1. līmō — Lewis & Short
līmō, adv., v. 1. limus
I fin.
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limo2
limo2 · adv
fin
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- Ludus Septem Sapientum 1 · 7.58/10k
- Cento Nuptialis 1 · 7.33/10k
- De Optimo Genere Oratorum 1 · 6.32/10k
- Panegyricus dictus Manlio Theodoro consuli 1 · 4.65/10k
- Eclogarum Liber 1 · 3.65/10k
- de bello Gildonico 1 · 3.16/10k
- Mosella 1 · 3.08/10k
- Ibis 1 · 2.54/10k
- Probus 1 · 2.43/10k
- Ausonii Burdigalensis Vasatis Gratiarum Actio Ad Grati Angratianum Imperatorem Pro Consulatu 1 · 2.41/10k
- Academica 1 · 2.05/10k
- Remedia Amoris 1 · 1.91/10k
Densest 12 of 62 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.
What it meant
2. līmo — Lewis & Short
līmo, āvi, ātum (arch. limassis, for limaveris, 1, v. a.lima,
Caecil. Com. 140),I to file.
I Lit.:
gemmis scalpendis atque limandis,Plin. 36, 7, 10, § 54.—
B Transf.
1 To file off:
plumbum limatum,lead-filings, Plin. 34, 18, 50, § 168:
limata scobs,id. ib.:
cornum limatum lima lignaria,Scrib. 141:
acumen ossis,Cels. 8, 10, 7.—
2 To rub, whet:
cornu ad saxa limato,Plin. 8, 20, 29, § 71;
hence, limare caput cum aliquo,to kiss, Plaut. Merc. 3, 1, 40; id. Poen. 1, 2, 82.—
II Trop.
A In gen., to file, polish, finish:
quaedam institui, quae limantur a me politius,Cic. Ac. 1, 1, 2:
stilus hoc maxime ornat ac limat,id. de Or. 3, 49, 190:
ut ars aliquid limare non possit,id. ib. 1, 25, 115:
vir nostrorum hominum urbanitate limatus,id. N. D. 2, 29, 74.—
B In partic.
1 To investigate accurately, to clear of every thing superfluous:
veritas ipsa limatur in disputatione,Cic. Off. 2, 10, 35:
subtiliter mendacium,Phaedr. 3, 10, 49. —
2 Cum se ipse consulto ad minutarum causarum genera limaverit, has prepared one's self thoroughly for, Cic. Opt. Gen. Or. 3, 9.—
3 To file off, take away from, diminish:
tantum alteri affinxit, de altero limavit,Cic. de Or. 3, 9, 36:
de tua prolixa beneficaque natura limavit aliquid posterior annus,id. Fam. 3, 8, 8:
commoda alicujus,Hor. Ep. 1, 14, 38:
multum inde decoquent anni, multum ratio limabit,Quint. 2, 4, 7. —Hence, līmātus, a, um, P. a., polished, refined, elegant, fine, accurate:
vir oratione maxime limatus,Cic. de Or. 1, 39, 180:
jure madens, varioque togae limatus in usu,Mart. 7, 51, 5:
pressum limatumque genus dicendi,Quint. 2, 8, 4; 11, 1, 3:
Attici,id. 12, 10, 17.—Comp.:
limatius dicendi genus,Cic. Brut. 24, 93:
comis et urbanus fuerit limatior idem,Hor. S. 1, 10, 65:
limatius ingenium,Plin. Ep. 1, 20, 21.—Hence, adv.: līmātē, finely, elegantly, accurately; comp.:
limatius scriptum,Cic. Fin. 5, 5, 12:
limatius quaerere,Amm. 15, 13, 2.
3. līmo — Lewis & Short
līmo, āre, v. a.2. limus,
I to bemire, besmirch (in double sense, v. 2. limo, I. 2.):
caput alicui,Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 82.
4 † Līmo, ōnis, m., = leimw/n, the Meadow, the name of a writing of Cicero, Suet. Vit. Ter.—
II A Roman surname: C. Apronius Limo, Ascon. ap. Cic. Or. pro Scauro.
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