ovalis ŏvālis, e, adj.ovo, of or belonging to an ovation (post-class.): ovalis corona murtea est: eā utebantur imperatores qui ovantes urbem introibant,Gell. 5, 6, 20; cf. Fest. p. 195 Müll.
ovanter ŏvanter, adv., v. ovo fin.
ovarius ōvārĭus, ii, m.ovum, an egg-keeper (who took charge of the new-laid eggs), Inscr. Collect. Ferrar. Opusc. 9, p. 179.
ovatio ŏvātĭo, ōnis, f.ovo, an ovation, i. e. a lesser triumph, in which the general, after an easy, bloodless victory, or after a victory over slaves, made his public entrance into the city, not in a chariot, as in the greater triumph, but simply on horseback or on foot. The token of a bloodless victory was a wreath of myrtle around his brows; cf. Fest. p. 195 Müll.; Gell. 5, 6, 20; Plin. 15, 29, 38, § 125: fuit de servis ovatione contentus,Flor. 3, 19, 8.
ovatus ŏvātus, a, um, Part., from ovo.
ovatus ōvātus, a, um, adj.ovum. Eggshaped, ovate (post-Aug.): aliis ovata species,Plin. 15, 21, 23, § 85; App. M. 10, p. 254 med.Having ovate spots: lapis Numidicus,Plin. 35, 1, 1, § 3.
ovatus ŏvātus, ūs, m.ovo, a shouting, rejoicing (poet.), Val. Fl. 6, 187.
ovecula ŏvĕcŭla, v. ovicula.
oviarius ŏvĭārĭus (collat. form ‡ ŏvĭārĭcus: conductoribus gregum oviaricorum,Inscr. Momms. 4916), a, um, adj.ovis, of or belonging to sheep, sheep- (post-Aug.): pecus (al. oviaricum),Col. 7, 6, 1.Subst.: ŏvĭārĭa, ae, f., a flock of sheep, Varr. R. R. 2 praef. § 6.
ovicerda ovĭcerda, ae, f., v. opicerda.
ovico ōvĭco, 1, v. a.ovum, to mix with the white of an egg, Plin. Val. 1, 17.
ovicula ŏvĭcŭla (ŏvĕ-). ae, f.dim.ovis, a little sheep (post-class.): ovicula,Aug. Doctr. Chr. 3, 21: ovecula. Tert. Pall. 3. Q. Fabius Max. Cunctator Ovieula dictus est a morum clementiā, Aur. Vict. Vir. Ill. 43.
Ovidius Ovĭdĭus, ii, m., Ovid, the name of a Roman gens. So esp.: P. Ovidius Naso,
ovile ŏvīle, is, n.ovis. A sheepfold (syn. caula). Lit.: non lupus insidias explorat ovilia circum,Verg. G. 3, 537; id. A. 9, 59; Ov. Tr. 4, 1, 79.A fold for goats: aliis in ovilibus haedi,Ov. M. 13, 828. Fig., the church or fold of Christ, Vulg. Johan. 10, 1, 16. Ovile, an enclosed space in the Campus Martius, where the Romans voted at their comitia, Liv. 26, 22; Juv. 6, 528. Plur., Luc. 2, 197; cf. Serv. Verg. E. 1, 34.
ovilio ŏvīlĭo, ōnis, m.ovis, a shepherd (postclass. for opilio): pastores oviliones,Dig. 33, 7, 26.
ovilis ŏvīlis, e, adj.id., of or for sheep, sheep- (ante- and post-class.): stercus,Cato, R. R. 39, 1: stabulatio,App. M. 4, p. 145, 13: grex,Dig. 7, 8, 12, § 2 al. Hence, subst. ovile, q. v.
ovillinus ŏvillīnus, a, um, adj.id., of or belonging to sheep (post-class.): lac, sheep's milk, Theod. Prisc. de Diaeta, 3: caro,
Ovinius Ŏvīnĭus, ii, m.id., a Roman surname: nomina multa habemus ab utroque pecore, a minore Porcius, Ovinius, Caprilius,Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 10.
ovinus ŏvīnus, a, um, adj.id., of or belonging to sheep, sheep's (post-class.): cauda,Ser. Samm. 14, 254.
oviparus ōvĭpărus, a, um, adj.ovum-pario, that lays eggs, oviparous (post-class.): vivipari et ovipari: ita enim appello, quae Graeci ζωοτόκα, καὶ ὠοτόκα, App. Mag. p. 298, 24: fetus,Fulg. Myth. 1, 12; Aus. Idyll. 10, 132.
ovo ŏvo, ātum (first pers. pres. indic. and perf. forms not in use: ovet,Stat. Sil. 4, 1, 8: ovaret,id. Th. 1, 153: ovandi,Suet. Claud. 1; Gell. 5, 6: ovaturus,Sol. 45), 1, v. defect. n. [cf. Sanscr. root u-, avate, to roar; Gr. αὔω, ἀvυω, to shout], to exult, rejoice. In gen. (mostly poet.): ovantes Horatium accipiunt,Liv. 1, 25: laetus ovat nunc laude virum,Val. Fl. 4, 342. Of inanim. subjects: currus ovantes,Prop. 3, 7 (4, 8), 53: ovat Africus,
rages
,Val. Fl. 2, 506. In partic., to celebrate or keep an ovation, to triumph in an ovation (v. ovatio; freq. and class.): ovantem in Capitolium ascendere,Cic. de Or. 2, 47, 195: ovans urbem ingrederetur,Liv. 5, 31: ovans triumphavit,
,Varr. R. R. 3, 9, 8; 12; for which: incubare ovis,Col. 8, 11, 14: suppovere ova,id. 8, 6, 1: an pulli rostellis ova percuderint ... nam saepe propter crassitudinem putaminum erumpere non queunt,Col. 8, 5, 14: quatenus in pullos animalis vertier ova cernimus alituum,Lucr. 2, 927. Also of the spawn of fish, etc.: etsi pisces, ova cum genuerunt relinquunt,Cic. N. D. 2, 51, 129: testudines autem et crocodilos dicunt ... obruere ova,id. ib. 2, 52, 129: saepius et tectis penetralibus extulit ova ... formica,Verg. G. 1, 380; Plin. 10, 52, 74, § 145: ovi putamen,
an eggshell
,Col. 8, 5, 14: cortex ovi,Ser. Samm. 28, 531. The Romans usually began their meals with eggs and ended them with fruit; hence, integram famem ad ovum affero, until the egg, i. e. the beginning of the meal, Cic. Fam. 9, 20, 1; and: ab ovo Usque ad mala citaret, Io Bacche!i. e.
from the beginning to the end
,Hor. S. 1, 3, 6. Acc. to the myth, Leda became pregnant by Jupiter, who visited her in the shape of a swan; she laid two eggs, one by Jupiter, and the other by Tyndarus; from the former of which were born Pollux and Helen, and from the latter Castor and Clytaemnestra; hence, nec gemino bellum Trojanum orditur ab ovo,Hor. A. P. 147: Castor gaudet equis, ovo prognatus eodem Pugnis, from the same egg, i. e. of the same parentage, id. S. 2, 1, 26. In the circus seven wooden eggs were set up, one of which was removed at the completion of each circuit; hence, non modo ovum illud sublatum est, quod, etc.,Varr. R. R. 1, 2: ova ad notas curriculis numerandis,Liv. 41, 27, 6.Transf.An egg-shell (as a measure), an egg-shellful, Plin. 22, 25, 67, § 137.An egg-shape, oval shape, oval, Calp. Ecl. 7, 34.