noun

cō^clĕa

gen. cō^cleae · gender feminine · decl. 1st

(; cf. the letter C), , κοχλίας, ό

a snail •

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.—

snail-formed; spiral •

In cocleam, snail-formed, spiral, Cels. 8, 10, 1; Col. 8, 17, 2; cf.: per cocleam ascendebat in cenaculum, Vulg. 3 Reg. 6, 8.—

by metonymy

A snail-shell

A snail-shell, Mart. 11, 18, 23.—

A screw of a press

A screw of a press, Vitr. 6, 9.—

A machine for drawing water; a water-snail; waterscrew

A machine for drawing water, a water-snail, waterscrew, Vitr. 5, 12; 10, 8; 10, 11.—

A door that moves easily

A door that moves easily, Varr. R. R. 3, 5, 3 Schneid.

Perseus ID: n8812 Key: coclea