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built by the direction or with the sanction 
of auguries. -IT Also , venerable, majes¬ 
tic, awful. Cic. Eleusina sancta ilia 
et augusta. Virg. Tectum augustum. 
Id. Sedes apum augusta. Sueton. Ju- 
venes gernini augustiore forma, more 
majestic than ordinary. Liv. Miscendo 
humana divinis primordia urbium au- 
gustiora facere. Plin. Pancg. Augus- 
tissimum tribunal consulum. Id. Au- 
gustissimus conspectus.- IT Augus¬ 
tus is also a title of honor given by the 
senate to Octavius Caesar , and, subsequent¬ 
ly applied to his successors, equivalent to 
imperial majesty, emperor. Sueton. At 
a later period, flattery added tbe epi¬ 
thets perpetuus. Eutrop. Perpetuus 
Augustus; and, Semper, Symmach. — 
Hence, an adject. Augustus, a, inn, of 
Augustus. Ovid, and Fellei. Pax Au¬ 
gusta. Ovid. Forum Augustum. Ju¬ 
venal. Augusto mense, the month of Au¬ 
gust, so called in honor of Augustus. 
Martial, Augustis Id i bus, or the ides of 
August. -IT Also, imperial. Martial. 
Augusta aula, the imperial palace, h. c. 
of Domitian. Vop'isc. Historia Augus¬ 
ta, the history of the Roman emperors. — 
Augusta charta was a superior kind of 
paper mentioned by Pliny. 
XVIX (unc.), ffi, f. a grandmother, pappy, 
pappia. Plaut. -IT Figur. Pers. Dum 
veteres avias tibi de pulmone revello, 
old woman’s prejudices. -IT Also, an 
herb. Colum. 
XVIaRIUM (aviarius), ii, n. a place where 
domestic fowls are kept; a cage, coop, avi¬ 
ary. Cic. -IT Also, the nest or habita¬ 
tion of wild birds. Firg. Rubent aviaria 
baccis. 
XVIaRIOS (avis), ii, m. one who has the 
care of birds. Colum. 
XVIaRIOS (Id.), a, uin, adj . relating to 
birds. Farr. 
XVICeLLX, the same as Avicula. 
XVICOLX (dimin., from avis), ®, f. a lit- 
3 tie bird. Oell. 
AVICULARHJS, ii, m. the same as Avi- 
3 arius. Apic. 
AVIDe (avidus), adv. eagerly, earnestly. 
Sueton. Hilarius, et avidius vesci. Cic. 
Avide appetere aliquid. Cic. Avidissi- 
me exspectare aliquid. Liv. Extra or- 
dineru avidius procurrere. 
AVIDITAS (avidus), atis, f. eagerness, 
avidity, earnestness, ardent desire, ini§v- 
pia. Cic. Senectus mihi sermonis avi- 
ditatem auxit, cibi sustulit. Plin. Avi- 
ditas ad cibos. Cic. Inexhausta aviditas 
legendi. Id. Infinita aviditas gloris. 
Tacit. Aviditas imperandi.-IT Also, 
ambition, covetousness. Plaut. -IT Al¬ 
so, appetite, hunger. Plin. Lactuca avidi- 
tatem incitat. In the plural. Id. Besti- 
u olarum aviditates. - IT Coitus de- 
siderium. Plin. Aviditates feminarum. 
AVIDITER (Id.), adv. eagerly, greedily. 
3 Apulel. 
AVIDOS (aveo), a, um, adj. eager, earnest, 
desirous. Terent. Avidus cibi. Liv. 
Avida in novas res ingenia. Terent. 
Ad rem avidior. Cic. Avidus in pecu- 
niis locupletum. Plin. Avidus desi- 
nere. Ovid. Avidus cognoscere aman- 
tem. Cic. Avidus laudis. Id. Avidis- 
simus glorias.-IT Also, greedy, vora¬ 
cious. Ilorat. Avida porca. Id. Avidos 
vlcinum funus tegros exanimat, glut¬ 
tonous, intemperate. -IT Of inanimate 
objects. Hor. Aures avid®. Ovid. Avi¬ 
dus ignis. Id. Rapina avida. Martial. 
Avida sitis. Plin. Avidi oculi. Lucret. 
Avidum auricularum, as to the ears, h. e. 
eager to hear new and marvellous 
things. Tacit. Manus subitis avida;. 
-IT Also, covetous, avaricious. Cic. 
Liberalis avidum fraudavit. Plaut. Avi- 
dis moribus esse. - IT Also, wide, 
vast. Lucretii, 1. 5. v. 201. 
AVIS (unc.), is, f. ajiird, opvts. Cic. - 
IT Especially in reference to auguries. 
Whence, Ovid, isonis avibus ; and, 
Liv. Secundis avibus, with favorable 
omens. Plaut. Avi sinistra. Ilorat. Ma¬ 
la avi; and, Cic. Adversa avi, with bad 
omens. -IT Alba avis, proverb, of any 
thing rare, uncommon. Cic. Quasi avern 
albam videntur bene sentientem civem 
videre. 
XVITIUM (avis), ii, n. the winged race. 
3 Apulei. 
AV iTOS (avus),a,um, adj. ancestral. Cic. 
Avitie possessiones. Id. Avitum liospi- 
tium. Propert. Avita troptea, family 
trophies. Liv. Avitum malum, an heredi¬ 
tary vice. Ovul. Avitum merum, h. e. 
old. -IT Of brute animals. Colum. 
(of a mule). Paternam fonnam, celeri- 
_ tatemque avitam refert. 
aVIOS (ab & via), a, um, adject, remote 
2 from the road, unfrequented, lonely. Ilo¬ 
rat. Avii montes. Firg. Avia virgulta. 
Fellei. Solitudines avis. - IT As a 
substantive, pathless places. Firg. Avia 
dum sequor. Fellei. Avia itinerum. 
Tacit. AviaOceani. Id. Aviasaltuum. 
-IT Also, who waiulers from the way, 
or is. far from the way. Firg. In mon¬ 
tes se se avius abdidit altos.'’-IT Fig¬ 
ur. Lucret. Avius a vera ratione vaga- 
ris, astray. Id. Morbis in corporis avius 
errat sa;pe animus, bewildered, delirious. 
Silius. Avia coepto consilia, h. e. aliena 
a ccept'o.-IT Avius, that is away from 
the road, remote; Devius, that leads out 
of the. way, devious; Invius, pathless. 
AULA fdvXy), a;, f. a large open space at 
the entrance of great houses; court-yard. 
Firg. Aulai (for aula;) in medio liba- 
bant pocula Bacchi. — Hence, the atri¬ 
um or inner court. Ilorat. Lectus geni- 
alis in aula est.- IT Also, a. royal 
palace. Horat. janitor aulffi Cerberus, 
of Pluto’s palace. Id. Caret invidenda 
sobrius aula. Cic. Auctoritate aulie 
communita, regnum obtinuit. Senec. 
In aula, at court. Firg. Aulas et cerea 
regna refingunt, the cell of the queen-bee. 
-IT Also, the attendants at the palace, 
the court. Tacit. Divisa aula erat. Id..' 
Potiri aula, to engross the influence at 
court. -IT Also, a court-yard for cattle, 
fold, pen. Propert. Vacuam in aulam 
aries reduxit oves.-IT Also, for olla, 
a pot. Plaut. 
AULiEA ( avXaia ), ®, f. the same as Au- 
Icoum. Curt. 
AULiEUM (Id.), i, n. any embroidered 
stuff for hangings, furniture, &c. ; arras, 
tapestry, hangings, curtains. Firg. Au- 
losis jam se Regina composuit, on cush¬ 
ions or seats covered with tapestry. Ho¬ 
rat. Aulffia suspensa, the hangings. Pro¬ 
pert. Porticus aulaeis nobilis Attalicis. 
-IT Also, the siparium or curtain of 
a theatre. Cic. Aulseumtollitur, the cur¬ 
tain rises, which, in the ancient theatres, 
contrary to modern usage, took place 
when the play was finished. Pluedr. 
AuUeo misso. Horat. Aulffia premun- 
tur, the curtain is dropped, h. e. at the be¬ 
ginning of the play. - IT Juvenal. Pic- 
t® ferentem ex lnimeris aulaea tog*, 
h. e. an embroidered garment. 
AULaX (a-uAaf), 3.C1S, a furrow, ridge. 
Anson. 
AULERCI, orum, pi. m. a people of Celtic 
Gaul. Liv. 
AULeTeS (aiiXyryi), ffi, m. one who 
plays upon the flute. Hence, the surname 
of one of the Ptolemies. Cic. 
AULeTICOS ( avXyrucbi), a, um, adj. re¬ 
lating to a pipe or flute, auletic. Plin. 
Calamus auleticus. 
AULICOS (avXiKdi), a, um, adj. relating to 
3 a palace or court aulic. Sueton. Aulicus 
apparatus. -IT Auttcl, drum, absol. 
courtiers. Nepos. Aulicorum invidia. 
Sueton. Aulici interiores. 
AULIS, is & idis, f. ’AvAif, a town and 
port of Boeotia, where the Grecian fleet 
was assembled, preparatory to the Tro¬ 
jan war. Firg. Aulide. Lucan, ad 
iniquam classibus Aulin. 
AULiX, icis, m. a furrow, ridge, the same 
3 as Aulax. Feget.. 
AULQUDOS (avXioSds), i, m. a player on 
the pipe or flute. ' Cic. 
AULON, onis, in. a mountain of Calabria. 
Horat. 
AULOLaRIX (Aulula, obsol. or unused, 
from aula or olla), ae, f. a comedy of 
Plautus, in which is introduced an old 
miser who has buried a pot of gold. 
AULOS, i, m. a Roman preenomen. - 
IT Also, a sort of muscle, so called from its 
_ resemblance to the pipe, aiA<5f. Plin. 
aVOCaMeNTUM (avoco), i. n. a relaza- 
2 tion, diversion, recreation. Plin. Ep. 
Omnia mihi avocamenta eripuit dolor. 
_ Id. Admittere avocamenta doloris. 
aVCCaTIS (Id.), onis, f. a calling off the 
attention, diverting the thoughts. Cut 
Avocatio a cogitanda molestia. Senec 
Qu* me sine avocatione circumstre- 
punt, without distracting my attention. 
AV6CAT0R (Id.), oris, m. he who calls off 
3 or away. TcrtuU. 
aVOCQ (ab & voco), as, avi, atum, a. 1. 
to call off or away, call or turn aside, 
withdraw, airoicaXeio, dworperropai. Cic. 
Pompeium a Caesaris conjunctione avo- 
care. Id. Quos retas a proeliis avocabat. 
Id. Senectus avocat a rebus agendis. 
Id. Avocare animos a religione. Id. 
aliquem a Philosophia. - IT Figur. 
Cic. Avocare philosophiam a rebus oc- 
cultis. Id. Avocare controversiam a 
propriis personis, to abstract. -IT Also, 
to divert, amuse. Apul. Aliquem festivi- 
tate fibula: avocare. Amob. Quibus 
avocare se possint, can be consoled. - 
IT Also, to turn off, drain off. Pandect. 
Avocare aquatn. Quintil. Avocare ar- 
ma, h. c. by a feint to turn aside the arms 
of an opponent. —— IT Also, to revoke, 
disavow. Pandect. - IT Also, to take 
possession of. Pandect. Non potest avo- 
cari ei res. 
AV5L5 (ab &. volo), as, avi, atum, n. I. 
to fly away, dtpiirrapai. Pandect. Pa- 
vones avolare,' et revolare solent.- 
IT Figur. to flee away, hasten. Firg. 
Avolat ipse. Cic. Experiar certe, ut 
hinc avolem. Liv. Avolant Romam. 
Id. Avolat ad equites. 
AURX (aiipa), ffi, f. a gentle gale, breath 
of air. Plin. Ep. Frequentius auras, 
quam ventos ( aer ) habet. Virg. Me 
omnes terrent aurffi. Lucret. Aeris 
auras; and Firg. auras aerias.- 
IT Also, the wind. Firg. aurffi Vela 
vocant. Ilorat. Ocyor aura. Aura 
secunda, a wind which follows the ship, 
that is, a favorable wind. — Hence, figur. 
Ovid. Dum flavit velis aura secunda 
meis. Cic. Aura rumoris. Id. Aura 
popularis, popular applause. So, Id. 
Aura voluntatis, marks of favor. Liv. 
captare auram libertatis, to catch at eve¬ 
ry hope of liberty. IT Also, a blowing, 
a blast. Cic. Aquilonis aurffi. Ovul. 
Flammas exsuscitat aura.-IT Also, 
the air. Virg. Cursum per auras diri- 
gere. Id. In, ad, or sub auras, into the 
air, on high. Id. Attollere se in auras. 
Id. Tendere ad auras. Id. Erigere 
fluctus sub auras. Id. Ferre sub auras, 
to make known. Id. reddere ad auras, 
to place or put in the open air. Id. Fu- 
gere auras, to retire under cover, to se¬ 
clude or hide one’s self. Id. vesci aura, 
to breathe, live. Id. Auras vitales car- 
pere. Id. Venire ad auras superas, to 
return from the infernal regions. -- 
IT Also, an exhalation, fume, vapor, mist. 
Virg. Notas odor attulit auras. Martial. 
Qu® venit aura de croco. Cels. Auroe 
fluininum atque stagnorum.-IT Al¬ 
so, lustre. Virg. Auri aura.-IT Gen- 
itiv. aurai for aurai. Firg. Aurai sim- 
plicis ignem. 
AURARIOS (aurum), a, um, adject, re¬ 
lating to gold. Plaut. Negotium aura- 
riunu Plin. Auraria fornax. Id. Au- 
raria metalla, gold mines Farr. Aura¬ 
ria statera, to weigh gold with. —- 
IT Absol. Tacit. Publicare aurarias ali- 
cujus, the gold mines. 
AURaTX (auratus), ffi, f. a sort of fish, a 
ilb-head, or dory. Plin. 
RaTILIS (aurum), e, adject, golden- 
colored. Solin. 
AURaTuRX (auro, obsol.), ffi, f. a gild¬ 
ing. Quintil. 
AURaTOS (aurum), a, um, adj. gilt, or 
gilded, KC^pvao)pevos. Cic. Currus aura¬ 
tus. Id. Aurata tecta.-IT Also, decked 
with gold. Liv. Aurati milites, h. e. 
having arms gilded or adorned with gold . 
Firg° Aurata tempora, It. e. having a 
gilded helmet. -IT Also, of gold, golden. 
Catull. Auratam pellem, h. e. the golden 
fleece. Ovid. Aurata monilia.-IT Al¬ 
so, of the color of gold. Plin. Gemma 
auratis guttis. Cels. Aurati pisces, 
gold-fish. Tcrtull. Auratiorem hostiam 
cjpdere • 
AUReLIa, ffi, f. a city of Celtic Gaul, note 
3 Orleans. Whence, Aurelianensis, e, adj. 
of Aurelia. Sidon. Aurelianensis urbs. 
AUReLTaNOS, i, m. one of the Roman 
emperors. Fopisc. 
