lemniscus
νύμφην τ' ἄνυμφον παρθένον τ' ἀπάρθενον → wife unwed and virgin that is no virgin | bride that is no bride, virgin that is virgin no more | virgin wife and widowed maid | unwed bride and ravished virgin
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
lemniscus: i, m., = λημνίσκος.
I A pendent (purple?) ribbon, fastened to a victor's crown, at first of linden-bast or wool, afterwards of gold. A crown adorned with such a ribbon was the highest reward of a victor: tenuissimae earum (tiliarum), philyrae, coronarum lemniscis celebres, antiquorum honore, Plin. 16, 14, 25, § 65: lemnisci id est fascicolae coloriae, dependentes ex coronis, propterea dicuntur, quod antiquissimum fuit genus coronarum lanearum, Paul. ex Fest. p. 115 Müll.; Plin. 21, 3, 4, § 6.—Such crowns were given as especial honors to guests at a feast: unguenta atque odores, lemniscos, corollas dari dapsilas, Plaut. Ps. 5, 1, 21: coronae datae lemniscis aureis interpositis, Capitol. Verr. 5: turba coronas lemniscosque jacientium, Liv. 33, 33, 2: ingestaeque aves, ac lemnisci, et bellaria, Suet. Ner. 25.—Crowns ornamented in this manner were given, also, to the victors in public games and to poets: et quae jamdudum tibi palma poëtica pollet, Lemnisco ornata est, quo mea palma caret, Aus. Epist. 20, 5; cf. Cic. Rosc. Am. 35, 100.—
II A tent or roll of lint dipped in a medicament, Veg. Vet. 2, 14, 3; 2, 48, 7 (in Cels. 7, 28, written as Greek).
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
lēmniscus,¹⁶ ī, m. (λημνίσκος), lemnisque [ruban attaché aux couronnes, aux palmes des vainqueurs et des suppliants, ou ornant la tête des convives dans un festin] : Plin. 16, 65 ; Pl. Ps. 1265 ; Liv. 33, 33, 2 ; P. Fest. 115 || compresse, charpie : Veg. Mil. 2, 14, 3 ; 2, 48, 7.
Latin > German (Georges)
lēmniscus, ī, m. (λημνίσκος), I) ein Band, urspr. aus Lindenbast (Plin. 16, 65; vgl. Paul. ex Fest. 115, 1), mit der Zeit aber aus kostbaren Stoffen u. zuletzt aus Gold- u. Silberblechen verfertigt (Plin. 21, 6), als besondere Auszeichnung an oder neben Kränzen verehrt, beim Gastmahle an die Gäste, unguenta atque odores, lemniscos, corollas dari dapsiles, Plaut. Pseud. 1265: coronae datae lemniscis aureis interpositis, Capit. Ver. 5, 3: einem einziehenden Sieger usw. zugeworfen, coronas lemniscosque iacientes, Liv. 33, 33, 2: ingestae aves ac lemnisci et bellaria, Suet. Ner. 25, 2: einem Dichter an dem Palmenzweige als höchste Auszeichnung verliehen, et quae iam dudum tibi palma poëtica pollet, lemnisco ornata est, quo mea palma caret, Auson. epist. 20, 5 sq. p. 181 Schenkl (vgl. lemniscatus). – II) Scharpie, Zupflinnen, Veget. mul. 2, 14 u. 18.
Latin > English
lemniscus lemnisci N M :: heraldic label; ribbon (Nelson)
lemniscus lemniscus lemnisci N M :: ribbon