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vellus , eris, n.: a fleece, 6.249; woolen band or fillet, 4.459; skin, 7.95.

vellus, ĕris, n. [Sanscr. ura for vara, sheep; root var, to cover; Gr. ἔρ-ιον, εἶρος, wool; Goth. vulla; Germ. Wolle].

Lit., wool shorn off, a fleece: pastores Palatini ex ovibus ante tonsuram inventam vellere lanam sunt soliti: a quo vellera dicuntur, Varr. L. L. 5, §§ 54 and 130 Müll.; id. R. R. 2, 11, 9; Plin. 27, 7, 28, § 50; Lucr. 6, 504; Hor. Epod. 12, 21; id. Ep. 1, 10, 27; Ov. M. 6, 21; 14, 264.—
II Transf.
- - 1 The skin of a sheep with the wool on it, the fell or pelt entire, Col. 7, 4, 4; Tib. 2, 1, 62; Verg. E. 3, 95; id. A. 7, 95; Ov. H. 18, 144; id. F. 5, 102.
  - 2 The hide, pelt of any other animal: fulvi leonis, Ov. F. 2, 340; cf. id. ib. 5, 396: cervina, id. M. 6, 593; cf. id. ib. 3, 197: ferina, id. ib. 11, 4.—
  - 3 A sheep: cultrosque in guttura velleris atri Conicit, Ov. M. 7, 244; cf. Calp. Ecl. 2, 7.—
- B Of woolly material.
- - 1 Wool, down: velleraque ut foliis depectant tenuia Seres, i. e. the fleeces or flocks of silk, Verg. G. 2, 121.—
  - 2 Of light, fleecy clouds: tenuia nec lanae per caelum vellera ferri, Verg. G. 1, 397; so Luc. 4, 124.—
  - 3 Of snow-flakes, Mart. 4, 3, 1.—
- C Of things made of wool: Parnasia, woollen bands or fillets, Stat. S. 5, 3, 8.

1. vellus, eris, n. (zu vello), die abgeschorene, noch zusammenhangende u. ein Ganzes ausmachende Wolle der Schafe, der Pelz (s. Varro r.r. 2, 11, 9 u. LL. 5, 54), dann gew. für zusammenhangende Wolle übh., I) eig. u. meton.: A) eig.: lanae vellus, Ambros. serm. 5, 6: absinthium in vellere appositum, Plin. 27, 50: muricibus Tyriis iteratae vellera lanae, Hor. epod. 12, 21: vellera nebulas aequantia mollire, Ov. met. 6, 21: vellera motis trahere digitis, v. Spinnen, Ov. met. 14, 264. – B) meton.: 1) das ganze Schaffell, das Vlies, sowohl noch an dem Tiere, als auch abgezogen, Verg., Ov. u. Plin.: Phrixēa vellera, Ov. – poet. übtr. – jedes Fell, jede Tierhaut, des Löwen, Hirsches, Ov.: vellera ferina, der wilden Tiere, Ov. – 2) das aus Wolle Bereitete, Parnasia vellera, wollene Binden für den Scheitel oder zur Befestigung der Lorbeer- od. Efeukränze, Stat. silv. 5, 3, 8. – 3) die Schafe, Calp. ecl. 2, 7. – II) übtr., das der Wolle Ähnliche, wie wolliges Moos, Calp. ecl. 6, 67: vellera depectant tenuia Seres, Baumseide, Verg.: lanae vellera per caelum ferri, dünne Wölkchen, Verg.: von Schneeflocken, Mart. 4, 3, 1.

2. vellus, ī, m., s. villus ➳ .

vellus [CL] 1 woolly coat (of sheep or sim.), fleece; b (as removed from animal, esp. considered as commodity); c (transf., applied to bundle or mass of other fibres, in quot. of silk); d (applied to ‘fleecy’ clouds); e (applied to foliage of plant). oves innocentes sua ~era vestiendis hominibus praestant Bede Hom. II 1. 116D; spissum et hirsutum est ~us earum [sc. ovium] Quaest. Salern. B 69; vellere vestitas nigro candore nitentes / fons quidam certo tempore reddit oves Neckam DS III 189; aries ‥ qui ‘radiante aureo villo’, id est ~ere, ‘tergo’, scilicet suo Trevet Troades 73; tunc exilientes greges ovium conspiciunt albis ~eribus velatarum (Brendanus 15) VSH II 275. b 863 nec non xx statera casei of mersce ad Mersaham reddatur et xl agnos et xl ~era ovium CS 507; pluvia, quando de celo descendit, si super ~us cadit [cf. Jud. vi 36–40], nec sonitum nec ullam lesionem in ipso vellere efficit Eccl. & Synag. 82; agnos lij, ~era ovium ccxl DB I 69ra; 1248 idem reddit compotum de ccccxli ~eribus lane grosse ‥ item reddit compotum de clvij velleribus lane agnine Rec. Crondal 60; 1275 emit de eodem Adam v ~era lane pro tribus sol. et duobus den. SelPlMan 140; 1279 mercatores ‥ non possint pannos ‥ per ulnas vendere, nec lanam, nisi per magnum pondus et saccos et non per parvum pondus et per ~era, nisi sint de predicta gilda Gild Merch. II 180; bercator ‥ habebit unum ~us de ~eribus domini, quod dicitur belwetheresflus Cust. Bleadon 207. c gnari quaedam genimina / vermis feruntur minima / ‥ / ova viri et faeminae / calificata calore / parturire progenitum / foetum vellere vegetum (Æthelwald) Carm. Aldh. 2. 140; pretiosa metallorum ‥ bombycini sericique ~eris, et gazarum omnium copia major Gir. TH I 37; qui tacuerunt et timuerunt dicere verum, / hi placuerunt, hii meruerunt vellera Serum Walt. Wimb. Scel. 125; 1460 pro quatuor ulnis cum quarta panni serici dicti ‘~us’ purpurii coloris ExchScot VII 35; 1465 pro decem ulnis ~us sure ~us carmosy purpure, novemdecim ulnis cum dimidea ~us sure ~us gresii, sex ulnis cum dimidia damasci nigri Ib. 363. d nunc recte ad aethera vel ad summa nubium ~era luminum semidormitantes acies librant Gildas EB 67; candidior nivibus, dum ningit vellera nimbus Aldh. Aen. 100 (Creatura) 54; umida rorifluis umectant vellera guttis / irrigat et terram tenebrosis imbribus aer Id. VirgV 2044; inde pedem referens conscendit passibus Alpes, / lactea qua tacito labuntur vellera celo, / aggeribus niveis cumulantur germina montis Mir. Nin. 36; quandocumque ‥ densato nubium ~ere, nimbus ruinam minatur W. Malm. GP V 217; aer nunc arridens letam pretendit faciem cum nubes abeunt in ~era Neckam NR I 18. e in summo capitis densescit vertice vellus Aldh. Aen. 91 (Palma) 8. 2 coat of animal, fur (also transf. of human's hair). e geminis nascor per ponti caerula concis / vellera setigero producens corpore fulva Aldh. Aen. 17 (Perna) 2; nil fruticantibus genarum vellere, / nil senioribus intendo cudere Walt. Wimb. Palpo 175; medici dicunt quod karopos est color qualis est in ~ere cameli Bacon XIV 71; caropos est color flavus urine ~eribus camelorum similis SB 13. 3 (outer) garment, coat; b (fig.). tres filios genuit, Richardum ‥ atque Rotbertum necnon Willelmum apud Fiscannum monachili ~ere in adolescentia functum W. Jum. V 13; calamistrati varia ~era vestibunt, et exterior habitus interiora signabit G. Mon. VII 3 (ed. M. Reeve (Woodbridge, 2007) VII 113); luget in ecclesia chorus omnis; preda malignis / plebs et amica Dei, gemit albi velleris ordo (Vers.) M. Rievaulx 23. 16. b ast athleta Dei contectus vellere pacis, / obsequium mitis odiis suffibat acerbis Frith. 578; 1239 de nobis, quibus se jam quocunque fraudis ~ere occultare non potest, non immerito suspicatur (Lit. Papae) M. Par. Maj. III 604.

1 vellus, (10) ĕris, n. , ¶ 1 peau avec la laine, toison : Varro L. 5, 64 ; R. 2, 11, 9 ; Plin. 27, 50 ; Lucr. 6, 504 ; Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 27 ; Virg. En. 7, 95 ¶ 2 a) toison dʼanimal vivant : Virg. B. 3, 95 ; b) peau de bête qcq : leonis Ov. F. 2, 340, peau de lion ; vellera cervina Ov. M. 6, 593, peau dʼun cerf ; vellus Nemeæum Ov. M. 9, 233, peau du lion de Némée ¶ 3 a) flocons de laine : Virg. G. 1, 397 ; [de soie] Virg. G. 2, 121 ; [de neige] Mart. 4, 3, 1 ; b) bandelettes de laine : Stat. S. 5, 3, 8.

2 vellus, ī, m. , v. villus

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vellus, eris n (vello) (poët.; postklass.)

1. (schapen)wol; plur. draden; ➤ vellera digitis trahere spinnen;
2. (meton.) (schapen)vel, (schapen)vacht [Phrixea = het Gulden Vlies];
3. alg. vel, huid [leonis; ferina; cervina];
4. (v. dingen die op wol lijken) plur. (a) katoen; (b) schapenwolken; (c) sneeuwvlokken.

vellus , eris. n.
一團羊毛。未剪之羊毛。綿羊皮。獅毛皮。果毳。Parnassia vellera 詩人之毛線冠。Ferina vellera 獸皮。

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, pro Velum. Joh. Demussis Chronicon Placent. apud Murator. tom. 16. col. 580 : Portant Vellos de seta vel de bambaxio pulchros et subtiles et albos. Vide Fróntale et Vella.

, Vestis monachica, quia villosa. Monachili vellere fungi, Professionem monasticam exercere, apud Willel. Gemetic. in Hist. Norman. tom. 10. Collect. Histor. Franc. pag. 189.

vellus eris, n

1 VEL-, wool shorn off, a fleece: Muricibus Tyriis iteratae vellera lanae, H.: vellera motis trahunt digitis, O.—A sheepskin, pelt, woolly felt: aries nunc vellera siccat, V.: vellera secta, i. e. cut into strips, O.—A hide, pelt: fulvi leonis, O.: cervina, O.—A sheep: cultros in guttura velleris atri Conicit, O.—A tuft, flock: Velleraque ut foliis depectant tenuia Seres, i. e. the flocks of silk, V.—Fleecy clouds: lanae per caelum vellera ferri, V.

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