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nŏvācŭla, ae, f. [novo],

  1. I. a sharp knife.
    1. A. Lit.: cutem raporum novaculā decerpere, Col. 12, 56, 1; Plin. 22, 23, 47, § 99.
    2. B. Esp.
      1. 1. A razor: ut ex novaculā comperistis, tonsor est, Petr. 103: aream (capitis) novaculā radere, Cels. 6, 4: nudare caput, Mart. 2, 66, 7: secare fauces, Suet. Calig. 23; Plin. 29, 6, 34, § 107: Tarquinius dixit, se cogitāsse, cotem novaculā posse praecidi, Cic. Div. 1, 17, 32; cf. Liv. 1, 36; Val. Max. 1, 4, 1.
      2. 2. A dagger: stringitur in densā nec caeca novacula turbā, Mart. 7, 61, 7.
  2. II. Transf., the name of a fish, otherwise unknown, Plin. 32, 2, 5, § 14.

nŏvālis, e, adj. [novus], in agriculture,

  1. I. that is ploughed anew or for the first time: ager restibilis, qui restituitur ac reseritur quotquot annis: contra qui intermittitur, a novando novalis, Varr. L. L. 5, § 39 Müll.; cf. id. ib. 6, § 59; Paul. ex Fest. p. 174 Müll.
    Hence,
  2. II. Subst.: nŏvālis, is, f. (sc. terra), and nŏvāle, is, n. (sc. solum).
      1. 1. Fallow land: alternis idem tonsas cessare novales, Verg. G. 1, 71: quae numquam vacuo solita est cessare novalise nescit humus, Ov. P. 1, 4, 13; Pall. 1, 6; 2, 10: novale est, quod alternis annis seritur, Plin. 18, 19, 49, § 176; Col. 2, 2, 14: pabula fesso praebere novali, id. poët. 10, 84.
      2. 2. A field that has been ploughed for the first time: talis fere est in novalibus, caesā vetere silvā, Plin. 17, 5, 3, § 39; Dig. 47, 21, 3: novalis (dicitur), ubi fuit satum antequam secunda aratione renovetur, Varr. R. R. 1, 29, 1.
        Hence,
    1. B. Transf.
      1. 1. Unploughed land, meadow-land: ille subacto et puro solo gaudet, hic novali graminosoque gaudet, Col. 6, praef. 1.
      2. 2. A cultivated field (poet.): impius haec tam culta novalia miles habebit? Verg. E. 1, 71: dira novalia Cadmi, Stat. Th. 3, 644.
      3. 3. The standing crops: nec prius inde domum quam tota novalia saevos In ventres abeant (boum), Juv. 14, 148.

nŏvāmen, ĭnis, n. [novo], an innovation (post-class.), Tert. adv. Marc. 1, 20.

Novānensis vīcus, a village on the Via Appia, not far from Calatia, Inscr. Marin. Fratr. Arv. p. 390.

Nŏvāni, ōrum, m. [novus], colonists, immigrants, new residents, Inscr. Orell. 101; Inscr. Grut. 1022, 12.

Nŏvātĭāni, ōrum, m., the followers of Novatius of Carthage, Novatians, a sect of Christians, Lact. 4, 30, 10; Cod. 16, 5, 59 al.

Nŏvātilla, ae, f., a niece of Seneca the philosopher, Sen. Cons. ad Helv. 18, 7.

nŏvātĭo, ōnis, f. [novo], a renewing, renovation (post-class.).

  1. I. Lit., Tert. adv. Marc. 4, 1: pudendorum, i. e. shaving, Arn. 5, 182.
  2. II. Transf., a renewal or change of a bond or other evidence of debt: novatio est prioris debiti in aliam obligationemtransfusio atque translatio, Dig. 46, 2, 1; cf. the whole title: de novationibus et delegationibus, ib. 46, 2; 34, 3, 31; 33, 1, 21; debts and obligations were transferred only by novatio, Gai. Inst. 2, 38 sq.; 3, 176.

nŏvātor, ōris, m. [novo], a renewer, restorer (post-class.): verborum, i. e. who brings obsolete words again into use, Gell. 1, 15, 18: stirpis Anniae, Aus. Ep. 16, 32.

* nŏvātrix, īcis, f. [novator], she who renews or changes: rerum, Ov. M. 15, 252.

nŏvātus, ūs, m. [novo], a renewing, changing, change (late Lat.), Aus. Idyll. 14, 39.