lānātus, a, um, adj. [lana], furnished with wool, bearing wool, woolly (mostly poet. and post-Aug.).
I Lit.: lanatae oves, i. e. unshorn , Col. 7, 3, 2: pelles, id. 6, 2, 4: de lanata pelle, Veg. 3, 7, 1; 5, 42, 2: animalia, Juv. 15, 11.—Subst.: lānātae , ārum, f., wool-bearers , for sheep , Juv. 8, 155.—
II Transf.: vitis, downy, covered with down , Col. 3, 2: mala, Plin. 15, 14, 14, § 48: lupus, soft like wool , id. 9, 17, 28, § 61.— Comp. : folia lanatiore canitie, white like wool , Plin. 21, 20, 84, § 147.—Prov.: dii lanatos pedes habent, i. e. the vengeance of the gods comes noiselessly , Petr. 44 fin.