mimicus

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Ἔρως, ὅ κατ' ὀμμάτων στάζεις πόθον → Eros who drips desire into the eyes

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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

mīmĭcus: a, um, adj., = μιμικός,
I of or belonging to mimes, mimic, farcical (class.).
I Lit.: ne aut scurrilis jocus sit, aut mimicus, farcical, extravagant, Cic. de Or. 2, 59, 239; Quint. 6, 1, 47 Spald.—
II Trop.: res mimicae et ineptae, Plin. Ep. 7, 29, 3: mors, mimic, feigned, Petr. 94 fin.—Hence, adv.: mīmĭcē, like a mime, farcically, Cat. 42, 8; Tert. Apol. 46; Sen. Contr. 2, 12, 5.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

mīmĭcus,¹³ a, um (μιμικός), de mime, digne d’un mime : Cic. de Or. 2, 239 ; Quint. 6, 1, 47 || [fig.] = faux, simulé : Plin. Min. Ep. 7, 29, 3 ; Petr. 94, 15.