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valles or vallis (the former, Caes. B. G. 7, 47; Verg. A. 11, 522;
I.“the latter,” Ov. M. 3, 155; 8, 334 al.; cf. Fest. s. v. convallis, p. 42 Müll.), is, f. Gr. ἕλος, lowland, Ἦλις; Lat. Veliae, Velitrae, a valley, vale.
I. Lit.: “quod satis magna valles intercedebat,” Caes. B. G. 7, 47: “vicus positus in valle,” id. ib. 3, 1: “per supinam vallem fusi sunt,” Liv. 4, 46, 5: “supinā valle praecipites egistis,” id. 7, 24, 5: “continui montes, nisi dissocientur opacā Valle,” Hor. Ep. 1, 16, 6: “in reductā valle,” id. C. 1, 17, 17; Verg. A. 6, 703: “qui (colles) afferunt umbram vallibus,” Cic. Rep. 2, 6, 11: “valles cavae,” Verg. G. 2, 391: “saxosas inter decurrunt flumina valles,” id. E. 5, 84: “est curvo anfractu valles,” id. A. 11, 522: “rivos de pronā praeceps est valle volutus,” Cat. 68, 59: “domus est imis in vallibus,” Ov. M. 2, 761: “sub opacā valle,” id. ib. 11, 277; cf.: (eloquentia) ut latissimi amnes totis vallibus fluat, Quint. 5, 14, 31.—
B. Trop.: “vallis plorationis,” Aug. Conf. 9, 2: “lacrimarum,” Vulg. Psa. 83, 7.—
II. Poet., transf., a hollow: “valle sub alarum,” Cat. 69, 6: “femorum,” Aus. Epigr. 128, 5.
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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