previous next
spūma , ae, f. spuo.
I. In gen., foam, froth, scum, spume from the mouth; of the sea; in boiling, etc. (class.; used alike in sing. and plur.): spiritus (equi) ex animā calidā spumas agit albas, foams, Enn. ap. Macr. 6, 3 (Ann. v. 507 Vahl.): “vi morbi coactus Concidit et spumas agit,Lucr. 3, 489; cf.: “cum spumas ageret in ore,Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 66, § 148; Ov. M. 3, 74: “per armos Spuma (apri) fluit,id. ib. 8, 288: “Venus altera spuma procreata,Cic. N. D. 3, 23, 59; cf. Ov. M. 4, 538: “spumas salis aere ruebant,Verg. A. 1, 35: “lac spumis stridentibus albet,Ov. Am. 3, 5, 13: “sanguinis,id. M. 8, 417; 7, 263: “equi,Plin. 28, 11, 48, § 174: “cochleae,id. 29, 6, 37, § 116; Col. 7, 5, 19; “of men,Lucr. 6, 793.—
II. In partic., silver-spume, litharge of silver: “argenti,Plin. 33, 6, 34, § 102 sq.; 34, 18, 54, § 176: spuma caustica, a pomade used by the Teutones for dyeing the hair red, Mart. 14, 26; “called also spuma Batava,id. 8, 33, 20: “nitri,Plin. 31, 10, 46, § 112.
hide Dictionary Entry Lookup
Use this tool to search for dictionary entries in all lexica.
Search for in
hide References (11 total)
  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (11):
    • Cicero, Against Verres, 2.4.148
    • Ovid, Metamorphoses, 3.74
    • Ovid, Metamorphoses, 4.538
    • Ovid, Metamorphoses, 8.288
    • Vergil, Aeneid, 1.35
    • Ovid, Metamorphoses, 8.417
    • Lucretius, De Rerum Natura, 3.489
    • Lucretius, De Rerum Natura, 6.793
    • Cicero, de Natura Deorum, 3.23
    • Columella, Res Rustica, 7.5.19
    • Martial, Epigrammata, 14.26
hide Display Preferences
Greek Display:
Arabic Display:
View by Default:
Browse Bar: