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Ach®a f®x, h. e. Graculi homines. 
Stat. Achrea premia, h. e. corona ex 
olea, qu® dabatur victori in ludis 
Olympicis. —-— ir Achrei, orum, inhabit¬ 
ants of Achaia. Plin. - TT Acfuei is 
also the name of a people of Scythia, on 
the Black sea, of Grecian origin, whence 
their name Ovid. 
XCHaIa (’Axai'a), ®, f. a country of Pelo¬ 
ponnesus, on the gulf r.f Corinth. - 
IT The name is also applied to all Greece. 
XCIIaIXS, iadis. See Aclueias. 
XCHaICOS (Achaia), a, um, pertaining 
to Achaia ; also to Greece. Cic. In me¬ 
dio Achaico cursu. Virg. Achaica 
castra.-If Achaicus is also the sur¬ 
name of L. Mummius, who conquered 
Achaia and destroyed Corinth. Plin. 
XCHaIS (Id.), Idis, adject, f. Achuian, 
3 Grecian, ’Axais, Achsea. Ovid. Per 
tot et H»monias, et per tot Achaidas 
urbes.-If As a substantive, Achaia 
or Greece. Ovid. Pars ego Nympha- 
rum, quae sunt in Achaide, dixit. 
XCHAIOS (Id.), a, um, adject. Achaian, 
3 Grecian. Virg. Achaia manus. 
XCIIaRNjE (’’Axapvai ), arum, f. a town 
of Attica. 
XCHaRNaNOS (Acharn®), a, um, ad¬ 
ject. of or belonging to Acharnce. 
XOHaRNe, or XOaRNe ( dudpvy ), es, f. 
a kind of sea-fish; thought by some to 
be a sort of cod-fish, a whiting. Plin. 
- IT Acharne is also a town of Magne- 
sia,in Thessaly. Plin. 
XCHaRNIDeS. See Atamites. 
XCHaTeS {ayjiTTjq), x, m. & f. an 
achat , or agate, a precious stone or gem, 
gemma nomen deductum ab Achate 
Siciliae fiuvio, juxta quem primum re- 
perta est. Plin. -If Also, a river in 
Sicily. Plin. - IT Achates, ®, m. the 
faithful companion of JEneas. Vir<r. 
XCHijLoIAS (Achelous), oT&dls, adject, 
femin. In plur., the Sirens, as daughters 
of Achelous. Ovid. ° 
XCHELoIS (Id.), Idls, f. adject, pertain 
in rr in - A -1_i . ; j .. J —. 
XCHETXE ( axtrai, from p%of, sound), 
arum, m. singing cicada, grasshoppers 
mg to Achelous. Acheloides, the Sirens. 
Ovid. 
XCHELoIOS (Id.), a, um, ’A x&uios, 
relating or belonging to Achelous. Ovid. 
-— a Acheloius lieros, Tydcus, a hero 
from JEtolia, so called because Achelous 
is a river of that country. Stat. _ 
IT Acheloi'a pocula, water. Viro-. 
XCH£Lo0S (’AxcAtooj), i, m . now jq S pro- 
potamo, a river rising in Pindus, separa¬ 
ting JEtolia from Acarnania. Plin. _ 
IF In fabulous history, the father of the Si¬ 
rens. Ovid. - IT In consequence of 
the antiquity of the stream, Achelous is 
- watcr in general. Macrob. 
XCHfiRoN (’A xcpwv), ontis, m. now 
Campamano, or Savuto, a river of the Brut- 
tu. Plin - IT Also, a river of Epirus, 
now Veliehi, or Verlichi. Plin. - 
il Among the poets, a river of the infernal 
legions. Virg — It is often also put for 
the infernal regions. Virg. 
XCHeRoNTIX, ®, f. now Ac.crenm, Ce- 
renza, a small city of Lucania, on the con- 
fines of Apulia. Horat. 
j CHeRONTINI (Acheron), orum, people 
in the Bruttian territory, near the river 
Acheron. Plin. 
XCHfiRoS, ’IAxepios same as Acheron, 
“ river oftheBruttii. Liv. 
OIItRuNS, untis, m. & f. same as Ache- 
,c infernal regions. Lucret. - 
yAcherums ulmorum joculariter dicitur 
ah 1 lauto Amph. 4. 2. 10. de servo vapu- 
lante virgis ulmeis, scilicet in 
v *e[g° moriuntur virg®. 
XC I£R0NTIC0S (Acheruns), a, u,„, 
•inject. of or belonging to Acheron, the 
"vernal regions. Plant. Acherunticus 
Xrm? e »r,arY rCpit ’ neitr death - 
HeRuSIX ( A xepovaia \iuvri),w, f. sc. 
P us ; now Lago della Collucia, a lake 
near Cumai. Plin - IT Also, a lake in 
'virus. Plin. - If Also, Aelierusia 
pecus is a cave of Bithynia, near Hera- 
elea. 
CHlRuSIS, idis & ldos, f. ’Axepovai; ; 
L- s •Acherusia specus. Valer. Flacc. 
ACHE RuSros CAxepovtno;), a, um, ad- 
i ?'■ Pertaining to Achcrusia. Liv. - 
■ Xcherusia templa, Aclierontian, belong¬ 
ing to the infernal regions. Lucret. - 
Acherusia vita, a miserable 
Lucret. 
cujus 
life. 
Plin. 
XCHILLeX, ®, f. same as Acliillcos. 
XCHILLEIDeS (’AxiA XeiSys), eid®, m. 
the son of Achilles, patronym. Ovid. 
Written also Achillides. 
XCIIiLLeOS (’AxiXAei os), i, f. an herb 
which Achilles is said to have found and 
used in healing the wound of Tclephus. 
Plin. 
XCHILLe8 (’AxiAAeus), is,m. acelebrated 
Grecian hero, son of Peleus and Thetis. 
Ovid. 
XCHILLeUM (’AxiAAeiov), i, n. a soft 
and compact land of sponge, used for 
wiping wounds, &c. Plin. 
XCHILLeOS (Achilles), a, um, adject. 
belonging to Achilles, 'AxiWeios, ad 
Achiilem pertinens. Virg. Stirpis 
Achille® fastus.-IT Achilieas statu- 
as, naked statues, holding a lance, like 
Achilles. Plin. -TT Achilleus cothur¬ 
nus, tragic, epic, sublime style. Prnpert. 
-IT Achillea insula, the island Achil¬ 
lea,at the mouth of the Borystlienes, so called 
because Achilles was there buried; called 
also Leuce. Plin. - TT Another island 
near Samos. Plin. -IT Achilleus cur- 
sus, ’A xiAAeio; Spdpoc, a peninsula on the 
Black sea. Pompon. Ale la. - If Acliil- 
leum, sc. oppidum, a town in Troas. 
Plin. 
XCHILLEOS, ei, m. same as Achilles. 
AC Hi VOS, a, um, Grecian, belonging to 
Greece; same as AcJubus. Ovid. Achiva 
turba. - IT Achj$i, orum, properly 
people of Achaia, Imt used for all the 
Greeks, ’Axcuoi. Cic. 
ACHLIS, is, f. a wild beast, of the elk spe¬ 
cies. Plin. Others read machlis. 
XCHoRfiS (dx&ipEj), um, m. a scurf, or 
scald on the head, ulcera capitis, tenui 
humore manantia, ita dicta ab a priva- 
tiva, e't\copof, spatium, quia non am- 
plum occupant locum. The second syl¬ 
lable is made short by JEmil. Alacer. 
-V Acores is also read. 
XCHRXDINX (Achras), a part of the 
city Syracuse, joined with the other 
parts of the city by a bridge. Fortasse 
ita dicta est, quia eo loco oiim sylves- 
tris pyrus enata fuerit, qu® Grace axpbs 
dicitur, et inde adject. axpa<5<voj. Liv. 
-IT Aeradina is.also read. 
XCHRXS (axpas), adis & Xdos, f. a wild 
pear-tree. Colum. 
XCIX (acus), ®, f. a needle-full of thread, 
thread in the needle, thread. Cels. — 
IT Ab aeia, et acu omnia exponcre, is a 
proverb, and means to enter into a full 
and particular account. Petron. 
XCICDLX (acus), ®, f. a small needle or 
3 pin, used in the head-dress of a woman. 
Cod. Theodos. -IT Others read acu- 
cula. 
XClDXLIX (’AxiSaXia), an epithet of Ve¬ 
nus. Virg. 
XCIDALIuS (Acidalia), a, um, adject. 
of or belonging to Venus. Martial. Lu- 
dit Acidaiio, sed non manus aspera, 
nodo, h. c. the girdle of Venus. Jd. 
Nomen, Acidalia meruit quod arun- 
dine pingi, h. e. calarno ex arundine, 
qua nascitur circa fontem Acidalium, 
qui sacer est Gratiis, et Veneri. Vel 
intelligit arundinem Cnidiam, qu® ap- 
tissima erat calamis scriptoriis. Cni 
dus autem est Veneri sacra. 
XCIDe (acidus), adverb, with acidity; 
figur. with disgust, with offence. 
Vulgat. Et non acide feras in 
anima tua. 
XCIDrTXS (Id.), atis, f. acidity, sourness, 
3 tartness, harshness. Marcell. Empir. 
XCID0LOS (Id.), a, um, adject, somewhat 
sour or tart, sourish, aliquantum acidus 
subacidus. Plin. Pyra acidulo sapore 
jucunda, honey-pear. 
ACtDOS (aceo), a, um, adject, sour, acid, 
2 eager, tart, sharp, biting, aceti 
saporem, vel odorem habens. Plin. 
Sapor acer, acutus, acerbus, acidus, 
salsus. Plant. Acidissimum acetum, 
h. e. very sharp. - IT Acida creta, 
aceto macerata, soaked in vinegar. 
Martial. - IT Figur. harsh, disagree¬ 
able, unpleasant. Horat. CLuod petis, 
id sane est invisum, acidumque duo- 
bus. Petron. Nullus sonus unquam 
acidior percussit aures meas. Senec. 
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Homo acid® lingu®, h. e. dictis asper 
maled’cus. 
XCTeS (ini;, gen. dtUSos, autos), ei, f. the 
sharp edge, or point, of any thing, dues, 
axpri, pars acuta ferri, ant alterius rei, 
qua secatur, aut pungitur. Cic. Aciem 
securium. Virg. Acies falcis. Plin. 
Acies vitri. Id. Aciem trahere, or 
aciem excitare, to whet, point, sharpen, 
set an edge on. Id. Aciem ferri pr®- 
stringere, h. e. to blunt. - Acies 
ferri also signifies steel, %<5At>t/.. Plin. 
Neque alia genera ferri ex mera acie 
temperantur.- IT Acies often signi¬ 
fies the organ of sight, the apple or pupil 
of the eye, the shine of the eye; the eye it¬ 
self. Cic. Acies ipsa, qua cern.imus, 
qu® pupula voefitur. Virg. Hue geini- 
nas nunc flecte acies. Plin. Ofi'endere 
oculorum aciem, to offend the sight. Id. 
reficere, to refresh or relieve^the eye. 
Cic. exacuere, to sharpen, or quicken the 
sight. Plavt. prastringere, to dazzle. 
-’T Also, a line of soldiers, file, squad¬ 
ron, battalion. Liv. Prima acies hnstati 
erant, the first rank, or van. Vcllci. Fu- 
gata equestris acies, fugat® al®, the 
cavalry. Cws. Tertiam aciem laborau- 
tibus subsidio mittere. Id. Triplici 
instructa acie, the army bcino- drawn zip 
in three lines. Liv. Ab novissima acie 
ante signa procedere, from the last 
rank, from the rear. -U Also for an 
entire army in battle array, raypa. 
Sallust. Statuit non prceliis, neque acie, 
sed alio more helium gerendum, not by 
a regular mode of warfare, not by pitched 
battles. Id. Non acie, neque more 
proelii, sed catervatim. Liv. Agmina 
magis, quam acies pugnabant, more like 
troops on a march, than an army drawn 
up in line of battle, in battle array. Cic. 
Ciiubus ego si aciem exercitus nostri os- 
tendero, &c. Id. Aciem instruere. 
Tacit, aciem componere. Cws. insti- 
tuere. Liv. turbare. Id. restituere. 
Id. Tota acie dimicare. Tacit. Aciem 
disjicere, to rout, put to flight, throw into 
confusion, discomfit. - IT Also ap¬ 
plied to a fleet in battle array. JVepos. 
Classis ah utrisque in proelium deduci- 
tur: quorum acie constituta, &c.- 
TT Sometimes, a battle, fight, action, con¬ 
test. Cic. Quid districtus ille tuns in 
acie Pharsalica gladius agebat? Mepos. 
Acie decernere. -IT Sometimes, the 
field of battle. Nepos. Producere mili- 
tem in aciem. Liv. Excedere acie.- 
TT Figur. in the first place, force, power, 
prowess, might, weight, influence; ducta 
translatione ah acie ferri. Cic. At nos 
vicesimum jam diem patimur hebescere 
aciem horum auctoritatis. - IT In 
the next place, acuteness, discernment, 
shrewdness of intellect, quickness of ap¬ 
prehension, talent, ability; ducta trans¬ 
latione ab acie oculorum. Cic. Nulla 
acies ingenii tanta, qu® penetrare in coe- 
Ium, terrain intrare possit. Id. Animi 
acies obtusior. Id. Prastringere aciem 
mentis. Id. Aciem animi curare, utnon 
cfficetur erroribus.-IT Also, the field 
of dispute, debate, discussion, contention ; 
ducta translatione ab acie militai i. Cic. 
Ad philosophos me revocas, qui in aciem 
non s®pe prodeunt. Id. Nos autem jam 
in aciem, diinicationemque veniamus. 
Plant. Orationis aciem contra conferam, 
h. e. verba tanquam aciem militum 
contra disponam. -IT Flor. Rerum 
diversitas aciem intentionis abrumpit, 
breaks off the thread; defeats the intent; 
confuses the mind, intent on so much and 
such various mattes-. -IT Acies Vul- 
cania, the violence of the flames. Virg. 
-IT Acii, as well as acie, is sometimes 
read for aciei. Gelt. 
XCILIOS, a, um, belonging to the Acilian 
gens at Rome, of which family was that 
M’fManius) Acilius Glabrio, who was 
honored with a statue for having conquered 
Antiochus. Liv. -TT There was an¬ 
other of the same name, before whom Cice¬ 
ro accused Vcrrcs, whose father proposed 
the Acilian law de repetundis. Cic. 
XCINX, ®, f. See Acinus. 
ACiNXCeS ( dbavaKris ), is, m. a cimcler, 
falchion, short crooked sword, gladius 
Persarum, give Medorum, ct Scytha- 
rum proprius, brevior et Romanorum 
pugioni similis, retro tamen aliquan- 
