arista

arista , ae, f.: the beard of wheat; a head of wheat.

ărista, ae, f. [perh. for acrista and akin to ācer, q. v., or perh. to aro, q. v.; cf. Germ. Aehre; Engl. ear (of corn); Germ. Ernte, harvest; Engl. earnest, fruit, pledge].

• The awn or beard of grain: arista, quae ut acus tenuis longa eminete glumā; proinde ut granitheca sit gluma, et apex arista, Varr. R. R. 1, 48; * Cic. Sen. 15, 51; Ov. H. 5, 111; id. Tr. 4, 1, 57.—
• II Meton. (pars pro toto).
• • A The ear itself: maturae aristae, Ov. F. 5, 357: pinguis arista, Verg. G. 1, 8; 1, 111; id. A. 7, 720.—Also, an ear of spikenard, Ov. M. 15, 398.—Hence,
  • • 2 Poet., summer: Post aliquot, mea regna videns, mirabor aristas, after some harvests, Verg. E. 1, 70: necdum decimas emensus aristas Aggrederis metuenda viris, having measured ten summers, Claud. IV. Cons. Hon. 371 (cf. at the next grass, for next summer, an expression still common in the north of England; so, seven years old at the next grass, Sylvester's Dubartas; just fifteen, coming summer's grass, Swift).—
  • B Poet. transf.,
  • • 1 Of the hair of men, Pers. 3, 115. —
    • 2 Of the bones of fishes, Aus. Mos. 85; 119.—
    • 3 Of plants in gen., Val. Fl. 6, 365.

arista, ae, f. (vgl. ὀιστός), I) die Spitze, Hachel, Granne an der Ähre, Varr., Cic. u.a. – Meton.: a) die Ähre selbst, Verg. u. Quint.: auch von der Frucht der Narde, Ov.: Plur. aristae = Getreidearten, die Ähren tragen (im Ggstz. zu den Hülsenfrüchten), Verg. georg. 1, 220; vgl. 1, 226. – dah. b) (poet.) die Erntezeit, Claud. IV. cons. Hon. 371. – II) poet. übtr.: 1) die Borsten = borstenartigen, stacheligen Haare, Pers. 3, 115. – 2) die Fischgräte, Auson. Mos. 85 u. 119. Greg. Tur. Mart. 3, 1. p. 632, 23. – 3) Plur. aristae, Kräuter übh., Val. Flacc. 7, 365.

arista [CL] 1 awn or ‘beard’ of corn. b ear of corn. c (fig.). ~a, egla Ælf. Gl.; sata jam in spicas et ~as maturescentia Gosc. Aug. Min. 747; spica latet grano cum nodis, culmus, arista Neckam DS IV 432 (433); faciat ‥ affros et equos ‥ prebendari, ita quod prebenda ‥ stramine avene misceatur vel frumenti; ~e enim straminis ordeacei rugitus eorum inpedirent Fleta 165; ~a, A. an eyle, ‥ hec ~a, a nawn WW.  b an ere of corne, spica, ~a, aristella CathA.  c unde horrenda seges diris succrevit aristis Aldh. Aen. 88. 3 (cf. id. VirgV 2500). 2 ridge, rib or outer corner in building (cf. Building in Eng 378). b (?) ridge or rib in cloth. flamma que, vario prius agitata discursu, domus super quam stabat lambebat ~as Ben. Pet. Mir. Thom. IV 6; abbas [Willelmus, ob. 1235] ‥ turrim ‥ retegi fecit, ‥ collateralibus additis ornamentis, viz. octo linearibus elevationibus a tholo usque ad murale extensis, ut octogona turris manifestius appareret, ‥ et linee ipse predicte, que vulgariter ~e nuncupantur, turrim et mirabiliter roborabant et roboratam decorabant et imbres certius cohibebant G. S. Alb. I 281; 1260 arestas de cumulo in summa turrella plumbo cooperiri Liberate 36 m. 8d..  b c1370 tunc taxet listas, pannus quia tendit aristas (J. Bridl.) Pol. Poems I 192. 3 (w. pannus or sim.) a rich fabric (? ribbed). 1215 pannos sericos de aresta ‥ ad robam ‥ perficiendam Cl 214a; 1223 pro uno baldekino de aresta ad quisserias et spalderas nostras Ib. 550b; 1238 pannus sericus de aresta Cal. Liberate 316; 1244 regi mittat in Angliam ‥ c pannos de alesta sine auro, xl ad aurum de levi precio, xx de majori, de predictis pannis Cl 175; 1245 capa ‥ de panno de ~a rubeo cum aviculis albis Invent. S. Paul. 480; pannus de aresta cepeatus, tabulatus rubeo et indico Ib. 493; c1250 vestimentum ‥ cum casula de ~a et paraturis de eodem Vis. S. Paul. 2; 1257 unam culcitram punctam de aresta Cl 33; 1260 unum pannum ad aurum et iiij pannos de aresta ad coyntisas ‥ faciendas Cl 116; 1300 tres cape chori veteres broudate, linate de panno de ~o AcWardr p. 352; 1310 de j casula de panno de lareste Ac. Exec. Ep. Exon. 4.

ărista, (11) æ, f. , ¶ 1 barbe, pointe de lʼépi : Varro R. 1, 48 ; Cic. CM 51 || épi : Virg. G. 1, 8 ; 1, 111 ; Ov. F. 5, 357 || été : Claud. 4 Cons. Hon. 371 ¶ 2 arête de poisson : Aus. Mos. 85 || poil : Pers. 3, 115 || [en parl. de différ. sortes de plantes] : Ov. M. 15, 398 ; Plin. 12, 42 ; Val. Flacc. 7, 365.

arista , ae. f.
麥鬚。髮堅。麥。 Septem aristae 七年。— nardi 甘松子。

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arista ae, f

• 2 AC-, the top of an ear, beard of corn: munitur vallo aristarum: tenerae, V.— An earof grain: pinguis, V.— Of spikenard, O.: solae aristae, i. e. only crops of grain, V.