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1 turris
turris is (acc. im, rarely em; abl. ī, less freq. e), f a tower: contionari ex turri altā: celsae graviore casu Decidunt turres, H.: aënea, O.: ex materiā... turres CXX excitantur (for the defence of the camp), Cs.: vineas turrīsque egit (in attacking a town), Cs.: addebant speciem (elephantis) tergo impositae turres, L.—A high building, tower, castle, palace, citadel: pauperum tabernas Regumque turrīs, H.: Regia, O.—A dove-cot, dove-tower, O.* * *tower; high building, palace, citadel; dove tower, dove cot -
2 turris
turris, is (acc. turrim and turrem; abl. turri and turre; v. Neue, Formenl. I. 196 sqq.), f., = turris.I.Lit.A.In gen., a tower:B.eā ballistā si pervortam turrim,
Plaut. Bacch. 4, 4, 59: apud vetustam turrem, Att. ap. Prisc. p. 761 P.:Dionysius contionari ex turri altā solebat,
Cic. Tusc. 5, 20, 59:in omni turre,
Val. Fl. 1, 14:celsae graviore casu Decidunt turres,
Hor. C. 2, 10, 11; cf.altae,
id. Epod. 17, 70:Dardanae,
id. C. 4, 6, 7:aënea,
Ov. Am. 2, 19, 27.—In partic., a military tower, for defence of a camp or the walls of a city:II.turrim in praecipiti stantem Adgressi ferro,
Verg. A. 2, 460; Caes. B. G. 5, 40; 6, 29; id. B. C. 3, 9; Cic. Prov. Cons. 2, 4;for attack in a siege,
Caes. B. G. 3, 21; Cic. Fam. 15, 4, 10; Liv. 32, 17, 17;on the backs of elephants,
id. 37, 40, 4;on a ship,
id. 37, 24, 6 et saep.—Transf.A.For any high building, a castle, palace, citadel:B.pauperum tabernas Regumque turres,
Hor. C. 1, 4, 14; so,regia,
Ov. M. 8, 14:Maecenatiana,
Suet. Ner 38:maris vastum prospectet turribus aequor,
Tib. 1, 7, 19.—A dove-cot built in the form of a tower, Varr. R. R. 3, 3, 6; Ov. P. 1, 6, 51.—C.A kind of battlearray when the troops were arranged in a square, Cato ap. Fest. s. v. serra, p. 344 Müll.; cf. Gell. 10, 9, 1. -
3 turricula
turrĭcŭla. ae, f. dim. [turris].I. II.= pyrgus, a kind of dice-box, shaped like a tower, Mart. 14, 16 in lemm. -
4 Turrita
turrītus, a, um, adj. [turris], set, furnished, or fortified with towers, towered, turreted, castled, castellated (mostly poet.).I.Lit.A.Moenia, Ov. Am. 3, 8, 47:B.muri,
id. P. 3, 4, 105:castella,
Luc. 6, 39:puppes,
Verg. A. 8, 693: elephanti, Auct. B. Afr. 30, 2; 41, 2; Plin. 8, 7, 7, § 22; cf.:inde boves Lucas turrito corpore tetros,
Lucr. 5, 1301;called turrita moles,
Sil. 9, 239; cf.turriger: tempora murali cinctus turrita coronā,
id. 13, 366.—Turrīta, ae, adj. f., tower-crowned, turreted, an epithet of Cybele (v. turriger, II.):II.dea,
Prop. 4 (5), 11, 52:Berecyntia mater,
Verg. A. 6, 785:mater,
Ov. M. 10, 696; cf. id. F. 4, 219 sq.; Sid. Carm. 5, 13.—Transf., tower-shaped, towering, high, lofly:scopuli,
Verg. A. 3, 536:corona,
i. e. a lofly head-dress, Luc. 2, 358:caput,
Prud. Psych. 183:vertex,
Hier. Ep. 130, 7. -
5 turritus
turrītus, a, um, adj. [turris], set, furnished, or fortified with towers, towered, turreted, castled, castellated (mostly poet.).I.Lit.A.Moenia, Ov. Am. 3, 8, 47:B.muri,
id. P. 3, 4, 105:castella,
Luc. 6, 39:puppes,
Verg. A. 8, 693: elephanti, Auct. B. Afr. 30, 2; 41, 2; Plin. 8, 7, 7, § 22; cf.:inde boves Lucas turrito corpore tetros,
Lucr. 5, 1301;called turrita moles,
Sil. 9, 239; cf.turriger: tempora murali cinctus turrita coronā,
id. 13, 366.—Turrīta, ae, adj. f., tower-crowned, turreted, an epithet of Cybele (v. turriger, II.):II.dea,
Prop. 4 (5), 11, 52:Berecyntia mater,
Verg. A. 6, 785:mater,
Ov. M. 10, 696; cf. id. F. 4, 219 sq.; Sid. Carm. 5, 13.—Transf., tower-shaped, towering, high, lofly:scopuli,
Verg. A. 3, 536:corona,
i. e. a lofly head-dress, Luc. 2, 358:caput,
Prud. Psych. 183:vertex,
Hier. Ep. 130, 7. -
6 (cellō
(cellō ere) [2 CEL-], to rise, tower, only in P. celsus, and in compounds. -
7 ex-cēdō
ex-cēdō cessī (excēssis for excesseris, T.), cessus, ere, to go out, go forth, depart, retire, withdraw: abiit, excessit: metu, L.: quoquam ex istoc loco, T.: ex tenebris in lucem: ex itinere, Cs.: acie, Cs.: bello, S.: urbibus, L.: urbem, L.—To project, reach: rupes quattuor stadia in altitudinem excedit, Cu.—To be in excess: ut nulla pars excederet extra, i. e. destroy the balance of the whole. — Fig., to go out, depart, leave, withdraw, disappear: animi cum ex corpore excessissent: palmā, yield the victory, V.: excessit e vitā, died: Quom e medio excessit, T.: excessit quinquagesimo anno, Ta.—Of things: cura ex corde excessit, T.: cognomen memoriā excessit, L. — To go beyond, exceed, pass, extend, attain, pass over: postquam excessit ex ephebis, T.: ex pueris: ad patres etiam et ad publicam querimoniam excessit res, L.: insequentia excedunt in eum annum, qui, etc., L.: paululum ad enarrandum, etc., digress, L.: eo laudis excedere, quo, etc., attain such fame, Ta. — To surpass, exceed, overtop, tower above: summam octoginta milium, L.: fidem, belief, O. -
8 ex-stō or extō
ex-stō or extō —, —, āre, to stand out, stand forth, project, protrude, extend above, tower: (milites) cum capite solo ex aquā exstarent, Cs.: super aequora celso collo, O.: summo pectore, Cs.: ferrum de pectore, O. — Fig., to be prominent, stand forth, be conspicuous: quo magis id, quod erit illuminatum, exstare videatur.—To appear, be extant, exist, be, be found: auctor doctrinae eius non exstat, L.: Sarmenti domina exstat, still lives, H.: locus exstat, may still be seen, O.: exstant epistulae Philippi: video neminem, cuius non exstet in me suum meritum: quem vero exstet eloquentem fuisse, it is known: apparet atque exstat, utrum... an, etc. -
9 ex-superō or exuperō
ex-superō or exuperō āvī, ātus, āre, to mount up, tower: exsuperant flammae, V. — To surmount, pass over: iugum, V.: solum Helori, V. —Fig., to be superior, prevail, be conspicuous, excel: si non poterunt exsuperare, cadant, O.: Virtute, V.: violentia Turni exsuperat magis, V.—To surpass, exceed, excel: exuperat eius stultitia haec omnia, T.: Tarquinios superbiā, L.: morum nobilitate genus, O.: (summa) operum fundamenta exsuperatura, i. e. exceed the cost of, L.: cuncta exsuperans patrimonia census, Iu.—To be too much for, overpower, overcome: summum Iovem, C. poët.: sensum omnem talis damni, L.: virīs meas, O.: moras (sc. scalarum), obstacles, V. -
10 fala or phala
fala or phala ae, f [FAL-], a movable tower, used in fighting (in the circus), Iu. -
11 īn-surgō
īn-surgō surrēxī, surrēctus, ere, to rise up, rise, lift oneself: attolli et insurgere, Ta.: (serpens) arduus insurgens, V.: Altior insurgens heros, V.: Ostendit dextram insurgens Entellus (for the blow), V.: insurgite remis, rise on your oars, V.: suis insurgere regnis, i. e. to seize, O.—To rise, tower, stand high, be lifted: inde colles insurgunt, L.: acuta silex Speluncae dorso insurgens, V.— Fig., to rise, increase, gather force: Insurgat Aquilo, H.: Vastius insurgens impetus undae, O.: Caesar paulatim insurgere, rose to power, Ta. -
12 phala
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13 phalārica
phalārica ae, f a firebrand, see falarica.* * *heavy missile (orig. by siege tower catapult w/tow+pitch+fire); like hand spear -
14 prōpūgnāculum
prōpūgnāculum ī, n [propugno], a bulwark, tower, rampart, fortress, defence: ut propugnaculo ceteris (navis) esset: pontīs et propugnacula iungunt, V.: Siciliae, i. e. the fleet: navium, i. e. ships furnished with towers, H.: oppositum barbaris, N.: moenium, Ta.—Fig., a bulwark, protection, defence: lex Aelia et Fufia propugnacula tranquillitatis: tyrannidis propugnacula, N.: firmissimo propugnaculo uti, quod, etc., as his strongest plea, L.* * *bulwark, rampart; defence -
15 specula
specula ae, f [SPEC-], a look-out, watchtower: ignis e speculā sublatus: dat signum speculā ab altā. V.: in hac tamquam speculā conlocati: speculis per omnia promunturia positis, L.—Fig., in the phrase, in speculis, on the watch, on the look-out, on guard: nunc homines in speculis sunt: in speculis omnis Abydos erat, O.: diem unum in speculis fuit, L.— A high place, height, summit, eminence: in speculis Planities ignota iacet, V.: e speculis lucem vidit, V.* * *lookout; watch tower; high place; slight hope, glimmer of hope -
16 spēcula
spēcula ae, f dim. [spes], a slight hope, glimmer of hope: aliquid speculae degustare.* * *lookout; watch tower; high place; slight hope, glimmer of hope -
17 super-ēmineō
super-ēmineō —, —, ēre, to overtop, surmount, rise above, tower over: victor viros supereminet omnīs, V.: fluctūs omnīs, O. -
18 turriger
turriger gera, gerum, adj. [turris+GES-], turret-bearing, turreted: urbes, V.—As an epithet of Cybele, turret-crowned, turreted, wearing a crown of turrets (representing the earth with its cities): dea, O.: Turrigerā frontem Cybele redimita coronā, O.* * *turrigera, turrigerum ADJbearing a tower; wearing a turreted crown -
19 turrītus
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20 campanarium
belfry; bell tower
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