PULVILLUS

PULVILLUS
PULVILLUS
Graece π`ροσκεφάλαιον, ὑπαυχένιον est. His insterni apud Veteres cubatorios consuevisse docet ad Martialem, l. 2. Epigramm. 14. Raderus, nec non Marc. Donatus ad Livium, l. 39. Unde parum diligenter luxum Romanorum descripserunt, qui haec in Commentariis tractare omiserunt, Ioh. Meursius et qui nomine Stanislai Kobiercyki Collectanea edidit. Et quidem pulvillis plumeis, lisque ad partes corporis scite conformatis, usos esse Romanos, discimus ex Appuleio, l. 10. ubi de Matronali lecto inter alia, Sed et stragula veste ——— probe consternunt, ac desuper brevibus admodum, sed satis copiosis pulvillis, aliis nimis modicis quîs maxillas et cervices delicatae mulieres suffulcire consuêrunt, superstruunt etc. De cuiusmodi pulvillis capiendus Martialis, l. 14. Egigr. 146.
Lassus Amycleâ poteris requiescere plumâ,
Interior cycni quam tibi lana dedit.
Ubi quod interiorem lanare, Monachus Sangall. de Rebus Caroli M. l. 2. c. 27. sericum avium vocat. Suntque id generis cycneae exsuviae in Batavia hodie celebres. Casp. Barthius, Anim ad vers. ad Statium, l. 1. Sylv. 2. v. 59. Vide quoque supra Culcitrae subalares, Embrimium, et infra Subalares. De pulvinis Regum eorum qui vivebant luxu iis aemulo, rosâ, Melitensi inprimis, farciri solitis, vide Car. Paschal. Coronar. l. 3. c. 6. Sed et navibus sui Pulvini, palangae scil. seu fustes crassiores teretes, quibus subiectis illae trahuntur. Isidorus, c. 2. l. 19. Pulvini sunt machinae, quibus naves deducuntur et subducuntur, vel etiam, quibus a terra suspensae subsuuntur, feu quibus a terrena labe suspensae quiescunt, ut Minucius Felix ait, ad quem vide Ioh. a Wower et Iac. Ouzelium. Sic sedem, ubi columnae aliaeque molesreponuntur, Cubile Plinio dici vidimus supra: ubi libri, Nidum Martialis, in hac voce.

Hofmann J. Lexicon universale. 1698.

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  • Pulvillus — (Diminutiv von lat. pulvinus, das Kissen) ist das Cognomen folgender Personen aus der Zeit des Römischen Reichs: Marcus Horatius Pulvillus (Konsul), römischer Suffektkonsul 509 und Konsul 507 v. Chr. Marcus Horatius Pulvillus (Militärtribun),… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Pulvillus — Pul*vil lus, n.; pl. {Pulvilli}. [L., a little cushion.] (Zo[ o]l.) One of the minute cushions on the feet of certain insects. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Pulvillus [1] — Pulvillus, Charpiebausch, Charpiepolster …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Pulvillus [2] — Pulvillus, Cajus Horatius P., war 477 v. Chr. Consul, wo er siegreich gegen die Volsker u. Etrusker kämpfte; zum zweiten Mal 457 mit Q. Minucius Consul, hatten sie mit den unruhigen Tribunen Kämpfe zu bestehen, welche selbst bei einem Einfalle… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • pulvillus — [pul vil′əs] n. pl. pulvilli [pul vil′ī΄] [ModL < L, small cushion, contr. < pulvinulus, dim. of pulvinus, cushion] Zool. a cushionlike part between the tarsal claws of many insects, as dipterans pulvillar adj …   English World dictionary

  • pulvillus — n.; pl. li [L. pulvillus, little cushion] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In Diptera, the pad of the membranous lobe beneath the tarsal claw, arising from the base of each auxilia; see empodium …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • pulvillus — /pul vil euhs/, n., pl. pulvilli / vil uy/. Entomol. a soft, padlike structure located at the base of each claw on the feet of certain insects. [1685 95; < L, dim. of pulvinus cushion] * * * …   Universalium

  • pulvillus — pul·vil·lus …   English syllables

  • pulvillus — pul•vil•lus [[t]pʌlˈvɪl əs[/t]] n. pl. vil•li [[t] ˈvɪl aɪ[/t]] ent a soft padlike structure located at the base of each claw on the feet of certain insects • Etymology: 1685–95; < L, dim. of pulvīnus cushion …   From formal English to slang

  • pulvillus — /pʌlˈvɪləs/ (say pul viluhs) noun (plural pulvilli /pʌlˈvɪlaɪ/ (say pul viluy)) a cushion like pad or process on an insect s foot. {Latin, diminutive of pulvīnus cushion} …  

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