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spĕcŭlāris , e, adj. speculum.
I. In gen., of or belonging to a mirror, like a mirror (post-Aug.): “speculari ratione,in the manner of a mirror, Sen. Q. N. 1, 5, 9. —
II. In partic.: “specularis lapis,a kind of transparent stone, muscovy-glass, isinglass-stone, mica, Plin. 36, 22, 45, § 150 sqq.; 9, 35, 56, § 113; Petr. 68; Lact. Opif. Dei, 8 med.—Hence, spĕcŭlārĭa , ōrum, n., window panes, a window, Sen. Ep. 90, 25; 86, 11; id. Prov. 4, 9; id. Q. N. 4, 13, 7; Plin. 19, 5, 23, § 64; Plin. Ep. 2, 17, 4 and 21; Mart. 8, 14; Juv. 4, 21; Col. 11, 3, 52; Pall. 1, 20, 1 al.—In sing.: “per corneum specular,Tert. Anim. 53 med.
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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (5):
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 19.64
    • Pliny the Younger, Epistulae, 2.17.4
    • Seneca, Epistulae, 86.11
    • Seneca, Epistulae, 90.25
    • Martial, Epigrammata, 8.14
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