aura, æ (ãi), F., air, breeze, breath, vapor, gleam. aurārius, a, um, of gold; M., goldsmith; F., gold-mine. aurātus, a, um, gilt, gold-colored, gold-clad ;-tūra, æ, F., gilding. Aurēlius, i, Emperor of Rome, reigned, A.D. 161-180. aureus, (-olus), a, um, golden, bright; M., a gold coin. auricomus, a, um, gold-haired or leaved.

auricula, æ, F., lap of the ear. aurifer, fera, um, gold-bearing. aurifex, ficis, M., goldsmith. aurifodina, æ, F., gold-mine. auriga, æ, M., charioteer, driver, groom, pilot.

aurīgo, 1, to drive, steer, guide. auris, is, F., ear; mould-board (of plough).

auritus, a, um, long-eared. auro, I, to cover with gold. aurōra, æ, F., dawn, morning, East. aurūgo, inis, F., jaundice. aurum, i, N., gold.

Aurunci, ōrum, people of S. Italy. auscultatio, ōnis, F., hearkening. auscultător, ōnis, M. listener. ausculto, 1, hearken, listen, obey. ausim, [audeo,] dare. Ausõnes (-ii), people of Ausonia. Ausonia, æ, N., ancient name of central and lower Italy.

auspex, icis, C., diviner (by birds); guide, patron or protector. auspicāto, having taken the auspices. auspicātus, a, um, fortunate, auspicious, consecrated. auspicium, i, N., token, omen. auspico, I, to take auspices. auspicor, 1, watch omens (by birds), take the auspices, begin, enter upon. auster, tri, M., south wind, south. austērē, rigidly, sternly. austēritas, ātis, F., harshness, rigor.

austērus, a, um, harsh, tart, severe, sad, gloomy.

austrālis, ē; -trīnus, a, um, of the south.

ausus, [audeo,] having dared: N„, adventure, enterprise. aut, either, or, or else. autem, but, however, besides. †authepsa, æ, F., stew-pan. author (autor), auctor, adviser. †automatus, a, um, self-moving. autumnus auctumnus, autumn. autumo, 1, affirm, assent, assert. auxiliāris, e, giving aid, auxiliary. auxiliārius, a, um, for aid. auxilior, I, to aid, help, relieve. auxilium, i, N., aid, assistance; pl. auxiliary troops, military force. auxim, (pf. subj. of augeo), grow. avārē, eagerly, greedily.

avaritia, æ, F., avarice, greed. avārus, a, um, greedy, covetous. avē, hail, farewell.

aveho, xi, ct-, carry off.

āvello, velli (vulsi), vuls-, 3, rend away, pluck out or apart.

avēna, æ, F., oats, straw-pipe. Aventinus, i, M., a hill in the S.W. of Rome.

aveo, 2, to desire, covet. aveo, 2, be fortunate or blest. Avernus, i, M., a lake at the entrance to the world below. a-verro, 3, sweep away. āverrunco, I, avert, remove. āversio, ōnis, F. turning away. āversor, I, to turn aloof, hate, scorn. āversor, ōris, M., purloiner. āversus, a, um, backward, remote, hostile, estranged.

āverto, ti, sum, 3, turn aside, avert, withdraw, embezzle, estrange. avia, æ, F., grandmother. āvia, ōrum, pathless places. aviārius, i, M., bird-catcher; -um, i, N., bird-cage, resort of birds. avidē, eagerly, greedily. aviditas, atis, F., greediness, eager desire, avarice.

avidus, a, um, greedy, covetous,

longing, hungry, insatiable.

avis, is, F., bird, flying thing, omen. avītus, a, um, [avus,] ancestral

ancient.

āvius, a, um, pathless, remote.

āvocātio, ōnis, F., calling away, diversion.

avoco, I, call off, withdraw, recali. a-volo, I, fly off, haste away. āvulsio, ōnis, F., plucking off. āvulsus, [avello,] torn away. avunculus, i, M., uncie (by mother's side).

avus, i, M., grandfather, ancesior; (I pater, 2 avus, 3 proavus, 4 abavus, 5 atavus, 6 tritavus). axicia, æ, F., scissors. axilla, æ, F., arm-pit. axis, is, M., axle, axis, sky, pole, north, a board or plank. axungia, æ, F., wheel-grease. tazymus, a, um, unleavened.

B.

babylo, ōnis, M., money-changer, broker.

Babylon, ōnis, F., ancient capital

the East, on the Euphrates. Babylōnia, æ, F., the province of Babylon.

Babylonicus, (-us), a, um; -ensis, e, Babylonian; -ca, ōrum, embroidered tapestry.

bacca,, F., berry, fruit, pearl. baccar, aris, N., valerian, wild nard.

baccātus, a, um, set with pearls. baccha, æ, priestess of Bacchus. Bacchānal, ālis, N., a place sacred

to Bacchus; pl. festival of B. bacchātio, ōnis, F., debauch. [chus. bacchic13 (-eu3), a, um, of Bacbacchis, idis, F., bacchanal. bacchor, I, to revel, riot, go about wildly, as in the Bacchanalia. Bacchus, i, god of Wine (Liber), son of Jupiter and Semele. baccifer, era, um, bearing berries. bacillum, i, N., a little staff, wand. baculum, N., staff, stick. badius, a, um, brown, bay. †badizo, I, to go, walk.

Bætis, is, M., the Guadalquiver, in Spain; -ica, æ, the dist. near.

Bãiæ, ārum, F., a coast-town on the Bay of Naples.

bājulo, I, to carry a burden. bājulus, i, M., porier, bearer. bālæna, æ, F., whale.

†balanus, i, M., acorn, chestnut, balsam-nut.

balatro, ōnis, M., jester, buffoon. bālātus, ūs, M., bleating.

balbus, a, um, lisping, stammering. balbūtio, 4, to lisp, stammer. Baleares, ium, F., a group of small islands E. of Spain.

balineum balneum, bath. bāliolus=badius, tawny.

ballista, æ, F., an engine like a cross-bow, for hurling stones, &c., in a siege; battery. ballux=bālux, gold-dust.

balneārius, a, um, of the bath; N. pl. bath-room.

balneator, ōris, M., bath-keeper. balneum, i, N.; pl. æ, ārum, F., bath.

bālo, I, to bleat.

balsamum, i, N., balsam.

balteus (um), i, M., belt, sword-belt, edge, girdle, zone.

balux, ūcis, F., gold-dust. †baptistērium, i, N., plunge-bath. †barathrum, i, N., gulf, pit, abyss. barba, æ, F., beard.

barbarē, outlandishly, rudely. barbaria, æ; -es, ēi, F., a foreign country, barbarism, savageness. barbaricus, a, um, foreign, barbaric.

barbarus, a, um, foreign, strange, wild, cruel.

barbātulus, a, um, with thin or slight beard.

barbātus, a, um, bearded, old-fashioned.

barbitos, (on), i., D., lute, lyre. Barcas, æ, M., the family name of Hannibal.

bardītus, i, M., office of bard. bardocucullus, i, M., hooded cloak. bardus, a, um, heavy, slow. bardus, i, M., bard, minstrel. †bāris, idos, F., bier, barge.

baro, onis, M., blockhead. barrio, 4, to cry or roar; from barrus, i, M., elephant. bascauda, æ, F., basket or basin. †basilicē, royally, completely. basilicus, a, um, princely, royal; F., a building used as court-house and exchange. bāsio, I, to kiss.

†basis, is, F., base, foundation, pedestal.

bāsium, i, N., a kiss.

bassareus, ei, M., (foxskin) a title of Bacchus.

basterna, æ, F., litter, palanquin. Batāvus, a, um, of Holland. batillum, i, N., fire-pan, shovel. batiola, æ, F., goblet. batuo, ui, 3, to beat, fence. baubor, I, to bark, whine. baxea, æ, F., wooden shoe, clog. beātē, happily.

beātitas, ātis; tūdo, inis, F., happiness, prosperity. beātus, a, um, happy, fortunate,

rich, abundant, magnificent. Bebryx, ycis, Bebrycian (of Asia Minor); a myth. king, vanquished by Pollux in boxing. Belgæ, ārum, people of Belgium. Dellāria, ōrum, N., dainties (fruit, nuts, &c.).

bellātor, ōris, M.; -trix, icis, F., warrior; adj., warlike. belle, prettily, finely. Bellerophon, tis, myth. son of Glaucus, who slew the Chimæra, riding upon Pegasus. belli, abroad (in the war § 258. d). bellicōsus, a, um, warlike, eager for war.

bellicus, a, um, belonging to war, warlike (Mars); N., battle-signal. belliger, era, um, waging war. belligero, I, to wage war. bellipotens, tis, mighty in war. bello (or), I, to make war, fight. Bellōna, æ, goddess of War. Bēlus, i, myth. founder of Babylon. bellua, æ, F. (bēlua), brute. bellulus, a, um, pretty.

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bellum, i, N., war, battle. bellus, a, um, pretty, elegant, fine, costly, vigorous.

bēlua, æ, beast, monster, brute. bēluōsus, a, um, abounding in beasts.

Bēnācus, i, M., Lake Garda in N. Italy.

bene (melius, optimē), well, hon orably, pleasantly.

benedico, xi, ct-, 3, bless, praise. benedictum, i, N., commendation. benefacio, feci, fact-, 3, to benefit. benefactum, i, N., good deed, benefit. beneficiarii, privileged troops (exempt from severer service) beneficium, i, N., favor, kind act privilege.

beneficus, a, um (-ficentior, -tissimus), liberal, kind. [friendly. bene-(beni-)volens, tis; -volus, benevolentia, æ, F., good-will. benignē, kindly, indulgently. benignitas, ātis, F., bounty, kindness, indulgence.

benignus, a, um, kind, indulgent, bountiful.

beo, I, to bless, make happy, refresh. Berecyntius, a, um, of Cybele. Berecyntus, i, M., a mt. in Phrygia, sacred to Cybele. beryllus, i, M., beryl.

bēš, bessis, M., 8 ounces (3 of as). bestia, æ, F., beast.

bestiarius, i, M., one who fights with wild beasts in the arena. bēto, 3, to go.

betula (-lla), æ, F., birch. †bibliopōla, æ, M., bookseller. tbibliotheca, æ, F,, library. tbiblus, i, F., papyrus (paper plant). bibo, bibi, bibit-, 3, to drink. bibulus, a, um, thirsty, absorbing moisture.

biceps, cipitis, two-headed, in two parts.

bicolor, ōris, two-colored. bicornis, e, two-horned, pronged. bidens tis, having two teeth; M., garden-fork; F., a sheep 2 years old, or with two front teeth.

bidental, älis, struck with lightning

(forked); a consecrated place. biduum, i, N., space of two days. biennium, i, N., two years. bifariam, on two sides, double. bifer, fera, um, double-yielding. bifidus, a, um, cleft, forked. biforis, e, having two openings. formis, e, double-shaped. ifrons, tis, two-faced. bifurcus, a, um, forked.

bīgæ, ārum, F., team of two horses. bīgātus, a, um, stamped with figure of bigæ.

bijugis, e;-us, a, um, yoked, coupled. bilibris, e, F., of two pounds' weight. bilinguis, e, double-tongued. bilis, is, F., bile, gall, wrath. bilix, īcis, twilled.

bilustris, e, of ten years.

bimaris, e, between two seas. bīmātus, ūs, M., two years.

bimembris, e, having double limbs

(as centaurs). bimestris, e, of two months. bīmus, a, um, two years old. bīni, æ, a, two and two, by twos. bipālium, i, N., mattock, pick. bipalmis, e, two spans long. bipartito, in two divisions. bipatens, tis, opening both ways. bipedālis, e, two feet long or thick. bipennis, is, i, F., battle-axe (twoedged).

bipes, edis, two-footed.

birēmis, is, F., ship (of two banks of oars bis, twice.

bissēni, twelve (each). bisulcilingua, æ, C., hypocrite. bisulcus, a, um, cloven, furrowed, forked.

Bithynia, æ, F., prov. in N. W. Asia Minor.

bitumen, inis, N., bitumen, coal-tar. bīvius, a, um, having two ways or

passages.

blæsus, a, um, lisping, stammering. blandē, sofily, kindly. blandimentum, i, N., blandishment, flattery, charm.

blandior, 4, to flatter, caress, allure. blanditer, gently, sweetly.

blanditia, æ; ēs, ēi, flattery, fondling, delight.

blandus, a, um, gentle, courieous, caressing, alluring.

blatero, I; blatio, 4, prate, babble. blatta, æ, F., moth, cockroach. blattāria, æ, F., moth-mullein. blennus, i, M., sorry fellow, dolt. bliteus, a, um, mean, foolish. blitum, i, N., spinage.

boa, æ, F., water-snake, measles. boārius, a, um, of oxen or cattle. Bocchus, i, king of Mauritania (North Africa), father-in-law of Jugurtha.

Boōtia, æ, F., district of central Greece, N. W. of Attica. boiæ, ārum, F., collar. bōlētus, i, N., mushroom.

† bolus, i, M., cast (with dice), gain, profit, bait.

bombilo, I, to hum or buzz. bombilus, i, M., hum, buzz. bombycinus, a, um, of silk. bombyx, ycis, D. silk-worm, silk, fine cotton.

Bona Dea, æ, goddess of female honor, worshipped by women. bonitas, ātis, F., goodness, kindness. Bonōnia, æ, Bologna, in N. Italy. bonus, a, um (melior, optimus),

good, kind, fit, prosperous, virtuous; N. pl. riches, goods. boo, I, to roar, bellow.

boōtes, æ (is), M., a constellation. boreas, æ, M., north-wind, norih. Borysthenes, is, M., the Dnieper. bōs, bovis, (§ 60. b, 61), ox, cow. Bosporus, i, M., the strait from

the Black Sea to the Propontis. botellus (-ulus), i, M., sausage. † botrus, i, M., cluster of grapes. † botryo ōnis, M., raisins. bovile, (būbile), is, N., cattle-stall. bovinor, I, to brawl, revile. brabyla, ōrum, N., damsons. brācæ, ārum, breeches, trowsers. brācātus, a, um, having trowsers, foreign, effeminate.

brachialis, e, of the arm; N., brace

let, armlet.

brāchium, i, N., arm (fore-arm), branch, sail-yard. bractea, æ, F., gold-leaf, tinsel. branchiæ, ārum, F., gills. brassica, æ, F., cabbage. Brennus, i, chief of the Gauls, who captured Rome, B.C. 389. breve (i), shortly, in few words. brevia, ium, N., shallows. breviārius, a, um, abridged. brevio, I, to abridge.

brevis, e, short, small, brief, shoal. brevitas, ātis, F., shortness, conciseness.

breviter, brevius, -issimē, shortly. Briareus, ei, a hundred-handed

Giant, who defended Olympus. Brigantes, um, people of N. Britain, Yorkshire, Cumberland, &c. brisa, æ, F., grape-pomace. Britannia, æ, F., Britain; adj.,-nus Brixia, æ, F., Brescia, in N. Italy. brochus, a, um, projecting. † bromos, i, M., oats, fodder. tbrontia, æ, F., thunderstorm. brūma, æ, F., frost, winter (solstice). brūmālis, e, wintry, of winter. Brundisium, i, N., a seaport in

S. E. Italy, nearest Greece. brutiarii, a class of menials. Bruttii, ōrum, people of the ex

treme S. of Italy, near Sicily. brūtus, a, um, brutish, dull, solid. Brutus, L. Junius, a founder of

the Roman Republic, B.C. 509; Marcus, friend of Cicero, a conspirator against Cæsar, d. at Philippi, B.C. 42. bryōnia, æ, F., briony (wild vine). būbalus, i, M., gazelle. būbile, is, N., cattle-stall. būbo, ōnis, M., horned owl. bubulcito (tor), I, to keep oxen. bubulcus, i, M., ploughman, herds

man.

bubulo, I, hoot (like an owl). būbulus, a, um, of cattle; F. beef. bucæda, æ, M., cow-hided fellow. bucca, æ, F., cheek, bawler.

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buccina, æ, F. (būcina), trumpet,

horn.

buccinātor, ōris, M., trumpeter. buccino, 1, sound the trumpet. bucco, ōnis, M., big-mouth, blockhead.

buccula, æ, F., cheek, face-guard (of helmet.)

būcerus, a, um, ox-horned. būcētum, i, N., cow-pasture. būcina (buccina), æ, F., trumpet. †bucolicus, a, um, pertaining to herdsmen.

būcula, æ, F., heifer. būculus, i, M., steer, young ox. bufo, ōnis, M., toad. bulbus, i, M., bulb, onion. †būlē, ēs, F., senate, council. †buleuta, æ, M., councillor. bulga, æ, F., knapsack. †būlīmus, i, M.; ia, æ, F., voracious hunger, faintness.

bulla, æ, F., bubble, stud, ball (child's ornament).

bullātus, a, um, having the bulla. bullo, I ; io, 4, to boil, bubble. būmastus, i, M., a large-clustered

grape.

būra, æ; -is, im, i, F., plough-tail. bursa, æ, F., ox-hide, purse. Busīris, idis, myth. k. of Egypt, slain by Hercules.

bustirapus, i, M., body-snatcher. bustuārius, a, um, of tombs or funeral piles.

bustum, i, N., burial mound, tomb,

place of burning dead Louies. būteo, ōnis, M., hawk, falcon. butyrum (butyr), i, N., bu er. buxeus, a, um, of box-wood. buxum, i, N.; us, i, F., box-wood, (pipe, flute, top, comb, &c.). Byrsa, æ, the citadel of Carthage. byssinus, a, um, of fine cotton. tbyssus, i, F., fine flax, cotton. Byzantium, i, N., a Greek colony in Thrace; Constantinople, Capital of the Empire, A.D. 330. Byzantius (tinus), a, um, of By zantium.