• CLOUD

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• nubes (also, IMPROP., e.g., of dust, nubes pulveris; of locusts, nubes locustarum). To fall from the clouds, de caelo delabi; ex astris delabi or decidere. The sky was covered with thick (dark, dense) clouds, caelum erat grave sordidis nubibus: to see as through a cloud, cernere quasi per caliginem: to form (or form themselves into) a cloud, in nubem cogi. PROV., he seemed (to himself) to have fallen from the clouds, *in alium quendam orbem delatus sibi videbatur. FIG., to throw a cloud over anything, caliginem alicui rei (e.g., alicujus animo) offundere.
• In precious stones, etc., nubes: vena.
• Great multitude (magna) copia: multitudo. OBS., nubes must not be used unless the image of a cloud is preserved; as in nubes locustarum. since they darken the air like a cloud; of birds, volucrum; of infantry and cavalry, equitum peditumque.

2. v, nubibus obducere. The sky is clouded over, caelum nubibus obducitur; nubilatur: nubilare coepit. FIG., anybody’s brow is clouded over, oculi alicujus tristitiae quuddam nubilum ducunt (Quint., 11, 3, 75). A clouded brow, frons contracta (wrinkled forehead): vultus tristis: frons nubila (sad, serious look; the latter Martialis, 2, 11.)