ARG 
ARG 
ARG 
Is said to have been slain there ; or 
from argilla (argila), because clay was 
said to be formerly dug there), i, n. a 
place in Rome, where were the shops of 
booksellers, cobblers, fee. Virg. and 
Varro. - If In Martial, it is sepa¬ 
rated into two words by tmesis.- 
‘f Hence, Argiletanus, a, urn, adj. be¬ 
longing, or to be found, in the place Argi- 
letum. Martial, and Cic. 
kRGILIOS, ii, m. JVepos. Argilius qui- 
dam adolescentulus, h. e. either the 
name of an individual, or one from 
Argilus in Macedonia; an Argilian. 
Compare Thucyd. 1, 133. 
f.RGTLLX (apyiXXos, or apyiXo;). te, f. 
white clay, potter’s earth. Cic. Honutlus 
ex argilla et Into fictus. 
jUtGiLLACgeS (argilla), a, um, clayey, 
partaking of the nature of argil, consist¬ 
ing of argil, argillaceous. Plin. 
IR(5lLLoSt)S 'm!.), a, um, full of clay, 
clayey. Varr. 
aRGIPHoNTeS t Apyet(p6vTris), ®, m. 
the slayer of Argus : an epithet of Mer¬ 
cury. Arnob. 
aRGiTIS ( apyds, white), Idis, f. a kind of 
vine bearing white grapes. Isidor. and 
Columell. 
aRGIVOS (’ApyeTos), a, um, adj. Argive, 
ad Argos pertinens. Cic. Argivus orator. 
Horat. Augur Argivus, A. e. Amphiaraus. 
- IT Also, Grecian. Virg. Argiva 
castra. Id. Juno Argiva, h. e. who fa¬ 
vored the Greeks. - IT Argivi, orum, 
the Greeks. Valer. Max. 
ARG5 (’A pyio), us, f. 3. decl. the ship Ar¬ 
go, the name of the ship in which Jason 
and his companions, the Argonauts, sailed 
to Colchis in quest of the golden fleece. 
Val. Flacc. - IT Hence, Argonauta 
(’Apyio and vavrrjs), ®, m. an Argonaut. 
Val. Flacc. — But, Argonauta (apyds, 
lazy, and vavrys), an idle, sluggish 
sailor. Martial. - IT Hence, Argo- 
nautlca, orum, n. pi. sc. scripta, the title 
of a poem of Valer. Flaccus on the Argo¬ 
nauts. - IT Hence, also, Argons, a, 
um, adj. of or belonging to the ship Argo; 
also, of or belonging to Argus, who is 
said to have built the ship. Val. Flacc. 
aRGOLIS, Idis, f. "Apyeia, ’ApyoXls, a 
country of Peloponnesus. Plin. —-— 
If Argolis is also ao adj. Idis, f. Argive. 
Ovid r-IT Hence, Argollcus, a, um, 
adj. Argive, Argolic; Grecian. Plin. 
Argolicus sinus, the gulf of A'apoli. 
ARGONAUTA. See Argo. 
aRGSS ( v A pyos), n., in plur. ArgI, orum, 
m. [the sing, of this word is a Greek 
form, and has only the nom. and acc. 
cases ; the plur. is a Latin form] now 
Argo, a city of Peloponnesus, capital of 
Argolis. Odd. and Plin. —- It is some¬ 
times used for the whole of Greece. Lu¬ 
can. -IT There were several other 
cities of the same name. 
ARGoUS. See Argo. 3 
aRGuMeNTaTIS (argumentor), onis, 
f. the producing or bringing forward of 
proof, arguing; the evidence or proof 
itself, argument; a syllogism. Cic. 
aRGOMeNTOR (argumentum), aris, 
atus sum, dep. 1. to argue, prove by ar¬ 
gument. Cic. Neque ego ill causis, si 
quid est evidens, argumentari soieo. Id. 
Es argumentatus amoris hoc esse sig- 
num. Id. fluid argumentamur, quo 
pecuniapervenerit? fecit ipse indicium. 
Liv. Nec, jure an injuria ctesi sint, ar¬ 
gumentari refert. Cic. Argumentari de 
voluntate alicujus, li. e. to show by proof 
or conjecture. Colum. Argumentari in 
aliqua re. - IT Also, to adduce as ar¬ 
gument or proof. Cic. Ilia non argu¬ 
mentation Liv. Argumentari multa. 
aRGuMeNToSOS (Id.), a, um, adj. rich 
2 in material. Quintil. Opus argumento- 
rum, elaborately wrought, artfully work¬ 
ed up. 
aRGuMeNTUM (arguo), i, n. every thing 
whereby any thing can be proved or made 
good , an argument, reason, proof. Cic. 
Argumentum autem est ratio, qu* rei 
dubi® facit fidem. Id. Multis argu¬ 
ments, deos esse, docere voluisti. Id. 
Adstringere breviter argumenta. Id. 
Refell ere aliqitid arguments. Id. Du- 
cere argumenta ex conjunctis. Quintil. 
Solvere argumenta.-IT Also, a 
sign, token, mark, evidence, presumption, 
Cic. Cum ilia certissima sunt visa ar¬ 
gumenta, atque indicia sceleris, fee. 
Id. Qua 1 res pertenui nobis argumen- 
to, indicioque patefacta est. Id. Scire 
cupio, quid habeat argumenti ista 
manumissio. Id. Quod autem idem 
mcDstitiam meam reprehendit, idem jo- 
cum, magno argumento est, me in 
utroque fuisse moderatum. Plin. Ar¬ 
gumento baud dubio conjectari. Id. 
Argumentum est, quod nisi ante Favo- 
nium collect*, novas vires resumunt, 
the sign or mark to judge by is, that, &c. 
Id. In argumentum, quoniam ibi liber- 
tatem publicam meruisset, in proof of 
having there merited, fee. - IT Also, 
circumstance, reason, cause. Plin. Ex 
argumento nomen accepit scorpio lierba. 
Semen enim habet ad similitudinem 
caud® scorpionis. Id. Ah hoc dehis- 
cendi argumento Rbegium Grteci no- 
men dedere oppido.- IT Also, matter 
treated upon; an argument, theme or sub¬ 
ject, cither of a speech, a poem, or other 
writing, of a painting, or sculpt ure. Quin¬ 
til. Veritus fortasse, ne nos in Catonem 
nostrum transferamus illinc mali quid ; 
etsi argumentum simile non erat. Cic. 
Dare alicui argumentum epistolre. Id. 
Quis est, qui isti aitati non possit, quam 
velit petulanter, etiam si sine ulla sus- 
picione, at non sine argumento, male- 
dicere? yet not without material. Id. 
Tragici Poets cum explicare argu¬ 
menti exitum non possunt, confu- 
giunt ad deum, h. e. a tragedy or dra¬ 
ma. Virg. At levem clypeiim sub- 
latis cornibus Io Auro insignitiat, jam 
setis obsita, jam bos ; Argumentum in¬ 
gens, h. e. subject, or device. Cic. Ex 
ebore diligentissime perfecta argumenta 
erant in valvis, h. e. bass-reliefs. Phaidr. 
Hoc argumentum monet, h. e. fable. — 
IT Argumenta is distinguished by Cic. 
from rationes; the former meaning the 
facts or material for reasoning; the lat¬ 
ter, the reasoning itself. 
ARGOS (unc.), is, ui, utum, a. 3. to show, 
demonstrate, make clear or evident, prove, 
e\cyx<v, ostendere, demonstrare, pro- 
bare, affirmare. Cic. Quod autem non 
licet, id hoc uno tenetur, si arguitur non 
licere. Horat. Amantem et languor, et 
silentium arguit. Liv. Speculatores 
non legatos venisse arguebat. Plaut. 
Cum peribat vidi, non ex auditu arguo. 
Ilorat. Laudibus arguitur vinivinosus 
Homerus. Ovid. Apparet virtus, argui- 
turque malis. - IT Often, also, to ac¬ 
cuse, blame, impeach, Karyyopcoj. Cic. 
Servos ipsos neque accuso, neque ar- 
gno. Id. Arguere aliquem facinoris. 
Id. quempiam aliquo crimine. Id. Ar- 
gui de aliquo crimine. Id. Occidisse 
patrem Sex. Roscius arguitur. Justin. 
Hunc ut dominum et tyrannum, ilium 
ut proditorem arguentes. Plant. Argu- 
tus malorum facinorum, accused. Sue- 
ton. Arguere soloecismum factum ab ad- 
versario. Id. temeritatem alicujus.- 
IT In Sallust, fragm. arguiturus. 
ARGOS, i, m. "A pyos, the hundred-eyed 
keeper of Io, slain by Mercury, by order of 
Jove, whereupon Juno placed his eyes in the 
peacock’s tail. Ovid. -IT There are 
others of the same name. - IT In 
Plaut. Argus is an adj. same as Argi¬ 
vus, Argive. 
ARGuTaTI 5 (argutor), onis, f. a creaking. 
3 Catull. 
ARGOTAT5R (Id.), oris, m. a cavilling 
3 disputant, subtile sophist. Gell. 
XRGuTe (argutus), adv. shrewdly, wittily, 
acutely, subtly, artfully, ingeniously. Cic. 
Acute, arguteque respondere. Id. Ar- 
gutissime disputare. Plaut. Argute 
obrepere, h. e. cunningly. Cic. Ut ali- 
quid dicere possint argutius. 
ARGOTIX (Id.), te, f. acuteness or subtilty 
of remark ,* shrewdness, ingenuity ,* used 
both in a good and bad sense, and gener¬ 
ally in the plur. Cic. Hujus orationes 
tantum argutiarum, tantum urbanitatis 
habent, ut, &c. Id. Arguti®, et acumen 
Hyperidis. Plaut. Exordiri argutias 
contra aliquem. Id. Exi e culina fo- 
ras, mastigia, qui mihi inter patinas ex- 
hibes argutias, li. e. cavilling words. 
Gell. Importuna atque audax argutia. 
_IT Also, exquisite, clear notes, as of 
the nightingale ; but it may be referred 
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to its incessant singings. Plin. 1. 10. c 
29 - IT Also, of ingenious contri¬ 
vances or exquisite workmanship, as in 
painting, fee. Plin. l’lurim® prteterea 
tales argutite facetissimi salis, acute or 
ingenious contrivances. Id. Proprite hu¬ 
jus videntur esse argutite operum, cus- 
todit® in minimis quoque rebus, delica¬ 
cy, niceuy, fineness of execution, exquisite¬ 
ness, lively expression. Id. Parrhasius 
primus symmetriam picturte dedit, pri¬ 
mus argutias vultus, It. e. lively ex¬ 
pression. -IT Argutite digitorum, the 
quick motion of the fingers, to give ex¬ 
pression to the delivery. Cic. Nulla mol- 
litia cervicum, null® arguti® digitorum, 
non ad numerum articulus cadens. 
XRGOTIOLX (argutia), ®, f. a poor con- 
3 cent, silly reason. Gell. _ . 
ARG0T5 (argutus), as, avi, atum, a. I. 
3 to prattle. Propcrt. 
ARGuTSR (Id.), aris, atus sum, dep. I 
3 to prattle, prate, chatter, talk noisily, be 
loquacious, loquacem esse, loquendo ob- 
strepere. Plaut. Supemboque crones 
argutando pr®ficas. LucW. Agite, fures, 
mendacia argutamini. h'cevius. Totum 
diem argutatur, quasi cicada.- 
IT Also, to talk pertly, shrvwdly, cotpiljn- 
pai. Plaut. Pergin’ argutarier ? - 
IT Also, to make a noise or bustle, as by 
quick motion of the feet. Titinn. 
XRGuTOLOS (Id.), a, um, dimin. adj. 
keen, acute, witty, subtle. Cic. Ego in- 
terea admonitu tuo perfeci saneargutu- 
los libros ad Varronem. Apulci. Poti3 
famula forma scitula, et moribus ludi- 
cra, et prorsus argutula, h. e. facete 
loquax 
XRGuTOS .arguo), a, um, adj. acute, sub¬ 
tile, quick, sharp, ready, ingenious ; smart, 
witty, acutus, subtilis; applied 
both to persons and things. Cic. Quis in 
sententiis argutior? in docendo, edis- 
serendoque subtilior? Id. Poema facit 
ita festivum, ita concinnum, ita ele- 
gans, nihil ut fieri possit argutius. Id. 
Dicta argutissima. Id. sententite. Pro¬ 
pcrt. dolor, h. e. ingeniose simulatus, 
ingeniously counterfeited ,* or it may be 
noisy. Id. historia, h. e. ingenious and 
witty ; or gossipping. Horat. calo, h. e. 
cunning, crafty. Id. acumen. 
IT Also, clearly indicative, significant , af¬ 
fording the means of discovering or con¬ 
cluding, conclusive. Cic. Argutissima 
exta. Propcrt. Aureus argutum ster- 
nuit omen amor. — Also, expressive, 
persuasive, eloquent. Cic . Manus argu- 
ta. Ovid. Oculi arguti, eyes that speak, 
expressive eyes. Virg. Argutum (equi) 
caput, h. e. expressive of his spirit ; 
or delicately formed ,* or small, short. 
Catull. Arguta solea, h. e. setting well, 
so as to show the beauty of the foot. - - 
IT Talkative, noisy, verbose, gosszppmg. 
prattling. Cic. Argutissim® liter®, h. c. 
filled with trifles, minute, gossipping 
Cwl. ad Cic. Arguta sedulitas, h. e. mi 
nute or overdone exactness. Plaut. Stre 
nui plus prosunt, quam arguti, et cati 
Facile sibi facunditatem virtus argu 
tarn invenit. Sine virtute argutum ci- 
vem mihi habeam pro pr®fica. Id. Ni¬ 
hil est argutum magis, quam urbani as- 
sidui cives, quos scurras vocant. - 
IT Also, clear-sounding, piercing, noisy, 
clamorous, loud ,* creaking, screaking. 
Horat. Ne®ra, h. e. singing, melodious. 
Propert. aves. Virg. hirundo. Mar¬ 
tial. dead*. Id. Arguto pollice petere 
matellam, h. e. by snapping the thumb. 
Ovid, forum, h. e. noisy, braiding. Mar¬ 
tial. ®s. Virg. serra. Id. chord®. Id. 
ilex, h. c. rustling. Id. nemus, h. e. 
murmuring. Colum. valles, resounding, 
re-echoing. Propert. dolore, h. c. noisy. 
_IT Also, sharp, pungent, penetrating ; 
of smell and taste. Plin. odor . Pallad. 
sapor. 
aRGyNOS, or aRGyNNOS, i, m. Apyv- 
vos, a boy loved by Agamemnon, drowned 
in the river Cephisus, at whose grave 
Agamemnon raised a temple to Venus, 
who is hence called Argynnis. ^ Propert. 
aRGyRaNCHe ( dpyvpos and ay%co), es, 
3 f. the squinancy or angina. Gell. 
XRGyRaSPID£S ( dpyvptov, silver, and 
dtnris, a shield), um, m.plur. a company 
of soldiers in the Macedonian army, who 
wore silver shields. Liv. 
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