linum

līnum, ī, n.: flax or hemp.

līnum, i, n. [Gr. λίνον; Goth. lein; Germ. Leinwand; Engl. linen], flax.

• I Lit.: reticulum, tenuissimo lino, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 11, § 27: urit lini campum seges, Verg. G. 1, 77; cf. Plin. 19 prooem. § 2; 19, 1, 1, § 9: lino legato tam factum quam infectum continetur, quodque netum quodque in tela est, Dig. 32, 70, 11.—
• II Transf.
• • A A thread, Cels. 7, 14: consuto vulnere, crassum atque recens linum ostendit non una cicatrix, Juv. 3, 151.—Esp., the thread with which letters were bound and legal instruments sealed: effer cito stilum, ceram et tabellas et linum, Plaut. Bacch. 4, 4, 64 (703): per ceram et linum litterasque interpretes salutem mittit, id. Ps. 1, 1, 40 (42): linum incidimus, legimus, Cic. Cat. 3, 5.—Hence: solvere vincula epistolae, to open a letter, Nep. Paus. 4, 1: lino consignare tabulas, Paul. Sent. 5, 25, 6: easque tabulas proprio lino propriaque cera consignamus, Gai. Inst. 2, 181: linum ruptum, Quint. 12, 8, 13.—
  • B A fishing line: nunc in mole sedens moderabar arundine linum, Ov. M. 13, 923.—
  • C A linen cloth or garment, linen: Massica Integrum perdunt lino vitiata saporem, strained through linen, Hor. S. 2, 4, 54; Ov. F. 5, 519: velati lino et verbena tempora cincti, Verg. A. 12, 120: lino vestiri aut lanis, Mel. 3, 7, 3.—
  • D A sail: lina sinu Tendere toto, Sen. Med. 320.—
  • E A rope, cable: subducere carbasa lino, Ov. F. 3, 587.—
• F A net for hunting or fishing; a hunter's net, toils: positarum lina plagarum, Ov. M. 7, 768: nec lina sequi nodosa sinebam, id. ib. 7, 807; 3, 153.—A fisher's net, drag-net, Verg. G. 1, 142; Ov. M. 13, 931.—Plur., Juv. 5, 102: cymbae linique magister, i. e. the fisherman, id. 4, 45; Sil. 7, 503.—
• G A linen corselet, habergeon: fugit hasta per oras Multiplicis lini, Sil. 4, 292: tempora multiplici mos est defendere lino, id. 3, 272: thorax Multiplicis lini, id. 9, 587.—
• H A string of pearls: uno lino decies sestertium inseritur, Tert. Cult. Fem. 1, 9.—
• K A lampwick: fumigans, Vulg. Isa. 42, 3; Tert. adv. Marc. 4, 23: ardens, id. adv. Jud. 9.

līnum, ī, n. (λίνον, gotisch u. ahd. līn), der Lein, Flachs, I) eig.: lini semen, Apul.: linum tenuissimum, Cic.: linum umidulum, ein saftiger Leinstengel, Ov.: linum impolitum, Fest.: linum tam factum quam infectum, quodque netum quodque in tela est, ICt.: terra lini ferax, Curt.: linum alit Hispania, Mela: linum vellere od. evellere, Plin.: linum pectere od. depectere (hecheln), Plin.: linum nere, Plin. – II) meton.: 1) der Faden, die Schnur, a) übh.: lina piscatoria, Leinfaden zu Fischernetzen, Plin.: zum Zubinden von Briefen u. Urkunden, effer cito stilum, ceram et tabellas et linum, Plaut.: nos linum incīdimus, legimus, Cic.: ter lino per foramina traiecto, Suet.: zum Nähen, immittere lina per acum, Cels.: ad imum acu traiectā duo lina ducente, Cels. – b) die Perlenschnur, uno lino decies sestertium inseritur, an eine Schnur reiht man für 1000000 Sesterze (Perlen) an Wert, Tert. de cult. fem. 1, 9. – c) die Angelschnur, Ov. met. 13, 923 – 2) ein leinenes Tuch, -Kleid, Leinwand, vina lino vitiata, durchgeseiht, Hor. sat. 2, 4, 54: flumineam lino celantes ulvam, Ov. fast. 5, 519: lino vestiri aut lanis, Mela 3, 7, 3 (3. § 63). – 3) ein leinener Panzer, Sil. 3, 272; 4, 292 u.a. – 4) das Segel, Sen. Med. 321. – 5) das Seil, Tau, Ov. fast. 3, 587. – 6) das Netz, zum Jagen, Jagdnetz, Ov.: so auch lina plagarum, Ov.: zum Fischen, Zuggarn, Verg. u. Ov.: cymbae linique magister, Fischer, Iuven.; vgl. texantur et lina capiendis piscibus, Hieron. epist. 125, 11. – 7) der Lampendocht, fumigans, Vulg. Isai. 42, 3. Tert. adv. Marc. 4, 23: ardens, Tert. adv. Iud. 9.

linum [CL], lineum, linus [as both second and fourth decl.] 1 flax. b pod or seed of flax plant, linseed. c linseed oil. viscera lino / seu certe gracili junco spoliata nitescunt Aldh. Aen. 52 (Candela) 2; 1086 totam decimam ~i et lane Ch. Westm. 462; W. Cant. Mir. Thom. II 46 (v. folliculus 3a); tu ‥ / vellus lanigeris redde pecudibus, / fucum conchiliis, linum cespetibus Walt. Wimb. Carm. 429; metet in autumpno unum selionem et adjuvabit serclare ~am domine Hund. II 510b; adjuvabit reparare ~am domine Ib.; 12‥ semen ligni FormMan 47; 1308 in semine ~i empto ix d. Rec. Elton 138; 1340 pro ~o aquaticando (v. aquaticare b); 1369 super imposicione ~i in communi fossata Doc. Bev. 23; ~um, flexe, fflax WW; hoc ~um, A. lyn WW.  b 1266 in uno corbilone empt’ ad ~os custod’ (Pipe Wint.) Arch. Soc. Som CIV 95; olei de ~o, quo utuntur tinctores Gad. 40. 1.  c admota lignorum materia cum pice et ~o et oleo Osb. Bawdsey clxxv. 2 artefact spun from flax fibre, fishing line. qua ~um jacitur sine spe piscis reperitur V. Anselmi Epit. 21. 3 cloth made from flax fibre, linen. b linen garment. in hoc [fonte] ~a lineaque tela ‥ imposita durissimum in lapidem congelantur Gir. TH II 7; invenerunt eam sedentem et manibus suis ~i texturam operantem H. Albus 107; 1298 in duabus mappis de proprio lyno faciendis xiiij d. Rec. Elton 66; quasi sagitta per ~um advolans, perforarunt Flor. Hist. III 319; 1514 pro xij ulnis grossioris ~i ad diversa precia, ij s. vj d Ac. Durh. 160.  b †odonis vitam, mihes nostlun [l. udonis vittam, mihes nostlum = ‘fillet of fur, for bands of a shoe’];odon, ~eum est in pede Gl. Leid. 37. 7–8; camisa, ~eum Ib. 39. 46; eucharistiam in ~eo conficiendam instituit et usum dalmatice repperit R. Niger Chr. I 32; 1288 dabit ei quolibet anno unum garmamentum et unum par ~eorum et unum par caligarum et sotularium SelPlMan 32; ecclesias ‥ nudis pedibus et absque ~eis circuire Ciren. II 274. 4 line drawn on surface. hoc donum ‥ lituo eburneo, quem ~ibus auri praetexebat, super altare dato confirmavit W. Malm. Glast. 59.

līnum, (11) ī, n. (λίνον), ¶ 1 lin [plante et tissu] : Virg. G. 1, 77 ; Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 27 ¶ 2 fil : Cels. Med. 7, 14 ; Cic. Cat. 3, 10 || ligne pour la pêche : Ov. M. 13, 923 || vêtement de lin : Hor. S. 2, 4, 54 ; Ov. F. 5, 519 || voile de navire : Sen. Med. 320 || corde, câble : Ov. F. 3, 587 || filet (pour la pêche ou la chasse) : Ov. M. 7, 768 ; Virg. G. 1, 142 || cuirasse de toile : Sil. 4, 292 || fil dʼun collier de perles : Tert. Cult. 1, 9 || mèche de lampe : Vulg. Is. 42, 3.

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līnum ī, n

• cf. λίνον, flax: lini inopia, Cs.: reticulum tenuissimo lino.—A thread: linum ostendit non una cicatrix, Iu.: linum incidimus, legimus, the fastening(of a letter).—A fishingline: moderabar harundine linum, O.—A linen cloth, linen: Massica lino vitiata, strained through linen, H.—A rope, cable: subducere carbasa lino, O.—A net, hunter's net, toils: positarum lina plagarum, O.: umida, a fisher's net, V.: cymbae linique magister, i. e. the fisherman, Iu.

Linum

(λίνον). Flax; thence anything made with flax; as, a sewing-thread; a fishing-line; a string of pearls; a string bound round the tablets (tabellae) upon which letters or any other documents were written, and then tied in a knot, over which the seal was affixed (Cat. iii. 5; Plaut. Bacch. iv. 3, 79-111; cf. epistola); a net, the meshes of which were made of string.