Latin Word of the Day
oculus
eye
Definitions
| Latin > English |
| oculus |
| 1. n. (literally, anatomy) An eye. |
| 2. n. (transferred sense): |
| 3. n. The power of seeing, sight, vision. |
| 4. n. (poetic, literary) A luminary, (ngd, said of the sun and stars). |
| 5. n. A spot resembling an eye, such as on a peacock feather. |
| 6. n. (botany): |
| 7. n. # An eye, bud, bourgeon. |
| 8. n. # A bud, bulb or knob on many roots, on the reed, etc. |
| 9. n. # A plant. |
| 10. n. (figuratively): |
| 11. n. A principle ornament. |
| 12. n. The eye of the soul, the mind's eye. |
Example Sentences
| Non patitur jocum fama, fides, oculus. Fame does not bear joking, nor does the eye bear keeping faith. |
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