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`41C76:31A5142(FRANKINCENSE)` scents, perfumes ~ stimulants, drugs❧perfumes (FRANKINCENSE)

III vii 34Pedere thus To fart frankincense

`41C9` cannibalism

I ix 99Lacerat lacertum Largi mordax Memmius Man-eating Memmius lacerates Largius' limbs

`41C:31D160` nutrition, nourishment❧Old Age, 'Senectus'; 'Vecchiezza' (Ripa)

III iii 65Optimum obsonium labor senectuti Hard work best earns a dinner for old age

`41D(+7)` fashion, clothing (+ worn or torn clothes)

`41D131` dandy, beau

IV i 9Versatilis Artemon An Artemon, going the rounds

`41D2` clothes, costume

`41D2(+45)` clothes, costume (+ other materials used for clothes)

I viii 59Linum lino nectis You join thread with thread

`41D2(+83)` clothes, costume (+ children's clothes)

I iii 78Quem mater amictum dedit observare To keep to the clothes one's mother gave one

`41D21` clothes covering the entire body

II x 98Ardens vestis A blazing robe

`41D21(BAETA)(+42)` clothes covering the entire body (BAETA) (+ leather used for clothes)

III vii 15Baeta tum hyeme tum aestate bona A baeta is fine in winter and in summer

`41D21(GREATCOAT)` clothes covering the entire body (GREATCOAT)

I x 100Aestate penulam deteris You wear out your greatcoat in summer

`41D21(TOGA)` clothes covering the entire body (TOGA)

`41D211(+82)` dress, gown (+ women's clothes)

III v 98Leonis exuvium super crocoton A lion's skin over a saffron dress

`41D211(TOGA)` dress, gown (TOGA)

IV viii 9Modo palliatus, modo togatus Now in pallium, now in toga

`41D212` coat, cape

`41D22(CHEIRODOTOS)(+0)`

I iii 11Thessalorum alae The wings of the Thessalians

`41D221(CAP)` head-gear: cap

`41D221(HOOD)` head-gear: hood

II iv 18Alpha paenulatorium Alpha of those that wear the cloak

`41D221(PILEUM)` head-gear (PILEUM)

II i 27Ad pileum vocare To call one to his cap of liberty

`41D223(PALLIUM)` clothing for the upper part of the body (PALLIUM)

IV viii 9Modo palliatus, modo togatus Now in pallium, now in toga

`41D223(TUNIC)(+0)` clothing for the upper part of the body (TUNIC) (+ variant)

`41D224` sleeves

`41D2251` 'manus velatae' (hands covered with a cloth)

V i 74Velatis manibus orare Pray with veiled hands

`41D2321` apron

IV viii 77Apud matrem manere Tied to his mother's apron-strings

`41D2321(+0)` apron (+ variant)

V i 68Nutricis pallium A nurse's dress

`41D233(SLIPPER)`

II vii 76Jovis sandalium Jove's sandal

`41D2332` shoes, sandals

`41D2332(BUSKIN)` shoes, sandals (BUSKIN)

I i 94Cothurno versatilior As versatile as a buskin

`41D23321` boots

`41D2332:22C4(BLACK)` shoes, sandals❧colours, pigments, and paints: black

III v 74Sutorium atramentum Cobbler's blacking

`41D2332:51II6` shoes, sandals❧Low, Bottom

III vii 82Auro habet suppactum solum He has gold-plated soles

`41D2333` wooden shoes, clogs

IV viii 31Colophonium calciamentum Colophonian footwear

`41D2339` barefoot

IV vi 31Ne incalceatus in montes Don't climb a mountain unshod

`41D242` party clothes, festive attire

I ii 72Feli crocoton A party-frock for the cat

`41D26` accessories (~ clothing)

IV x 42Ampullacea Flask-rich

`41D263` walking-stick, staff, cane

`41D263:25G4(REED)` walking-stick, staff, cane❧plants and herbs: reed

II vi 70Scipioni arundineo inniti To lean upon a staff of reed

`41D2651` embroidery (ornamentation)

IV x 18Peristromata Campanica Campanian curtains

`41D2653` border, ribbon, braid

I ix 36E fimbria de texto iudico I judge the fabric from its border

`41D2656` belt, girdle, waistband

I v 16Zonam perdidit He's lost his belt

`41D2662` bracelet, wristlet

IV i 65Conos artoxya Bangles and baubles

`41D2664` ring

`41D267` purse, money-bag

`41D268` bag

IV vi 38Manci pera Cripplemari's Pouch

`41D282` man dressed as woman, travesty

III ii 22Clisthenem video I spy Cleisthenes

`41D283` mask

`41D283:56F23` mask❧Friendship; 'Amicitia' (Ripa)

III vii 6Amicitiae personam The mask of friendship

`41D29` clothed in rags

III iv 62Omnem facultatem indutus est He is wearing all his wealth

`41D42` laundering

III ii 88A bis septem undis By twice seven waves

`41D43` dyeing (clothes)

`41D441` sewing

III i 58Ne quid suo suat capiti For fear he might stitch a cap for his own head

`41D4411` needle ~ sewing

`41D4411:49D31` needle ~ sewing❧point (~ planimetry, geometry)

II iv 93Rem acu tetigisti You have touched the issue with a needle-point

`41D4421` darning, patching

V i 65Sarcinator summum centonem The patcher with his last patch

`42A1(+0)` procreation and pregnancy (+ variant)

I ix 14Parturiunt montes, nascetur ridiculus mus The mountains labour, forth will creep a mouse

`42A18` fertility

II x 66Tanquam Chalcidica nobis peperit uxor My wife breeds like a woman of Chalcis

`42A190` 'Sterilità' (Ripa)

III v 91Semper seni iuvenculam subiice To an old man always join a young girl

`42A2` confinement, birth

`42A211` woman giving birth (lying-in)

`42A24` midwife, 'accoucheuse'

IV ii 33Amphidromiam agis You are celebrating the Amphidromia

`42A25` dry-nurse

V i 68Nutricis pallium A nurse's dress

`42A2:98B(THEOGNIS)` confinement, birth❧male persons from classical history (THEOGNIS)

IV iii 100Hoc noveram priusquam Theognis natus est I knew this before Theognis was born

`42A30` motherhood

II ii 43In nocte consilium Night is the mother of counsel

`42A30(+0):54F11` motherhood (+ variant)❧Welfare, Prosperity; 'Felicità publica', 'Prosperità della vita', 'Salute' (Ripa)

IV v 59Obedientia felicitatis mater Obedience is the mother of prosperity

`42A31` nursing, suckling

I vii 54Cum lacte nutricis With our mother's milk

`42A311` wet-nurse

V i 68Nutricis pallium A nurse's dress

`42A32` feeding a baby

`42A4` infant, baby

III vi 67Herculis cothurnos aptare infanti To put Hercules' boots on a baby

`42A411` cradle, crib

I vii 53Ab incunabulis From the cradle

`42A4212` carrying a child on the hip, astride

V ii 50Oculus ferre et similia Carry in one's eyes, etc.

`42A4213` carrying a child on the head (in a cradle or basket)

IV vi 98Capite gestare To carry on our head

`42A45` rattle (child's toy)

II vii 44Archytae crepitaculum Archytas' rattle

`42A512` learning to talk

I vi 30Dicendo dicere discunt By speaking men learn how to speak

`42A541` nail-biting

III vi 96Caput scabere, et consimilia To scratch one's head, and similar phrases

`42A542(+0)` thumb-sucking (+ variant)

II ii 80Simul sorbere et flare difficile It is hard to suck and blow at the same time

`42A562` child shedding its teeth

II ii 7Septennis cum sit, nondum edidit dentes He's seven years old, and not yet cut his teeth

`42A:58AA12` procreation, birth and (early) youth❧Self-destruction

IV v 8Spontanea molestia Trouble of one's own making

`42AA19` sterility; barren woman - AA - sterile man

`42AA190` 'Sterilità' (Ripa) - AA - sterile man

III v 91Semper seni iuvenculam subiice To an old man always join a young girl

`42B` parents with their children

I vii 39Felicibus sunt et trimestres liberi How happy he who has a three-months' child

`42B1` parental love

`42B111` father with son(s) (father-love)

I ii 68Fortuniatur Strobilis Carcini Luckier than the Strobili of Carcinus

`42B113` father with son(s) and daughter(s) (father-love)

I x 53Stultus est qui patre caeso liberis pepercit He's a fool who kills the father and spares the children

`42B12` mother-love

`42B12(+0)` mother-love (+ variant)

II viii 28Liberorum amantior quam Gello As fond of children as Gello

`42B121` mother with son(s) (mother-love)

IV vi 12Timidi mater non flet A cautious man's mother sheds no tears

`42B121(+0)` mother with son(s) (mother-love) (+ variant)

I i 78Albae gallinae filius A son of the white hen

`42B20(+0)` 'Oblivione d'amore verso i figliuoli' (Ripa) (+ variant)

V i 71Quam Clinia ex Demetrio More than Clinia heard from Demetrius

`42B222` stepmother

`42B33(+0)` the foundling or the adopted child and its foster-parents (+ variant)

IV iii 46Subditius es You are counterfeit

`42B351` means of identification (of foundling)

V ii 45E nevo cognoscere To know by his birth-mark

`42B36` illegitimate child

`42B4` filial love, 'Pietas filiorum'

`42B5` absence of filial love

IV ix 17Vultu saepe laeditur pietas Even a look can strike a blow against filial respect

`42B54` parricide, killing a parent (or another close relative)

IV ix 18Culleo dignus, aut non uno culleo dignus Fit for the sack, or, One sack is not enough

`42B71` family life at home

`42B74` family group, especially parents with their child(ren)

I ix 67Saguntina fames Famine at Saguntum

`42B741` father and child(ren), man and child(ren) (family group)

`42B7411` father and son(s) (family group)

`42B7421` mother and son(s) (family group)

IV viii 77Apud matrem manere Tied to his mother's apron-strings

`42B8` correction of naughty children

IV v 8Spontanea molestia Trouble of one's own making

`42B8(+0)` correction of naughty children (+ variant)

IV ix 69Apud equum et virginem At `The Horse and Girl'

`42B832` the naughty child

`42C2` initiation usages for young women

III v 63Virgo primum Like a virgin the first time

`42D` betrothal and marriage

I ii 71Ferre iugum To bear the yoke

`42D16` marriage contract

IV viii 33Ubi tu Cajus, ibi ego Caja Where you are Gaius, there I am Gaia

`42D17` wedding-gift

IV ii 81Επαύλια δῶρα Wedding gifts

`42D172` dowry

III ii 77Candidum linum lucri causa ducis You marry white flax for the sake of gain

`42D2` (civil) marriage ceremonies

`42D24` civil marriage ceremony

III i 2Effugi malum, inveni bonum I have escaped evil, I have found good

`42D25` wedding feast, wedding meal

III iii 38Domus amica, domus optima A loved home is the best home

`42D3` marriage, married couple, 'matrimonium'

`42D31` unequal couple, ill-matched couple

`42D311` married couple of unequal age

III v 91Semper seni iuvenculam subiice To an old man always join a young girl

`42D31:31D172` unequal couple, ill-matched couple❧ugly old woman, hag

III ii 77Candidum linum lucri causa ducis You marry white flax for the sake of gain

`42D323` married life versus unmarried life

IV ii 35Qui non litigat, coelebs est If he has no disputes, he's a bachelor

`42D33` happy marriage

IV x 52Omnes intus Everyone's inside

`42D33(+0)` happy marriage (+ variant)

IV vi 34Non soli Atride amant uxores Not only Atreus' sons love their wives

`42D342` dominating wife

IV ii 35Qui non litigat, coelebs est If he has no disputes, he's a bachelor

`42D36` bad wife

`42D36:55C11` bad wife❧Squandering, Extravagance, Prodigality, Waste; 'Prodigalità' (Ripa)

I iv 83Contorquet piger funiculum The sluggard twists the rope

`42D39` adultery

I vii 39Felicibus sunt et trimestres liberi How happy he who has a three-months' child

`42D391` adulterer

II x 53Laciadae Laciadae

`42D392` adultery revenged

IV i 10Placiadae Placiadae

`42D5` divorce

`42D71` concubine

I ix 27Lemnium malum As bad as Lemnos

`42D7:51DD4` mistress❧Ugliness

II i 17Sine rivali diligere To love without a rival

`42D91` single man, bachelor

V i 47Libero lecto nihil jucundius Nothing nicer than a bed to oneself

`42D92` single woman, spinster

IV iii 69Si tanti vitrum, quanti margaritum If glass is worth that much, what price pearls?

`42DD311` married couple of unequal age - DD - woman older

III ii 77Candidum linum lucri causa ducis You marry white flax for the sake of gain

`42DD391` adulterer - DD - adulteress

`42E11` washing and dressing of the corpse

III iii 30Mortuum unguento perungis You smear ointment all over a corpse

`42E131` mourning the dead

I ix 10Flere ad novercae tumulum To weep at your stepmother's funeral

`42E132` lamentation (~ burial rites)

III iv 10Canere de Telamone Sing the song of Telamon

`42E15` embalming, mummification of the corpse

III iii 30Mortuum unguento perungis You smear ointment all over a corpse

`42E2` funerary ceremonial

`42E23` burial

IV x 2E natali emortualem facere Turn birthday into funeral day

`42E23:46C13141` burial❧horse

II viii 13Anus velut equus profundam habesis fossam As an old woman you will have a deep grave, like a horse

`42E242` throwing something into the open grave

II viii 13Anus velut equus profundam habesis fossam As an old woman you will have a deep grave, like a horse

`42E261` funeral repast, mourners' meal

II vii 11Non es laudanus ne in coena quidem You deserve no praise, even at a feast

`42E27` mortuary specialists

V i 55Praeficarum more Like hired mourners

`42E31` grave, tomb

`42E311` gravestone, tombstone

IV ix 6Pulcrum sepulcri elogio A fine thing to have upon one's tomb

`42E4` cult of the dead

I ix 12A mortuo tributum exigere To exact tribute from the dead

`42E41` mourning customs

V i 55Praeficarum more Like hired mourners

`42E411` mourning dress

IV ix 78Mutare vestem To change one's clothes

`42E42` dirge

`42E441:41C652(CELERY)` laying flowers or wreath on grave❧vegetables (CELERY)

II x 85Apio opus est It's celery he needs

`42E49:31A61` desecration of grave❧urination

II viii 23Minxit in patrios cineres He has made water on the ashes of his ancestors

`42E52(+0)` opening and reading of testament (+ variant)

V ii 49Χαρωνῖται Dead man's men

`42E531` inheritance

I iii 59Sine sacris haereditas Inheritance without rites

`42E5321` quarrelling heirs

`42F` household management; housewife at work

I iii 42Columen familiae A pillar of the household

`42F(+0)` household management; housewife at work (+ variant)

II ii 24Una domus non alit duos canes One household does not keep two dogs

`42F1` housewife

`42F311` dusting

II viii 85Cum pulviscolo Dust and all

`42F314` sweeping (~ cleaning the house)

I ix 44Proterviam fecit He has made a clean sweep

`42F32(BROOM)` (BROOM) utensils and implements (BROOM)

I v 95Scopae dissolutae; Scopas dissolvere Loose broom-twigs; To untie a broom

`42F5` house personnel, servants

III vii 89Servum haud veho I maintain no servant

`42F51` maid ~ house personnel

`42F53` manservant, footman

IV ix 45Circumpedes Foot-servants

`42F5:31A57` house personnel, servants❧removing insects from body

IV vii 25Μυοσόβαι Fly-flappers

`42G` family, relationship, descent

`42G1` family lineage, pedigree, genealogical tree or table

`42G11` series of ancestral portraits, 'Ahnengalerie'

IV ix 79Fumosae imagines Smoke-darkened portraits

`42G11(+0)` series of ancestral portraits, 'Ahnengalerie' (+ variant)

IV viii 65Avis ex avibus Bird of a long line of birds

`42G2` family relationships (first, second, third and fourth degree), generations

IV viii 59Cognatio movet invidiam Kinship generates resentment

`42G211` parents (first degree family relationships)

II vii 16Ni pater esses Were you not my father

`42G2122` daughter (first degree family relationships)

I vii 4Unica filia duos parare generos To make two sons-in-law of one daughter

`42G2221` brothers (second degree family relationships)

`42G223` grandchildren (second degree family relationships)

III i 93Et nati natorum And children's children

`42G232` uncles, aunts (third degree family relationships)

II iv 39Ne sis patruus mihi. Sapere patruos Don't play the wise old uncle to me. As full of wise saws as an uncle

`42G29` incest

III ii 44Caunius amor A passion for Caunus

`42Z113` eunuch

III vii 97Ut Bagas constitisti You stood like Bagas

`43A` festivities

III x 84Festum multas habens A festival has many

`43A(+12)` festivities (+ wreath, garland ~ festive activities)

`43A(+12):25G3(OLIVE-TREE)(+22)` festivities (+ wreath, garland ~ festive activities)❧trees: olive-tree (+ branch, stick)

II x 95Non certatur de oleastro No contest here for the wild olive

`43A(+91)` festivities (+ cheers, applause ~ festive activities)

`43A1` periodic celebrations, popular feasts

`43A1231` Easter egg

IV ii 49Multorum festorum Jovis glandes comedit He has eaten acorns at many feasts of Jupiter

`43A2` private festivities, merry company

`43A33` exercise of skill and strength (~ pleasure fair)

II iii 62Daedali opera The works of Daedalus

`43A3721` tight-ropewalker

II v 3Ire per extentum funem To walk the tightrope

`43A375` illusionist, conjurer, juggler, 'legerdemain'

II vii 31Pasetis semiobolus Pases' halfpenny

`43A3751` ventriloquist

IV v 99Glossogastores Bellytalkers

`43A376` fortune-teller ~ pleasure fair and circus

I vii 8Plures thriobolos, paucos est cernere vates Many the casters of lots, but few can you find that are prophets

`43A421` chariot, triumphal car

`43A4211` Roman chariot, quadriga ~ triumph

II ii 77Lydius currus A Lydian chariot

`43A43` triumphs (allegorical and symbolic)

I vii 55Ante victoriam encomium canis You triumph before the victory

`43A4321` apotheosis (or ascension) of individuals

I v 99Deum esse. Deum facere To be a god. To make a god of someone

`43A44` bonfire, fire-works

II vii 90Fulgur ex pelvi A flash in the pan

`43A45` public disgrace

III iii 83In caput praecipitari To be pitched head foremost

`43B122`

IV vii 45De sportula coenare A basket dinner

`43B144` picking flowers

II iii 42Squillas a sepulchri vellas Pluck squills from a grave

`43B16` mountain climbing, mountaineering

IV vi 31Ne incalceatus in montes Don't climb a mountain unshod

`43B31` inn, coffee-house, public house, etc.

III vii 84Samiorum laura The Laura at Samos

`43B31(+11)` inn, coffee-house, public house, etc. (+ waiter, waitress, etc.)

III ii 42Cantharo astutior As cunning as Cantharus

`43C(+221)` sports, games and physical performances (+ seconds or supporters (sports, games, etc.))

I ii 46Currentem incitare To cheer on the runner

`43C1(+4141)` sports, games ~ animals (+ snare)

I i 53Suo ipsius laqueo captus est He was caught in his own noose

`43C11` hunting, chase

`43C11(+0)` hunting, chase (+ variant)

I x 15In venatu periit The hunt was her undoing

`43C11(+4141)` hunting, chase (+ snare)

IV v 32Omnes laqueos effugere To escape from every snare

`43C11(+4142)` hunting, chase (+ pitfall)

IV i 93Cautus enim metuit, etc. The cautious wolf goes in fear, etc.

`43C11(+415)` hunting, chase (+ net)

IV i 93Cautus enim metuit, etc. The cautious wolf goes in fear, etc.

`43C111` game, hunted animals

III v 15Praemovere venatum To disturb the prey

`43C11123` hunt ~ predatory animals (fox, lion)

I x 34Cum adsit ursus, vestigia quaeris Confronted with the bear you go looking for his tracks

`43C111231(+414):51BB61` fox hunting (+ trap)❧Singularity, Uniqueness

II v 22Vulpes non iterum capitur laqueo No fox is caught twice in a trap

`43C111243` boar-hunting

III vi 63In saltu uno duos apros capere To capture two boars in one copse

`43C111243(+4111)` boar-hunting (+ spear)

II vii 100Suem irritat He provokes the boar

`43C11126(+4141)` hunt ~ rodents (+ snare)

III iv 92Decipula murem cepit The net catches the mouse

`43C111261` hare-hunting, rabbit-hunting

`43C111261(+42):47I21111` hare-hunting, rabbit-hunting (+ animals used for hunting, hunting with animals)❧ox

IV iv 44Bove venari leporem, et similia To hunt a hare with an ox

`43C1113` bird hunting

IV viii 66De lapidi volam Give the rock a kick

`43C1113(+432)` bird hunting (+ decoy animals, e.g. decoy duck, stool pigeon ~ lures (hunting))

IV v 22Pulcre fallit vulpem It's a fine thing to deceive a fox

`43C1113:25F38(PHEASANT)` bird hunting❧walker and runner birds: pheasant

III vi 44I modo venare leporem, nunc itym tenes Go hunt for a hare, now you have a pheasant

`43C113` spoils of the hunt, game, venison

II vi 61De fera comedisti You have been eating venison

`43C1131` the kill (~ hunting)

`43C1147` hunting dogs

`43C114:32A42` hunter❧coward

II v 2Contigit et malis venatio Rascals are sometimes lucky in the hunt

`43C115` searching for game

IV iv 88E nassa escam petere To seek food from a fishtrap

`43C1151` catching animals

`43C1151(+414)` catching animals (+ trap)

`43C1151:54FF1` catching animals❧Failure

III iii 36Duos insequens lepores neutrum capit He that hunts two hares catches neither

`43C115:25F23(BEAR)(+349)` searching for game❧beasts of prey, predatory animals: bear (+ track, trail of an animal)

I x 34Cum adsit ursus, vestigia quaeris Confronted with the bear you go looking for his tracks

`43C115:25F23(LION)(+349)` searching for game❧beasts of prey, predatory animals: lion (+ track, trail of an animal)

IV i 60Leonis vestigia quaeris It's only the tracks of the lion you look for

`43C115:25F3` searching for game❧birds

III iii 44Aves quaeris You look for birds

`43C1161(+0):43C21213` boundary-post of hunting-ground (+ variant)❧race-track

IV iv 86Incita equum juxta nyssam Ride your horse close to the turning point

`43C11:25F23(WOLF)` hunting, chase❧beasts of prey, predatory animals: wolf

III ii 86A lupi venatu From a wolf-hunt

`43C12` fishing (sports)

I iv 74In aere piscari, venari in mare To fish in the air, to hunt in the sea

`43C12(+411)` fishing (sports) (+ objects to be thrown or shot)

II vi 90Thunnissare Spearing tunny-fish

`43C12(+415)` fishing (sports) (+ net)

`43C12(+4163)` fishing (sports) (+ net)

I v 82Dormienti rete trahit The sleeper's net makes a catch

`43C12(+4164)` fishing (sports) (+ fish-trap)

IV iv 88E nassa escam petere To seek food from a fishtrap

`43C121` angling

`43C121(+41614)` angling (+ fish-hook)

`43C121(+41614):25D13(GOLD)` angling (+ fish-hook)❧minerals and metals: gold

II ii 60Aureo piscari hamo To fish with a golden hook

`43C121(+425)` angling (+ hunting with fish, bait)

II v 73Inescare homines To dangle the bait before men

`43C128` fisherman

I i 29Piscator ictus sapiet Once stung, the fisherman will be wiser

`43C12:25F63(EEL)` fishing (sports)❧eels: eel

III vi 79Anguillas captare To hunt eels

`43C13(+4141)` fowling, fowler (+ snare)

IV v 70In transennam in ducere To lure into the snare

`43C13(+43)` fowling, fowler (+ lures ~ hunting)

IV v 70In transennam in ducere To lure into the snare

`43C13(+431)` fowling, fowler (+ food ~ lures (hunting))

II v 74Vorare hamum To swallow the hook

`43C132(+0)` duck decoy (+ variant)

III v 78Sedens columba A sitting dove

`43C1421(+0):47I21211` cudgelling the cat, 'cat-in-a-barrel' (+ variant)❧hog (castrated male pig)

II viii 3Sus sub fustem Put the hog under the cudgel

`43C1431` cock-fighting

`43C1431(+321)` cock-fighting (+ loser scorned (sports ~ animals))

IV ii 78Superatus es a gallo quopiam You have been beaten by some gamecock

`43C211` running, race

`43C211(+1)` running, race (+ sportsman, player, etc.)

`43C211(+31)` running, race (+ the winner, victor, of a contest (sports, games, etc.))

I ix 33Solus currens vicit He was the only runner and he won

`43C211:49D3221` running, race❧irregularly curved line

II vii 54Obliquus cursus A devious course