I.of or belonging to an artificer (class.): “scalprum,” Liv. 27, 49, 1: “opera ad fabrilia surgere,” Verg. A. 8, 415: “dextra,” Ov. M. 4, 175: “vincula,” id. Am. 1, 9, 39: “gluten,” Cels. 8, 7; cf. “glutinum,” Plin. 28, 11, 49, § 182: “fumus gratiam affert vinis,” id. 14, 1, 3, § 16; “hence, uva,” i. e. smoke-dried, Cael. Aur. Tard. 4, 3: “opera,” Sen. Ben. 6, 38: erratum, of the sculptor or artist, * Cic. Att. 6, 1, 17.—In the neutr. subst.: fabrīlĭa , ium, mechanical tools or implements: “tractant fabrilia fabri,” Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 116.—* Adv.: fā^brīlĭter , skilfully, in a workmanlike manner: “opifex fabriliter aptans Composuit,” Prud. Apoth. 583.
fā^brīlis , e, adj. faber,
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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