LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE. 



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P>< n frorafn. "Well found; an ingenious solution. 

 Bif/ff-dtiii.r. A love letter. 



/list/ a/ 1 1 ui. fi /inlet. He gives twice who gives prompt ly. 

 SitpeccareinbeUo non licet. To blunder twice is not 



allowcu in war. 

 A'/x fiiifi/, //ui ,S7! i-iin-il in i-lrtiiriil.He conquers a 



second time, who controls himself in victor\ . 

 Jli:.n i' re. Odd ; fantastic. 

 Blast. Surfeited. 



Hi in ijre malgre. Willing or unwilling. 

 Bonjowr. Good-day ; good-morning. 

 Bonmot. A witty saying; a jest; a quibble. 

 /inn, .so/;-. flood evening. 

 /it, a. I mi. High fashion; first-class society. 

 Hi : n, i-ii-iinl. Ahigh liver. 

 Bonaflde. In good faith. 

 Son-ton. A sweetmeat; confectionery. 

 linn h DIII ir. Good-natured simplicity. 

 Bonis noc/'t quisquis pepercerit malls. He hurts the 



good who spares the bad. 

 Jionno bouchc. A delicious morsel. 

 Bonus. An extra payment for a service rendered or a 



thing received. 

 Boreas. The north wind. 

 Boudoir. A small private apartment. 

 Bourgeois. A citizen of the trading class ; a printing 



type. 



Bourffeoi#i*~The body of citizens. 

 lira riira .- -A song of difficult execution. 

 Brevcte. Patented. 

 Bf^'tumfulmen. Aharmless thunderbolt ; unreasoning 



i'Tuster. 

 Steffttita. A musical farce. 



t. A seal. 

 Cacoethes. A bad habit or custom. 

 Cacoethes carpendi. A rage for finding fault. 

 Cacoeflifn Jiii/tifittli. An itch for speaking. 

 ( 'ai'iH'/lit-n nci-ilifii<li.\. passion for writing. 

 ('<i(li'i<~<i.'n\e fall or modulation of the voice, in music. 

 Cceca cut, in t-i ilia. Envy is blind. 

 Carter a desunt. The remainder is wanting. 

 ( 'if/fi-is paribus. Other things being equal. 

 Ca/i/ii-f. Capacity or compass; mental power; a term 



in gunnery. 



( 'mil ITU obscura. A dark chamber used by artists. 

 Campus Martins. The field of Mars; a place of mili- 



tary exercise. 

 Canaille. The rabble. 

 ( 'a/iilii/a Pa.r. White-robed Peace. 

 Cantata. A poem set to music. 

 Cantatc .Domino. Sing to the Lord. 

 Cap-a-pie. From head to foot. 



Capias a<! satisfaciendum. You may take to satisfy. 

 C(iprii-rif>. A fanciful irregular kiml of .musical com- 



position. 



Cti jiriolr. A leap without advancing ; capers. 

 Caputmortuum. Dead head; the worthless remains. 

 Cart-/.}* wanting or omitted. 

 Caret i ui Ho ctfiiw. It wants beginning and end. 

 Car pn dii'in . Enjoy the present day. 

 Carte blaix-lic. Unconditional terms. 

 Canux belli. An occasion for war. 

 Casus fifdcris. A case of conspiracy; the end of the 



league. 

 Catalogue, raiaonue. A catalogue of books arranged 



according to their subjects. 



CniiNi: ci'li l>rr. A remarkable trial in a court of justice. 

 Cat-rat tit-tor. Let the doer beware, 

 Cm-fat fm /if nr. Let the purchaser take heed or beware. 

 ( '" ri-iiilo ftifiitt. Safe through caution. 

 Ce iCfnt, (jite, If /iri'in ii-r pas qui cotite. It is only the first 



step which is difficult. 

 Cfilnnt arma togce.Let military power yield to the 



civil. 



( 't'li- Deo. Submit to Providence. 

 Ct-rlini-ai-i. To be made more certain. 

 ('fusil! bniinnim. Yielding up of goods. 

 C'cst 'i/iie, outre chose. That is quite a different thing. 

 < 'liiicnn a. son ffoUt. Every one to Ms taste. 

 C/iaiiMoii. A song. 

 cinnisiniiK-lle. A little song. 

 Chapeau. A hat. 

 C/ta/iflle ardente. The place where a dead person lies 



in state. 

 Chaperon. An attendant on a lady, as a guide and pro- 



tector. 



Charge d'affaires. An ambassador of second rank. 

 Chdteau. A castle ; a country mansion. 

 Chef-d'oeuvre. A masterpiece. 



Chevalier d' Industrie. A knight of industry; one who 



lives by persevering fraud! 

 CM tact, confessa. Silence is confession. 

 Chiaro-oscuro or Cliiarom-nro. Light and shadow in 



painting. 

 Chose, qui plait est & demi venduc.A thing which 



pleases is already half sold. 

 Cicerone.* A. guide or conductor. 

 t 'icitibro. A dangler after a lady. 

 Ci-devant. Formerly ; former. 

 Circa. About. 



cit it 'in at urum citbpulridum. Soon ripe, soon rotten. 

 Clarior e tenebris. More bright from obscurity. 

 Clique. A party ; a gang. 

 Cognomen. A surname. 

 Comme ilfaut. As it should be. 

 Commune bonum. A common good. 

 Communiapropriedicere, To express common thing.' 



with propriety. 



Communibus annis. One year with another. 

 Compos mentis. Of sound mind. 

 Con amore. With love or hearty inclination. 

 Concio ad clerum. A discourse to the clergy. 

 Conge d'elire. Permission to elect. 

 Connoisseur. A skillful judge. 

 Consensus facet legein. Consent makes the law. 

 Contour. The outline of a figure. 

 Contra. A gainst. 



Contra bonos mores. Against good manners. 

 Contretemps. A mischance; disappointment. 

 Coram noois. Before us. 

 Coram non judice. Before one who is not the prop* 



judge. 



Cornucopia. The horn of plenty. 

 Corpus delicti. The whole nature of the offense. 

 Corrigenda. Corrections to be made. 

 Conmhceus. A leader, or chief. 

 Cotillon. A lively dance. 

 Couleur de rose. Rose-color ; an aspect of beauty ?.nd 



attractiveness. 



Coup de gr&ce. The finishing stroke. 

 Coup de main. A bold and rapid enterprise. 

 Coup de pied. A kick. 

 Coup de soleil. A stroke of the sun. 

 Coup d'etat. A master stroke of state policy. 

 Coup d'ceil. Rapid view or glance. 

 Cotite qu'il cottte. Cost what it may. 

 Credat Judceus. A Jew may believe it. 

 Crescit amor nummi quantum ipsa pecunia crescit. 



The love of money increases as rapidly as the monej 



itself increases. 



Crescit eundo. It increases by going. 

 Crescite et multipJica > in i. Increase and multiply. 

 Crimenfalsi. Falsehood ; perjury. 

 Crux criticorum. The cross or puzzle of critics. 

 Ct/i, bfittrt? To whose good? 

 ( 'ui. '>/ia/o?To whose harm? 

 Cut lie sac, The bottom of the bag ; a difficulty; a street 



or lane that has no outlet. 

 Cum- grano salis. With a grain of salt; with somf 



allowance. 



Cum tiintfis ciliis. With many others. 

 ('tun, /iriri/er/io. With privilege. 



Ciii-iii i/tlrinarivult. The court wishes to be advised. 

 Curiosa- felicitas. A felicitous tact. 

 Currents calamo. With a running pen; written off 



hand. 

 Custos rotulorum. Keeper of the rolls. 



T)a capo. Over again. 



Damnant quod non intelligunt. They condemn what 

 they do not comprehend. 



Data. Things granted (sing, datum). 



De bonisnon. Of the goods not yet administered on. 



De die in diem. From day; to day. 



De facto. In fact ; in reality. 



l>f tiiisHbusnonestdisputandum. There is no disput- 

 ing about tastes. 



Dejure. By law or right. 



De mortuis nil nisi bonum. Say nothing but what is 

 good of the dead. 



De novo. Anew. 



Deprofundis. Out of the depths. 



Detrop. Out of place; not wanted. 



Debitojustitiai. 'By debt of justice. 



Debut. Beginning of an enterprise ; first appearance. 



Deceptio vistis. An illusion of the sight. 



Dedimuspotestatem. ~We:\i3i\e given power. 



Deficit. A want of deficiency. 



, By the grace of God. 



