bar (subs.) Copy link Outline I. A long piece of wood, iron, &c.1. clathri, orum (bars of cages for confining animals)2. claustra, orum (esp. of a gate)3. ŏbex, ĭcis and jĭcĭs, m. and f. (usu. of a gate)4. sĕra (v. BOLT)5. rĕpāgŭla, orum (v. BARRIER)1. vectis, is, m. (used of any kind of lever or crowbar; q. v.)2. assĕr, ĕris, m. (only of wood)II. A hindrance or obstruction; q. v.III. A bank at the mouth of a river or harbour, *agger arenae ad ostium fluminis portusve situs.IV. An ingot or wedge of metal1. lăter, ĕris, m.2. tŭbŭlusV. An inclosed placeVI. A tribunal, or the place in a court of justice where the advocates are placedVII. The entire body of advocates1. advŏcātĭo2. advŏcāti, orumVIII. Mus. t. t. • bar (subs.): I. A long piece of wood, iron, &c.: (i) used for fastening or confining: 1. clathri, orum (bars of cages for confining animals): Hor.: Col. 2. claustra, orum (esp. of a gate): to pull back the bars, c. revellere, Cic.: to burst the bars, c. rumpere, Virg.: v. barrier. 3. ŏbex, ĭcis and jĭcĭs, m. and f. (usu. of a gate): the iron bars of gates, ferrati portarum o., Tac.: he had closed the gates with a strong bar, portas o. firma clauserat, Ov. 4. sĕra (v. bolt): bars closed a thousand houses, mille domos clausere serae, Ov.: Varr. 5. rĕpāgŭla, orum (v. barrier): Pl.: Cic. (ii) in general, whether used as a barrier or not: 1. vectis, is, m. (used of any kind of lever or crowbar; q. v.): Caes. 2. assĕr, ĕris, m. (only of wood): strong bars, validi a., Tac.: Caes.: v. pole, beam. II. A hindrance or obstruction; q. v.: impedimentum. III. A bank at the mouth of a river or harbour, *agger arenae ad ostium fluminis portusve situs. IV. An ingot or wedge of metal: 1. lăter, ĕris, m.: bars of gold and silver, lateres aurei argenteique, Plin. 2. tŭbŭlus: Plin. V. An inclosed place: (i) in a court of justice: cancelli: Cic. (ii) in an inn: (?) cancelli cauponii s. cauponae (but it is impossible to express the term with any certainty). VI. A tribunal, or the place in a court of justice where the advocates are placed: Phr.: my exertions at the bar, meus forensis labor, Cic.: the eloquence of the bar, forense dicendi genus, Cic.: they plead at the bar, apud tribunalia dicunt, Quint.: he had once been the leader of the bar, princeps fuerat quondam fori, Quint.: the lad is intended for the bar, puer foro destinatur, Quint.: the bar requires a more powerful and fuller voice, subsellia grandiorem et pleniorem vocem desiderant, Cic.: to enjoy a reputation for skill at the bar, Marte forensi florere, Ov.: the prisoner at the bar, reus hic, or, reus iste, according as the speaker is for the defence or for the prosecution. VII. The entire body of advocates: 1. advŏcātĭo: the bar of Caesarea, a. Caesariensis, Cod. Just. 2. advŏcāti, orum: they are deserted not only by the audience, but even by the bar, non modo a corona sed etiam ab advocatis relinquuntur, Cic.: Quint. VIII. Mus. t. t.: *linea transversa, or, notae musicae quae intra lineas transversas continentur.