fictile

fictile
fictĭlis, e, adj. [fictus, from fingo], made of clay, earthen, fictile.
I.
Adj.:

si id in ceris fingeretur aut fictilibus figuris,

Cic. N. D. 1, 26, 71:

Summanus,

id. Div. 1, 10, 16:

vasa,

id. Att. 6, 1, 13:

pocula,

Tib. 1, 1, 39:

dolia,

Plin. 35, 12, 46, § 158: olla rudis fictilis, Varr. ap. Non. p. 223.—Jestingly applied to labelled wine-bottles:

ibi tu videas litteratas fictiles epistolas, Pice signatas,

Plaut. Poen. 4, 2, 14.—
II.
Subst.: fic-tĭle, is, and more freq. in plur., fictĭlĭa, ĭum, n.
A.
An earthen vessel:

balsamum novo fictili conditur,

Plin. 12, 25, 54, § 116; 29, 6, 39, § 134:

omnia fictilibus (ponuntur),

Ov. M. 8, 670; Juv. 3, 168; 10, 26.—
B.
Earthen figures of deities:

antefixa fictilia deorum Romanorum,

Liv. 34, 4, 4; cf. Plin. 34, 7, 16, § 34; 35, 12, 45, § 157.

Lewis & Short Latin Dictionary, 1879. - Revised, Enlarged, and in Great Part Rewritten. . 2011.

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  • fictile — [fik′til, fik′təl] adj. [L fictilis < pp. of fingere: see FICTION] 1. that can be molded; plastic 2. formed of molded clay, earth, etc. 3. of pottery or ceramics …   English World dictionary

  • Fictile ware — Fictile Fic tile, a. [L. fictilis. See {Fiction}.] Molded, or capable of being molded, into form by art; relating to pottery or to molding in any soft material. [1913 Webster] Fictile earth is more fragile than crude earth. Bacon. [1913 Webster]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • fictile — adjective Etymology: Latin fictilis molded of clay, from fingere Date: 1626 1. archaic plastic 2a 2. of or relating to pottery 3. malleable 2a …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • fictile — /fik tl/; Brit. /fik tuyl/, adj. 1. capable of being molded. 2. made of earth, clay, etc., by a potter. 3. of or pertaining to pottery. [1620 30; < L fictilis earthen (lit., moldable), equiv. to fict(us) shaped (ptp. of fingere) + ilis ILE] * * * …   Universalium

  • fictile — adjective /ˈfɪktəl,ˈfɪktɪl,ˈfɪktaɪl/ a) Capable of being molded into the shape of an artifact or art work b) Molded of clay or earth Syn: pliable …   Wiktionary

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