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Forms: co-chleam (data provider: donatus-sup), cochlea (data provider: perseus), cochlea, (data provider: donatus-sup), cochleae (data provider: perseus), cochleam (data provider: perseus), cochlearum (data provider: perseus), cochleas (data provider: perseus), cochleis (data provider: perseus), coclea (data provider: perseus), cocleae (data provider: perseus), cocleam (data provider: perseus), coclearum (data provider: perseus), coclearumque (data provider: perseus), cocleas (data provider: perseus), cocleis (data provider: perseus)
Dictionary- Charlton T. Lewis: An Elementary Latin Dictionary
- Lewis and Short: Latin dictionary
- cōclĕa (cōchlĕa; cf. the letter C), ae, f. [koxli/as, o/], a snail:
quom caletur cocleae in occulto latent
, Plaut. Capt. 1, 1, 12; Plin. 9, 56, 82, 173 sq.; Varr. R. R. 3, 14; Cic. Div. 2, 64, 133; Auct. Her. 4, 49, 62; Hor. S. 2, 4, 59: nudae
, without shells
, Plin. 29, 6, 36, 112; an emblem of slowness
, Plaut. Poen. 3, 1, 29.—b. In cocleam, snail-formed, spiral, Cels. 8, 10, 1; Col. 8, 17, 2; cf.: per cocleam ascendebat in cenaculum
, Vulg. 3 Reg. 6, 8.—II. Meton. A. A snail-shell, Mart. 11, 18, 23.—B. A screw of a press, Vitr. 6, 9.—C. A machine for drawing water, a water-snail, waterscrew, Vitr. 5, 12; 10, 8; 10, 11.—D. A door that moves easily, Varr. R. R. 3, 5, 3 Schneid.
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