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B. The middle, centre: “dies quidem jam ad umbilicum est dimidiatus mortuus,” Plaut. Men. 1, 2, 45: “qui locus, quod in mediā est insulā situs, umbilicus Siciliae nominatur,” Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 48, § 106: terrarum, i. e. Delphi, Att. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 17 Müll.; and in Cic. Div. 2, 56, 115; “also called umbilicus orbis terrarum,” Liv. 38, 48, 2; “and, umbilicus medius Graeciae,” id. 41, 23, 13: “qui (Aetoli) umbilicum Graeciae incolerent,” id. 35, 18, 4: Italiae, Varr. ap. Plin. 3, 12, 17, § 100.—

C. The projecting end of the cylinder on which an ancient book was rolled, Mart. 2, 6, 11; 1, 67, 11; 3, 2, 9; 5, 6, 15; 8, 61, 4; Cat. 22, 7: “iambos ad umbilicum adducere,” i. e. to bring to a close, Hor. Epod. 14, 8; cf.: “ohe, jam satis est, ohe libelle: Jam pervenimus usque ad umbilicos,” to the end, Mart. 4, 91, 2.—

D. A projection in the middle of plants, Plin. 15, 22, 24, § 89; 16, 7, 10, § 29; 18, 14, 36, § 136; Pall. Nov. 7, 8. —

E. A small circle, Plin. 37, 5, 20, § 78; 18, 33, 76, § 327.—

F. The pin or index on a sundial, Plin. 6, 34, 39, § 212; 2, 72, 74, § 182.—

G. A kind of sea-snail, sea-cockle, Cic. de Or. 2, 6, 22; Val. Max. 8, 8, 1; Aur. Vict. Vit. Caes. 3.—

H. Umbilicus Veneris, the herb navelwort, App. Herb. 43.

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 (14):
- Cicero, Against Verres, 2.4.106
- Plautus, Menaechmi, 1.2
- Cicero, On Oratory, 2.6
- Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 16.29
- Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 37.78
- Livy, The History of Rome, Book 41, 23.13
- A. Cornelius Celsus, De Medicina, 7.14
- A. Cornelius Celsus, De Medicina, 7.29
- A. Cornelius Celsus, De Medicina, 6.17
- Livy, The History of Rome, Book 38, 48
- Livy, The History of Rome, Book 26, 45.8
- Livy, The History of Rome, Book 35, 18.4
- Cicero, De Divinatione, 2.56
- Valerius Maximus, Facta et Dicta Memorabilia, 8.8.1

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