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|lshtext=<b>lāna</b>: ae, f. Gr. [[λάχνη]], [[λάχνος]], [[λῆνος]] | |lshtext=<b>lāna</b>: ae, f. Gr. [[λάχνη]], [[λάχνος]], [[λῆνος]], Dor. λᾶνος; cf. λάοιος, and v. Varr. L. L. 5, § 113 Müll.,<br /><b>I</b> [[wool]], Plaut. Men. 1, 2, 12; Varr. R. R. 2, 2, 18; Cic. de Or. 2, 68, 277; Col. 7, 2, 4: lanam cārĕre, to [[card]] [[wool]], Plaut. Men. 5, 2, 46; so, lanam trahere, Juv. 2, 54: lanam deducere, id. 7, 224: lanas ducere, to [[spin]] [[wool]], Ov. M. 4, 34: lanam expediendam conducere, for carding and [[spinning]], Dig. 7, 8, 12: lanas tingere murice, to [[dye]], Ov. M. 6, 9; cf.: lanam fucare [[veneno]] Assyrio, Verg. G. 2, 465: medicata [[fuco]], Hor. C. 3, 5, 28: [[aurea]] [[lana]], the [[golden]] [[fleece]], Ov. F. 3, 876: [[lana]] legata, [[sive]] succida [[sive]] lota [[sit]], [[sive]] pectinata [[sive]] versicoloria, legato cedit, Paul. Sent. 3, 6, 82; cf. § 85: si ex [[lana]] mea [[vestimentum]] feceris, etc., Gai. Inst. 2, 79.—<br /><b>II</b> Transf.<br /> <b>A</b> In gen., a [[working]] in [[wool]]: [[lana]] et [[tela]] victum quaeritans, Ter. And. 1, 1, 48: [[Lucretia]] lanae dedita, Liv. 1, 57: lanam facere, Ov. M. 6, 31.—Plur.: te lanae ... non citharae [[decent]], Hor. C. 3, 15, 13: admotaque lanis quae cessat acu, Juv. 6, 497.—Prov.: cogitare de [[lana]] sua, to be [[thinking]] [[about]] her [[work]], i. e. to be [[unconcerned]], Ov. A. A. 2, 686.—<br /> <b>B</b> Of things resembling [[wool]], [[soft]] [[hair]] or feathers, [[down]]: [[lana]] leporina et anserina et caprina, Dig. 32, 1, 70; Mart. 14, 161: celantur simili ventura [[Cydonia]] [[lana]], id. 10, 42; cf. Plin. 12, 10, 21, § 38.—Of [[thin]], [[fleecy]] clouds: tenuia lanae vellera, Verg. G. 1, 397; cf. Plin. 18, 35, 82, § 356.—Prov.: rixari de [[lana]] caprina, i. e. to [[dispute]] [[about]] trifles, Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 15. | ||
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lāna: ae, f. Gr. λάχνη, λάχνος, λῆνος, Dor. λᾶνος; cf. λάοιος, and v. Varr. L. L. 5, § 113 Müll.,
I wool, Plaut. Men. 1, 2, 12; Varr. R. R. 2, 2, 18; Cic. de Or. 2, 68, 277; Col. 7, 2, 4: lanam cārĕre, to card wool, Plaut. Men. 5, 2, 46; so, lanam trahere, Juv. 2, 54: lanam deducere, id. 7, 224: lanas ducere, to spin wool, Ov. M. 4, 34: lanam expediendam conducere, for carding and spinning, Dig. 7, 8, 12: lanas tingere murice, to dye, Ov. M. 6, 9; cf.: lanam fucare veneno Assyrio, Verg. G. 2, 465: medicata fuco, Hor. C. 3, 5, 28: aurea lana, the golden fleece, Ov. F. 3, 876: lana legata, sive succida sive lota sit, sive pectinata sive versicoloria, legato cedit, Paul. Sent. 3, 6, 82; cf. § 85: si ex lana mea vestimentum feceris, etc., Gai. Inst. 2, 79.—
II Transf.
A In gen., a working in wool: lana et tela victum quaeritans, Ter. And. 1, 1, 48: Lucretia lanae dedita, Liv. 1, 57: lanam facere, Ov. M. 6, 31.—Plur.: te lanae ... non citharae decent, Hor. C. 3, 15, 13: admotaque lanis quae cessat acu, Juv. 6, 497.—Prov.: cogitare de lana sua, to be thinking about her work, i. e. to be unconcerned, Ov. A. A. 2, 686.—
B Of things resembling wool, soft hair or feathers, down: lana leporina et anserina et caprina, Dig. 32, 1, 70; Mart. 14, 161: celantur simili ventura Cydonia lana, id. 10, 42; cf. Plin. 12, 10, 21, § 38.—Of thin, fleecy clouds: tenuia lanae vellera, Verg. G. 1, 397; cf. Plin. 18, 35, 82, § 356.—Prov.: rixari de lana caprina, i. e. to dispute about trifles, Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 15.
