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contactus , ūs, m. 1. contingo (except once in Sall., perh. not ante-Aug.),
I.a touching, touch, contact.
I. In gen., Verg. A. 3, 227; Ov. M. 4, 52; 11, 111; Col. 11, 3, 50; Plin. 8, 15, 16, § 40; 33, 7, 40, § 122; in plur.: “viriles,” Ov. M. 7, 239.—
II. Esp., a touching of something unclean, a contagion, infection.
A. Prop., Liv. 4, 30, 8; 25, 26, 8; Tac. A. 4, 49; 6, 7.—
B. Trop. (several times in Tac.): “neu patiamini licentiam scelerum, quasi tabem, ad integros contactu procedere,” Sall. H. 1, 48, 9 Dietsch; Sen. Ira, 2, 21, 4: “oculos a contactu dominationis inviolatos habebamus,” Tac. Agr. 30; so, “contactu valentiorum,” id. H. 1, 11.—Absol.: “discedite a contactu ac dividite turbidos,” Tac. A. 1, 43: “contactu bellum meditari,” id. H. 2, 60.
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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