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Fōlĭa, ae, f., the name of a witch of Ariminum, Hor. Epod. 5, 42.

fŏlĭācĕus, a, um, adj. [folium], leafy, like leaves: semen, Plin. 19, 3, 15, § 42; 19, 7, 36, § 119.

fŏlĭātĭlis, e, adj. [foliatus], leafy (late Lat.): umbra, Venant. Vit. S. Mart. 4, 535.

fŏlĭātūra, ae, f. [foliatus], leaf-work, foliage (post-Aug. and very rare): cupresseae foliaturae, Vitr. 2, 9, 13.

fŏlĭātus, a, um, adj. [folium], leaved, leafy.

  1. I. Adj.: caulis, Plin. 21, 16, 59, § 99; 21, 15, 54, § 91; Pall. Mart. 10 fin.: arbores, App. M. 4, p. 143.
  2. II. Subst.: fŏlĭātum, i, n. (sc. unguentum), an ointment or oil made of the leaves of spikenard (hence also called nardinum), nard-oil, Plin. 13, 1, 2, § 15; Juv. 6, 465; Mart. 11, 27, 9; 14, 110, 2.

fŏlĭōsus, a, um, adj. [folium], leafy, full of leaves: aizoum foliosum usque ad cacumen, Plin. 25, 13, 102, § 161: arbor foliosior, id. 12, 11, 23, § 40.

fŏlĭum, ii, n. [Gr. φύλλον, for φυλιον; cf. alius, ἄλλος; root prob. φλα-, φλασμός; Lat. flos, Flora], a leaf (cf. frons).

  1. I. Lit., of plants: quid in arboribus? in quibus non truncus, non rami, non folia sunt denique, nisi, etc., Cic. de Or. 3, 46, 179: latissima (folia) fico, angusta myrto, capillata pino, aculeata aquifolio, etc., Plin. 16, 24, 38, § 90: concava caepae, id. 19, 6, 31, § 100: foliis ex arboribus strictis, Caes. B. C. 3, 58, 3: mobilia, Hor. C. 1, 23, 5: amara, id. S. 2, 3, 114: arida laureae, Cic. Pis. 40, 97.
    Prov.: folia nunc cadunt, si triduom hoc hic erimus, tum arbores in te cadent, Plaut. Men. 2, 3, 24.
    As a proverb of mobility or changeableness: nec me consules movent, qui ipsi pluma aut folio facilius moventur, Cic. Att. 8, 15, 2.
    The Sibyl wrote her oracles on leaves (acc. to Varro, on palmleaves), Verg. A. 3, 444; 6, 74 Serv.; hence, prov.: credite me vobis folium recitare Sibyllae, i. e. I am talking gospel, absolute truth, Juv. 8, 126.
  2. * II. Trop., a thing of no consequence, a trifle: folia sunt artis et nugae merae, App. M. 1, p. 106, 8.
  3. III. Transf., a leaf of paper (late Lat. for plagula, charta, or schedula): ille manu retractis in calcem foliis sic exorsus est, Macr. S. 5, 4, 1. (In Plin. 37, 7, 29, § 103, the better read. is fila; v. Jan. and Sillig, ad h. l.).

* follĕātus, a, um, adj. [follis], expanding and contracting like a pair of bellows, loose, baggy: lingulati calcei sunt, quos nos folleatos vocamus, Isid. Orig. 19, 34; cf. follicans, in follico.

follĕo, ēre, v. n. [follis], to bag or puff out like bellows (late Lat.): si pes laxa pelle non folleat, Hier. Ep. 22, 28.

follĭco, no perf., ātum, 1, v. n. [follis], to expand and contract one’s self like a pair of bellows (post-Aug. and rare): animalia follicent, Veg. Vet. 5, 75, 1.
Usu. in the part. praes.: muli senesfollicantes nares languidas, App. M. 9, p. 222: chamaeleon oscitans vescitur, follicans ruminat, Tert. Pall. 3: laxae manicae, caligae follicantes, loose, Hier. Ep. 22, 34.

follĭcŭlāre appellatur pars remi, quae folliculo est tecta, a quo vita follicularis, Paul. ex Fest. p. 85 Müll. (the Gr. ἄσκωμα).

follĭcŭlōsus, a, um, adj. [folliculus], full of husks: papaver, App. Herb. 53.

follĭcŭlus, i, m. dim. [follis], a small bag or sack.

  1. I. Lit.
    1. A. In gen.: folliculis frumentum vehere, Liv. 9, 13, 9: quidam judicatus est parentem occidisse: ei statimos obvolutum est folliculo et praeligatum, Cic. Inv. 2, 50, 149.
      Of a matricide: statim folliculo lupino os obvolutum est, Auct. Her. 1, 13, 23.
    2. B. Esp. (cf. follis, I. B.), a ball to play with, inflated with air; a wind-ball (cf.: pila, globus, sphaera): post bella civilia ad pilam, folliculumque transiit, Suet. Aug. 83.
  2. II. Transf.
    1. A. In gen., a husk, pod, shell, skin, follicle: latentem frugem ruptis velamentis suis, quae folliculos agricolae vocant, adaperire, Sen. Q. N. 5, 18, 3: gluma est grani folliculus, Varr. R. R. 1, 48, 1: cum spica se exserit folliculo, Sen. Ep. 124, 11.
      So of fruits, Varr. R. R. 1, 48, 1; Col. 2, 8, 5; Plin. 24, 8, 33, § 49; 24, 9, 40, § 65: folliculus animalium, id. 30, 12, 37, § 111: muliebris, i. q. vulva, acc. to Serv. Verg. G. 3, 136.
      Poet., the shell of an egg: teretes (cicadarum), Lucr. 5, 803; and of the human body, as the husk or shell of the soul: ego, si qui sum et quo folliculo sum indutus, queo, Lucil. ap. Non. 110, 27.
    2. B. Esp., as med. t. t. (late Lat.).
      1. 1. A sac: ventris, Cael. Aur. Acut. 3, 17, 154.
      2. 2. The bladder, Cael. Aur. Tard. 4, 3, 24.
      3. 3. The scrotum, Cael. Aur. Acut. 3, 17, 165; id. Tard. 3, 8, 106; called in full, folliculum genitale, id. ib. 3, 8, 104.

* follĭgĕna, ae, adj. [follis-gigno], produced by a bellows, droning, dull: bombi, Poët. in Anth. Lat. II. p. 64 Wernsd. N. cr.

follis, is, m. [cf. flo].

  1. I. Lit.
    1. A. A pair of bellows: formae, quas vos effici sine follibus et sine incudibus non putatis, Cic. N. D. 1, 20, 54; cf.: folle fabrili flando accenderunt, Liv. 38, 7, 12; Verg. G. 4, 171; id. A. 8, 449: Hor. S. 1, 4, 19; Pers. 5, 11.
    2. B. A playing-ball inflated with wind, a windball: ego te follem pugillatorium faciam, et pendentem incursabo pugnis, Plaut. Rud. 3, 4, 16: folle decet pueros ludere, folle senes, Mart. 14, 47, 2; 4, 19, 5; cf. folliculus, I. B.
    3. C. A leathern money-bag: et tenso folle reverti Inde domum possis, Juv. 14, 281; so Dig. 35, 1, 82; Veg. Mil. 2, 20; Plaut. Aul. 2, 4, 23.
      1. 2. Transf., a small piece of money: centum folles aeris, Lampr. Heliog. 22: quinquaginta folles petere, Aug. Civ. D. 22, 8; id. adv. Crescent. 3, 29.
    4. D. A cushion or pillow inflated with air, a wind-cushion, Lampr. Heliog. 25, 2.
  2. II. Transf., the stomach: devorata in follem ventris recondere, Macr. S. 7, 4.
    Poet., puffed cheeks: tunc immensa cavi spirant (causidici) mendacia folles, Juv. 7, 111.

* follītim, adv. [follis, I. C.], by the purseful: nihil moror vetera et vulgata verba, Peratim ductare: at ego follitim ductitabo, will cheat of his money by the purseful, Plaut. Ep. 3, 2, 15.

fŏlus, v. olus init.