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aurĭcŭla (or ōrĭcŭla, Trog. ap. Plin. 11, 52, 114, § 276; Balliol MS. Cic. ad Q. Fr. 2, 15 (Ellis ad Cat. 25, 2); cf. Fest. s. v. orata, p. 183 Müll.; cf. aurum init.), ae, f. dim. [auris].

  1. I. The external ear, the ear-lap: sine te prendam auriculis, sine dem suavium, Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 163: Praehende auriculis, id. As. 3, 3, 78: auriculam fortasse mordicus abstulisset, Cic. ad Q. Fr. 3, 4: rubentes, Suet. Aug. 69: fractae, Plin. 20, 9, 40, § 103; Vulg. Matt. 26, 51; ib. Marc. 14, 47; ib. Joan. 18, 26.
    On account of its softness, prov.: auriculā infimā mollior, softer than the earlap, Cic. ad Q. Fr. 2, 15.
  2. II. In gen., the ear: ut omne Humanum genus est avidum nimis auricularum, have too itching ears, Lucr. 4, 594; Auct. ad Her. 4, 10; Hor. Ep. 1, 8, 16; 1, 2, 53; id. S. 1, 9, 20; 1, 9, 77; 2, 5, 33; Pers. 2, 30; Vulg. 1 Reg. 9, 15; ib. 2 Par. 17, 25.

aurĭcŭlārĭus. (also ōrĭcŭlārĭus, like oricula for auricula, Cels. 5, 26, 12; 7, 26, 5; 7, 30, 3 al.), ii, m. [auricula].

  1. I. Medicus, an aurist, Dig. 50, 13, 1; Inscr. Orell. 4, 227.
  2. II. A counsellor, Vulg. 2 Reg. 23, 23.
  3. III. = ὠτακουστής, Vet. Gloss.

† ŏrĭchalcum (also erroneously written aurĭchalcum, as if from aurum), i, n., = ὀρείχαλκος, yellow copper ore, also the brass made from it.

  1. I. Lit., Cic. Off. 3, 23, 92; Hor. A. P. 202: album, Verg. A. 12, 87.
    It was highly prized by the ancients, Plaut. Curc. 1, 3, 46; id. Mil. 3, 1, 61; id. Ps. 2, 3, 22; cf. Plin. 34, 2, 2, § 4 (al. aurichalci).
  2. II. Transf., of brass implements.
    So of a brazen tuba, Val. Fl. 3, 61.
    Of arms of brass, Stat. Th. 10, 660.

* ōrĭcilla (aur-), ae, f. dim. [auricula, auris], an ear-lap: mollior … imula oricilla, Cat. 25, 2.

Ōrĭcos or Ōrĭcus, i, f., or Ōrĭcum, i, n., = Ὠρικός and Ὠρικόν, a seaport town of Illyria Grœca, now Ericho, Caes. B. C. 3, 8 sq.; Liv. 24, 40; Mel. 2, 3, 12; Prop. 1, 8, 20; Luc. 3, 187.
Hence,

  1. A. Ōrĭcīni, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Oricum, the Oricians: Oricinorum fines, Liv. 26, 25.
  2. B. Ōrĭcĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Oricum, Orician: Oricia terebinthus, Verg. A. 10, 136.

ōrĭcŭla, v. auricula

ōrĭcŭlārĭus, a, um, v. auric-.

Ōrĭcum, v. Oricos.