Fābrĭcĭus, a, um, adj. [faber],
I name of a Roman gens. The most celebrated is C. Fabricius Luscinus, leader of the Romans against Pyrrhus , and famous for his frugality , and for his noble conduct towards Pyrrhus , Cic. de Or. 2, 66, 268; id. Off. 3, 22, 86; id. Planc. 25, 60; Val. Max. 4, 4, 3; Gell. 1, 14; Juv. 9, 142; Plin. 33, 12, 54, § 153 et saep.—
II Hence,
A Fābrĭcĭus , a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Fabricius , Fabrician : pons, leading over the Tiber to the island of Aesculapius , built by one L. Fabricius, now Ponte di quattro capi , Hor. S. 2, 3, 36.—
B Fābrĭcĭānus , a, um, adj., the same: venenum, prepared by C. Fabricius, a friend of Oppianicus, Cic. Clu. 66, 189 (cf. ib. 16, 47).