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in-tactus , a, um, adj.,
I.untouched, uninjured, intact.
I. Lit.: “cervix juvencae,” not broken to the yoke, Verg. G. 4, 540: “grex,” id. A. 6, 38: “boves,” Hor. Epod. 9, 22: “nix,” Liv. 21, 36: “exercitus integer intactusque,” id. 10, 14: “intactum aliquem inviolatumque dimittere,” id. 2, 12: “integri intactique fugerunt,” id. 5, 38; 21, 25: “ferro corpus,” id. 1, 25: “bello fines,” id. 3, 26: “vulnere miles,” Sil. 7, 399: “arx bellis,” id. 2, 661: “corpus ab vexatione,” Liv. 7, 10: “intactus profugit,” Sall. J. 54 fin.: “Britannus,” unsubdued, Hor. Epod. 7, 7: “Scythae perpetuo ab alieno imperio intacti, aut invicti,” Just. 2, 3: “fides,” unstained, Stat. S. 5, 1, 77: “vires,” unimpaired, Curt. 9, 7: “intactus superstitione,” free from superstition, id. 4, 6: “vir haud intacti religione animi,” Liv. 5, 15: “intactus infamiā,” of spotless integrity, id. 38, 51: “intacta invidiā media,” id. 45, 35, 5: “(triarii) per alios manipulos prope intacti evasere,” id. 8, 10, 6: “caput intactum buxo,” Juv. 14, 194. —
II. Transf.
A. Untried, unattempted: “prorsus nihil intactum, neque quietum pati,” Sall. J. 66; cf. “bellum,” without combat, id. ib. 83 fin.: “novā intactāque ratione,” Plin. 34, 8, 19, § 65: “Dryadum silvas saltusque sequamur Intactos,” Verg. G. 3, 40: “carmen,” Hor. S. 1, 10, 66: “thensauros Proserpinae intactos ad eam diem spoliavit,” Liv. 29, 18, 4; cf.: “sacrilegas admovere manus intactis illis thensauris,” id. 29, 18, 8: “intactis opulentior thesauris Arabum,” Hor. C. 3, 24, 1.—Of a play not yet acted: “esurit (Statius) intactam Paridi nisi vendat Agaven,” Juv. 7, 87; cf.: “intactum dicere carmen,” Stat. S. 1, 2, 238: intacta carmina discens, id. ib. 3, 1, 67.—
B. Untouched, undefiled, chaste, of virgins: “Pallas,” Hor. C. 1, 7, 5: “cui pater intactam dederat,” Verg. A. 1, 345: “virgo,” Cat. 62, 45: “intactior omni Sabina,” Juv. 6, 162; cf.: “utinam publica saltem his intacta malis agerentur sacra,” not disgraced by these scandals, Juv. 6, 336.
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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    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 3, 26
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    • Vergil, Aeneid, 6.38
    • Vergil, Georgics, 4.540
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    • Horace, Satires, 1.10.66
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    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 34.65
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 45, 35.5
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 7, 10
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 10, 14
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    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 2, 12
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