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{{LaEn
|lnetxt=spiculum spiculi N N :: [[sting]]; [[javelin]]; [[arrow]]; [[sharp point of a weapon]]
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{{Lewis
|lshtext=<b>spīcŭlum</b>: (contr. spīclum, perh. Mart. Cap. 9, § 903, or p. 306 Grot., [[where]], [[however]], Kopp and others [[read]] [[spicum]]; v. [[spica]], II. D.), i, n.<br /> [[dim]]. [[spicum]],<br /><b>I</b> a [[little]] [[sharp]] [[point]] or [[sting]] (syn.: [[mucro]], [[acus]], [[aculeus]]).<br /><b>I</b> Lit.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>A</b> In gen., of bees, Verg. G. 4, 237; 4, 74.—Of a [[scorpion]], Ov. F. 5, 542: ([[scorpio]]) [[solus]] (insectorum) habet in caudā [[spiculum]], Plin. 11, 28, 34, § 100. —Of hornets, Ov. M. 11, 335: rosarum [[spicula]], thorns, Mart. Cap. 2, § 132.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</b> In partic., the [[point]] of a [[missile]] [[weapon]] (as a [[dart]], [[arrow]], etc.): [[Epaminondas]] tum [[denique]] sibi avelli jubet [[spiculum]], [[posteaquam]], etc., Cic. Fam. 5, 12, 5; cf. Quint. 5, 10, 51; 5, 12, 2: hastarum [[spicula]], Ov. M. 8, 375: bipalme [[spiculum]], Liv. 42, 65, 9: calami [[spicula]] Gnosii Vitabis, Hor. C. 1, 15, 17: L. [[Crassus]] spiculis [[prope]] [[scrutatus]] est [[Alpes]], Cic. Pis. 26, 62: [[spicula]] sagittae, barbs, Cels. 7, 5, n. 2.—<br /><b>II</b> Meton. ([[pars]] pro toto), a [[dart]], [[arrow]] (syn. jaculum): Laoedaemonii suos omnes agros esse dictitarunt, quos [[spiculo]] possent attingere, Cic. Rep. 3, 9, 15; so of a [[javelin]], Verg. A. 7, 165; 7, 687; of an [[arrow]], id. E. 10, 60; id. A. 7, 497; Ov. M. 12, 601; 12, 606; 13, 54; Sil. 17, 133; 3, 273; cf. Plin. 27, 13, 115, § 141; of [[Cupid]]'s [[arrow]], Prop. 2, 13 (3, 4), 2; Ov. Am. 1, 1, 22; id. A. A. 2, 708 al.—Also a [[later]] [[name]] for the [[pilum]]: [[quod]] [[pilum]] vocabant, [[nunc]] [[spiculum]] dicitur, Veg. Mil. 2, 15.—Poet.: solis, a [[ray]] or [[beam]] of the [[sun]], Prud. Cath. 2, 6.
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{{Gaffiot
|gf=<b>spīcŭlum</b>,¹⁰ ī, n. ([[spicum]]),<br /><b>1</b> dard : [de l’abeille] Virg. G. 4, 237 ; [du [[scorpion]] Ov. F. 5, 542 ; Plin. 11, 100, etc.<br /><b>2</b> pointe d’un trait : Cic. Fam. 5, 12, 5 ; [d’une flèche] Hor. O. 1, 15, 17, etc.<br /><b>3</b> dard, javelot : Cic. Rep. 3, 15 ; Virg. En. 7, 687 &#124;&#124; flèche : Virg. B. 10, 60 ; En. 7, 497 ; Prop. 2, 13, 2<br /><b>4</b> [fig.] rayons du soleil : Prud. Cath. 2, 6.
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{{Georges
|georg=spīculum, ī, n. (v. [[spicum]]), I) die [[Spitze]], der [[Stachel]], a) eig., zB. der [[Biene]], Verg.: [[des]] Skorpions, Ov.: [[bes]]. eines Geschosses, eines Wurfspießes, [[einer]] [[Lanze]] (u. [[zwar]] [[bald]] die [[obere]], [[bald]] die [[untere]] [[Spitze]]), Cic., Liv. u.a., od. Pfeils, calami, Hor.: [[aber]] [[spicula]] (sagittae), [[Widerhaken]], Cels. 7, 5, 2. – b) (poet.) meton. = der ganze Wurfspieß, [[Pfeil]], Verg. u. Ov.: [[des]] Kupido, Ov. – II) übtr.: rosarum [[spicula]], Stacheln = Dornen, Mart. Cap. 2. § 132: solis, der [[Strahl]], Prud. cath. 2, 6: dentium (der zischenden [[Natter]]), Prud. c. Symm. 1. praef. 28.
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{{LaZh
|lnztxt=spiculum, i. n. :: [[鎗鋒子]]。[[短鎗]]。[[箭鏃]]。[[箭鈎鬚]]。[[箭]]。[[螫]]
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