reed or sley of a weaver's loom:2. B.arguto tenues percurrens pectine telas,
Verg. A. 7, 14; Ov. F. 3, 819; cf. id. M. 6, 58; Varr. L. L. 5, 23, § 113.—An instrument for heckling flax or combing wool, a comb, card, heckle, Juv. 9, 30; Plin. 11, 23, 27, § 77; Claud. Eutr. 2, 382.—C.A rake:D.tonsam raro pectine verrit humum,
Ov. R. Am. 191; Plin. 18, 30, 72, § 297; Col. 2, 20.—A clasping of the hands in distress, Ov. M. 9, 299.—Of the mingling of the oars of two vessels:E.mixtis obliquo pectine remis,
Luc. 3, 609 dub. (al. pectore).—Pecten dentium, a row of teeth, Prud. steph. 10, 934.—F. G.The hair of the pubes, Juv. 6, 370; Plin. 29, 1, 8, § 26.—Also, the sharebone, Cels. 8, 1.—H.A kind of dance:K.Amazonius,
Stat. Achill. 2, 156.—An instrument with which the strings of the lyre were struck:2.jamque eadem digitis, jam pectine pulsat eburno,
Verg. A. 6, 647 Serv.; Juv. 6, 382.—Transf.a.A lyre, Val. Fl. 3, 159.—b. L.A kind of shell-fish, a scallop:M.pectinibus patulis jactat se molle Tarentum,
Hor. S. 2, 4, 34; Plin. 9, 33, 51, § 101; 9, 51, 74, § 160; 11, 37, 52, § 139; 11, 51, 112, § 267; 32, 11, 53, § 150.— -
8 stamen
I.Lit., Varr. L. L. 5, § 113 Müll.; Tib. 1, 3, 86; Ov. M. 6, 54 sq.; 6, 576; 4, 275; 4, 397 al.—II.Transf., in gen.A.A thread hanging from the distaff:B.aut ducunt lanas aut stamina pollice versant,
Ov. M. 4, 34; 4, 179; 4, 221;12, 475: operoso stamine,
id. A. A. 1, 695:et minuent plenas stamina nostra colos,
id. H. 3, 76:deducere plenā stamina longa colu,
Tib. 1, 3, 86; 1, 6, 78:digitis dum torques stamina duris,
Ov. H. 9, 79.—Of the threads of the Parcae, Tib. 1, 7, 2; 3, 3, 36; Ov. M. 8, 453; id. Tr. 5, 13, 24; 4, 1, 63; Luc. 3, 19; 6, 777. —Hence, de legibus queri Fatorum et nimio de stamine, too long a thread of life, Juv. 10, 252.— Poet.:fallebam stamine somnum,
i. e. by spinning, Prop. 1, 3, 41.—Of threads of other sorts;C.thus, of the thread of Ariadne,
Prop. 4 (5), 4, 42;of the spider,
Ov. M. 6, 145; Plin. 11, 24, 28, § 80;of a net,
id. 19, 1, 2, § 11; of the stamina of the lily, id. 21, 5, 11, § 23; the fibres of wood, id. 16, 38, 73, § 186; the strings of an instrument, Ov. M. 11, 169.—(Pars pro toto.) A cloth made of threads; so the fillets of priests, Prop. 4 (5), 9, 52; Sil. 3, 25.— A garment, Claud. in Eutr. 1, 304; id. Laud. Stil. 2, 346; id. Rapt. Pros. 2, 34. -
9 discrimen
discrīmen, ĭnis, n. [contr. from discerimen à discerno; cf. crimen from cerno], lit., that which separates or divides two things from each other (for syn. cf.: differentia, discrepantia, diversitas, distantia); hence,I.Lit., an intervening space, interval, distance, division, separation:II.cum (duo maria) pertenui discrimine separarentur,
Cic. Agr. 2, 32, 87:minimum quos inter et hostem Discrimen murus clausaque porta facit,
Ov. Pont. 1, 8, 62:aequo discrimine,
Lucr. 5, 690; Verg. A. 5, 154:parvum leti,
Ov. M. 7, 426; Verg. A. 9, 143:dare discrimina costis,
i. e. to separate them, id. ib. 10, 382:quae (sc. littera F) inter discrimina dentium efflanda est,
Quint. 12, 10, 29:agminum,
Curt. 4, 12 fin.:ungulae,
Col. 6, 15 fin.:comae,
Ov. A. A. 2, 302; and in like manner poet.: telluris pectitae, i. e. furrow, Col. Poët. 10, 94; Claud. Nupt. Honor. 103:medium luci,
Grat. Cyneg. 486.—Hence, med. t. t., the dividing membrane, the midriff, diaphragm, Cael. Aur. Tard. 2, 11, 127; 5, 10, 124 al.—Trop. (so most frequent).A.In gen., a distinction, difference: amabat omnes, nam discrimen non facit, Lucil. ap. Non. 282, 27:B.iste, qui omnia jura pretio exaequasset omniumque rerum delectum atque discrimen pecunia sustulisset,
Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 50; cf.:officia tollebantur delectu omni et discrimine remoto,
id. Fin. 4, 25, 69:sit hoc discrimen inter gratiosos cives atque fortes, ut illi, etc.,
id. Balb. 21 fin.:sine ullo sexus discrimine,
Suet. Calig. 8; cf.:rapti per agros viatores sine discrimine liberi servique,
id. Aug. 32:omisso sui alicuique discrimine,
Liv. 5, 55:divinarum humanarumque rerum,
id. 5, 40:recti pravique,
Quint. 12, 3, 7:vocum,
id. 1, 5, 25; cf.so of the different tones of the strings: septem discrimina vocum,
Verg. A. 6, 646 et saep.— Poet.:tenues parvi discriminis umbrae,
i. e. of easy gradation, Ov. M. 6, 62. —In partic.1.With respect to disputed matters, which are to be distinguished between, and thus decided upon, the decisive point, turning-point, critical moment, determination, decision:2.quoniam res in id discrimen adducta est, utrum ille poenas rei publicae luat, an nos serviamus,
to this point, Cic. Phil. 3, 11, 29; cf.:ea res nunc in discrimine versatur, utrum... an, etc.,
id. Quint. 30, 92; Liv. 29, 17:vicit disciplina militaris, vicit imperii majestas, quae in discrimine fuerunt, an ulla post hanc diem essent,
id. 8, 35, 4: haec et his similia haud in magno equidem ponam discrimine, shall not regard as of great moment, id. praef. §8: postquam adesse discrimen ultimum belli animadvertit,
id. 44, 23:instant enim (adversarii) et saepe discrimen omne committunt,
abandon the most decisive points, Quint. 6, 4, 17 et saep.— Poet.:experiar, deus hic, discrimine aperto, An sit mortalis,
the test, Ov. M. 1, 222.—Transf., a dangerous, decisive moment, crisis, dangerous condition; risk, danger, hazard:in ipso discrimine periculi aliquem destituere,
Liv. 6, 17; so,periculi,
id. 8, 24: in summo rem esse discrimine, * Caes. B. G. 6, 38, 2; cf.:adducta est res in maximum periculum et extremum pene discrimen,
Cic. Phil. 7, 1:salus sociorum summum in periculum ac discrimen vocatur,
id. de Imp. Pomp. 5, 12:in extremo discrimine ac dimicatione fortunae,
id. Sull. 28:in veteris fortunae discrimen adducitur,
id. Mur. 27, 55; cf.:aliquem in discrimen capitis adducere,
id. Deiot. 1, 2; so,capitis,
Quint. 11, 1, 49:si ei subito sit allatum periculum discrimenque patriae,
Cic. Off. 1, 43, 154:rem publicam in discrimen committere,
Liv. 8, 32; 33, 7; cf.:fuitque dies illa tenebrarum et discriminis,
Vulg. Esth. 11, 8. -
10 contendo
con-tendo, di, tum, 3, v. a. and n., to stretch, stretch out vigorously, to draw tight, strain.I.Lit. (rare and mostly poet.):B.arcum,
Verg. A. 12, 815; Ov. M. 6, 286; id. R. Am. 435: tormenta, Sisen. ap. Non. p. 258, 27; Cic. Tusc. 2, 24, 57: muscipula, Lucil. ap. Non. p. 181, 31:tenacia vincla,
Verg. G. 4, 412:ilia risu,
Ov. A. A. 3, 285: pontem in alto, Enn. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 21 Müll. (Ann. v. 358 Vahl.):oculi contendunt se,
Lucr. 4, 810.— Of stringed instruments, to tune by stretching the strings:ut in fidibus pluribus, si nulla earum ita contenta nervis sit, ut concentum servare possit,
Cic. Fin. 4, 27, 75; cf. infra, P. a.—Meton.1.(Causa pro effectu.) Of weapons, to shoot, hurl, dart, throw:2.infensam hastam,
Verg. A. 10, 521:tela,
id. ib. 12, 815:sagittas nervo,
Sil. 1, 323:telum aërias in auras,
Verg. A. 5, 520. —Of places, neutr., to stretch, reach, extend:II.haec patulum vallis contendit in orbem,
Calp. Ecl. 7, 30:Cappadocum gens usque ad Cyrresticam ejus regionem parte suā, quae vocatur Cataonia, contendit,
Plin. 6, 8, 8, § 24.—Trop. (freq. in prose and poetry); act., to strain eagerly, to stretch, exert, to direct one's mental powers to something, to pursue or strive for earnestly; or neutr., to exert one's self, to strive zealously for something, etc.A.In gen.1.Act.(α).With acc.:(β).magnum fortasse onus, verum tamen dignum, in quo omnis nervos aetatis industriaeque meae contenderem,
Cic. Verr. 1, 12, 35; cf.:contendit omnis nervos Chrysippus, ut persuadeat, etc.,
id. Fat. 10, 21:summas vires de palmā,
Lucr. 4, 990:animum in curas,
Ov. P. 1, 5, 11:quo se dira libido,
Lucr. 4, 1043:tamen id sibi contendendum aut aliter non transducendum exercitum existimabat,
Caes. B. G. 4, 17; cf.:id contendere et laborare, ne ea, etc.,
id. ib. 1, 31; Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 21, § 52: et petere imperium populi et contendere honores, Varr. ap. Non. p. 259, 32.—With inf., to exert one's self vigorously to do something, to apply one's self with zeal to, to go to:2.hunc locum duabus ex partibus oppugnare contendit,
Caes. B. G. 5, 21:summā vi transcendere in hostium naves,
id. ib. 3, 15:fugā salutem petere,
id. ib. al.; Quint. 10, 1, 125:neque ego nunc hoc contendo... mutare animum, sed, etc.,
Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 13, § 38.—Neutr.:B.quantum coniti animo potes, quantum labore contendere... tantum fac ut efficias,
Cic. Off. 3, 2, 6.— With ut:quántum potero voce contendam, ut populus hoc Romanus exaudiat,
Cic. Lig. 3, 6; so,remis, ut eam partem insulae caperet,
Caes. B. G. 5, 8 et saep.:contende quaeso atque elabora, ut, etc.,
Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 14, § 42.— Absol.:vociferarer et, quantum maxime possem, contenderem,
Cic. Fl. 16, 38 al.:non possis oculo quantum contendere Lynceus (= collineare),
to aim at, Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 28.—In partic.,1.To direct or bend one's course eagerly somewhere; or, neutr., to strive to get to a place, to seek to arrive at, to go, march, or journey hastily to, etc.a.Act.(α).With acc. (very rare):(β).rectā plateā cursum suum,
Plaut. Cist. 2, 1, 58:nocte unā tantum itineris,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 34, 97.—With inf. (freq.):b.Bibracte ire,
Caes. B. G. 1, 23; so,ire cum his legionibus,
id. ib. 1, 10:in Britanniam proficisci,
id. ib. 4, 20:in provinciam reverti,
id. ib. 3, 6 fin.:Dyrrhachium petere,
Cic. Planc. 41, 97; cf.:proxima litora petere cursu,
Verg. A. 1, 158; and:iter a Vibone Brundisium terrā petere,
Cic. Planc. 40, 96 Wund.—Neutr. (so most freq.):2.in Italiam magnis itineribus,
Caes. B. G. 1, 10; cf.:huc magnis itineribus,
id. ib. 1, 38 fin.:huc magno cursu,
id. ib. 3, 19:inde in Italiam,
id. ib. 1, 33:in fines Sigambrorum,
id. ib. 4, 18:in castra,
id. ib. 4, 37:ex eo loco ad flumen,
id. ib. 2, 9:ad Rhenum finesque Germanorum,
id. ib. 1, 27 fin.:ad oppidum Noviodunum,
id. ib. 2, 12:ad castra,
id. ib. 2, 19 fin.; 3, 24 fin.:ad hostes,
id. ib. 5, 9:ad Amanum,
Cic. Att. 5, 20, 3: Tarentum ad Heraclidem Ponticum, Varr. ap. Non. p. 260, 19:Lacedaemonem,
Nep. Cim. 3, 3:domum,
Caes. B. G. 2, 24 fin. et saep.:ad ultimum animo,
Cic. Mur. 31, 65; cf.:magna spectare atque ad ea rectis studiis contendere,
id. Off. 2, 13, 44:ad summam laudem gloriamque maximis laboribus et periculis,
id. Phil. 14, 12, 32:ad salutem,
Caes. B. G. 3, 3 fin. —( Neutr.) To measure or try one's strength with, with weapons, by words, in action, etc.; to strive, dispute, fight, contend against, vie with; constr. with cum aliquo, contra or adversus aliquem, the dat., inter se, or absol.(α).Cum aliquo:(β).neque post id tempus umquam summis nobiscum copiis hostes contenderunt,
Caes. B. G. 5, 17 fin.; 1, 36:cum Sequanis bello,
id. ib. 7, 67 fin.:cum eo armis,
Cic. Att. 7, 9, 2:cum magnis legionibus parvā manu,
Sall. C. 53, 3:cum barbaro,
Nep. Con. 4, 3:cum victore,
Hor. S. 1, 9, 42:mecum ingenio et arte,
Prop. 2 (3), 24, 23 al.:cum eo de principatu,
Nep. Arist. 1, 1; cf. id. Ages. 1, 4 al.:divitiis et sumptibus, non probitate neque industriā cum majoribus suis,
Sall. J. 4, 7:humilitas cum dignitate et amplitudine,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 47, 136.—So with acc. of neutr. pron.:tamenne vereris, ut possis haec contra Hortensium contendere?
Cic. Quint. 25, 78.—Contra aliquem:* (γ).contra populum Romanum armis,
Caes. B. G. 2, 13:tauri pro vitulis contra leones summā vi impetuque contendunt,
Cic. Fin. 3, 20, 66:contra vim gravitatemque morbi,
id. Phil. 9, 7, 15:nihil contra naturam universam,
id. Off. 1, 31, 110; Cat. 64, 101.—Adversus aliquem: non contendam ego adversus te, Anton. ap. Cic. Att. 14, 13, A, 2.—(δ).With dat. ( poet.):(ε).hirundo cycnis,
Lucr. 3, 6:Homero,
Prop. 1, 7, 3; 1, 14, 7:Pindaricis plectris,
Stat. S. 1, 3, 101.—Inter se:(ζ).hi cum tantopere de potentatu inter se multos annos contenderent,
Caes. B. G. 1, 31, 4; 1, 5, 3:viribus inter se,
Lucr. 3, 784.— Impers.:interim proelio equestri inter duas acies contendebatur,
the contest was carried on, Caes. B. G. 2, 9.—Absol.:* b.proelio,
Caes. B. G. 1, 48; 1, 50 fin.;3, 28 al.: magis virtute quam dolo,
id. ib. 1, 13; Nep. Epam. 2, 5:translatio non habet quaestionem, de quā contendit orator, sed propter quam contendit,
Quint. 3, 6, 72; cf. id. 6, 1, 50; 7, 9, 3 al.— Impers.:summo jure contenditur,
Cic. Caecin. 23, 65:de his lite contenditur,
Quint. 3, 4, 8:de personis judicatur, sed de rebus contenditur,
id. 10, 5, 13.—In auctions, to vie with in bidding, to bid against: is liceri non destitit;3.illi quoad videbatur ferri aliquo modo posse, contenderunt,
Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 42, § 99.—( Act.) To place together in comparison, to compare, contrast; constr. with cum, ad, the dat., or acc. only.(α).With cum: tuam iram contra cum ira Liberi, Naev. ap. Non. p. 259, 7; Caecil. ib. p. 259, 1:* (β).id cum defensione nostrā,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 33, 93:rationem meam cum tuā ratione,
id. N. D. 3, 4, 10; Tac. A. 4, 32 al.: suam vitam mecum, Licinius, Macer. ap. Non. p. 259, 3.—With ad: ut vim contendas tuam ad majestatem viri, Att. ap. Non. p. 259, 5 (Trag. Rel. v. 648 Rib.).—(γ).With dat.: Thestiadas Ledae, Lucil. ap. Non. p. 258, 30:(δ).vellera potantia Aquinatem fucum Sidonio ostro,
Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 26; Aus. Grat. Act. 14 al.—With [p. 447] acc. only: anulum, Plaut. Fragm. ap. Non. p. 258, 29:4.ipsas causas, quae inter se confligunt,
Cic. Cat. 2, 11, 25:leges,
id. Inv. 2, 49, 145:suam quaeque nobilitatem, formam, opes,
Tac. A. 12, 1:vetera et praesentia,
id. ib. 13, 3.—( Act.) To demand, ask, solicit, entreat, beg earnestly, to seek to gain:5.cum a me peteret et summe contenderet, ut suum propinquum defenderem,
Cic. Quint. 24, 77:verecundius a te, si quae magna res mihi petenda esset, contenderem,
id. Fam. 2, 6, 1; so,ab aliquo,
id. Verr. 2, 2, 53, § 131; id. de Or. 1, 36, 166; id. Rosc. Am. 1, 4; id. Fam. 13, 7, 3; cf.:a magistris de proferendo die,
id. ib. 12, 30, 5; id. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 5, § 15:ne quid contra aequitatem,
id. Off. 2, 20, 71:omni opere, ut, etc.,
Suet. Dom. 2:magno opere, ne, etc.,
id. Aug. 27; id. Vit. 3:pertinaciter,
id. Caes. 1.—( Act.) To assert, affirm earnestly, to maintain or contend energetically.(α).With acc. and inf.:(β).sic ego hoc contendo, me tibi ipsi adversario cujuscumque tribus rationem poposceris redditurum,
Cic. Planc. 19, 48; id. Sest. 50, 107; id. Arch. 7, 15:apud eos contendit falsa esse delata,
Nep. Them. 7, 2; id. Epam. 8, 1:illud pro me majoribusque meis contendere ausim, nihil nos... scientes fuisse,
Liv. 6, 40, 5; Quint. prooem. § 11; 1, 2, 25; Suet. Calig. 15; id. Dom. 6; Lucr. 5, 1343; Cat. 44, 4; Ov. M. 2, 855; Hor. Ep. 1, 16, 37 al.—Absol. (very rare):A.si manantia corpuscula iter claudunt, ut Asclepiades contendit,
Cels. 1, praef. § 28.—Hence, contentus, a, um, P. a.Lit., stretched, strained, tense, tight:B.qui jam contento, jam laxo fune laborat,
Hor. S. 2, 7, 20:acies oculorum,
Lucr. 1, 325; cf.:contentis oculis prosequi aliquem,
Suet. Tib. 7:contentis corporibus facilius feruntur onera (opp. remissa),
Cic. Tusc. 2, 23, 54; cf.:contentā cervice trahunt plaustra (boves),
Verg. G. 3, 536:Placideiani contento poplite miror Proelia,
with the knee stiffly bent, Hor. S. 2, 7, 97.—Trop., eager, intent:contenta mens fuit in eā ratione,
Lucr. 4, 965; cf. Ov. M. 15, 515:et contentā voce atrociter dicere et summissā leniter,
Cic. Or. 17, 56:ad tribunatum contento studio cursuque veniamus,
id. Sest. 6, 13.— Sup.:contentissimā voce clamitans,
App. M. 4, p. 147.— Adv.: con-tentē, earnestly, with great exertion, vehemently:pro se dicere... mittere contentius,
Cic. Tusc. 2, 24, 57; cf.:acriter atque contente pro suis decretis propugnare,
Gell. 18, 1, 2:contentissime clamitare, App. Flor. n. 8: contentius ambulare,
Cic. Tusc. 5, 34, 97:ornamentis iisdem uti fere licebit, alias contentius, alias summissius,
id. de Or. 3, 55, 212:aliquid curiose atque contente lectitare,
Gell. 3, 3, 1. -
11 resono
rĕ-sŏno, āvi, 1 (ante-class. collat. form, acc. to the 3d conj., resonit, Pac. and Att. ap. Non. 504, 30 sq.: resonunt, Enn. and Att. ap. Prisc. p. 838 P.; of the perf. only resonavit, Manil. 5, 567), v. n. and a., to sound or ring again, to resound, re-echo (freq. and class.).I.Neutr.A.Lit.:B.tum clupei resonunt, Enn. l. l. (Ann. v. 364 Vahl.): valvae resonunt regiae, Att. l. l.: theatrum naturā ita resonans, ut, etc.,
Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 14, § 42:venenum sic e poculo ejecit, ut id resonaret,
id. Tusc. 1, 40, 96:ubi non resonent imagines,
i. e. where no echoes are heard, without echoes, Varr. R. R. 3, 16, 12:cum frustra resonant aera,
Ov. M. 4, 333: resonabat eburnea Telorum custos [p. 1580] (i. e. pharetra), id. ib. 8, 320:ut solent pleni resonare camini,
to send forth a roaring noise, id. ib. 7, 106:eque sacrā resonant examina quercu,
Verg. E. 7, 13:hominum clamor et tubarum sonus amplior quam editur resonare solet,
Just. 24, 6, 8:resonantia litora,
Sil. 11, 491. — With abl.:clamore et gemitu templum resonit caelitum, Att. ap. Non. l. l.: aura crepitu musico, Pac. l. l.: late plangoribus aedes,
Verg. A. 12, 607:domus undique magno strepitu,
Hor. S. 1, 2, 129:latratibus aether,
Ov. M. 3, 231:spectacula plausu,
id. ib. 10, 668:avibus virgulta canoris,
Verg. G. 2, 328:arbusta cicadis,
id. E. 2, 13. — Poet., with acc.:litoraque alcyonen resonant, acalanthida dumi,
resound with, Verg. G. 3, 338:testudo septem nervis,
Hor. C. 3, 11, 3; cf.:vox ima quattuor chordis,
id. S. 1, 3, 8. — With ad:qui (cornus) ad nervos resonant in cantibus,
Cic. N. D. 2, 59, 149. — With dat.:suave locus voci resonat conclusus,
echoes to the voice, Hor. S. 1, 4, 76; cf.: carmina resonantia chordis Romanis, to the strings, Auct. Pan. ad Pis. 229. —Trop., to resound, re-echo:II.in vocibus nostrorum oratorum recinit quiddam et resonat urbanius,
Cic. Brut. 46, 171; cf. Quint. 11, 3, 30.—With dat.:gloria virtuti resonat tamquam imago,
Cic. Tusc. 3, 2, 3. —Act., to give back the sound of, to resound, re-echo with any thing:B.formosam resonare doces Amaryllida silvas,
Verg. E. 1, 5; so,triste et acutum,
Hor. S. 1, 8, 41:resonent mihi Cynthia silvae,
call out to me, Cynthia, Prop. 1, 18, 31:ora Hylan semper resonantia,
Val. Fl. 4, 18; cf. Sil. 14, 30. — Pass.:(sonus) in fidibus testudine resonatur aut cornu,
Cic. N. D. 2, 57, 144. — Poet., with acc. of a place, to make resound or re-echo:ubi Solis filia lucos Assiduo resonat cantu,
Verg. A. 7, 11. — -
12 pecten
pecten inis, m [PEC-], a comb (for the hair): deducit pectine crines, O.: digitis inter se pectine iunctis, i. e. interlocked, O.— The reed, sley (of a loom): arguto percurrens pectine telas, V.— A comb, card, heckle (for wool), Iu.— A rake: pectine verrit humum, O.— An instrument for striking the strings of the lyre: eburnus, V., Iu.: Dum canimus sacras alterno pectine Nonas, i. e. in distiches, O.— A kind of shell-fish, scallop, H.* * *Icomb; rakeIIcomb, rake, quill (playing lyre); comblike thing (pubic bone/region, scallop) -
13 sollicitō (sōli-)
sollicitō (sōli-) āvī, ātus, āre [sollicitus], to disturb, stir, agitate, move, shake: tellurem, i. e. to plough, V.: remis freta, V.: stamina docto Pollice, strikes the strings, O.: Maenalias feras, hunt, O.: mala copia Aegrum sollicitat stomachum, distresses, H.: manes, disturb (of Boreas), O.—Fig., to disturb, disquiet, worry, trouble, harass: ne se sollicitare velis, O.: rebellando nos, L.: quietae civitatis statum, L.: ea cura quietos (deos) Sollicitat, V.: Parce, precor, manes sollicitare meos, O.— To fill with apprehension, make anxious, make uneasy, disturb, distress: Ego id timeo? Ph. Quid te ergo aliud sollicitat? T.: multa sunt quae me sollicitant anguntque: ne cuius metu sollicitaret animos sociorum, L.: Desiderantem, quod satis est, neque Tumultuosum sollicitat mare, Nec, etc., H.: de posteris nostris sollicitor: Quibus nunc sollicitor rebus! ne aut ille alserit, etc., in fear, lest, etc., T.: me illa cura sollicitat, quod, etc.— To grieve, afflict, make wretched, distress: Quor meam senectutem huius sollicito amentiā? make my old age miserable, T.: nihil me magis sollicitabat quam non me ridere tecum.— To stir, rouse, excite, incite, stimulate, solicit, urge, invite, exhort, move: Unicus est de quo sollicitamur honor, O.: Cupidinem Lentum sollicitas, H.: Cum rapiant mala fata bonos... Sollicitor nullos esse putare deos, O.: maritum precibus, ne, etc., O.—Esp., to incite, urge to evil, inveigle, seduce, stimulate, instigate, provoke, tempt, abet: rursus agrarios: quos ex aere alieno laborare arbitrabatur, sollicitabat, Cs.: ingentibus ipsam Sollicitare datis, O.: Sollicitati dulcedine agrariae legis animi, L.: ad sollicitandas civitates, to incite to revolt, Cs.: servitia urbana, S.: omnes sollicitatos legationibus Persei, sed egregie in fide permanere, L.: qui Persas sollicitarent mittuntur, Cu.: hos (Hilotas) spe libertatis, N.: nuptae sollicitare fidem, to attempt, O.: in servis ad hospitem necandum sollicitandis: se sollicitatum esse ut regnare vellet: legati tumultūs Gallici excitandi causā a P. Lentulo sollicitati. -
14 pulsabulum
pulsābŭlum, i, n. [pulso], an implement with which the strings of a musical instrument are struck, usually called pecten or plectrum, App. Flor. 2, p. 351, 10 (dub.; al. quassabulum); Fulg. Serm. 54. -
15 rasores
rāsōres fidicines dicti, quia videntur chordas ictu radere (qs. scrapers of the strings), Paul. ex Fest. p. 275, 2 Müll.; cf. Fest. p. 274, 13 ib. -
16 cinyra
cĭnyra, ae, f., = ; Gr. kinura, the lyre, an instrument of ten strings, Vulg. 1 Macc. 4, 54; 13, 51. -
17 Daedalion
Daedălĭōn, ōnis, m., Daidaliôn, a [p. 510] king of Trachis, son of Lucifer, and brother of Ceyx, who was changed into a hawk, Ov. M. 11, 295 sq.1.† daedălus, a, um, adj., = daidalos, artificial, skilful ( poet. and in postclass. prose).I.Act.: Minerva, Enn. ap. Paul. ex Fest. p. 68, 6 Müll. (Fr. Inc. Lib. xxi. Vahl.): daedalam a varietate rerum artificiorumque dictam esse apud Lucretium terram, apud Ennium Minervam, apud Vergilium Circen, facile est intellegere, cum Graece daidallein significet variare, Paul. ex Fest. p. 68 Müll.: Circe (" ingeniosa," Serv.), Verg. A. 7, 282.—B.With gen.:II.verborum daedala lingua,
the fashioner of words, Lucr. 4, 549; cf.:natura daedala rerum,
id. 5, 234.—Pass., artificially contrived, variously adorned, ornamented, etc., daidaleos: tecta (apium), skilfully constructed:signa,
Lucr. 5, 145:tellus,
variegated, id. 1, 7; 228; Verg. G. 4, 179; cf.:carmina chordis,
artfully varied on strings, id. 2, 505.— -
18 daedalus
Daedălĭōn, ōnis, m., Daidaliôn, a [p. 510] king of Trachis, son of Lucifer, and brother of Ceyx, who was changed into a hawk, Ov. M. 11, 295 sq.1.† daedălus, a, um, adj., = daidalos, artificial, skilful ( poet. and in postclass. prose).I.Act.: Minerva, Enn. ap. Paul. ex Fest. p. 68, 6 Müll. (Fr. Inc. Lib. xxi. Vahl.): daedalam a varietate rerum artificiorumque dictam esse apud Lucretium terram, apud Ennium Minervam, apud Vergilium Circen, facile est intellegere, cum Graece daidallein significet variare, Paul. ex Fest. p. 68 Müll.: Circe (" ingeniosa," Serv.), Verg. A. 7, 282.—B.With gen.:II.verborum daedala lingua,
the fashioner of words, Lucr. 4, 549; cf.:natura daedala rerum,
id. 5, 234.—Pass., artificially contrived, variously adorned, ornamented, etc., daidaleos: tecta (apium), skilfully constructed:signa,
Lucr. 5, 145:tellus,
variegated, id. 1, 7; 228; Verg. G. 4, 179; cf.:carmina chordis,
artfully varied on strings, id. 2, 505.— -
19 tetrachordon
I. II. A.Lit., Vitr. 5, 4; Mart. Cap. 9, §§ 935 and 941; Macr. S. 1, 19 med. —B.Trop.: anni, i. e. the four seasons, Varr ap. Non. 71, 16. -
20 tetrachordos
I. II. A.Lit., Vitr. 5, 4; Mart. Cap. 9, §§ 935 and 941; Macr. S. 1, 19 med. —B.Trop.: anni, i. e. the four seasons, Varr ap. Non. 71, 16.
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