supercilium

sŭper-cĭlĭum, ii, n. [super and root kal-; Gr. καλύπτω; Lat. celāre, to hide, cover; cf. Gr. κύλον, ἐπικύλιον, eyelid; cf. also, Ang.-Sax. hlid; Engl. lid; Germ. Augenlid]: cilium est folliculus, quo oculus tegitur, unde fit supercilium, Fest. p. 43 Müll.; Plin. 11, 37, 57, § 157.

• I Lit., the eye-brow (good prose; more freq. in the plur.).
• • • • • α Plur.: ex superciliorum aut remissione aut contractione facile judicabimus, etc., Cic. Off. 1, 41, 146: supercilia abrasa, id. Rosc. Com. 7, 20: superiora superciliis obducta sudorem a capite defluentem depellunt, id. N. D. 2, 57, 143: nec sedeo duris torva superciliis, Ov. H. 16 (17), 16: constricta, Quint. 1, 11, 10: torta, Plaut. Rud. 2, 2, 12 (317): conjuncta, Suet. Aug. 79: usque ad malarum scripturam currentia, Petr. 126, 15; Plin. 11, 37, 51, § 138: balenae, id. 9, 62, 88, § 186; Quint. 11, 3, 78; 11, 3, 79; 11, 3, 160: mulieres potissimum supercilia sua attribuerunt ei deae (Junoni Lucinae), Varr. L. L. 5, § 69 Müll.; cf. Fest. p. 305 ib.—
        • β Sing.: altero ad frontem sublato, altero ad mentum depresso supercilio, Cic. Pis. 6, 14: triste, Lucr. 6, 1184: altero erecto, altero composito supercilio, Quint. 11, 3, 74: quo supercilio spicit, Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 100 (695): hirsutum, Verg. E. 8, 34; Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 94; Ov. A. A. 3, 201; Juv. 2, 93 al.: supercilium salit (as a favorable omen), Plaut. Ps. 1, 1, 105 (107).—
  • B Transf., the prominent part of a thing, the brow, ridge, summit (not ante-Aug.): clivosi tramitis, Verg. G. 1, 108: tumuli, Liv. 34, 29, 11: infimo stare supercilio, at the bottom of the projection, id. 27, 18, 10; cf. Stat. Th. 6, 63: supercilium quoddam excelsum nacti, Auct. B. Afr. 58, 1; Plin. 6, 5, 5, § 17.—In archit., a projecting moulding over the scotia of a column or cornice, Vitr. 3, 3 med.; a threshold, id. 4, 6, 5.—Of the coast of the sea: supercilia ejus sinistra, Amm.22, 8, 8; the shore of a river: Nili, id. 14, 8, 5: Rheni, id. 14, 10, 6: fluminis, id. 17, 9, 1: amnis, Ap. Met. 5, 25, 10.—
• II Trop.
• • A The nod, the will: cuncta supercilio movens, Hor. C. 3, 1, 8; Claud. Ep. ad Ser. 2, 58.—
  • B Pride, haughtiness, arrogance, sternness, superciliousness (class.; mostly sing.): supercilium ac regius spiritus, Cic. Agr. 2, 34, 93; id. Sest. 8, 19; id. Red. in Sen. 7, 14; Sen. Ben. 2, 4, 1; Juv. 6, 169; 5, 62: triste Catonis, Mart. 11, 2, 1: pone supercilium, id. 1, 5, 2: supercilii matrona severi, Ov. Tr. 2, 309; cf.: contegere libidines fronte et supercilio, non pudore et temperantiā, Cic. Prov. Cons. 4, 8.

supercilium, iī, n., die Augenbraue, Plur. (u. oft Sing. kollektiv) die Augenbrauen, I) eig. u. meton.: A) eig.: α) Sing.: hirsutum supercilium promissaque barba, Verg.: supercilii subducti carptores, Laev. fr.: quod candidum splenium in hoc aut in illud supercilium transferebat, Plin. ep.: altero ad frontem sublato, altero ad mentum depresso supercilio, Cic.: altero erecto, altero composito supercilio, Quint.: fere id in capillo fit, rarius in barba, aliquando etiam in supercilio, Cels.: quo supercilio spicit? Plaut.: deme supercilio nubem, Hor.: supercilium salit, als günstiges Omen, Plaut. Pseud. 107. – β) Plur.: superciliorum aut remissio aut contractio, Cic.: grandia supercilia, Varro fr.: hirsuta supercilia, Non.: supercilia constricta, dissidentia, Quint.: supercilia subducta, Turpil. com. u. Varro fr.: capite et superciliis semper esse rasis, Cic.: caput et supercilia illa penitus abrasa malitiam olere videntur, Cic.: ira contractis superciliis, tristitia deductis, hilaritas remissis ostenditur, Quint.: primum superiora, superciliis obducta, sudorem a capite et a fronte defluentem repellunt, die oben liegenden Teile, die mit Bramen umgeben sind, Cic.: nares oculique et palpebrae et supercilia aliquave ex his pervertuntur, Cels.: quem dicere nolo nomine, ne tollat rubra supercilia, daß er nicht die vor Zorn roten A. erhebe = daß er nicht zornig werde, Catull.: supercilia attrahere od. subducere, wir »die Stirn falten, eine ernste Miene annehmen«, Sen. – B) meton.: a) finstere Augenbrauen = das finstere Wesen, der finstere, strenge Ernst, der finstere Stolz, supercilii severi matrona, Ov.: triste supercilium durique severa Catonis frons, Mart.: censorium supercilium, Sen. rhet. u. Val. Max.: maritale superc., Val. Max.: gravissimum patris superc., Val. Max.: grande sup., wichtige Miene, Iuven.: lateant libidines illae tenebricosae, quas fronte et supercilio, non pudore et temperantiā contegebat, Cic.: quid ego de supercilio dicam, quod tum hominibus non supercilium (finsterer Stolz), sed pignus rei publicae videbatur? Cic.: numquam principibus defuerunt, qui fronte tristi et gravi supercilio utilitati fisci contumaciter adessent, Plin. pan.: terrarum dominûm pone supercilium, Mart. – b) Hochmut, Stolz, Vornehmtuerei, affinium grave supercilium, lästiger H., Val. Max.: hunc Capuae Campano supercilio ac regio spiritu (Übermut) cum videremus, Cic.: ut plerique sunt, qui beneficia asperitate verborum et supercilio in odium adducunt, Sen.: pone profecto supercilium, quo nunc mihi deditionem imperas, Vopisc.: ad ardua imperii supercilia etiam acerbitatem naturae adiungi, daß zum übermütigen Bewußtsein der Regentengewalt noch grausame Gemütsart hinzukomme, Amm.: divitiis demere supercilium, dem R. seinen Hochmut benehmen, Sen. – c) der Wink, Hor. carm. 3, 1, 8. Claud. ep. ad Ser. 2, 58. Arnob. 4, 21 in. – II) übtr.: a) (wie ὀφρύς) der Vorsprung, die Anhöhe, Höhe, Spitze, supercilium clivosi tramitis, Verg.: tumuli, Liv.: supercilium quoddam excelsum nacti, Auct. b. Afr.: infimo stans supercilio, am Fuße der Anhöhe, Liv. – u. der Rand, das Gestade, das Ufer eines Flusses supercilium amnis, Apul.: supercilia Nili, fluminis Rheni, Amm., riparum fluminalium, Amm. – das Gestade, die Küste des Meeres, supercilia eius sinistra, Amm. 22, 8. § 8. – u. poet. – der Gipfel des Scheiterhaufens, molle superc., Stat. Theb. 6, 63. – b) als t.t. der Baukunst: α) der Vorsprung der Säule usw., der überragende Rand, der Überschlag, Vitr. 3, 5, 3 (3, 3, 8). – β) die Oberschwelle der Türen, crassitudo supercilii, Vitr. 4, 6, 2: itinerum supercilia, die Überwölbungen der Gänge, Vitr. 4, 6, 5 (4, 7, 2).

supercilium [CL] 1 eyebrow (often including the ridge on which this grows). deinde rasis ~iis, et auribus ac naribus praecisis Bede Mart. 1057A; ~ium, oferbruwa Ælf. Gram. 298; cum aliquid videre volueris directe, ~ia stringis Adel. QN 12; ~ium quod habet multos pilos significat inepcionem loquendi Bacon V 168; illi pili [sc. palpebrarum] vocantur cilia; sicut pili super radicem palpebrarum vocantur ~ia Gad. 113v. 2; hoc ~ium, surcil Gl. AN Glasg. f. 19ra; c1328 unus equs bay cum oculis et ~iis albis (KR Ac 239/13) Anal. Hib. XXIV 203. 2 eyebrow used in expressing sternness or disapproval. b (transf.) sternness, gravity, disapproval, displeasure. non ‥ hoc proferendo horrendis ~iorum jaculis me vulnerandum arbitror Aldh. PR 142 (143); qui me caperato gannit suscensendum ~io O. Cant. Pref. Frith. 39; nobis tam austerus es et tam hispidum nobis da[n]s ~ium Map NC IV 16 f. 59.  b non reveritus beati Theodori archiepiscopi ~ium sed veneratus magisterium W. Malm. GR I 54; omnium in confessione ~ium recusans, Anselmum expetebat Id. GP I 48; non defuit qui sub illorum ~io peteret saltriam intromitti J. Sal. Pol. 759B; [musica] ~ium ponit, austeritatem reponit, jocunditatem exponit Gir. TH III 12. 3 (transf.) pride, haughtiness, arrogance. precor ‥ ne harum apices litterarum arrogantiae ~ium esse suspiceris, sed obsequium potius humilitatis ac pietatis veraciter esse cognoscas Bede Egb. 1; majoris ‥ videtur ~ii vinctum Jesu Christi se dicere quam apostolum Alcuin Exeg. 1027A; Nero ‥ quomodo viveret imperiali ~io requisivit H. Los. Serm. 320; gente Normannica in tunicis ferreis Anglorum aucdacter deiciente ~ium Chr. Battle f. 10; non in elato ~io, equitatu pompatili seu multitudine gravi ‥ incedebat G. Hen. V 15. 4 overhanging edge, brow (of hill or other height). terra ‥ eorum, quae vocabatur Astaroth-Carnaim, in ~io erat Sodomorum Bede Gen. 147A; tanta indignatione succensi sunt, ut eum aliquando lapidarent, aliquando de ~io montis si potuissent precipitarent Alex. Cant. Dicta 20 p. 184; duxit ‥ aquam ‥ a ~io montis quasi quingentis passibus remoto W. Cant. Mir. Thom. III 1; usque ad ~ium vallis Suavedala Cart. Rievaulx 81; a1249 in transversum ascendendo usque ad ~ium de Erhacleth' Reg. Glasg. 142. 5 (arch.) overhang, projecting moulding or sim.. b roof, ceiling. 1346 in ‥ stipend' G. Carpentarii ‥ operant' super novum ~um contra tria altaria Sacr. Ely II 137; 1465 in nova factura trabis sive ~ii camere militis infra hospicium Ac. Durh. 154.  b 1394 in asseribus pro ~io ecclesie Ac. Churchw. Bath 15; absque supercilio michi nubis sub tegumento / copula cum foliis prebuit herba thorum Gower VC I 1441. 6 (bot.): a (~ium Veneris) milfoil, yarrow (Achillea millefolium). b (~ium terrae) maidenhair fern (Adiantum capillus-veneris). a millefolium dicitur ~ium Veneris SB 30; miriofillos sive ut Latini millifolium [v. l. millefolium] majus, i. ~ium Veneris dicunt, nascitur in locis palustribus, tirsum habet ex una radice mollem, folia similia feniculo, Anglice noseblede Alph. 118; ~ium Veneris, venter apis, mille folium, yarws MS Camb. UL Dd. 10. 44 f. 111va; supersilium Veneris ‥ millefolium MS BL Arundel 42 f. 97v; millefolium, sive ~ium Veneris, aut achillea, a Graecis miriophillon dicitur, ab Anglis myllefoly aut yarow Turner Herb. (1965) 53.  b politricum agrestis dicitur andiantos. alii tricomanens, alii ebenitricon. Egyptii ethuc vocant, Romani cincinnalem vel capillos terre vel ~ium terre Gl. Laud. 1165.

sŭpercĭlĭum, (10) ĭī, n. , ¶ 1 sourcil : a) sing., Cic. Pis. 14 ; Quint. 11, 3, 74 ; Lucr. 6, 1184 ; Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 94 ; b) pl., superciliorum remissio aut contractio Cic. Off. 1, 146, le mouvement de détente ou de froncement des sourcils, cf. Cic. Com. 20 ; Nat. 2, 143 ; Quint. 1, 11, 10, etc.; c) [fig.] partie saillante, saillie proéminence, sommet : Virg. G. 1, 108 ; Liv. 34, 29, 11 || hauteur, crête : Liv. 27, 18, 10 ; Plin. 6, 17 ¶ 2 [fig.] fierté, orgueil, morgue, arrogance : Cic. Agr. 2, 93 ; Sen. 14 ; Sest. 19 ; Sen. Ben. 2, 4, 1 || sévérité, air sourcilleux : Mart. 1, 5, 2 ; 11, 2, 1, cf. Cic. Prov. 8.

supercilium , ii. n.
眉毛。眉。傲。威儀。嚴。點頭。頂。伸出之塊。— montis 山頂。Salit supercilium 有盼望。Constricta supercilia 皺之眉。

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sŭpercĭlĭum, ĭi, n.: altura; infimo supercilio Liv ai piedi dėl colle

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riva, ciglio, costa; supercilia fluminis Rheni Amm le rive del (fiume) Reno.

supercilium ī, n

• 2 CAL-, an eyebrow: supercilia abrasa: superiora superciliis obducta: duris torva superciliis, O.: Hirsutum, V.: Deme supercilio nubem, H.—A brow, ridge, summit: clivosi tramitis, V.: infimo stare supercilio, at the bottom of the projection, L.—Fig., a nod, will: Cuncta supercilio movens, H.—Pride, haughtiness, arrogance, superciliousness, gloom: supercilium ac regius spiritus: aetas digna supercilio, Iu.: supercilii matrona severi, O.