cōs Copy link Outline I. any hard stone, flintstone, Cic. Div. 1, 17, 33 ...II. In partic., a whetstone, hone, grindstone ...B. Trop. ⓘcōs: fem nom sgCōs: fem nom sg • cōs, cōtis, f. [Sanscr. ça, to whet, sharpen; cf. cautes], I. any hard stone, flintstone, Cic. Div. 1, 17, 33; Liv. 1, 36, 4 and 5; Curt. 4, 6, 8; 5, 3, 8; 8, 11, 23; Verg. E. 8, 43. — II. In partic., a whetstone, hone, grindstone, Plin. 36, 22, 47, § 164; Hor. C. 2, 8, 16; Quint. 2, 12, 8.— B. Trop.: ipsam iracundiam fortitudinis quasi cotem esse dicebant, Cic. Ac. 2, 44, 135; cf. id. Tusc. 4, 19, 43; Hor. A. P. 304.
Cōs Copy link Outline I. one of the Sporadic Islands in the Myrtoan Sea, on the coast of Caria, celebrated for the cultivation of the vine and for weaving; the birthplace of Hippocrates, Apelles, and Philetas ...II. Cōus, a, um, adj., = Κῶος, of Cos, Coan ...B. Subst.,1. Cōum, i, n. , Coan wine, ...2. Cōa, ōrum, n., Coan garments, Hor. S. 1, 2, 101 ... ⓘCōs: fem nom sg • Cōs or Cŏus (Cō̆ŏs), i, f., = Κῶς or Κόως, I. one of the Sporadic Islands in the Myrtoan Sea, on the coast of Caria, celebrated for the cultivation of the vine and for weaving; the birthplace of Hippocrates, Apelles, and Philetas, now Stanco.; nom. Cos, Varr. Fragm. p. 363 Bip.; Mel. 2, 7, 4; Plin. 5, 31, 36, § 135 al.: Cous, Liv. 37, 16, 2. —Acc. Coum, Curt. 3, 1, 19 Zumpt N. cr.; Plin. 2, 108, 112, § 245; Tac. A. 2, 75.—Abl. Coo, Cic. Att. 9, 9, 2; Plin. 13, 1, 2, § 5; Stat. S. 1, 2, 252: Co, Plin. 11, 23, 27, § 77; Quint. 8, 6, 7 (but in the last two pass. with the var. lect. Coo).—Hence, II. Cōus, a, um, adj., = Κῶος, of Cos, Coan: insula, Varr. R. R. 2, prooem. § 4: litus, Luc. 8, 246: vinum, Plin. 14, 8, 10, § 79: uva, id. 15, 17, 18, § 66: vestis, Prop. 1, 2, 2; 2, 1, 6: purpurae, Hor. C. 4, 13, 13; cf. Prop. 4 (5), 5, 23. artifex, i. e. Apelles, Ov. P. 4, 1, 29.—Hence, also: Venus, a celebrated picture of her by Apelles, Cic. Or. 2, 5; id. Div. 1, 13, 23: senior, i. e. Hippocrates, Marc. Emp. Carm. 5: poëta, Philetas, Ov. A. A. 3, 329; cf. Prop. 3 (4), 1, 1; and absol., Ov. R. Am. 760.— B. Subst., 1. Cōum, i, n. (sc. vinum), Coan wine, Hor. S. 2, 4, 29; Pers. 5, 135.— 2. Cōa, ōrum, n., Coan garments, Hor. S. 1, 2, 101; Ov. A. A. 2, 298.
cōs Copy link ⓘcōs: fem nom sgCōs: fem nom sg • 2 cōs, cōtis, f., pierre dure, pierre à polir : Plin. 36, 147 ; 37, 109 || surtout à aiguiser : Virg. En. 7, 627 ; Hor. O. 2, 8, 16 ; P. 304 ; Plin. 18, 261, etc. ; Cic. Div. 1, 33 ; Liv. 1, 36, 4 || [fig.] fortitudinis quasi cotem esse iracundiam Cic. Ac. 2, 135, [ils disaient] que la colère est comme la pierre à aiguiser du courage.
cos Copy link ⓘcōs: fem nom sgCōs: fem nom sg COS [2], cotis. f. [ἀκόνη] Dicitur Plurali numero, vt Cautes, saxum asperum atque abruptum: Singulari Lapis, quo cultri acuuntur. […] 🗁 Page Scan