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XLaIUOS (Id.), a, urn, adject, pertaining 
to or stationed on the wings of the Roman 
army. Cies. Cohortes alari®, h. e. aux¬ 
iliary. So, Liv. Alarii equites.—It is 
also used absol. Cws. 
XLATeRNOS, i, f. a small tree or shrub, 
with leaves like the ilex and olive, which 
bears neither fruit nor seed. Plin. 
SLaTOS (ala), a, um, winged, bearing 
3 wings, alas habens, nrepiords, irrepbeis- 
Virg. Ut priraum alatis tetigit magalia 
plantis, speaking of Mercury. -IT Fig- 
ur. swift, quick. Ovid. Alatis equis. 
XLAUDA (Gallic), ®, f. a lark, xopvSaXo ?. 
-IT Alaudae, arum, in. the soldiers of 
a legion enrolled by Ccesar: the legion 
itself was called Alauda. Cic. and Sueton. 
XLaZoN (aXatjov), onis, a bragger, 
3 boaster, braggart , braggadocio; a swell¬ 
ing, blustering fellow, a bully. Plaut. 
A.LBX (albus), ®, f. a pearl. Lamprid. 
A.LBX, », and aLBA LoNGa, ”AX/?a, a 
city in Latium, founded by Ascanius, at 
the foot of a mountain called from i^Alba- 
nus. Virg. -IT Alba is also the name 
of several other towns, as Alba Marso- 
rum, Alba Julia, Alba Graeca. - 
IT Probably the word Alba properly 
means an eminence or mountain (Alpes is 
of close affinity); hence it is the name 
of several cities, which were perhaps 
built on elevated sites. 
ALBANIA, as, ’AA fiavia, a country in Asia, 
on the Caspian sea, now called Georgia, 
Sec. The inhabitants were called Albani. 
_ Plin. 
aLBaNOS (Alba), a, um, adject, pertain¬ 
ing to Alba Longa, Alban. Liv. Albana 
pax, ft. c. icith the inhabitants of Alba. 
-IT Liv. Albanus mons, the mountain 
near which Alba was built. Id. Albanus 
Lacus, a lake near Alba. Quintil. Alba¬ 
ns Columme, ft. e. made of stone quar¬ 
ried in the mons Albanus. Martial. Al¬ 
bana comissatio, a feast on this moun¬ 
tain at the time of the Quinquatria. - 
IT Albani, orum, the inhabitants of AUia 
Longa. Liv. 
aLBaNOS, a, um, adj. of or pertaining 
to Albania, Albanian. Plin. Albanum 
_ mare, ft. e. the Caspian. 
aLBXRIOS (albus), a, um, adject, belong¬ 
'd ing to the whitewashing of walls. Tertull. 
Albarius tector, or Albarius, ii, m. a 
whitewasher, plasterer. Plin. A1 bari¬ 
um opus, or albarium, ii, n. whitewash, 
_ whitening, plaster, parget, mortar, stucco. 
aLBaTOS (albo), a, um, clothed or arrayed 
in white, A evxetpwv. Cic. Cum ipse epu - 
li dominus albatus esset. 
SLBEDS (albus), inis, {.whiteness. Apul. 3 
aLBeNS (albeo), entis, being white, white, 
qui albet, vn'tiXcvKu; Tacit. Ossa al- 
bentia. Id. Albentes spurn®. Id. Mem¬ 
bra in pallorem afbentia. Ores. Albente 
coelo, at day-break, dawn of day, rise of 
_ day, day-spring. 
aLBeNSIS, e, adject, of or belonging to 
_ the city Alba (not Alba Longa). Plin. 
aLBEB (albus), es, n. 2. to be white, Xev- 
xaivopac, albus sum. Ovid, canis al- 
_ bere capillis. 
ALBeSCeNS (albesco), entis, growing 
white, whitening, qui albescit, {nroXevxo;. 
Horat. Albescens capillus, turning gray, 
growing hoary. Paul. Digest. Albes- 
_ cente coelo, the day now breaking. 
aLBeSCS (albeo), is, n. 3. to grow white or 
1 whitish, begin to be white, whiten, albere 
incipio, albico, Xevxav9£gco. Cic. Mare 
albescit. Virg. ut primum albescere 
lucem Vidit, the day dawning, breaking. 
ALBICeRX (albus & cera) olea, a kind 
of olive, so called from its color, and from 
being like wax. Plin — Called also albi- 
ceris. 
aLBICeRaTX (albus & cera) ficus, a 
kind of fig, so called from its color and re- 
_ semblance to wax. Plin. 
aLBICS (albus), as, avi, atum, n. 1. to be 
whitish, vttuXcvk6s dpi, aliquantum al¬ 
bus sum. Plin. Mutat colorem, sed ex 
nigro albicare incipit. Id. Albicans 
cauda. -IT Also, to be white. Ilorat. 
_ Nee prata canis albicant pruinis. 
ALBIC5L5R (albus & color), oris, white, 
3 of the color of white. Coripp. 
>LBIC5M0S (albus & coma),a, um,having 
_ white hair, white-haired. Venant. Furtun. 
fcLBIDOLOS (albidus), a, um, somewhat 
3 white, whitish. Pallad 
aLBIDOS (albus), a, um, whitish, some- 
id,what white, a little white, rather white. 
Ovid. Spuma albida. Cels. Pus cras- 
sius, et albidius. Id. Pus crassissi- 
_ mum, albidissimumque. 
aLBINEOS (Id.), a, um, rather white, 
3 somewhat white, whitish, virdXevxos, albi- 
_ dus. Pallad. 
aLBINoVaNCS, i, m. C. Pedo Albinova- 
nus, a heroic poet. Quintil. -IT Cci- 
sus Albinovanus, a friend of Horace. 
ALBINOS (albus), i, m. the same as alba- 
3 rius, a plasterer, wldtener, pargeter. Cod. 
Justin. -IT Albinus is also a Roman 
surname of the Posthumian gens. - 
IT Clodius Albinus, the name of a Roman 
_ emperor. 
aLBION (albis rupibus), onis, Great 
_ Britain, Albion, ’AAovicov. Plin. 
aLBIS, is, m. the Elbe, a river of Germa- 
_ ny. Tacit. 
ALBIT0D5 (albus), inis, f. whiteness, 
3 hoariness. Plaut. 
aLB 8 (Id.), as, a. 1. to make white, whiten, 
3 blanch, bleach. Priscian. 
aLB 5R (Id.), oris, m. a white color, white- 
3 ness, the white, as of an egg, to which it is 
_ generally applied. Pallad. 
aLBuCGS, i, a kind of herb. Plin. 
aLBOeLIS, is, f. a kind of vine. Columel. 
ALBuGS (albus), inis, f. a horny indura¬ 
tion of the membranes of the eye; a disease 
of the eye, by which the cornea contracts a 
whiteness; the albugo; a white speck on 
the eye, a haw; a pearl, web, or pin, that 
grows over the sight; suffusion; Xcvkio- 
pa, XevKioais. Plin. -IT Also, scurf 
or scales in the head, beard, or brows; 
_ scald, dandruff. Plin. 
aLBOLa (albulus), is, f. the ancient name 
of the Tiber. Virg. -IT Albula, se, or 
Albul®,arum ; sc. aquffi, sulphur baths in 
the region of Tibur, now Tivoli. Plin. 
ALBOLOS (albus), a, um, dim. somewhat 
3 white, whitish, vxtSXevxos. Catull. Albu¬ 
lus columbus. Martial. Albula freta, 
_ ft. e. foaming. 
ALBUM (Id.), i, n. a white color, white, 
whiteness, XevKoopa, albus color, pars al¬ 
ba alicujus rei. Virg. maculis insig- 
nis, et albo. Liv. Columnas poliendas 
albo locavit. Cels. Album ovi, the white 
of an egg. Id. Album oculi, the white 
of the eye. But, Columel. Album in ocu- 
lo, a white speck in the eye, the albugo. 
—- IT Also, a whited table, wherein the 
Prtutors entered their edicts, actions, de¬ 
crees, &c. Paul. Sentent. Q,ui album 
raserit, corruperit, fee. Senec. Sedere 
ad album, ft. e. circa Pra3toris formulas 
et judiciorum occupari. Quintil. Alii 
se ad album, ac rubricas transtulerunt, 
&c. Also, the table wherein the Pontifez 
Maximus described, the remarkable occur¬ 
rences of each year. Cic. Hence, also, a 
matricular register, book to enrol names in; 
a list of names, muster-roll. Album ju- 
dicuvn, contained the names of the judites, 
or jury-men; senatorum, those of the 
senators,' &c. Sueton. Splendidum vi- 
rum albo judicum erasit. So, Tacit. 
Eradere aliquem albo senatorio. Sueton. 
Nomen suum in albo profitentium ci- 
tharcedorum adscribere. Senec. Mit- 
tere aliquem in album. Liv. Referre in 
album. Plin. Ctuum hanc operam con- 
dicerem, non eras in hoc albo, ft. c. you 
were not in the number (list) of those to whose 
_ judgment I intended to submit my work. 
aLbuMEN (Id.), inis, n. the white of an 
_ egg. Plin. 
aLBONEX, ae, f. a fountain ( and grove, 
according to some), among the mountains 
in the neighborhood of Tibur, together 
with the nymph presiding over it. Virg. 
-IT Also, the name of a sibyl, dwell¬ 
ing in this region, on the banks of the river 
Anio. Lactant. Also called Albuna by 
Tibull., according to some. 
aLBORNUM (albus), i, n. the white sap or 
inner bark of trees, liable to rot and be 
_ worm-eaten, areap Scv&pov. Plin. 
aLBuRNOS (Id.), i, m. now Alburno, 
Montag-na di Sicignano, or M. della Peti- 
na, a mountain of Lucania, so called from 
the white appearance of its summit. Virg. 
-IT Also, the name of a god worshipped 
by the Romans on this mountain. Tertull. 
-IT Also, a com. subs., a small white 
fish, supposed to be a bleak or a blay. Auson. 
aLBOS (dA <pos, ft. e. Xevxds), a, um, white, 
Xevxds; albus denotes, properly, a pale 
white, candidus, a bright or shining white, 
as in snow, or made white by the art of 
the fuller; hence, ater is opposed tn 
albus; nigerto candidus: the distinction, 
however, is not always observed. Cic. 
Alba, et atra discerriere. Id. Q.u® alba 
sint, qu® nigra, dicere. Plaut. Alba 
barba, hoary, gray, snowy. Plaut. Albis 
dentibus deridere, A. e. with immoderate 
laughter, so as to expose the teeth. So, 
Juven. Albis pedibus, with bare feet. 
Cic. Albus aterve fuerit, ignorans ; a 
proverbial expression of contempt, 
A. e. being quite unacquainted with. Cic. 
Alba avis, proverb, for a rare thing. 
- IT Sometimes, pale. Martial. - 
IT Also, lucky, fortunate, happy, because 
white tilings were assigned especially to 
the Dii Superi. Sil. Alhus dies. Plin. 
Album calculum adjicere rei, A c. to 
assent to. Horat. Albus et ater genius. 
Hence, a white hen seems to have been 
a fortunate sign. Sueton. Galb. 1., to 
which place Juven. Sat. 13, 141, per¬ 
haps refers.-IT Also, clothed in white, 
for albatus. Hor. - IT Also, dear, 
bright. Hor. Stella albtt., ft. e. Casto- 
rum sidus. To this may be referred, 
Sil. Albus dies. Martial. Alb® luces, 
glowing. Hence, Senec. Alb® senten- 
ti®, A. e. clear, simple, perspicuous. —— 
IT Also ,making clear, making clear weath¬ 
er. Hor. Albus Notus. Id. Albus Ia- 
pix.-IT Albo rete aliena bona oppug- 
nare, in Plaut. h. e. by a plausible fraud. 
Or, to seize on another's property by the 
preetor's album, as it were by a net. Al. 
_ leg. albo ariete. Al. pariete. 
ALCZECS, i, m. a lyric poet of Mitylcne. 
in Lesbos. Quintil. — Hence, AlcSxcus, 
a, um,"adj. of or pertaining to AIcceus, 
Alcaic. Sulon. metrum Alcaicum, the 
Alcaic verse, so called because first 
_ used by AIcceus. 
aLCXTIISe, es, f. ’AXua^rdy, a city in 
Greece, otherwise called Megara. Ovid. 
aLCXTHOOS, i, m. a son of Pelops, king 
in Megara. — Hence, Ovid. Urbs, or 
_ moenia Alcathoi, ft. e. Megara. 
aLCe (dAidj), es, or aLCeS, is, f. a north 
3 ern wild beast, perhaps the elk. Cces. and 
Plin. - II Alee, Ovid. Metam. 3, v. 
_ 217, is the name of a dog. 
aLCEX (dA xta), ffi, f. marsh-mallows. 
Plin. 
aLCeDS, or HaLCeDB ( xeeiv iv dXl, to 
lie in the sea), inis, and aLCvONe (kv- 
eiv iv aXi, to brood in the sea), es, f. a bird, 
of which it is said that she breeds in the sea, 
and that there is always a calm during her 
incubation ; a halcyon or Icing-fisher. Plin. 
aLCeDBNIa (alcedo), orum, aXicvoviSes, 
3 the days during the incubation of the king¬ 
fisher, at which time, it was thought there 
was always a calm. — Hence, figur., quiet, 
peaceable times, halcyon days. Plaut. 
aLCeSTe, es, and aLCeSTIS, is, f. 
’AXxscjtii, the daughter of Pclias, ancl 
wife of Admctus, who devoted herself to 
death, to secure her husband’s life. Ovid. 
aLCEUS, ei & eos, m. ’AXxevs, dissyllab. 
the father of Amphitryon, whose wife, Alc- 
mcna, was the mother of Hercules, who is 
hence, according to some, called Alcides. 
aLCIBIXDeS, is, m. ’AXxifJcaSri;, Alcibi- 
ades, a very distinguished Athenian. Mepos. 
aLCIBIQN (aXxi6cov), ii, n. an herb used 
in curing the bite of serpents. Plin. 
aLCIDeS (Alceus, or from aXxi]), ®, m. 
_ Hercules, ’AXxeiSyi. Virg. 
aLCIMEDe, es, f. ’AXxipcSy, the wife of 
JEson, and mother of Jason. Ilygin. and 
Val. Flacc. 
XLCIMED8N, ontis, m. the name of a dis¬ 
tinguished sculptor. Virg. — Hence, Al- 
cimedontteus, a, um, of or pertaining 
to Alcimedon. Campol. in Litholex. Al- 
cimedont®um prasepium, A. c. made 
with the greatest skill. 
A.LCIN50S, i, m. 'AA xlvoos. the son of 
JVatisithous, king of the Phwacians in 
Corcyra, renowned for his justice and 
riches, who entertained Ulysses icith great 
liberality and hospitality. His orchards 
were proverbially famous. Virg. Po- 
maque, et Alcinoi silv®, ft. c. fruit- 
trees. Ovid. Alcinoo dare poma, used of 
any thing superfluous. Horat. Juventus 
_ Alcinoi, ft. e. voluptuaries, sensualists. 
aLCIS, Idis, f. a name of Minerva. Liv. 
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