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{{LaEn
|lnetxt=pilus pili N M :: [primipilus/primi pili centurio => first/primary/chief centurion of a legion]<br />pilus pilus pili N M :: hair; bit/whit (thing of minimal size/value); hair shirt/garment (pl.) (L+S)
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{{Lewis
|lshtext=<b>pīlus</b>: i, m. [[pilum]], [[regularly]] joined [[with]]<br /><b>I</b> [[primus]]: [[primus]] [[pilus]] (in the gen. written also as one [[word]], primipili), the [[division]] of the [[triarii]] in the Roman [[army]]: P. [[Sextius]] Baculus, primi pili [[centurio]], Caes. B. G. 3, 5; id. B. C. 1, 13: T. Balventius, qui superiore [[anno]] [[primum]] [[pilum]] duxerat, had been [[leader]], [[captain]] of the [[triarii]], id. B. G. 5, 35; Liv. 42, 34, 11: aliquem ad [[primum]] [[pilum]] transducere, to [[transfer]], [[advance]] to the [[triarii]], Caes. B. C. 3, 53, 5: primos pilos ademit, took the [[command]] of the [[triarii]], of the primipili, Suet. Calig. 44: [[vetus]] [[consuetudo]] tenuit, ut ex [[primo]] principe legionis promeretur [[centurio]] primi pili, qui non [[solum]] aquilae praeerat, [[verum]] [[etiam]] quatuor centurias in primā acie gubernabat, Veg. Mil. 2, 8.—Without [[primus]]: referes pili praemia, Mart. 6, 58, 10; 1, 32, 3.—<br /><b>II</b> Transf.: [[primipilus]] (in inscrr. also written PRIMOPIL, and abbrev. P. P.), the [[chief]] [[centurion]] of the [[triarii]] (the transf. arose from the [[circumstance]] [[that]] the [[chief]] [[centurion]] of this [[division]] [[was]] [[originally]] designated by the [[term]] primi pili, [[with]] the [[omission]] of the [[easily]] supplied [[centurio]], as is shown by the [[following]] [[citation]] from Liv. 7, 41, 5; [[soon]], [[however]], from primi pili, a [[new]] [[word]], [[primipilus]] or [[primopilus]], [[was]] formed): [[primus]] [[centurio]] erat, quem [[nunc]] primi pili appellant, Liv. 7, 41, 5; 8, 8, 16: primipilo P. Sext. Baculo vulneribus confecto, Caes. B. G. 2, 25: aquilarum altera vix convelli a primipilo potuit, Val. Max. 1, 6, 11; Inscr. (of the [[time]] of Trajan) Orell. 799: SEX. AVLIENO SEX. F. PRIMOPIL. II., Inscr. (of the [[time]] of [[Tiberius]] or Caligula) Orell. 3426 M. P.; cf. Becker, Antiq. 3, 3, p. 264.<br /><b>pĭlus</b>: i, m.,<br /><b>I</b> a [[hair]] (syn.: [[villus]], [[seta]]).<br /><b>I</b> Lit.: [[capra]] pilos ministrat ad usum nauticum, Varr. R. R. 2, 11: munitae sunt palpebrae [[vallo]] pilorum, Cic. N. D. 2, 57, 143: caudae pilos equinae vellere, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 45: duris aspera crura pilis, Ov. A. A. 3, 194: [[contra]] [[pilum]] equum fricare, Pelag. Vet. 26: in capite homini [[plurimus]] [[pilus]], Plin. 11, 37, 47, § 130.—Prov.: non [[minus]] molestum est calvis [[quam]] comatis pilos velli, Sen. Tranq. An. 8, 2, 3: [[propius]] [[quidem]] est a [[sole]] [[mons]] [[quam]] [[campus]] aut [[valles]], sed sic, [[quomodo]] est [[pilus]] [[pilo]] crassior, Sen. Q. N. 4, 11, 4.—<br /><b>II</b> Transf.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>A</b> Collect., [[hair]], the [[hair]]: fruticante [[pilo]] neglecta et squalida crura, Juv. 9, 15.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</b> As a [[designation]] of [[insignificance]], a [[hair]], a [[trifle]]; [[usually]] joined [[with]] a [[negative]], not a [[hair]], not a [[bit]], not a [[whit]] ([[class]].): ego ne [[pilo]] [[quidem]] [[minus]] me amabo, Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 16, 5: [[interea]] e Cappadociā ne [[pilum]] [[quidem]], id. Att. 5, 20, 6: ne ullum [[pilum]] viri boni habere dicatur, has not a [[hair]] of a [[good]] [[man]] [[about]] him, id. Rosc. Com. 7, 20: non facit pili cohortem, does not [[value]] it a [[straw]], Cat. 10, 13; cf.: nec pili facit uni, cares not a [[pin]] [[about]] it, id. 17, 16.—In plur., a [[garment]] or [[fabric]] made of [[hair]]: [[vestitus]] pilis cameli, Vulg. Marc. 1, 6.
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{{Gaffiot
|gf=(1) <b>pĭlus</b>,¹² ī, m., poil : Cic. Nat. 2, 143 &#124;&#124; [fig.] un cheveu, un [[rien]] : e [[Cappadocia]] ne [[pilum]] [[quidem]] Cic. Att. 5, 20, 6, de Cappadoce, pas l’ombre de nouvelles ; ne [[pilo]] [[quidem]] [[minus]] me amabo Cic. Q. 2, 15, 5, la satisfaction que j’ai de moi n’en [[sera]] pas diminuée de l’épaisseur d’un cheveu ; [[non]] facere [[aliquid]] pili Catul. 10, 13, ne faire aucun cas de qqch. &#124;&#124; le poil, la partie velue, l’extérieur : Gloss. Lat.-Gr.<br />(2) <b>pīlus</b>,¹² ī, m., compagnie des pilaires ou triaires [armés de javelots] : Cæs. G. 3, 5, 2 ; [[primum]] [[pilum]] ducere Cæs. G. 5, 35, 6, commander la première compagnie des triaires, être primipilaire ou primipile ; ad [[primum]] [[pilum]] transducere Cæs. C. 3, 53, 3, faire monter au grade de primipile &#124;&#124; v. [[primipilus]].||[fig.] un cheveu, un [[rien]] : e [[Cappadocia]] ne [[pilum]] [[quidem]] Cic. Att. 5, 20, 6, de Cappadoce, pas l’ombre de nouvelles ; ne [[pilo]] [[quidem]] [[minus]] me amabo Cic. Q. 2, 15, 5, la satisfaction que j’ai de moi n’en [[sera]] pas diminuée de l’épaisseur d’un cheveu ; [[non]] facere [[aliquid]] pili Catul. 10, 13, ne faire aucun cas de qqch.||le poil, la partie velue, l’extérieur : Gloss. Lat.-Gr.<br />(2) <b>pīlus</b>,¹² ī, m., compagnie des pilaires ou triaires [armés de javelots] : Cæs. G. 3, 5, 2 ; [[primum]] [[pilum]] ducere Cæs. G. 5, 35, 6, commander la première compagnie des triaires, être primipilaire ou primipile ; ad [[primum]] [[pilum]] transducere Cæs. C. 3, 53, 3, faire monter au grade de primipile||v. [[primipilus]].
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{{Georges
|georg=(1) pīlus<sup>1</sup>, ī, m. (2. [[pilum]]), I) [[ein]] [[Manipel]] der Triarier, [[centurio]] primi pili, Caes.: [[primum]] [[pilum]] ducere, [[Zenturio]] [[des]] ersten M. der Tr. [[sein]], Caes.: assignare [[primum]] [[pilum]], Liv.: primos pilos ademit, Suet.: ad [[primum]] [[pilum]] transducere ([[befördern]]), Caes. – bl. [[pilus]]. Mart. 1, 31, 3; 6, 58, 10. – II) meton. = der [[Zenturio]] der Triarier, [[primus]] [[pilus]], der Z. [[des]] ersten Manipels der Tr. (dem Range [[nach]] der [[erste]] [[unter]] den 60 Zenturionen der [[Legion]]), Liv. 7, 41, 5; 8, 8, 16. Corp. inscr. Lat. 5, 4373. – [[Form]] [[primipilus]], Caes. b. G. 2, 25, 1: [[Form]] [[primopilus]], Corp. inscr. Lat. 10, 3881 u. 4868: in Inschriften abgekürzt P. P., Corp. inscr. Lat. 14, 3626 u.a. Vgl. übh. Marquardt röm. Staatsverw.<sup>2</sup> 2, 373 f.<br />'''(2)''' [[pilus]]<sup>2</sup>, ī, m., I) das einzelne [[Haar]] am menschl. u. tier. [[Körper]], [[leporinus]], Lampr.: caudae pili equinae, Hor.: pili leonis e fronte, Plin.: pili oculorum, Plin.: palpebrae sunt munitae [[vallo]] pilorum, Cic.: pilorum et capillorum tenuitatem habere, [[Hieron]].: im Bilde, v. [[einer]] [[Kleinigkeit]], [[pilo]] [[minus]] amabo, um [[ein]] [[Haar]] weniger, Cic.: e [[Cappadocia]] ne [[pilum]] [[quidem]] (sq. [[accepi]]), [[ich]] habe aus K. [[nicht]] so [[viel]], [[als]] [[man]] [[auf]] [[einen]] [[Nagel]] legt, gezogen, Cic.: ne ullum [[pilum]] viri [[boni]] habere dicatur, kein [[Haar]] eines ehrlichen Mannes ([[wie]] [[wir]]: es ist kein gutes [[Haar]] an ihm), Cic.: [[non]] facit pili cohortem, hält [[sie]] kein [[Haar]] [[wert]], Catull.: [[nec]] pili facit [[unius]], fragt kein [[Haar]] [[danach]], macht [[sich]] [[nichts]] [[daraus]], Catull. – Sprichw., [[non]] [[minus]] molestum est calvis [[quam]] comatis pilos velli, Sen. de tranqu. anim. 8, 3: [[propius]] [[quidem]] est a sole [[mons]] [[quam]] [[campus]] [[aut]] [[valles]], [[sed]] [[sic]], [[quomodo]] est [[pilus]] [[pilo]] crassior, Sen. nat. quaest. 4, 11, 5. – II) kollektiv, der ganze Haarwuchs am [[Körper]], das [[Haar]], [[crebro]] [[pilo]], dichtbehaart (Ggstz. [[glaber]]), [[Varro]]: alci [[pilus]] cadit, Plin.
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{{LaZh
|lnztxt=pilus, i. m. :: 毛。絲毫之事。Primus pilus 初短鎗兵之隊。Pili facere 看輕。藐視。
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