pat
pat
v. trans.
P. and V. ψήχειν, Ar. and P. κᾰταψῆν (Xen.), V. κᾰταψήχειν, or use touch.
v. trans.
P. and V. ψήχειν, Ar. and P. κᾰταψῆν (Xen.), V. κᾰταψήχειν, or use touch.
PAT
adj. idoneus; opportunus: the occasion was so pat that etc. tanta fuit opportunitas ut etc. (Cic.).
adj. idoneus; opportunus: the occasion was so pat that etc. tanta fuit opportunitas ut etc. (Cic.).
v. palpare (to stroke or touch lightly; also palpari; e.g. a horse and IMPROP. for the purpose of coaxing): *leviter pulsare: to pat a horse equum permulcere or palpari (both Ulpianus): to pat on the back; i.e. to applaud plaudere applaudere alicui.
pat (adj.): Phr.: the story was so p. to the occasion, *adeo rei ipsi fabula convenire videbatur: ita in tempore res narrata esse videbatur: that's p., rem acu tetigisti! cf. Pl. Rud. 5, 2, 19. See also SUITABLE .
pat (v.): Phr.: to p. a horse's neck, *equi cervicem tanquam permulcendo manu pulsare: cf. Ulp. Dig. 9, 1, 1, § 7, equum permulcere vel palpari, to caress or stroke him.