I.a withering: “segetum,” Sen. Q. N. 3, 27, 4.—Hence, Transf.
I. Decay, rottenness (not anteAug.): “panni marcor,” a rotten rag, Plin. 22, 22, 46, § 94.—
II. Faintness, languor, indolence: “marcor, et inexpugnabilis dormiendi necessitas,” Cels. 3, 20: “cernitis expositas turpi marcore cohortes, i. e. somno,” Stat. Th. 10, 269: “maeror marcorque,” melancholy, Sen. Tranq. 2, 8: “ducis,” indolence, worthlessness, Vell. 2, 119, 2.