I.“and farcītum,” Cassiod. Inst. Div. Litt. 22), 4, v. a. Gr. φρακ-, φράσσω, to shut in; cf. Lat. frequens; Germ. Berg, Burg, to stuff, cram, fill full (class.).
I. Lit.
A. In gen.: “pulvinus perlucidus Melitensi rosa fartus,” Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 11, § 27: “medios parietes farcire fractis caementis,” Plin. 36, 22, 51, § 172: “intestinum,” Apic. 2, 3: “mustelae ventriculus coriandro fartus,” Plin. 29, 4, 16, § 60: Jovis satelles jecore opimo farta et satiata, etc., Cic. Poët. Tusc. 2, 10, 24; cf.: “edaces et se ultra quam capiunt farcientes,” Sen. Ep. 108.—
B. In partic., to fatten an animal, = saginare: “gallinas et anseres sic farcito,” Cato, R. R. 89; Varr. R. R. 3, 9 fin.; Col. 8, 7, 4.—
II. Transf. (rare; not in Cic.).
A. In gen., to fill, cram with any thing: “fartum totum theatrum,” filled, App. Flor. p. 353, 37: “infinitis vectigalibus (rex) erat fartus,” Vitr. 2, 8 med.; Cat. 28, 12.—
B. To stuff or cram into: “in os farciri pannos imperavit,” Sen. Ira, 3, 19: “totum lignum in gulam,” id. Ep. 70 med.: “ischaemon in nares,” Plin. 25, 8, 45, § 83: “hinc farta premitur angulo Ceres omni,” i. e. copious, abundant, Mart. 3, 58, 6.—Hence, fartum (farctum ), i, n., stuffing, filling, inside: “intestina et fartum eorum, cum id animal nullo cibo vivat, etc.,” Plin. 28, 8, 29, § 117; Col. 5, 10, 11; id. Arb. 21, 2 (for which: “pulpa fici,” Pall. 4, 10): “viaticum,” a filling for the journey, Plaut. Trin. 5, 2, 45, acc. to Ritschl.—Comically: “fartum vestis, i. q. corpus,” Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 13 (but in Plaut. Mil. 1, 1, 8, read stragem, v. Ritschl ad h. l.).
