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|lshtext=<b>umbo</b>: ōnis, m. kindr. [[with]] [[ἄμβων]], [[ὀμφαλός]]>, [[umbilicus]]; Germ. Nabel; Engl. [[navel]]; [[prop]]. [[any]] [[convex]] [[elevation]]; [[hence]],<br /><b>I</b> A [[boss]] of a [[shield]], Enn. ap. Macr. S. 6, 3 (Ann. v. 432 Vahl.); Verg. A. 2, 546: scutis [[magis]] [[quam]] gladiis geritur res: umbonibus incussāque alā sternuntur hostes, Liv. 9, 41, 18.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</b> Transf., a [[shield]] (in [[prose]] not [[ante]]-Aug.; syn. [[clipeus]]), Verg. A. 7, 633; 9, 810; 10, 884; Sil. 4, 354; Liv. 4, 19, 5; 30, 34, 3; Auct. ap. Quint. 8, 5, 24: junctae umbone phalanges, Juv. 2, 46; cf. Luc. 6, 192: umbone se protegere, Just. 33, 2.— Trop.: judicialis, Val. Max. 8, 5, 4.—<br /><b>II</b> The [[elbow]], Mart. 3, 46, 5; Stat. Th. 2, 670; Suet. Caes. 68 fin.—<br /><b>III</b> A [[promontory]], Stat. Achill. 1, 408.—Hence, transf., Isthmius, the [[Isthmus]] of [[Corinth]], Stat. Th. 7, 15. —<br /> A projecting [[boundary]]-[[stone]] in fields, Stat. Th. 6, 352.—<br /> A projecting [[part]] of a [[precious]] [[stone]], a knob, [[boss]], Plin. 37, 6, 23, § 88.—<br /> The [[full]] [[part]] or [[swelling]] of a [[garment]], Tert. Pall. 5.—Hence, transf.: [[umbo]] [[candidus]], a [[toga]], Pers. 5, 33.