circumiectus

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Θέλομεν καλῶς ζῆν πάντες, ἀλλ' οὐ δυνάμεθα → Bene vivere omnes volumus, at non possumus → Gut leben wollen wir alle, doch wir können es nicht

Menander, Monostichoi, 236

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

circumjectus: a, um, Part., from circumicio
circumjectus: ūs, m. circumicio,
I a casting around, a surrounding, encompassing (rare but class.): (aether) qui terram tenero circumjectu amplectitur, with soft embrace, Cic. poet N. D. 2, 25, 65 (as transl. from Euripides Καὶ γῆν πέριξ ἔχονθ ὑγραῖς ἐν ἀγκάλαις)' arduus, id. Rep. 2, 6, 11' rudi parietum circumjectu vox devoratur, Plin 11, 51, 112, § 270.—
II Meton (abstr pro concr), that which is thrown around one, as clothing, dress, Varr. L. L. 5, § 132 Müll., p 37 Bip., Tert. Pall. 5.