Light: day: an eie: an exposition or interpretation. Arrecta lumina. Vir. Breue lumen candelæ. Iuuen. Flagrantia lumina flammis. Lucret. Fuluum lumen. Virg. Hyberni luminis ignes. Virg. Fumea lumiua tædis. Virg. Multisida lumina. Stat. Nocturna lumina. Virg. Torches in the night. -picea fert humida lumen. Tæda. Virg. Vigilantia lumina. Ou. Lightes alway burning in the night. Accendere lumen. Virg. To set vp a light. Admouere lumen. Plin. To hold the light hard to. Collucere luminibus. Liu. To be bright with many lights. Exilit lumen, si lapidem percutiat lapis. Lucret. Fire bursteth foorth. Ignes fundunt lumina. Virg. Lustrare vestigia lumine. Virg. Stertuit lumen. Ouid. The candle or torch crackled or made a noyse in burning. Si te secundo lumine hîc offendero, moriêre. Cice. If I find thee here againe another day, &c. Clarissima mundi lumina. Virg. Id est Sol & Luna. Sparsa micant stellarum lumina cœlo. Sil. The glittering stars shine in the firmament. Cassus lumine aer. Lucret. Diurnum lumen. Lucret. The day light. Iucundum cœli lumen. Virg. Læuum lumen, Vide LAEVA. Lurida lumina præbebat terris Sol. Ouid. The simne shined very pale. Manifestum lumen. Virg. Orientia lumina Solis. Virg. Primo cum lumine Solis. Virg. As soone as the sunne rose. Purpureum lumen iuuentæ, Virg. The goodly beauty of youth. Rubrum lumen. Clau. Serenum lumen Solis. Lucret. The faire sunne shining. Solare lumen. Ouid. Splendida lumina Solis. Lucret. Stellantia lumina. Val. Flac. Tremulum lumen. Virg. Vaga lumina noctis. Stat. The wandering starres shining by night. Sera rubens accendit lumina Vesper. Virg. The ruddie euening starre began to shine late. Dare lumina terris dicitur Sol, Ouid. Inferre mortale lumen in clarissimum solem. Quint. To giue light to the bright sunne with a candle or like thing. Solis lumina peruulgant cœlum. Lucret. The brightnesse of the simne spreadeth all ouer the firmament. Mundo præbebat lumina Titan. Ouid. Luna obscura premit lumen. Virg. The moone shineth not. Priuatus lumine aer. Lucret. The darke aire. Terra spoliatur lumine. Lucret. Purpureo lumine campos vestit æther. Virg. Spirabile lumen cœli. Virg. Vitæ lumina attingere. Virg. Cassus lumine. Virg. Dead. In oras luminis exotiri. Lucrer. To be borne or brought into the world. Dulcia liquebat lumina vitæ. Lucret. They died. Inuisa relinquam lumina. Virg. I will depart out of this hatefull life. Lumen, pro oculo aliquando ponitur. Quint. An eie. Oculorum lumina. Lucret. Acies luminum Sen. Orbis inanis luminis. Ouid. Ones eie pulled out that he cannot see. Orbus luminis. Blinde. Caui recessus lnminum, & inanes sinus. Sen. Adoperta lumina somno. Ouid. The eies closed with sleepe. Apertum oculorum lumen. Lucret. Ardentia lumina. Virg. Lumina cærula Germani. Iuuen. Caua lumina. Ouid. Hollow eies sunke into ones head. Crudelia lumina. Ouid. Distenta lumina. Lucan. Glauca. Claud. Effossum lumen. Virg. Humida. Ouid. Expertia somno lumina. Lucret. Watching eies. Lachrymantia. Ouid. Languida. Carul. Flammantia. Virg. Ferrea. Stat. Morientia. Ouid. Patentia. Lucret. Open eies. Flammea lumina. Ouid. Spectantia. Ouid. Acuere lumina, Vide ACVO. Adimere lumen alicui, Vide ADIMO. Oculi ardentes glauco lumine. Virg. Vix attollens lumina. Virg. Scantly lifting vp his eies. Obliquo lumine cernere aliquem. Ouid. To see one by looking aside. Circunfert lumina campo. Sil. He looketh round about. In æternam clauduntur lumina noctem. Virg. Claudere alicui lumina, Vide CLAVDO. Luctantia lumina compoluit somnus. Sil. Nutantia lumina condit somnus. Virg. Sleepe closed vp his twinckling eies. Condere lumina alicuius digitis. Ouid. To close a mans eies with his singers. Digitosin lumina condere. Ouid. To thrust his fingers into ones eies. Orbem luminis corrumpere. Lucret. Declinare lumina somno. Virg. To fall a sleepe. Defigere lumina aliquò. Virgil. To looke stedfastly on or toward. Mœsto defixus lumina vultu. Virg. With a sorrowfull countenance not moouing his eies. Demitrere lumina. Ouid. To cast downe his eies. Detorquet lumen ab illa. Oui. He turneth his eies from hir. Domare lumina somno. Stat. Eruere lumina. Oui. Noxia lumina facere. Oui. Fallere lumen. Ouid. When a thing is so little, it cannot be seene, it is saide Fallere lumina. Flectere lumina. Ouid. Iactare lumina in aliquem. Ou. Labuntur frigida letho lumina. Virg. Occidit lumen. Lucret. The light perisheth or decaieth. Tacitus luminibus pererrare aliquem. Virg. To behold euery part of one saying not a word. Fulmen perstringit lumina. Luca. Lightning ouercommeth or dusketh the eie fight. Recipere lumen. Cels. To recouer his sight againe. Resignat lumina morte, Vide RESIGNO. Tecto simulatur lumine somnus. Ouid. Closing his eies he countersaiteth to sleepe. Inexpleto lumine spectare aliquid. Ouid. To looke vnsatiably vpon a thing. Toruo lumine spectare aliquem. Ou. To looke awry vpõ one. Fessa lumina furtim subit sopor. Ouid. Suffecta lumina letho. Val. Flac. Eies stained with a deadly colour. Suffundit lumina rore. Ouid. She wecpeth. Somno tegere lumina. Virg. To close his eies and sleepe. Immota tenere lumina. Virg. Not to mooue his eies. Tergere lumina manu. Catul. Rorantia lumina tersit. Stat. Flammantia lumina to rquens. Virg. Lassque versantes supremo lumina motu. Ouid. Turning their eies heauily at the very point of death. Placido lumine videre aliquem. Hor. Lumen. Cic. Exposition or declaration. Clara lumina præpandere menti alicuius. Lucret. To gyue a light to ones minde by instruction the better to vnderstãd a thing. Adhibere lumen, Vide ADHIBEO. Clarum lumen exrollere è renebris. Lucret. Luminibus obstruere. Cic. To stop vp the light: to let that the light come not into an house. Obstruere alicuius luminibus, per metaphoram. Cic. To obscure and let the renowme and glory of another. Lumina præferre menti alicuius dicitur Deus. Ci. To in. spire ones mind: to put into ones minde by inspiration. Lumina ciuitatis. Cic. The most notable person of a citle. Lumina ciuitatis extincta sunt. Cic. Claret lumen. Ennius. Sine lumine animi. Col. Without good vnderstanding. Præcipuum cloquentiæ lumen. Quintill. A principall ornament of Eloquence. Lumen probitatis prospicere in aliquo. Cicer. To see great houestie in one. Virtutis tuæ lumen eluceat. Cic. Your great and notable vertue may appeare. Lumina in pictura, Pli. The colours and beautie of painting. Lumina orationis. Cic. Figures. Luminôsus. pen prod. adiectiuum. Cic. Full of light.

I. Lit.: quasi lumen de suo lumine accendat, Enn. ap. Cic. Off. 1, 16, 51 (Fragm. v. 388 Vahl.): solis, Cic. Div. 2, 42, 91: tabulas bene pictas conlocare in bono lumine, id. Brut. 75, 261: solare, Ov. Tr. 5, 9, 37: lumina solis, the sunbeams, Lucr. 2, 162.—

B. Transf.

1. A light, a source of light, a lamp, torch: lumine apposito, Cic. Div. 1, 36, 79: diurnum, the morning-star, Lucr. 4, 455; Liv. 29, 25: lumini oleum instillare, Cic. de Sen. 11, 36: luminibus accensis, Plin. 11, 19, 21, 65: multa lumina nocte tuli, Tib. 1, 10 (9), 42.—

2. Brightness, splendor, gleam (poet.): ferri, Stat. Th. 9, 802; Claud. Cons. Prob. et Olybr. 94.—

3. A bright color (poet.): flaventia lumina calthae, Col. poët. 10, 97; 9, 4.—

4. Daylight, day (poet.): si te secundo lumine hic offendero, Moriere, Enn. ap. Cic. Rab. Post. 11, 29 (Trag. v. 302 Vahl.): lumine quarto, Verg. A. 6, 356; cf.: eos hostes, urbes agrosque eorum ... lumine supero privetis, Vet. Form. ap. Macr. S. 3, 9, 11. —

5. The light of life, life (poet.): lumen linque, Plaut. Cist. 3, 12: lumine adempto, Lucr. 3, 1033; Ov. Tr. 4, 4, 45.—

6. The light of the eye, the eye (mostly poet.): luminibus amissis, Cic. Tusc. 5, 39, 114: astantes lumine torvo Aetnaeos fratres, Verg. A. 3, 677: fossis lumen abire genis, Ov P. 2, 8, 66: acuentes lumina rutae, id. R. Am. 801: lumina defixa tenere in gremio, id. H 21, 113: lumina flectere, id. M. 5, 232: parcite luminibus, close or turn away the eyes, Tib. 1, 2, 33: lumina sera dextra componere, to close one's eyes, Val. Fl. 3, 279.—Fig.: Romani imperii lumen, Vell. 2, 52, 3: reipublicae lumen et caput, id. 2, 99, 1.—

b. The pupil of the eye, Veg. Vet. 2, 16.—

7. An opening through which light can penetrate, a light, Val. Fl. 1, 168; Vitr. 4, 6.—An airhole, air-shaft, Plin. 31, 6, 31, 57.—A window: stabula non egeant septentrionis luminibus, Pall. 1, 21: obserare lumina, App. M. 2, p 125: altius aedes non tollendi, ne luminibus vicini officiatur, Gai Inst. 2, 31: immittere lumina, to put in windows, Dig. 7, 1, 13.—

8. In plur., the light in a building: ne quid altius exstruendo, aut arborem ponendo, lumina cujusquam obscuriora fiant, Dig. 8, 2, 14: cum M. Buculeius aedes L. Fufio venderet, in mancipio lumina, uti tum essent, ita recepit, Cic. de Or. 1, 39, 179.—Hence, se luminibus ejus esse obstructurum, to obstruct the light by building, Cic. pro Dom. 44, 115.—

9. The opening or orifice in a water-pipe or funnel, Front. Aquaed. 27; 29; 36; 105.—

10. The light in pictures, in opp. to the shade: invenit lumen atque umbras, Plin. 35, 5, 11, 29; 35, 11, 40, 131; Plin. Ep. 3, 13.—

II. Trop.

A. A light, i. e. a most distinguished person or thing, an ornament, glory, luminary: clarissimis viris interfectis lumina civitatis exstincta sunt, Cic. Cat. 3, 10, 24: certis dicendi luminibus ornare orationem, id. de Or. 2, 27, 119: animi, ingenii consiliique tui, id. Rep. 6, 12, 12: probitatis et virtutis, id. Lael. 8, 27: est corporis macula, naevus; illi tamen hoc lumen videbatur, i. e. a beautyspot, id. N. D. 1, 28, 79: luminibus alicujus obstruere or officere, to obscure one's glory or reputation, id. Brut. 17, 66.—

B. Light, clearness, perspicuity: ordo est maxime, qui memoriae lumen affert, Cic. de Or. 2, 86, 353: oratio adhibere lumen rebus debet, id. ib. 3, 13, 50: nunc parvulos nobis dedit (natura) igniculos, quos celeriter ... sic restinguimus, ut nusquam naturae lumen adpareat, id. Tusc. 3, 1, 2: nec mentis quasi luminibus officit altitudo fortunae, id. Rab. Post. 16, 43.—

C. Merit, excellence, beauty of style: Origines (Catonis) quod lumen eloquentiae non habent? Cic. Brut. 17, 66; so in the pun: Catonis luminibus obstruere, id. ib.; cf. I. B. 7. 8. supra.—

D. Ornaments of style: at sunt qui haec excitatoria lumina a componendis orationibus excludenda arbitrentur, Quint. 12, 10, 49; 8, 5, 29: orationis, id. 8, 5, 34: lumina sententiarum, id. 9, 2, 202.