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tōfus (tōphus), i, m., tufa or tuff; Ital. tufo, Plin. 17, 4, 3, § 29; 36, 22, 48, § 166; Vitr. 2, 7; Front. Aquaed. 122; Verg. G. 2, 214; Ov. M. 3, 160; 8, 562; Stat. S. 4, 3, 52.

tŏparcha, ae, m., = τοπάρχης, the governor of a territory or district, a toparch, Spart. Had. 13, 8.

tŏparchĭa, ae, f., = τοπαρχία, a territory, district, toparchy, Plin. 5, 14, 15, § 70; Vulg. 1 Macc. 11, 28.

tŏpāzĭăcus, a, um, adj., = τοπαζιακός, of or belonging to topaz, topaz-: lapilli, Ven. Carm. 8, 6, 273.

tŏpazŏs (-zus), i, f. (m., ap. Prisc. Perieg. 1021), = τόπαζος, a precious stone, the ancient topaz, a chrysolite or green jasper, Plin. 37, 8, 32, § 107; Ven. Fort. Carm. 8, 5, 272; id. Vit. Mart. 3, 517.
Collat. forms: tŏpazĭus, i, f., Tert. adv. Marc. 2, 10; Tŏpazĭon, ii, m., Ambros. in Psa. 118, Serm. 16, 41; 16, 42; Isid. 16, 9, 9; Tŏpazōn, ōntis, m., Prud. Psych. 861.

tōphus, i, and its derivv., v. tofus.

tŏpĭa, ōrum, n. (sc. opera) [τόπος].

  1. I. Landscape painting, Vitr. 7, 5.
  2. II. Ornamental gardening, fancy gardening, Spart. Had. 10 med.

tŏpĭārĭus, a, um, adj. [topia, II.],

  1. I. of or belonging to ornamental gardening or gardening in gen.: opus, Plin. 15, 30, 39, § 130: herba, i. e. used for borders in gardens, id. 21, 11, 39, § 68; 22, 22, 34, § 76.
  2. II. Substt.
    1. A. tŏpĭārĭus, ii, m., an ornamental gardener, fancy gardener, Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 2, § 5; Plin. 15, 29, 37, § 122; 18, 26, 65, § 242; Plin. Ep. 3, 19, 3; Inscr. Orell. 2966; 4293; cf. Becker, Gallus, 3, p. 27 (2d edit.).
    2. B. tŏpĭārĭa, ae, f. (sc. ars), ornamental or fancy gardening, the topiary art, i. e. that of giving fanciful forms to thickets, trees, etc., of laying out parterres. forming arbors, bowers, etc., Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 2, § 5.
    3. C. tŏpĭārĭum, ii, n. (sc. opus), fancy gardening, topiary-work, Plin. 18, 28, 68, § 265.

tŏpĭas fīcus, a particular species of fig-tree, Col. 5, 10, 11.

Tŏpĭca, ōrum, n., = Τοπικά, the title of a work of Aristotle, of which a compend is given by Cicero, Cic. Fam. 7, 19 init.

tŏpĭcē, ēs, f., = τοπική, the art of finding topics, Cic. Top. 2 init.

tŏpŏs, i, m., = τόπος, a place (pure Lat. locus), Manil. 2, 968.

topper, adv. [contr. from toto opere], with all diligence, speedily, forthwith (anteclass.; cf.: ab ultimis et jam oblitteratis repetita temporibus, qualia sunt topper et antigerio, etc., Quint. 1, 6, 40): topper citi ad aedes venimus Circae, Pac. ap. Fest. p. 352 Müll.; so Naev., Enn., Att., Cael. ib.