praeseco
praeseco, to cut off before, cut away, cut off, cut out
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praesectum Adjective: neuter nominative singular, Verb: perfect passive participle masculine genitive plural, Verb: perfect passive participle neuter nominative singular, Verb: perfect passive participle neuter genitive plural, Verb: perfect passive participle neuter accusative singular, Verb: perfect passive participle neuter vocative singular, Verb: perfect passive participle masculine accusative singular of praeseco
prae-sĕco, cŭi, ctum, or cātum, 1, v. a., to cut off before or in front, to cut off or out (not in Cic.).
- I Lit.: pars cultello praesecatur, Varr. R. R. 3, 16, 34: brassica ut praesica, quod ex ejus scapo minutatim praesecatur, id. L. L. 5, § 104 Müll.: partem, Ov. R. Am. 112: projecturas tignorum, Vitr. 4, 2: lineam, Plin. 32, 2, 5, § 13: praesecta vitis, id. 17, 15, 25, § 115: praesecata gula, Ap. Met. 1, 13, 18.—
- II Trop.: praesectum decies non castigavit ad unguem, has not corrected by the pared nail, i.e. to perfect accuracy, Hor. A. P. 294 Bentl. and Haupt (but the better reading is perfectum).
prae-seco, secuī, secātum u. sectum, āre, vorn abschneiden, crines, Caes.: aures, Liv. epit.: eam partem, Ov.: proiecturas tignorum, Vitr.: sibi gulam, Sen.: impetu teli praesecatā gulā, Apul.: si qua pars (favorum) nihil habet, cultello praesecatur, Varro r. r. 3, 16, 34. – bildl., carmen reprehendite, quod... praesectum deciens non castigavit ad unguem (ganz genau), Hor. de art. poët. 294 ed. Haupt (al. perfectum). – ➳ Nbf. praesico, Varro LL. 5, 104.
See: praesecare
præsĕcō, (14) ŭī, secātum et sectum, āre, tr., couper [par le bout], rogner : Varro R. 3, 16, 34 ; Ov. Rem. 112 ; Hor. P. 294.
prae-secō cuī, ctus, āre,
- to cut off before, cut away, cut off, cut out: praesectis mulierum crinibus, Cs.: partem, O.—Fig.: Praesectum deciens non castigavit ad unguem, i. e. accurately, H. (al. perfectum).