sinus

mater ossa in sinum legit
the mother collected the bones into her lap in urbis sinu sunt hostes
there are enemies in the heart of the city in eo sinu Carthago sita est
Carthage was located on that bay

sinus , ūs, m.: a fold, 1.320; (fig.), sail, canvas, 5.16; bosom, 4.686; a gulf or bay, 1.243; winding stream, a winding, 6.132; a winding, curvature, depth, 1.16l; curving billow, 11.626.

sĭnus, ūs, m.

• In gen., a bent surface (raised or depressed), a curve, fold, a hollow, etc. (so mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose): draco ... conficiens sinus e corpore flexos, folds, coils, Cic. poët. N. D. 2, 42, 106; so Ov. M. 15, 689; 15, 721: sinu ex togā facto, Liv. 21, 18 fin.—Of the bag of a fishing-net: quando abiit rete pessum, tum adducit sinum (piscator), Plaut. Truc. 1, 1, 15 (36); so Juv. 4, 41; and of a hunter's net, Mart. 13, 100; Grat. Cyn. 29; also of a spider's web, Plin. 11, 24, 28, § 82.—Of the bend or belly of a sail swollen by the wind: velorum plenos subtrahis ipse sinus, Prop. 3, 9 (4, 8), 30; and so with or without velum, Tib. 1, 3, 38; Verg. A. 3, 455; 5, 831; Ov. A. A. 3, 500; Luc. 6, 472; Sil. 7, 242; Quint. 10, 7, 23; 12, 10, 37 al.—Of hair, a curl, ringlet: ut fieret torto flexilis orbe sinus, Ov. Am. 1, 14, 26; id. A. A. 3, 148.— Of the curve of a reaping-hook: falcis ea pars, quae flectitur, sinus nominatur, Col. 4, 25, 1 sq.—Of bones, a sinus: umeri, Cels. 8, 1 med.; cf. ulceris, id. 7, 2 med.: suppurationis ferro recisae, Col. 6, 11, 1; Veg. 4, 9, 3.—
• II In partic.
• • A The hanging fold of the upper part of the toga, about the breast, the bosom of a garment; also the bosom of a person; sometimes also the lap (= gremium, the predom. class. signif.; esp. freq. in a trop. sense).
  • • 1 Lit.: est aliquid in amictu: quod ipsum aliquatenus temporum condicione mutatum est. Nam veteribus nulli sinus, perquam breves post illos fuerunt, Quint. 11, 3, 137; cf. decentissimus, id. 11, 3, 140 sq.: (Caesar moriens) sinistrā manu sinum ad ima crura deduxit, quo honestius caderet, Suet. Caes. 82 (for which, of the same: togam manu demisit, Val. Max. 4, 5, 6); Tib. 1, 6, 18: praetextae sinus, Suet. Vesp. 5: ne admissum quidem quemquam senatorum nisi solum et praetentato sinu, id. Aug. 35: ut conchas legerent galeasque et sinus replerent, id. Calig. 46: cedo mihi ex ipsius sinu litteras Syracusanorum, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 57, § 147: aurum in sinu ejus invenerunt, Quint. 7, 1, 30: paternos In sinu ferens deos, Hor. C. 2, 18, 27: nuda genu, nodoque sinus collecta fluentis, Verg. A. 1, 320: et fluit effuso cui toga laxa sinu, Tib. 1, 6, 14; cf.: micat igneus ostro, Undantemque sinum nodis irrugat Iberis, Stat. Th. 4, 265: ad haec, quae a fortunā sparguntur, sinum expandit, eagerly embraces, grasps, Sen. Ep. 74, 6: aliquid velut magnum bonum intra sinum continere, id. Vit. Beat. 23, 3; cf.: sinum subducere alicui rei, to reject, id. Thyest. 430.—Prov.: sinu laxo (i. e. soluto) ferre aliquid, i. e. to be careless about a thing, Hor. S. 2, 3, 172. —
    • • b Transf.
      • • α The purse, money, which was carried in the bosom of the toga (cf. supra, the passage, Quint. 7, 1, 30, and v. crumena; poet. and in post-Aug. prose): semper amatorum ponderat illa sinus, Prop. 2, 16 (3, 8), 12: quo pretium condat, non habet ille sinum, Ov. Am. 1, 10, 18: aere sinus plenos urbe reportare, Col. poët. 10, 310: plurium sinum ac domum inplere, Sen. Ben. 6, 43, 1: qui etiam condemnationes in sinum vertisse dicuntur ... praedam omnem in sinum contulit, into his purse, Lampr. Commod. 14 fin.: avaritiae, Juv. 1, 88.—Hence, M. Scaurus Marianis sodaliciis rapinarum provincialium sinus, the pocketer, i. e. the receiver, Plin. 36, 15, 24, § 116; cf. Tac. H. 2, 92 fin.; 4, 14.—
        • β Poet., a garment, in gen.: Tyrio prodeat apta sinu, Tib. 1, 9, 72; 1, 6, 18: auratus, Ov. F. 2, 310: purpureus, id. ib. 5, 28: regalis, id. H. 13, 36; 5, 71; Stat. S. 2, 1, 133.—
        • γ The bosom of a person: manum in sinum alicui Inserere, Ter. Heaut. 563: gelu rigentem colubram sinu fovit, Phaedr. 4, 17, 3: opposuit sinum Antonius stricto ferro, Tac. H. 3, 10: scortum in sinu consulis recubans, Liv. 39, 43: tangitur, et tacto concipit illa sinu, i. e. utero, Ov. F. 5, 256: usque metu micuere sinus, dum, etc., id. H. 1, 45: horum in sinum omnia congerebant, Plin. Pan. 45.—
    • 2 Trop.
    • • a The bosom, as in most other languages, for love, protection, asylum, etc. (usu. in the phrases in sinu esse, habere, etc.; syn. gremium): hic non amandus? hiccine non gestandus in sinu est? Ter. Ad. 709: iste vero sit in sinu semper et complexu meo, Cic. Fam. 14, 4, 3; cf.: postremum genus proprium est Catilinae, de ejus delectu, immo vero de complexu ejus ac sinu, id. Cat. 2, 10, 22: suo sinu complexuque aliquem recipere, id. Phil. 13, 4, 9; so (with complexus) id. ib. 2, 25, 61: (Pompeius), mihi crede, in sinu est, is very dear to me, id. Q. Fr. 2, 13, 1: Bibulum noli dimittere e sinu tuo, from your intimacy, id. ad Brut. 1, 7, 2: praesertim si in amici sinu defieas, on the bosom, Plin. Ep. 8, 16, 5: in hujus sinu indulgentiāque educatus, Tac. Agr. 4; so id. Or. 28; cf.: etsi commotus ingenio, simulationum tamen falsa in sinu avi perdidicerat, i. e. under the care or tuition, id. A. 6, 45 fin.: confugit in sinum tuum concussa respublica, i. e. into your arms, Plin. Pan. 6, 3; id. Ep. 8, 12, 1: optatum negotium sibi in sinum delatum esse dicebat, committed to his guardianship, care, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 50, § 131; cf. Plin. Pan. 45, 2: respublica in Vespasiani sinum cessisset, Tac. H. 3, 69; 3, 19; Dig. 22, 3, 27: sinum praebere tam alte cadenti, protection, Sen. Ira, 3, 23, 6.—
      • b The interior, the inmost part of a thing: alii intra moenia atque in sinu urbis sunt hostes, in the midst, in the heart of the city, Sall. C. 52, 35: in urbe ac sinu cavendum hostem, Tac. H. 3, 38; Sil. 4, 34; 6, 652; Claud. Eutr. 2, 575: ut (hostis) fronte simul et sinu exciperetur, in the centre, Tac. A. 13, 40: in intimo sinu pacis, i. e. in the midst of a profound peace, Plin. Pan. 56, 4.—
      • c In sinu alicujus, in the power or possession of (post-Aug. and rare): opes Cremonensium in sinu praefectorum fore, Tac. H. 3, 19: omnem fortunam in sinu meo habui, Dig. 22, 3, 27.—
      • d A hiding-place, place of concealment: ut in sinu gaudeant, gloriose loqui desinunt, qs. in their bosoms (or, as we say, in their sleeve), i. e. in secret, Cic. Tusc. 3, 21, 51; so of secret joy, Tib. 3, 19, 8: in tacito cohibe gaudia clausa sinu, Prop. 2, 25 (3, 20), 30; Sen. Ep. 105, 3; cf. also: plaudere in sinum, Tert. Pudic. 6: suum potius cubiculum ac sinum offerre contegendis quae, etc., the secrecy or concealment of her bed-chamber, Tac. A. 13, 13: abditis pecuniis per occultos aut ambitiosos sinus, i. e. in hidingplaces offered by obscurity or by high rank, id. H. 2, 92.—
      • e Sinus Abrahae, the place of the spirits of the just (eccl. Lat.): sinum Abrahae, regionem non caelestem, sublimiorem tamen Inferis, Tert. adv. Marc. 4, 34. —
  • B A bay, bight, gulf: ut primum ex alto sinus ab litore ad urbem inflectitur, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 12, § 30; cf.: portus infusi in sinus oppidi, id. Rep. 3, 31, 43; 1, 3, 5; id. Imp. Pomp. 11, 31; id. Verr. 2, 5, 56, § 145; id. Att. 16, 6, 1; * Caes. B. C. 2, 32; Sall. J. 78, 2; Liv. 8, 24; Plin. 2, 43, 44, § 114 (Jahn, nivibus); Suet. Aug. 98; id. Tib. 16; Verg. A. 1, 243; 6, 132; Hor. C. 1, 33, 16; id. Epod. 10, 19.—
  • • 2 Transf.
    • • • α The land lying on a gulf, a point of land that helps to form it (perh. not ante-Aug.): segetibus in sinu Aenianum vastatis, Liv. 28, 5 Drak.: jam in sinum Maliacum venerat (with an army), id. 37, 6; Tac. A. 14, 9; id. H. 3, 66; id. Agr. 23; Plin. 6, 8, 8, § 23; Just. 2, 4, 26; 24, 4, 3.—
        • β A curve or fold in land, a basin, hollow, valley: Arpini terra campestri agro in ingentem sinum consedit, Liv. 30, 2, 12: subito dehiscit terra, et immenso sinu laxata patuit, Sen. Oedip. 582; id. Herc. Fur. 679; Plin. 2, 44, 44, § 115: jugum montis velut sinu quodam flexuque curvatum, Curt. 3, 4, 6: montium, id. 3, 9, 12.

sīnus, i, m., v. sinum.

1. sīnus, s. sīnum.

2. sinus, ūs, m., die bauschige Rundung, Krümmung (konkr.), der Bausch, die Falte u. dgl., I) im allg., die Krümmung der Schlange, Cic. – des Winzermessers, Colum. – ossis, Cels. – der Haare, die Haarlocke, Haartracht, Ov. – des Kleides, die Falte, sinu ex toga facto, Liv. 21, 18, 13 (dazu Weißenb.). – die Vertiefung, der Bausch des Netzes, Plaut.; dah. meton. das Netz selbst, Iuven.: das Spinnengewebe, Plin. – das Bäuschchen des durch den Wind angeschwellten Segels, sinus implere secundos, Verg.: pleno pandere vela sinu, Ov.: coturnices vela incĭdunt et praeponderatis sinibus mergunt, Solin. – fronte simul et sinu excipi, von der Front und einem Bogen (indem der lange linke Flügel, soweit er den Feind überragte, sich auf dessen rechte Flanke warf), Tac. ann. 13, 40: deinde cedendo etiam sinum in medio dedit, bildete einen Bogen, Liv. 22, 47, 8. – II) insbes.: A) der Bausch des oberen Gewandes, der Busen, 1) eig.: a) übh. (der durch Gürten entstand), sinus fluentes, Verg.: sinus implere (floribus), Ov. – b) insbes. der Bausch der Toga (der entstand, wenn die Toga um den linken Arm geschlagen u. mit ihm zusammengenommen wurde, so daß man in diesem Winkel, wie in einer Tasche, allerhand tragen u. verbergen konnte); dann der unter diesem Faltenwurfe befindliche Teil des Leibes, der Busen, die Brust, manum inferre alci in sinum, Ter.: litteras in sinu ponere (stecken), Liv. epit.: cedo litteras ex ipsius sinu, Cic.: in sinu consulis recubare, Liv.: gaudere in sinu, sich im stillen freuen, s. gaudeono. I, B, 1: metu micuere sinus, Ov.: sinus meos fugit, flieht meine Umarmung, Prop.: excusserunt illi patrem et aurum in sinu eius (in s.B., in seiner Tasche) invenerunt, Quint.: in horum sinus congerebant omnia, in ihren Schoß schütteten sie alle Gaben, Plin. pan.: optatum negotium sibi in sinum delatum esse dicebat, sei ihm in den Schoß gefallen (= gegen Erwarten zuteil geworden), Cic. – sinus ponderat, sie untersucht die Taschen, Prop.: praedam omnem in sinum contulit, machte er sich in seine Tasche, nahm er für sich, Lampr.: rapinarom provincialium sinus, gleichs. Einsäckler = Hehler Plin.: abditis pecuniis per occultos aut ambitiosos sinus, indem sie ihr Geld in den Säckeln niedriger oder hochgestellter Personen niederlegten, Tac. – 2) meton., das Kleid, indue regales sinus, Ov.: Tyrio prodeat apta sinu, Prop.: herbas imitante sinu, Stat. – 3) bildl.: a) wie unser Schoß, Busen, von zärtlicher Liebe, zärtlichem Umgang, liebevollem Schutz usw., in sinu est meo, ist mein Schoßkind, Cic.: in sinu est, neque ego discingor, sitzt mir im Schoße u. ich lasse ihn nicht fallen, Cic.: in sinu gestare, sehr lieb u. wert haben, Cic.: calumniatores ex sinu suo (aus der Zahl seiner Vertrauten) apponere, Cic.: cubiculum ac sinum (ihr Vertrauen) offere, Tac.: in sinu amici deflere, Plin. ep.: in sinu avi falsa perdidicerat, Tac.: Bibulum noli dimittere ex sinu tuo, Cic.: alqm e sinu gremioque patriae abstrahere, Cic.: sinum praebere tam alte cadenti, liebevollen (freundschaftlichen) Schutz bieten, Sen. de ira 3, 23, 6. – b) das Innerste, in sinu urbis sunt hostes, Sall.: in intimo sinu pacis, Plin. pan. – c) gleichs. tiefer Schoß, Tiefe, non enim fecimus altos nimis et obscuros in his rebus quaestionum sinus, ich habe mich bei diesen Untersuchungen nicht in die verborgensten Tiefen verstiegen, Gell. praef. § 13. – d) der Busen od. Schoß = der Zufluchtsort, confugit in sinum tuum res publica, Plin. pan.: res publica in Vespasiani sinum cessisset, Tac. – e) = Gewalt, Macht, opes in sinu praefectorum fore, Tac.: in sinu meo habui, ICt. – B) der Meerbusen, die Bucht, der Golf, a) eig., oppidi, Cic.: maritimus, Cic.: naves ex portu sinuque adversariorum abducere, Caes. – b) meton. = das am Meerbusen liegende Land, die Landspitze, Liv. u.a.; s. Drak. Liv. 28, 5, 15. – C) der Kessel, Schlund der Erde, Arpini terra campestri agro in ingentem sinum consedit, Liv. 30, 2, 12: u. so Sen. Oed. 582 (595); Herc. fur. 679 (683). – ➳ Abl. sino, Iordan. Get. 2, 10 u. 29, 148: Dat. u. Abl. Plur. immer sinibus, s. Neue-Wagener Formenl.³ 1, 557. – Nbf. sinua, wov. Akk. Plur. sinuas, Itala act. apost. 17, 20.

1 sinus v. schinus

2 sinus [CL] 1 fold (of garment, in quot. fig.). b fold of garment over the breast. c (transf.) pocket, purse. vetustam factam cordis mei pellem et ‥ contractam ‥ extende; rugas ‥ explica, extrahe ~us, dilata receptacula G. Hoyland Ascet. 261C.  b benedicti liquoris undam in faciem ejus projecit, que intra ~um defluens, corpus ‥ roravit Mir. Fridesw. 25; implet mamma sĭnum [gl.: pars vestis] lactisque coagula sīnum Serlo Wilt. 2. 112.  c ~um, exterius sinuate vestis receptaculum Bede Orth. 26; oblatum sibi munus ‥ misit ‥ in ~um sibi Id. HE III 2 p. 130; denique intra vitales paradisi arbores et leta germina, ubi non habebat homo vestium ~us, quibus peccata reconderet G. Hoyland Ascet. 277; 1240 cyphi eorum ‥ assportati fuerunt ‥ ~us eorum cissi et denarii sui infra contenti abstracti et assportati CurR XVI 1285. 2 breast, bosom. visum est Gileberto in somni quod manum suam in synum ‥ puelle injecisset Canon. G. Sempr. f. 40v; hic ~us, a bosome WW. 3 embrace, (in ~u sedere) to sit on a lap; b (w. ref. to nursing of young children); c (in sexual context). ~u, bearme GlS 212; angelo quasi in ~u ejus sedente (Coemgenus 18) VSH I 243.  b c705 quasi nutrix gerula dilectos alumnos extensis ulnarum ~ibus refocilans Aldh. Ep. 9 p. 501; cujus sinu jam parvulum / magi videntes conditum Bede Hymn. 11. 7; c717 idem nutricum ~us (Ecgburg) Ep. Bonif. 13.  c inter ubera sponsi, in ~u sponsi ‥ suaviter requiescit Ailr. Serm. 436D; a sinu ancillarum avelluntur et tunc se amplexibus domine offerunt Fishacre Sent. Prol. 86. 4 (transf. & fig.); b (w. implication of secrecy, refuge, comfort, or sim.); c (in ~u patris, w. ref. to Joh. i 18). d (in ~u Abrahe, w. ref. to Luc. xvi 22) in the bosom of Abraham, the dwelling place of the souls of the saved, heaven; e (w. ref. to mother church); f (periphrastically, w. gen. of abstract noun). illi qui exterarum victores gentium in barbaris regionibus floruerunt, nunc in sue telluris ~u ‥ victi ‥ sunt Ord. Vit. XI 3 p. 182.  b paludes prebent pluribus monachorum gregibus optatos solitariae conversationis ~us Abbo Edm. 2; offensa est regina poli de injuria templi sui; hoc suum sacrarium ‥ hoc multorum sanctorum ~us erat et gremium Gosc. Transl. Aug. 33A; Petro ‥ pastorem verberante ad Christi ~um confugit Ib. 35D.  c in inferiora terrae discendit et a caelesti sede de ~u Patris non recessit Theod. Laterc. 21; quod ait ‘qui est in ~u Patris’, in secreto Patris significat. neque ‥ ~u Patris pueriliter est cogitandus in similitudinem nostri ~us quem habemus in vestibus ‥ scriptura in ~u Patris esse dicit quem in secreto Patris quo humanus intuitus pertingere non valet ‥ manentem vult intelligi Bede Hom. I 2. 30.  d unus in ~u ‥ Abrahae ‥ alter cum diabolo in inferni flamma Bede Sam. 701D; optinebis bravium superne vocationis cum fidelibus in ~u Abrahe Ord. Vit. X 23 p. 139; ~u [Abrahe] sacra Scriptura secretam quietem beatorum designat H. Reading (I) Dial. V 1214A.  e ut ‥ mater ecclesia in suo ~u recumbentes non videat Gildas EB 26; sacri baptismatis unda regeneratos in ~u pie matris ecclesie collocaverunt Ord. Vit. II 2 p. 236.  f a713 precamur quatenus ‥ in ~um clementiae piae a vobis suscipiatur (Ælfled) Ep. Bonif. 8; famulos suos ‥ ~u clementie recolligat W. Malm. GP V 194; 1167 noveritis nos ‥ Lageniensium principem in gratie nostre et benevolentie ~um suscepisse (Pat) Gir. EH I 1; 1318 rogamus quatinus ‥ sibi ~um aperientes clemencie rigorem poenitentiae ‥ [mitigetis] Lit. Cant. I 38. 5 the breast as the seat of the thought or emotion, heart, mind. latitudo insinuat caritatem qua dilatato ~u mentis ‥ inimicos gaudet diligere Bede Templ. 749A; archanos humanorum et divinorum sensuum ~us W. Malm. GP I 65; per crebram promissionem ~us mentis aperiretur ad expectationem J. Ford Serm. 48. 6. 6 innermost part, heart (of a place). ex nativo silicis ~u laticem produxit W. Malm. GP I 19; Eboracum ‥ includit medio ~u sui naves a Germania venientes Ib. I 99; cisterne que in urbis erant ~u ‥ sanguine contaminate sunt Ord. Vit. IX 14 p. 590. 7 swelling, curvature (of sail). tumor veli ~us [gl. A. bosimhing] dicitur Neckam Ut. 115; malus statim erigitur et velum ~us suos pandens ventis se prestitit (Brendanus 7) VSH II 272. 8 curved recess, hollow interior, cavity: a (of womb, also fig.); b (of flask); c (of hull of ship). a maternis ‥ ~ibus sacro puerperio intumescentibus Osb. V. Dunst. 4; c1159 abbatibus ‥ de ~u monasterii Waverleie procreatis J. Sal. Ep. 45 (106).  b ampulla modo demisso ventre, modo obliquato ~u totiens vacuata ‥ inventa est plena plus medio W. Malm. GP I 66.  c placido carine ~u exceptum W. Malm. GP V 222. 9 curved form or part of object. b (pl., her.) flanches, semicircles that protrude into the field from the side of the shield. a brace of a bryge or ‥ wate, sinus, arcus CathA.  b pleurida seu ~us sunt tanquam circuli portiones, scuti latera pro cordis habentes Spelman Asp. 104. 10 curved or narrow area of water, enclosed by coastline, bay, strait, arm of the sea. confines paene Aethiopibus, nisi quod uno ~u dividuntur Rubri Maris Comm. Cant. I 229; mare Rubrum ‥ scinditur ‥ in duos ~us Bede NR 226; ~us maris permaximus, qui ‥ gentem Brettonum a Pictis secernebat Id. HE I 1 p. 13; ~us, sææbbung Ælf. Gl. 154; mandaverat ‥ ne quendam ~um maris quem Brachium Sancti Georgii vocant transfretarent Ord. Vit. IX 4 p. 482; 1144 tractus maris et ~us littorum pisces inhabitant G. Foliot Ep. 26; Appius ‥ in ~u Euboico quietem querit J. Sal. Pol. 462D. 11 (for Ar. jaib ‘bosom, bay, fold’, conf. w. jiba (written jb) < Sanskrit jya-ardha ‘half-chord’, abbrev. jiva) sine (math.). ~us duplatus est linea recta cujus duo termini sunt simul tantum cum terminis porcionis circuli et habent se sicut corda et archus. ~us rectus est medietas illius corde duplate respectu medietatis illius archus. ~us versus est semper illa pars diametri que abscindit tam ~um duplatum quam archum ejus et est sicut sagitta respectu corde et archus ejus Wallingf. Quad. 24; omnis ~us rectus arcus minoris quarta circuli est ~us rectus arcus residui de semicirculo. et omnis ~us versus arcus majoris quarta circuli infra semicirculum major est semidiametro per quantitatem corde recte illius arcus quo ille arcus datus est major quarta circuli Id. Rect. 418.

1 sīnus, ī, m. , v. sinum.

2 sĭnŭs, (8) ūs, m. , ¶ 1 courbure, sinuosité, pli : [poet.] Cic. Nat. 2, 106 ; Ov. M. 15, 689 || plis de la voile [que le vent fait disparaître en la gonflant] : Virg. En. 3, 455 ; 5, 831 ¶ 2 a) concavité, creux : terra in ingentem sinum consedit Liv. 30, 2, 12, la terre sʼaffaissa en forme de vaste entonnoir ; b) golfe, anse, baie : Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 30 ; Att. 16, 6, 1, etc. ; Cæs. C. 2, 32, 12 ; Sall. J. 78, 2 || sinus montium Curt. 3, 9, 12, la cuvette formée par les montagnes ¶ 3 [en part.] le pli de la toge [quand, ayant passé derrière lʼépaule droite, elle remonte sur lʼépaule gauche pour pendre le long du dos, elle forme en travers sur la poitrine un large pli]: a) sinum ad ima crura deducere Suet. Cæs. 82, abaisser le pli de la toge jusquʼaux pieds ; aliquid ferre sinu laxo Hor. S. 2, 3, 172, porter qqch. dans le pli trop lâche de sa toge [au risque de le perdre ; le pli servait en effet de poche] : Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 147 ; Liv. 21, 18, 13 ; Quint. 7, 1, 30 ; [fig.] Tac. H. 3, 19 || [il servait de bourse] : Prop. 2, 16, 12 ; Ov. Am. 1, 10, 18 ; Sen. Ben. 6, 43, 1 ; abditis pecuniis per occultos aut ambitiosos sinus Tac. H. 2, 92, en cachant leur argent grâce à des bourses [= chez des personnes] obscures ou en vue ; Scaurus, rapinarum sinus Plin. 36, 116, Scaurus, recéleur des rapines ; b) pli dʼautres vêtements : Virg. En. 1, 320 ; etc. || [p. ext.] vêtements : Ov. H. 13, 36 ; F. 2, 310 ; 5, 28 ; c) [fig.] sein, poitrine : sit in sinu et complexu meo Cic. Fam. 14, 4, 3, quʼil soit sur mon sein et dans mes bras, cf. Cic. Cat. 2, 22 ; suo sinu complexuque aliquem recipere Cic. Phil. 13, 9, recevoir qqn sur son sein et dans ses bras ; esse in sinu Cic. Q. 2, 13, 1, être dans le cœur, dans lʼaffection de qqn ; in sinu gaudere Cic. Tusc. 3, 51, se réjouir intérieurement ; tamquam res publica in Vespasiani sinum cessisset Tac. H. 3, 69, comme si lʼÉtat était venu dans les bras de Vespasien ; d) in sinu urbis Sall. C. 52, 35, au sein, au cœur de la ville ; cf. Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 96 ; Rep. 3, 43.

➳ dat. abl. pl. sinibus.

sinus , us. m.
懷。兜。襜。襟。胸。親愛。寬衣。襯。海岔。蛇纒。帆滿風。網。海灣。角。Lethe immensi sinus 獄無底之河。Purpurei sinus 大紅衣。Rumpere sinus 撕衣裳。In sinu ejus esse 爲其密友。Sinus solvere 鬆下衣裳。In sinu gaudere 心中悦。Sinum bonis (dat.) subducere 辭好事。Gestare eum in sinu 懷抱其人。In sinu est 在吾手中。

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• a bent surface, curve, fold, hollow, coil: draco . . . conficiens sinūs e corpore flexos, C. poët.: (serpens) flectit sinūs, O.: spatium rhombi Implevit sinūs, i. e. stretched the folds (of the net), Iu.: sinūs inplere secundos, i. e. the swelling sails, V.: Ut fieret torto nexilis orbe sinus, i. e. a ringlet, O.—The fold of the toga about the breast, bosom, lap: cedo mihi ex ipsius sinu litteras: In sinu ferens deos, H.: sinūs conlecta fluentīs, V. —Prov.: talos Ferre sinu laxo, i. e. to be careless about, H.—A purse, money: non habet ille sinum, O.: avaritiae, Iu.—A garment: auratus, O.: regalis, O.—Of a person, the bosom: colubram Sinu fovit, Ph.: in sinu consulis recubans, L.: Usque metu micuere sinūs, dum, etc., O.—A bay, bight, gulf: ex alto sinus ab litore ad urbem inflectitur: sinūs maritimi: Illyricos penetrare sinūs, V.— The land around a gulf, shore of a bay: in Maliaco sinu is locus erat, L.: omnis propior sinus tenebatur, Ta.—A fold in land, basin, hollow, valley: terra in ingentem sinum consedit, L.: montium, Cu.—Fig., the bosom, love, affection, intimacy, protection: hicine non gestandus in sinu est?T.: iste vero sit in sinu semper meo: (Pompeius) in sinu est, i. e. dear to me: Bibulum noli dimittere e sinu tuo, from your intimacy: negotium sibi in sinum delatum esse, committed to his care. —The interior, inmost part, heart: in sinu urbis sunt hostes, S.—A hiding-place, place of concealment: in sinu gaudere, i. e. in their sleeves.

Sinus

(κόλπος). Literally any surface bent into a hollow or semicircular form. Hence (1) a loose fold in a garment, usually made so as to lie across the breast (hence sinus, also meaning the breast), and used as a pocket for carrying any small object, as a letter, a purse, etc. (Cic. Verr. i. 5, 57);

(2) the bosom of a sail;

(3) a bay or gulf on a coast;

(4) a round vessel for wine or milk. See sinum.