faber

făber, bri (gen. plur. most freq. fabrum; cf.: jam ut censoriae tabulae loquuntur, fabrum et procum audeo dicere, non fabrorum et procorum, Cic. Or. 46, 156: fabrum, Caes. ap. Cic. Att. 9, 8, C, 2; Caes. B. C. 1, 24, 4; Plin. 34, 1, 1, § 1 al.: fabrorum, Plaut. Most. 1, 2, 54 (137); Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 56, § 147; Plin. 35, 15, 51, § 182 al.), m. [Sanscr. root bha-, gleam, shine; Gr. φημί, say, φαίνω, show; cf. for], a worker in wood, stone, metal, etc., a forger, smith, artificer, carpenter, joiner (syn.: artifex, opifex, operarius), τέκτων.

• I Prop.
• • A With adj. of material, etc., specifying the trade: tamen ego me Phidiam esse mallem, quam vel optimum fabrum tignarium, carpenter, Cic. Brut. 73, 257; so, tignarius, id. Rep. 2, 22; Inscr. Orell. 4087; cf.: fabros tignarios dicimus non eos duntaxat, qui tigna dolant, sed omnes, qui aedificant, Dig. 50, 16, 235: ut fortunati sunt fabri ferrarii, Qui apud carbones assident! blacksmiths, Plaut. Rud. 2, 6, 47 (531): fabrum aerariorum conlegium, copper-smiths, braziers, Plin. 34, 1, 1, § 1; cf.: marmoris aut eboris fabros aut aeris amavit, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 96: ‡ eburarius, Inscr. ap. Spon. Misc. p. 222: ‡ intestinarius, one who does the fine carved work in wood for the interior of a building, a joiner, Inscr. Orell. 4182: ‡ a Corinthiis, ib. 4181: ‡ oculariarius, one who made silver eyes for statues, ib. 4185.—
  • B In gen.: ut arcessatur faber, ut istas compedis tibi adimam, Plaut. Capt. 5, 4, 29 (1026): cogito, utrum me dicam medicum ducere an fabrum, id. Men. 5, 3, 11 (886): hominem pro fabro aut pro tectore emere, Cic. Planc. 25, 62: fabri ad aedificandam rem publicam, work-people, workmen, laborers, id. Fam. 9, 2, 5; cf. id. Verr. 2, 5, 19, § 48: ex legionibus fabros delegit, the workmen belonging to the army, Caes. B. G. 5, 11, 3; whose overseer was called praefectus fabrūm, id. B. C. 1, 24, 4: His fabris crescunt patrimonia, i. e. these smiths know how to add to their patrimonies, Juv. 14, 116: faber volans, i. e. Icarus, id. 1, 54.— Prov.: faber est quisque fortunae suae, every man is the maker of his own fortune, Appius ap. Sall. de Republ. Ordin. 1.

făber, bra, brum, adj. [1. faber],

• workmanlike, skilful, ingenious (poet. and in post-Aug. prose): ars, Ov. M. 8, 159; id. F. 3, 383: levitas speculi, Ap. Apol. p. 282. —Sup.: signaculum faberrimum anuli aurei, Ap. Flor. p. 346.—Adv.: fā̆bre, in a workmanlike manner, skilfully, ingeniously: hoc factum est fabre, Plaut. Men. 1, 2, 23 (132); cf. id. Stich. 4, 1, 64 (568): teres trabs, Sil. 14, 320; Vulg. Exod. 35, 33: sigillatum vitrum, Ap. Met. 2, 19, 5 (cf. fabrefacio).—Sup.: facta navis, Ap. Met. 11, 16, 16 al.; aptare, Amm.20, 11.

făber, bri, m.,

• the dory, a sunfish (Zaeus faber, Linn.), Plin. 9, 18, 32, § 86; 32, 11, 53, § 148; Col. 8, 16, 9; Ov. Hal. 110.

1. faber, brī, m. (viell. verkürzt aus faciber v. facio) = τέκτων, der Verfertiger, Künstler, bes. der in hartem Material (Holz, Steinen, Metall usw.) arbeitende, I) eig.: aeris, marmoris, eboris, Hor.: faber compedum, Auson.: tignarius, Zimmermann, Cic.: ferrarius, Schmied, Plaut. u. Treb. Poll.: aerarius, Arbeiter in Bronze, Kupferschmied, Plin. und Gloss.: argentarius, Silberarbeiter, ICt. u. Corp. inscr. Lat. 6, 2226 u. Firm.: officina fabri ferrarii, Augustin.: faber figulator = κεραμεύς, Gloss.: f. frenarius = χαλινοποιός, Gloss.: f. lectuarius = κλινουργός, Gloss.: f. lignarius = τέκτων, Gloss.: faber navalis od. naviun = ναυπηγός, Firm. u. Gloss.: soliarius baxiarius, Corp. inscr. Lat. 6, 9404: oculariarius, ibid. 6, 9402. – Plur., fabri, Handwerker, bes. Bauhandwerker, Plaut., Cic. u.a.: fabri aedium, Architekten, Gell.: collegium fabrorum, Plin. ep.: praefectus fabrûm, Werkmeister, Cic.: in den Munizipien u. Kolonien = der Vorsteher der Gewerke, Inscr. – fabri beim Heere, die Handwerkerkompagnie, unsere ›Pioniere‹, Caes. u.a.: praefectus fabrûm, Befehlshaber der Pioniere, Caes. u.a. (vgl. Veget. mil. 2, 10). – übtr., his fabris crescunt patrimonia, solche Schmiede verstehen sich auf Ausdehnung des Erbgutes, Iuven. 14, 116. – Sprichw., faber est suae quisque fortunae, jeder ist seines Glückes Schmied, Appius b. Ps. Sall. de rep. 1, 1. § 2. – II) übtr., ein sonst Zeus gen. Fisch, der Sonnenfisch (Zeus Faber, L.), Col. 8, 16, 9. Plin. 9, 68: rarus faber, Ov. hal. 110. – ➳ vulg. Plur. fabres, Corp. inscr. Lat. 14, 2876.

2. faber, bra, brum (1. faber), künstlerisch, meisterhaft, geschickt, ars, Ov.: signaculo faberrimo, Apul. flor. 9.

faber [CL] 1 craftsman, usu. smith; b (w. ref. to the Creator); c (fig.); d (as surname). atque carens manibus fabrorum vinco metalla Aldh. Aen. 20 (Apis) 5; ~ris, i. tignaris GlH F 41; habeo ~ros [AS: smiþas], ferrarios [AS: isene smiþas], aurificem, ‥ lignarium et multos alios variarum artium operatores Ælf. Coll. 99; quomodo ~ro in ejusdem solemnio proterve operanti inheserit malleus dextro et forceps sinistro palmo vel molam rotanti ministro ad acuendam falcem ita ligno incluso manus coaluerit V. Kenelmi B f. 82va; ~er regis DB I 36; ~er facturus aliquod suae artis opus prius illud intra se dicit mentis conceptione Anselm (Mon. 10) I 24; cum ~er proicit aquam super ferrum ne subita fiat calidarum fumositatum exhalatio, unde fortius ferrum excoquitur et remollitur Quaest. Salern. B 210; 12‥ debet ‥ ~er reparare ferramenta ij carucarum domini de ferro domini ‥ et faciet ferros et clavos de ferro domini ad j affrum domini et ferrabit eundem affrum de clavis et ferris predictis Cust. Bleadon 208; constrictio [cordis] dicitur motus ab extremitatibus ad ‥ medium, sicut est in ~rorum follibus videre Bart. Angl. III 15; sapiens ~er [ME: smiþ] aliquotiens cultellum fabricat nimis mollem AncrR 12; 1336 ad eligendum ‥ tres carpentarios, tres masones, et duos ~ros RScot I 411a; 1372 quia non habuerunt unum communem ~rum et quia non reparaverunt communem forgiam Hal. Durh. 116; gubernator navis ‥ imperat ~ro qui navem construit et reficit ejus collesa; et miles imperat ~ro qualia arma facere debeat Fortescue NLN I 46; asseres asseribus ~er potest glutino conjungere Ib. II 9.  b est domus ecclesia domini; summus faber illam / ‥ construit Garl. Myst. Eccl. 10; [virgo] cujus solis et aurore / faber fabri stilo flore / solus laudes pingeret Walt. Wimb. Virgo 96; Ib. 103 (v. eremus 1b).  c 1168 qui totius scismatis ~er erat, incentor et signifer J. Sal. Ep. 238 (277 p. 592); qui dolorum incentor est et ydolorum in suis ~er Map NC V 7 f. 71v.  d supradicto monacho Willelmo ~ro Chr. Battle f. 12; 1221 Robertus ~er PlCrGlouc 66; 1260 (v. fabrica 1); 1279 (v. fabricatio 1a); 1279 (v. fabrinus); 13‥ (v. daina b); 1430 heredes Yvonis ~ri Feod. Durh. 20. 2 (w. ref. to Matth. xii 55, Mark vi 3) carpenter (τέκτων). nunc Samaritanum, nunc filium ~ri vocabant P. Blois Ep. 45. 131C; [Christus] voluit ‥ tali legi esse subjectus sicut erat subjectus Joseph ~ro Ric. Armagh Def. Cur. 1406 (rectes 1306). 3 craftsman in particular trade: a (w. aerarius) coppersmith. b (~er calcarium) spurrier. c (w. ferrarius) blacksmith. d locksmith. e (w. lignarius) joiner. f (w. scriniarius) cabinetmaker. a 1563 Philippus Denoz, ~er aerarius (SP Dom. Eliz. 48/47) Hug. Soc. X 289.  b 1351 ad eligendum tot aurifabros, calcarium ~ros et alios operarios ‥ quot pro operacionibus monetarum ‥ necessarii fuerint Pat 234 m. 13d..  c ~er ferrarius malleum et incudem adquirit Ælf. Ep. 2. 151; a militari officio sic repellit ut ~ros ferrarios itemque lignarios J. Sal. Pol. 593C; ~ri ferrarii, falcarii, secarii, cultellarii, armarii, novacularii, lignarii, rotarii, plaustrarii, ferarii [l. serarii], horologiarii [sue smythes, sythe smythes, bladesmythes, cutlers, armurers, rasermakers, carpenters, whele wryghtes, carte wryghtes, loksmyths, clokke smythes] Whittington Vulg. 66; convocato ~ro ferrario, ‥ inverse ac prepostere ferrea pedum munimenta equis affigenda curat, ne fuge locum ex vestigiis equorum deprehendere persequentes valerent Boece 310.  d Whittington Vulg. 66 (v. 2c supra); 1556 pro Stephano Cowte ~ro ferr’ (AcWardr) KR Ac 428/10 f. 50v (cf. ib. 427/16/6: 1553 Stephen Cowte ‥ locksmith).  e J. Sal. Pol. 593C (v. 3c supra); cuidam ~ro lignario gradus quosdam ‥ reparanti securim abstulit W. Fitzst. Thom. 136; s1174 presidium ‥ opere sumptuoso construxit, ubi quid ~er lignarius et sciret et posset manifestum fecit Diceto YH 380; 1535 providus vir, J. H., ~er lignarius Scot. Grey Friars II 35; 1559 item R. B. ~ro lignario ‥ efficienti in postico vectes et januam Arch. Hist. Camb. II 39n.  f 1563 Johannes Coppin, ~er scriniarius [etc.] (SP Dom. Eliz. 48/47) Hug. Soc. X 289. 4 (as adj.) skilful. Cf. fabre. ~rum, perfectum GlC F 15; †~rus, -a, -um, i. cautus et ingeniosus: ‥ et fabre adverb., i. ingeniose Osb. Glouc. Deriv. 235; accedat Tullius vel Maro fluvio / verborum fluvians, et toto studio / quanta sit virginis pingat affliccio: / rem non aperiet fabra locucio Walt. Wimb. Carm. 266.

1 făber, (16) bra, brum, fait avec art, ingénieux : Ov. M. 8, 159 || faberrimus Apul. Flor. 9.

2 făber, (10) brī, m. [gén. pl. ordin. fabrum Cic. Or. 156 ], ¶ 1 ouvrier, artisan : faber tignarius Cic. Br. 157, charpentier ; præfectus fabrum meus Cic. Fam. 3, 7, 4, chef de mes ouvriers [attachés à lʼarmée] ; faber ærarius Plin. 34, 1, fondeur en bronze, ciseleur || [fig.] artisan, ouvrier : Cic. Fam. 2, 5 ¶ 2 dorée [sorte de poisson de mer] : Plin. 9, 68.

faber , bri. m.
匠人。魚名。— aerarius 銅匠。— lignarius 木匠。— ferrarius 鐵匠。Fabrum pro fabrorum.

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faber , bra, brum. adj.
匠人。奇巧者。

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faber (1) brī (genplur. brūm; rarely brōrum, C.), m

• 2 FAC-, a workman, maker, forger, smith, artificer, carpenter, joiner: Marmoris aut eboris aut aeris, H.: hominem pro fabro emere: fabri ad aedificandam rem p., laborers: praefectus fabrūm, chief engineer, Cs.: ex legionibus fabros delegit, artisans, Cs.: His fabris crescunt patrimonia, i. e. these smiths add to their patrimonies, Iu.: volans (i. e. Icarus), Iu.: tignarius, carpenter.— Prov.: tractant fabrilia fabri, H.—A dory, sunfish, O.

faber (2) bra, brum, adj.

• 2 FAC-, constructive, workmanlike: ars, architecture, O.

Faber

(τέκτων). The name given indiscriminately to any artisan or mechanic who works in hard materials, such as wood, stone, metal, etc., in contradistinction to one who moulds or models in soft substances, like wax or clay, who received the appellation of plastes. It is, consequently, accompanied in most cases by a descriptive epithet which determines the calling of the workman alluded to; as faber tignarius, a carpenter; faber ferrarius, a blacksmith; faber aeris or aerarius, marmoris, eboris, a worker in bronze, marble, and ivory; and so on. The Greek term has not quite so extensive a meaning as the Latin one, being rarely applied to a worker in metal, who was expressly called χαλκεύς or σιδηρεύς, though some passages occur where it is so used. The accompanying illustration represents a carpenter's shop, from a painting found at Herculaneum, in which the workmen are represented under the form of genii, according to the conventional treatment of the ancient schools, for subjects of this nature, in which scenes of ordinary life are depicted. The fabri attached to the army were under the command of a special officer (praefectus fabrorum) ( B. C. i. 24).