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occĭdŭus , a, um, adj. 2. occĭdo, I..
I. Lit.
A. Going down, setting (poet. and in post-class. prose): “sole jam fere occiduo,” Gell. 19, 7, 2: “occiduo sole,” Ov. M. 1, 63: “oriens occiduusque dies,” id. F. 4, 832: “nox,” Calp. Ecl. 3, 82; Stat. Th. 3, 33: “Phoebus,” Ov. M. 14, 416.—
B. Transf., western: “ab occiduo sole,” Ov. F. 5, 558: “occiduae aquae,” id. ib. 1, 314: “occiduae primaeque domus,” in the west and in the east, Stat. S. 1, 4, 73; id. Th. 1, 200: “Mauri,” Luc. 3, 294: “montes,” Val. Fl. 2, 621: “hora,” the evening hour, hour of sunset, Calp. Ecl. 5, 34.—As subst.: “occiduus (sc. sol),” the west, Isid. 5, 35, 8.—
II. Trop.
A. Sinking, failing: “labitur occiduae per iter declive senectae,” Ov. M. 15, 227.—
B. Frail, perishable: “exsortes animae carnis ab occiduo,” Paul. Nol. Carm. 34, 306.
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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