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tornātĭlis, e, adj. [torno], turned in a lathe: crater, Ambros. in Psa. 118, Serm. 17, 19.
Transf., finished, rounded, beautifully wrought: manus, Vulg. Cant. 5, 14: crater, id. ib. 7, 2.

* tornātor, ōris, m. [torno], a turner, Firm. Math. 4, 7 fin.

tornātūra, ae. f. [torno], turning, turnery (late Lat.), Vulg. 3 Reg. 6, 18.

torno, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. [tornus], to turn in a lathe, to round off.

  1. I. Lit. (class.; syn. rotundo): idque ita tornavit (deus), ut nihil effici possit rotundius, Cic. Univ. 6: sphaeram, id. Rep. 1, 14, 22: hastas, Plin. 11, 39, 93, § 227: lapis qui tornatur in vasa, id. 36, 22, 44, § 159: turbines columnarum, id. 36, 13, 19, § 90.
  2. II. Transf., to turn, fashion, smooth (very rare): male tornati versus, Hor.A.P. 441: barbam, i.e. to stroke, Hier. Ep. 50, 2.
    P. a. comp.: tornatioris eloquii, Aug. de Catechiz. 8.

† tornus, i, m., = τόρνος, a turner’s wheel, lathe.

  1. I. Lit.: fit quasi ut ad tornum saxorum structa tuamur, Lucr. 4, 361; Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 198; 16, 40, 76, § 205; Vitr. 10, 19 med.: nec tiliae leves torno Non formam accipiunt, Verg. G. 2, 449; id. E. 3, 38 al.
  2. II. Trop.: angusto versus includere torno. Prop. 2, 34, 43; Auct. Paneg. ad Pis. 83.