pilus

pĭlus, i, m., a hair (syn.: villus, seta).

• I Lit.: capra pilos ministrat ad usum nauticum, Varr. R. R. 2, 11: munitae sunt palpebrae vallo pilorum, Cic. N. D. 2, 57, 143: caudae pilos equinae vellere, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 45: duris aspera crura pilis, Ov. A. A. 3, 194: contra pilum equum fricare, Pelag. Vet. 26: in capite homini plurimus pilus, Plin. 11, 37, 47, § 130.—Prov.: non minus molestum est calvis quam comatis pilos velli, Sen. Tranq. An. 8, 2, 3: propius quidem est a sole mons quam campus aut valles, sed sic, quomodo est pilus pilo crassior, Sen. Q. N. 4, 11, 4.—
• II Transf.
• • A Collect., hair, the hair: fruticante pilo neglecta et squalida crura, Juv. 9, 15.—
  • B As a designation of insignificance, a hair, a trifle; usually joined with a negative, not a hair, not a bit, not a whit (class.): ego ne pilo quidem minus me amabo, Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 16, 5: interea e Cappadociā ne pilum quidem, id. Att. 5, 20, 6: ne ullum pilum viri boni habere dicatur, has not a hair of a good man about him, id. Rosc. Com. 7, 20: non facit pili cohortem, does not value it a straw, Cat. 10, 13; cf.: nec pili facit uni, cares not a pin about it, id. 17, 16.—In plur., a garment or fabric made of hair: vestitus pilis cameli, Vulg. Marc. 1, 6.

pīlus, i, m. [pilum], regularly joined with

• primus: primus pilus (in the gen. written also as one word, primipili), the division of the triarii in the Roman army: P. Sextius Baculus, primi pili centurio, Caes. B. G. 3, 5; id. B. C. 1, 13: T. Balventius, qui superiore anno primum pilum duxerat, had been leader, captain of the triarii, id. B. G. 5, 35; Liv. 42, 34, 11: aliquem ad primum pilum transducere, to transfer, advance to the triarii, Caes. B. C. 3, 53, 5: primos pilos ademit, took the command of the triarii, of the primipili, Suet. Calig. 44: vetus consuetudo tenuit, ut ex primo principe legionis promeretur centurio primi pili, qui non solum aquilae praeerat, verum etiam quatuor centurias in primā acie gubernabat, Veg. Mil. 2, 8.—Without primus: referes pili praemia, Mart. 6, 58, 10; 1, 32, 3.—
• II Transf.: primipilus (in inscrr. also written PRIMOPIL, and abbrev. P. P.), the chief centurion of the triarii (the transf. arose from the circumstance that the chief centurion of this division was originally designated by the term primi pili, with the omission of the easily supplied centurio, as is shown by the following citation from Liv. 7, 41, 5; soon, however, from primi pili, a new word, primipilus or primopilus, was formed): primus centurio erat, quem nunc primi pili appellant, Liv. 7, 41, 5; 8, 8, 16: primipilo P. Sext. Baculo vulneribus confecto, Caes. B. G. 2, 25: aquilarum altera vix convelli a primipilo potuit, Val. Max. 1, 6, 11; Inscr. (of the time of Trajan) Orell. 799: SEX. AVLIENO SEX. F. PRIMOPIL. II., Inscr. (of the time of Tiberius or Caligula) Orell. 3426 M. P.; cf. Becker, Antiq. 3, 3, p. 264.

1. pīlus, ī, m. (2. pilum), I) ein Manipel der Triarier, centurio primi pili, Caes.: primum pilum ducere, Zenturio des ersten M. der Tr. sein, Caes.: assignare primum pilum, Liv.: primos pilos ademit, Suet.: ad primum pilum transducere (befördern), Caes. – bl. pilus. Mart. 1, 31, 3; 6, 58, 10. – II) meton. = der Zenturio der Triarier, primus pilus, der Z. des ersten Manipels der Tr. (dem Range nach der erste unter den 60 Zenturionen der Legion), Liv. 7, 41, 5; 8, 8, 16. Corp. inscr. Lat. 5, 4373. – Form primipilus, Caes. b. G. 2, 25, 1: Form primopilus, Corp. inscr. Lat. 10, 3881 u. 4868: in Inschriften abgekürzt P. P., Corp. inscr. Lat. 14, 3626 u.a. Vgl. übh. Marquardt röm. Staatsverw.² 2, 373 f.

2. pilus, ī, m., I) das einzelne Haar am menschl. u. tier. Körper, leporinus, Lampr.: caudae pili equinae, Hor.: pili leonis e fronte, Plin.: pili oculorum, Plin.: palpebrae sunt munitae vallo pilorum, Cic.: pilorum et capillorum tenuitatem habere, Hieron.: im Bilde, v. einer Kleinigkeit, pilo minus amabo, um ein Haar weniger, Cic.: e Cappadocia ne pilum quidem (sq. accepi), ich habe aus K. nicht so viel, als man auf einen Nagel legt, gezogen, Cic.: ne ullum pilum viri boni habere dicatur, kein Haar eines ehrlichen Mannes (wie wir: es ist kein gutes Haar an ihm), Cic.: non facit pili cohortem, hält sie kein Haar wert, Catull.: nec pili facit unius, fragt kein Haar danach, macht sich nichts daraus, Catull. – Sprichw., non minus molestum est calvis quam comatis pilos velli, Sen. de tranqu. anim. 8, 3: propius quidem est a sole mons quam campus aut valles, sed sic, quomodo est pilus pilo crassior, Sen. nat. quaest. 4, 11, 5. – II) kollektiv, der ganze Haarwuchs am Körper, das Haar, crebro pilo, dichtbehaart (Ggstz. glaber), Varro: alci pilus cadit, Plin.

1 pīlus v. 2 pīla

2 pīlus v. 3 pīla

3 pĭlus v. 4 pĭla

4 pĭlus v. 5 pĭla

5 pīlus v. 3 pīlum

6 pĭlus [CL], 9 pĭla 1 animal hair, bristle (also collect. sg.); b (used as material for rope, brush, or stuffing). figurate ~is cameli e quibus cilicium fit paenitentia vel continentia Bede Hom. I 1. 24; preter ~os caprinos rusticitatis Gosc. Edith 36; ex ~is camelorum fit cilicium, quod est habitus penitentium Ailr. Serm. 14. 17. 293; cur cecidere ~i? Walt. Angl. Fab. 51. 12 (v. cadere 2d); 1253 obviavit J. P. forestario equiti et C. de G. forestario pediti ‥ qui perceperunt super eum ~um bestialem SelPlForest 106; 1259 de precio et colore ~i cujuslibet eorum [equorum] regi respondere possit Cl 440; 1331 pasnagia ‥ dominus rex percipit ‥ de quolibet porco habente ~um furcatum j den. Turonensem Ext. Guern. 67.  b 1233 in decem capistris de ~o averis faciendis ij d. Crawley 209; 1295 in lx petris ~i emptis ad cordas ingeniorum ‥ in ‥ ~o filando et cordis inde faciendis, pro petra iiij d. KR Ac 5/9; 1348 in xxij libris de ~o emptis pro cordis springaldorum predictorum faciendis Ib. 462/16 f. 6v; 1352 in j lib’ ~i porcorum empt’ pro brucis pictorum inde fac’ Ib. 371/6 m. 14; 1398 in vij petr’ ~i empt’ pro sellis cariagii et colers, xviij d. Ac. Durh. 601; 1514 pro factura nova le trowes pro molend’ ‥, cum pice, bitumine, et ~is pro eisdem Ac. Durh. 161. 2 human hair: a (on body or head); b (beard); c (eyelashes); d (transf. & fig.). a magis vultus ~is quam corporum pudenda ‥ vestibus tegentes Gildas EB 19; capillos qui capitis sunt ~i Andr. S. Vict. Dan. 44; non michi tolle pĭlum, ne te tollat tibi pīlum Serlo Wilt. 2. 89; videndi perspicue rediit acumen, ut utroque oculo res minutissimas, utpote ~os et capillos ‥ discerneret Mir. Fridesw. 33; ut non solum capillos capitis, sed etiam ~os possit radere carnis J. Ford Serm. 49. 5; 1229 male tractaverunt ‥ servientem per ~os BNB II 263; eunuchi quando castrantur ante pollutionem in somno, non oritur in corpore eorum post hec ~us Bart. Angl. V 48.  b barbas suas radere devitant ne ~i suas in osculis amicas precisi pungant Ord. Vit. XI 11 p. 208.  c palpebre. ~i instar valli oculos munientes pro oculis positi sunt Andr. S. Vict. Sal. 31.  d omnes filii Adam pilosi ‥ propter peccata ‥ . non habebat istos ~os Filius Dei. ‥ nisi iste assumeret similitudinem pellis nostre, similitudinem ~orum nostorum, numquam nos possemus liberari a ~is nostris Ailr. Serm. 26. 30. 345. 3 (of plant). meu, i. sister vel ~o †cerumo [l. cervino] Gl. Laud. 956; tormentilla ~os pentafilon non habet ullos SB 42. 4 (nap on) cloth, pile. sic nominare poterit in appello suo plures res diversi generis, dum tamen certum precium apponat et certam rei designet qualitatem, quantitatem, precium, et pondus, numerum, mensuram, valorem, et ~um Fleta 58; 1354 per ostensionem carte de fretto dicte navis ac eciam demonstracionem signorum et metarum fardellorum et ~arum in quibus coria illa sunt involuta IMisc 171/9; 1471 pro ‥ iij unciis de ribbanys, ij ulnis cordarum cericarum, iij ulnis ‥ tele late, ij griseis pilleis, j ulna ‥ rubei cerici ‥, xij ~is, iiij ulnis de le tartar ‥ ExchScot 121.

1 pĭlus, (12) ī, m. , poil : Cic. Nat. 2, 143 || [fig.] un cheveu, un rien : e Cappadocia ne pilum quidem Cic. Att. 5, 20, 6, de Cappadoce, pas lʼombre de nouvelles ; ne pilo quidem minus me amabo Cic. Q. 2, 15, 5, la satisfaction que jʼai de moi nʼen sera pas diminuée de lʼépaisseur dʼun cheveu ; non facere aliquid pili Catul. 10, 13, ne faire aucun cas de qqch. || le poil, la partie velue, lʼextérieur : Gloss. Lat.-Gr.

2 pīlus, (12) ī, m. , compagnie des pilaires ou triaires [armés de javelots] : Cæs. G. 3, 5, 2 ; primum pilum ducere Cæs. G. 5, 35, 6, commander la première compagnie des triaires, être primipilaire ou primipile ; ad primum pilum transducere Cæs. C. 3, 53, 3, faire monter au grade de primipile || v. primipilus.

pilus , i. m.
毛。絲毫之事。Primus pilus 初短鎗兵之隊。Pili facere 看輕。藐視。

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pĭlus, i, m.: pelo; ● capello; ● (collett.), peli; ● capelli

un filo, un pelo, un briciolo (di solito in prop. neg.); ● aliquem pili non facĕre, non stimare un pelo (non tenere in nessun conto) qualcuno.

pilus (1) ī, m

• a hair: munitae sunt palpebrae vallo pilorum: caudae pilos equinae vellere, H.: duris aspera crura pilis, O.: ego ne pilo quidem minus me amabo, not a hair: e Cappadociā ne pilum quidem (accepi), nothing whatever: ne ullum pilum viri boni habere dicatur, has no hair of a good man: non facit pili cohortem, Ct.—Singcollect.: fruticante pilo, Iu.

pīlus (2) ī, m

• PIS-, a maniple of the triarii, company of veteran reserves: primi pili centurio, Cs.: primum pilum ducere, Cs.: primus centurio erat, quem nunc primi pili appellant, L.—In the phrase, primus pilus, the first centurion of the triarii, chief centurion of a legion, L.