Trames, trámitis, p. co. m. g. Cic.A crosse way: a crosse path.In Latinam viam transuersis tramitibus, transgressus.Liu.Vt sicco tramite ad potum eant. Plin. Qu facit assiduo tramite vulgus iter. Proper. That waye as the common people passeth continually.Accliuis, arduus, obscurus trames.Ouid.Cliuosi tramitis supercilium. Vi. Decliuus trames. Oui. Deuius. Sta. Obliquas. Sen. Sectus. Sen. Carpitur accliuis per mata silentia trames.Ouidius.They go vp by an high and desert way.Cito tramite decurrit virgo. Vir. The maiden went quickly by a path that shee soone passed ouer.Inopino tramite ductus. Claud. Egressus est non vijs, sed tramitibus.Cic.Facili te tramite sistam.Virg.
Lewis and Short: Latin dictionary
trāmĕs, ĭtis, m. [akin to trans, and Gr. te/rma, goal]. I.Lit., a cross - way, sideway, by-path, foot-path (cf. semita): domum ire coepi tramite, Plaut. Fragm. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, 62 Müll.: egressus est non viis, sed tramitibus, paludatus, Cic. Phil. 13, 9, 19: in Apennini tramitibus, id. ib. 12, 11, 26: per tramites occulte perfugeret, Sall. C. 57, 1: per tramites occultos, id. J. 48, 2: transvorsis tramitibus transgressus, Liv. 2, 39, 3; Suet. Caes. 31: per devios tramites refugiens, id. Aug. 16; Prop. 3, 13 (4, 12), 44; 3 (4), 22, 24; Verg. A. 11, 515 al. — B.Transf.1.Poet., in gen., a way, path, road, course, flight: cito decurrit tramite virgo, Verg. A. 5, 610: facili jam tramite sistam, id. ib. 6, 676: palantes error certo de tramite pellit. Hor. S. 2, 3, 49; Ov. F. 3, 13; id. M. 10, 53; Sen. Ep. 84, 13; Stat. Th. 2, 48: trames aquae immensae,
a channel
, Vulg. Ecclus. 24, 41.— 2.Branches of a family, Gell. 13, 19, 15.—II.Trop., a way of life, way, course, method, manner: (Epicurus) viam monstravit, tramite parvo Qua possemus ad id recto contendere cursu, Lucr. 6, 27: ab aequitatis recto tramite deviare, Amm. 22, 10, 2: augustissimus ad immortalitatis praemium, Lact. 5, 18, 11 al.