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pūbes (nom. pubis, Prud. Cath. 7, 162), is, f. 1. pubes,
I.the signs of manhood, i. e. the hair which appears on the body at the age of puberty, Gr. ἥβη.
I. Lit.: “si inguen jam pube contegitur,” Cels. 7, 19: “capillus et pubes,” Plin. 34, 8, 19, § 58.—
II. Transf.
A. The hair in gen.: “ciliorum,” Mart. Cap. 2, § 132.—
B. The private parts, Verg. A. 3, 427; Ov. Am. 3, 12, 22; Plin. 11, 37, 83, § 208; 28, 15, 60, § 215; App. M. 10, p. 254, 3.—
C. Collect., grown-up males, youth, young men (class.): “omnem Italiae pubem,” Cic. Mil. 23, 61; Verg. A. 5, 573: “robora pubis Lecta,” id. ib. 8, 518: “Romana,” Liv. 1, 9; Tac. A. 6, 1; id. H. 2, 47; Sil. 1, 667.—Poet., transf., of bullocks, Verg. G. 3, 174.—
2. In gen., men, people, population: “pube praesenti,” Plaut. Ps. 1, 1, 124; Cat. 64, 4; 268; 68, 101: “Dardana,” Verg. A. 7, 219: “captiva,” Hor. C. 3, 5, 18: “Romana,” id. ib. 4, 4, 46 al.—
III. Trop., fulness, ripeness: “pube agri variorum seminum laeti,” Amm. 24, 5, 1.
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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