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Astare in conspectu alicujus. Tacit. 
tribunali. Sueton. mens®. Id. pro 
foribus. Lvcrel. ante aras. Virg. Iris 
supra caput astitit. Tacit. Astare in 
ripa. - If Figur. Lucret. finis vit® 
mortalibus astat. Plaut. Ainanti hor- 
tor, asto, admoneo, I am at hand; am 
ready to lend assistance. -IT Particip. 
astans, antis. Cic. Astante, atque au- 
diente Italia tota, being present. Id. 
Maximafrequentiacivium astante.- 
*1 Plm. Minerva in Parthenone astans, 
in a standing posture. Virg. Attoniti 
squamis astantibus hydri, standing out. 
-U Also, remaining the same, entire, 
safe. Enn. apud Cic. Adstante ope 
Barbarica. 
aSTOMi, orum, ni. y Avroyoi, a people of 
India, said to be without a mouth. Plin. 
aSTRAEX, te, f. the goddess of justice, 
’A arpaia. Ovid. — IT Also, the constel- 
_ lation of the Virgin. Lucan. 
aSTRjEOS, i, m. ’AarpaTos, Astrum s, one 
of the Titans, to whom Aurora bore the 
winds. HenCe, Astraus, a, um, adj. of 
Astrceus. Ovid. Astrtei fratres, £/ic winds. 
aSTRAGXLIZoNTES (darpayaXigov- 
res), um, m. the dice-players, h. e. a 
_ group of statuary by Polycletus. Plin. 
aSTRXGXLOS (darpdyaXosj, i, m. and 
aSTRXGXLUM, i, n. the ankle-bone. 
-IF Also, a die. -IT Also, a wave 
or wreath about a pillar. Vitruv. -U Al¬ 
so, the herb pease-earth-nut. Plin. 
aSTRaLIS (astrum), e, adj. pertaining to 
the stars, starry. Augustin. 
ASTRANGULaTUS. See Adstrangu- 
latus. 
aSTRXPe (den-pa-}]), es, f. a flash of light¬ 
ning. Plin. 
aSTRXPIaS (aoTpairias), ®, m. aprecious 
stone, resembling flashes of lightning. 
Plin. 
aSTRXPSPLeCTOS ( daTpaTTOTt\riKTds ), 
a, um, adj. struck or blasted with light¬ 
ning. Sencc. 
ASTREP5,and aI)STREP 5 (ad&strepo), 
2 is, ui, ltum, n. 3. to make a noise at or to, 
iniK-vnew, ipoebh I. Sencc. Scopuli astre- 
punt, resound,ro l . Tacit. Astrepebat vul- 
gus diversis inci 5 mentis. Plin. Paneg. 
Irritis precibus p incipis aures astrepe- 
bant, dinned, stunned. -IT Also, to ap¬ 
plaud with clapping of hands, shouts, &c. 
Tacit. Astrepebat huicvulgus. Id. Vulgus 
clamore etvocibus astrepebat_IT Al¬ 
so, act. to shout out, repeat or declare with 
shouts. Tacit. Ut eadem astreperent. 
ASTRICTE,and aDSTRICTe (astrictus), 
1 ad v. closely,strictly, briefly,compendiously. 
Plin. Ep. Ea qua; pressius, et astrictius, 
scripsi. Id. Non minus non servat 
modum, qui astrictius, quam qui eft’u- 
sius dicit. Cic. Orationem non as¬ 
tride, sed remissius numerosain. 
aSTRICTIS, and aDSTRICTIS (astrin- 
2 go), onis, f. astringency, astriction. Plin. 
ASTRICTORIOS, and aDSTRICToRI- 
CS (id.), a, um, adj. astringent. Plin. 
aSTRICTOS, and aDSTRICTOS, a, um, 
2 particip. See Astringo. —— IT Adject. 
costive. Cels. Alvus fusior aut astric- 
tior. Id. Corpus astrictum, bound. - 
IT Also, astringent. Plin. Gustus astric- 
tus.-IT Also, tight, bound tightly. Ha- 
rat. Astrictus soccus. — Applied to style. 
Cic. Astricta eloquentia, concise. So, 
of a speaker or writer. Id. Ille quidem 
astrictior.-IT Also, stingy, niggardly. 
Propcrt. Astrictus pater. Tacit. As- 
tricti moris, of a niggardly disposition. 
-IT Ovid. Astricta; aqu®, ice-bound. 
-IT Also, wrinkled, knit. Martial. 
Astricta frons. 
ASTRICDS (astrum), a, um, adj. of stars, 
3 starry. Varr. 
XSTRIDeNS, and aDSTRIDeNS (ad & 
stridens), entis, hissing, hissing at. Slat. 
aSTRIFER (astrum & fero), a, um, ad- 
3 ject. poet, bearing stars, starry. Stat. 
XSTRIGER (astrum & gero), a, um, ad- 
3 ject. poet, star-bearing, starry. Stat. 
A.STRING3, and aDSTRINGS (ad & 
stringo), is, inxi, ictuin, a. 3. to bind 
close or straitly, tie, fasten to,- gird, 
straiten, tighten, draw togelhcl. Ilorat. 
Arctius atque liedera procera astringi- 
tur ilex. Plaut. Astringite isti vehe- 
menter manus. Ovid. Astringere vin¬ 
culum. Petrun. Toto pectore aliquem 
adstringere, to clasp to the breast; em¬ 
brace closely. Curt. Totum opus bitumine 
astriugitur.-IT Also, to contract, re¬ 
strain. Columell. Frondes astringere, 
ne umbra viti noceat, to lop. Cic. Al¬ 
vus turn astriugitur, turn relaxatur. 
Sencc. Astringere frontem, to contract 
or knit the brows; frown. Quintil. As¬ 
tringere vultuin superciliis. —— IT Also, 
to shut, close. Ovid. Limen astrictum 
Quintil. Astringere labra. Virg. Ve- 
nas astringit hiantes.-IT Also, to 
bind the body, eirtorvfieiv. Cels. Al- 
vum astringit labor.-IT Applied to 
the effect of cold. Curt. Imbrem vis 
frigoris concrete gelu astrinxerat. Id. 
Vis frigoris astringebat corpora, benumb¬ 
ed .— Hence, to refresh by cooling. Mar¬ 
tial. remissum corpus astringas brevi Sa- 
lone.-IT Of taste, to be sour; to tickle 
the tongue, &c. Plin. Radix glycysides 
gustu astringit. Id. Donee linguam 
astringat leniter, nec mordeat. - 
IT Figur. Plant. Astringere affinitatem 
inter aliquos. Cic. Totam Galliam 
sempiternis vinculis astringere. Id. 
Hujus tanti officii servitutem astringam 
testimonio sempiterno. Id. Ad as- 
tringendam fidem. Id. Astringi lege. 
Flor. Astringere hostes obsidibus, to 
hold in check. Cic. aliquem suis con- 
ditionibus. Id. orationem numeris. 
Id, Arctius astringi ratio non potest, 
cannot be pressed closer ; cannot be made 
to bear with greater effect. Id. Astringi 
sacris, bound, to perform. Id. necessi¬ 
tate, to be necessitated. Plin. Ep. As¬ 
tringere aliquem ad temperantiam, to 
bind or oblige. Sueton. militem ad cer¬ 
tain formulam stipendiorum. Quintil. 
se ad servitutem alicujus. Ovid, ali¬ 
quem alicui, to subject one to the power of 
another. Sueton. se jurejurandopro salute 
alicujus.-IT Also, to collect into a 
small compass, compress, abridge. Cic. 
Breviter astringere argumenta. Quintil, 
Luxuriantia astringere. -IT Also, to 
convict. Plaut. Astringere se furti. Cic. 
se inagno scelere.-IT Also, to graze, 
touch lightly. Plm. 
aSTRIOS (aarpio;), i, f. and aSTRION, 
i, n. a sort of gem found in India. Plin. 
ASTRQB5L5S, i, f. a precious stone. Plin. 
aSTR5ITeS (aorpoirxjj), ®, m. aprecious 
_ stone. Plin. 
ASTR0L6GIX ( dcrpoXoyia ), te, I. astron- 
_ omy. Cic. 
ASTR0L5G0S (dorpoXdyos'), i, m. an as¬ 
tronomer. Cic. -IT Also, an astrologer. 
Sueton. 
aSTR(3N6MIX ( do-rpovopta ), ®, f. astron¬ 
omy. Sencc. 
ASTR5N5MIC0S (astronomia), a, um, 
adj. astronomical, ao-povopucos. Manil. 
ASTR6N5M0S (darpovdyus), i, m. an as- 
3 tronomer. Jul. Finnic. 
ASTR0CTI5, and ADSTRuCTrS (as- 
3 truo), onis, f. an adding to. -IT Figur. 
Martian. Capell. Ex oratoris astructio- 
ne colligitur, h. e. from the additional 
proofs. Id. Melic® astructiones, com¬ 
positions. 
aSTROCTOR, and aDSTRuCTSR (Id.), 
3 oris, m. who brings proof. Venant. Fur- 
tun. 
ASTRUM ( doTpov), i, n. a constellation, 
celestial sign consisting of different stars, 
a cluster of fixed stars, sidus. Virg. 
Duodena astra, the twelve signs of the 
zodiac. Martial. Astrum Ledanim, 
li. e. Castoris et Pollucis, the constellation 
Gemini. —IT Also, a single star, heaven¬ 
ly body, Stella, dcrrxjp. Ilorat. Fugat 
astra Phoebus. Cic. Astra qu® sunt 
infixa certis locis. Id. In tethere as¬ 
tra volvuntur. Virg. Astrorum ignes. 
Id. Astra ignea.-IT Hence, astra, 
the heavens. Virg. Sic itur ad astra. Ilo¬ 
rat. Educere aliquem in astra. Id. 
Rusticus urbem Tollit ad astra, praises 
to the skies. Cic. Tollere in astra lau- 
des alicujus.-H Also, applied to the 
sun. Cic. Annum solis, id est unius 
astri reditu metinntur. 
aSTROS, and ADSTR05 (ad & struo), 
2 is, iixi, uctum, a. 3. to build near, join 
one building to another, nposoiKoiopuo, 
napoiKoSopeio. Plin. Ep. Vill® qu® de- 
sunt astruere. Colurn. Novum sdifici- 
um veteri astruere.-IT Figur. to add, 
annex, superadd. Plm. Ep. Astruere 
aiiquid dignitati. Tacit, nobilitatem 
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alicui.-IT Also, to ascribe, impute. 
Martial. An qu® Neroni falsus astruii 
scriptor?-IT Quintil. Sed qusdaia 
ex iis, qu® dicta non sunt, sibi ipse as- 
truat, imagines. — IT Also, to strengthen. 
Cces. Astruere contignationem laterculo, 
h. e. laterculo structo munire.-IT Al¬ 
so, to supply, provide with. Curt. Gen- 
tis Ievissimos falsis criminibus astruxit. 
aSTU, or aSTY ( aarv ), indecl. neut. the 
city of Athens. Cic. Theseus omnes in 
Astu, quod appellatur, se conferre jus- 
sit. JVepos. Xerxes accessit Astu. Id. 
Postquam Astu venit. Tercnt. An in 
Astu venit ? 
ASTO LA, same as Assula. 
aSTOPES, and XDST0PE5 (ad & stu- 
2 peo), es, ui, n. 2. to be amazed at, be as¬ 
tonished at, sTrtSavuatjw. Sencc. Divi- 
tiis astupere. Ovid. Astupet ipse 
sibi. 
aSTOR, uris, adject. Asturian, of Asluria, 
a country in the north-western part of 
Spain. Plin. Asturum regio. Martial. 
Astur equus.-IT A species of hawk. 
_ Jul. Finnic. 
aSTORX, ®, m. a river of Spain, now 
Tucrto. Flor. -IT Also, a river, island , 
and town of Latium. Cic. As the name 
_ of an island and town, it is fem. 
aSTuRCQ (Astur), onis, m. an Asturian 
jennet or genet, an ambler. Plin. - 
IT Also applied to other horses of like 
action. Petron. Asturco Macedoni- 
_ cus. 
aSTORIX, ®, f. Asturia, a district of 
Spain. Plin. — Hence, Asturxcus, a, um, 
adj. Asturian. Id. Asturica gens.- 
IT AsturicX, ®, f. a city of Asturia, now 
_ Astorga. Id. 
aSTOS, us, m. craft, subtilty, cunning , 
3 knavery, navovpyia. Tacit. Astus hos- 
tium in perniciem ipsis vertebat. Id. 
Astu aggredi aliquem. Plaut. Docte, 
_ atque astu. 
aSTOTe (astutus), adv. craftily, slyly, cun- 
1 ningly, archly, knavishly, iravovpyws. 
Van-. Astutius. Gell. Astutissime. 
aSTuTIX (Id.), ®, f. craftiness, arch¬ 
ness, knavery, irauovpyia, k aKoroua. 
Cic. Si aut confidens astutia, aut cal- 
iida esset audacia. Id. Aliter leges, a!i- 
terphilosophi tollunt astutias.-IT .Al¬ 
so, address, circumspection, wariness. Cic. 
CUi® non astutia quadam, sed aliqua 
_ potius sapientia sequutus sum. 
aSTuTOLOS, a, um, sly, arch, diminut. 
3 from astutus. Apul. 
aSTuTOS (astus), a, um, adj. wary, 
shrewd, sagacious,ingenious, iravoijpyoi, 
Ttavovpyys, acriKos, astu plenus. Cic. 
Ratio astuta. Id. Homo astutus. Martial. 
Solers et astutus. --- IT Also, artful, de¬ 
signing, knavish. Cic. Homo astutus, fal- 
lax, malitiosus. Tacit. Gens non as¬ 
tuta, nec callida. 
ASTY. See Astu. 
aSTyXNXX, actis, m. ’Aorvnvalj, son of 
Hector and Andromache , thrown from a 
tower by Ulysses, and killed. Ovid. -- 
IT Also, a tragic actor in Rome. Cic. 
aSTyCOS (Asty), a, um, adject, aarv- 
k6s- Sueton. Astyci ludi, games cele¬ 
brated in Athens, in honor of Bacchus. 
Others read differently. 
ASTyLIS. See Astytis. 
aSTyLOS, i, mf A(jTv\os, Astylus,one of 
_ the Centaurs. Ovid. 
aSTyPXLA£X, ®, f. ’AarvnraXaia, now 
Stampalia, one of the Cyclades islands. 
Ovid. Hence, Astypalteensis, e, Cic., 
Astypalffixcus, a, um, Plin., and Asty- 
_ palmlus, a, um, Ovid, of Astypaloea. 
aSTyTIS (darorii), xdis, f. a sort of let¬ 
tuce. Plin. Others read astylis. 
ASyLX, ®, f. an herb, the same as ferns 
oculus. Plin. 
ASyLUM (aavXov), i, n. an asylum, sanc¬ 
tuary, place of refuge. Liv. Aperire 
asylum. Tacit. Asyla statuere. Cic. 
Confugere in asylum. 
ASyMBOLOS (dtrvp/foXoi), a, um, adject. 
3 that hath paidno reckoning, scot-free. Te- 
rent. Asymbolum venire unctum, at¬ 
que lautuin a balneis. 
XSyNDETON, and XSf NTHET6N ( dervv - 
3 i hrov, and dovvtierov), i, n. asyndeton, a 
figure of speech , where a conjunction cop 
ulative is left out ; as, Veni, vidij 
vici. 
XT,conj. but, yet,dXXa,sed, verum. Usea 
