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|lshtext=<b>făcĭes</b>: ēi (old form [[facies]], [[rarely]] facii, Gell. 8, 14, 1:<br /><b>I</b> facie, Plaut. Mil. 4, 4, 36; dat. facie, facii, Gell. l. l.; plur. [[very]] [[rare]]; nom. and acc. [[facies]], Vulg. Thren. 5, 12; id. Jer. 42, 12; dat. faciebus, Hier. Eph. 3, 5), f. [[root]] fa- of fari, strengthened fac-; cf. fax, [[facetus]].<br /><b>I</b> Orig., [[make]], form, [[configuration]], [[figure]], [[shape]].<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>A</b> In gen. (= universa corporis [[forma]]; cf.: [[figura]], [[species]]): Quidam faciem esse hominis putant os [[tantum]] et oculos et genas, [[quod]] [[Graeci]] προσωπον dicunt: [[quando]] [[facies]] [[sit]] [[forma]] [[omnis]] et [[modus]] et [[factura]] quaedam corporis totius, etc., Gell. 13, 29: [[Sardinia]] in Africo mari facie vestigii humani, Sall. H. ap. Gell. l. l.; Plaut. Poen. 5, 2, 151 sq.; cf. Non. 52, 27 sq.: non est formosa, cujus [[crus]] laudatur aut brachium, sed [[illa]], cujus universa [[facies]] admirationem singulis partibus abstulit, Sen. Ep. 33; cf. Lucr. 5, 1169 sq.; Hor. S. 1, 2, 87.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>2</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Of things: Dae. Dicito, [[quid]] insit, et [[qua]] facie, memorato onmia ... Pa. Sunt [[crepundia]]. Dae. Qua facie sunt? Plaut. Rud. 4, 4, 105 and 111: curvata in montis faciem circumstetit [[unda]], Verg. G. 4, 361: haec [[facies]] Trojae, cum caperetur, erat, Ov. Tr. 1, 3, 26; cf. urbium, Plin. Ep. 2, 17 fin.: [[antequam]] [[Vesuvius]] faciem loci verteret, Tac. A. 4, 67: arboris, Plin. 12, 14, 31, § 55: vehiculi, Gell. 15, 30, 3: [[alia]] [[illi]] caeli, Plin. 6, 17, 21, § 58: ossa contusa in faciem pulveris, Gell. 10, 18, 3: longa quibus [[facies]] [[ovis]] erit, Hor. S. 2, 4, 12 et saep. —<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>3</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Prov.: verte omnes [[tete]] in [[facies]], i. e. [[resort]] to [[every]] [[expedient]] (an [[expression]] borrowed from, and alluding to, the changes of [[Proteus]]), Verg. A. 12, 891.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</b> In partic., [[face]], [[visage]], [[countenance]] ([[most]] freq. in [[class]]. Lat.; syn.: os, [[vultus]], [[frons]], lineamenta): [[facies]] homini [[tantum]]: ceteris os aut [[rostra]], Plin. 11, 37, 51, § 138: in facie vultuque nostro cum sint [[decem]] aut [[paulo]] plura membra, etc., id. 7, 1, 1, § 8: non quaeruntur ea, quae nobis non possumus fingere, [[facies]], [[vultus]], [[sonus]], Cic. de Or. 1, 28, 127: [[prorsus]] in facie vultuque [[vecordia]] inerat, Sall. C. 15, 5: [[qua]] facie, [[qua]] [[statura]], Cic. Phil. 2, 16, 41: uretur [[facies]]; urentur [[sole]] capilli, Tib. 1, 9, 15: cf. id. 1, 5, 43: sumit utrumque Inde habitum [[facies]], Juv. 9, 20: peregrina, Plaut. Ps. 4, 2, 9; cf.: affers faciem novam, Cic. Fl. 29, 70: liberali ([[homo]]), Ter. Eun. 3, 2, 20: egregiā ([[virgo]]), of [[rare]] [[beauty]], id. Phorm. 1, 2, 50: hispida, Hor. C. 4, 10, 5: cicatricosa, Quint. 4, 1, 61: adversa, id. 2, 13, 9: [[curvo]] nec faciem litore demovet, Hor. C. 4, 5, 14: de facie [[quidem]] nosti, Cic. Pis. 32, 81: [[recta]] facie loqui, i. e. [[boldly]], Juv. 6, 401 et saep.—Poet.: [[cura]] dabit faciem, [[facies]] neglecta peribit, a [[beautiful]] [[face]], [[beauty]], Ov. A. A. 3, 105.— Prov.: perfricare faciem, to [[lay]] [[aside]] [[shame]], Plin. H. N. praef. § 4; cf. Quint. 11, 3, 160.<br /><b>II</b> Trop., [[external]] form, [[look]], [[condition]], [[appearance]] ([[class]].): [[set]] [[qua]] faciest [[tuus]] [[sodalis]], Plaut. Capt. 3, 4, 113; id. Rud. 2, 7, 7: fateantur, in Maeandrii [[persona]] esse expressam faciem civitatis, Cic. Fl. 22, 13; cf.: (C. [[Popilius]]) [[senatus]] faciem [[secum]] attulerat auctoritatemque Populi Romani, id. Phil. 8, 8, 23: una senum [[facies]], cum voce trementia membra, etc., Juv. 10, 198: quibus rebus immutata [[facies]] urbis erat, Sall. C. 31, 1: loci, Tac. A. 4, 67: formam [[quidem]] ipsam et [[tamquam]] faciem honesti vides, Cic. Off. 1, 5, 14; Quint. 3, 6, 88; 4, 1, 42 Spald.: quarum (causarum) [[varia]] ac nova [[semper]] est [[facies]], id. 2, 4, 28: [[plures]] eloquentiae [[facies]], id. 12, 10, 69: (inventiunculae) facie ingenii blandiuntur, id. 8, 5, 22: nec ulla [[facies]] mali erat, Curt. 3, 11, 22: ad istam faciem est [[morbus]] qui me macerat, has [[that]] form, is of [[such]] a [[nature]], Plaut. Cist. 1, 1, 73.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>2</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; In partic., in Tac. for the [[class]]. [[species]], [[external]] [[appearance]], as opposed to [[reality]], a [[pretence]], [[pretext]]; publici consilii facie (= specie), Tac. H. 2, 54; id. A. 13, 28; Amm. 20, 5.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</b> Transf., [[poet]]. and in [[post]]-Aug. [[prose]], for the [[class]]. [[aspectus]], [[look]], [[sight]], [[aspect]]: quae scelerum [[facies]]? Verg. A. 6, 560: subita, Sil. 7, 367: decora, Plin. [[Pan]]. 56, 5: memoranda, id. ib. 35, 1: foeda, id. ib. 82, 8: vineae unam faciem contexunt, id. Ep. 5, 6, 9: [[exceptio]], quae prima facie justa videatur, at [[first]] [[sight]], Gai. Inst. 4, 1: prima facie, Dig. 16, 1, 13; Sen. Ep. 87, 1; id. Contr. 5, 10, 15.
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|gf=<b>făcĭēs</b>,⁷ ēī, f. ([[facio]] ; v. Gell. 13, 30, 2 ),<br /><b>1</b> forme extérieure, aspect général, air (défin. de Gell. 13, 30 ) : <b> a)</b> [d’une pers.] : Pl. Pœn. 1111 ; Sen. Ep. 33, 5 ; [[facies]], [[vultus]], [[sonus]] Cic. de Or. 1, 127, l’aspect général (le physique), la physionomie, le son de la voix, cf. Cic. Nat. 1, 80 ; Phil. 8, 23, etc. ; <b> b)</b> [d’une chose] : [[facies]] urbis Sall. C. 31, 1 ; [[facies]] loci Tac. Ann. 4, 67, l’aspect de la ville, du lieu ; in [[montis]] faciem Virg. G. 4, 361 ; in faciem stagni Tac. H. 5, 23, en forme de montagne, de [[lac]] &#124;&#124; [fig.] : publici consilii facie Tac. H. 2, 54, avec l’air (l’apparence) d’une décision officielle ; [[prima]] facie Sen. Ep. 87, 1, au premier aspect ; <b> c)</b> [en part.] bel aspect, beauté : Ov. Ars 3, 105<br /><b>2</b> figure, physionomie : [[qua]] facie fuit, [[qua]] [[statura]] ? Cic. Phil. 2, 41, quelle était sa figure, sa taille ? facie [[magis]] [[quam]] facetiis [[ridiculus]] Cic. Att. 1, 13, 2, [[plus]] plaisant par les traits de son visage que par les traits de son esprit ; [prov.] perfricare faciem Plin. præf. 4 ; Quint. 11, 3, 160, dépouiller toute honte &#124;&#124; [[forma]] et [[tamquam]] [[facies]] honesti Cic. Off. 1, 15, la forme et comme la figure de l’honnête<br /><b>3</b> [poét.] genre, espèce : quæ scelerum [[facies]] ? Virg. En. 6, 560, quel genre de crimes ? cf. Curt. 3, 11, 22<br /><b>4</b> [fig.] spectacle : decora [[facies]] ! Plin. Min. [[Pan]]. 56, 6, magnifique spectacle ! cf. [[Pan]]. 35, 1 ; 82, 8. anciens gén. sing. : [[facies]] et facii Quadr. Ann. 30 d. Gell. 9, 13, 11 ; 9, 14, 3 ; gén. pl. facierum Cat. d. Prisc. Gramm. 7, 95.||[fig.] : publici consilii facie Tac. H. 2, 54, avec l’air (l’apparence) d’une décision officielle ; [[prima]] facie Sen. Ep. 87, 1, au premier aspect ; <b> c)</b> [en part.] bel aspect, beauté : Ov. Ars 3, 105<br /><b>2</b> figure, physionomie : [[qua]] facie fuit, [[qua]] [[statura]] ? Cic. Phil. 2, 41, quelle était sa figure, sa taille ? facie [[magis]] [[quam]] facetiis [[ridiculus]] Cic. Att. 1, 13, 2, [[plus]] plaisant par les traits de son visage que par les traits de son esprit ; [prov.] perfricare faciem Plin. præf. 4 ; Quint. 11, 3, 160, dépouiller toute honte||[[forma]] et [[tamquam]] [[facies]] honesti Cic. Off. 1, 15, la forme et comme la figure de l’honnête<br /><b>3</b> [poét.] genre, espèce : quæ scelerum [[facies]] ? Virg. En. 6, 560, quel genre de crimes ? cf. Curt. 3, 11, 22<br /><b>4</b> [fig.] spectacle : decora [[facies]] ! Plin. Min. [[Pan]]. 56, 6, magnifique spectacle ! cf. [[Pan]]. 35, 1 ; 82, 8. anciens gén. sing. : [[facies]] et facii Quadr. Ann. 30 d. Gell. 9, 13, 11 ; 9, 14, 3 ; gén. pl. facierum Cat. d. Prisc. Gramm. 7, 95.
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