carpō, -ere, -sī, -tum, 3, a., pluck, pluck off, gather; tear away, pluck out; crop, eat, graze; enjoy; consume, devour, waste; censure, criticise, slander, revile; pass over, traverse, walk, fly. Carseolānus, -a, -um, adj., of Carseoli, a town in Latium. Carseoli, -ōrum, pl., m., Carseoli, a city of the Aequians, situated on the Valerian Road forty-two miles northeast of Rome. It was colonized by 4000 Romans at an early period, and remained an important town to the end of the Roman empire. The modern town of Carsoli is some distance from the ancient site. cārus, -a, -um, adj., dear, precious, valued; esteemed, beloved; affectionate; costly.

casa, ae, f., hut, cabin, cottage. Cassiopē, -ēs,

Kaoσión], f.,

Cassiope, or Cassiopea, wife of Cepheus and mother of Andromeda. See N. to p. 123, l. 50. cassis, -idis, f., helmet of metal. Castalia, -ae, [Kaσraλía], f., Castalia, a celebrated spring at Delphi, on the southern slope of Mt. Parnassus, sacred to Apollo and the Muses. See notes to p. 90, 1. 152, et seq. Castalius, -a, -um, [Castalia], adj., of Castalia, the famous spring at Delphi; Castalian. Castalium antrum, the Castalian grot, the cave of Apollo at Delphi, where oracular responses were given.

castus, -a, -um, adj., pure, in a

moral sense; spotless, guiltless; chaste, virtuous, moral, holy, sacred, pious. cāsus, -ūs, [cadō], m., lit. a fall

ing, fall; a happening, accident, event, occurrence; fall, destruc

tion; mishap, misfortune, calamity, ruin.

catēna, -ae, f., usually in pl., chain, fetter; barrier, bond, constraint.

cauda, -ae, f., tail.

causa, -ae, f., cause, reason; pretext, excuse, motive; condition, case, situation; lawsuit, judicial process.

cautēs, -is, f., jagged rock, crag, cliff.

cautus, -a, -um, [caveō], adj.,

careful, cautious; wary, provident, sly; secure, safe. caveō, cavere, cāvī, cautum, 2, n., be on one's guard, beware of, take precautions against, guard against, take heed; as a legal term, provide, order, decree, stipulate; make safe, take care of. caverna, -ae, [cavus], f., hollow,

cavern, cave, grotto.

cavō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum, [cavus), I, a., hollow out, make hollow, excavate; of a weapon, pierce through.

cavus, -a, -um, adj., hollow, hollowed out, excavated, concave; arched, sunken.

Caystros, -1, [Kάüσrpos], m., Caystros or Cayster, a small river in Asia Minor, in the western part of Lydia. Its course lies south of Mount Tmolus, and at its mouth the city of Ephesus formerly stood.

Cecropius, -a, -um, [Cēcrops], adj., Cecropian, of Cecrops, the first king of Attica, according to report, and founder of the citadel at Athens; hence, of Attica, of Athens, Attic, Athenian. cēdō, cedere, cessī, cessum, 3, a. and n., go away, retire, retreat; abandon; yield, give place to, yield the palm to; submit, comply;

be inferior to, be second to some one; conform to, concede. celeber, -ĕbris, -ĕbre, adj., frequented, crowded, thronged with; hence honored by the presence of many, renowned, famous, celebrated, distinguished.

celebrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum, [celeber], I, a., crowd, fill, throng, frequent, attend in great numbers; practice, engage in, repeat; celebrate, solemnize, hold a festival; praise, honor, sing the praises of, celebrate in

song.

celer, celeris, celere, adj., quick, fleet, swift, active; lively; hasty, precipitate.

cella, -ae, [cf. cēlō, hide], f., storeroom, cell, granary; chamber, closet; of honeycomb, pl., cells; of a temple, the room containing the image of the divinity worshipped, sanctuary, shrine, cella.

cēlō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum, I, a., hide, conceal, cover; hide from, conceal from, keep ignorant of. celsus, -a, -um, [cellō], adj., lofty, elevated, high, towering; haughty, proud.

centum, [cf. кαтÓν, Eng. hun

dred], indecl. num., a hundred; used of an indefinite number, many, numberless. Cēphēnus, -a, -um, [Cēpheus],

adj., of the Cephēnēs, the people of Cepheus, king of Ethiopia; Ethiopian.

Cēpheus, -eī, acc. Cēphea, [Kŋpeus], Cepheus, a son of Belus and king of Ethiopia; husband of Cassiope, and father of Andromeda.

Cēphēus, -a, -um, [Cēpheus], adj., of Cepheus, king of Ethiopia; Ethiopian.

Cēphīsis, -idos, [Cēphīsus], adj., f., of Cephisus, a river in Phocis and Boeotia. Cēphīsus, -ī, [Knpioós], Cephisus or Cephissus, name of two rivers in Greece:

(1) A river in Phocis and Boeotia, which rises on the northern side of Mt. Parnassus and follows a southeasterly course, emptying into the lake whose ancient name was Copaïs.

(2) A small river in Attica, flowing just west of Athens and southward into the Saronic Gulf. cēra, -ae, f., wax, bees-wax; tablet coated with wax for writing, waxen tablet, writing-tablet. Cerberus, -1, [Képßepos], m., Cerberus, the mythical monster said to guard the entrance of the Underworld; represented usually as a ferocious, dog-like creature with three heads, but sometimes called "hundredheaded."

Cerealis, e, [Cerēs], adj., of Ceres, sacred to Ceres, devoted to Ceres; by metonymy, of grain, of agriculture, agricultural. Cerēs, -eris, f., Ceres, a divinity of the earth, goddess of agriculture, being a daughter of Saturn, and sister of Jupiter; by metonymy, grain, fruit, crop, bread, food. cernō, cernere,

3, a., separate in observation, distinguish, discern, make out; perceive, see, behold; of mental action, comprehend, understand; of judicial or legislative acts, decide, decree, resolve. certamen, -inis, [certō], n., contest to decide a matter, conflict, struggle, battle, combat; match, trial of strength or skill; rivalry, ambition to excel, competition.

certē, comp. certius. [certus], adv., with certainty, certainly, surely, really; at least, yet surely, yet certainly.

certō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum, [certus],

I, n., vie with, either as an enemy or as a friend; fight, contend, struggle, combat; strive, rival, compete, emulate. certus, -a, -um, [part. of cernō], adj., certain, fixed, decided, settled; confident, trustworthy, reliable, sure; unerring, conclusive. certum est mihi, I am resolved, my mind is made up. illum certiorem facere, to inform him. certior esse, to be informed. cerva, -ae, [cervus], f., hind, deer.

cervix, -īcis, f., neck, nape of the neck; pl., neck, shoulders, often as bearing a burden. cervus, -i, m., stag, deer.

cessō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum, [freq. of

cēdō, I, n., cease from, delay, linger, loiter; be inactive, be idle, be unoccupied; be at rest, rest, stop; of time, be lost.

cēterus, -a, -um, nom. sing. m. not in use, adj., other, the other, rest, remainder; pl., the rest, all other, the other. As subst., pl. m., cēterī, -ōrum, the others, all the rest, every one else; pl. n., cētera, -ōrum, the rest, all else, everything else. cētera via, the remaining part of the road. ceu, [for ceve, ce + ve], comp.

adv., as, just as, like; as it were, as if, just as if.

Chaos, no gen., abl. Chaō, [Xáos],

n., boundless empty space, limitless void; immeasurable darkness; sometimes the Underworld, as the kingdom of darkness; as a divinity, Chaos, god of the Underworld, father of Erebos and

Nox; of the universe, formless mass, confused mass, out of which the universe was made, chaos.

Charites, -um, [Xápites], pl., f., the Graces, the goddesses who were said to bring to the life of man festal joy, gracefulness, and refinement.

Chlōris, -idis, [Xλwpís], f., Flora, goddess of bloom and flowers, wife of Zephyrus. See N. to p. 62, Selection 15, l. I.

chorda, -ae, [xopdʼn], f., string of a musical instrument. chorus, -1, [xopós], m., choral dance, dance in a ring, dance; company of dancers, throng of singers, troop, choir, chorus; band, multitude, crowd. chrysolithos, -1, [xpvobλilos], m., chrysolite, topaz, a precious

stone.

cibus, -ī, m., food, nutriment, nourishment; sustenance. Cicones, -um, [Kíkoves], pl., m., Cicones, a people of southern Thrace, inhabiting the seacoast west of the river Hebrus. Cimmeriī, -ōrum, [Kiuμépioi], pl.,

m., Cimmerians, a mythical folk of cave-dwellers, said to live along the west coast of Italy, between Cumae and Baiae. They were represented as being in perpetual darkness, and as having in their country the abode of Somnus, lord of Sleep. cingō, -ere, cinxi, cinctum, 3, a., surround, enclose; gird, crown, wreathe, girdle; coil; of places, surround, encircle, invest, beset, besiege.

Cinyras, -ae, acc. Cinyran, voc. Cinyra, abl. Cinyrā, [Kivúpas], m., Cinyras, a mythical hero of Cyprus, father of the beautiful Adonis, whom Venus loved. circa, [circum], adv. and prep. :

(1) As adv., around, round about, all around, near.

(2) As prep. with acc., around about, about,surrounding; among, through; of persons, about, with, accompanying; with expressions of number, about, nearly. circuitus, -ūs, [circumeō], m, a going around, revolution; a way around, circuit, compass. circum, [acc. of circus, circle], adv. and prep.:

(1) As adv., about, around, round about.

(2) As prep., with acc., around, about, all around; among, through; near, in the neighborhood of.

circumdō, -dare, -dedī, -datum, [circum+dō], I, a., put around, surround; encircle, enclose with, encompass.

circumferō, -ferre, -tulī, -lātum, [circumferō], 3, irr., a., bear around, cast around; of eyes, cast about.

circumfluus, -a, -um, [circumfluō], adj., flowing around, circumfluent; flowed around, surrounded by water.

circumfundō, -fundere, -fūdī, -fusum, [circum + fundō], 3, a., pour around, envelop, encompass, surround.

circumlinō, -linere, -litum, [circum+linō], 3, a., spread smear around, besmear;

over,

cover over, cover.

circumsonō, -sonāre, [circum+sonō], 1, n. and a., resound on all sides; surround

with sound, cause to resound, fill with sound, resound about. circumspectus, -ūs, [circumspiciō], m., a cautious looking around, contemplation, consideration; view around, outlook. circumspicio, -spicere, -spexi, -spectum, [circum + speciō], 3, a. and n., look around, look about; survey, observe; be cautious, exercise caution; ponder, consider, weigh in mind. circumstō, -stāre, -stetī, [circumstō], 1, a. and n., stand about, stand around; surround; be at hand, threaten; a military term, surround in a hostile manner, besiege, beset.

as

cithara, -ae, [K10άpa], f., cithara, a stringed musical instrument in shape resembling the modern guitar; guitar, lute.

citus, -a, -um, [cieō], adj., quick,

swift, rapid; in poetry often with the force of an adv., quickly, swiftly.

Cīus, -a, -um, [Keîos], of Ceōs.

Cia tellus, the Cian land, Ceos (Greek Kéws), an island belonging to the group of Cyclades, in the Aegean sea.

cīvīlis, -e, [cīvis], adj., of a citi

zen, of citizens; civil, civic; political, public; like a citizen, polite, courteous.

clādēs, -is, f., destruction, devastation, loss; calamity, disaster, misfortune; overthrow, slaugh ter; pest, plague, scourge. clāmō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum, I, a. and n., cry out, shout, call; call by name, call upon.

clāmor, -ōris, [clāmō], m., loud cry, outcry, shout; din, uproar; acclamation, applause; warshout; sound, noise.

clārus, -a, -um, adj., clear, bright, shining; distinct, manifest, plain; renowned, noble, illustrious, honored, famous.

claudō, -ere, clausī, clausum, 3, a., shut, shut up, close; prevent, cut off; bring to a close, finish, end; invest, besiege. clipeātus, -a, -um, [clipeus], adj., provided with a shield, shield-bearing. seges clipeāta virōrum, shield-carrying crop of men. clipeus, -ī, m., round shield of metal; by metonymy, disk of the

sun.

clīvus, -i, [clinō], m., slope, decliv

ity, descent; hill-side, hill, eminence; of anything not level, slant, pitch, slope. Clymenē, -ēs, [Κλυμένη], f., Clymene, wife of Merops, a king of Ethiopia, and mother of Phaethon.

Clymenēïus, -a, -um, adj., of

Clymene. Clymenēïa prōlēs, son of Clymene, i. e. Phaëthon. coctilis, -e, [coquō], adj., burned; of a wall, built of burnt bricks, of burnt brick.

coëō, -ire, -īvī or -ii, -itum, [com

+eō], irr., n., come together, meet; assemble, collect; unite, combine. coepiō, -ere, coepi, coeptum, pres. not found in classical Latin, def., a. and n., begin, com

coetus, -ūs, [coëō], m., assembly, company, crowd.

Coeus, -1, [Koîos], m., Coeus, a Titan, father of Latona. cognātus, -a, -um, [com-+gnātus from (g)nāscor], adj., related by blood, kindred, connected by birth; similar, congenial.

cognōmen, -inis, [cf. cognōscō],

n., family name, surname; name. cognōscō, -gnōscere, -gnōvī, cognitum, [com- +(g)nōscō], 3, a., become acquainted with; learn, ascertain, know thoroughly; know; examine, inquire into, investigate; recognize, identify; acknowledge.

cōgō, cōgere, coēgī, coāctum, [com- + agō], 3, a., drive together; collect, gather together, assemble; urge, constrain, compel, force; of fluids, condense, thicken, curdle; as a military term, bring up the rear. cohors, -hortis, f., enclosure, yard, farm-yard, pen; crowd, company, throng, multitude; as a military term, cohort, battalion, the tenth part of a legion; also, staff of a general, body-guard, retinue. collabor, -lābi, -lāpsus [com- + labor], 3, n., dep., fall together; fall, sink down, sink in a swoon or in death. colligō, -ligere, -lēgī, -lēctum,

sum,

[com- + legō, gather], 3, a., gather together, bring together, collect, assemble; draw together, contract, draw up, compress; gather, get; consider, infer. collis, -is, m., hill, height, eleva

tion.

collum, -ī, n., neck.

colo, colere, colui, cultum, 3, a. and n., till, cultivate; stay at, abide in, dwell in, inhabit; care for, cherish, esteem, love, favor;