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Plur.: vultus mehercule tuos mihi expressit omnes, Cic. Fam. 12, 30, 3: ficti simulatique vultus, id. Clu. 26, 72: non modo severitatem illorum, sed ne vultus quidem ferre possemus, id. Planc. 18, 45: tenere vultus mutantem Protea, Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 90: super omnia vultus Accessere boni, kindly, Ov. M. 8, 677: vultus modo sumit acerbos, id. Tr. 5, 8, 17.
In partic., an angry countenance, stern look, grim visage (poet. and in post-Aug. prose): (justum virum) Non vultus instantis tyranni Mente quatit solidā, Hor. C. 3, 3, 3; id. S. 1, 6, 121; 2, 7, 44; Tac. A. 1, 12; Vulg. Psa. 20, 10; 33, 17.
Transf. In gen., the face (syn.: facies, os): simiae vultum subire, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 12, 2: bracchia et vultum teretesque suras laudo, Hor. C. 2, 4, 21: petamque vultus umbra curvis unguibus, id. Epod. 5, 93; so in the plur., Ov. M. 5, 59; 5, 217; 5, 292; 6, 630; Mart. 1, 32, 5; Plin. 26, 1, 2, § 2 al.
In partic., a painted face, portrait, likeness: vultus Epicurios per cubicula gestant, Plin. 35, 2, 2, § 5; Vop. Prob. 23; Treb. Poll. Claud. 14.
The face, look, appearance (poet.): vultus capit illa priores, Ov. M. 1, 738: inque nitentem Inachidos vultus mutaverat ille juvencam, id. ib. 1, 611.—Of things: unus erat toto naturae vultus in orbe, Ov. M. 1, 6: salis placidi, Verg. A. 5, 848.