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grăvĭdus , a, um, adj. gravis, burdened, loaded; hence in partic.,
I.pregnant, with child, with young (class.; syn. praegnans, fetus).
I. Lit.
A. Adj.: mater, Enn. ap. Cic. Ac. 2, 17, 52 (Trag. v. 57 Vahl.): “puero gravida,” Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 87: “gravida esse ex aliquo viro,” id. ib. prol. 111; Ter. Hec. 3, 3, 32; “for which also simply aliquo,” Plaut. Am. 3, 1, 18 and 19: “de semine Jovis,” Ov. M. 3, 260: “virgo ex eo compressu,” Ter. Ad. 3, 4, 28: “prius gravida facta est,” Plaut. Cist. 2, 3, 73: “facere gravidam aliquam,” Ter. Ad. 3, 5, 29: “cum esset gravida uxor, et jam appropinquare partus putaretur,” Cic. Clu. 11, 31; cf. Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 18, § 48; Cels. 2, 1; 2, 5 sqq.; of animals, etc. (mostly poet.): “gravida pecus,” Verg. G. 2, 150; Ov. F. 4, 633: “muraena,” Hor. S. 2, 8, 43: “balaenae,” Plin. 9, 6, 5, § 13.—
B. Subst.: grăvĭda , ae, f., a pregnant woman, Plaut. Truc. 2, 5, 22; Plin. 23, 6, 57, § 107; 28, 6, 17, § 59.—
II. Transf., laden, filled, full (only poet.); constr. absol., with abl., or gen.
(α). Absol.: “ad fores auscultato ... neu qui manus attulerit steriles intro ad nos, Gravidas foras exportet,” Plaut. Truc. 1, 2, 4: cum se gravido tremefecit corpore tellus, fruit-laden, Cic. poët. Div. 1, 11, 18: “nubes,” Lucr. 6, 440 (cf. Lachm. ad Lucr. II. p. 365); Ov. Tr. 1, 2, 107; cf.: “cornu lunae,” Val. Fl. 2, 56: “ne gravidis procumbat culmus aristis,” loaded, full, Verg. G. 1, 111; so, “aristae,” Ov. M. 1, 110: “olivae,” id. ib. 7, 281: “fetus,” id. ib. 8, 293: “(caprae) gravido superant vix ubere limen,” full, Verg. G. 3, 317.—
(β). With abl.: “gravidae nunc semine terrae,” Ov. F. 4, 633: “ubera gravida vitali rore,” Cic. Div. 1, 12, 20: “tibi pampineo gravidus auctumno Floret ager,” Verg. G. 2, 5: equus (Trojanus) armatis, Enn. ap. Macr. S. 6, 2 (Ann. v. 97 Vahl.): “tempestas fulminibus atque procellis,” Lucr. 6, 259: “alvus (serpentis) venenis,” Sil. 6, 155: “Amathunta metallis,” Ov. M. 10, 531: “stipes nodis,” Verg. A. 7, 507: “pharetra sagittis,” Hor. C. 1, 22, 3: “urbs bellis,” Verg. A. 10, 87; cf.: “Italia imperiis,” id. ib. 4, 229: “anus arcanis,” Sil. 13, 394: “parens sorte,” Val. Fl. 5, 22: “populus noxa,” Sil. 13, 542: “pectus curis,” Luc. 5, 735; Val. Fl. 2, 161.—
(γ). With gen.: “Mellis apes gravidae,” Sil. 2, 120.—
III. Trop., full, abundant: “quod bonis benefit beneficium, gratia ea gravidast bonis,” id. Capt. 2, 2, 108.
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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