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Caurus or Cōrus, i, m. [cf. Goth. skūra, the north wind], the north-west wind; form Caurus, Gell. 2, 22, 12 and 22; Lucr. 6, 135; Vitr. 1, 6, 5; Verg. G. 3, 356; form Corus, Caes. B. G. 5, 7; Sen. Q. N. 5, 16, 5; Plin. 2, 47, 46, § 110.

cōrus, i, m., v. caurus.

cŏruscāmen, ĭnis, n. [corusco], a glittering, a flash (post-class.), App. de Deo Socr. p. 226 Bip.

cŏruscātĭo, ōnis, f. [corusco], a glittering, a flash, coruscation (post-class.): (margaritarum), Sol. 53 fin.: immanis, Vop. Car. 8.

cŏruscĭfer, fĕra, fĕrum, adj. [coruscusfero], lightning-bearing (post-class.): caelum, Mart. Cap. 8, § 808.

cŏrusco, āre, v. a. and n. (the access. form conisco is found in some copies of Lucr. 2, 320, and Cic. Fragm. ap. Quint. 8, 3, 21) [root scar-, to leap; Gr. σκαίρω; cf. also κορύσσω; v. Lidd. and Scott, s. v.].

  1. I. To thrust or push with the horns (very rare): agni ludunt blandeque coruscant, Lucr. 2, 320: frontem, Juv. 12, 6: caput opponis cum eo coruscans, Cic. Fragm. ap. Quint. 8, 3, 21.
  2. II. Transf., to move quickly, to vibrate, shake, brandish, wave, tremble, etc. (poet.).
          1. (α) Act.: duo Gaesa manu, Verg. A. 8, 661: hastam, id. ib. 12, 431: telum, id. ib. 12, 887; Sil. 1, 434: ferrum, Val. Fl. 2, 228 al.: linguas (colubrae), Ov. M. 4, 494: alternos apices (flammae), Stat. Th. 12, 432.
          2. (β) Neutr., to flit, flutter, shake: apes pennis coruscant, Verg. G. 4, 73: abies, trembles, Juv. 3, 254.
    1. B. In partic., of the tremulous motion of fire, lightning, or brilliant bodies, to flash, glitter, gleam, coruscate: flamma inter nubes coruscat, Pac. ap. Cic. de Or. 3, 39, 157: elucent aliae (apes) et fulgore coruscant, Verg. G. 4, 98: Juppiter arce, Val. Fl. 5, 304: telisque salum facibusque coruscat, id. 1, 703: coruscans clipeus, Claud. III. Cons. Hon. 29 al.

cŏruscus, a, um, adj. [corusco, II.] (poet.).

  1. I. In waving motion, waving, vibrating, tremulous: silvae, Verg. A. 1, 164: ilices, id. ib. 12, 701.
    Humorously: omnia corusca prae tremore fabulor, i. e. trembling, Plaut. Rud. 2, 6, 42.
  2. II. Flashing, gleaming, glittering: fulgura, Lucr. 5, 296.
    So of lightning: ignis, Lucr. 6, 203; Hor. C. 1, 34, 6: lumina, Lucr. 6, 283.
    Also: vis fulminis, Poët. ap. Cic. Tusc. 2, 9, 21: sol, Verg. G. 1, 234; cf.: radii (solis), Ov. M. 1, 768: lampades, id. ib. 12, 247: viri ferro auroque, Stat. Th. 4, 9; cf. in Greek constr.: cristis capita alta corusci, Verg. A. 9, 678.
    1. B. Transf., brilliant, ἐνθύμημα, Gell. 17, 20, 4.
      Subst.: cŏruscum, i, n., lightning, Venant. 3, 4.