Lewis & Short

No entries found. Showing closest matches:

Dorso, ōnis, m., a Roman surname, Liv. 5, 46; 7, 28 al.

dorsŭālis, e, adj. [dorsum], of or on the back, dorsal (post-class): notae equi, App. M. 11, p. 266, 32; cf.: crustae ferarum, Amm. 22, 15; and, pinnae, Sol. 12.
Subst.: dorsualia, ium, n., a cover for the back of beasts, Trebell. Gallien. 8.

dorsum, i, n. (masc. dorsus, Plaut. Mil. 2, 4, 44; quoted ap. Non. 203, 6) [cf. Gr. δειρή, δέρη, neck], the back (in class. prose, only of beasts of burden; poet. and later also of men; cf.: tergum, tergus).

  1. I. Prop., Plaut. l. l.; id. Ep. 1, 1, 85; id. Trin. 3, 2, 93; Plin. 11, 37, 86, § 214; Verg. G. 3, 116; Hor. S. 1, 9, 21.
    Prov.: dorsus prurit, i. e. I begin to take, Plaut. Mil. 2, 4, 44.
  2. II. Transf., of things analogous in form or position: jugi, i. e. the ridge, summit of a hill, * Caes. B. G. 7, 44; Liv. 44, 4: montis, id. 1, 3; 41, 18; Tac. A. 4, 47: Apennini, Suet. Caes. 44: praerupti nemoris, Hor. S. 2, 6, 91; cf. nemoris, Verg. G. 3, 436: speluncae, i. e. the rock, id. A. 8, 234; cf. of a cliff, id. ib. 1, 110; 10, 303 Serv.; Plin. Ep. 6, 31, 17; 9, 7, 4: viae, the raised part of it, Stat. S. 4, 3, 44: duplex dentalium, the projecting irons, Verg. G. 1, 172.

dorsennus and dorsēnus, v. 1. dossenus.

1. dossennus or dossēnus (also dors-), i, m. [dorsum, prop., hunchback, hence], the standing character of a deceitful

  1. I. soothsayer in the Atellanic comedies (like maccus, bucco, pappus), Pompon. ap. Non. 513, 9; 514, 23; 516, 22; Sen. Ep. 89, 6; Fest. s. v. TEMETVM, p. 364 Müll.; cf. Munk, De Fabulis Atellanis, p. 35 sq. and p. 121; Ritschl, Parerga praef. p. 13.
  2. II. Transf., = scurra, a fool, clown, jester, ironically said of Plautus, as representing the characters of the parasites, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 173.

2. Dossennus or Dossēnus (also Dors-), a Roman proper name, Plin. 14, 13, 15, § 92; id. ap. Indic. libr. 14 and 15.