I.perf., fertum, 4, v. a. farcio, to stuff or cram together, to press close together (in verb. finit. very rare; in part. perf. and P. a. class.).
(α).
Verb. finit.: “ventus cum confercit, franguntur montes nimborum,” Lucr. 6, 158: “se (apes),” Varr. R. R. 3, 16, 35: “myrrham in follis,” Plin. 12, 15, 35, § 68.—
(β).
Part. perf.: “viā sibi inter confertas naves factā,” Liv. 37, 11, 13: “quo magis astu Confertos ita acervatim mors accumulabat,” Lucr. 6, 1263; cf.: “agrestem in arta tecta,” Liv. 3, 6, 3.—Hence, confer-tus , a, um, P. a.; lit., pressed together; hence,
A. Pressed close, crowded, thick, dense (opp. rarus): caeruleum spumat sale confertā rate pulsum, Enn. ap. Prisc. 5, p. 659 P. (Ann. v. 379 Vahl.): “tune inane quicquam putes esse, cum ita completa et conferta sint omnia, ut, etc.,” Cic. Ac. 2, 40, 125: “plures simul conferti,” Liv. 29, 34, 12: in confertā multitudine, * Suet. Tib. 2: “agmen,” Verg. G. 3, 369 (conjunctum, Serv.): “moles,” Tac. A. 4, 62.—Esp.,
2. In milit. lang., of the close, compact order of battle: “ut numquam conferti, sed rari magnisque intervallis proeliarentur,” Caes. B. G. 5, 16: acies, Auct. B. Afr. 13; Liv. 10, 29, 6; 42, 59, 5; Tac. A. 6, 35; 14, 36; Verg. A. 2, 347.— Comp., Liv. 9, 27, 9.—Sup., Caes. B. G. 1, 24; 2, 23: “hostes,” Sall. C. 60, 7: “turba,” Liv. 2, 12, 6; Sall. J. 98, 1: “turmatim et quam maxume confertis equis Mauros invadunt,” id. ib. 101, 4: “conferto gradu inrupere,” Tac. A. 12, 35.—
B. With abl., stuffed, filled full, full: “ingenti turbā conferta deorum templa,” Liv. 45, 2, 7.—Trop.: “otiosa vita, plena et conferta voluptatibus,” Cic. Sest. 10, 23; so id. Tusc. 3, 19, 44; id. Fin. 2, 20, 64: “cibo,” id. Cat. 2, 5, 10; * Quint. 5, 14, 27: “legio conferta maniplis,” Sil. 7, 390.—* Adv.: confertē , in acc. with A. 2. (for the more usual confertim, q. v.), in a compact body; only comp.: “confertius resistentes,” Amm. 24, 7, 7.