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dĕa, ae (dat. and abl. plur.: diis, Varr. R. R. 3, 16, 7; Ins. Orell. 2076: deabus, Cn. Gell. ap. Charis. p. 39 P.; Aug. C. D. 7, 24; 3, 3; Apul. M. 4, p. 156: dis deabusque, Cic. Rab. Perd. 2, 5; id. fragm. ap. Prisc. p. 733 P., IV. 2, p. 451 ed. Orell.; cf. DIVIS DIVABVSQVE, Inscr. ap. Voss. Arist. 4, 4 fin.), f. [deus], a goddess: Juno sancta dearum, Enn. ap. Serv. ad Verg. A. 4, 576 (Annal. v. 65 Vahl.): his diis (i. e. the Muses) Helicona atque Olympon attribuerunt homines, Varr. l. l.; cf. for the same, novem deae, Ov. H. 15, 108; id. A. A. 3, 348; and Thespiades deae, id. M. 5, 310; and only deae, Verg. A. 7, 641: dea, magna dea, Cybebe, dea domina Dindymi, Catull. 63, 91: mille dea est operum: certe dea carminis illa est (sc. Minerva), Ov. F. 3, 833: bellica, the same, id. M. 2, 752: venatrix, i. e. Diana, id. ib. 2, 454: silvarum, the same, id. ib. 3, 163: triplices, i. e. the Fates, ib. ib. 2, 654; cf. triplices poenarum Eumenides, id. ib. 8, 481: siderea, i. e. Night, Prop. 3, 20, 18 (4, 20, 8 M.) et saep. For the combination di deaeque, v. deus; Bona Dea, v. bonus, no. F.
The appellation DEA is freq. on the tombs of women, Inscr. ap. Fea, p. 173; Fabretti, Inscr. p. 266, 106 al.

dē-fervesco, fervi and ferbui (defervi, Ter. Ad. 1, 2, 72; Cic. Clu. 39, 108; id. Or. 30, 107; Cato R. R. 96, 1; Plin. Ep. 9, 16, 2 al.: deferbui, Cic. Cael. 18, 43; 31, 77; Col. 12, 20, 2 et saep.), 3, v. n. (post-Aug.), to cease boiling, leave off raging.

  1. I. Lit.: ubi lupinus deferverit, Cato R. R. 96: aestus, Varr. R. R. 2, 2, 11: dum musteus fructus defervescat, Col. 9, 15 fin.; cf.: deferbuit mustum, id. 12, 38, 3; 12, 20, 2: ubi caelum enituit et deferbuit mare, Gell. 19, 1, 7.
  2. II. Trop.
    1. A. Of the fire of passion, to cease raging, to cool down, to be allayed, assuaged (a favorite expression of Cic.; elsewh. rare): ut ulciscendi vim differant in tempus aliud, dum defervescat ira: defervescere autem certe significat ardorem animi invita ratione excitatum, Cic. Tusc. 4, 36 fin.: sperabam jam defervisse adolescentiam, Ter. Ad. 1, 2, 72; cf.: cum adolescentiae cupiditates defervissent, Cic. Cael. 18, 43; id. Or. 30, 107: quasi deferverat oratio, id. Brut. 91 fin.: hominum studia defervisse, id. Clu. 39: dum defervescat haec gratulatio, id. Fam. 9, 2, 4; Plin. Ep. 9, 13, 4: regis indignatio deferbuerat, Vulg. Esth. 2, 1.
    2. B. (Fig. from the fermenting of wine.) To become clarified, clear: novi versiculi ut primum videbuntur defervisse, Plin. Ep. 9, 16 fin.

dē-tondĕo, tŏtondi and tondi, tonsum, 2 (detotonderat, Varr. ap. Prisc. p. 868 P.; opp. detondit, Enn. ib.: detonderis, Cato R. R. 96, 1; Col. 7, 4, 7), v. a., to shear off, cut off, to clip, shear.

  1. I. Prop.: oves, Cato R. R. 96, 1; Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 28; cf. Plaut. Bac. 5, 2, 10: virgulta (for which, shortly before, deputare), Col. 4, 23 fin.: crines, Ov. F. 6, 229; cf.: detonsa juventus, Pers. 3, 54: detonsi manni, Prop. 4 (5), 8, 15.
  2. II. Transf.: detonsae frigore frondes, i. e. stripped off, Ov. F. 3, 237: deque totondit agros laetos, i. e. lays waste, Enn. ap. Prisc. p. 868 P. (An. v. 487 Vahl.): salices haedi, gramina vaccae, i. e. crop, eat, Nemes. Ecl. 1, 6.