I.to weave under or below any thing; hence, to join on, fasten, affix (mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose; not in Cic.).
I. Lit. (very rare): “lunam alutae,” Juv. 7, 192.—Poet.: “patrio capiti nubes, i. e. soli,” to draw before, veil, Ov. M. 14, 368; cf.: “nox subtexta polo,” Luc. 4, 104: “sol diem subtexit Olympo,” spreads around Olympus, Val. Fl. 5, 414.—To cover, hide, darken, obscure, conceal, with acc. of thing concealed: “subtexunt nubila caelum,” Lucr. 5, 466: “caerula nimbis,” id. 6, 482: “caelum fumo,” Verg. A. 3, 582: “diem atrā nube,” Sen. Phoen. 422: “aethera ferro,” Luc. 7, 519. —
II. Trop.
A. To add, annex, append, subjoin, Nep. Att. 18, 2: “subtexit fabulae huic, legatos interrogatos esse, etc.,” Liv. 37, 48; cf. Quint. 4, 2, 13: “non ab re fuerit subtexere, quae ... evenerint,” Suet. Aug. 94 init.; Vell. 1, 14, 1: “curam officiis,” Col. 11, 1, 2.—
B. In gen., to put together, compose, prepare, contrive, etc.: “carmina,” Tib. 4, 1, 211: “originem familiarum,” Nep. Att. 18, 2: “impedimenta Romanis,” Amm. 16, 20. —
