fax facis, f
1 FAC-,
a torch, firebrand, flambeau, link
: faces de muro eminus iaciebant, Cs.:
faces undique ex agris conlectae, L.:
ambulare cum facibus, H.: faces iam accensas ad urbis incendium exstinxi: ardens: faces ferro
inspicare, V.: dilapsa in cineres fax,
H.: arcana, i. e. carried in the Eleusinian
mysteries, Iu.—
A nuptial-torch
(carried in the wedding procession): novas incide faces, tibi ducitur uxor,
V.: face nuptiali digna, i. e.
of marriage
, H.: nuptiales: maritae, O.—
A funeral-torch
(with which the pyre was kindled): Funereas rapuere faces,
V.—As an attribute of Cupid,
the torch of love
, O., Tb., Pr.—As an attribute of the Furies,
the torch of wrath
: madefacta sanguine, O.—Of
the heavenly bodies,
a light, orb
: Phoebi fax, C. poët.—
A fiery meteor, fire-ball, shooling-star, comet
: visae nocturno tempore faces: Stella facem
ducens, i. e.
a torch-like train
, V.: stellae,
a comet
, L.: faces visae ardere sub astris,
meteors
, O.—Fig.,
a torch, light
: facem praeferre pudendis, i. e.
make deeds of shame conspicuous
, Iu.: studii mei,
guide
, O.: adulescentulo ad libidinem facem praeferre.—
A torch, fire, flame, incitement, stimulus, cause of ruin, destruction
: corporis facibus inflammari ad cupiditates: me torret face
mutuā Calais,
flame of love
, H.: dicendi faces,
flaming eloquence
: subicere faces invidiae alicuius: inde faces ardent (a
dote), Iu.: Antonius incendiorum,
instigator
: belli, L.
