oculatus

ŏcŭlātus, a, um, adj. [oculus].

I.

Lit., furnished with or having eyes, seeing (mostly ante-class. and post-Aug.):

pluris est oculatus testis unus quam auriti decem,

an eye-witness, Plaut. Truc. 2, 6, 8; cf.

inspectio,

Arn. 2, 48:

Clodius male oculatus,

whose sight was bad, Suet. Rhet. 5:

duobus luminibus,

Cassiod. Var. 1, 4: aedis patulis oculata fenestris, Ven. Fort. Carm. 3, 7, 47.— Comp.:

oculatior deus,

that has better sight, Tert. adv. Marc. 2, 25.—

B.

Transf., eye-shaped:

oculati circuli,

Sol. 17, 8.—

2.

Ornamented with stars, starred:

palla,

Mart. Cap. 1, § 66.—

II.

That strikes the eye, exposed to view, conspicuous, visible: ne bathutês mea in scribendo sit oculatior (al. occultior), Cic. Att. 4, 6, 3 Orell. N. cr.: oculatissimus locus, S. C. ap. Plin. 34, 6, 11, § 24: oculatā die vendere, to sell on a visible pay-day, i. e. for cash (opp. caecā die), Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 67.