I.adj., bordering one upon another, bordering on, adjoining, contiguous (class. in prose and poetry, but not in Cic.).
I. Prop.
(α).
Absol.: “fundi,” Varr. R. R. 1, 16, 1; Dig. 10, 1, 4, § 8: “in confinem agrum,” Liv. 4, 49, 4: “templa,” Ov. A. A. 1, 87.—
(β).
With dat.: confines erant hi Senonibus, * Caes. B. G. 6, 3: “regio confinis Illyrico,” Liv. 45, 29, 9: “uti quisque potentiori confinis erat,” Sall. J. 41, 8: “gens confinis Cappadociae,” Nep. Dat. 4, 1; Curt. 6, 5, 11: “Mauri Atlanti,” Plin. 13, 15, 29, § 91: “caput collo,” Ov. M. 1, 718: “litora prato,” id. ib. 13, 924: “fons fundo,” Dig. 8, 3, 20, § 2.—
B. Subst.
2. confīne , is, n., that which borders upon, a boundary, border, confine, neighborhood: “mundi labentis,” Luc. 6, 649: “papillae,” Val. Fl. 6, 374.—
II. Trop., nearly related, nearly like, similar (mostly postAug.; “esp. freq. in Quint.): pervenire ad confinium genus ejus generis (orationis),” Auct. Her. 4, 11, 16 B. and K. (al. confine).— With dat.: “confinia carmina studio vestro,” Ov. P. 2, 5, 71: “vitia virtutibus,” Sen. Ep. 120, 8: “confinia sunt his celebrata apud Graecos schemata,” Quint. 9, 2, 92; so id. 5, 11, 21; 6, 3, 88 al.; Symm. Ep. 10, 1.
