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trīcae , ārum, f. acc. to Plin. 3, 11, 16, § 104, orig. Trīca , ae, f., like Apina, the name of a small town in Apulia; but cf. Sanscr. trkvan, thief; and Lat. tricor, extricare, etc.; hence, prov.,
I.trifles, toys, trumpery, stuff, nonsense.
I. Lit.: “sunt apinae tricaeque et siquid vilius istis,” Mart. 14, 1, 7: Gri. Quid dare velis? Eloquere propere. La. Nummos trecentos. Gri. Tricas. La. Quadringentos. Gri. Tramas putridas, Plaut. Rud. 5, 2, 36.—
II. Transf., hinderances, vexations, perplexities, subterfuges, quirks, wiles, tricks: judicia, lites, turbas, tricas, Turp. ap. Non. 8, 26; cf.: “quomodo illa (Tullia) fert publicam cladem, quomodo domesticas tricas!” Cic. Att. 10, 8, 9: “nihil mihi opus est litibus neque tricis,” Plaut. Pers. 4, 3, 62; 5, 2, 18: “quas tu mihi tricas narras?” id. Curc. 5, 2, 15: “quin tu istas mittis tricas,” id. Most. 3, 1, 45; Varr. ap. Non. 8, 29; Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 5, 2; cf.: trico, tricor, and tricosus.
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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    • Cicero, Letters to his Friends, 8.5.2
    • Cicero, Letters to Atticus, 10.8.9
    • Plautus, Persa, 4.3
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