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cĕlox , ōcis, f. celer, cello (orig. adj., related to celer, as atrox to ater, ferox to ferus, etc.; cf. Doed. Syn. 2, p. 123; later
I.subst., sc. navis, ratis, etc.), a swift-sailing ship, a cutter, yacht, κέλης, Enn. ap. Isid. Orig. 19, 1, 22; Varr. and Turp. ap. Non. p. 533, 5 sq.; Liv. 21, 17, 3: “celocem (celetem, Sillig),” Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 208 et saep.; cf. “Isid. Orig. l. l.: publica,” a packet-boat, Plaut. Capt. 4, 2, 94; “humorously for a full belly,” id. Ps. 5, 2, 12.—
II. Adj., swift, quick, but with reference to the first signif., Plaut. Poen. 3, 1, 40; cf. id. ib. 3, 1, 4; so id. Mil. 4, 1, 40 sq.
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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    • Plautus, Captivi, 4.2
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