latine — ozdic

Collocations

3

ADJ.

false

VERB + LATINE

smell

LATINE + NOUN

dunghill, unguem

Definitions

noun

1

Obsolete spelling of Latin.

Wherein to speak strictly, if by this word Grashopper, we understand that animal which is implied by τέττιξ with the Greeks, and by Cicada with the Latines; we may with safety affirm the picture is widely mistaken, and that for ought enquiry can inform, there is no such insect in England.

But because the letters of every tongue, as we shewed in the first book, have in their number, order, and figure a Celestiall and Divine originall, I shall easily grant this calculation concerning the names of spirits to be made not only by Hebrew letters, but also by Chaldean, and Arabick, Ægyptian, Greek, Latine, and any other...

name

1

Obsolete spelling of Latin.

Costard: Go to; thou hast it ad dungill^([sic]), at the fingers’ ends, as they say. Holofernes: O, I smell false Latine; dunghill for unguem.

noun

1

Someone of Latin American descent; a Latino or Latina.

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Idioms & Phrases

quidquid Latine dictum sit altum videtur

Used to mockingly describe people who seem to use Latin phrases and quotations only to make themselves sound more important or "educated".

Example Bank

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Wherein to speak strictly, if by this word Grashopper, we understand that animal which is implied by τέττιξ with the Greeks, and by Cicada with the Latines; we may with safety affirm the picture is wi

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But because the letters of every tongue, as we shewed in the first book, have in their number, order, and figure a Celestiall and Divine originall, I shall easily grant this calculation concerning the

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03

Costard: Go to; thou hast it ad dungill^([sic]), at the fingers’ ends, as they say. Holofernes: O, I smell false Latine; dunghill for unguem.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, latine is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.