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† 1. luxus, a, um, adj. [= Gr. λοξός; v. luxo], dislocated: luxum si quod est, Cato, R. R. 160: luxo pede, Sall. Fragm. ap. Prob. p. 1476 P. (Hist. 5, 2); cf.: luxa membra e suis locis mota et soluta, Paul. ex Fest. p. 119, 17 Müll.
Subst.: luxum, i, n., a dislocation: emplastrum utile ad luxa, vel fracta, Marc. Emp. 36.

2. luxus, ūs, m. [1. luxus], a dislocation (ante- and post-class.): ad luxum aut fracturam alliga: sanum fiet, Cato, R. R. 160; App. Flor. p. 354 med.; Plin. Val. 2, 49.

3. luxus, ūs (dat. luxu, Sall. J. 6; Tac. A. 3, 34; id. H. 2, 71) [root luc-; cf. pol-luceo, pol-lucte; v. Corss. Ausspr. 1, 368 sq.].

  1. I. Excess, extravagance in eating and drinking, luxury, debauchery: adulescens luxu perditus, Ter. Ad. 4, 7, 42: in vino ac luxu, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 25, § 62: aliquid luxu antecapere, Sall. C. 13: luxu atque desidiā corrupta civitas, id. ib. 57: luxu et saginae mancipatus, Tac. H. 2, 71; 4, 14: per luxum et ignaviam aetatem agere, i. e. luxuriously and slothfully, Sall. J. 2: flagitiosus, Mos. et Rom. Leg. Coll. 5, 3, 2: turpi fregerunt saecula luxu divitiae molles, Juv. 6, 299.
    In plur.: nondum translatos Romana in saecula luxus, Luc. 10, 109: combibat illapsos ductor per viscera luxus, Sil. 11, 402.
  2. II. Splendor, pomp, magnificence, state: at domus interior regali splendida luxu Instruitur, Verg. A. 1, 637: epulaeque ante ora paratae Regifico luxu, id. ib. 6, 604: eruditus luxus, Tac. A. 16, 18.