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căprĕa, ae, f. [capra],
- I. a kind of wild she-goat, a roe, cf. Varr. L. L. 5, § 101 Müll.; Hor. C. 3, 15, 12; 4, 4, 13; id. S. 2, 4, 43; Plin. 8, 53, 79, § 214; 11, 37, 45, § 124; Verg. G. 2, 374; id. A. 10, 725; Ov. F. 5, 372; Mart. 13, 99; on account of the hostility between it and the wolf, prov.: jungere capreas inpis, of something impossible, Hor. C. 1, 33, 8.
- II. Capreá Palus, v. capra, II. D.
Caprĕae, ārum, f., an island in the Tyrrhene Sea, near Campania, now Capri, Plin. 3, 6, 12, § 82; Verg. A. 7, 735; Ov. M. 15, 709; Sil. 8, 541; celebrated as the dwelling-place of the emperor Tiberius, Tac. A. 4, 67; 6, 1; 6, 2; 6, 10; Suet. Tib. 39; 40; 60; 62; 74; Juv. 10, 72; 10, 93; who was thence, and in derision of his wantonness, called Caprinēus, Suet. Tib. 43.
Hence, Ca-prĕensis, e, adj.: secessus, Suet. Tib. 43.
* căprĕĭda, ae, f., a diuretic plant, Cato, R. R. 122.
‡ căprĕŏla, ae, f. dim. [caprea], δορκάς, the roe, doe, Gloss. Philox.
* căprĕŏlātim, adv. [capreolus], in a winding, twining manner, App. M. 11, p 268.
căprĕŏlus, i, m. [as if from capreus, caprea].
- I. A kind of wild goat, chamois, roebuck, Verg. E. 2, 41; Col. 9, 1, 1.
- II. Transf., named from the form of their horns,
- A. An implement with two prongs for cutting up weeds, a weeding-hoe, Col. 11, 3, 46.
- B. In plur.: capreoli, in mechanics, short pieces of timber inclining to each other, which support something, supports, props, stays, Vitr. 4, 2; 5, 1; 10, 15; 10, 20; 10, 21; Caes. B. C. 2, 10; Isid. Orig. 17, 5, 11.
- C. Of vines, the small tendrils which support the branches, Col. 1, 31, 4; Paul. ex Fest. p. 57 Müll.; Plin. 17, 23, 35, § 208.