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BLaTTIFER (blatta & fero), a, um, adj. 
3 clothed in purple. Sidon. Blattifer Senatus. 
BLAUDENIUS, a, um, adj. of Blaudus,in 
Phrygia. Cic. Blaudenius Zeuxis. 
BLeCHNON (/?X fjxvov), i, n. a kind of 
fern. Plin. 
BLeCHoN (0\rixo>v)> onis, m. wild penny¬ 
royal. Plin. 
BLeMMy/E, arum, and BLeMMyeS, or 
BLEMyeS, um, m. a fabulous nation 
of J.Ethiopia , without heads, and having 
their eyes in their breasts. Plin. 
BLeNDIOS, ii, m. a sea-fish. Plin. — 
Others read Blenius. 
BLeNNOS Q3\evvds), i, m. stupid, foolish; 
a fool, dolt. Plant. 
[ILITEOS (blitus), a, um, adj. senseless, 
3 foolish, stupid, insipid. Plant. 
BLITUM (ffXiTov), i, n. and BLITOS, i, 
m. the arrack or orrage,~a pot-herb; or, 
according to some, the spillage. Plin. 
BtiA (bos), a;, f. a large water-serpent, 
supposed to suck the udders of cows. 
Plin. - Also, a disease, in which 
red pimples rise in the flesh. Plin. 
B5ARI0S (Id.), a, um, adject, relating to 
oxen. Liv. Forum boarium, the beast- 
market. Propcrt. Arva boaria. Plin. 
Lappa boaria, an herb. 
BdATOS (boo), us, m. a loud roaring or 
3 bawling. Apulei. Prreconis boatu. 
BOBSAQUA, same as Bubsequa. 3 
BoCCHAR, &ris, or BoCCHSR, oris, m. 
a king of Mauritania. Liv. -IT Also, 
a Moor, an African. Juvenal. 
BCEBe, es, f. Boifly, a town in Thessaly. 
Ovid. - If Also, a lake near the same. 
Liv. — Hence, Bcebeius, and Bcebiclus, 
a, um, adj. Thessalian. Val. Flacc. Proles 
Bcebeia, the Thessalian nymphs. Lucan. 
Brebicio vomere. 
BCEBeIS, Idis, f. Boi/3riis, a lake of Thes¬ 
saly ; lake Biebe. Lucan. 
BCEoTaRCHeS IBouorapxrii), £e, m. I •/>. 
chief magistral 5 of the Boeotians, ike 
Baotarch. Liv. 
BIEoTIA, ®, f. Boioerla, Bceotia, a district 
of Greece, bordering on Attica ; its capital 
was Thebes. Plin. — Whence, Bceo- 
tius, Bcebtus, and Bceotlcus, a, um, adj. 
Boeotian. Plin. Frumentum Boeoticum. 
Ovid. Bceotia moenia. Id. Boeota tellus. 
— And Boeoti, absol. the Boeotians, noted 
for their stupidity. Ilorat. Bceotum (for 
Baeotorum) in crasso jurares aere riatum. 
BCEoTIS, idis, f. the same as Baeotia. 
Pompon. Mela. Locris, Phocis, Brnotis. 
BOIA, re, f. the country of the Boii. Coes. 
BOLE (perhaps /3osia), arum, f. a collar, 
3 with which slaves were punished. Plant. 
BOII, iorum, m. Botoi, a people of Gaul, 
who passed into Italy, and thence into 
Germany, where they gave their name to 
the country they occupied. Liv. and Plin. 
— Hence, Boiemum, or Boihemum, i, 
n. the country of the Boii in Germany, 
now Bohemia. Tacit, and Vellei. 
B5LX, or VoLX, se, f. a town of the 
JEqui in Latium. Virg. - Liv. uses 
Volte, drum. — Hence, Bolanus, or Vola- 
nus, a, um, adj. of Tola. Liv. Volanus 
ager. And Bolani, or Volani, orum, 
the inhabitants of Vola. Liv. 
BoLBITJNe, es, f. a town in JEgypt. 
— Hence, Bolbitlnus, a, um. Plin. 
Bolbitinum ostium, the Bolbitinic mouth 
of the Mile. 
BoLBITON (I36\0itov), i, n. the dung 
of oxen. Plin. 
BoLfTAR (boletus), aris, n. a vessel to 
pickle mushrooms in; any vessel for eating 
or cooking in. Martial. 
BoLeTCS (/IcoXfrrjs), i, m. a mushroom 
of the best sort. Martial. 
B5LIS (/?oXif), idis, f. a missile .— Hence, 
bolides, streamers, or tines of fiery light, 
shooting across the sky. Plin. 
BSLiTeS (i 3o\irr;i), se, m. the root of the 
herb lychnis. Plin. 
BOLCE (jStSXoi), the name of certain 
precious stones. Plin. 
B6L0S (/JdXof), i, m. a throw or cast of a 
net, or of dice. Plant. Lepide jecisti 
bolum. Sucton. Bolum emere, the 
draught of fishes. 
BSLOS (/?(5Xof), i, in. a morsel, bit, piece. 
Terent. Bolum mihi ereptum e faucibus. 
— — IT Figur. profit, gain, luck. Varr. 
Cochlere magnum bolum deferunt arris, 
yield great profit. Plant. Dabit lirec tibi 
granues bolos. 
BoMBaX ! an interjection of contempt, 
3 pohpish! Plant. 
Bo MBITS (bornbus), as, are, n.l. to humor 
3 buzz like a bee. Auctor carm. de Philom. 
BoMBOS (fl6p0os), i, m. the humming or 
3 buzzing of bees; the hoarse sound or blast 
of a trumpet; a busy -noise or hum, a 
murmur. Varr. Intus faciunt bombum. 
Lucret. Tuba reboat raucum bombum. 
Catull. Multi raucisonis efllabant cornua 
bombis. Martian. Capell. Bombus tym- 
pani. Sucton. Tria plausuum genera, 
bombos, et imbrices, et testas, a hum of 
applause. 
BoMByCINOS (bombyx), a, um, adj. made 
of silk, silken. Juvenal. Panniculus bom- 
bycinus. - If Bombycina, absol. silk 
clothes. Martial. Furtiva bombycina. 
BoMByCIOS (Id.), a, um, of silk, silken. 
- IT Also, silky. Plin. Bombycire 
arundines. 
BoMByLIOS (/?op/?oXiof), ii, m. the larva 
of the silk-worm. Plin. 
BoMByX {(36y(ivl), yds, m. and some¬ 
times f. the silk-worm. Plin. -If Also, 
f. silk. Plin. -Also, cotton. Plin. 
B5NX D£X, a goddess of the Roman 
women, at whose rites none but females 
were Admitted. Cic. — Also called by 
Ovid., Bona Diva. 
B5XAS0S (fJdvacros), i, m. a wild beast 
lUce a bull, but having the mane of a horse. 
Plin. 
BSNITaS (bonus), atis, f. goodness, excel¬ 
lence. Cic. Bonitas pnediorum. Id. 
vocis. Id. ingenii. Plur,dr. aquffi. 
Plin. vini. Id. Aurum quo sspius arsit, 
proficit ad bonitatem. Cic. Bonitas 
causae. - If Applied to the moral 
qualities. Cic. Vir singulari bonitate. 
JVepos. Hominis excellens bonitas. 
Cic. Commendare aliquid fidei et 
bonitati alicujus. - If Particularly, 
kindness, liberality, benignity. Cic. Quid 
enim est melius bonitate et beneficen- 
tia? Id. Uti bonitate deorum. Id. 
Affluere bonitate. - If Also, filial 
piety. Cic. Justitiaergaparentes, pietas, 
vulgo autem bonitas nominatur. 
BoNNA, se, f. a town of Germany, now 
Bonn. Tacit. — Hence, Bonnensis, e, 
adj. of Bonn. Tacit. Castra Bonnensia. 
BONoNIX, re, f. a town in Italy, on the 
river Rhenus, now Bologna. Liv. — 
Hence, Bononiensis, e. adj. Plin. Rhe¬ 
nus Bononiensis amnis. 
B5NUM (bonus), i, n. any good, or blessing, 
to dyafov. Cic. Summum hominis 
bonum. Id. Bonum mentis est virtus. 
Id. Bona animi, et corporis. Id. Bona, 
et incommoda, prosperity and adversity. 
Id. Uti bono litterarum, the opportunity 
of a mutual correspondence. Quintil. 
Eloquentia; bonis male uti. Id. Bona 
ingenii. Id. Bona vocis. Tacit. Bona 
pacis, the blessings. Sallust. Maxi¬ 
mum bonum in celeritate putare, 
the chief good. Id. Bonum publicum 
simulare, to pretend the public good. 
Plin. Bono publico, from a regard to the 
public good. Liv. Pax bono omnium 
parta, to the advantage of the whole 
community. -If Bono esse alicui, to be 
of use or assistance to, to help, profit. Liv. 
Bono fuisse Romanis adventum eorum 
constabat. Cic. Quibus occidi patrem 
bono fuit. - Plant. Quid mihi sit 
boni, si mentiar? what should I gain l 
what advantage would it be to me ?- 
If Plaut. Facere sibi bona inulta, to take 
one’s pleasure, enjoy one’s self. - 
IT Plaut. Facere aliquid boni alicui, to 
confer a favor. -If Bona orum, goods, 
property, effects. Cic. Possidere bona 
alicujus. Id. Bonorum possessio. 
Terent. Bona patria abligurire. Quintil. 
Cedere bonis.-Esse in bonis, to be 
in possession of an estate. Cic. Est bodie 
in bonis.-In the singular. Plant. 
Quos penes mei potestas boni. 
BONOS (line.), a, um, adj. (comp, melior. 
super!, optimus), good, ayaSos, strOXos, 
/ccrXoj, probus,integer, absolutus, perfec- 
tus, conveniens natur®. Cic. Quidquid 
est, quod bonum sit, id expetendum 
est. Id. Vir bonus. Id. auctor. Id. 
poeta. Id. augur. Tacit. Boni mores, 
bon® leges. Id. Bon® artes. Cic. Bo¬ 
na causa. Id. conditio. Id. fama. 
Id. memoria. Id. Bona mens. Quin¬ 
til. voluntas. Id. conscientia. Cic. 
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spes. Id. Bono consilio aliquid facere 
Id. Bona tempestate uavigare. Quintil 
Bona vox. Lucret. Bonus color. Suc¬ 
ton. Bona cervix. Terent. Forma bona. 
Cic. Boni numi, good money; standard 
coin. Scncc. Bonus dies, serene. Ovid. 
Bonus dies, fortunate, happy. Cic. Bo¬ 
na tempora. Liv. Prodigium vertetur 
in bonum.-IT Boni, orum, the good; 
the just; the upright; the patriotic. Ilo¬ 
rat. Oderunt peccare boni.-IT Some¬ 
times applied ironically. Terent. Eho- 
dum bone vir, quid ais ? Cic. Bone 
custos provinci®.-If O bone, my good 
fellow. Ilorat. -If Boni also signifies 
the rich; the opulent. Cic. Bonorum et 
locupletum referta. Id. Viri boni usu- 
ras perscribunt.-If Mohlc, of a good 
family; of good birth. Terevt. 111am 
civem esse Atticam bonam, bonis prog- 
natam. Plaut. Bono genere natus.- 
IT Bon® res, h. e. in a good condition. 
Cic. Res Hispaniensis valde bon®, go 
on well. Id. Unde bonis meis rebus fu- 
giebam. So, Gell. In re bona esse, to be 
prosperous. -II Bona ®tas, youth; the 
prime of life. Cic. -IT Fit, apt, suitable, 
convenient. Tacit. Campi militi Roma¬ 
no ad preelium boni. Virg. Bona bello 
cornus.-If Skilful, practised. Cic. Bo¬ 
nus gubernator, skilful. Tacit. Agrip- 
pa militia bonus, practised in the art of 
war. - If Brave, gallant. Sallust. 
Libertatem nemo bonus, nisi cum ani- 
ma simul amittit. - IT Well-disposed, 
friendly. Cic. Eo velim tain facUi uti 
possem, et tam bono in me. Virg. Sis 
bonus o, felixque tuis. - IT With 
words of quantity, large, considerable, 
material. Cic. Bonam partem sennonis. 
Ilorat. Sit bona librorum copia. - 
IT Bonum est, ’tis a good thing ; ’tis well. 
Plaut. Bonum est, pauxillum amare 
sane ; insane non bonum est.-IT Bo¬ 
num factum. See Factum. - If In 
bonum exire, succeed. Senec. Quidquid 
aget, in bonum exibit.-IT Quod bo¬ 
num, faustum, felix, fortunatumque sit 
(a solemn form used in entering upon any 
business), de. -If See Melior, and 
Optimus. 
B6NCSC0LX (diminut. from bona), orum. 
3 n. a little estate. Sidon. 
BOS (/Jodco), as, avi, atum, n. 1. and B55, 
3 is, n. 3 to roar, bellow, re-echo. Ovid 
Redde meum, toto voce boante foro 
Plaut. Boat c®lum fremitu. Pacuv. apud 
J\ r on L Ciamore colies resonantes bount. 
BOoTeS (Botbrys), re &. is, m. the con¬ 
stellation called also Arctophylax. Cic. See 
Arctophylax. 
BSRfiX (/ 36peios ), ®, f. a kind of jasper. 
Plin. 
BORAALIS(boreas),e,adj. northern.Av. 3 
BORAaS (B opens), re, m. the north-north- 
2 east wind, the Greek term, equivalent to 
the Latin Aquilo. Plin. — Often used also 
for Septentrio, the north wind. Nep. and 
Virg. 
BOReOS (/3dpe iof), a, um, adj. northern. 
Ovid. 
BORSYCITicS, re, m. a precious stone, 
probably a sort of coral. Plin. 
BORySTHANeS (BopiKr-fHi'rjj), is, m. a 
I river of Sarmatia, now the Dnieper. Mela. 
— HenceBorystbenTus, a, um.adj. Ovid. 
Amnis Borysthenius, the Bumjsthencs. 
B5RySTH£NIDA 1 (Borysthenes),and B8- 
3 RySTHENITAS, arum, m. the dwellers on 
or near the Borysthenes. Prop, and Macrob 
BoS (f]<iv;), bovis, m. and f. an ox, a 
bull, or cow. Cic. Bourn cervices nat® 
ad jugum. Ilorat. Intact® boves.- 
IT Gen. plur. bourn for bovum, and dat. 
holms, or bubus, for bovihus. -Tf Plaut. 
Boves mortui, leathern straps. -If Bo- 
vi clitelias imponere, proverb, h. e. to as¬ 
sign one a task for which he is unfit. Cic. 
- IT Bos lucas, an elephant. Plin. 
See Lucas. -If Also, a sea-fish. Ovid. 
BoSCXS {floaKas), adis, or BoSCIS, idis, 
f. a species of duck. Colum. 
BoSPoROS (fjosTTopoi), and less correctly 
B5SPH5R0S, i, m. a strait. Plin. 
Bosporus Tliracius, now, the Bosphorus, 
or the straits of Constantinople. Id. 
Bosporus Cimmerius, now, the straits uf 
Co fa. — Also, plur. neut. Propcrt. Bos- 
poracapta. — Hence, Bosporanus, Tacit., 
Bosporeus, Sidon., Bosporlcus, Gell., 
and Bosporlus, a, urn, adj. Ovid, of or bo- 
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