mascŭlus — Lewis & Short
mascŭlus, a, um,
I adj. dim. [mas], male, masculine; subst., a male (not in Cic. or Cæs.).
I Lit.:
bona femina, et malus masculus,Plaut. Cist. 4, 2, 39:
incertus infans natus masculus an femina esset,Liv. 31, 12:
genus,Phaedr. 4, 14, 15:
genus masculum femininumve,Plin. 10, 68, 87, § 189:
tura,Verg. E. 8, 65; Ov. Med. fac. 94; Plin. 12, 14, 32, § 61:
dare mascula nomina rebus,Mart. 11, 43, 11:
libido, i. e. tribadum,Hor. Epod. 5, 41.—
II Transf.
A Of things: cardo, which is inserted into another (opp. cardo femina, into which another is inserted), Vitr. 9, 9 med.; v. cardo;
of gems,Plin. 37, 7, 25, § 92.—
B Worthy of or befitting a man, manly, vigorous, bold:
proles,Hor. C. 3, 6, 37:
Sappho,id. Ep. 1, 19, 28:
animus,App. M. 6, p. 184, 21: ingenium, id. ib. 7, p. 190, 25:
indicium masculi et incorrupti viri,Quint. 5, 12, 20; v. masculinus.