mōles Copy link Outline I. Lit.A. In gen.B. Esp.1. A mass, pile, a cliff or ridge of rock ...2. A mass or pile of waves3. A huge, massive structure, esp. of stone; ...4. A huge engine or machine, used at sieges5. Warlike apparatus, munitions of war ...II. Trop.A. Greatness, might, power, strength, great quantity, heap ...B. Difficulty, labor, trouble ⓘmōle: fem abl sg • mōles, is, f. [prob. for mog-les; root magh-; cf. magnus; Gr. μόχθος, μογεῖν, μόγις; cf.: μοχλός, molīri, molestus; Germ. Mühe], a shapeless, huge, heavy mass, huge bulk. I. Lit. A. In gen. (poet.): Chaos, rudis indigestaque moles, Ov. M. 1, 7: vastā se mole moventem Pastorem Polyphemum, Verg. A. 3, 656: taurus et ipsa mole piger, Juv. 12, 12: stetit aequore moles Pinea, i. e. a fleet of large ships, Prop. 4 (5), 6, 19.— B. Esp. 1. A mass, pile, a cliff or ridge of rock: in mole sedens, Ov. M. 2, 12; 13, 923.— 2. A mass or pile of waves: venti, tantas audetis tollere moles, Verg. A. 1, 134; 5, 790.— 3. A huge, massive structure, esp. of stone; a dam, pier, mole; a foundation, etc. (freq. and class.): molem atque aggerem ab utrāque parte litoris jaciebat, Caes. B. C. 1, 25: moles oppositae fluctibus, moles, Cic. Off. 2, 4, 14; cf. Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 53, § 118: aditus insulae muniti mirificis molibus, id. Att. 4, 16, 13: exstructa moles opere magnifico, incisaeque litterae, virtutis testes sempiternae, a monument, id. Phil. 14, 12, 33: moles propinqua nubibus, Hor. C. 3, 29, 10: insanae substructionum moles, huge buildings, piles, Cic. Mil. 31, 85; Hor. C. 3, 1, 34: sepulcri moles, i. e. a tomb, Luc. 8, 865: molem aggeris ultra venire, Juv. 16, 26.— 4. A huge engine or machine, used at sieges: velut celsam oppugnat qui molibus urbem, Verg. A. 5, 439.— 5. Warlike apparatus, munitions of war: belli, Tac. H. 1, 61: non alias majore mole concursum, with a greater mass, id. A. 2, 46.— II. Trop. A. Greatness, might, power, strength, great quantity, heap: moles pugnae, Liv. 26, 6: molem invidiae austinere, Cic. Cat. 1, 9, 23; cf.: moles mali, id. ib. 3, 7, 17: vis consili expers mole ruit suā, Hor. C. 3, 4, 65: rerum, Suet. Aug. 84: fortunae, Tac. A. 15, 52: Herculea, Sil. 12, 143: densā ad muros mole feruntur, a vast crowd, immense body, Verg. A. 12, 575: curarum, multitude, crowd, Tac. A. 12, 66: tantae corporum moles in fugam consternati sunt, Liv. 38, 46, 4.— B. Difficulty, labor, trouble: transveham naves haud magnā mole, without great difficulty, Liv. 25, 11: tantae molis erat Romanam condere gentem, so much labor did it cost, Verg. A. 1, 33: Corbuloni plus molis adversus ignaviam militum, quam, etc., Tac. A. 13, 35.
mŏlo Copy link Outline I. Lit.II. Transf., in mal. part., Aus. Epigr. 71, 7 ... ⓘmŏle: pres imperat act 2nd sg • mŏlo, ŭi, ĭtum, 3, v. a. [mola], to grind in a mill. I. Lit.: molendum usque in pistrino, Ter. Phorm. 2, 1, 19: hordeum in subtilem farinam, to grind into fine flour, Plin. 18, 7, 14, § 73: tolle molam, et mole farinam, Vulg. Isa. 47, 2.—Absol.: in mola, Vulg. Matt. 24, 41: molentes in unum, at one mill or stone, id. Luc. 17, 35. — II. Transf., in mal. part., Aus. Epigr. 71, 7; cf. Petr. 23.—Hence, P. a.: mŏlĭ-tus, a, um, ground; as subst.: mŏlĭ-tum, i, n., food made of flour: edo lubentius molitum quam praehibeo a me, Plaut. Men. 5, 6, 13.
mōlēs Copy link Outline 1 masse : masse d'un travail imposant ; masse informe et confuse2 levée, jetée, digue, môle : digues opposées aux flots, cf.3 appareils de siège, machines de guerre : [mais toute la masse de ...4 [fig.]a) masse, poids, charge : soutenir le fardeau de la haine, cf. l'importance ...b) effort, difficulté, peines : sans grande difficulté ; tant il était laborieux ...c) embarras, danger : un plus grand danger survenu à l'intérieur ;d) bouleversement des flots : . ⓘmōle: fem abl sg • 1 mōlēs, is, f., 1. masse : moles opere magnifico Cic. Phil. 14, 33, masse d'un travail imposant ; rudis indigestaque Ov. M. 1, 7, masse informe et confuse 2. levée, jetée, digue, môle : moles oppositæ fluctibus Cic. Off. 2, 14, digues opposées aux flots, cf. Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 118 ; Att. 4, 16, 13 3. appareils de siège, machines de guerre : Virg. En. 5, 439 ; Liv. 2, 17, 5 [mais tota moles belli Tac. H. 1, 61, toute la masse de guerre = toutes les forces guerrières] 4. [fig.] a) masse, poids, charge : molem invidiæ sustinere Cic. Cat. 1, 23, soutenir le fardeau de la haine, cf. Cat. 3, 17 ; moles pugnæ Liv. 26, 6, 9, l'importance du combat ; tantæ corporum moles Liv. 38, 46, 4, ces corps gigantesques ; tantæ moli par Tac. Ann. 1, 4, à la hauteur d'une tâche si lourde ; fortunæ Tac. Ann. 15, 52, le faste gênant du rang suprême ; densa ad muros mole feruntur Virg. En. 12, 575, ils se portent en masse compacte vers les murs ; b) effort, difficulté, peines : haud magna mole Liv. 25, 11, 17, sans grande difficulté ; tantæ molis erat Romanam condere gentem ! Virg. En. 1, 33, tant il était laborieux de fonder la nation romaine ! c) embarras, danger : major domi exorta moles Liv. 6, 14, 1, un plus grand danger survenu à l'intérieur ; d) bouleversement des flots : Virg. En. 5, 790 ; 1, 134 ; Curt. 3, 1, 5.
Mōles Copy link ⓘmōle: fem abl sg • 2 Mōles, f. pl., personnification des efforts du combat, les Moles [filles de Mars] : Gell. 13, 22, 2.
mŏlō Copy link Outline 1 [abs t ] moudre, tourner la meule :2 avec acc. : moudre de l'orge || [sens obscène] : . ⓘmŏle: pres imperat act 2nd sg • 1 mŏlō, ŭī, ĭtum, ĕre (mola), tr., 1. [abst] moudre, tourner la meule : Ter. Ad. 847 ; Phorm. 249 2. avec acc. : hordeum Plin. 18, 73, moudre de l'orge || [sens obscène] : Petr. 23, 5 ; Aus. Ep. 71, 7.
Mŏlō Copy link ⓘmŏle: pres imperat act 2nd sg • 3 Mŏlō ou Mŏlōn, ōnis, m. (Μόλων), Molon [de Rhodes, célèbre professeur de rhétorique] : Cic. Br. 312, etc. ; Quint. 12, 6, 7 ; Suet. Cæs. 4.
moles Copy link ⓘmōle: fem abl sg MÔLES is. f. [ὄγκος, βάρος] Res magna et magni ponderis; a movendo dicitur. […] 🗁 Page Scan
molo Copy link ⓘmŏle: pres imperat act 2nd sg MOLO [1] ere. [μύλλω, ἀλέω, ἀλήθω] Mola terere. […] 🗁 Page Scan
mole Copy link Outline I. A mound or massive work1. mōles, is, f. (any massive pile)2. pīla (rare)3. agger v. MOUND.II. A mark on the bodyIII. The animal • mole: I. A mound or massive work: 1. mōles, is, f. (any massive pile): m.s thrown out into the sea, jactae in altum m., Hor. Od. 3, 1., 34: often of dams, breakwaters: cf. Cic. Off. 2, 4, 14, oppositae fluctibus m.: Caes. 2. pīla (rare): Virg. Aen. 9, 711. 3. agger v. mound. II. A mark on the body: naevus: Cic. N. D. 1, 28, 79: Hor. Dimin. naevulus, Gell. III. The animal: talpa, ae, f. (rarely m., Virg. G. 1, 183): Cic.: Plin. (Talpa vulgaris, Linn.)
MOLE Copy link • MOLEThe animal, talpa: a mole hill, grumus talpae: a mole trap, decipula talpis capiendis. A natural spot on the body, naevus; nota genitiva (Suet.). A fleshy substance, mola. A dike, moles lapidum: agger lapideus (Cic.).