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BIPEDaLTS (Id.), e, adj. two feet long, 
wide, or thick. Cws. Materia bipedalis. 
Id. Bipedales trabes. Colum. Bipedalis 
latitude). Ilorat. Modulus bipedalis. 
BIPEDaNEOS, and BIPEDaNOS, a, urn, 
adj. the same as Bipedalis. Plin. and 
Cnlum. 
BTPENNIFER (bipennis & fero), a, um, 
3 adj. hearing a battle-axe. OoUl. 
BIPENNIS (bis& pinna), e, adject, hav- 
2 ing two edges, two-edged, catting with two 
sides. Virg. Ferro icta bipenni.- 
*T Absol. f. a two-edged axe, a battle-axe, 
•pole-axe. Ilorat. Ilex tonsabipennibus. 
Virg. Cielatainque argento ferre bi- 
pennem.-IT Also, Bipennis (bis &. 
penna), having two wings. Plin. Insec- 
tum bipenne. Varr. Bipennes plumas, 
both wings. 
BIPeNSILIS (bis & pensilis), e, adject. 
3 that may be suspended by two sides, having 
two handles. Varr. 
BIPERTIO, &c. Same as Bipartio, &c. 3 
BIPeS (bis & pes), edis, adject, with two 
3 feet, two-footed, Si-novg. Cic. Oflmiuin 
bipedum impurissimus, bipeds. Plin. lip. 
Regulus omnium bipedum nequissimus, 
as great a rogue as walks on two legs. 
Virg. Bipedum equorum, sea-horses, 
represented as having only the forelegs. 
Plin. vEgyptii mures bipedes ambulant, 
on two legs. 
BTPRoRuS (bis & prora), a, um, adj. with 
3 ttcoprows. Hygin. Navis biprora. 
BIReMIS (bis & remus), e, adject, with 
two oars. Horat. Biremis scapha, a 
two-oared boat. Liv. Lembus biremis. 
And, absol. Lucan. Longa biremis.- 
IT Also, having two rows of oars, and, gen¬ 
erally, subst. a galley of this sort. Cats. 
BIR5TDS (bis & rota), a, um, adj. with two 
3 wheels. Non. — Substant. Birota, re. 
Cod. Theod. a two-wlieelcd vehicle. 
BIRROS (rrvpjdg), and BuRROS, i, m. a 
■ 3 coarse outer garment, of a red color, a sort 
of cloak. Vopisc. 
BIS (duis), adverb, twice; on two occasions. 
Cic. Bis falleris, doubly. Id. Bis terque. 
twice or thrice. Virg. Bis die, twice a 
day, Sis rfjs fipepag. Cic. Bis in die. 
Plaut. Bis tanto amici sunt inter se, 
quam prius, twice as much as before. 
Virg. Bis patet tanturn. Cic. Bis bina, 
four. Herat. Bis ter, six. Id. Bis 
quinque viri, h. e. decemviri. Lie. Bis 
millies. Martial. Trecenta debet Ti- 
tius, hoc bis Albinus, twice that. Cic. 
Bis ad eundem (sc. lapidem offendere), 
proverb, to split twice on the same rock, 
commit the same error twice. -IT Also, 
a second time, for iterum. Martial. Bis 
Frontino consule. 
BISaCCIUM (bis & saccus), ii, n. a bag 
3 with two pouches. Petron. 
BISALTfE, arum, m. Bio-aXrar, a Thra¬ 
cian tribe, dwelling near the Strymon. Liv. 
— Whence Bisaltla, and Bisaltlca, nr, f. 
their country. Liv. 
BISaLTIS, Idis, a maiden, deflowered by 
3 Neptune, called also Theophane. Ovid. 
BISeLLIUM, and BTSSkLLIUM (bis 
& sella), ii, n. a stool with two seats. 
Varr. 
BISoN, ontis, m. and f. a kind of wild ox, 
a buffalo. Plin. 
BISSeNI (bis&seni), re, a, adj. twicesix, 
twelve. Sil. 
BISSeXTOS dies, the bissextile or int.erca- 
3 lary day, which was added every fourth 
year ( leap-year), when the twenty-fourth 
and tioenty-fifth of February were both 
styled the sixth of the calends of March 
(dies sextus ante Cal. Mar.). Pandect. 
And, absol. bissextum. Ammian. - 
IF So, bissextus annus, bissextile or leap- 
year. Augustin. -IT Also, bissextus 
honos, the consulship, so called in allu¬ 
sion to the twelve lictors. Stat. 
BISTONES, um, the Thracians, Bivroveg. 
Lucan. —Hence, Bistonis, idis, and Bis- 
tonIus,a, um,adj. Thracian. Ilorat. Bis- 
tonidum crines, Thracian women. Ovid. 
Bistonis ora, h. e. Thracia. Ovid. Tel- 
lus Bistoniis habitata viris. Id. Blsto- 
nire aves, h. e. cranes. Id. Bistonius 
turbo, h. e. northern. -IF Bistonia, ai, 
absol. Thrace. Voter. Flacc. 
BISuLCILINGUX (bisulcus & lingua), 
3 re, m. having a cloven tongue; double- 
tongued, deceitful. Plaut. 
BISOLCOS (bis & sulcus), a, um, adj. clov¬ 
en, or divided into two parts. Ovid. Pede 
bisulco. Id. Lingua bisulca, forked. 
Plin. Cauda bisulca. Id. Bisulca ungula. 
-IF Bisulca, cloven-footed beasts. Plin. 
BISrLLXBOS (bis & syllaba),a, um, adj. 
3 consisting of two syllables, dissyllabic. 
Varr. 
BITHyNIX, re, BiSvvia, a country of 
Asia, lying between the Propontis and. the 
Black sea. •— Hence, Bithynlcus, Bithy- 
nlus, and Bithynus, a, um, and Bithynis, 
idis, f. adj. Bithynian. Cic. Bithynica 
societas. Ilorat. Bithyna negotia. Ovid. 
Melie Bithynide. And Bithynii, Plin., 
and Bithyni, Tacit, the Bithynians. 
BITO. See Beta. 3 
BITuMEN ( TTirra, or irirraa), Inis, n. bitu¬ 
men, mineral pitch, found both in a solid 
and liquid state, avcjtaX-og. Virg. In- 
cende bitumine lauros. Vitruv. Bitu¬ 
men liquidum. 
BITuMINaTOS (biiumen), a, um, adj. 
2 bituminous, impregnated with bitumen. 
Plin. Aqua bituminata. 
BITuMIN£OS(Id.), a,um,adj. bituminous. 
3 Ovid. Bituminere rapiunt iucendia vires. 
BITOMIN6SOS (Id.), a, urn, adj. bitumi- 
2 nous, impregnated with bitumen. Vitruv. 
Bituminosi fontes. 
BITORIGeS, um, a people of Gallia Aqui- 
tanica; the Bituriges Cubi, capital Ava- 
ricurn, Cats.; the Bituriges Vibisci, capi¬ 
tal Burdigala. Plin. -IF Also, singu¬ 
lar. Lucan. Biturix levesque Suesso- 
nes. — Hence, Biturlcus, a, um, of the 
Bituriges, or of their country. Plin. 
BIVeRTeX (bis & vertex), Icis, adj. hav- 
3 ing two summits. Stat. Biverticis um¬ 
bra Parnassi. 
BIVIRa (bis & vir), re, f. a woman mar- 
3 ried to a second husband. Varr. 
BIVIUM (bivius), ii, n. a place with two 
2 ways, or where two ways meet. Virg. In 
bivio port®.-IF Figur. a twofold 
means. Varr. 
BIVIOS (bis & via), a, um, adj. having two 
3 roads, dividing into two ways. Virg. Ut 
bivias obsidam fauces. 
BLaCTERS, as, n. 1. to bleat, as the ram. 
3 Auct. carm. de Philom. 
BLA2S0S (perhaps fSXaiadg), a, um, 
3 adj. having an impediment in the speech, 
stammering, lisping, faltering. Juve¬ 
nal. Blsesis, atque mero titubantibus. 
Martial. Os blresum. Ovid. Blresa 
lingua. —— IF Also, a Roman family 
name (cognomen). — Whence, Blresia- 
nus, a, um, of Blatsus. Martial. 
BLANDA3, arum, f. a town in Lucania. 
Liv. -IF Also, a town in Spain. Plin. 
BLaNDe (blandus), kindly, courteously, 
soothingly, gently. Cic. Rogare blande. 
Id. Petere aliquid blandius. Id. Appel- 
l ire aliquem biandissime. 
Bl _,aNDIC0Le, adv. the same as blande. 
3 Apulei. 
BLaNDIDICOS (blande & dico), a, um, 
3 adj. caressing, coaxing. Plant. 
BLaNDIFICOS (blande & facio), a, um, 
3 adj. soothing. Martian. Capell. 
BLaNDILOGUeNS (blande & loquor), 
3 entis, adj. spcaJcing kindly or courteously. 
Labor, apud Macrob. 
BLaNDILOGUkNTIX (blandiloquens), 
3 re, f. caressing words, flattery. Vetus 
Porta, apud Cic. 
BLaNDILOGUeNTOLOS (diminut. from 
3 blandiloquens), a, um, adj. coaxing, 
•wheedling. Plaut. 
BLaNDILOGUOS (blande & loquor), a, 
3 um, adj. coaxing, flattering. Plant. 
BLaNDIMeNTUM (blandior), i, n. anal- 
I lurement, blandishment, caress, charm. 
Cic. Multa nobis blandimenta natura 
ipsa genuit. Liv. Multa blandimenta 
plebi ab Senatu data. Ovid. Jactare 
blandimenta, et preces. Tacit. Aggre- 
di aliquem per blandimenta. Id. Blan- 
dimentum sublevavit rnetum. -—- IF Al¬ 
so, seasoned meats, delicacies. Tacit. Si¬ 
ne blaudimentis expellunt famem. 
BLaNDISR (blandus), Iris, Itus sum, 
dep. 4. to soothe, caress, please, compli¬ 
ment, fawn upon, wheedle, flatter, peiXia- 
o-A), xpr/croAoyca), KopiCopat, apecrKopai. 
Ovid. Et minus audacter blanditur. 
Plin. Columbia blandiuntur inter se. 
Id. Infans blandiens matri mortu®. 
Plin. Jun. Blandiri auribus alicujus, to 
please or tickle the cars. Pandect. Blan¬ 
diri sibi, to deceive one’s self. -IT Al- 
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so, applied to inanimate things Vie 
Voluptas sensibus blanditur. Tacit 
Blandiens inertia. Id. Vitia blandien. 
tia. Id. Blanditur cceptis fortuna, 
smiles upon, favors. Plin. Pomi suavi- 
tas blanditur, allures, attracts, entices. 
Id. Guredam aqure blandiuntur aspectu, 
invite to taste their stream. See Blanditus. 
BLaNDITER (Id.), adverb, courteously , 
3 softly, kindly. Plaut. 
BLaNDITIa (Id.), re, f. a compli¬ 
menting, caressing, flattering; fair words, 
compliments, flattery. Cic. Nulla pestis 
major, quam adulatio, blanditia, assen- 
tatio. Id. Blanditia popularis. — Of- 
tener in the plural. Cic. Elicere aliquem 
blanditiis. Id. Exprimere irummulos 
ab aiiquo blanditiis. Id. Colligere be- 
nevolentiam civium blanditiis. Id. Blan¬ 
ditiis voluptatum deliniri. Sucton. Dice- 
re aliquid per blanditias. Ovid. Dicere 
alicuiblanditias. Id. Adhibere blanditias 
BLaNDITIeS (Id.), ei, f. the same as 
3 Blanditia. Apul. 
BLaNDITIM (blandior), adv. caressingly , 
3 pleasantly. Lueret. 
BLaNDiTOS, a, um, particip from blan¬ 
dior. —— IF Adject, pleasing, pleasant, 
agreeable. Propcrt. Blanditre rosre. Plin. 
Blandita peregrinatio. 
BLaNDOLOS (diminut. from blandus), a, 
um, adj. pleasing, charming, soothing. 
Hadrian. Animula vagula, blandula. 
BLaNDOS (unc,.), a, um, adj. courteous, 
agreeable, pleasing, caressing, soothing, 
flattering. Nepos. Blandus, temporibus 
callidissime inserviens. Tereml. Ilomi- 
num nusquam quisquam blandior. Cic. 
Voluptates, blandissimre dominie. Pe¬ 
tron. Blandissima oratio. Ovid. Blandis- 
sima carmina. Cic. Blands illecebra 
voluptatis, attractive, bewitching. Ovid. 
Blandis lacertis tenere colla alicujus. 
Plin. Res blandie legentibus. Virg. 
Blandus labor, pleasing toil. Ovid. 
Alea blanda, agreeable. Stat. Blan¬ 
dissima litora, charming, delightful. 
Plin. Blandissimus aspectus, a most 
beautiful view. Lueret. Blandus liquor 
amaracini, fragrant. Manil. Blandus 
sonus, grateful to the ear. Claudian. 
blando quresitum frigore somnum, re¬ 
freshing. -ir Also, gentle, harmless, 
placid. Claudian. Blandi angues. Id. 
Blandus fluctus, tranquil, smooth. Ovid. 
Blandi soles, mild. -IF Also, persua¬ 
sive. Plaut. Nunc experiemur, uter 
nostrum sit blandior. Tibull. Blanda 
tura, li. e. which move the gods. —r 
IF With the genit. Stat. Blandus pre- 
ciun.-IF With the infinit. Horat. 
Blandum ducere quercus. 
BLaPSIGONIX (/ 3Xaxpivovia ), re, f. a dis- 
2 ease of bees, when they do not breed. Plin. 
BLaSPHeMaTIQ (blasphemo), onis, f. a 
3 reviling, slander, calumny. Tertull. 
BLaSPHeMIX {(IXagibripia), re, f. calum- 
3 mi, slander ; blasphemy. Augustin. 
BLaSPHeMIUM, ii, n. the same as Sto- 
3 phemia. Prudent. 
BLaSPIIeMS (PXagdnipeoi), as,avi, atum, 
3 a. 1. t.o speak ill of, revile ; speak irreve¬ 
rently of the Deity, blaspheme. Prudent. 
BLaSPIIeMOS (fiXagiprinog), a, um, adj. 
3 one who reviles. Prudent. 
BLXTERaTOS (blatero), us, m. a prating, 
3 babbling. Sidon. 
BLXTER5(unc.), as, avi, atum, a. and n. 
3 1. to babble, prate, talk idly, gabble. Horat 
cummagnoblaterasclamore. Gell.. Hom¬ 
ines stulta blaterantes. Plaut. Blatera- 
visti vicinis, me daturum, &.C., you have 
been blaltbing. 
BLXTER5 (blatero, are), onis, m. a bias- 
3 her, blab, busy-body. Gell. 
BLXTI5, is, the same as Blatero. Plaut. 
3 Nugas blatis. 
BLaTTX, re, f. the black beetle. Vng- 
3 Lucifugis congesta cubilia blattis.- 
IT Also, a kind of moth or worm that eats 
clothes and books ; a tin-worm, book-worm. 
Horat. Biattarum, et tinearum epulffi. 
--IT Also, purjile cloth. Spart. 
BLaTTaRIX (blatta), re, f. the herb pur¬ 
ple, or moth-mullein. Plin. 
BLaTTaRIOS (Id.), a, um, adj. infested 
by moths■ Senec. JBlattaria balnea. 
BLaTTEX (Id.), re, f. purple. Venant. 
3 Fortun. 
BLaTTEOS (Id.), a, um, adj. pm pie, of a 
3 purple color. Eutrop. Blattei funes. 
