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‡ ăcŭārĭus, i, m. [1. acus], one who makes needles or pins, Inscr. Orell. 4139.

ăcŭla, ae, f. dim. [1. acus], a little needle, acc. to Cledon, p. 1896: frigit fricantem corpus acula (lect. dub.), Att. Rib. Trag. Rel. p. 195.

ăcūlĕātus, a, um, adj. [aculeus], furnished with stings or prickles, thorny, prickly.

  1. I. Lit., of animals and plants: animalia, Plin. 20, 22, 91: bruchus, Vulg. Jer. 51, 27: herbae, Plin. 24, 19, 119: ictus, a puncture made by a sting, Plin. 20, 21, 84, § 223.
  2. II. Fig.
    1. A. Stinging, pointed, sharp: istaec … aculeata sunt, animum fodicant, Plaut. Bacch. 1, 1, 30: litterae, Cic. Att. 14, 18, 1.
    2. B. Subtle, cunning: contorta et aculeata sophismata, Cic. Ac. 2, 24.

Ăcūlĕo, ōnis, m., a Roman cognomen in the gens Furia, Liv. 38, 55, 4.
C. Aculeo, a famous lawyer, friend of L. Licinius Crassus, Cic. de Or. 1, 43, 191; 2, 1, 2 al.

ăcūlĕŏlus, i, m. dim. [aculeus], a little needle or pin: aculeolos in cochleare tulit, an old reading in Mart. 8, 71, where now acu levius vix cochleare, is read.

ăcūlĕus, i, m. [acc. to Prisc. 618 P. dim. from 1. acus, with the gender changed, like diecula fr. dies, cf. Val. Prob. 1463 P.], a sting.

  1. I. Lit.
    1. A. Of animals: apis aculeum sine clamore ferre non possumus, Cic. Tusc. 2, 22; so Plin. 11, 17, 17: neparum, Cic. Fin. 5, 15 al.
      Also, the spur of fowls, Col. 8, 2, 8: locustarum, Vulg. Apoc. 9, 10.
    2. B. Of plants, a spine or prickle: spinarum, Plin. 13, 9, 19: carduorum, id. 20, 23, 99.
    3. C. Of an arrow or dart, the point, Liv. 38, 21, 11.
  2. II. Fig., a sting.
    1. A. Of a sharp, cutting remark: pungunt quasi aculeis interrogatiunculis, Cic. Fin. 4, 3; so id. Ac. 2, 31; id. Planc. 24 al.; Liv. 23, 42, 5.
    2. B. Of harsh treatment: aculeos severitatis judicum evellere, Cic. Clu. 55 fin.; so id. Cael. 12, 29.
    3. C. Of painful thought or care: meum ille pectus pungit aculeus, quid illi negoti fuerit ante aedīs meas, Plant. Trin. 4, 2, 158: domesticarum sollicitudinum, Cic. Att. 1, 18.

ăcūmĕn, ĭnis, n. [acuo], a point to prick or sting with; diff. fr. cacumen, which designates merely the summit or extremity of a thing, Doed. Syn. 2, 108.

  1. I. Lit.: tum clupei resonunt et ferri stridit acumen, Enn. ap. Prisc. p. 838 P. (Ann. v. 369 ed. Vahl.): coni, Lucr. 4, 431: nasi, id. 6, 1193 (i.e. the pointed contraction of the nose before death; cf. Bentl. ad Hor. S. 1, 3, 29): stili, Cic. de Or. 1, 33: ferrum Diana volanti abstulerat jaculo: lignum sine acumine venit, Ov. M. 8, 353; 3, 84.
    Hence, also, the sting of an animal: scorpii, Cic. Arat. 685:—auspicium ex acuminibus, a military omen of victory, when the spears stuck in the ground suddenly begin to burn or shine at the points, Cic. Div. 2, 36, 77, and id. N. D. 2, 3; cf. Liv. 22, 1; 43, 13.
    In Plin., of the taste: sharpness or pungency, 14, 20, 25.
  2. II. Fig., of the mind, like acies.
    1. A. Acuteness, shrewdness, keenness, acumen: sermonis leporem, ingeniorum acumen, dicendi copiam, Cic. Fl. 4; so Nep. Alc. 11; Plin. 2, 27, 27, § 97.
      Also without a gen.: ubi est acumen tuum? Cic. Tusc. 1, 6; so Lucr. ap. Cic. Fam. 5, 14, 2: Empedocles an Stertinium deliret acumen, Hor. Ep. 1, 12, 20.
      Poet. also in plur.: serus Graecis admovit acumina chartis, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 161.
    2. B. Cunning, subtlety: argutiae et acumen Hyperidis, Cic. Or. 31; so id. de Or. 2, 63.
      Also in plur.: dialectici ipsi se compungunt suis acuminibus, id. de Or. 2, 38: meretricis acumina, Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 55.
      Hence,

ăcūmĭnārĭus, a, um, adj. [acumen], good for sharpening: mola, for sharpening weapons, Schol. ad Stat. Th. 3.

ăcūmĭno, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. [acumen], to make pointed, to sharpen, in verb finit.: contextum spinae acuminavit in caudam, Lact. Opif. 7, 7.
Part. perf.: telum culicis, Plin. 11, 2, 1: cornu lunae, id. 18, 35, 79: corpus, id. 11, 24, 28.

ăcŭo, ui, ūtum, 3, v. a. (part. fut. acuturus, not used) [cf. 2. acer], to make sharp or pointed, to sharpen, whet.

  1. I. Lit.: ne stridorem quidem serrae audiunt, cum acuitur, Cic. Tusc. 1, 40; so, ferrum, Verg. A. 8, 386; Hor. C. 1, 2, 21: enses, Ov. M. 15, 776: gladium, Vulg. Deut. 32, 41: sagittas, id. Jer. 51, 11.
    Poet.: fulmen, Lucr. 6, 278: dentes, Hor. C. 3, 20, 10; cf. Tib. 4, 3, 3.
  2. II. Trop.
    1. A. First, of the tongue, qs. to whet, i. e. to sharpen, exercise, improve: acuere linguam exercitatione dicendi, Cic. Brut. 97: linguam causis, Hor. Ep. 1, 3, 23; so Vulg. Psa. 139, 4; so in gen.: se, to exercise one’s self, to make one’s self ready: acueram me ad exagitandam hanc ejus legationem, Cic. Att. 2, 7: mentem, ingenium, prudentiam, etc.; to sharpen: multa, quae acuant mentem, multa quae obtundant, Cic. Tusc. 1, 33; so id. Brut. 33; id. Phil. 2, 17; id. de Or. 1, 20.
    2. B. Acuere aliquem (with or without ad aliquid), to spur on, incite, stir up, arouse: ad crudelitatem, Cic. Lig. 4; id. Fam. 15, 21: illos sat aetas acuet, Ter. Ad. 5, 3, 49; Cic. Rosc. Am. 33, 110: ita duae res, quae languorem afferunt ceteris, illum acuebant, otium et solitudo, id. Off. 3, 1; Liv. 28, 19: curis acuens mortalia corda, Verg. G. 1, 123: auditisque lupos acuunt balatibus agni, id. ib. 4, 435: quam Juno his acuit verbis, id. A. 7, 330.
    3. C. Aliquid, to rouse up, kindle, excite (mostly poet.): saevus in armis Aeneas acuit Martem et se suscitat irā, Verg. A. 12, 108: iram, Vulg. Sap. 5, 21: studia, Val. Max. 2, 2, no. 3.
    4. D. In gramm.: acuere syllabam, to give an acute accent to (opp. gravem ponere), Quint. 1, 5, 22; cf. Prisc. Op. Min. 159 Lind.: accentus acutus ideo inventus est, quod acuat sive elevet syllabam.
      Hence, ăcūtus, a, um, P.a., sharpened, made pointed; hence,
    1. A. Lit., sharp, pointed (acer denotes natural sharpness, etc.: acutus, that produced by exertion, skill, etc.: sermo acer, impassioned, passionate; sermo acutus, pointed, acute discourse): vide ut sit acutus culter probe, Plaut. Mil. 5, 4: ferrum, Hor. A. P. 304: cuspis, Verg. A. 5, 208: gladius, Vulg. Psa. 56, 5: carex, Verg. G. 3, 231; elementa, i. e. pointed, jagged atoms (opp. to perplexa, connected), Lucr. 2, 463: nasus, Plaut. Cap. 3, 4, 114: oculi, of a pointed shape, id. Ps. 4, 7, 121: aures, pointed, Hor. C. 2, 19, 4: saxa, id. ib. 3, 27, 61; so Verg. A. 1, 45.
      1. 2. Transf.
        1. a. Of the senses themselves, sharp, keen: oculos acrīs atque cicutos, Cic. Planc. 66: nares, Hor. S. 1, 3, 29; Cels. 2, 6.
        2. b. Of objects affecting the senses, sharp, acute; of the voice, soprano or treble: inde loci lituus sonitus effudit acutos, Enn. ap. Paul. ex Fest. p. 116 Müll. (Ann. v. 522 ed. Vahl.): hinnitu, Verg. G. 3, 94: voces, id. Cir. 107; Ov. M. 3, 224: stridore, Hor. C. 1, 34, 15: vocem ab acutissimo sono usque ad gravissimum sonum recipiunt, from the highest treble to the lowest base, Cic. de Or. 1, 59, 251; cf. ib. 3, 57, 216; Somn. Scip. 5; Rep. 6, 18.
        3. c. In gen., of things affecting the body, of either heat or cold from their similar effects, keen, sharp, violent, severe: sol, Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 17: radii solis, Ov. H. 4, 159: gelu, Hor. C. 1, 9, 4; cf. Lucr. 1, 495; Verg. G. 1, 93; so, febris, Cels. 2, 4: morbus, id. 3 (opp. longus), rapid.
          Subst.           with gen.: acuta belli, violent, severe misfortunes of war, Hor. C. 4, 4, 76 (= graves belli molestias).
    2. B. Fig.
      1. 1. Of intellectual qualities, acute, clear-sighted, intelligent, sagacious (very freq.): Antisthenes homo acutus magis quam eruditus, Cic. Att. 12, 37; so id. de Or. 1, 51; id. N. D. 1, 16; Nep. Dion. 8, 1: homo ingenio prudentiāque acutissimus, Cic. de Or. 1, 39: acutae sententiae, id. Opt. Gen. Or. 2, 5: motus animorum ad excogitandum acuti, id. Or. 1, 113: studia, id. Gen. 50: conclusiones, Quint. 2, 20, 5.
      2. 2. In gramm.: accentus acutus, the acute accent (opp. gravis), Prisc. p. 159, ed. Lindem.
        Comp. Plin. 13, 1, 2.
        Adv.: ăcūte, sharply, keenly, acutely:. cernere, Lucr. 4, 804; ib. 811: conlecta, Cic. Deiot. 33: excogitat, id. Verr. 4, 147: respondeo, id. Cael. 17: scribo, id. Verr. 3, 20; so, ăcūtum: cernis, Hor. S. 1, 3, 26: resonarent, ib. 8, 41: and, ăcūta: canis ululat, Enn. ap. Fest. p. 9 Müll. (Ann. 346 Vahl.).
        Comp., Cic. Inv. 2, 16.
        Sup., Cic. Off. 1, 44; id. Verr. 3, 20.

‡ acūpĕdius, “dicebatur, cui praecipuum erat in currendo acumen pedum,” swift of foot, Paul. ex Fest. p. 9 Müll. [qs. acer + pes; cf. Gr. ὀξύπους, ὠκύπους].

1. ăcus, ūs, f. [cf. 2. acer].

  1. I. A needle or pin, as being pointed, both for common use and ornament:“quasarcinatrix veletiam ornatrix utitur,” Paul. ex Fest. p. 9 Müll.
    1. A. Lit.: mirabar vulnus, quod acu punctum videtur, Cic. Mil. 24.
      Hence, acu pingere, to embroider, Verg. A. 9, 582; Ov. M. 6, 23; cf. Plin. 8, 48, § 191; Isid. Orig. 19, 22, 22.
      Esp. a hair-pin: figat acus tortas sustineatque comas, Mart. 14, 24: foramen acūs, the eye of a needle, Vulg. Matt. 19, 24.
      Also, a surgeon’s needle, a probe, Cels. 7, 17.
      Hence,
    2. B. Trop.: acu rem tangere, to touch the thing with a needle; in Engl. phrase, to hit the nail on the head, Plaut. Rud. 5, 2, 19; so, to denote careful and successful effort: si acum quaereres, acum invenisses, id. Men. 2, 1, 13.
  2. II. The tongue of a buckle, Treb. Poll. Claud. 14.
  3. III. I. q. acus, ĕris, Col. 2, 10, 40.
  4. IV. An implement of husbandry, Pall. 1, 43, 2.

2. ăcus, ĕris, n. (also, ūs, f., v. 1. acus, III.) [kindred with acus, ūs, Goth. ahana, old Norse agn, old Germ. Agana], = ἄχυρον, the husk of grain and of pulse; chaff, Cato, R. R. 54, 2; Varr. R. R. 1, 52; 57; 3, 9, 8.

3. ăcus, i, m. [1. acus], a kind of sea-fish with a pointed snout, the hornpike or gar-pike (Gr. βελόνη): acus sive belone unus piscium, etc., Plin. 9, 51, 76, § 166: et satius tenues ducere credis acos, Mart. 10, 37, 6; cf. Plin. 32, 11, 53, § 145, where belonae again occurs. (Some read una for unus in the passage from Plin., and acūs for acos in Mart., as if these forms belonged to 1. acus.)

Ăcūsĭlas, ae, m. [from Ἀκουσίλαος], an Argive historian, Cic. de Or. 2, 12, 53.

ăcūtālis, e, adj. [acutus], pointed: terminus, Front. Col. p. 132 Goes.

ăcūtārus (for acutarius), a, um, adj. [acutus], that sharpens instruments: acutarus taber, Ins. ap. Henzen. 7216.

ăcūtātus, a, um, adj. [acutus], sharpened: sagittæ, Veg. 1, 22, 4.

ăcūte, adv., v. acuo, P. a. fin.

ăcūtor, ōris, m. [acuo], one that sharpens, a sharpener, Not. Tir. p. 120.

ăcūtŭle, adv., see the foll. art. fin.

ăcūtŭlus, a, um, adj. dim. [acutus], somewhat pointed, acute, or subtile: conclusiones, * Cic. N. D. 3, 7, 18: doctores, Gell. 17, 5.
Adv.: ăcūtŭle, somewhat sharply, Aug. Conf. 3, 7.

ăcūtum, adv., v. acuo, P. a.

ăcūtus, a, um, v. acuo, P. a.

ăquŭla (archaic, ăquŏla; ăcŭla), ae, f. dim. [aqua], a little water, a small stream of water (perh. only in the foll. exs.): suffundam aquolam, Plaut. Curc. 1, 3, 3 Fleck.; id. Cist. 3, 2, 38: quae (umbra) mihi videtur non tam ipsā aquulā, quae describitur, quam Platonis oratione crevisse, i. e. the Ilissus, Cic. de Or. 1, 7, 28, where Ellendt and Sorof write acula; v. aqua init.
Trop.: non seclusa aliqua aquula, sed universum flumen, Cic. de Or. 1, 2, 39.

ĭn-ăcesco (also inăcisco), ăcŭi, 3, v. inch. n., to become sour in any thing, to turn sour (perh. not ante-Aug.).

  1. I. Lit.: lac, Plin. 28, 9, 36, § 135: quibus frequenter inacescit cibus, Scrib. Comp. 104.
  2. II. Trop.: haec tibi per totos inacescant omnia sensus, let them sour. i. e. imbitter you, Ov. R. A. 307; cf.: si tibi inacuit nostra contumelia, App. M. 5, p. 163, 23.