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marmor , ŏris (also marmur ; plur. marmura, Antonius Gripho ap. Quint. 1, 6, 23; abl. marmori, Corp. Inscr. L. 1012; m., Plin. Val. 3, 14), n. root mar-, gleam, glimmer (v. mare), the white or gleaming stone; cf. margarita, = μάρμαρος,
I.marble.
I. Lit.: “in omni marmore,” Cic. Div. 2, 21, 48: “Parium marmor,” Quint. 2, 19, 3; 5, 11, 30: “tu secanda marmora Locas,” Hor. C. 2, 18, 17: “templum de marmore ponam,” Verg. G. 3, 13; cf.: “vivos ducent de marmore vultus,” id. A. 6, 848: “parietes crusta marmoris operire totius domus,” Plin. 36, 6, 7, § 48: “A MARMORIBVS,” one whose office it was to superintend the purchasing and working of marble, Inscr. Grut. 593, 7: “marmora,” kinds of marble, Sen. Ep. 100, 5; Plin. 36, 7, 11, § 54; 36, 16, 25, § 126; but blocks or pieces of marble, Hor. l. l.; Luc. 10, 114; Plin. 24, 17, 102, § 160; 36, 1, 1, § 2; Quint. 5, 11, 30; Mart. 5, 22, 8; v. infra.—
II. Transf.
A. Pulverized marble, marble-dust, Cato, R. R. 2, 3; Col. 12, 20 fin.; Plin. 14, 19, 24, § 120; 23, 1, 24, § 45.—
B. A marble, i. e.,
1. A piece of wrought marble, marble statue, etc.: “Praxiteles marmore nobilitatus est Gnidiaque Venere,” Plin. 7, 38, 39, § 127; Hor. C. 4, 8, 13; Ov. M. 5, 234; 12, 487: “duo marmora,” id. ib. 7, 790; cf.: “lacrimas marmora manant,” id. ib. 6, 312; so plur., Sen. Ep. 90, 26; Plin. 12, 1, 5, § 9; 33, 7, 40, § 122; Stat. Silv. 1, 3, 36; Juv. 1, 12; 14, 40 et saep.—
2. A building of marble, Mart. 8, 3, 6; 10, 63, 1.—
3. In plur., a marble pavement, Mart. 10, 2, 9; 12, 60, 12; Claud. ap. Eutr. 2, 360; Juv. 6, 430.—
C. A mile-stone of marble: “rus marmore tertio notatum,” i. e. three miles from town, Mart. 7, 31, 10.—
D. A marble slab upon a sideboard, Juv. 3, 205.—
E. A hard, stony tumor in the joints of the horse: “plerumque in genibus aut phlegmon oritur, aut marmora,” Veg. Vet. 2, 48, 1: “tumor obduratione convertitur in marmor,” id. ib. 2, 48, 10.—
F. Stone in gen., Ov. M. 5, 214; 11, 404: “flumen inducit marmora rebus,” incrusts, id. ib. 15, 314.—
G. Poet., the bright level surface of the sea; hence, the surface of the sea, the sea in gen.: verrunt extemplo placide mare marmore flavo, Enn. ap. Gell. 2, 26, 21 (Ann. v. 377 Vahl.); Lucr. 2, 767: “lento luctantur marmore tonsae,” Verg. A. 7, 28; id. G. 1, 254: “Libycum,” id. A. 7, 718: “spumant vada marmore verso,” id. ib. 10, 208: “marmora pelagi,” Cat. 63, 88: “infidum,” Sil. 14, 464: “medium,” the surface of a lake, Val. Fl. 6, 568.
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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