Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, J , jŭgāmento , juncĕus

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Jānŭal - jŏcur

jŏcus - jŭgālĭtas

jŭgāmento - junctus

Jūlĭō^brĭga

junctus - juscellum

juscŭlārĭus - jŭventus

Jūverna - juxtim

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juncĕus , a, um, adj. id..

I. Made of rushes, rush-: “sporta,” Col. 12, 6: “vincula,” Ov. F. 4, 870: “cratis,” Plin. 21, 14, 49, § 84.— Comically: nam mihi jam intus potione junceā onerabo gulam, with a rush-drink, i. e. with a rope of rushes, Plaut. Stich. 4, 2, 56.—

II. Like a rush: “herba caule junceo pedali,” Plin. 25, 8, 47, § 85.—

B. Transf., slim, slender: “tam etsi bona'st natura, reddunt curatura junceam,” Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 25 (Fleck.): pectora, Prud. στεφ. 3, 132: “proceritas columnarum,” Cassiod. Var. 7, 15.

A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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