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Morphology Dictionary Charlton T. Lewis: An Elementary Latin Dictionary Cooper: Thesaurus Linguae Romanae et Brittanicae Lewis and Short: Latin dictionary macies măcĭes, ēi, f. [maceo], leanness, thinness, meagreness (class.).
I. Lit.
A. Of living beings and the parts of their bodies: profectus est (ad bellum) Hirtius consul: at quā imbecillitate? quā macie? Cic. Phil. 7, 4, 12 ; id. Agr. 2, 34, 93 : hoc maciem facit , Plin. 30, 7, 20, 60 : reducere ad maciem , id. 24, 8, 30, 46 : equi macie corrupti, Caes. B. C. 3, 58 : corpus macie extabuit, Cic. poët. Tusc. 3, 12, 26: turpis macies decentes Occupet malas , Hor. C. 3, 27, 53 : tenet ora profanae Foeda situ macies, Luc. 6, 515 : macies aegri veteris , Juv. 9, 16 ; 15, 101 .—
B. Of inanim, things: macies soli , poorness, barrenness , Col. 1, 4, 3 : lapidosa aurosi pulveris , Pall. 1, 5, 1 : jejuna corticis , id. Mart. 10, 21 ; so, corticis , Plin. 17, 27, 42, 252 : seges macie deficit , Ov. F. 1, 689 .—
II. Transf. , of water, diminution : aquarum, e. g. at the ebb , Sol. 23 .—
III. Trop. , meagreness, poverty of language, Tac. Or. 21, 1 . macio măcĭo, āre, v. a. [id.], to make lean, thin , or meagre, to reduce (post-class.): Caspii maris fauces mirum in modum maciantur imbribus, crescunt aestibus , Sol. 15, 18 ; cf.: macio diaknai/w , Gloss. Philox.
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