handle (subs.) Copy link Outline I. Lit1. ansa2. mănūbrium (of a knife, sword, etc.3. căpŭlus (that by which anything is held)II. Fig. • handle (subs.): I. Lit: 1. ansa: the h. of a drinking cup, poculi a., Virg.: the h. of a door, ostii a., Petr. Hence, having a h., ansatus: a vessel with h.s, vas ansatum, Col. 9, 15, post init. 2. mănūbrium (of a knife, sword, etc.: "haft"): the h. of a knife, cultelli m., Juv.: of a ladle, trullae m., Cic. Verr. 4, 27, 62. Hence, manubriatus, furnished with a h., Pall.: Amm.: a small h., manubriolum, Cels. 3. căpŭlus (that by which anything is held): the h. of a plough, c. aratri, Ov. Pont. 1, 8, 57: esp. of a sword: v. hilt. II. Fig.: occasion, opportunity: Phr.: to give as it were a h. for finding fault, tanquam ansam ad reprehendendum dare, Cic. Am. 16, ad fin.: I have taken the h. out of his hand (Prov.), exemi ex manu manubrium, Pl. Aul. 3, 4, 12.
handle (v.) Copy link Outline I. Lit.II. Fig. • handle (v.): I. Lit.: tracto, 1: what we taste, smell, h., quae gustamus, olfacimus, tr., Cic. Tusc. 5, 38, 111: to h. a cup with greasy fingers, unctis tr. calicem manibus, Hor. Comps., pertracto (in same sense), Cic. Par. 5, 3, 38; contrecto, more precisely, with manibus, Hor. Ep. 1, 20, 11; attrecto (esp. in such a manner as to defile): to h. books with polluted hands, libros contaminatis manibus at., Cic. Harusp. 13, init. II. Fig.: to treat in a certain way: Phr.: (somewhat) violently h.d, injuriosius tractatus, Cic. Man. 5, 11; male mulcatus (with blows), Phaedr. 1, 3, 9: v. to treat, manage.
HANDLE Copy link • HANDLE 1. v. tractare (in all the meanings of the English verb; e.g., (1) with reference to the sense of touch; opposed to gustare, olfacere, audire: (2) to manage or wield weapons, instruments, etc., arma, tela, fila lyrae, etc.: (3) to deal with or behave to a person, aliquem injuriosius tractare, to handle him roughly: (4) to treat a subject, poposcit, ut haec ipsa quaestio diligentius tractaretur, should be more carefully handled): attrectare: contrectare: pertrectare (to touch); also with manibus: tangere, tentare, both with and without digitis: tactu explorare (to feel, for the sake of finding out). To treat, tractare [Vid: “to BAHAVE”]. To handle anybody roughly, injuriosius aliquem tractare (Cic.); aspere or contumeliose invehi in aliquem (of abuse); aspere aliquem habere or tractare; asperum esse in aliquem; aliquem acerbe atque dure tractare; durum esse in aliquo: how I handled the Rhodian! quo pacto Rhodium tetigerim! (Ter., Eun., 3, 1, 30. 2. s. manubrium (of an instrument; e.g., of a knife, a hatchet, etc.): capulus (of a sword, a sickle, etc.): ansa (of a cup, or of vessels in general; also of a door, ostii, etc.): chelonium (broad, curved h. for drawing or turning various machines; Vitr., 10, 1, 2). With a handle to it, manubriatus; ansatus. IMPROPR., ansa. To give a handle to anything, occasionem praebere, or ansam dare or praebere (alicujus rei or ad aliquid faciendum).