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cō^clĕa (cō^chlĕa ; cf. the letter C), ae, f. κοχλίας, ό,
I.a snail: “quom caletur cocleae in occulto latent,” Plaut. Capt. 1, 1, 12; Plin. 9, 56, 82, § 173 sq.; Varr. R. R. 3, 14; Cic. Div. 2, 64, 133; Auct. Her. 4, 49, 62; Hor. S. 2, 4, 59: “nudae,” without shells, Plin. 29, 6, 36, § 112; “an emblem of slowness,” Plaut. Poen. 3, 1, 29.—
b. In cocleam, snail-formed, spiral, Cels. 8, 10, 1; Col. 8, 17, 2; cf.: “per cocleam ascendebat in cenaculum,” Vulg. 3 Reg. 6, 8.—
II. Meton.
A. A snail-shell, Mart. 11, 18, 23.—
B. A screw of a press, Vitr. 6, 9.—
C. A machine for drawing water, a water-snail, waterscrew, Vitr. 5, 12; 10, 8; 10, 11.—
D. A door that moves easily, Varr. R. R. 3, 5, 3 Schneid.
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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    • Old Testament, 1 Kings, 6.8
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