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
- T
Miles Gloriosus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...Milph. Ad laevam. Acr. Video. Milph. Aspicito limis [oculis], ne ille nos se sentiat videre. Acr. Video. edepol..." - P
Eunuchus
Publius Terentius Afer (Terence)
"...domini ubi absunt. interea somnu' virginem opprimit. ego limis specto sic per flabellum clanculum; simul alia circumspecto, satin..." - M
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..." - P
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..." - Q
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..."
