limis
Dictionary entries
- Entry →limus, lima, limum:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Lesser
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
oblique, transverse; sidelong, sideways; askew, aslant; askance;
abl. pl. (all)dat. pl. (all) - Entry →lima, limae:
Feminine · Noun · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Lesser
file (carpenter's); polishing/revision (of a literary work);
abl. pl.dat. pl.loc. pl. - Entry →limus, limi:
Masculine · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
apron crossed with purple, worn by attendants at sacrifice/by magistrates;; mud/mire; slime; filth/pollution; silt; crusted dirt; sediment of wine;
abl. pl.dat. pl.loc. pl.
Examples
Miles Gloriosus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...Milph. Ad laevam. Acr. Video. Milph. Aspicito limis [oculis], ne ille nos se sentiat videre. Acr. Video. edepol..."Eunuchus
Publius Terentius Afer (Terence)
"...domini ubi absunt. interea somnu' virginem opprimit. ego limis specto sic per flabellum clanculum; simul alia circumspecto, satin..."Liber XI
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...mobiles et natantes et quadam voluptate suffusi aut limi et, ut sic dicam, venerii aut poscentes aliquid pollicentesve..."Amores III
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Amores
"...densum caesarie terque quaterque caput. altera, si memini, limis subrisit ocellis — fallor, an in dextra myrtea virga fuit..."Sermones II
Quintus Horatius Flaccus (Horace) from Sermones
"...tabulas a te removere memento, sic tamen, ut limis rapias, quid prima secundo cera velit versu; solus multisne..."
