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|lshtext=<b>vĭrĭdis</b>: e (<br /><b>I</b> gen. plur. viridum, Stat. Th. 2, 279), adj. [[vireo]], [[green]].<br /><b>I</b> Lit. (as the [[most]] [[general]] [[designation]] for [[every]] [[shade]] of [[that]] [[color]]).<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>A</b> Adj.: [[color]], Ov. M. 10, 137; Plin. Ep. 8, 20, 4: smaragdi, Lucr. 2, 805: [[collis]], id. 2, 322; cf.: colles nitidissimi viridissimique, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 18, § 47: [[viridis]] opacaque [[ripa]], id. Leg. 1, 5, 15: [[gramen]], Verg. G. 2, 219: viridiores herbae, Plin. 6, 29, 35, § 185: [[viridia]] [[atque]] umida ligna, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 17, § 45: colubrae, Hor. C. 1, 17, 8: Nereidum comae, id. ib. 3, 28, 10; cf. dei, Ov. Tr. 1, 2, 59: [[caelum]], bluish [[green]] ([[when]] it is [[clear]]), Plin. 17, 10, 14, § 74.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</b> Subst.: vĭrĭde, is, n.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>1</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Green [[color]], greenness, [[verdure]] ([[post]]-Aug.): bacis e viridi rubentibus, [[reddish]] [[green]], Plin. 15, 30, 39, § 127; so, e viridi [[pallens]] ([[gemma]]), id. 37, 8, 33, § 110.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>2</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A [[green]] [[thing]], of plants, trees, etc. ([[late]] Lat.), Vulg. Ecclus. 43, 23; id. Apoc. 9, 4: omne [[viride]] agri, Ambros. in Luc. 7, 16.—More freq. plur.: vĭrĭdĭa, ĭum, n., [[green]] plants, herbs, or trees (postAug.), Col. 8, 15, 4; Sen. Ep. 86, 3; Plin. Ep. 5, 6, 17; Vitr. 5, 9, 5; Phaedr. 2, 5, 14. —<br /><b>II</b> Transf., [[green]], [[young]], [[youthful]], [[fresh]], [[blooming]], [[lively]], [[vigorous]]: viridiora praemiorum genera (opp. arescentes laureae), Cic. Rep. 6, 8, 8: [[caseus]], Col. 7, 8, 1: [[limus]], Pers. 3, 22: [[viridis]] et [[adhuc]] [[dulcis]] [[fructus]] studiorum, Quint. 12 6, 3: indignantium, tam viridem et in flore aetatis ereptum esse rebus humanis, Curt. 10, 5, 10: [[sonus]] earum (litterarum) viridior vegetiorque, livelier and stronger, Gell. 2, 3, 1: firmior et viridior [[sonus]], id. 13, 20, 13: [[Euryalus]] formā [[insignis]] viridique juventā, Verg. A. 5, 295: [[aevum]], Ov. Tr. 4, 10, 17: [[senectus]], Verg. A. 6, 304; cf. Sil. 1, 187; Col. praef. § 12: [[usque]] ad novissimam valetudinem [[viridis]], Plin. Ep. 7, 24, 1: leo, Stat. Th. 11, 742: [[senex]], sed mehercule [[viridis]] [[animo]] ac vigens, Sen. Ep. 66, 1: consilio [[viridis]], sed belli [[serus]], Sil. 3, 255.— With gen.: viridissimus irae, Sil. 5, 569.— Adv.: vĭrĭdĕ, greenly, verdantly: [[nihil]] [[omnino]] viridius comparatum illis (smaragdis) viret, Plin. 37, 5, 16, § 62.
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