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fēles , is (in Varr. and Cic. faelis in best MSS.; nom. felis, Plaut. Rud. 3, 4, 43; Plin. 6, 29, 35, § 178), f. root fe-, v. felix; prop., she that bears young,
I.a cat: “Aegyptii quamvis carnificinam prius subierint, quam aut faelem aut canem aut crocodilum violent,” Cic. Tusc. 5, 27, 78; id. N. D. 1, 29, 82; id. Leg. 1, 11, 32; Phaedr. 2, 4, 2; Plin. 10, 73, 94, § 202; 11, 37, 65, § 172; Ov. M. 5, 330 al.—
B. Transf., a marten, ferret, polecat, Varr. R. R. 3, 11, 3; Col. 8, 14, 9.—
II. Trop., one who inveigles, a mouser, seducer (very rare): “feles virginalis,” girl - thief, Plaut. Rud. 3, 4, 43: “feles virginaria,” id. Pers. 4, 9, 14: “pullaria,” Aus. Epigr. 70.
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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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (7):
    • Ovid, Metamorphoses, 5.330
    • Plautus, Persa, 4.9
    • Plautus, Rudens, 3.4
    • Cicero, De Legibus, 1.11
    • Cicero, de Natura Deorum, 1.29
    • Cicero, Tusculanae Disputationes, 5.27
    • Columella, Res Rustica, 8.14.9
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