faex — Lewis & Short
faex, faecis (
I gen. plur.: faecum, acc. to Charis. p. 114 P.), f. etym. dub., grounds, sediment, lees, dregs of liquids (cf. sentina).
I Lit.:
omnis mundi quasi limus subsedit funditus ut faex,Lucr. 5, 498:
poti faece tenus cadi,Hor. C. 3, 15, 16; cf. id. ib. 1, 35, 27:
peruncti faecibus ora,id. A. P. 277:
aceti,Plin. 28, 16, 62, § 219:
sapae,id. 23, 2, 33, § 68; Vulg. Ezech. 23, 34.—
B Transf.
1 Burnt tartar or salt of tartar (cf. faecula), Hor. S. 2, 4, 55 and 73.—
2 The brine of pickles, Ov. M. 8, 666.—
3 Sediment, dregs, impurities of other things:
salis,Plin. 31, 7, 42, § 92:
aeris,id. 34, 13, 37, § 135:
plumbosissima stibii,id. 33, 6, 34, § 103.—
4 Paint or wash for the face, rouge, Ov. A. A. 3, 211.—
5 Jestingly, the last remains of one's money:
si quid adhuc superest de nostri faece locelli,Mart. 14, 13, 1.—
II Trop.:
res itaque ad summam faecem turbasque residit,to the lowest dregs of the people, Lucr. 5, 1140:
quota portio faecis Achaei,Juv. 3, 61; cf.:
apud illam perditissimam atque infimam faecem populi,Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 9, 5:
apud sordem urbis et faecem,id. Att. 1, 16, 11; cf.
also: in Romuli faece,id. ib. 2, 1, 8:
legationis,Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 39, § 99:
de faece hauris,i. e. from bad orators, id. Brut. 69, 244:
faeces Israël,Vulg. Isa. 49, 6:
dies sine faece,i. e. unclouded, clear, Mart. 8, 14, 4.