corneus
Dictionary entries
- Entry →corneus, cornea, corneum:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Lesser
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Agriculture
made of/belonging to cornel-tree/wood; (of genus Cornus); (for arrow/javelin);; of horn, made of horn, horn-; resembling horn (hardness/appearance); horny;
nom. sg. (m.)
Examples
Liber XIV
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...saepe teret lintea fullo tibi. LII Gutus corneus Gestavit modo fronte me iuvencus: Verum rhinocerota me putabas. LIII..."Metamorphoses XIV
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...Dianae falleret et posset credi Latonia, si non corneus huic arcus, si non foret aureus illi; sic quoque..."Metamorphoses I
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...Dianae falleret et posset credi Latonia, si non corneus huic arcus, si non foret aureus illi; sic quoque..."Amores I
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Amores
"...iuvenum vires temptabat in arcu; qui latus argueret, corneus arcus erat. labitur occulte fallitque volubilis aetas, ut celer..."