glaber

glăber, bra, brum, adj. [root γλαφ-, γλάφω, to hollow out, γλαφυρός; cf. scalpo],

• without hair, smooth, bald: oves glabrae quam haec est manus, Plaut. Trin. 2, 4, 140 (541): si quem glabrum facere velis, Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 26: oves ventre glabro, id. ib. 2, 2, 6: colla boum, Col. 6, 14, 7: crure glaber, Mart. 12, 38, 4: glaber erat tamquam rien, Plaut. Fragm. ap. Fest. s. v. rienes, p. 276 and 277 Müll.: hordeum, Turran. ap. Plin. 18, 7, 15, § 75: tapete, Turp. ap. Non. 542, 18.—Comp.: tu istum gallum glabriorem reddes mihi, quam volsus ludiu'st, Plaut. Aul. 2, 9, 6 (403): maritus cucurbitā glabrior, Ap. Met. 5, 9, 24,—
• II Transf., as subst.: glăber, bri, m., a young (beardless) slave, favorite slave of the Romans, Cat. 61, 142; Phaedr. 4, 5, 22; Sen. Ep. 47; id. Brev. Vit. 12; Inscr. Orell. 694; 2911.

glaber, bra, brum (aus *gladhro-, glatt, verwandt mit gladius), glatt, unbehaart, kahl (Ggstz. crebro pilo, pilosus), a) v. leb. Wesen u. deren Gliedern: oves, Plaut.: oves ventre glabro, Varro: quadrupedum dorsa pilosa, ventres glabri, Plin.: maritus cucurbitā glabrior, kahler, Apul.: glabra colla boum, Col. – Insbes. v. Lieblingssklaven römischer Wüstlinge, denen man die Haare vom Körper abschaben od. ausraufen ließ, um ihnen ein mädchenhaftes Ansehen zu geben, Sen. ep. 47, 7: Plur. subst. glabrī, ōrum, m., enthaarte Sklaven, Buhlknaben, Sen. de brev. vit. 12, 5. Catull. 61, 142. Phaedr. 4, 5, 22. – b) v. Lebl.: tapete, Caecil. com. 285 u. Turpil. com. 216: hordeum, Plin. 18, 75. – ➳ Nbf. glabrus, Hermae pastor 3, 9, 1.

glaber [CL] 1 hairless, smooth. ~er, calvus GlC G 109; ~er, sine pilis, ut alii volunt nudus Osb. Glouc. Deriv. 255; unde cuticulam glabram operies / si sua repetant murex et aries? Walt. Wimb. Carm. 430. 2 (as sb. f.) parting of hair. Cf. glabellus 2. a schede of the hede, discrimen, cincinnus, ~ra CathA. 3 hairless through disease, afflicted w. scale. b (as sb.) scale, a skin disease. scalled, ~er, glabrosus CathA.  b 1288 manucepit sanare capud ‥ Johannis de ~ra pro ix d. Law Merch. I 36; hec glabria, teine Gl. AN Glasg. 19va; ~ra, scrofe or scalle ‥ hec ~ra, a scalle WW; a scalle, glabria, ~ra, ~er CathA.

glăbĕr, (14) bra, brum, sans poil, chauve, glabre : Pl. Trin. 541 ; -brior Pl. Aul. 402 ; hordeum glabrum Plin. 18, 15, orge glabre (sans barbe) || épilé : Sen. Ep. 47, 7 || subst. m. , esclave épilé, mignon : Catul. 61, 142 ; Sen. Brev. 12, 5.

glaber , bra, brum. adj. c.
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glaber bra, brum, adj.

• GLAB-, smooth: eunuchi, beardless, Ph.—As substm., a beardless slave, Ct.