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vello, vulsi, vulsum (perf. velli, Calp. Ecl. 4, 155; Prisc. 10, 6, 36, p. 897 P.; Diom. 1, p. 369 ib.; ante-class. form of sup. volsum; v. Neue, Formenl. 2, p. 576), 3, v. a. [prob. akin to ἕλ-κω].
- I. Prop.
- A. Of animals, to pluck or pull, i. e. to deprive of the hair, feathers, etc.: oves, Varr. R. R. 2, 11, 9; Plin. 8, 48, 73, § 190: anseres, id. 10, 22, 27, § 53.
- B. Of things.
- 1. In gen., to pluck, pull, or tear out, away, or up; in simple constr.: plumas anserum, Col. 8, 13, 3: caudae pilos equinae, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 45: barbam, id. S. 1, 3, 133: tot spicula, Verg. A. 10, 889: comam, Mart. 5, 37, 19: cuneum vellito, statimque surculos in ea foramina immittito, Col. 5, 11, 5; cf. id. Arb. 26, 4: signa, to take up, i. e. march, Verg. A. 11, 19; cf.: ut vellerent signa et Romam proficiscerentur, Liv. 3, 50, 11: mors viscera vulsit, Luc. 6, 546.
With ab and abl.: postes a cardine vellit, Verg. A. 2, 480: albos a stirpe capillos, Prop. 3 (4), 25, 13: asparagum ab radice, Plin. 19, 8, 42, § 149.
With abl. alone: aut castris audebit vellere signa, Verg. G. 4, 108: genae florem primaevo corpore vulsit, Luc. 6, 562: adfixam oculo sagittam, id. 6, 218: vulsis pectore telis, id. 6, 232; cf.: unguibus et raras vellentem dentibus herbas, Ov. M. 8,800.
With de and abl.: hastam … de cespite vellit, Verg. A. 11, 566: herbas de caespite, Luc. 4, 414.
- 2. Esp.
- a. To pluck, pull, or tear down or away: cum pars vellerent vallum, atque in fossas proruerent, Liv. 9, 14, 9; 10, 2, 5: munimenta, id. 2, 25, 3.
- b. To pluck, pull, pick, or gather fruit, etc.: modo nata malā vellere poma manu, Tib. 3, 5, 20.
- c. To pull, twitch, etc.: aurem, Verg. E. 6, 4; cf. id. Cop. 38; Calp. Ecl. 4, 155; Amm. 22, 3, 12: vellere coepi Et prensare manu lentissima bracchia, Hor. S. 1, 9, 63: latus digitis, Ov. A. A. 1, 606.
- d. To be plucked or pulled, i. e. to have the hair pulled out by the roots: circa corporis curam morosior, ut non solum tonderetur diligenter ac raderetur, sed velleretur etiam, Suet. Caes. 45.
- II. Trop., to tear, torment: sed mea secreto velluntur pectora morsu, Stat. S. 5, 2, 3.
Hence, P. a.: vulsus (volsus), a, um.
- A. Lit., shorn, plucked, smooth, beardless, hairless: istum gallum Glabriorem reddes mihi quam volsus ludiust, Plaut. Aul. 2, 9, 6: vulsi levatique et inustas comas acu comentes, Quint. 2, 5, 12: corpus vulsum, id. 5, 9, 14: eadem (corpora) si quis vulsa atque fucata muliebriter comat, id. 8, prooem. 19: nepos, Prop. 4 (5), 8, 23.
- 2. Trop., effeminate: mens, Mart. 2, 36, 6.
- B. Suffering convulsions, spasmodic, Plin. 21, 19, 74, § 126; 23, 1, 16, § 25.
Volcānus (less correctly Vulc-), i, m.
- I. Lit., Vulcan, the fire-god, son of Jupiter and Juno, Cic. N. D. 3, 22, 55 sq.; 1, 30, 83; Caes. B. G. 6, 21; Hor. C. 1, 4, 8; 3, 4, 59; id. S. 1, 5, 74; Ov. M. 7, 437.
Hence,
- A. Vol-cānĭus (Vulc-), a, um, adj., of or relating to Vulcan, Vulcanian: vis, i. e. fire, Lucil. ap. Non. p. 528, 10; so, acies, a conflagration, Verg. A. 10, 408; and pestis, Sil. 14, 423: arma, Cic. Tusc. 2, 14, 33; cf.: munera, currus, Ov. M. 2, 106: Lemnos, sacred to Vulcan, id. ib. 13, 313: insulae, Cic. N. D. 3, 22, 55.
- B. Volcānālis (Vulc-), e, adj., of or belonging to Vulcan: flamen, Varr. L. L. 5, § 84 Müll.
As subst.: Vol-cānālĭa, ium, n. (sc. festa), the yearly festival of Vulcan, celebrated on the 23d of August, Varr. L. L. 6, § 20 Müll.; Col. 11, 3, 18; 11, 3, 47; Sall. Fragm. ap. Non. p. 489, 36; Plin. 17, 27, 47, § 260; Plin. Ep. 3, 5, 8.
- II. Transf., fire: Volcanum in cornu conclusum gerere, Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 185: totis Volcanum spargere tectis, Verg. A. 7, 77; Ov. M. 7, 104; 9, 251.
volsella (vuls-) or volsilla, ae, f., a kind of pincers for pulling out hairs, tweezers.
- I. Lit., Plaut. Curc. 4, 4, 21; Mart. 9, 28, 5.
As a surgical instrument, forceps, Cels. 7, 12, 1; 6, 18, 3.
- II. Transf.: pugnare volsellis, non gladio, i. e. so as to do but little damage, Varr. L. L. 9, § 33 Müll.
Volsĭnĭi (Vulsĭnĭi), ōrum, m., a town in Etruria, now Bolsena, Plin. 2, 52, 53, § 139; Liv. 10, 37, 1; 27, 23, 3; Juv. 3, 191.
Hence,
- A. Volsĭnĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Volsinii: foci, Prop. 4 (5), 2, 4.
- B. Volsĭnĭensis (Vuls-), e, adj., of or belonging to Volsinii, Volsinian: ager, Liv. 5, 32, 4: provincia, id. 5, 32, 4, § 2: lacus, a lake lying south of the town, now Lago di Bolsena, Col. 8, 16, 2; Plin. 36, 22, 49, § 168.
Plur. subst.: Volsĭnĭen-ses (Vuls-), ĭum, m., the inhabitants of Volsinii, Volsinians, Plin. 3, 5, 8, § 52; Liv. 5, 31 sq.; 7, 3 al.
volva or vulva, ae, f. [volvo], a wrapper, covering, integument.
- I. In gen.: fungorum, Plin. 22, 22, 46, § 93: pomorum, i. e. the seed-covering, Scrib. Comp. 104 fin.
- II. In partic., the womb, matrix of women and she-animals (syn. uterus), Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 19; Cels. 4, 1; 4, 20; 5, 21; 5, 25 et saep.; Plin. 11, 37, 84, § 209; Juv. 6, 128; Mart. 11, 61, 11; Pers. 4, 35 al.
A sow’s matrix, as a very favorite dish, Plin. 11, 37, 84, § 210; Naev. ap. Macr. S. 2, 14; Hor. Ep. 1, 15, 41; Mart. 13, 56, 2.
* volvŭla (vulv-), ae, f. dim. [volva], a little womb or matrix of an animal, Apic. 2, 3.
Vulcānus, v. Volcanus.
vulgāris (volg-), e (ante- and postclass. collat. form vulgārius, a, um, Afran., Nov., and Turp. ap. Non. p. 488, 26 sq.; Gell. 1, 22, 2; 3, 16, 18; 12, 10, 6; 16, 5, 1), adj. [vulgus], of or belonging to the great mass or multitude, general, usual, ordinary, every-day, common, commonplace, vulgar (freq. and class.): in omni arte, cujus usus vulgaris communisque non sit, Cic. Fin. 3, 1, 3: in communi vitā et vulgari hominum consuetudine, id. de Or. 1, 58, 248: vulgaris popularisque sensus, id. ib. 1, 23, 108: liberalitas, i. e. exlended to all, id. Off. 1, 16, 52: vulgaria et obsoleta sunt, id. Quint. 18, 56: vulgari et pervagatā declamatione contendere, id. Planc. 19, 47; cf.: ut pervagatum et vulgare videatur, id. Or. 57, 195: nihil tam vile neque tam vulgare est, cujus, etc., id. Rosc. Am. 26, 71: commendatio, id. Fam. 1, 3, 2: opinio, id. de Or. 1, 23, 109: artes, id. Rosc. Am. 46, 134: jejunus raro stomachus vulgaria temnit, Hor. S. 2, 2, 38: coetus vulgares spernere, id. C. 3, 2, 23: prostratas arbores restitui … vulgare est, is a common thing, Plin. 16, 31, 57, § 131; 14, 19, 24, § 120: vocabula, Quint. 1, 1, 34: verba, id. 10 1, 9, No comp. or sup. — vulgā-rĭter, after the ordinary or common manner, commonly, vulgarly (very rare): non vulgariter nec ambitiose scribere, Cic. Fam. 13, 69, 1 (dub.); Plin. 8, 5, 5, §§ 13 and 28; 28, 14, 58, § 204.
vulgārĭtas (volg-), ātis, m. [vulgaris], the great mass, the multitude (postclass.), Arn. 3, 123 and 155.<
vulgārĭter (volg-), adv., v. vulgaris fin.
vulgārĭus, a, um, v. vulgaris init.
vulgātē (volg-), adv., v. 2. vulgo, P. a. fin.
* vulgātor (volg-), ōris, m. [2. vulgo], one that makes a thing generally known, a publisher. divulger: taciti, i. e. Tantalus, who divulged the secrets of the gods, Ov. Am. 3, 7, 51.
1. vulgātus (volg-), a, um, Part. and P. a. of 2. vulgo.
2. vulgātus, ūs, m. [2. vulgo], a making generally known, a publishing, divulging (late Lat.), Sid. Ep. 8, 1.
vulgĭvăgus (volg-), a, um, adj. [vulgus-vagor], that wanders about everywhere, roving, rambling, vagrant; inconstant (Lucretian): mos ferarum, Lucr. 5, 932: Venus, id. 4, 1071.
1. vulgō (volg-), adv., v. vulgus fin.
2. vulgo (volg-), āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. [vulgus], to spread among the multitude; to make general, common, or universal; to put forth to the world, publish (cf. publico).
- I. In gen.: morbos, Liv. 3, 6, 3: contagium in alios, Curt. 9, 10, 1: rem, i. e. to let all share in, Liv. 2, 29, 7: librum, to publish, Quint. 1, prooem. § 7; Suet. Gram. 8.
Mid.: vulgari cum privatis, i. e. to confound one’s self with, put one’s self on a level with, Liv. 3, 35, 6.
- II. In partic.
- A. To make known to all by words, to spread abroad, publish, divulge (cf. promulgo): jurgare coepit dicens, quae facis atque in vulgus vulgat, Varr. ap. Non. p. 230, 31: vulgare aliquem vulgo, Plaut. Mil. 4, 2, 44: non quod ego vulgari facinus per omnes velim, Liv. 28, 27, 10: vulgatur rumor duas deesse tabulas, id. 3, 34, 7: dolorem verbis, Verg. A. 10, 64: haec atque talia vulgantibus, Tac. A. 13, 7.
- B. In mal. part., to make common, mingle, confound, to prostitute: ut ferarum prope ritu vulgentur concubitus plebis patrumque, Liv. 4, 2, 6: vulgato corpore, id. 1, 4, 7: pretio corpus, Aur. Vict. Orig. Gent. Rom. 21.
- C. To name, call (poet.): bosporon hinc veteres errantis nomine divae Vulgavere, Val. Fl. 4, 420.
Hence, vulgātus (volg-), a, um, P. d., general, ordinary, usual, common.
- A. In gen.: vulgatissimi sensus, Quint. 2, 4, 28.
- B. In partic.
- 1. Commonly or generally known, notorious: vulgatior fama est, Liv. 1, 7, 2: amores, Ov. M. 4, 276: αὐλητρὶς illa vulgata, Quint. 7, 9, 4: illud vulgatum, etc., id. 5, 10, 70; cf. id. 1, 5, 11.
- 2. In mal. part., common, public: vulgatissimae meretrices, Suet. Dom. 22; cf.: quis navis umquam in flumine publico tam volgata omnibus quam istius aetas fuit? Cic. Har. Resp. 27, 59.—vulgātē (volg-), notoriously; comp., Amm. 15, 3, 6, and id. 31, 3, 2 init.
vulgus (volg-), i, n. (masc., Att., Sisenn., and Varr. ap. Non. p. 230, 27 sq.; Verg. A. 2, 99; Phaedr. 4, 14; Liv. 6, 34, 5; 24, 32, 1; Lucr. 2, 920 et saep.) [Sanscr. várga, a group], the great mass, the multitude, the people, public (class.; cf.: plebs, turba).
- I. In gen.: non est consilium in vulgo, non ratio, etc., Cic. Planc. 4, 9; Sall. J. 66, 2; Verg. A. 2, 39: quod in vulgus gratum esse sentimus, with the people, with the public, generally, Cic. Att. 2, 22, 3: in vulgus notus, id. ib. 9, 5, 2; Liv. 22, 3, 14; Tac. H. 1, 71; 2, 26 fin.; 2, 93 al.: apio gratia in vulgo est, Plin. 20, 11, 44, § 112.
- II. In partic.
- A. A mass, crowd, throng, multitude of persons or animals: vulgus servorum, Ter. And. 3, 4, 4: mulierum, id. Hec. 4, 2, 24: patronorum, Cic. Brut. 97, 332: insipientium, id. Tusc. 2, 26, 63: densum (umbrarum), Hor. C. 2, 13, 32: inane (animarum), Ov. F. 2, 554: femineum, Luc. 7, 39: incautum (ovium), Verg. G. 3, 469: aequoreum, of sea-monsters, Sen. Hippol. 957.
- B. With an accessory idea of contempt, the crowd, the vulgar, mob, rabble, populace: sapientis judicium a judicio vulgi discrepat, Cic. Brut. 53, 198: ceteri omnes strenui, boni, nobiles atque ignobiles, vulgus fuimus sine gratiā, sine auctoritate, Sall. C. 20, 7: gratiam ad vulgum quaesierat, Liv. 6, 34, 5: quid oportet Nos facere, a vulgo longe lateque remotos? Hor. S. 1, 6, 18: odi profanum vulgus et arceo, id. C. 3, 1, 1: malignum Spernere vulgus, id. ib. 2, 16, 40: infidum, id. ib. 1, 35, 25: mobile, Stat. S. 2, 2, 123: fani pulchritudo et vetustas Praenestinarum etiam nunc retinet sortium nomen: atque id in vulgus; quis enim magistratus aut quis vir illustrior utitur sortibus? among the common people, among the populace, Cic. Div. 2, 41, 86: spargere voces In volgum ambiguas, Verg. A. 2, 99: alio pane procerum, alio volgi, Plin. 19, 4, 19, § 53: vulgus proceresque gemunt, Ov. M. 8, 526.
- C. Militari gratiora vulgo, the common soldiery, Curt. 3, 6, 19: vulgo militum acceptior, id. 7, 2, 33.
Hence, vulgō (volg-), abl. adv., prop. among the multitude; hence, in gen., before every body, before all the world, generally, universally, everywhere, all over, commonly, openly, publicly (syn.: palam, publice, aperte): num locum ad spectandum dare? aut ad prandium invitare? Minime, sed vulgo, passim. Quid est vulgo? Universos, Cic. Mur. 35, 73: ejusmodi tempus erat, ut homines vulgo impune occiderentur, id. Rosc. Am. 29, 80: vulgo totis castris testamenta obsignabantur, Caes. B. G. 1, 39: accidit, ut vulgo milites ab signis discederent, id. ib. 5, 33: vulgo nascetur amomum, everywhere, Verg. E. 4, 25: vituli volgo moriuntur in herbis, id. G. 3, 494: vulgo loquebantur, Antonium mansurum esse Casilini, generally, Cic. Att. 16, 10, 1: aliquid vulgo ostendere ac proferre, before all the world, openly, id. Verr. 2, 4, 28, § 64; cf.: quas (litteras) vulgo ad te mitto, id. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 6, § 21: verum illud verbum est, vulgo quod dici solet, Omnes, etc., usually, Ter. And. 2, 5, 15; cf.: ut vulgo uti solemus, Quint. 9, 2, 8: hoc quod vulgo sententias vocamus, id. 12, 10, 48: victum vulgo quaerere, i. e. by prostitution, Ter. Heaut. 3, 1, 38; so, vulgo concepti, Dig. 1, 5, 23.
vulnĕrābĭlis (voln-), e, adj. [vulnero], wounding, injurious (late Lat.): materia, Cael. Aur. Acut. 3, 17, § 171.
vulnĕrārĭus (voln-), a, um, adj. [vulnus], of or belonging to wounds.
- I. Adj.: emplastrum, a plaster for wounds, Plin. 23, 4, 40, § 81; 34, 11, 27, § 114.
- II. Subst.: vulnĕrārĭus, ii, m., a surgeon, Plin. 29, 1, 6, § 13.
vulnĕrātĭo (voln-), ōnis, f. [vulnero], a wounding, wound.
- I. Lit., Cic. Caecin. 16, 47; Hirt. B. G. 8, 47; Cael. Aur. Tard. 2, 1, 27.
- II. Trop., an injuring, injury: famae, salutis, Cic. Pis. 20, 47.
vulnĕrātor (voln-), ōris, m. [vulnero], a wounder; trop., an injurer (late Lat.): gentium, Hier. in Isa. 14, 12.
vulnĕro (voln-), āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. [vulnus], to wound, to hurt, or injure by a wound (syn.: saucio, ferio).
- I. Lit.: neu quis quem prius vulneret, quam illum interfectum viderit, Caes. B. G. 5, 58: L. Cotta legatus in adversum os fundā vulneratur, id. ib. 5, 35 fin.: plerosque jacula tormentis aut manu emissa vulnerabant, Sall. J. 57, 6: acie ipsā et ferri viribus vulnerari, Cic. Sest. 10, 24: corpus vulneratum ferro, id. Red. in Sen. 3, 7: (aper) vulnerat armentum, Ov. M. 11, 372.
With acc. of part affected: ipse volneratus umerum, femur, Plin. 7, 28, 29, § 103.
- B. Transf., of things: Romanorum duae naves fractae sunt, vulneratae aliquot, Liv. 37, 30, 9: multis ictibus vulnerata navis erat, id. 37, 24, 8: Scythicorum (smaragdorum) tanta duritia est, ut non queant vulnerari, cannot be injured, defaced, Plin. 37, 5, 16, § 64.
- II. Trop., to wound, hurt, injure, pain, etc.: aliquem voce, Cic. Cat. 1, 4, 9: virorum hoc animos vulnerare posset, Liv. 34, 7, 7: laesus ac vulneratus reus, Quint. 7, 2, 30: gravior ne nuntius aures Vulneret, Verg. A. 8, 583; cf.: vulnerant aures eorum praecepta continentiae, Lact. 7, 1, 14: (amor) mea vulnerat arcu Pectora, Ov. A. A. 1, 21: fortunae vulneror ictu, id. P. 2, 7, 41: crimine vulnerari, id. H. 18 (19), 105.
vulnĭfer (voln-), ĕra, ĕrum, adj. [vulnus-fero], wound-bringing (post-class.), Prud. Psych. 173; Maxim. Gall. 5, 98.
vulnĭfĭco, āre, 1, v. a. [vulnus-fero], to wound (late Lat.), Ven. Fort. Misc. 10, 2.
vulnĭfĭcus (voln-), a, um, adj. [vulnus-facio], wound-making, wound-inflicting, wounding (poet.): sus, Ov. M. 8, 359: telum, id. ib. 2, 504: chalybs, Verg. A. 8, 446: plumbum (i. e. caestus), Val. Fl. 1, 420: Apollo, Mart. Cap. 1, § 13.
vulnus (voln-), ĕris, n. [root vul-; cf. vultur; akin to vello], a wound (cf.: ictus, cicatrix).
- I. Lit.: cave faxit volnus tibi jam, Plaut. Truc. 5, 51: qui abstergerem volnera? Ter. Eun. 4, 7, 9: vulnus in latere, Cic. Mil. 24, 65: multis et illatis et acceptis vulneribus, Caes. B. G. 1, 50; so, inferre, id. B. C. 2, 6: accipere, id. B. G. 1, 48: claudicare ex vulnere ob rem publicam accepto, Cic. de Or. 2, 61, 249: sustinere, Caes. B. C. 1, 45: excipere, Cic. Sest. 10, 23: alicui infligere, id. Phil. 2, 21, 52: vulneribus defessus, Caes. B. G. 1, 25: gravi vulnere ictus, Liv. 2, 47, 2: vulneribus confectus, id. 24, 26, 14: ego factum modo vulnus habebo, Ov. Am. 1, 2, 30: facile ex volnere est recreatus, Cic. Inv. 2, 51, 154.
- B. Transf., of things, a wound, i. e. a hole, cut, incision, notch, rent, crack (poet. and in post-Aug. prose): vulneribus donec paulatim evicta (ornus) supremum Congemuit, Verg. A. 2, 630; cf. Ov. M. 9, 383; 14, 392; Juv. 6, 247; Plin. 19, 8, 41, § 142: aratri, Ov. M. 2, 286.
- II. Trop., a wound, blow, misfortune, calamity, defeat: fortunae gravissimo percussus vulnere, Cic. Ac. 1, 3, 4; Luc. 8, 72: hoc tam gravi vulnere etiam illa, quae consanuisse videbantur, recrudescunt, Cic. Fam. 4, 6, 2: quae hic rei publicae vulnera imponebat, eadem ille sanabat, id. Fin. 4, 24, 66: vulnera imposita provinciae sanare, id. Att. 5, 17, 6: inusta rei publicae (with scelera), id. Sest. 7, 17: non vulnus super vulnus, sed multiplex clades, Liv. 22, 54, 9 Weissenb. ad loc.
Esp., in the phrase vulnus accipere, to be defeated, to suffer great loss, Just. 1, 8, 10; 2, 11, 19; cf. id. 42, 4, 10.
Of pain, grief, sorrow, Lucr. 2, 639; Verg. A. 12, 160; Ov. M. 5, 426.
Of the wounds of love, Lucr. 1, 34; Prop. 2, 22 (3, 15), 7; 2, 25 (3, 20), 46; Verg. A. 4, 2; Hor. C. 1, 27, 12; id. Epod. 11, 17: dulcia vulnera sagittae, App. M. 4, p. 156, 29.
vulnusculum (voln-), i, n. dim. [vulnus], a little or slight wound, Dig. 21, 1, 1, § 8; Hier. Ep. 112, 13.
vulpēcŭla, ae, f. dim. [vulpes], a little fox, Cic. N. D. 1, 31, 88; id. Off. 1, 13, 41; Auct. Carm. Phil. 59: tum vulpecula evasit puteo, Phaedr. 4, 9, 10.
vulpes (volp-), is (collat. form, nom. vulpis, Petr. 58; Avien. 40, 7), f. [cf. Gr. ἀλώπηξ], a fox.
- I. Lit., Plin. 28, 11, 46, § 165; Hor. S. 2, 3, 186; id. Ep. 1, 1, 73; id. C. 3, 27, 4 al.
- II. Trop., cunning, craftiness: animi sub vulpe latentes, Hor. A. P. 437; Pers. 5, 117.
Prov.
- a. Jungere vulpes, for any absurd or impossible undertaking, Verg. E. 3, 91.
- b. Vulpes pilum mutat, non mores, Suet. Vesp. 16.
- c. Tam facile, quam pirum vulpes comest, Plaut. Most. 3, 1, 32.
- III. Transf.: vulpes marina, a kind of shark: Squalus alopecia, Linn.; Plin. 9, 43, 67, § 145.
vulpīnor (volp-), āri, v. dep. n. [vulpinus], to play the fox, be sly as a fox (anteand post-class.), Varr. ap. Non. p. 46, 26; App. M. 3, p. 139, 5.
vulpīnus (volp-), a, um, adj. [vulpes], of or belonging to a fox: lingua, Plin. 28, 11, 47, § 172: jecur, id. 28, 13, 55, § 197: sanguis, id. 32, 5, 16, § 44.
* vulpĭo (volp-), ōnis, m. [vulpes], one cunning as a fox, a sly fox, App. Mag. p. 328, 32.
vulpis, is, v. vulpes init.
vulsella, ae, v. volsella.
Vulsĭnĭī and Vulsĭnĭenses, v. Volsinii.
vulsĭo, ōnis, f. [vello], a plucking, Veg. 3, 65.
Vulso (Vols-), ōnis, m., a cognomen in the Manlian gens: Manlius Vulso, Liv. 22, 35; 40, 59.
* vulsūra (vols-), ae, f. [vello], a plucking, pulling, Varr. R. R. 2, 11, 9.
vulsus, a, um, Part. and P. a. of vello.
* vultĭcŭlus (volt-), i, m. dim. [vultus], a look, mien, air: non te Bruti nostri vulticulus ab istā oratione deterret? i. e. severe look, Cic. Att. 14, 20, 5.
vultum, i, v. vultus init.
vultŭōsus (volt-), a, um, adj. [vultus], of an expressive countenance, full of expression, full of airs or grimaces, grimacing, affected: homo, Prud. στεφ. 10, 171: frons, App. M. 3, p. 135, 9: ne quid ineptum aut vultuosum sit (in oratione), Cic. Or. 18, 60; cf. pronuntiatio, Quint. 11, 3, 183.
1. vultur (volt-), ŭris (ante-class. collat. form of the nom. sing. vultŭrus (volt-), Enn. ap. Charis. p. 120 P.; id. ap. Prisc. p. 683 ib.; and id. ap. Serv. Verg. A. 6, 597, or Ann. v. 141 Vahl.), m., a vulture.
- I. Lit., Plin. 10, 6, 7, § 19; Liv. 41, 21; Verg. A. 6, 597.
As a bird of omen, Liv. 1, 7, 1.
Prov.: vultur profert cornua, for something impossible, Claud. in Eutr. 1, 352.
- II. Transf., a designation of a grasping, avaricious person, Sen. Ep. 95, 43; Mart. 6, 62, 4.
2. Vultur (Volt-), ŭris, m., a mountain in Apulia, near Venusia, now Monle Vulture, Hor. C. 3, 4, 9; Luc. 9, 185.
Hence, Vulturnus (Volt-), a, um, adj., of or belonging to Vultur: ventus, a southeastby-one-third-south wind, Plin. 2, 47, 46, § 119; Sen. Q. N. 5, 16, 3; Col. 5, 5, 15; 11, 2, 65; Gell. 2, 22, 11; App. de Mundo, p. 63, 14.
Vulturcĭus (Volt-), i, m., one of the fellow-conspirators of Catiline, Cic. Cat. 3, 2 sq.; Sall. C. 44, 4.
vultŭrīnus (volt-), a, um, adj. [1. vultur], of or belonging to a vulture, vulture-like, vulturine: fel, Plin. 29, 6, 38, § 123: sanguis, id. 30, 4, 10, § 30: collum, Mart. 9, 28, 2: species, the form of a vulture, Plin. 10, 3, 3, § 8.
vultŭrĭus (volt-), ii, m. [1. vultur], a vulture, bird of prey.
- I. Lit., Plaut. Truc. 2, 3, 16; id. Most. 3, 2, 146 sqq.; Lucr. 4, 680; Liv. 27, 23, 3; 27, 11, 4; 41, 21, 7.
- II. Transf.
- A. A vulture; a designation for a rapacious or covetous person, an extortioner, and the like: sunt alii qui te volturium vocant, Plaut. Trin. 1, 2, 64: vulturius illius provinciae imperator, Cic. Pis. 16, 38; Cat. 68, 124.
- B. An unlucky throw at dice: jacit vulturios quattuor. Talos arripio: jacto basilicum, Plaut. Curc. 2, 3, 78.
Vulturnālis (Volt-), e, adj., of or belonging to the god Vulturnus (perh. the same as Vertumnus).
- I. Adj.: flamen, Enn. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 45 Müll. (Ann. v. 125 Vahl.).
- II. Subst.: Vulturnālia, ĭum, n., the festival of Vulturnus, acc. to Fest. p. 379 Müll.
Vulturnum (Volt-), i, n., a town in Campania, on the river Vulturnus, now Castel Volturno, Liv. 25, 20; 34, 45.
1. Vulturnus (Volt-), i, m., a river in Campania, the mod. Volturno, Liv. 8, 11; Verg. A. 7, 729 al.
Hence, Vulturnus (Volt-), a, um, adj., of or belonging to the Vulturnus, Vulturnian: vada, Sil. 12, 521: amnis, Plin. 36, 26, 66, § 194: oppidum, id. 3, 5, 9, § 61.
2. Vulturnus ventus, v. 2. Vultur.
- 3. ‡ Vulturnus, i, m., the god Vulturnus; v. Vulturnalis.
vultŭrus (volt-), v. 1. vultur init.
vultus (volt-), ūs, m. (neutr. collat. form, plur. volta, Enn. ap. Non. p. 230, 15, or Ann. v. 536 Vahl.; Lucr. 4, 1213) [etym. dub.; cf. Goth. vulthus, glory], an expression of countenance, the countenance, visage, as to features and expression; hence, often to be translated by features, looks, air, mien, expression, aspect (syn. aspectus).
- I. Lit.
- A. In gen., sing.: nam et oculi nimis arguti, quemadmodum animo affecti sumus, loquuntur, et is qui appellatur vultus, qui nullo in animante esse praeter hominem potest, indicat: cujus vim Graeci norunt. nomen omnino non habent, Cic. Leg. 1, 9, 27: imago animi vultus est, indices oculi, id. de Or. 3, 59, 221: ea, quae nobis non possumus fingere, facies, voltus, sonus, id. ib. 1, 28, 127: oculi, supercilia, frons, vultus denique totus, qui sermo quidam tacitus mentis est, hic in fraudem homines impulit, id. Pis. 1, 1: vultus atque nutus, id. Lael. 25, 93: acer in hostem, Hor. C. 1, 2, 40: torvus, id. Ep. 1, 19, 12: maestus, id. A. P. 106: tali vultu gemens, Ov. Tr. 3, 4, 37: qui spiritus illi, Qui voltus, Verg. A. 5, 649; cf.: voltus tuus, cui regendum me tradidi, Sen. Ben. 6, 7, 1.
Plur.: vultus mehercule tuos mihi expressit omnes, Cic. Fam. 12, 30, 3: ficti simulatique vultus, id. Clu. 26, 72: non modo severitatem illorum, sed ne vultus quidem ferre possemus, id. Planc. 18, 45: tenere vultus mutantem Protea, Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 90: super omnia vultus Accessere boni, kindly, Ov. M. 8, 677: vultus modo sumit acerbos, id. Tr. 5, 8, 17.
- B. In partic., an angry countenance, stern look, grim visage (poet. and in post-Aug. prose): (justum virum) Non vultus instantis tyranni Mente quatit solidā, Hor. C. 3, 3, 3; id. S. 1, 6, 121; 2, 7, 44; Tac. A. 1, 12; Vulg. Psa. 20, 10; 33, 17.
- II. Transf.
- 1. In gen., the face (syn.: facies, os): simiae vultum subire, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 12, 2: bracchia et vultum teretesque suras laudo, Hor. C. 2, 4, 21: petamque vultus umbra curvis unguibus, id. Epod. 5, 93; so in the plur., Ov. M. 5, 59; 5, 217; 5, 292; 6, 630; Mart. 1, 32, 5; Plin. 26, 1, 2, § 2 al.
- 2. In partic., a painted face, portrait, likeness: vultus Epicurios per cubicula gestant, Plin. 35, 2, 2, § 5; Vop. Prob. 23; Treb. Poll. Claud. 14.
- 3. The face, look, appearance (poet.): vultus capit illa priores, Ov. M. 1, 738: inque nitentem Inachidos vultus mutaverat ille juvencam, id. ib. 1, 611.
Of things: unus erat toto naturae vultus in orbe, Ov. M. 1, 6: salis placidi, Verg. A. 5, 848.
vulva, ae, v. volva.
vulvŭla, ae, v. volvula.