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nŏvācŭla , ae, f. novo,
I.a sharp knife.
A. Lit.: “cutem raporum novaculā decerpere,” Col. 12, 56, 1; Plin. 22, 23, 47, § 99.—
B. Esp.
1. A razor: “ut ex novaculā comperistis, tonsor est,” Petr. 103: “aream (capitis) novaculā radere,” Cels. 6, 4: “nudare caput,” Mart. 2, 66, 7: “secare fauces,” Suet. Calig. 23; Plin. 29, 6, 34, § 107: “Tarquinius dixit, se cogitāsse, cotem novaculā posse praecidi,” Cic. Div. 1, 17, 32; cf. Liv. 1, 36; Val. Max. 1, 4, 1.—
2. A dagger: “stringitur in densā nec caeca novacula turbā,” Mart. 7, 61, 7.—
II. Transf., the name of a fish, otherwise unknown, Plin. 32, 2, 5, § 14.
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 (5):
    • Suetonius, Caligula, 23
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 32.14
    • A. Cornelius Celsus, De Medicina, 6.4
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 1, 36
    • Cicero, De Divinatione, 1.17
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