I.of or belonging to lightning (poet.).
I. Lit.: “ignis,” Lucr. 2, 382; Ov. M. 11, 524; id. P. 2, 2, 118: “ictus,” Hor. C. 3, 16, 11; Ov. M. 14, 618: “fragor,” Val. Fl. 2, 501.—
II. Trop. *
A. Sparkling, splendid, brilliant: Mnestheus (i. e. with sparkling arms), Verg. A. 9, 812 (cf. ib. 733): “fulminea in casside,” Claud. III. Cons. Hon. 194.—
B. (Acc. to fulmen, II.) Destructive, murderous, killing: “dextra,” Val. Fl. 4, 167: “os (apri),” Ov. F. 2, 232; cf.: “dentes (apri),” Phaedr. 1, 21, 5: “rictus lupi,” Ov. M. 11, 36: “ensis,” Verg. A. 4, 580; 9, 442: “ira,” Sil. 11, 99: “iter,” Claud. Laud. Stil. 1, 200.
