vagina

vāgīna, ae, f.: a scabbard, sheath, 4.579.

vāgīna, ae, f. [cf. vas], a scabbard, sheath.

• I Lit., of a sword, Cic. Inv. 2, 4, 14; id. Marcell. 7, 57; Caes. B. G. 5, 44; Verg. A. 4, 579; 6, 260; 10, 475; Hor. S. 2, 1, 41; Ov. M. 10, 475; Val. Max. 8, 9, 2: (delphinus) pinnae aculeos velut vagina condens, Plin. 9, 8, 8, § 25; cf. id. 8, 15, 17, § 41; 7, 52, 53, § 174; 11, 37, 77, § 198.—Trop.: senatus consultum inclusum in tabulis tamquam in vaginā reconditum habere, Cic. Cat. 1, 2, 4: ut gladius ... ita vox in vaginā silentii condita hebetatur, Ap. Flor. 3, p. 357, 32.—
• II Transf., the covering, sheath, holder of any thing.
• • • 1 In gen.: omnia principalia viscera membranis propriis ac velut vaginis inclusit natura, Plin. 11, 37, 77, § 198; cf.: cremato eo (corpore), inimici ... remeanti animae veluti vaginam ademerint, id. 7, 52, 53, § 174.—
    • 2 The sheath of an ear of grain, etc., the hull, husk, Varr. R. R. 1, 48, 1 sq.; Cic. Sen. 15, 51.—Cf. of a frame or mould to shape a growing gourd, Plin. 19, 5, 24, § 70.—
    • 3 The female vagina, Plaut. Ps. 4, 7, 85 (1187).—
    • 4 The sheath of a claw, in cats, Plin. 8, 15, 17, § 41.

1. vāgīna, ae, f., die Scheide des Schwertes, die Degenscheide, I) eig.: gladius vaginā vacuus, ein bloßes Schwert, Cic.: promptus vaginā gladius (Ggstz. conditus rursus), ein blank gezogenes Schwert, Suet.: gladium e vagina educere, Cic.: vaginā eripere ferrum od. ensem, Verg.: telum vaginā nudare, Nep.: strictum vaginā detegere ensem, Sil.: gladium cruentum in vaginam recondere, Cic. (vgl. im Bilde, senatus consultum inclusum in tabulis tamquam in vagina reconditum, Cic.): condere vaginae (Lokativ) gladium, Prudent. psych. 105: vaginā gladius eius elapsus decĭdit, Val. Max. – II) übtr., für jedes ähnliche Behältnis, die Scheide, die Hülle, corpus... animae quasi vagina, Plin. 7, 174: omnia principalia viscera membranis propriis ac velut vaginis inclusit providens natura, Plin. 11, 198. – Insbes., a) = cunnus, die Scheide, Plaut. Pseud. 1181. – b) der Balg der noch verborgenen Ähre, der Schoßbalg, Varro u. Cic. – c) die Löcher, in die die Tiere aus dem Katzengeschlechte ihre Klauen zurückziehen, Plin. 8, 41: u.v. Delphin, aculeos velut vaginā condens, Plin. 8, 25. – d) vaginae terebrarum, die Handgriffe der Bohrer, Plin. 16, 230. – ➳ Vulg. bagina, Edict. Diocl. 7, 37 (wo bagina spathae, Säbelscheide).

2. vāgīna, ae, f. (vagio) = vagitus, Fulgent. contin. Verg. p. 151 M. (vaginam puerilem exercet).

vagina [CL] 1 protective cover for blade or sim., sheath, scabbard; b (transf., applied to seed-vessel of plant). c (fig.) home, lair, resting-place. angelum caelestem ensem vacuum ~a habentem Gildas EB 1; c798 quapropter et hunc [sc. gladium] converti in ~am cordis praecipit, ut ibi ‥ unusquisque remittat fratri suo de corde suo Alcuin Ep. 136; monetarius ‥ perdiderat cultellum ingentem ‥ cujus ~a aureo erat metallo predita moleque sculpta argenti nimia Lantfr. Swith. 2; monachus ‥ gladium ‥ mundatum in ~a recondidit (Edm.) NLA II 676; 1332 pro ij cultellis ad punctum, cum manubriis et vagena de argento deaurato amellatis et ivone cisso et trussato (KR Ac) Arch. LXXVII 138; 1475 cutellos aut gestra ‥ de viginis [Mem. York I 136: vaginis] ad vendendum extrahentes REED York 64; nomina rerum pertinencium clerico ‥ hic artavus, a penknyfe, hec ~a, a schethe WW.  b mellilotum ‥ facit ‥ ~as semine plenas, cujus semen dicitur corona regia SB 30.  c ex quibus [populis] unus, cum suo rege Tanause de ~a sua egressus, ulteriorem Sithiam invasit sibique usurpavit W. Jum. I 2 (3); rex Scottie David in gravi multitudine equestrium et pedestrium de ~a finium regni sui ‥ egressus J. Worc. 51; exercitus magnus valde et fortis ab austro veniens, e ~a malitie progreditur Ib. 57; Brier ‥ filius Lotbroci regis Danorum ‥ ad depopulandas gentes de ~a sua egressus est Ord. Vit. III 1 p. 6. 2 ? sack or bag, perh. ‘pocket’ (in quot. as measure of wool by volume). 1460 tot et tant' thrummes ac petras thrummes necnon pokes et vagen' [sic MS] thrummes ‥ in ‥ navibus ‥ eskippare Cl 311 m. 13. 3 part of plough, ‘sheath’. 1340 in ij chippis, ij ~is, ij sidrestes, ij scheldrestes, iiij bilettis ‥ emptis, xj d. (Lydden) Ac. Man. Cant.; 1344 in j vomere empto xj d. in j ~a iij d. (Bunshill) MinAc 860/11.

vāgīna, (12) æ, f. ¶ 1 gaine, fourreau [où était enfermée lʼépée] : Cæs. G. 5, 44, 8 ; Cic. Inv. 2, 14 ; Marc. 57 ; [fig.] Cic. Cat. 1, 4 ¶ 2 [en gén.] gaine, étui, enveloppe : Cic. CM 51 ; Plin. 11, 198.

vagina , ae. f.
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vāgīna ae, f

• cf. 2 vas, a scabbard, sheath: gladium vaginā vacuum: vaginā eripit ensem, V., Cs., H., O.—Of plants, a sheath, hull, husk, C.

VAGINA

VAGI´NA[GLADIUS]

Vagīna

(κολεός, ξιφοθήκη). The scabbard of a sword, usually made of wood, but sometimes apparently of leather. See gladius.