regula

rēgŭla, ae, f. [rego], a straight piece of wood, ruler, rule (class.; cf.: norma, libella).

• I Lit.: atque si id crederemus, non egeremus perpendiculis, non normis, non regulis, Cic. Fragm. ap. Non. 163, 2; cf. (with linea): perpendiculum, and norma, Vitr. 7, 3: materiam ad regulam et libellam exigere, Plin. 36, 25, 63, § 188; Col. 3, 13, 11 sq.: hoc cum regulā exploraveris aequale, Pall. 1, 9, 2.—
• • B Transf.
  • • 1 A straight staff; in gen., a stick, lath, bar (of wood or iron): quadratas regulas, quattuor patentes digitos, defigunt, Caes. B. C. 2, 10; Front. Strat. 3, 13, 6; Col. 6, 19, 3; 6, 26, 2; 12, 50, 10; Plin. 15, 1, 2, § 5; Cels. 8, 10; Vitr. 5, 10; Stat. Th. 6, 594: aurea, an ingot of gold, Vulg. Josue, 7, 21.—
    • 2 A measuringrod: in regulā, in pondere, Vulg. Lev. 19, 35.—
    • 3 In mechanics.
    • • a Plur., the two cheeks on each side of the channel in which the dart of the catapult lay; also called bucculae, Vitr. 10, 12.—
      • b The shank of a triglyph, Vitr. 4, 3.—
      • c The disks of an oilpress: quod si regulis olea prematur, et praelum et suculam et regulas dominum parare oportere, Dig. 19, 2, 19, § 2.—
• II Trop., a rule, pattern, model, example (cf.: formula, praescriptio): fontem omnium bonorum in corpore esse: hanc normam, hanc regulam, hanc praescriptionem esse naturae, Cic. Ac. 2 (Luc.), 46, 140: regula, ad quam eorum dirigantur orationes, qui, etc., id. Opt. Gen. 7 fin.; id. Fin. 1, 19, 63: regula, quā vera et falsa judicarentur, id. Brut. 41, 152: nos studia nostra nostrae naturae regulā metiamur, id. Off. 1, 31, 110: (lex est) juris atque injuriae regula, id. Leg. 1, 6, 19: regula totius philosophiae, id. Ac. 2 (Luc.), 9, 29; cf. id. N. D. 1, 16, 43: pravissima consuetudinis regula, id. Brut. 74, 258: mediocritatis regula, id. Off. 2, 17, 59: omnium una regula est, id. ib. 3, 31, 81: emendate loquendi regula, Quint. 1, 5, 1; so, loquendi, id. 1, 7, 1: sermonis, id. 1, 6, 44: morum, Mart. 11, 2, 3 et saep.: ad legem ac regulam compositum esse, Quint. 12, 10, 50; cf.: locuti sunt ad hanc regulam, id. 9, 4, 4: habeo regulam, ut talia visa vera judicem, Cic. Ac. 2 (Luc.), 18, 58: assit Regula, peccatis quae poenas irroget aequas, Hor. S. 1, 3, 118: secundam regulam nostram, Vulg. 2 Cor. 10, 15; cf. id. ib. v. 13, 16; id. Phil. 3, 16.—In plur. (only late Lat.), Gai. Inst. 3, § 142; Cod. Just. 1, 17, 2, § 10; Arn. 1, n. 59: regulae credendi, Aug. Doctr. Chr. 4, 9 init.

1. rēgula, ae, f. (rego), die Leiste, die Latte, der Stab, die Schiene, I) im allg., Caes., Vitr. u.a. – II) insbes., in der Mechanik, A) das Richtscheit, Richtholz, Lineal, 1) eig.: regula non quam formosa, sed quam recta sit quaeritur, Sen.: non egeremus perpendiculis, non normis, non regulis, Cic. fr.: materia ad regulam et libellam exigitur, Plin.: ut longitudines ad regulam et lineam, altitudines ad perpendiculum, anguli ad normam respondentes exigantur, Vitr. – 2) übtr., die Richtschnur, der Maßstab, die Regel, der Grundsatz, α) klass. nur im Sing., iuris, Cic.: regula, ad quam omnia iudicia rerum dirigentur, Cic.: a iustitiae regula discedere, Lact.: sub nullam regulam cadere posse, unter keine R. gebracht werden können, Sen.: vitium contra regulam artis grammaticae factum, Diom. – β) bei Spät. auch im Plur., Gaius inst. 3. § 142. Cod. Iust. 1, 17, 2. § 10. Prisc. 6, 1. Phocas 410, 18 u. 411, 26 K. Arnob. 1, 59 u. 2, 19. Augustin. serm. 1, 4. – B) der Steg, Schenkel des Dreischlitzes, Vitr. 4, 3, 4 u.a. – C) die Kolbenstange an einem Druckwerke, Vitr. 10, 7 (12), 3. – D) der Schieber in der Wasserorgel, Vitr. 10, 8, 3 sqq. – E) regulae = die Scheiben zum Ölpressen, Ulp. dig. 19, 2, 19. § 2. – F) der Deichselpflock, Edict. Diocl. 15, 13 (wo griech. ῥηγλα).

2. rēgula, ae, f. (regulus), vollst. herba regula, rein lat. Ausdruck für die Pflanze basilisca, w. s., Ps. Apul. herb. 128.

1 regula v. recula

2 regula [CL] 1 a rod or sim. tool used for drawing straight lines, determining straightness, or measuring, straight-edge, rule, ruler; b (transf., in metr. context); c (fig.). d beam of scales or balance; e part of astrolabe, rule, regula; f part of Richard of Wallingford’s rectangulus. videamus ‥ utensilia quae ‥ ad cedendum lapides et ad aptandum collocandumque sunt necessaria. indigent etenim quampluribus, plumbo viz. cum appendiculo, ~a, livello Anselm Misc. 316; amussis dicitur ~a per quam examinatur an †rectus [l. rectum] opus surgat Osb. Glouc. Deriv. 201; scriptor ‥ plumbum habeat et linulam [gl.: reulur], sive ~am [gl.: idem], quibus linietur pagina Neckam Ut. 116; 1324 [to Dame Joan le Vyntenere for an empty cask for making rules] ~is [and] scuyris [for the masons] (KR Ac 469/8) Building in Eng. 339; sicut ‥ latomus lapidem cedens et complanans duo semper habet in prompto, viz. ~am et martellum, et ‥ cum ~a dirigit et examinat planiciem, ita bonus judex ‥ duo debet habere ‥, malleum ad corrigendum delicta, et regulam legis et justicie, ne fiat excessus in vindicta Holcot Wisd. 53; hec ~a, a mason rewlle WW.  b 671 centena ‥ metrorum genera pedestri ~a discernere Aldh. Ep. 1 p. 476; a705 [carmen] dactilico ‥ exametro ac pedestri ‥ ~a enucleate trutinatum (Æthelwald) Ep. Aldh. 2 (7) p. 496; dictus inde pes, quod hoc quasi pedali ~a ad versum utimur mensurandum (Sergius) Bede AM 107.  c de legibus eternis caritatis sue ~as sumit atque mensuras J. Ford Serm. 55. 14; presternit natura viam quam dirigit artis / regula, si fidus sit comes usus ei Neckam DS III 280; ~am legis et justicie Holcot Wisd. 53 (v. 1a supra).  d sit ~a seu baculus libre AB, et CD sit appendiculum, tunc centrum revolutionis a quo exit appendiculum erit D Bacon Maj. 170.  e albidahalj, ~a que movet super dorsum astrolabii in cujus summitate sunt tabule due W. Worc. Itin. 240.  f prima ~a vocatur illa lamina gracilis et oblonga que circa paxillum basis molariter circumfertur Wallingf. Rect. 416; secunda ~a et secunda tibia moventur super primam coxam circa paxillum Ib.; tercia ~a et tercia tibia sunt que super secundam coxam moventur motu molaris Ib.. 2 bar, rail. b (w. ref. to lath, slat, or sim., perh. used in roofing, or ? f. l. c ? rail, railing (used as barrier), fence or segment of fencing made up of rails or sim. bari Grece grave ‥ Latine, unde hec baria [v. l. bacaria; ed. Mai: bararia] ‥ i. ~a gravis et a dextera usque ad sinistram protensa Osb. Glouc. Deriv. 71.  b acobrices, ~e [? l. tegule] que transverse asseribus imponuntur Osb. Glouc. Deriv. 56.  c 1374 in stipend’ iij hominum findencium iij quercus in parco de Crydelyng’ pro reparacione ~arum ibidem et erigencium xxix tam de novo maeremio quam de antiquo maeremio earundem ~arum DL MinAc 507/8227 m. 10. 3 ruled line drawn on parchment or paper (in quot. line of musical staff). pausatio talis multiplex est. una est secundum longitudinem a ~a in ~am, vel habet longitudinem spatii inter duas lineas Mens. & Disc. (Anon. IV) 60; nota, quod organiste utuntur in libris suis quinque ~is, sed in tenoribus discantuum quatuor tantum Ib.; pausa longe perfecte occupat tria spacia et tangit quatuor lineas, id est ~as Wals. Mus. Mens. 84. 4 row, line (in quot. w. ref. to row of stakes forming a palisade). b row, column (of figures) or words in written text; with the quot. from Bedecf. et. 9k infra). 1091 nulli licuit ‥ fossatum facere in planam terram nisi tale quod de fundo potuisset terram jactare superius sine scabello, et ibi non licuit facere palicium nisi in una ~a et illud sine propugnaculis et alatoriis Norm. Inst. 282.  b pagina regularum Bede TR 19 (cf. ib.: paginam regularem); ~a scripcionis ‥. ~a locucionis ‥. ~a construccionis ‥ techeþ Englyse of ȝour wordez of Frensh, & in swhych manere þe fyrste rule techeþ to wryte, þe seconde to rede, þe þryde to understand Femina 103; linia scripcionis. ~a locucionis. ~a construccionis Ib. 104. 5 guidance, steering (in quot. of ship). b (transf.) that which guides or directs (behaviour, habits, or actions), guiding or governing influence, (of person) model; c (log.). d guidance, governance, regulation, rule (w. specifying adj. or subj. gen.); e (w. obj. gen.). f (specific or individual) rule, directive, ordinance. desuper emissi tenuerunt equora venti, / est ita navalis regula ceca magis Gower VC I 1672.  b in sede arbitraturi sedentes, sed raro recti judicii ~am quaerentes Gildas EB 27; ut placeat sponso suo ‥ ad speculi sui ~am sponsa die noctuque inservit J. Ford Serm. 78. 9; in ea perfectionis norma sive in ea perfectionis ~a que habet populos Ib. 117. 6; s1282 princeps Wallorum Lewlinus, regula morum (Vers.) Meaux II 179; 1324 post mortem regis Henrici, regula legis / obstupuit tota (Vers.) MGL II 651; hec est ‥ spes et ~a pauperum firmissima, quod si bene servierint Deo, hec omnia adjicientur eis Holcot Wisd. 94; Cristus, ~a nostra, sponte ivit ad passionem Wycl. Ver. II 83.  c prioritas ‥ ~e ad regulatum Duns Ord. I 216 (v. regulare 3b); prudencia ponitur principium activum propter actum alium, qui est ‘accio’, ad quam suus proprius extenditur ut ~a ad regulatum, sicut proprius actus artis extenditur ad actum alium, qui est ‘faccio’ Ib. III 269.  d 743 omnis ecclesiastica ~a sive disciplina ab eadem provincia funditus abolita est (Lit. Papae) Ep. Bonif. 51 p. 87; 748 quod Deo ‥ fuerit oblatum, intactum debet persistere sub ~a episcopi constitutum ((Lit. Papae) ) Ib. 83 p. 187; c750 de me quid dicam ‥ qui sub ~a alterius vixero nihil habens lucri Ib. 146; et eis econtra qui negaverint districta Dei ~a resistat Ch. Burton 5.  e c748 his [monasteriis] ‥ bene compositis, et ‥ de animarum ~is rite compositis (Ælbwald) Ep. Bonif. 81 p. 181.  f diversa confusaque degestio ~arum illarum ‥ inventa est apud diversos Theod. Pen. pref.; c747 sis mihi consiliarius ‥ inquirendis et investigandis ~is ecclesiasticis judiciorum Dei Bonif. Ep. 75 p. 157; canonum, ~arum GlC C 72; dummodo fidei ~as et scripturarum limites non excedat J. Ford Serm. 12. 1; vobis ‥ qui patrum vestrorum exemplis eorumque ~is ‥ vestros ‥ affectus cohiberi sustinetis Ib. 65. 10. 6 method or manner of doing or accomplishing something, (also w. ref. to specific formulation of such a method) rule; b (astr., esp. w. ref. to determination of the date of Easter). c (more generally) schema for carrying out or regulating activities in a given sphere, prescribed manner or mode (of living), rule. miurus vel spicodis ad unam significationis ~am pertinere noscuntur Aldh. Met. 10 p. 95; has ‥ distinctas colorum varietates ‥ pro ‥ amplificandis pudicitiae meritis assumptas per allegoriae ~am [gl.: i. normam, rihtinc, ~a dicta quod recto ducit, nec aliquando aliorsum trahit, ~a dicta quod sit recta quasi rectula et impedimentum non habeat] rimamini Id. VirgP 15; hac verecundie ~a usus est ‥ Paulus, cum de suis locuturus excessibus J. Ford Serm. 45. 2; ~e compoti: de termino computacionis, ~a prima ‥; de quibus computandum est et arreragiis, ~a secunda ‥ Ac. Beaulieu 46–7.  b p675 secundum decennem novennemque Anatolii computatum, aut potius juxta Sulpicii Severi ~am, qui lxxxiiij annorum cursum descripsit Aldh. Ep. 4 p. 483; in sacrosancta paschali solemnitate cccxviij patrum ~am non sectantur Ib.; ~a tenet ecclesiasticae observationis ‥ ut Paschae dies ab xj kal. Apriles usque in vij kal. Maias inquiratur Bede TR 30; catholicam temporis paschalis ~am observans Id. HE III 26; ~a inveniendi etatem lune Bacon VI 140 (v. regularis 7b).  c p675 quod sacerdotes vestri in catholicae fidei ~a secundum scripturae praecepta minime concordent Aldh. Ep. 4 p. 482; hi ‥ paternae traditionis ~am [gl.: i. normam] ‥ servasse scribuntur Id. VirgP 21 p. 252; adeo ut nemo ‥ vel in aecclesiastica vel in monasteriali ~a doctior illo posset inveniri Hist. Abb. Jarrow 4; s664 quod oporteret eos qui uni Deo servirent unam vivendi ~am tenere Bede HE III 25 p. 183; 744 bene ‥ tua sancta fraternitas juxta ecclesiasticam ~am eos dampnavit (Lit. Papae) Ep. Bonif. 57 p. 105; 748 hereticis ‥ ab orthodoxe fidei ~a ‥ aberrantibus (Lit. Papae) 84 p. 189. 7 (eccl.) collection of regulations or directives by which life and activities of a monastic or sim. community are governed, rule (when unspec., freq. w. ref. to Rule of St. Benedict also occ. perh. w. ref. to physical text); b (spec. as ~a sancti Benedicti or sim.); c (spec. as ~a sancti Augustini or sim.); d (spec. w. ref. to Franciscan order); e (spec. w. ref. to Carmelite order); f (~a Salvatoris, w. ref. to Brigittine order). g (~a clericalis, w. ref. to canons regular). c601 Augustinus episcopus, in monasterii ~a edoctus (Lit. Papae) Bede HE I 32 p. 68; p675 etiamsi aliquis actualem rigidae conversationis ~am sub disciplina coenubii solerter exerceat Aldh. Ep. 4 p. 481; 801 si contra ~am est aliis scribere, utique contra ~am est et aliorum legere Alcuin Ep. 137; ut abbatum ‥ electio ‥ sanctae ~ae [AS: regules] documento RegulC proem. 9; monachus ‥ ubi intrat monasterium pro tenenda ~a, relinquit ea que sunt secularia (Inst. Cnuti) GAS 287; canonici regulares, qui licet a geminata ~a nomen portent eximium, Augustini tamen regule notabilem neglexere versiculum R. Bury Phil. 5. 80.  b quam [sc. regularem vitam] usque hodie cum ~a Benedicti observamus V. Cuthb. III 1; c1060 monachorum qui ‥ habeant potestatem secundum ~am sancti Benedicti ‥ eligere idoneos abbates (Lit. Papae) Ailr. Ed. Conf. 759C; 1163 secundum ‥ beati Benedicti ~am ‥ abbatem eligere Reg. Malm. I 353; monialibus ~am beati Benedicti, clericis vero regulam sancti Augustini tenendam Canon. G. Sempr. f. 53v; ut ‥ communiter viverent secundum ~am beati Benedicti G. Durh. 20.  c 1124 erant iiij canonici sub ~a sancti Augustini ibi Deo servientes Reg. Plympton p. 152; 1200 secundum ~am sancti Augustini Inchaffray 7; Canon. G. Sempr. (v. 7b supra); canonici regulares ‥ Augustini ‥ ~e notabilem neglexere versiculum R. Bury Phil. 5. 80 (v. 7a supra); [ordo] Brigittinorum, qui sancti Augustini profitentur ~am, que, cum aliis adjectis ceremoniis, vocatur ab eis regula Salvatoris Wals. HA II 301.  d s1200 confirmata fuit ~a Fratrum Minorum Ann. Exon. f. 11v; postquam me ~e beati Francisci subjeci Ockham I. & P. 1; in bulla confirmationis ~e Fratrum Minorum Conway Def. Mend. 1344.  e 13‥ Albertus patriarcha fecit ~am fratribus qui stragulati, radiati, et birrati vocabantur (Reg. S. Alb.) MonA I xxiii.  f Wals. HA II 301 (v. 7c supra).  g quod ordinis divini, quod ~e clericalis, quod discipline canonice didicerat, ‥ primus exercet V. Birini 20 p. 42. 8 basic principle governing behaviour or process, (natural) law, rule. verba quae naturae ~is produci majorum auctoritas decrevit Aldh. PR 116 p. 159; servante ‥ luna semper ~am societatis ad mare Bede TR 29; similia [exempla] que etiam absque ulla ~a ‥ eodem modo pronuntiant, ut ‘theatrum’, ‘feretrum’ ‥ Abbo QG 3 (7); Cerberus ‥ januam Orci custodit quia eloquentia oris instrumentum et claudit et aperit. Hercules hunc vinctum extrahit dum in preceptionibus et ~is ceteris comprehendit Bern. Comm. Aen. 88; oportet concedere quod veritates infallibiles videntur in ~is eternis Duns Ord. III 160. 9 (specific or individual) rule, law, maxim; b (gram.); c (metr.); d (log.); e (math.); f (mus.); g (leg.); h (dist. from maxima); i (in title of treatise). j (transf.) example that illustrates a rule, maxim, exemplar. juxta illam humilitatis ~am: ‘quanto magnus es, humilia te in omnibus’ J. Ford Serm. 82. 3.  b ut ‥ tanto ‥ eloquii divini ‥ sensus facilius legendo intelligas, quanto illius rationis, qua contexitur, diversissimas ~as plenius ante didiceris Aldh. Ep. 11 p. 500; c738 si quid ‥ contra ~am grammaticae artis insertum invenietis (Lullus) Ep. Bonif. 98 p. 221; cum sequatur ~am pronominum in -ius desinentium Abbo QG 5 (13); etsi minus grammatice dicatur ‘confundetur eum’ [=Marc. viii 38], ‥ absit ‥, ut ait beatus Gregorius, ut verba sacri oraculi subjaceant ~is Donati Senatus Ep. Conc. xlvii; a1380 quod ‥ legat suis scolaribus dumtaxat ‥ libros ~as et naturam gramaticales ‥ pertractantes StatOx 173.  c si ‥ haec mediocria metricae definitionis ~is minime caruerint Aldh. Met. 6 p. 76; alioquin dactilici exametri ~ae legitima aequitatis lance carentes lubricis sillabarum gressibus vacillarent Ib..  d ~a Anselmi ‥: ‘necesse est ut sit quidquid omnino melius est ipsum quam non ipsum’; ‥ nihil aliud est ~a sua nisi quod ‘Deus est Deus’ Duns Ord. IV 363; quod ‥ iste sint vere patet per eamdem ~am: quidquid negatur universaliter etc. Ockham Quodl. 572; tales ~e ‘quicquid predicatur de definito predicatur de definicione et econverso’ ‥ et hujusmodi Ib. 600.  e nunc ‥ oportet ut ad ~am supra datam animum convertas, et dividas radices per medium Rob. Angl. (I) Alg. 72.  f fidiculam ‥ concordi modulationis armonia resonantem vij constare fidibus rithmica musicorum ~a declarat Aldh. Met. 3 p. 73; alia ~a, quod numquam ponatur simplex ‥ ubi potest poni ligata Garl. Mus. Mens. 6 p. 62; ~a est quedam apud tales: nil debemus disjungere, quod jungere possumus Mens. & Disc. (Anon. IV) 52; precedentes ~e tangentes de equalitate et inequalitate semibrevium Haudlo 104; tenet ~a veluti de modo perfecto, sed de modo imperfecto nequaquam Hauboys 194.  g c1211 juris quoque ~am esse novistis quia ‘ratiabitio mandato comparatur’ [cf. Digest 50. 17. 152] Gir. Ep. 6 p. 214; breve ‥ sit formatum ad similitudinem ~e juris, ‥ sicut ~a juris rem que est breviter enarrat Bracton f. 413b (= Fleta 76) (cf. Gardiner CC 563); principia ‥ sunt quedam universalia que in legibus Anglie docti ‥ et mathematici maximas vocant, retorici paradoxas, et civilisti ~as juris denominant Fortescue LLA 8.  h maxime ‥ a ~is differunt pro tanto, quia ~e exemplis utuntur, maxime vero nudo modo sine exemplis intelliguntur, noticiam ~is exhibentes Haudlo 178.  i ~e Roberti de Haudlo Haudlo tit. p. 80; a1332 tractatus de ~a artis grammatice Libr. Cant. Dov. 49.  j formulas ad pirrichium pedem pertinentes ‥ et ‥ ex principalibus orationum partibus, id est nominis et verbi ~a, congestas Aldh. PR 113 p. 152; da ~as verborum! sanctifico, aedifico, vivifico ‥ Ib. 133 p. 185; haud frustra cum ‥ redemptore nostro felix vocabuli privilegium participavit [Benedictus], de quo ‥ cecinerunt, ‘bene dictus qui venit in nomine Domini.’ cujus rei ~am [gl.: i. rectitudinem] nostra quoque mediocritas ‥ concelebrat Id. VirgP 30 p. 268. 10 (as place-name): a La Réole in Aquitaine. b Saint-Rieul in Brittany, in quot. w. ref. to pirum de (Sancta) Regula, cf. regulus 1d). 1219 reverendissimo domino suo ‥ regi ‥ R. et D. de P. ‥ sui burgenses de ~a fidelissimi RL I 53; 1252 majori, juratis, et communitati de ~a Cl 187 (= RL II 71); 1252 consuluerunt nobis ‥ intrare villam ~e RL II 78; 1257 de pace ‥ ~e et aliorum de Wasconia Cl 119; 1260 prior de ~a, de ecclesia sua tempore gwerre prostrata Cl 232; 1279 hominis regis Burdegale et de ~a RParl Ined. 4.  b 1223 pro uno cent’ pirorum de ~a Cl 550b; 1313 pro piris de ‥ Sancta ~a KR Ac 374/19 m. 6. 11 (in gl.). norma, ~a GlC N 142; preti[i] enormis, praeter ~am Ib. P 809; recula, ordinatio Ib. R 97; ~a, sydung GlP 750.

3 regula [CL rex+-ula; cf. CL regulus] , (in gl.) duchess. hec ducissa, a duches; hec ~a, idem WW.

1 rēgŭla, (11) æ, f. (rego), ¶ 1 règle servant à mettre droit, à mettre dʼéquerre : Cic. Ac. fr. 8 ; Plin. 36, 188 || [fig.] règle, étalon [servant à juger, à corriger] : pravissima consuetudinis regula Cic. Br. 258, la règle (si tordue) si défectueuse de lʼusage ; ad regulam aliquid dirigere Cic. Opt. 23, conformer qqch. à une règle, à un étalon ; habere regulam, qua vera et falsa judicentur Cic. Br. 152, posséder une règle qui permette de déterminer ce qui est vrai, ce qui est faux ; lex est juris atque injuriæ regula Cic. Leg. 1, 19, la loi est la règle du juste et de lʼinjuste || pl., Gaius Inst. 3, 142 ; Cod. Just. 1, 17, 2, 10 ; etc. ¶ 2 bâton droit, barre, latte : Cæs. C. 2, 10, 4 || tige de piston dans une pompe : Vitr. Arch. 10, 7, 3 || montant du triglyphe : Vitr. Arch. 4, 3, 4 || regulæ Dig. 19, 2, 19, 2, disques pour lʼextraction de lʼhuile.

2 rēgŭla, æ, f. , = basilisca [plante] : Ps. Apul. Herb. 128.

regula , ae. f.
矩。規矩。規範。正物之板。籃。

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rēgula ae, f

• REG-, a straight stick, bar, staff: quadratas regulas defigunt, Cs.—A ruler, rule: egere regulis.—Fig., a rule, pattern, model, example, principle: naturae: regula, quā vera et falsa iudicarentur: philosophiae: adsit Regula, peccatis quae poenas inroget aequas, H.

REGULA

RE´GULA(κανών), the ruler used by scribes for drawing right lines (Brunck, Anal. 3.69, 87); also the rule used by carpenters, masons, and other artificers, for drawing straight lines on plane surfaces, whereas the perpendiculum or στάθμη was used for a vertical direction [PERPENDICULUM]. (Aristoph. Ban. 798; Vitr. 7.3.5; cf. Plat. Phileb. p. 56 B; Aeschin. c. Ctes. § 199; Plin. Nat.36.188.) That it was marked with equal divisions, like our carpenters' rules, is manifest from the representations of it among the Instrumenta fabrorum tignariorum, in the woodcut at p. 243. The substance with which the lines were made was raddle or red ochre (μίλτος, Brunck, Anal. 1.221; φοίνικι κανόνι, Eurip. Herc. Fur. 925). The linea (σχοῖνος, σπάρτον, μιλτεῖον, Anth. Pal. 6.103, 205; Poll. 10.186) was a line or cord for the same purpose, either red or chalked (Cic. ad Qu. Fr. 3.1, 2; Vitr. 7.3; Pallad. 3.9, 10). Regula is also the thread of the screw [COCLEA]: see Vitr. 10.11, 2; Blümner, Technologie, 4.124. For the regula of a wine or oil press, see TORCULAR

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Regŭla

(κανών). A ruler for drawing straight lines on plane surfaces; as the perpendiculum (στάθμη) was used for a vertical direction (Vitruv. vii. 3, 5). The name regula is also applied to the thread of the screw (Blümner, Technologie, iv. 124).

regula Regulae

A narrow projecting band located beneath the taenia onto which are attached the guttae.

Description: Located just under each triglyph, the regulae should not be confused with the mutules, which also carry guttae, that appear in the Doric cornice.

• Guttae
• Taenia