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BACCIIAR. S tejlaccar. 
B aCCH ATIM (Baccha), ad v. in the manner 
■i of Bacchants, furiously, madly. Apulei. 
BaCCH ATIS (bacchor), onis, f. a cclcbrat- 
ing of the orgies -of Bacchus ; a reveling? 
raving. Cic. Nocturnce bacchationes. 
BaCCIIeIS, Tdis & Idos, adj. of Bacchis, 
3 or the Bacckiades. Stat. Ephyres Bacche- 
idos, h. e. Corinth, because that city was 
long governed by the BaCchiades. 
BACCHeCS, and BACCHeTCS (Bacchus), 
a, um, adj. of or relating to.Bacchus, @uk- 
XcTog. Ovid. Bacchea vineta. Virg. 
Baccheia dona, the vine. -IT Also, of 
or relating to the Bacchants. Ovid. Bac- 
chei uluRtus. ■£ 
BACCHIXDAE (Bacchis), arum, m. an old 
family of Corinth, descended from Bac¬ 
chis, one of the ancient kings. They gov- 
■ emied the city for two hundred years. 
'-Ovid. Bacchiadie gens. 
BSCCHICCS, and BACCHIOS (Bacchus), 
3 a, um, adj. relating to Bacchus, 0a k%(- 
<6$. Martial. Bacchica'serta. 
BaCCHIS, ldis, f. the same as Baccha. 
Ovid. --1l' Bacchides is the title of a 
play of Plmtlus, so called from the name 
of two sisters, persons of the drama. 
BaCCHiOS (/Sa/cxrrof), ii, m. a metrical 
3 foot, consisting of a short and two long 
syllables (^-). 
■BaCCHOR (Bacchus), aris, atus sum, 
dep. 1. to celebrate the orgies of Bacchus, 
rage or rave as a Bacchanal, 0aK%cvo- 
pat. Plin. (See Bacchans.) Catull. Bac- 
chari evoe, to shout evoe in honor of Bac¬ 
chus. - IT Used passiv. of the place 
where the orgies are held. Virg. Bac- 
chata Naxos. -—IT Figurf to rage, rave, 
run . wild. Virg* Incensa per urbem 
bacchatur. Horat. Non ego sanius 
bacchabor Edonis. Cic. Quasi inter 
sobrios bacchari vinolentus videtur. 
Virg. In antro bacchatur vates, raves, 
is inspired. -Also, of beasts and in¬ 
animate objects. Ovid. Boreas bac¬ 
chatur ab Arcto. Virg. Bacchatur fama 
per urbem, spreads rapidly, rushes. Lu- 
cret. Animal orane, quod in montibus 
bacchatur.-IT Also, to rage with 
fury. Sueton. Ija bacchantem non de- 
fuit plerisque an liius adoriri.-IT Also, 
to be transported with joy. Cic. Quanta 
in voluptate bacchabere ! —- IT Also, 
of an orator, to be transported. Cic. — 
Of a poet, to be inspired. Sueton. 
BaCCHOS (B ukxos), i, m. son of Jupiter 
and Semele, fabled to have been the discov¬ 
erer of the vine, and therefore esteemed the 
god of wine. - IT Figur. the' vine. 
Virg. Apertos Bacchus amat colles.- 
IT Also, wine. Virg. Miti dilue Baccho. 
-- IT Also, a sort of sea fish. Plin. 
BaCCIFER (bacca & fero), a, um, adj. 
2 bearing berries. Plin. Taxus baccifera. 
-if Also, bearing olives. Silius. Bac- 
cifero nutrita Sabino. 
BaCCINX, ib, f. henbane. Apulei. 
BaCCOLX (diminut., from bacca), ib, f. a 
2 small berry. Plin. 
BXCeNIS, is, f. a forest in Germany, 
probably the Hart! forest. Coes. 
BACEOLUS, or BACeLUS, according to 
2 Suetonius, used by Augustus for stultus. 
BXCILLUM (diminut., from bacillus), i, 
n. a little staff, stick, baton. Cic. - 
IT Also, the lictor's rod. Cic. 
BXCILLOS, i, m. the same as Bacillum. 
Isidor. 
BACTRX, orum, n. plur. rd Bd/crpa, the 
capital of the Bactrians, now Ballch. Curt. 
--IT Pliny calls it Bactrum. 
BACTRI, orum, the Bactrians. Plin. — 
Hence, Bactrianus, a, um,adj. Bactrian. 
Curt. Bactriana Regio, Bactriana, part 
of the modem Turkistan. -IT Bactriani, 
orum, inhabitants of Bactriana. Plin. 
BACTRINUS, a, um, the same as Bactri- 
3 anus. Apulei. 
BACTRUM. See Bactra. 
BACTROS, i, m. a river of Bactriana. 
Lucan. 
BXCOLOS, i, m, and BXCCLUM flag to), 
2 i, n. a staff, slick, baton, 0aKTypia', 0aK- 
rpov. Ovid. Baculum agreste. Id. Sus- 
tinere artus baculo. Id. Inniti baculo. 
-IT Also, a sceptre. Flor. 
BXDIOS, a, um, adj. of a broicn, bay, or 
chestnut color. Varr. 
BXDIZ5 (13aSOjo>), as, n. 1. to go, walk. 
3 Plaul. — Also written badisso. 
BAIBIOS, a, um, adj. of Baibius, a Roman 
gens. Liv. Bahia lex. 
B/ETICaTOS (Baetica), a, um, adj. cloth- 
3 cd in garments made of Spanish wool. 
Martial. 
BAlTrCOLX (Baetis & colo), ib, dwelling 
3 on the river Bcetis. Silius. 
BAGTIGENX (Baetis & gigno), te, the same 
3 as Bieticola. Silius. Bietigenajque viri. 
B/ETIS, is, m.. a river of Spain, now the 
Guadalquivir. Plin. — Hence BietXcus, 
a, um, on theJSwtis. Plin. Bsetica provin- 
cia, adj..and Bietica, te, f. absol., apart 
of Spain; noted fowits wool, comprising 
the tnodern Andalusia and pari of Grana- 
dcL Plin. — Bietici, orum, the inhabitants 
iff Bcetica. Plin t Ep. 
WlQAUDX, ie, m. ;<j Gallic peasant. Eu- 
— Hence, Bagaudlgus, a, um. 
Bagaudica I'ebellio, of the Ba- 
gaudm, h. e. peasants' war. 
BXG60S, i, and BXGoaS, ae, m. an eu¬ 
nuch, Baytoos, and Baywaj, a Persian 
word. Ovid, and Quintil, 
BXGRXtiX, ae, m. a river of Africa. Cats. 
BAHAL. Same as Baal. 
BA1 /E, arum, f. Batai, a town of Campa¬ 
nia, noted for its warm baths, and a favor¬ 
ite resort of the Romans. Cic. — Hence, 
Baianus, and Baius, a, um, adj. of Bairn. 
Propert. Baia; aquae. Plin. Baianus 
sinus, now the gulf of Pozzuolo. Cic. 
Baiana negotia. -*— IT Bairn is also used 
for watering places, in general. -Cic. 
BaJOLAToRKOS (bajulo), a, um, adj. fit 
3 for carrying. Owl. Aurel. Sella bajula- 
toria, a sedan. 
BAJ0L5 (bajulus), as, avi. atum, a, 1. to 
3 bear or carry as a porter, /3acrdgio. 
Quintil. Ego te bajulare non possum. 
Phwdr. Asinus bajulans sarcinas. 
BAJOLOS, i, m. a carrier, porter, (popevs, 
1 fta/rra^oiv. Cic. -IT Sometimes used 
for vespilldj a person employed to carry out 
dead bodies in the nighb-time, bearer. Sidon. 
BaLASNX {fiaXaiva), K, f. a kind of whale, 
according to some, a grampus. Juve¬ 
nal. Baliena Britannica. 
BXLXNaTOS (baianus), a, um, adj. per- 
3 famed with beiicn or ben oil. Pers. 
BXLXNINOS (Id.), a, um, adj. prepared 
from behen. Plin. Balaninum oleum. 
See Baianus. 
BXLXNTTeS (baianus), ie, m. 0a\avirys, 
a precious stone. Plin. 
BXLXNIT13 (PaXai/tris), idis, f. shaped 
Wee an acorn. Plin. Balanitis castanea. 
BaLaNS (balo), antis, f. a sheep, so called 
from its bleating. Virg. Balantum grex. 
Lucret. Balantum pecudes. 
BXLXNOS (0aXuvos), i, f. a sort of mast 
or acorn, the same as glans. Plin. Nas- 
citur e balano, sed non nisi esculi.- 
IT Also, a kind of large chestnut. Plin. - 
IT Also, the date. Plin. -TT Also, the ben 
or behen nut, from which an ointment was 
extracted. Horat. Pressa tuis baianus ca- 
pillis.-IT Also, the tree which bears the 
ben. Plin. -IT Also, a suppository. Plin. 
-IT Also, a kind.of shellfish. Plin. 
BXLXTRoNeS (unc.), um, m. worthless 
fellows, blackguards, contemptible rascals. 
Ilorat. Mendici, mimoe, balatrones. 
BALATOS (balo), us, m. a bleating of 
2 sheep, BXyxypa. Virg. 
BXLAUSTIUM {0aXuvortov), ii, n. the 
flower of the pomegranate. Plin. 
BaLBe (balbus), adv. lispingly, stammer- 
3 ingly. Lucret. 
BALBOS (unc.), a, um, adj. having an im¬ 
pediment of the speech, stammering, stutter¬ 
ing, lisping. Cic. Demosthenes cum ita 
balbus esset, ut ejus ipsius artis, cuistu- 
deret, primam lit.teram non posset di- 
cere. Horat. Os tenerum pueri, bal- 
bumque. Id. Baiba verba, li. c. pro¬ 
nounced indistinctly. Id. Baiba senectus. 
-IT Also, a Roman family name (cog¬ 
nomen). - IT Also, a mountain in 
Africa. Liv. 
BaLBOTIS (balbus), utis, ivi, Itum, a. & 
n. 4. to stutter, stammer, lisp, ipcXXi^co. 
Cels. - IT Figur. to speak obscurely, 
treat of imperfectly. Cic. Academici bal- 
butire desinant aperteque audeant di- 
cere, &c. Id. Epicurus balbutiens de 
natura deorum. Id. Stoicus perpauca 
balbutiens.-IT Of birds. Plin. Me- 
rula canit restate, liieme balbutit. 
BXLEaRIS (/?aXXco), e, adj. Balearic. Liv. 
Baleares insulae, and, absol., Id. Bale- 
9S 
ares, ium, the Balearic islands (Majorc* 
and Minorca). -IT Hence, Balearlcus, 
a, um, and Balearis, e, of the Balearic 
isles. Liv. Balearis funditor. Plin. Ba¬ 
learis terra. Id. Balearicum mare. Ovid. 
Balearica funda. ^-IT Absol. Baleari- 
ci, orum. and Baleares, ium, the inhabit¬ 
ants of the Balearic isles, celebrated as 
skilful slingers. Liv. and Plin. - -- 
Balearicus was a surname given to Q. 
Ccccil. Mctellus, who conquered the Ba- 
Iccl7°(sS» Cic* 
BXLINEyE, and BaLNEjE (/ 3aXavuov ), 
arum, f. public baths. Cic. Venire ad 
balneas Senias. Id. Balneas publicas 
constituere. Plin. Pensiles balineie. — 
IT Also, private baths. Plin. -IT Also, 
the act of bathing. Plin. Caventur pridi- 
ana balinea. 
BXLINEUM,. and BALNEUM (ia.), i, 
n. a bath, a private bathing room-. Plin. 
Jun. A balineo reversus. Cic. Post ho- 
ram octavam in balneum. 
BALIoLOS, ifPlamni, swarthy. 3 Plaul, 
BALLISTX, and BALISTA (0aXXw), x, \ 
f. a warlike engine to shoot sloncs'or darts 
with ; a sort of cross-bow. Cic. Ballistic 
lapidum. Tacit. Excussa.lfeillisris saxa. 
Id. Catapultad, ballistasque tenJere,—- 
IT Also, the weapon thrown. Plant. Ita ■ 
est armor : ballista ut jacitur.-IT Fig, 
ur. an instrument. Plaut. Infortunii; 
ballista. 
BaLLISTARTUM, and BSLTSTARUIM • 
3 (ballista), ii, n. the place where the ballis- •* 
tee arc fixed; a batten/. Plaul. 
BALLISTARIOS, and BaLiSTARIOS 
3 (Id'.), ii, m. a cross-bow man, one toko dis¬ 
charges the ballista, Veget. -IT Also, 
makers of the ballistce, cross-bow makers. 
Pandect. 
BALLISTEX (fiaXXi^co), orum, n. dances, 
3 or’songs accompanying dances. Vopisc. 
BALLoTe (fiaXXtiry), es, f. the herb black 
liorehound. Plin. 
BALLuCA, and BXLuCX, ae, f. gold-dust. 
Cod. Just. 
BALLuX, and BXLuX, ucis, f. gold-dust. 
Plin. 
BALNEAE. See Balinea:. 
BALNEARIS (balneum), e, adj. relating 
3 to baths. Pandect. Balneare argentum, 
silver utensils used in baths. -IT Bal- 
nearia, ium, absol., bathing dresses and 
utensils. Apulei. 
BALNeaRIDS (Id.), a, um, adj. pertaining 
to a bath. Catull. Fur balnearius, lurking 
about baths. - IT Balncaria, orum, ab¬ 
sol., a balneary; a bath. Cic. Nihil ei 
restabat prieter balnearia. 
BALNEAT5R (balneie), oris, m. one wU 
has the care of a bath; the master or keeper 
of a bath. Cic. 
BAI.NEATRIX (balneator), icis, f. she 
3 who has the care of a bath. Petron. 
BALNE5LAE (diminut., from balneae), 
arum, f. little baths. Cic. 
BALNE5LUM (diminut., from balneum), 
1 i, n. a little bath. Juvenal. 
BALNEUM. See Balinenm.- 
BALS, as, avi, atum, n. 1 .to bleat, cry as 
’ll. a sheep, 0Xyxnopai. Plaut. and Ovid. 
Balat ovis. See Balans. Enn. Balans 
hostia. - IT Also, to talk foolishly. 
Arnob. -IT Varro. Satis balasti, you 
have said enough about sheep. -IT Bdo 
also occurs in Varro. 
BALSXMEOS, and BALSXMINOS (bal- 
3 samum), a, um, adj. balsamic, balsamical. 
Plin. Balsaminum {oleum) pretiosissi- 
mum. 
BALSXMoDeS CASIA, fiaXeapvtiys 
Kama, resembling balsam. Plin. 
BALSXMUM [fiaXoapov), i, n. balsam, or 
balm, the gum of the balsam-tree. Plin. 
- IT Also, the balsam-tree. Tacit. 
Balsamum modica arbor. 
BALTE5L0S (diminut., from balteus), i. 
3 m. a girdle. Capitolin. 
BALTEOS, i, m. andBALTEUM (unc.),i, 
2 n. a girdle, belt. Lucan. Balteus astrinxit 
amictus.-IT Also, a sword-belt, bal¬ 
dric. Virg. Humero apparuit alto bal¬ 
teus. -IT Also, a band, border, fringe.^ 
Cato. In tabula pura balteum ponito, 
a wooden circle, or hoop used in making 
cakes. — Hence, Manil. Stellatus balte¬ 
us, the zodiac. -IT Also, aprwcinctio of 
vacant space in an amphitheatre, separa¬ 
ting differentrows of seats. Calpum. - - 
IT Also, a girdle on the capitals of pillars. 
