picturis
Dictionary entries
- Entry →pingo, pingere, pinxi, pictus:
Verb · 3rd conjugation · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
paint, tint, color; adorn/decorate w/colored designs; paint/draw/depict/portray;; decorate/embellish; depict in embroidery; [acu ~ => embroidery, needle-work];
abl. pl. fut. act. part.dat. pl. fut. act. part. - Entry →pictura, picturae:
Feminine · Noun · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Frequent
painting, picture;
abl. pl.dat. pl.loc. pl.
Examples
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Liber II
Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
"...calidae citius decedunt corpore febres, textilibus si in picturis ostroque rubenti iacteris, quam si in plebeia veste cubandum..." - M
Liber XI
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...itinere longo et urbium ambitu et picturis fieri [spieri] potest. Etiam fingere sibi has +imagines+ licet. Opus..." - M
Liber VIII
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...pone" et "porricere" adspergunt illam, quae etiam in picturis est gravissima, vetustatis inimitabilem arti auctoritatem. Sed utendum modo..." - M
Liber II
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...aliqua, et interim decet, ut in statuis atque picturis uidemus uariari habitus uultus status; nam recti quidem corporis..."
