I.fluidness, fluidity, liquidity.
I. Lit.: liquor aquai, Lucr. 1, 454; Cic. N. D. 2, 10: “causae, quae vim habent frigoris et caloris, concretionis et liquoris,” id. Univ. 14: “vomica liquoris aeterni argentum vivum appellatur,” Plin. 33, 6, 32, § 99.—
II. Transf., a fluid, liquid, liquoris vitigeni latex, wine, Lucr, 5, 14: “dulcis flavusque mellis,” id. 1, 938: “liquores amnium,” Cic. N. D. 2, 39, 98: “Stygius,” Ov. Ib. 594: Virgineus, the water of the spring Virgo (v. Virgo), id. P. 1, 8, 38: “aurea tunc pressos pedibus dedit uva liquores,” Tib. 2, 1, 45: fluidus, a corrupt moisture, i. e. putrefaction, = tabes, Verg. G. 3, 484: “(teritur) parvo saepe liquore silex,” Prop. 2, 25 (3, 20), 16: “Assyrius, i. e. amomum,” Stat. S. 3, 3, 212: “niveus lactis,” Sen. Oedip. 565: “oleique,” Plin. 35, 15, 51, § 179. —Of the sea: “qua medius liquor Secernit Europen ab Afro,” Hor. C. 3, 3, 46.
