plumbeus

plumbĕus, a, um, adj. [plumbum], of or belonging to lead, made of lead, leaden, lead-.

• I Lit.: plumbea glans, Lucr. 6, 306: pistillum, Plin. 34, 18, 50, § 169: vas, id. 33, 6, 35, § 109: ictus, blows given with a scourge to which a leaden ball is attached, Prud. στεφ. 10, 122.—Subst.
• • • 1 plum-bĕum, i, n., a leaden vessel, Cato R. R. 105: Nicerotiana, Mart. 6, 55, 3.—
    • 2 plum-bĕa, ae, f., a leaden ball: ut mortuus ictu plumbeae crederetur, Spart. Sever. 11, 2. —
  • B Transf.
  • • 1 Leaden, blunt, dull (class.): plumbeo gladio jugulatus, Cic. Att. 1, 16, 2: o plumbeum pugionem! id. Fin. 4, 18, 48.—
    • 2 Leaden, bad, vile, poor, worthless (poet.): nummus, Plaut. Cas. 2, 3, 40 (256); id. Trin. 4, 2, 120 (962): faber, qui cudere soles plumbeos nummos, to coin leaden money, i. e. bad jokes, id. Most. 4, 2, 11 (895); so, plumbei, as subst. (sc. nummi), Mart. 10, 74, 4: vina, Mart. 10, 49, 5: mala, id. 10, 94, 4: carmina, Aus. Ep. 6, 1.—
    • 3 Leaden, i. e. heavy, oppressive, burdensome (poet.): nec plumbeus Auster Auctumnusque gravis, Hor. S. 2, 6, 18.—
• II Trop.
• • A Leaden, i. e. heavy, weighty (ante-class.): si quid peccatum est, plumbeas iras gerunt, Plaut. Poen. 3, 6, 16 (811).—
  • B Leaden, dull, stupid, stolid (class.): caudex, stipes, asinus, plumbeus, Ter. Heaut. 877: nisi plane in physicis plumbei sumus, Cic. Tusc. 1, 29, 71: cor, without feeling, Licin. ap. Suet. Ner. 2.

plumbeus, a, um (plumbum), aus Blei, bleiern, I) eig.: A) adi.: glans, Lucr.: vas, Plin.: charta, Suet.: ictus, Schläge mit einer Geißel, an der eine Bleikugel war, Prud.: color, Bleifarbe, Plin.: nummus, bleiernes, wertloses Geldstück (vgl. unser »Blechmünze«), Plaut. u. Fronto (s. Brix Plaut. trin. 962. Lorenz Plaut. most. 879): u. so Plur. subst., plumbeī, eōrum, m. (sc. nummi), Mart. 10, 74, 4. – B) subst.: 1) plumbea, ae, f., die Bleikugel, ut mortuus ictu plumbeae crederetur, Spart. Sever. 11, 2. – 2) plumbeum, eī, n., das Bleigefäß, Cato u. Colum.: Plur. b. Colum. u. Mart. – II) übtr., bleiern, 1) = stumpf, gladius, Cic.: pugio, Cic. u. Augustin. – 2) = schlecht, vina, Mart.: carmina, Auson. – 3) geistig stumpf, a) = stumpfsinnig, Ter.: plumbeus in physicis, Cic. – b) = gefühllos, cor, Licin. Crass, bei Suet. Nero 2, 2. – 4) bleiern = schwerdrückend, lästig, ira, Plaut.: auster, der wie Blei (schwer) aufliegende, drückend heiße, Hor.

plumbeus [CL] 1 fitted with or made of lead, leaden. b (w. ref. to the malleability or softness of lead, lancea ~ea) leaden spear, useless weapon; c (w. ref to the heaviness of lead). sarcofagum ~eum ‥ transmisit Felix Guthl. 48 p. 146; urna ‥ habens intus xij ciatos modicos ~eos Gl. Leid. 22. 12; patuit arca et in arca ~ea theca Gosc. Lib. Mild. 19 p. 86; ecclesia ‥ ~eis laminis operta Gir. IK I 3 p. 37; 1244 fenestras ‥ ~eas ‥ amoveri ‥ faciat (v. fenestra 1b); 1289 in xviij carr’ j peis’ et xvj clav’ plumbi ‥ ad cooperturam nove camere ‥ cum aliis diversis stellicidiis [sic] plumbeiis [sic] emendandis KR Ac 467/19 m. 2; 1314 ad ducendum aquam ‥ per fistulas ~eas Reg. Durh. II 1256; pistellum de plumbo et tabula †pumblea [l. plumbea] fricentur Gad. 126. 1; 1395 vasa enea lign’ et ~ia et alia utensilia domus CoramR 534 r. 4; 1457 item j par del weyscalez cum j balke ferr’ et ponderibus ~iis Ac. Durh. 635.  b quaelibet virtus sine exercitio quasi ~ea lancea est Anselm Misc. 300.  c quasi ~eum pondus pendens a collo tuo deorsum te trahebat Anselm (Medit. 3) III 89; sed si desunt hii tutores / erunt culpe graviores / omni mole plumbea Walt. Wimb. Van. 91. 2 (of mine) that abounds in or yields lead (-ore). 1270 in mineris nostris ‥ ~eis (v. cupreus b). 3 of the colour of lead, leaden, dull grey; b (med.); c (her.). panis ~eus, loliatus, et crudus P. Blois Ep. 14. 47C; earum [plantarum] color est lividus, sive niger, sive ~eus Quaest. Salern. N 39.  b ~eus color oculos circumfundit, faciem pallor invadit Ailr. Sanct. 794D; urina est quasi karopos aut plurimum ~ea aut ‥ subcinericia Gilb. VI 258. 1; color ‥ ~eus ‥ significat ‥ flegma Bacon V 86; mutatur color faciei in ~eum aut lividum Gad. 12. 1.  c isti quinque colores medii a nigredine ascendunt ad albedinem, viz. griseus color qui parum participat de albedine, ~eus, cinericius, terreus, lividus Bad. Aur. 155; color ‥ ~eus ‥ a nigredine ascendens et ad albedinem tendens ‥ color ~eus signum est frigiditatis dominantis et extinccionis caloris naturalis in corpore humano Upton 118. 4 (fig.) heavy as lead, slow, oppressive. cunctabundus, morosus, tardus, piger, segnis ‥ ~eus Osb. Glouc. Deriv. 148; set mala mens intus plumbea vota gerit Gower VC IV 1064. 5 (as sb. n.) plummet. 1387 quoddam ~eum et ij scale ejusdem manerii sunt in custodia J. W. IMisc 236/9.

plumbĕus, (12) a, um (plumbum), ¶ 1 de plomb, qui est en plomb : Lucr. 6, 306 ; Plin. 33, 109 ; plumbei ictus Prud. Perist. 10, 122, coups de martinet garni de plomb ; v. plumbatæ || plumbeus gladius Cic. Att. 1, 16, 2, épée de plomb [sabre de bois], cf. Fin. 4, 48 ¶ 2 de mauvais aloi, de mauvaise qualité : Mart. 10, 49, 5 ¶ 3 [poét.] lourd, accablant, pesant : Pl. Pœn. 813 ; Hor. S. 2, 6, 18 || stupide, lourdaud : plumbeus in aliqua re Cic. Tusc. 1, 71, être fermé à qqch.

plumbeus , a, um. adj.
鉛者。— auster 濕之南風。— pugio 鉛刀。無力之論。— homo 怵人。嫉妒之人。Glans plumbea 鉛彈。Plumbeo gladio jugulare 無力之辯。割以鉛刀。 Plumbea vina 無味之酒。Irae plumbeae 久宿之怒。

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plumbeus adj.

• plumbum, of lead, leaden: glans, O.—Leaden, blunt, dull: gladius.—Leaden, heavy, oppressive, burdensome: Auster, H.—Fig., leaden, dull, stupid, stolid: asinus, plumbeus, T.: in physicis.