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ly; to crackle, rustle, etc., under the influence of the wind.

cri-men, minis, n. [prob. akin to cerno, "to separate or sift"]("The separating or sifting thing"; hence, "a judicial investigation"; hence) 1. A charge, accusation.-2. A crime, offence.

cri-nis, nis, m. [for cre-nis; fr. CRE, root of cre-sco, " to grow"]("The growing thing"; hence) The hair of the head.Plur. The locks [cf. Opi§, тpix-os, akin to Sans. root DIH, "to grow"].

crista, æ, f. ("A tuft" on the head of certain animals; lence) Of a helmet: A crest, plume.

croc-ĕus, ĕa, eum, adj. [crocus, "saffron "] 1. Of, or pertain ing to, saffron saffron. - 2. Saffron-coloured, yellow, golden. crud-ēlis, ele, adj.: 1. Of persons: Wrathful, cruel, hardhearted.-2. Of things: Severe, hard, cruel [akin to Sans. root KRUDH, "to be wrathful"].

crūdēl-Iter, adv. [crūdēl-is, "cruel"](" After the manner of the crudelis"; hence) Cruelly, with cruelty.

pron.; e.g. mecum, v. 105; tēcum, v. 370.-2. Of a garment : Clothed with, in; v. 6:5 [akin to Gr. §úv (for kvv), σúv ; Sans. sam].

Cümæ, arum, f. plur. Cuma; an ancient Greek colony on the sea-coast of Campania, rendered famous by its being the abode of the Sibyl.-Hence, Cum-æus, æa, æum, adj. Of, or belonging to, Cuma; Cumœan.

Cümæus, a, um; see Cumæ. cunctans, ntis, P. pres. of cunctor.

cunc-tor, tātus sum, tāri, 1. v. dep. To delay, linger [akin to Sans. root ÇANK, "to fluctuate, doubt"].

că-něus, něi, m. (‘ The sharpened, or pointed, thing"; hence) A wedge (akin to Sans. root ço," to sharpen "].

cup-ido, idinis, f. [cup-io, "to desire"] Desire.

cup-lo, ivi or fi, itum, ĕre, 3. v. a. and n.: 1. Act.: To desire, wish, etc.-2. Neut.: To desire to have; to entertain desires, wishes, etc. [akin to Sans. root KUP, "to become excited "]. cúpressus, i, f. A cypresstree; this was much used at crud-us, a, um, adj. (" Flow-funerals, hence the expression ing with blood"; hence, ferales cupressus, v. 216. "young"; hence) Fresh, rigorous [akin to crudelis; see crudelis].

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cür-a, æ, f. [for cor-a; fr. cœr-o, old form of quær-o, 66 to scek" ("The seeking thing"; hence, with accessory notion of trouble) 1. Care, carefulness, attention.-2. With Inf. for Gerund Objective Gen.: Care, or regard, for; v. 654.-3. Care, anxiety, trouble, grief, sorrow, etc. 4. Plur. Cares, personified; v.

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Cures, fum, m. and f. plur. Cures; a Sabine town, the birthplace of Numa Pompilius.

curro, cucurri, cursum, currĕre, 3. v. n. To run [prob. akin to Sans. root ÇRI, "to go"].

curr-us, us, m. [curr-o, "to run"] ("A running; that which runs "; hence) A chariot, car.

cur-sus, sūs, m. [for currsus; fr. curr-0, "to run"] ("A running;" hence," quick motion on foot, horseback, ship-board," etc.; hence) 1. By sea: A course, voyage, etc.;-at v. 350 plur. for sing.-2. Of a river: The course, stream. 3. Of the sun: The course, career. 4. Of birds: Flight.

cur-vus, va, vum, adj. Bent, curved [akin to κup-rós," curved, arched"].

custōdi-a, æ, f. [custōdi-o, "to guard "j ("A guarding, keeping guard"; hence) A guard, guardian; v. 574; -at v. 424 custode=Cerbero.

to the court of Minos, the king of Crete, who was then at war with the Athenians. Here he met with a favourable reception; and, in return for the kindness of the king, he made for him the celebrated labyrinth, which was afterwards the habitation of the Minotaur. At length, however,. he incurred the displeasure of Minos, and was imprisoned by him, with his son Icarus, in the labyrinth which he had constructed. In order to escape,. Dædalus made wings of wax for himself and Icarus; but the latter, soaring too near the sun, had his wings melted, and fell into the sea, called after him"The Icarian Sea" [Aaidados]. damnātus, a, um, P. perf.

Cyclops, ōpis (Plur. Cy-pass. of damno. clopes, um), m. A Cyclops; one of a savage race of people on the coast of Sicily, who were fabled to have had but one eye, which was placed in the middle of the forehead, and to have been Vulcan's workmen) [Kúkλwy, "One with a round eye"].

custos, odis, comm. gen. ("One who covers"; hence) A guard, keeper, guardian [κeve-w, to cover"].

cymb-a, æ, f. A boat, etc.; at vv. 303, 413 used of Charon's ferry-boat.

dā, sing. pres. imperat. of do. Dædălus, i, m. ("Cunning Worker") Daedalus; an Athenian, the son of Eupalamus, a descendant of Erechtheus, king of Athens. He was early distinguished for his great skill in the mechanical arts, and lived in high reputation at Athens, till, instigated by envy, he murdered Talus, his sister's son, and was obliged, by the discovery of his crime, to fly

damn-o, āvi, ātum, āre, 1. v. a. (damn-um, in the meaning of "a penalty"] (" To bring a penalty upon ; hence) To condemn; at v. 430 with Abl. of cause and Gen. of punishment inflicted. - Pass.: damn-or, ātus sum, āri.

Dănă-i, ōrum (Gen. Danaûm, v. 489), m. plur. [Dănă-us," of, or belonging to, Danaus " (the brother of Ægyptus), who settled in Greece; hence, "Greck, Grecian"] The Greeks.

dans, ntis, P. pres. of do.

dap-s, is (Gen. Plur. seems not to occur), f. ("A sacrificial feast"; hence) A rich feast, a magnificent banquet; at v. 225, dapes probably means the flesh of victims slain in sacrifice [akin to dan, root of dáπ-тw, "to devour," and San-áin, “expense"; and also to Sans. root DÂ," to divide "].

Dardanus, i, m. Dardanus; a son of Jupiter and Electra, ancestor of the royal house of Troy. Hence, Dardǎn-us (-Ius), a, um, adj. (" Pertaining

to Dardanus"; hence) Trojan.As Subst. Dardania, æ, f. The Trojan city, Troy.-2. Dardǎn-Idæ, idāruin, m. plur. The Trojans.

dǎte, plur. pres. imperat. of

do.

do.

dătus, a, um, P. perf. pass. of

dē, prep. gov. abl.: 1. Of local relations: a. From, down from.-b. Away from, out of. 2. Of origin: Of, from.-3. Of material: Out, out of.-4. With respect to.-5. About, concerning. -6. According to, after.

děa, æ, f. [akin to deus; see deus] A goddess.

dē-bello, bellāvi, bellatum, bellare, 1. v. a. [dē, denoting "completeness"; bello, "to war"]("To war out completely"; hence) To vanquish, utterly subdue.

de-boo, bui, bitum, bēre, 2. v. a. [contr. fr. dē-hăběo; fr. de, from "; habeo, "to have"] (To have, or hold, from" a person; hence) 1. To owe.-2. Pass.: To be due or owing. -Pass.: dē-běor, bitus sum, bēri.

dēcēdens, ntis, P. pres. of decedo.

dē-cedo, cessi, cessum, cedĕre, 3. v. n. [de, "away"; cedo, "to go"] To go away, or depart.

dē-cerpo, cerpsi, cerptum, cerpere, 3. v. a. [for de-carpo; fr. de, "away from"; carpo, "to pluck"] To pluck away from; to pluck off.

decerpsĕrim, perf. subj. of

decerpo.

Děcius, fi, m. Decius; the name of a Roman gens. The most famous members of this family were P. Decius Mus, father and son, who in their respective consulships devoted themselves to the Dii Manes to save their country;-the former

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in the Latin War, A.U.C. 413, the latter in the Samnite War, A.U.C. 459. Cicero likewise mentions that a grandson followed their example in the war against Pyrrhus.

děcor-o, avi, atum, äre, 1. v. a. [decus, decor-is, "ornament"] To ornament, decorate.

děc-us, oris, m. [děc-et, "it is becoming "] ("That which is becoming"; hence) Ornament, honour.

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dē-duco, duxi, ductum, ducĕre, 3. v. a. [dē, away from " duco, "to lend "] ("To lead away from"; hence) With the accessory notion of force: To carry off, etc.

de-ficio, feci, fectum, ficère, 3. v. n. [for de-făcio; fr. de, "away from "; făcio," to make"] ("To make one's self to be away from" a thing; hence, "to withdraw"; hence) 1. To fail, be wanting.-Of a vessel: To fail to hold out in a storm, etc., i.e. to perish, founder; v. 354.

dē-figo, fixi, fixum, figĕre, 3. v. a. [de," down"; figo, "to fix"] To fix. or fasten, down.Pass. : dē-figor, fixus sum, figi.

defixus, a, um, P. perf. pass. of defigo;-at v. 156, with Acc. of "Respect" [§ 100].

dē-flĕo, flēvi, flētum, flere, 2. v. a. [dē, "down"; fleo, "to weep"] ("To weep, or shed tears, down" upon; hence) To bewail, mourn, lament over, etc. Pass.: de-flĕor, flētus sum, flēri.

deflētus, a, um, P. perf. pass. of defileo.

defunctus, a, um, P. perf. of defungor.

dē-fungor, functus sum, fungi, 3. v. dep. [dē, in "strengthening" force; fungor," to perform "] ("To perform thorough

ly"; hence," to finish"; hence) | Of life With Abl. [§ 119, a]: To have done with, to depart from, to close.

de hinc (at v. 678 monosyll. by synæresis), adv. [de, from"; hinc," hence"] ("From hence") Hereupon, afterwards, next, then.

dě-hisco, hivi, no sup., hiscěĕre, 3. v. n. [de, "asunder "; hisco, "to yawn"] To yawn, or gape, asunder.

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dě-inde, adv. [dě," from inde," thence "](" From thence"; hence) 1. Of succession: Afterwards, next in order, after that. -2. Of time: In the next place, afterwards, after that.

Deiphobē, es, f. Deiphobe; the Sybil of Cumæ, priestess of Apollo and Diana: - Deiphobe Glauci, Deiphobe daughter of Glaucus, supply filia [§ 127, a] [Anïbóßn, "Foe-scarer"].

Delphobus, i, m. Deiphobus; a son of Priam, who, after the death of Paris, married Helen [Antóßos, " Foe-scarer"].

dejectus, a, um: 1. P. perf. pass. of dejicio.-2. Pa.: Cast down, dejected, dispirited, melancholy.

dě-jício, jeci, jectum, jlcère, 3. v. a. [for de-jacio; fr. de, "down"; jǎcio, "to cast"] To cast or throw down.-Pass.: dejicfor, jectus sum, jici.

Dēl-Ius, la, Ium, adj. [DēlŎs, "Delos" (now "Dili"), the central island of the Cyclades. The myth is that Jupiter caused it to rise out of the sea and become suddenly visible (whence its name), in order that it might receive Latona when about to become the mother of Apollo and Diana] Of, or belonging to, Delos; Delian:-Delius vates, i.e. Apollo; see vates.

dē-lūdo, lūsi, lūsum, lūdĕre,

3. v. a. [dē, în “strengthening" force; ludo, "to deceive"] To deceive, delude.

dēlūsi, perf. ind. of dēlūdo. dē-mens, mentis, adj. [dē, in "negative" force; mens, "the mind"] ("Deprived of one's mind"; hence) Beside one's self, mad, infatuated, etc.

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dēmisi, perf. ind. of demitto.. dē-mitto, misi, missum, mittère, 3. v. a. [dē, "down". mitto] 1. [mitto, "to let go "] ("To let go down"; hence) Of tears: To let fall or drop; to shed.

dēm-um, adv. [a lengthened form of the demonstrative particle dem in i-dem, tān-dem] At length, at last.

dens, tis, m. ("The eating thing : hence, "a tooth "; hence) Of an anchor: A fluke [prob. shortened fr. ě-dens, ĕ-: dent-is, part. pres. of ědo, "to eat"; akin to Sans, dant-as, fr. root AD; Gr. odoús (Ionic odwr),. òdóvT-os; fr. root és].

densus, a, um, adj. Thick, dense.

dē-pendĕo, no perf. nor sup., pendere, 2. v. n. [dē, "down pendeo, "to hang "] Of clothing, etc.: To hang, or fall, down.

dē-pōno, posuí, positum, ponere, 3. v. a. [dē, "down" pōno, "to put"] To put or lay down; to deposit.

descendens, ntis, P. pres. of descendo.

de-scendo, scendi, scensum, scendere, 3. v. n. [for de-scando; fr. de, "down"; scando, "to climb"]("To climb down" hence) To come, or go, down; to descend.

descen-sus, sūs, m. [for descend-sus; fr. descend o, "to go down"] A going down or descendingat v. 126 with Dat. of place "whither "after a verbal

subst. denoting motion; [Notes to Syntax, p. 136, н].

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dē-scribo, scripsi, scriptum, scribere, 3. v. a. [de, "down" ; scribo, "to write"] ("To write down"; hence) To mark out, describe.

dē-sino, sīvi or sli, situm, sinère, 3. v. n. [dě, "down"; sino, "to put or lay"] ("To put, or lay, down"; hence) To leave off, cease, give over, etc.

dē-suesco (in poets trisyll.), snēvi, suētum, suescère, 3. v. a. [dē, denoting "removal"; suesco, "to accustom"] 1. To disaccustom, bring out of use.-2. P. perf. pass.: Unaccustomed.

dēsuētus (trisyll.), a, um, P. perf. pass. of desuesco.

dē-sum, fũi, esse, v. n. [dē, "away"; sum, "to be"] To be away or absent; to be wanting.

dē-super, adv. [de, "from"; super, "above"] From above.

dē-trūdo, trūsi, trūsum, trūdĕre, 3. v. a. [dē, “down"; trúdo, "to thrust"] To thrust down; to drive away.

dē-turbo, turbavi, turbātum, turbare, 1. v. a. [dē, "down"; turbo, " to disturb "] ("To disturb down"; hence) To drive or throw down from or out of a place; to drive away.

děus, i (Nom. or Voc. Plur. dî, vv. 64, 264, 324, 529; Gen. Plur. deûm,vv. 322, 376; deorum, v. 341; Abl. Plur. dis, vv. 131, 394), m. A god [akin to Sans. deva; Gr. Oeós].

dě-věnío, vēni, ventum, věnire, 4. v. n. [dē, "down ; venio, "to come"] With Acc. of place whither [§ 101] To come down to, arrive at, reach.

dex-ter, těra or tra, těrum or trum, adj. To, or on, the right side; right; at v. 541 supply via with dextera. As Subst. dextera or dextra,

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dî; see deus.

dic, pres. imperat. of dico. dico, dixi, dictum, dīcère, 3. v. a. ("To show, or point out," by speaking; hence) 1. To tell, declare.-2. Without object: To speak:-dixit, he spoke, i.e. he ceased to speak, or finished speaking; v. 677;-dixerat, (she had spoken, i.e.) she had ceased to speak, or finished speaking; v. 633; cf. v. 752.-3. With double Acc.: To call an Object that which is denoted by the second Acc.-4. Pass.: a. To be called.-b. With Inf.: To be said or reported ;-at v. 107 supply esse after dicitur.c. To be named or appointed. Pass.: dicor, dictus sum, dīci [akin to Gr. deix-výμ; Sans. root DIC, "to show "].

dic-tum, ti, n. [dic-o, "to speak"]("That which is spoken"; hence) A word.

dictus, a, um, P. perf. pass. of dico.

Dido, us and onis, f. Dido; daughter of Belus, king of Tyre, and wife of Sichæus. When her husband was murdered by her brother Pygmalion, she fled with vast riches from her country to Africa, and there founded Carthage.

dies, ēi, m. (in sing. sometimes f.; see vv. 429, 745) A day [akin to Sans. div, "heaven; a day"].

differo, distuli, dīlātum, differre, v. a. [for dis-fěro; fr. dis, "apart"; fěro, "to carry "] ("To carry apart" from something; hence) To put off, delay, defer.

dig-nus, na, num, adj.

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