turritus

turrītus, a, um: adj. (turris), turreted, 8.693; crowned with turrets; with crown of towers, 6.785; tower-like, towering, lofty, 3.536.

turrītus, a, um, adj. [turris], set, furnished, or fortified with towers, towered, turreted, castled, castellated (mostly poet.).

• I Lit.
• • A Moenia, Ov. Am. 3, 8, 47: muri, id. P. 3, 4, 105: castella, Luc. 6, 39: puppes, Verg. A. 8, 693: elephanti, Auct. B. Afr. 30, 2; 41, 2; Plin. 8, 7, 7, § 22; cf.: inde boves Lucas turrito corpore tetros, Lucr. 5, 1301; called turrita moles, Sil. 9, 239; cf. turriger: tempora murali cinctus turrita coronā, id. 13, 366.—
  • B Turrīta, ae, adj. f., tower-crowned, turreted, an epithet of Cybele (v. turriger, II.): dea, Prop. 4 (5), 11, 52: Berecyntia mater, Verg. A. 6, 785: mater, Ov. M. 10, 696; cf. id. F. 4, 219 sq.; Sid. Carm. 5, 13.—
• II Transf., tower-shaped, towering, high, lofly: scopuli, Verg. A. 3, 536: corona, i. e. a lofly head-dress, Luc. 2, 358: caput, Prud. Psych. 183: vertex, Hier. Ep. 130, 7.

turrītus, a, um (turris), I) getürmt, mit Türmen versehen, -besetzt, moenia, Ov.: puppes, Verg.: elephanti, Auct. b. Afr. – turrīta, als Beiwort der Cybele (s. turriger), dea, Prop.: Berecynthia mater, Verg. – II) poet. übtr., getürmt, aufgetürmt, turmhoch, scopuli, Verg.: so auch von der Haartracht, corona, Lucan.: u. so caput, vertex, Eccl.

turritus [CL], that has one or more towers or turrets, or that is in the form of a tower or turret (also transf. or fig.); b (on ship); c (of town). d (of elephant) that bears a ‘castle’ or howdah. e that resembles a tower or is decorated with representations of towers or turrets, (~a corona) mural crown (in quot., of Cybele's crown). positus in antemurali ~am servabis speculam, unde universam ‥ tuearis ‥ patriam Gosc. Aug. Min. 748C; sunt ei mille edificia ~a patentia Adel. ED 5; s1139 Rogerius [episcopus Salesberiensis] ‥ ~as moles erexerat W. Malm. HN 468; omine turritus non invidus esto sodalis, / non in eos mittas latitantia spicula fellis D. Bec. 1136; urbes murate, castra ~a, ampla edificia Ailr. Spir. Amicit. III 77. 690A; ? 1219 habetur quedam alta turris quod fracta fuit in duobus costis, unde una bene facta est de lapide ‥ et altera costa de bono garoil bene ~a et kernelata RL I 64.  b ~as ascendunt puppes, eratis rostris duces ‥ discriminantes Enc. Emmae I 4 (cf. ib. II 7).  c turritas urbes capitis certamine quasso / oppida murorum prosternens arcibus altis Aldh. Aen. 86 (Aries) 6; ab austro Londonia murata et ~a fuit W. Fitzst. Thom. prol. 5.  d elephas ~us corruens opprimit Eleazarum Abbaron Ad. Dore Pictor 158.  e cum ~a corona pingitur [Cybele] quod omnis potentie elevatio in capite sit Alb. Lond. DG 2. 2.

turrītus, (13) a, um (turris), muni de tours : Virg. En. 8, 693 ; Ov. P. 3, 4, 105, etc. || qui porte une tour [éléphant] : B. Afr. 30, 2 ; 41, 2 ; Plin. 8, 22 ; Lucr. 5, 1301 ; Sil. 9, 239 || c. turrigera, épith. de Cybèle : Virg. En. 6, 785 ; Prop. 4, 11, 52 ; Ov. F. 4, 219 ; M. 10, 696 || [fig.] en forme de tour : Virg. En. 3, 536 || corona Luc. 2, 358, coiffure en forme de tour.

turritus , a, um. adj.
有塔。塔然者。Turriti elephantes 馱塔之象。

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turrītus adj.

• turris, furnished with towers, towered, turreted, castled, castellated: moenia, O.: puppes, V.—Fem., as an epithet of Cybele, towercrowned, turreted: Berecyntia mater, V., O.— Towering, lofty: scopuli, V.