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spĕcŭlātrīx (noun F) : speculor
* She that spies or watches, a (female) spy, watcher.
* Lit.: furiae deae sunt speculatrices, credo, et vindices facinorum et scelerum, * Cic. N. D. 3, 18, 46; Sen. Contr. 1, 6 med.: mens boni speculatrix consiliorum suorum est,Ambros. Ep. 67, 5; App. Doctr. Plat. 2, p. 16, 1: Caucasiis speculatrix Juno resedit rupibus,Val. Fl. 7, 190: SPECVLATRIX ET PROPVGNATRIX MEORVM PERICVLORVM,Inscr. Orell. 4859.
* Transf.: speculatrix villa profundi,i. e. that looks towards the sea,Stat. S. 2, 2, 3: aestuosi maris alto e tumulo speculatrix statua,Val. Max. 9, 8, ext. 1.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary
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