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{{Lewis
|lshtext=<b>mūrex</b>: ĭcis, m.<br /><b>I</b> The [[purple]]-[[fish]], Plin. 9, 36, 60, § 125; Enn. ap. App. Mag. p. 299, 11 (Heduph. v. 11, p. 167 Vahl.): Baianus, Hor. S. 2, 4, 32.—The Tritons used the [[shell]] as a [[tuba]], Val. Fl. 3, 726.—The shells were also used for holding liquids, Mart. 3, 82, 27.—And for adorning grottos: [[summa]] lacunabant [[alterno]] murice conchae, Ov. M. 8, 563.—<br /><b>II</b> Transf.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>A</b> The [[purple]] [[dye]], [[purple]], made from the [[juice]] of the [[purple]]-[[fish]]: Tyrioque ardebat murice [[laena]], Verg. A. 4, 262.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</b> Of bodies shaped ([[pointed]]) [[like]] the purplefish.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>1</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A [[pointed]] [[rock]] or slone: acuto in murice remi Obnixi crepuere, Verg. A. 5, 205: [[Cato]] sternendum [[forum]] muricibus censuerat, [[with]] [[small]], [[pointed]] stones, Plin. 19, 1, 6, § 24.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>2</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A [[sharp]] [[murex]]-[[shell]] used for a [[bridle]]-[[bit]]: acuto murice frenat Delphinas bijuges, Stat. Achill. 1; 221.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>3</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A caltrop, [[with]] [[sharp]] points in [[every]] [[direction]]: murices ferreos in terram defodisse Dareum, quā hostem equites emissurum esse credebat, Curt. 4, 13, 36; Val. Max. 3, 7, 2.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>4</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A [[spike]] of [[iron]]: [[armarium]] muricibus praefixum, Gell. 6, 4, 4.
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{{Gaffiot
|gf=<b>mūrex</b>,¹² ĭcis, m., [[murex]] ou pourpre [coquillage dont on tirait la pourpre] : Plin. 9, 125 ; Val. Flacc. 3, 726 &#124;&#124; pourpre [couleur] : Virg. En. 4, 262 &#124;&#124; rocher pointu : Virg. En. 5, 205 &#124;&#124; caillou pointu : Plin. 19, 24 &#124;&#124; [[mors]] armé de pointes : Stat. Ach. 1, 221 &#124;&#124; pointes de [[fer]] formant chausse-trape : Curt. 4, 13, 36 ; Val. Max. 3, 7, 2.||pourpre [couleur] : Virg. En. 4, 262||rocher pointu : Virg. En. 5, 205||caillou pointu : Plin. 19, 24||[[mors]] armé de pointes : Stat. Ach. 1, 221||pointes de [[fer]] formant chausse-trape : Curt. 4, 13, 36 ; Val. Max. 3, 7, 2.
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{{Georges
|georg=mūrex, icis, m. ([[μύαξ]]), I) die Purpurschnecke, eine Meerschneckenart [[mit]] gewundener stacheliger [[Schale]], Plin. 9, 125, der [[sie]] [[von]] der [[purpura]] unterscheidet. Nach Harduin soll [[sie]] = [[bucinum]] (no. II) [[sein]]. – [[bei]] Dicht. die [[Schale]] [[als]] Tuba Tritons, Ov., u. [[des]] [[Phorcys]], Val. Flacc. – [[gebraucht]] [[als]] [[Gefäß]] [[für]] Flüssigkeiten, Mart., u. zum [[Ausschmücken]] [[von]] Grotten, Ov. – [[Meton]].: 1) der Purpurfast [[als]] [[Purpurfarbe]], [[Purpur]], [[rubens]], [[Tyrius]], Verg.: saturata murice [[palla]], Ov.: im Bilde, [[velut]] murice probitatis inficit, Ambros. de off. 1, 43, 211. – 2) das [[spitz]] [[wie]] die Purpurschnecke Geformte, a) spitzes [[Gestein]], v. Felsen, [[acutus]], [[Riff]], Verg. Aen. 5, 205. – sternere [[forum]] muricibus, [[mit]] kleinen [[spitzen]] Steinen, Plin. 19, 24. – b) murices ferrei, an allen [[vier]] Seiten [[mit]] Spitzen versehene [[Fußeisen]], Fußangeln, Val. Max. 3, 7, 2. Curt. 4, 13 (51), 36. – c) hervorstehende spitze Stacheln, Angeln, [[armarium]] muricibus praefixum, Gell. 7 (6), 4. § 4. – d) der Eisenstachel am Zaume, [[acutus]], Stat. Ach. 1, 221. – II) eine eßbare Stachelschnecke, zu den gewundenen Schaltieren [[gehörig]], [[häufig]] im Mittelmeere, Baianus, Hor. [[sat]]. 2, 4, 32.
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{{LaEn
|lnetxt=murex muricis N M :: purple fish, shellfish which gave Tyrian dye; purple dye; purple cloth
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