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ăsellus , i, m. dim. asinus,
I.a little ass, an ass's colt.
I. Lit.: “dossuarius,Varr. R. R. 2, 6 fin.: asellus onustus auro, * Cic. Att. 1, 16: “tardus,Verg. G. 1, 273: “lente gradiens,Ov. M. 11, 179; so id. ib. 4, 27; Hor. S. 1, 9, 20; Vulg. Num. 16, 15; ib. Joan. 12, 14 al.—Prov.: “narrare fabellam surdo asello,to preach to deaf ears, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 199 (an imitation of a Greek proverb, Ὄνῳ τις ἔλεγε μῦθον : δὲ τὰ ὦτα ἐκίνει; cf. Schmid ad Hor. l. c.).—
II. Transf.
A. Of a man addicted to sensuality, Juv. 9, 92; Petr. 24 fin.; Hier. Vit. S. Hilar.—
B. Aselli, two stars in Cancer: “Sunt in signo Cancri duae stellae parvae, Aselli appellati,Plin. 18, 35, 80, § 353; cf. Hyg. Astr 2, 23.—
C. A sea-fish much prized by the Romans, perh. cod or haddock, Varr. L. L. 5, § 77, p. 31 Müll.; cf. Plin. 9, 17, 28, § 61.—Prov.: “post asellum diaria non sumo,after delicious fare I take no common food, Petr. 24.—
D. Asellus, a Roman cognomen, Cic. de Or. 2, 64, 258; Liv. 27, 41 al.
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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (10):
    • Cicero, Letters to Atticus, 1.16
    • New Testament, John, 12.14
    • Ovid, Metamorphoses, 11.179
    • Ovid, Metamorphoses, 4.27
    • Vergil, Georgics, 1.273
    • Old Testament, Numbers, 16.15
    • Horace, Satires, 1.9.20
    • Cicero, On Oratory, 2.64
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 9.61
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 27, 41
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