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plaudo

plaudo, to clap, strike, beat

Frieze-Dennison Vergil

plaudō, plausī, plausus, 3, a. and n.: to beat, slap, stroke, 12.86; clap, flutter, 5.516; of the dance, perform by beating, beat, 6.644.

Could not find plaudentesque in Logeion dictionaries.

plaudentesque Verb: present active participle masculine nominative plural, Verb: present active participle feminine nominative plural, Verb: present active participle masculine accusative plural, Verb: present active participle masculine vocative plural, Verb: present active participle feminine accusative plural, Verb: present active participle feminine vocative plural of plaudo

See plaudentesque in Morpho

plaudo (plōdo, Varr. ap. Non. 478, 5, and Quint. 6, 1, 52), si, sum, 3, v. a. and n.
  • Act., to clap, strike, beat any thing (poet.; cf. plango), Verg. Cir. 179: pectora manu, Ov. M. 2, 866: clipeum pectore, Stat. Th. 7, 134: aquas, id. S. 1, 3, 74: choreas pedibus, to execute a choral dance, stamping with the feet, Verg. A. 6, 644: plausis alis, Ov. M. 14, 507; 14, 577.—
  • II Neutr., to clap, strike, beat (of two bodies striking together).
    • A In gen. (poet. and in post-Aug. prose): alis Plaudentem figit sub nube columbam, Verg. A. 5, 515: pennis, with her wings, Ov. M. 8, 238: rostro, id. ib. 6, 97. —Absol.: aversas inter se manus collide, non plaudent, Sen. Q. N. 2, 28.—
    • B In partic.
      • 1 To clap the hands in token of approbation, to applaud, clap (class.): manus suas in plaudendo consumere, Cic. Att. 16, 2, 3: huic ita plausum est, ut salvā re publicā Pompeio plaudi solebat, id. ib. 2, 19, 3.—In the theatre, at the close of the piece: nunc, spectatores, Jovis summi causā clare plaudite, Plaut. Am. 1146; id. Ep. 733; cf.: usque Sessuri, donec cantor, vos plaudite, dicat, Hor. A. P. 155; and: cum ventum est ad ipsum illud. quo veteres tragoediae comoediaeque clauduntur, Plodite, Quint. 6, 1, 52 Spald. N. cr.; cf. also: manibus clare, Plaut. Cas. 1017: spectavi ego pridem comicos ad istum modum Sapienter dicta dicere atque is plaudier, id. Rud. 4, 7, 24: in aliquem, to express disapprobation of any one by clapping, pounding, stamping, i.e. to hiss him off, Min. Fel. Octav. 14.—
      • 2 Transf., in gen., to express approbation, to approve, applaud: plaudit sepultis, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 88: dis hominibusque plaudentibus, Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 4, 1; Juv. 3, 157: funus, id. 1, 146: sibi, to applaud one's self, to be satisfied or well contented with one's self: populus me sibilat: at mihi plaudo Ipse domi, Hor. S. 1, 1, 66: nec ipse tibi plaudis, Plin. Ep. 9, 14.—
      • 3 To strike hands in completing a bargain: stultus homo plaudet manibus, Vulg. Prov. 17, 18.

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