Cĭlĭcĭa — Lewis & Short
Cĭlĭcĭa, ae, f., = *kiliki/a,
I a province in the southern part of Asia Minor, between Pamphylia and Syria, now Ejalet Itschil, Mel. 1, 2, 6; 1, 11, 2; 1, 13, 1 sq.; 2, 7, 5; Plin. 5, 27, 22, § 91; Plaut. Mil. 1, 1, 42; Cic. Imp. Pomp. 22, 64; id. Fam. 15, 1, 2 sq. al.—
II Hence,
A Cĭlix, ĭcis (abl. Cilici, Lucr. 2, 416 Lachm.; Verg. Cul. 399 al.; v. infra), adj., = *ki/lic, Cilician:
Cilici croco (of special excellence),Lucr. 2, 416; Verg. Cul. 399 Sillig; cf. Stat. S. 2, 1, 160; 3, 3, 34:
Taurus,Ov. M. 2, 217:
tonsor,Mart. 7, 95:
Tamira,Tac. H. 2, 3.—Subst. in plur.: Cĭlĭ-ces, um, m., = *ki/likes, the Cilicians, the inhabitants of Cilicia, notorious for the practice of piracy, Cic. Div. 1, 1, 2; id. Fam. 15, 1, 3; Caes. B. C. 3, 101; Tib. 1, 2, 67; Tac. A. 2, 78 al.:
agrestium Cilicum nationes quibus Clitarum cognomentum,id. ib. 12, 55.—Acc. Gr. Cilicas, Tib. 1, 7, 16; Varr. R. R. 2, 11, 12; Ov. Am. 2, 16, 39:
Cilices Clitae,a barbarous tribe in the mountains of Cilicia, Tac. A. 12, 55; cf. id. ib. 6, 41.—Hence,
(b) Fem.: Cĭlissa, ae, = *ki/lissa, Cilician (cf. Phoenissa, from Phoenix), adj.:
terra Cilissa,Ov. Ib. 198:
spica,of crocus, Prop. 4 (5), 6, 74. Ov. F. 1, 76.—
B Cĭlĭcĭus, a, um, adj., Cilician:
portae,Nep. Dat. 7, 2:
mare,Plin. 5, 27, 26, § 96:
cotes,id. 36, 22, 47, §§
164 and 165: crocum,id. 21, 6, 17, § 31.—
(b) Subst.: cĭ-lĭcĭum, ii, n., = *kili/kion, a covering, originally made of Cilician goats' hair, used by soldiers and seamen, Varr. R. R. 2, 11, 12; Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 38, § 95 Ascon.; Col. 12, 46; Liv. 38, 7, 10; Veg. 2, 14, 3; also adj.:
vela,Dig. 19, 1, 17; 33, 7, 12; cf. also udones, made of Cilician goats' hair, Mart. 14, 148.—
C Cĭlĭcĭensis, e, adj., Cilician:
legio,Caes. B. C. 3, 88:
provincia,Cic. Fam. 13, 67, 1:
vicinus,id. Q. Fr. 1, 2, 2, § 7.