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|lshtext=<b>mūrex</b>: ĭcis, m.<br /><b>I</b> The [[purple]]-[[fish]], Plin. 9, 36, 60, § 125; Enn. ap. App. Mag. p. 299, 11 (Heduph. v. 11, p. 167 Vahl.): Baianus, Hor. S. 2, 4, 32.—The Tritons used the [[shell]] as a [[tuba]], Val. Fl. 3, 726.—The shells were also used for holding liquids, Mart. 3, 82, 27.—And for adorning grottos: [[summa]] lacunabant [[alterno]] murice conchae, Ov. M. 8, 563.—<br /><b>II</b> Transf.<br /> <b>A</b> The [[purple]] [[dye]], [[purple]], made from the [[juice]] of the [[purple]]-[[fish]]: Tyrioque ardebat murice [[laena]], Verg. A. 4, 262.—<br /> <b>B</b> Of bodies shaped ([[pointed]]) [[like]] the purplefish.<br /> <b>1</b> A [[pointed]] [[rock]] or slone: acuto in murice remi Obnixi crepuere, Verg. A. 5, 205: [[Cato]] sternendum [[forum]] muricibus censuerat, [[with]] [[small]], [[pointed]] stones, Plin. 19, 1, 6, § 24.—<br /> <b>2</b> A [[sharp]] [[murex]]-[[shell]] used for a [[bridle]]-[[bit]]: acuto murice frenat Delphinas bijuges, Stat. Achill. 1; 221.—<br /> <b>3</b> A caltrop, [[with]] [[sharp]] points in [[every]] [[direction]]: murices ferreos in terram defodisse Dareum, quā hostem equites emissurum esse credebat, Curt. 4, 13, 36; Val. Max. 3, 7, 2.—<br /> <b>4</b> A [[spike]] of [[iron]]: [[armarium]] muricibus praefixum, Gell. 6, 4, 4. | |lshtext=<b>mūrex</b>: ĭcis, m.<br /><b>I</b> The [[purple]]-[[fish]], Plin. 9, 36, 60, § 125; Enn. ap. App. Mag. p. 299, 11 (Heduph. v. 11, p. 167 Vahl.): Baianus, Hor. S. 2, 4, 32.—The Tritons used the [[shell]] as a [[tuba]], Val. Fl. 3, 726.—The shells were also used for holding liquids, Mart. 3, 82, 27.—And for adorning grottos: [[summa]] lacunabant [[alterno]] murice conchae, Ov. M. 8, 563.—<br /><b>II</b> Transf.<br /> <b>A</b> The [[purple]] [[dye]], [[purple]], made from the [[juice]] of the [[purple]]-[[fish]]: Tyrioque ardebat murice [[laena]], Verg. A. 4, 262.—<br /> <b>B</b> Of bodies shaped ([[pointed]]) [[like]] the purplefish.<br /> <b>1</b> A [[pointed]] [[rock]] or slone: acuto in murice remi Obnixi crepuere, Verg. A. 5, 205: [[Cato]] sternendum [[forum]] muricibus censuerat, [[with]] [[small]], [[pointed]] stones, Plin. 19, 1, 6, § 24.—<br /> <b>2</b> A [[sharp]] [[murex]]-[[shell]] used for a [[bridle]]-[[bit]]: acuto murice frenat Delphinas bijuges, Stat. Achill. 1; 221.—<br /> <b>3</b> A caltrop, [[with]] [[sharp]] points in [[every]] [[direction]]: murices ferreos in terram defodisse Dareum, quā hostem equites emissurum esse credebat, Curt. 4, 13, 36; Val. Max. 3, 7, 2.—<br /> <b>4</b> A [[spike]] of [[iron]]: [[armarium]] muricibus praefixum, Gell. 6, 4, 4. | ||
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|gf=<b>mūrex</b>,¹² ĭcis, m., [[murex]] ou pourpre [coquillage dont on tirait la pourpre] : Plin. 9, 125 ; Val. Flacc. 3, 726 || pourpre [couleur] : Virg. En. 4, 262 || rocher pointu : Virg. En. 5, 205 || caillou pointu : Plin. 19, 24 || [[mors]] armé de pointes : Stat. Ach. 1, 221 || pointes de [[fer]] formant chausse-trape : Curt. 4, 13, 36 ; Val. Max. 3, 7, 2. | |||
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Revision as of 06:58, 14 August 2017
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
mūrex: ĭcis, m.
I The purple-fish, Plin. 9, 36, 60, § 125; Enn. ap. App. Mag. p. 299, 11 (Heduph. v. 11, p. 167 Vahl.): Baianus, Hor. S. 2, 4, 32.—The Tritons used the shell as a tuba, Val. Fl. 3, 726.—The shells were also used for holding liquids, Mart. 3, 82, 27.—And for adorning grottos: summa lacunabant alterno murice conchae, Ov. M. 8, 563.—
II Transf.
A The purple dye, purple, made from the juice of the purple-fish: Tyrioque ardebat murice laena, Verg. A. 4, 262.—
B Of bodies shaped (pointed) like the purplefish.
1 A pointed rock or slone: acuto in murice remi Obnixi crepuere, Verg. A. 5, 205: Cato sternendum forum muricibus censuerat, with small, pointed stones, Plin. 19, 1, 6, § 24.—
2 A sharp murex-shell used for a bridle-bit: acuto murice frenat Delphinas bijuges, Stat. Achill. 1; 221.—
3 A caltrop, with sharp points in every direction: murices ferreos in terram defodisse Dareum, quā hostem equites emissurum esse credebat, Curt. 4, 13, 36; Val. Max. 3, 7, 2.—
4 A spike of iron: armarium muricibus praefixum, Gell. 6, 4, 4.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
mūrex,¹² ĭcis, m., murex ou pourpre [coquillage dont on tirait la pourpre] : Plin. 9, 125 ; Val. Flacc. 3, 726
