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‡ arcirma (this is the correct read., not arcŭma), ae, f. [arcera], a kind of small carriage, Paul. ex Fest. p. 15 Müll.; v. Müll. ad h. l.
arcŭārĭus, a, um, adj. [arcus], pertaining to the bow: fabricae, Veg. Mil. 2, 11.
Hence, subst.: arcŭārius, ii, m., a maker of bows, Dig. 50, 6, 6.
* arcŭātĭlis, e, adj. [arcuo], bow-formed: caminus, Sid. Ep. 2, 2; cf. arcuatim.
arcŭātim, adv. [arcuo], in the form of a bow (perh. only in the foll. exs.): millepeda animal multis pedibus arcuatim repens, Plin. 29, 6, 39, § 136: sanguis arcuatim fluens, Fest. s. v. Tullios, p. 352 Müll.
* arcŭātĭo, ōnis, f. [arcuo], an arch (only in Front.), Aquaed. 18; 121.
arcŭātus, a, um.
arcŭ-ballista (better than balista), ae, f. [arcus], a ballista furnished with a bow; only Veg. Mil. 2, 15; 4, 22.
* arcŭballistārĭus (balist-), ii, m. [arcuballista], he that shoots with an arcuballista, Veg. Mil. 4, 21.
‡ arcubii, ōrum, m.: qui excubabant in arce [ar, = ad, and cubo], Paul. ex Fest. p. 25 Müll.; cf. Doed. Syn. II. p. 162.
arcŭla, ae, f. dim. [arca], a small chest or box, a casket, etc.
* arcŭlārĭus, ii, m. [arcula] one that makes little boxes or jewel-caskets, Plaut. Aul. 3, 5, 45.
‡ arcŭlāta, ōrum, n. [Arculus], sacrificial cakes made of flour, Paul. ex Fest. p. 16 Müll.
‡ arcŭlum, i, n. dim. [arcus], a roll or hoop placed upon the head for the purpose of carrying the vessels at public sacrifices, Paul. ex Fest. p. 16 Müll.
‡ Arcŭlus, i, m. [arca], the god of chests, coffers, etc., Paul. ex Fest. p. 16 Müll.
‡ arcŭma, ae, v. arcirma.
arcŭo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. [arcus], to make in the form of a bow, to bend or curve like a bow (not before the Aug. per.): curru arcuato vehi, i. e. covered, Liv. 1, 21: opus, Plin. Ep. 10, 46, 2: (millepeda) quae non arcuatur, does not bend itself in the form of a bow, Plin. 29, 6, 39, § 137 (cf. arcuatim); Ov. M. 11, 590.
arcus, ūs, m. (the orthography, arquus (cf. arquatus), is freq. in MSS., like quum for cum, quur for cur, etc.; cf. Freund ad Cic. Mil. p. 31 sq. Thus Charis. p. 92 P. upon Cic. N. D. 3, 20, 51, reads arcuis; Prisc. p. 712 P. arci; and Non. p. 425, 5, upon Lucr. 6, 526, arqui; but the distinction which the latter gram. points out (arcus suspensus fornix appellatur; arquus non nisi qui in caelo apparet, quam Irim poëtae dixerunt) does not seem to be well founded.
Abl. plur. never found; acc. to the gram., Don. p. 1751, Diom. p. 285, Prisc. p. 779, Rhem. Palaem. p. 1371 P. al., it was arcubus; so Vulg. 2 Esdr. 4, 13; cf. Rudd. I. p. 104, n. 48.
Gen. sing. arqui, Lucr. 6, 526 Lachm., and Cic. N. D. 3, 20, 51 B. and K.
Dat. arcu, Sil. 4, 18.
Nom. plur. ARCVVS, Corp. Inscr. V. 85; Inscr. Henz. 5313: arci, Varr. ap. Non. p. 77, 12.
Acc. ARCOS, Corp. Inscr. II. 3420.
Fem., Enn. ap. Prisc. p. 712 P.; cf. id. 658 P.; and Serv. ad Verg. 6, 610, says that Catull. and others used it as fem.; v. Neue, Formenl. I. p. 679) [cf. Sanscr. arālas = bent, the bent arm, aratnis = Gr. ὠλένη; Lat. ulna; Germ. Elbogen; Engl. elbow. Curt.], prop., something bent; hence,