testa

testa, ae, f. [ = tosta, from torreo], a piece of burned clay, a brick, tile, ὄστρακον.

• I Lit., Cic. Dom. 23, 61; Cato R. R. 18, 7; 18, 110; Varr. R. R. 2, 3, 6; Vitr. 2, 8 fin.; 7, 1; 7, 4; Aus. Parent. 11, 9.—
• II Transf.
• • A A piece of baked earthen-ware, an earthen pot, pitcher, jug, urn, etc. (cf. testu): si Prometheus ... a vicinis cum testā ambulans carbunculos corrogaret, Auct. Her. 4, 6, 9: testā cum ardente viderent Scintillare oleum, a lamp, Verg. G. 1, 391: quo semel est imbuta recens, servabit odorem Testa diu, Hor. Ep. 1, 2, 70; cf. Tib. 2, 3, 47: accipiat Manes parvula testa meos, Prop. 2, 13, 32 (3, 5, 16): vinum Graeca quod testā conditum levi, Hor. C. 1, 20, 2; 3, 21, 4: mihi fundat avitum Condita testa merum, Ov. A. A. 2, 696; Mart. 12, 48, 8; 12, 63, 2; 13, 7, 1; Plin. 31, 10, 46, § 114.—Used in applause: audiat ille Testarum crepitus cum verbis, Juv. 11, 170 (cf. F. infra).—
  • B A broken piece of earthen-ware, pottery, brick, etc.; a sherd, potsherd: dissipatis imbricum fragminibus ac testis tegularum, Sisenn. ap. Non. 125, 18: testa parem fecit, Ov. M. 8, 662: fulcitur testā mensa, Mart. 2, 43, 10; Plin. 32, 8, 28, § 89; 35, 3, 5, § 16; Tac. H. 5, 6; Prop. 4 (5), 7, 28; Juv. 3, 260.—Hence,
  • • 2 Transf., a piece of bone, Cels. 8, 16; so of fragments of a broken tooth, id. 6, 9 med.; 7, 22.—
  • C Like ὄστρακον, a sherd, potsherd, in the ostracism or judicial voting of the Greeks: testarum suffragiis, quod illi ὀστρακισμὸν vocant, Nep. Cim. 3, 1; cf. also testula.—
  • D The shell of shell-fish or of testaceous animals: genera beluarum ad saxa nativis testis inhaerentium, Cic. N. D. 2, 39, 100: ostreae, Plin. 32, 6, 21, § 60: muricum, id. 32, 7, 27, § 84: cochlearum, id. 30, 8, 21, § 66: testudinis, Varr. L. L. 5, § 79 Müll. —Hence,
  • • 2 Transf.
    • • a A shell-fish: non omne mare generosae fertile testae, Hor. S. 2, 4, 31: marina, id. ib. 2, 8, 53.—
      • b A shell or covering, in gen.: lubricaque immotas testa premebat aquas, i.e. an icy shell, covering of ice, Ov. Tr. 3, 10, 38: lubrica, Poët. ap. Anthol. Lat. 2, p. 62 Burm.—
      • c The skull: testa hominis, nudum jam cute calvitium, Aus. Epigr. 72; Prud. στεφ. 10, 761; Cael. Aur. Tard. 1, 1; 2, 1 fin. (hence, Ital. testa and Fr. tête).—
  • E A brick-colored spot on the face, Plin. 26, 15, 92, § 163; 48. 12, 50, § 185.—
• F A sort of clapping with the flat of the hands (as if with two tiles), in token of applause, invented by Nero, Suet. Ner. 20.

tēsta, ae, f. (wohl aus *tersta; vgl. terra u. torreo), jedes aus Ton Gebrannte: I) eig.: 1) jedes irdene Geschirr, Flasche, Krug, Urne, Leuchter, Topf, Stürze, si cum testa ambulans carbunculos corrogaret, Cornif. rhet.: testisque tegit, Verg.: iuncta testa viae, Pißgeschirr, Mart.: zum Öl, Mart.: testā ardente, Lampe, Verg.: accipiat manes parvula testa meos, Prop.: vinum Graecā testā conditum, Flasche oder irdenes Gefäß, Hor.: fervens testa, zum Brotbacken, Sen. – 2) der Ziegelstein, Brandstein, (griech. ὄστρακον), a) eig., Varro u. Cic.: testa trita, Plin., od. bl. testa, Vitr., Ziegelmehl. – b) meton.: α) der ziegelfarbige Fleck im Gesicht, Plin. 26, 163 u. 185. – β) Plur. testae = das Klatschen mit den flachen Händen (wie mit Ziegelsteinen), Suet. Ner. 20, 3. – 3) die Scherbe, der Scherben, a) übh., Ov., Plin. u.a.: gelu pruinisque dirumpi in testas, in Stücke zersplittern (v. Steinen), Plin. 36, 167. – b) insbes. = ὄστρακον, die Scherbe beim gerichtlichen Abstimmen der Griechen, testarum suffragia, Scherbengericht (griech. ὀστρακισμός), Nep. Cim. 3, 1. – II) übtr.: 1) die Schale der Schaltiere, a) eig., als Muscheln, Austern, Schnecken, Cic. u. Plin.: der Schildkröte, Varro: ovi vacuati testa ex utroque suo vertice perforata, Cael. Aur. de morb. chron. 3, 2, 43. – b) meton., das Schaltier, Hor. sat. 2, 4, 31. – c) poet. übtr.: α) die Schale, Decke = das Eis, lubrica testa, Ov. trist. 3, 10, 38. – β) die Hirnschale (italien. testa, franz. tête), Auson. u.a. (s. Amman Cael. Aur. de morb. chron. 1, 1, 6. p. 627). – 2) das Knochenstück, Cels. 6, 13 u.a.

testa [CL] 1 object made of fired clay: a earthenware jar or other vessel. b clay lamp or lamp-holder. c earthenware (as material). a dum rogus ardescens et rubrae fragmina testae / necnon et rigidi crudelis sectio ferri / membra cruentabant spurco sine crimine culpae Aldh. VirgV 1758; comminuet eum ut ne ~a quidem remaneat in qua hauriatur aquae pusillum Bede Luke 578A; universitatis figulus servis infimis luteisque ~is se totum exposuit Gir. TH I 13; urceus, urceolus, est urna, vel amphora, testa, / olla vel hydria, vas vini dic esse lagenam Garl. Syn. 1587C; cave ne alii per rigorem tuum scandalissentur, quia testa fragilior alia ~a est (Fintanus 5) VSH II 98; fornacibus, folliculis, ollarum fragmentis, sulphure et arsenico cum salibus, crucibulis, ~is, et calcibus ‥ omnia sunt repleta Ripley 187.  b ipse ‥ lucernam accendit, qui ~am humanae naturae flamma suae divinitatis implevit Bede Luke 481D; lucerna quippe lumen in ~a est. lumen vero in ~a est divinitas in carne Ib. 521B; lucerna lux est in ~a H. Los. Serm. 286.  c quamvis miro sapiendi dicendique ingenio ~am ferrumque, ut dicitur, conglutinare valeret Bede Pleg. 16; fragiles ut testa homines nos ecce pusilli Wulf. Brev. 222; constare ex ~a quam facit figulus Andr. S. Vict. Dan. 27; sol idem est qui lutum liquidum condensat in ~am Fortescue NLN I 20. 2 fragment of earthenware, shard. sic cum beato Job ~a saniem rades Ad. Scot QEC 841A; post hec jussit eam judex nudam super ignitas ~as et vivos carbones volutare Hon. Spec. Eccl. 861B; scindatur filum juxta nodum, ponendo acum vel ~am sub filo Gad. 123. 2; si alterata sunt, tunc cum acu vel cum ~a labia [sc. vulneris] fricentur ut sanguis effluat Ib.. 3 hard outer covering, shell: a (of crustacean, mollusc, or other animal); b (of egg); c (of nut, stone of fruit, or sim.). d sheath, covering. a coclea ‥ i. ~a cujusdam piscis Osb. Glouc. Deriv. 132; aves iste [sc. cornices] conchosos pisciculos contra litorea saxa sursum in aera deferunt et demittunt ut ~am quam rostro frangere non prevalent lapidis altique casus injuria collisione confringant Gir. TH I 22; [tortuca] est ‥ animal quadrupes, habens ‥ ~as duras diversis maculis deformatas [Trevisa: harde schelles and many foule spekkes] Bart. Angl. XVIII 106; exemplum de cancro, qui volens vorare carnes ostrie, explorat quando aperit ~am suam et projicit in eo lapillum ita quod eam claudere non potest Spec. Laic. 11; cocule marine sunt ~e quedam ubi pisces latitant quales sunt ille que a peregrinis de Sancto Jacobo deferuntur SB 16; nomina piscium marinorum ‥ hec ~a, A. a schylle WW.  b ovorum teretes praebens ad pocula testas Aldh. Aen. 42 (Strutio) 5; plaga ejus nunquam clausa esset, et inde sanies quantum ~a ovi anseris capere posset ‥ cotidie deflueret Ord. Vit. III 10 p. 114; potest dari de ‥ sirupo ‥ quantum ~a ovi capit Gilb. I 31v. 2; 1418 ac si quis, dividendo ovum, caperet sibi vitellum, socio relinquendo ~am vel albumen Foed. IX 638a.  c sicut ‥ nux dulcem ‥ habet fructum interius, sed non hunc ostendere foris, nisi fracta ~ae duritia, potest Bede Tab. 416D; verborum levitas morum fert pondus honestum, / ut nucleum celat arida testa bonum Walt. Angl. Fab. prol. 12; queritur quare contingat in quibusdam fructibus ~as generari cum circa eos et infra eos mollior substantia contineatur, in quibusdam vero minime Quaest. Salern. B 63; latet in testa nucleus, sub cortice granum (Vers.) M. Rievaulx 38. 13; plerique nucem abiciunt inconsulte prius quam ~a soluta nucleus attingatur R. Bury Phil. 13. 179; fisticus fructus est ~am habens et nucleum SB 21.  d sub bruma ‥ glacie constrictus, et aquarum superficie in lubricam ~am frigore concreta, [lacus] sonum horribilem ‥ emittit Gir. IK I 2; 1227 pro duabus ~is eneis ad duas cysternas sine quibus cysterne non possent bene salvari, de pondere xxx librarum Ac. Build. Hen. III 76. 4 (usu. ~a capitis) skull. b (spec.) top of the head. c (~a de Nevill) a collection of Exchequer documents of the early thirteenth century (edited as Fees). quod ‥ in ~a defuncti, si quis notare velit, perspicuum est Adel. QN 20; ~a capitis usque ad cerebri interiora collisa R. Cold. Cuthb. 60; 1199 vulneratus est J. de W. in capite ita quod ~a capitis scissa est CurR I 91; s544 ex cujus capitis ~a ciphum sibi ad bibendum paravit Flor. Hist. I 270; capitis sibi spherica testa, / magni consilii signum Vers. Hen. V 70.  b tam dira capitis tonsione, ubi ~a capitis cum corona unctionis separatur a capite H. Bos. Thom. VI 9; ~a capitis cum corona unctionis, que in modum disci dependebat a capite, per cutis modicum fronti herens adhuc, capiti resolidatur et coaptatur ut potuit Ib. VI 13.  c 1298 sicut continetur in rotulo Teste de Nevill' sub titulo Hundredi de D. (LTR Mem) Fees I pref. xv. 5 canopy over a bed or headboard (perh. supporting such a canopy, cf. testura), or ? f. l. 1420 lectum meum antiquum cum ~a did' colori Wills N. Country I 29.

1 testa, (11) æ, f. , ¶ 1 brique, tuile : Cic. Domo 61 ; Cato Agr. 18, 7 ; Varro R. 2, 3, 6 ¶ 2 vase en terre cuite, pot, cruche : Her. 4, 9 ; Plin. 31, 114, etc. || amphore : Hor. Ep. 1, 2, 70 || lampe dʼargile : Virg. G. 1, 391 ¶ 3 fragment de poterie, tesson, débris de tuile, etc. : Sisenna d. Non. 125, 18 ; Tac. H. 5, 6 ; Ov. M. 8, 662 ; Mart. 2, 43, 10 ; Plin. 36, 167, etc. || [fig.] esquille dʼos : Col. Rust. 8, 16, etc. || [métaph.] tache de rouge au visage : Plin. 26, 163 ¶ 4 écaille, coquille [servant au vote chez les Grecs, ὄστρακον] : Nep. Cim. 3, 1 ¶ 5 coquille des mollusques : Cic. Nat. 2, 100 ; Plin. 32, 60, || [dʼoù] huître : Hor. S. 2, 4, 31 || carapace de tortue : Varro L. 5, 79 || [poét.] carapace [en parl. de la glace] : Ov. Tr. 3, 10, 38 || crâne : Aus. Epigr. 72 ¶ 6 pl. testæ, [sorte dʼapplaudissement inventé par Néron] les tuiles = le plat des mains : Suet. Nero 20.

testa , ae. f.
瓦器。快艇類。鑼類。瓦器塊。骨塊。负甲殼。骷髏。甲魚。

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*testa, ae. f.
凍冰。

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testa, ae, f.: guscio

conchiglia

ostrica Or

cranio, testa Aus; ● ≊ Prud

lastra, crosta (di ghiaccio) Ov.

testa ae, f

• TERS-, a piece of burned clay, brick, tile: testae tectorum meorum.—A piece of baked earthen-ware, earthen vessel, pot, pitcher, jug, urn: testā ardente, a lamp, V.: (vinum) testā Conditum levi, H.: mihi fundat avitum Condita testa merum, O.—A broken piece of earthen-ware, brick, sherd, potsherd: Testa parem fecit, O.: unde cerebrum testa ferit, Iu.—Among the Greeks, a sherd used in voting, potsherd as a ballot: testarum suffragiis, quod illiὀστρακισμόνvocant, N.— Plur, castanets, bits of bone struck together by dancers: Testarum crepitūs cum verbis, Iu.—A shell, hard covering: nativae: lubrica, i. e. a covering of ice, O.—A shell-fish: non omne mare est generosae fertile testae, H.

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