barrier Copy link Outline 1. septum2. ŏbex, obĭcĭs, and ŏbjĭcīs, m. and f.3. cancelli, orum (a grating or lattice; q. v.)4. carcer, ĕris, m. (usu. plu. and only of the starting-place in the circus)5. claustra, orum (v. BAR) • barrier: 1. septum: the b.s of the forum, fori septa, Cic.: to confine wild beasts by b.s, septis beluas continere, Cic.: v. fence, enclosure. 2. ŏbex, obĭcĭs, and ŏbjĭcīs, m. and f.: bursting its b.s, objicibus ruptis, Virg.: a b. of rock, ob. saxi, Virg. 3. cancelli, orum (a grating or lattice; q. v.): the b. in the circus, c. circi, Ov.: Cic. 4. carcer, ĕris, m. (usu. plu. and only of the starting-place in the circus): Cic.: Hor.: the horse let go from the b., carcere missus equus, Ov. 5. claustra, orum (v. bar): to break down the b.s of shame and respect, claustra pudoris et reverentiae refringere, Plin.: the b.s of nature, naturae c., Lucr.: the b.s of nobility, c. nobilitatis, Cic.: v. boundary.