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aspectus (adsp- ), ūs, m. (
I.gen. aspecti, Att. ap Non. p. 485, 21; cf. Prisc. p. 712 P.; Rudd. I. p. 103, n. 46; dat. sing. aspectu, like jussu, manu, etc., Verg. A. 6, 465; cf. Schneid Gr II. 332) [aspicio].
I. A.. Act., a seeing, looking at, a look, sight.
a. Absol.: intellegens dicendi existimator uno aspectu et praeteriens de oratore saepe judicat, Cic Brut. 54, 200: “e quibus (litteris tuis) primo aspectu voluptatem cepi, quod erant a te ipso scriptae,id. Att. 7, 3, 1 hic primo aspectu inanimum quiddam se putat cernere, id. N. D 2, 35, 90: “urbs situ est praeclaro ad aspectum,id. Verr 2, 4, 52 fin.: “voci tamen et aspectui pepercit,Tac. A. 15, 61 et saep.—
b. With gen. of obj. or adj. for gen.: “carere aspectu civium,Cic. Cat. 1, 7, 17: “hominum aspectum lucemque vitare,id. Sull. 26, 74: “aspectum civium gravari,Tac. A. 3, 59: “se aspectu alicujus subtrahere,Verg. A. 6, 465: “ab aspectu alicujus auferri,Vulg. Tob. 12, 21: “aspectum alicujus fugere, Sen Hippol. 734: aspectum alicujus rei exuere,Tac. A. 16, 28: “si te aspectus detinet urbis,Verg. A. 4, 347: “in aspectu earum,Vulg. Gen. 30, 38: “violare sacra aspectu virili, i. e. virorum,Cic. Har Resp. 5, 8. in aspectu tuo gaudebit, Vulg. Tob. 11, 8.—In plur.: “sic orsus Apollo Mortales medio aspectus sermone reliquit, i. e. mortalium,Verg. A. 9, 657.—
B. Physically, the sight, glance: “lubricos oculos fecit (natura) et mobiles, ut aspectum, quo vellent, facile converterent,Cic. N. D. 2, 57, 142: si contendemus per continuationem, acri aspectu utemur, Auct. ad Her. 3, 15, 27.—
C. The sense of sight: Sed mihi ne utiquam cor consentit cum oculorum aspectu, Enn. ap. Cic. Ac. 2, 17, 52' quicquid sub aspectum oculorum cadit, Vulg. Lev. 13, 12: “caelum ita aptum est. ut sub aspectum et tactum cadat,Cic. Tim. 5: “aspectum omnino amittere,id. Tusc. 1, 30, 73: “res caecae et ab aspectūs judicio remotae,id. de Or. 2, 87, 357.—
II. Pass. (i. e. transferred to the object seen).
A. The visibility, appearance: “adspectu siderum,Plin. 2, 68, 68, § 172: “In sedecim partes caelum in eo adspectu divisere Tusci,id. 2, 54, 55, § 143, where Jan reads spectu.
B. The manner of appearance, appearance, look, aspect, presence, mien, countenance.
2. Of shape, the form, appearance: “herba adspectu roris marini,Plin. 24, 19, 113, § 173; 10, 39, 56, § 115: “super similitudinem throni similitudo quasi aspectus hominis,Vulg. Ezech. 1, 26: quasi aspectus equorum, ib. Joel, 2, 4.—
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