viscosus

viscōsus, a, um, adj. [viscum],

• full of birdlime, sticky, viscous: pastus, Prud. Ham. 824; Pall. 1, 14.

viscōsus, a, um (viscum), I) voll Vogelleim, klebrig, Prud. ham. 822 (im Bilde). – II) übtr., klebrig, zäh, Pallad. 1, 14: umor, Th. Prisc. 2, 21: quaedam pinguedo, Th. Prisc. 2, 5.

viscosus [CL viscum+-osus], sticky, glutinous, viscous (also fig.). in illo fetu ~ior et glutinosior redditur [humiditas] Quaest. Salern. B 58; neque exhalat spiritus propter ~am cerebri substantiam Alf. Angl. Cor 13. 10; viscosus teneros oculos conglutinat humor Neckam DS IX 171; sperma ~um M. Scot Phys. 7; ~a sive lubrica simul injuncta ‥ aliis humidis in vase faciunt solum ampliorem ‥ tumorem T. Sutton Gen. & Corrupt. 109; vitet ‥ ~a digitis adherencia cum tanguntur Gad. 7v. 2; non modo decenti nec ornato sed ~o et conglobato Eul. Hist. I 2.

viscōsus, a, um (viscum), englué, enduit de glu : Prud. Ham. 822 || visqueux, gluant : Pall. 1, 14 ; Th. Prisc. 2, 6.