umbo

umbo
umbo, ōnis, m. [kindr. with ambôn, omphalos, umbilicus; Germ. Nabel; Engl. navel]; prop. any convex elevation; hence,
I.
A boss of a shield, Enn. ap. Macr. S. 6, 3 (Ann. v. 432 Vahl.); Verg. A. 2, 546:

scutis magis quam gladiis geritur res: umbonibus incussāque alā sternuntur hostes,

 Liv. 9, 41, 18.—
B.
Transf., a shield (in prose not ante-Aug.;

syn. clipeus),

 Verg. A. 7, 633; 9, 810; 10, 884; Sil. 4, 354; Liv. 4, 19, 5; 30, 34, 3; Auct. ap. Quint. 8, 5, 24:

junctae umbone phalanges,

 Juv. 2, 46; cf. Luc. 6, 192:

umbone se protegere,

 Just. 33, 2.— Trop.:

judicialis,

 Val. Max. 8, 5, 4.—
II.
The elbow, Mart. 3, 46, 5; Stat. Th. 2, 670; Suet. Caes. 68 fin. —
III.
A promontory, Stat. Achill. 1, 408.—Hence, transf., Isthmius, the Isthmus of Corinth, Stat. Th. 7, 15. —
IV.
A projecting boundary-stone in fields, Stat. Th. 6, 352.—
V.
A projecting part of a precious stone, a knob, boss, Plin. 37, 6, 23, § 88.—
VI.
The full part or swelling of a garment, Tert. Pall. 5.—Hence, transf.:

umbo candidus,

 a toga, Pers. 5, 33.

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

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