thorax
thorax, the breast, chest, thorax; hence, a defence of the breast, breast-plate, corselet, cuirass
Frieze-Dennison Vergil
- I Lit., in anatomy, Cels. 5, 25, 8; Plin. 27, 7, 28, § 49.—
- II Transf.
- A A defence, armor, or covering for the breast, a breastplate, corselet, cuirass; a doublet, stomacher (syn. lorica), Liv. 4, 20, 7; Suet. Aug. 82; Verg. A. 10, 337; Mart. 7, 1, 1.— Dat. thoracibus, Val. Fl. 3, 87.—Gen. thoracum, Claud. in Ruf. 2, 260.—
- B A bust, Treb. Claud. Goth. 3.
cassida cum thoracis necnon ancile duelli
gigantem crista cassidis et ~aca indutum;
~aca,byrne
fides necnon trilicibus / girat thoracis humeros(
spicula, / quibus infesti fortibus / forant thoracas humeris
lorica vel torax vel squama,byrne
dux ‥ trilicis toracis circumdatus
evasit ‥ hamate ~acis adjutus beneficio
furfure jam thorax, jam cassis calce novatur
coniferas galeas, duplicem thoraca, trilices / loricas laxant
quin indue meum dorsum hanc toraca!
Persarum reges selectorum suorum mille numero ~aces malis ‥ insignire consuevere
tege toliam toracem cum pulmone(
equestres tibie, ~ax extensior, lacerti pugiles virum fortem ‥ denuntiant
pestis ‥ pariter ~acem et superiores partes immodica distendebat inflatura
si minor sit ~ax quam cordis exigat calor
est pellicula quedam dividens duas toraces a se invicem, transiens per majorem divisionem pulmonis
sagapinum causas ~acis medicando componit
hic torax,a brestebone
upon Ludgate ye fore quarter of a man is set upon a pole , in occidentali porta Londoniensi exposita est in pertica hominis ‥ ~ax
membrana pulmones et intimum ~acem aequis portionibus per media distinguens
arte plumaria omne textrinum opus diversis imaginum ~acibus [v. l. thoraciclis; gl.: imaginibus, i. ] perornentanlicnessum
- 1. borstharnas, pantser;
- 2. (postklass.) wambuis, vest [laneus];
- 3. bovenste deel v.h. lichaam, borstkas, romp.
- , θώραξ, the breast, chest, thorax; hence, a defence of the breast, breast-plate, corselet, cuirass: linteus, L.: thoraca cum pectore rumpit, V.: thoracem indutus, Cu.
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…tristem Hypsipylen ducibus sudatus Achaeis ludus et atra sacrum recolet trieteris Ophelten. Ergo nec ardentes clipeos vectare nec artos thoracum nexus tantum sitis horrida torret sufficiunt non ora modo angustisque perusti faucibus, interior sed vis quatit, aspera pulsu…
Statius, P. Papinius, Thebais
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…atque, imo tellus qua proxima collo necdum umeri videre diem, prior ense sequaci aequat humo truncos ; rutilum thoraca sequenti aut primas a matre manus premit obvius ante, nec magis aut illis aut illis milibus ultra sufficit ,…
C. Valerius Flaccus , Argonautica
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…ipsum pronum sterne solo portisque effunde sub altis. Cingitur ipse furens certatim in proelia Turnus. Iamque adeo rutilum thoraca indutus aenis horrebat squamis surasque incluserat auro, tempora nudus adhuc, laterique adcinxerat ensem fulgebatque alta decurrens aureus arce…
Vergil, Aeneid
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…etiam ducenda ; quibus extenuatum corpus incipit spiritum trahere commodius. Caput autem etiam in lecto sublime habendum est ; thorax fomentis cataplasmatisque calidis aut siccis aut etiam umidis adiuuandus est, et postea uel malagma superimponendum, uel certe ceratum…
Celsus, De Medicina
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…, venit ecce Creon sic fatus, et auras dissipat hasta tremens ; tunc qua subtemine duro multiplicem tenues iterant thoraca catenae, incidit emicuit per mille foramina sanguis impius ; ille oculis extremo errore solutis labitur, adsistit Theseus gravis…
Statius, P. Papinius, Thebais
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…scelerauit sanguine fluctus tunc inerat. molli luxu madefacta meroque inlecebris somni torpentia membra fluebant. quis gelidas suetum noctes thorace grauatis sub Ioue non aequo trahere et tentoria saepe spernere, ubi hiberna ruerent cum grandine nimbi, ac ne…
NA, Silius Italicus, Corpus Poetarum Latinorum. Vol. 3, ed. W. C. Summers, 1905
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…summisso poplite Phalcen evasisse ratus laevum per luminis orbem transigitur ; tenerae liquuntur vulnere malae. contra autem geminis fidens thoracibus ictum sustinet et gladio Sibotes ferit ultima teli, nequiquam ; iam cuspis inest, nec fragmina curat Ambenus et…
C. Valerius Flaccus , Argonautica
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…ducis exuvias, tibi, magne, tropaeum, bellipotens aptat rorantis sanguine cristas telaque trunca viri et bis sex thoraca petitum perfossumque locis clipeumque ex aere sinistrae subligat atque ensem collo suspendit eburnum. Tum socios, namque omnis eum…
Vergil, Aeneid
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…iuvat ; sed gens Pherezaea sagittis insultat virtute pari, sed dispare ferro, postremum cuneum rex promovet Euvaeorum squamosum thoraca gerens de pelle colubri, his subnixa viris scelerum perversa potestas edomat invalidas mentes, quae simplicitate indociles bellique rudes…
Prudentius, Hamartigenia
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…currus Odrysia tellure uocat. tum fulminis atri spargentem flammas clipeum galeamque deorum haud ulli facilem multoque labore Cyclopum sudatum thoraca capit quassatque per auras Titanum bello satiatam sanguinis hastam atque implet curru campos. exercitus una Irarum Eumenidesque simul letique…
NA, Silius Italicus, Corpus Poetarum Latinorum. Vol. 3, ed. W. C. Summers, 1905
(θώραξ). The Greek term for a cuirass, either of metal (usually bronze) or of leather. The metal cuirass consisted of two separate pieces, one covering the chest and stomach, and the other the back, attached to one another by means of clasps or buckles. They terminated with a curved edge just above the hip, and at this part were often covered with a leathern belt (ζωστήρ), fastened with buckles, to bind both pieces more firmly together. Another belt (μίτρα), lined with leather, was worn under the armour and above the chiton. This was fitted with a plate of metal growing broader towards the middle and serving to protect the belly. In later times the front plate of the cuirass was extended downwards, so as to cover the belly as far as the navel. As an additional protection to the belly and the upper part of the legs, there was on the inner side of the lower edge of the cuirass a series of short strips of leather or felt, covered with plates of metal, often in several layers. They resembled a kilt, and were called πτέρυγες (“feathers”). Smaller strips of the same kind were worn under the arms to protect the armpits.
The leather cuirass (σπολάς) was a kind of shirt reaching over the navel and hips, and fringed with flexible strips along its lower edge. It was open either in front or on one side (usually the left), and was there fastened together by means of clasps or buckles. It was also provided with an upright piece protecting the neck, and with two shoulderstraps. It was frequently covered, either completely, or only under the arms, with metal, especially in the form of scales.
Linen cuirasses are also mentioned, even in ancient times. These were probably either thickly quilted or strongly woven corselets.
The Romans applied the name to a bust in marble or bronze (Vitruv. Compend. 2). See lorica.