I.following or seeking after, pursuing, sequacious (poet.; a favorite word of Vergil).
I. Lit.: “Medea,” Prop. 4 (5), 5, 41. “(Arcadas) Latio dare terga sequaci,” pursuing, Verg. A. 10, 365: “cui (frondi) Silvestres uri assidue capraeque sequaces Illudunt,” hunting after, eager for it, id. G. 2, 374 Wagn. N. cr. (cf.: “cytisum sequitur lasciva capella,” id. E. 2, 64): “flammae,” darting, lambent, id. A. 8, 432: “hederae,” clinging, winding, Pers. prol. 6: “fumi,” piercing, penetrating, Verg. G. 4, 230: “Maleae undae,” pursuing, id. A. 5, 193: “quae (chelys) saxa sequacia flectens,” Sid. Carm. 16, 3 (for which: “saxa sequentia,” Ov. M. 11, 2): “oculi,” following, Stat. Th. 3, 500; so Calp. Ecl. 1, 31: “ensis,” following speedily, rapidly moving, Val. Fl. 7, 619.—As subst.: sĕquax , ācis, m., an attendant, follower: “Bacchi Venerisque,” Manil. 5, 143; Cassiod. Hist. Eccl. 6, 23; 1, 13.—
B. In partic., of materials, in working, yielding, pliable, ductile, flexible: “trabes,” Val. Fl. 1, 124: “bituminum sequax ac lenta natura,” Plin. 7, 15, 13, § 65: “natura cornus,” id. 11, 37, 45, § 127: “lentitia salicis ad vincturas,” id. 16, 37, 68, § 174 et saep.—Comp.: “nec est alia nunc materia sequacior (vitro),” Plin. 36, 26, 67, § 198: “flexibiles quamcumque in partem ducimur a principe, atque ut ita dicam, sequaces sumus,” Plin. Pan. 45, 5.—
