pilus
Dictionary entries
- Entry →pilus, pili:
Masculine · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Military
"chief"; [primipilus/primi pili centurio => first/primary centurion of legion];; hair; bit/whit (thing of minimal size/value); hair shirt/garment (pl.) (L+S);
nom. sg.
Examples
Liber IX
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...levius caput culis, nec vivat ullus in tuo pilus crure, purgentque saevae cana labra volsellae; Curios, Camillos, Quintios..."Liber V
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...nudumst in medio caput nec ullus in longa pilus area notatur. Hic error tibi profuit Decembri, tunc..."- L
Liber IV
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from QUAESTIONES NATURALES
"...quam campus aut uallis, sed sic quomodo est pilus pilo crassior. Isto enim modo et arbor alia magis..." - P
Ars Amatoria I
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Ars Amatoria
"...sordibus ungues: Inque cava nullus stet tibi nare pilus. Nec male odorati sit tristis anhelitus oris: Nec laedat..."