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{{LaEn
|lnetxt=ligula ligulae N F :: shoe strap/tie; small spoon (Cal); [ligulas dimittere => leave untied]
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{{Lewis
|lshtext=<b>lĭgŭla</b>: and lingŭla (v. [[infra]]), ae, f.<br /> [[dim]]. from [[lingua]]: [[quamvis]] me ligulam dicant Equitesque Patresque, Dicor ab indoctis [[lingula]] grammaticis, Mart. 14, 120,<br /><b>I</b> a [[little]] [[tongue]]; [[hence]], transf.<br /><b>I</b> A [[tongue]] of [[land]]: oppida posita in extremis lingulis promontoriisque, Caes. B. G. 3, 12.—<br /><b>II</b> The [[tongue]] of a [[shoe]], a [[shoe]]-[[strap]], [[shoe]]-[[latchet]]: [[lingula]] per diminutionem linguae dicta; [[alias]] a similitudine linguae exsertae, ut in calceis, [[alias]] insertae, id est [[intra]] dentes coërcitae, ut in tibiis, Paul. ex Fest. p. 116 Müll.: habet [[Trebius]], [[propter]] [[quod]] rumpere somnum debeat et ligulas dimittere, Juv. 5, 20; Mart. 2, 29, 7.—As a [[term]] of [[reproach]]: [[ligula]], i in malam crucem, Plaut. Poen. 5, 5, 30.—<br /><b>III</b> A [[spoon]] or [[ladle]] for skimming a [[pot]], a skimmer: isque ([[musteus]] [[fructus]]) saepius [[ligula]] purgandus est, Col. 9, 5 fin.—For [[taking]] [[out]] and dropping [[aromatic]] essences: [[inde]] lingulis eligunt florem, Plin. 21, 14, 49, § 84.—For preserves, [[Cato]], R. R. 84.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</b> As a [[measure]], a spoonful: duarum aut trium lingularum [[mensura]], Plin. 20, 5, 18, § 36.—<br /> A [[small]] [[sword]], Naev. ap. Gell. 10, 25, 3; ct. Varr. L. L. 7, § 107 Müll.—<br /> The [[tongue]] or [[reed]] of a [[flute]], Plin. 16, 36, 66, § 171; cf. under II. the [[passage]] cited from Paul. ex Fest. p. 116 Müll.—<br /> The [[pointed]] [[end]] of a [[post]] or [[stake]], [[which]] [[was]] inserted [[into]] [[something]], a [[tongue]], tenon: lingulae edolatae, Col. 8, 11, 4.—<br /> The [[short]] [[arm]] of a [[lever]], [[which]] is placed under the [[weight]] to be [[raised]]: si sub [[onus]] [[vectis]] [[lingula]] subjecta fuerit, Vitr. 10, 8.—<br /> The tongueshaped [[extremity]] of a [[water]]-[[pipe]], by [[which]] it is fitted [[into]] [[another]], Vitr. 8, 7.—<br /> The [[tongue]] of a [[scale]]-[[beam]]: [[examen]] est [[ligula]] et [[lignum]], [[quod]] mediam hastam ad pondera adaequanda [[tenet]], Schol. ad Pers. 1, 6.—<br /> A [[tongue]]-shaped [[member]] of the cuttle-[[fish]]: loliginum ligulas, App. Mag. p. 297, 5.
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{{Gaffiot
|gf=<b>lĭgŭla</b>¹⁵ et qqf. <b>lingŭla</b>, æ, f. ([[lingua]]),<br /><b>1</b> petite langue, parcelle de terre : Cæs. G. 3, 12, 1<br /><b>2</b> langue de soulier : P. Fest. 116<br /><b>3</b> cuiller : [[Cato]] Agr. 18, 2 ; 19, 2 ; 84, 1 ; Plin. 21, 84 ; Col. Rust. 9, 5, fin<br /><b>4</b> cuillerée : Plin. 20, 36<br /><b>5</b> petite épée : Næv d. Gell. 10, 25, 3<br /><b>6</b> petit bras d’un levier : Vitr. Arch. 10, 8<br /><b>7</b> aiguille de balance : Schol. Pers. 1, 6<br /><b>8</b> bec de pince : Vitr. Arch. 8, 7<br /><b>9</b> arête : Apul. Apol. 35.
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{{Georges
|georg=ligula u. [[lingula]], ae, f. (Demin. v. [[lingua]]; vgl. [[über]] [[beide]] Formen Mart. 14, 120. [[Charis]]. 104, 5. Prisc. 3, 42), eine kleine [[Zunge]]; dah. übtr.: I) ([[wie]] [[γλῶσσα]]) die [[Erdzunge]], [[Landzunge]], in extremis lingulis promunturiisque, Caes. b. G. 3, 12, 1. – II) [[lingula]] ([[wie]] [[γλῶσσα]]) = der [[zungenförmig]] zugespitzte [[Riemen]] am [[Schuh]], [[Schuhriemen]] (vgl. [[Heinrich]] Iuven. 5, 20; der [[Scholiast]] [[dagegen]] leitet es [[von]] ligare ab = [[ansa]], [[Öhr]], [[durch]] das der [[Riemen]] gezogen wird), Scrib. Larg. u.a.: [[als]] Schimpfwort, Plaut. Poen. 1309. – III) [[ligula]] = [[ein]] [[Löffel]] zum Abschäumen, Colum.: zum Ausschöpfen u. Austräufeln aromatischer Essenzen, Löffelchen, Plin.: [[von]] den Gästen beim Verspeisen [[einer]] süßen Nachspeise ([[savillum]]) benutzt, [[Cato]]. – [[als]] [[Maß]], [[ein]] Löffelvoll, duarum [[aut]] [[trium]] ligularum [[mensura]], Plin.: mellis [[ligula]], Apic. – IV) [[lingula]] = [[ein]] kleiner [[Degen]], Naev. tr. 19; vgl. [[Varro]] LL. 7, 107. – V) [[lingula]] = die [[Spitze]] eines Pfahls, der in die [[Stange]] gefügt wird, der [[Zapfen]], Colum. 8, 11, 4. – VI) [[lingula]] = das kurze [[Ende]] [[des]] Hebels, der [[unter]] die [[Last]] gelegt wird, die [[Zunge]], Vitr. 10, 3, 3. – VII) [[lingula]] ([[wie]] [[γλῶσσα]]) = das [[Blättchen]] (Mundstück) an der [[Flöte]], Plin. 16, 171. – VIII) [[ligula]] = [[ein]] zungenförmiges [[Glied]] [[des]] Tintenfisches, Apul. apol. 35. – IX) [[ligula]] = das [[Zünglein]] an der [[Wage]], Schol. ad Pers. 1, 6 zw. (Jan [[lingua]]). – X) [[tubulatio]] ligulae, zungenförmige-, röhrenförmige Höhlung, Apul. flor. 9. p. 11, 12 Kr. – XI) [[ligula]] [[auris]], das [[Ohrläppchen]], [[Sidon]]. epist. 1, 2, 2 Lütjohann.
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