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mūrus (archaic orthogr. moerus, Varr. L. L. 5, 32, § 41 Müll.; Enn. ap. Serv. Verg. G. 1, 18, or Ann. v. 376 Vahl.; Verg. A. 10, 24: moirus, Inscr. Orell. 566), i, m. [from root mū-; cf.: moenia, munis], a wall; esp. a city wall; mostly in plur. (class.; cf.: moenia, paries, maceria).

  1. I. Lit.: muri urbis, Cic. N. D. 3, 40, 94: Helvii intra oppida murosque compelluntur, Caes. B. G. 7, 65: instruere, Nep. Th. 6, 4: ducere, Verg. A. 1, 423: aedificare, Ov. M. 11, 204: marmoreus, a balcony, Calp. Ecl. 7, 48.
    Also, the wall of a building, Cic. Att. 2, 4, 7: sanctae res, veluti muri et portae, quodammodo divini juris sunt, Gai. Inst. 2, 9.
    1. B. Transf.
      1. 1. A bank, mound, dam, Varr. R. R. 1, 14, 3.
      2. 2. The rim or side of a pot or boiler: quae tenui muro spatiosum colligat orbem, Juv. 4, 132.
      3. 3. The wooden tower of an elephant, Sil. 9, 601.
      4. 4. The head-dress of Cybele, ornamented with towers: crinalis, Claud. in. Eutr. 2, 284.
  2. II. Trop., a wall, a safeguard, protection, defence (rare but class.): lex Aelia et Fufia, propugnacula murique tranquillitatis, Cic. Pis. 4, 9: Graiūm murus Achilles, Ov. M. 13, 280: cor munitum costarum et pectoris muro, Plin. 11, 37, 69, § 181: hic murus aëneus esto, Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 60.

† 1. mūs, mūris

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  1. I. gen. plur. murum, Arn. 3, 3; usually murium, Cic. N. D. 2, 63, 157; Plin. 8, 27, 41, § 98; v. Neue, Formenl. 1, 286 sq.), comm. [kindred to Greek μῦς; Sanscr. mūsh, the same, from mūsh, furari], a mouse: non solum inquilini, sed etiam mures migraverunt, Cic. Att. 14, 9, 1: exiguus, Verg. G. 1, 181: rusticus, urbanus, Hor. S. 2, 6, 80 al.
    Prov., v. mons, I.: neque enim homines murium aut formicarum causā frumentum condunt, Cic. N. D. 2, 63, 158.
    Compared with parasites: quasi mures semper edimus alienum cibum, Plaut. Pers. 1, 2, 6.
    The ancients included under this name the rat, marten, sable, er mine, e. g. mures domestici, agrestes, aranei, Pontici, Libyci, marini, Plin. 8, 57, 82, § 221; 9, 19, 35, § 71; 10, 65, 85, § 185: pelles, perh. ermine, Amm. 31, 2, 5: Africani, Plin. 30, 6, 14, § 43: odorati, musk-rats, Hier. Ep. 127, 3.
    As a term of abuse, you rat: videbo te in publicum, mus, imo terrae tuber, Petr. 58.
    As a term of endearment: cum me murem dicis, my little mouse, Mart. 11, 29, 3.
  2. II. Mus marinus, a kind of crustaceous sea-fish, Plin. 9, 19, 35, § 71; Enn. ap. App. Mag. p. 299 (Heduph. v. 2 Vahl.).

2. Mūs, muris, m., a Roman surname, e. g. D. Decius Mus, Liv. 10, 14; Cic. Sest. 21, 48; id. Sen. 13, 43.