BRA 
BRE 
BRO 
longing to the Bosphorus. And Bospo- 
ram, the inhabitants of that region. Cic. 
BoSTRyCHITkS (/ 3ocrpvxLTris), a;, m. 
a gem resembling a lock of a woman’s 
hair ; probably amianthus. Plin. 
B5TANISM0S (poravicgos), i,m. aweed- 
ing, pulling up of weeds. Plin. 
BSTeLLOS (diminut. from botulus), i, in. 
3 a sausage. Martial. 
BSTIIyNoS (ffiiOvnns), i, m. a meteor bav¬ 
ins the appearance of a pit. Sencc. 
BSTRSNaTUAI (Corpus), i, n. an orna- 
3 meat, consisting of pearls, put together so 
as to resemble a cluster of grapes. Tcrtull. 
BBTRyiTeS (fiurpv'i'Tri;), ffi, ni. a precious 
stone. Plin. 
BBTRyITIS (j3oTpviTt]s), Idis, f. a sort of 
calamine. Plin. 
BSTRyoN (fJoTpvcnv), onis, m. a bunch or 
duster of grapes. Martial. -U Also, 
a hind of medicament. Plin. 
BBTRyS (i'Jotovs), yos, f. a duster of 
grapes, racemus. — Also, the herb mother¬ 
wort. Plin. 
BSTOLaKIOS (botulus), ii, m. a sausage 
maker or dealer. Senec. 
B5T0L0S (unc.), i, m. a sausage, kind of 
3 meat, pudding, a black pudding. Oell. 
and Martial. 
Bo VI AN UM, i, n. the name of two towns 
in Samnium. Liv. and Plin. — Hence 
Bovianius, a, um, adj. of Boviunum. Sil. 
BOVILE (bos), is, n. a stall for oxen, ox- 
3 stall, cow-liousc. Cato. 
B&VILLiE, arum, f. a town of Latium, 
near Rome. Ovid. — Hence Bovillus, a, 
um, adj. of or at Bovillw. Cic. Bovilla 
pugna, h. c. the murder of Cludius. - 
ir Also, a village near Arpinum _Whence 
Bovellanus, a, um, adj. Cic. Bovellana 
vicinitas. [3 
B5VILL0S (bos), a, um, adj. of oxen. Liv. 
BSVINaTSR (bovinor), oris, m. one who 
3 practises tergiversations. Lucil. 
B5VTN5R, ari, obsol. the same as Tcrgi- 
versor. Fest. 
BOX (/?caO, bocis, m. a kind of sea-fish. 
Plin. 
BRABk.UM, or BRXBIUM (/ 3pa/3eiov ), ii, 
3 n. the reward or meed of victory, a prize. 
Prudent. 
BRABEUTA, and BRABEUTES (0pa- 
2 fltvriis), a;, m. one who presided at. the pub¬ 
lic games and distributed the prizes to the 
victors. Suetcrn. 
BRAByLA, :e, f. a plant. Plin. 
BRaCA, and BRaCCA, re, f. a covering 
3 for the thighs and legs ; breeches, trowsers, 
worn by the Persians, Germans, Gauls, 
4'c., and subsequently adopted also by the 
Romans. Ovid. Laxis arcent male fri- 
gora bracis. Tacit. Bracas, tegmen bar- 
barum. 
BRACaTOS, and BRaCCaTOS (braca), 
a, um, adj. wearing breeches or trowsers. 
Cic. Bracat® et Transalpine nationes. 
Pers. Bracati Medi. Cic. Bracatre cog- 
nationis dedecus, h. e. Gallic. Plin. Gal¬ 
lia bracata, the province of Gaul, after¬ 
wards called Gallia Narboncnsis. 
BRACe, es, f. a species of corn grown in 
3 Gaul, used for making malt. Plin. — 
Others read brance. 
BRACHIALE (brachium), is, n. a wrist- 
2 band, bracelet. Plin. 
BRACHIALIS (Id.), e, adject, of or 
2 relating to the arm. Plant. Nervus 
brachialis. Plin. Brachialis crassitudo, 
the thickness of an arm. 
BRaCIIIaTOS (Id.), a, um, adject, hav- 
2 ing arms or branches. Plin. Bvacliiata 
arbor. Colum Brachiat® vine®. 
BRACHISLUM (diminut. from brachi- 
3 um), i, n. a little arm. CatuU. Mitte 
brachiolum teres. 
BRACHIUM (/?pa%t<o v), ii, n. the fore¬ 
arm, or that part of the arm between the 
hand and the elbow; the upper part being 
called lacertus. Ovid. Laudat brachia et 
nudos lacertos. Tacit. Femin® nud® 
brachia ac lacertos. - II Also, the 
whole arm. Cic. Cohibere brashium 
toga. Id. Extendere brachium. Ovid. 
exserere. Firg. contrahere. Id. at- 
tollere. Ovid, tendere c®Io, and ad 
celum. Ilorat. Fidere brachlis. Id. 
Lentis brachiis adhsrere alicui, to cling. 
Id. and Ovid. Circumdare brachia col- 
1°, to embrace. — The dancing of the 
ancients consisted chiefly in artful 
motions of the arms. Hence, Ovid. 
Brachia numeris movere, or numerosa 
brachia ducere, to dance. So, Id. Bra¬ 
chia saltantis mirare. - IT Figur. 
Ovid. Prsbere brachia sceleri, to lend a 
hand. — Cic. Molli, or levi bracilio ali- 
quid agere, to do any thing negligently. — 
Juvenal. Dirigere brachia contra tor- 
rentem, to swim against the stream. - 
IT Also, applied to the limbs of other 
animals. Plin. (of the nautilus) Prima 
duo brachia retorquens, &c. Id. Po- 
lypis, sepiis, loliginibus, cancris, qui 
brachia in contrarium movent, arms, 
claws. Id. Leoni in brachiolum ossi- 
1ms,/orc-icn-s. Virg. jam brachia con- 
traliit ardens Scorpius.-ir In trees, 
the arms or boughs. Firg. Late ramos 
et brachia tendens. Id. (of the vine) 
Brachia tonde. - IT Also, an arm 
or branch of a river. Liv. Brachio 
flmninis objecto.-IT Also, an arm of 
the sea. Ovid. Brachia longo Margine 
terrarum porrexerat Amphitrite.- 
ir Also, lines, outworks, in fortification. 
Liv. Consul muro Arde® brachium 
injunxerat, qua ex oppido sui commeare 
possent, a line of communication. - 
IF Also, a pier, mole. Sueton. Portum 
Osti® exstruxit, circumducto dextra 
sinistraque brachio. - IT Also, of 
mountains, branches, spurs. Plin. Tau¬ 
rus mons brachia emittit. -IT Also, 
the yard-arm, sail-yard. Firg. Intendi 
brachia velis.-ir Also, the arms of a 
balista or catapult. Fitruv. 
BRaCHMaNAD, arum, and BRACII- 
MaNES, um, m. Bpuxpavcs, the Bra- 
mins, or caste of the learned among the 
Hindoos. Plin. 
BRACHyCATALeCTUM, and BRA- 
3 CHYCATALECTICUM METRUM, 
wanting a metrical foot, brachycatalectic, 
0paxVKUTa\riK-ov, 0paxvnara\riKTiK6v. 
Diomcd. 
BRACTEA, re, f. a thin leaf or plate of 
gold, silver, or other metal; gold or silver 
foil. Lucret. Bractea, auri. Firg. 
Crepitabat bractea vento. Ovid. As- 
pice, quam tenuis bractea ligna tegat. 
Plin. Ligni bracte®, thin plates of wood 
for vmccring. Martial. Bractea viva, 
golden-colored fleece. -If Figur. Solin. 
Bracte® eloquenti®, tinselled words. 
BRACTEATSR (bractea), oris, m. a gold- 
3 beater. Jul. Firmic. 
BRaCTEaTOS (Id.), a, um, adj. covered 
3 with a thin leaf of metal: plated, gilded. 
Sencc. Bracteatus leo, with a gilded mane. 
-ir Figur. Senec. Bracteata felici- 
tas, delusive, false. — Auson Bractea- 
tum dictum, golden words. 
BRACTE5LX (diminut. from bractea), x, 
3 f. a minute leaf of gold. ■ Juvenal. 
BRANCE. See Brace. 3 
BRaNCHIAE (ftpayx <«), arum, f. the gills 
of a fish. Plin. -if Singul. Anson. 
Branchia exspirans. 
BRaSSICA, ®, f. a cabbage. Cic. 
BRATHy (fipdQv), ^os, n. the savin-tree. 
Plin. 
BReCHMA, Atis, n. h. e. abortus piperis. 
Plin. 
BReNNI, drum, a people of Pannonia. 
Ilorat. Brenni veloces. Others read 
Brenci or Breuci. 
BReNNDS, i, m. the name of several Gallic 
chiefs. Liv. 
BREPHSTRSPHkUM (;3 p e {/> 0 r p o (p r. 1 o V ) , 
3 ii, n. an orphan asylum. Cod. Just. 
BREVIARIUM (brevio), ii, n. a summary, 
2 abstract, epitome, abridgment. Senec. 
BREVIATIS (Id.), onis, f. a shortening, 
3 contracting. Augustin. 
BREVIAT6R (Id.), oris, m. an abbreviator, 
3 abridger, epitomiier. Oros. 
BREVlCuLOS (diminut. from brevis), a, 
3 um, adject, short. Plaut. Homo bre- 
viculus, short of stature. Apulei. Gra- 
batulus breviculus. 
BREVILSQJJeNS (brevis & loquor), 
1 entis, adj. speaking but a few words, short, 
brief. Cic. 
BREVILSOUeNTIX (breviloquens), ®, 
1 f. shortness of speech, brevity. Cic. 
BREVIS (brevis), as, avi, atum, a. 1. to 
2 shorten, abridge, abbreviate, contract. 
Quintil. Breviare quffidam. Id. Brevia- 
tur cervix. - ir Quintil. Breviare 
syllabam, to shorten, pronounce short. 
BREVIS (perhaps fipaxvq), e, adj. short, 
3 in respect of time. Cic..Brevi tempore. 
10G 
-IT So, brevi, and more rarely in bre irj. 
absol. shortly, a short time. Cic. Brevi 
postea est mortuus, soon after. Gell. 
Brevi antequam moreretur, a short time 
before he died. Id. Fuit AEschylus non 
brevi antiquior, not a little. Flor. In 
brevi. — Brevi also signifies, in <. 
few words, in brief. Cic. Tuis litteris 
brevi respondere. - ir Ad breve 
(tempus), for a short time. Sueton. In 
tenebris videre ad breve.-IT Also, 
of short duration, transitory, short-lived, 
short, brief. Ilorat. Breves ros®. Id. 
Brevis dominus. Tercnt. Occasio bre¬ 
vis. Cic. Brevis oratio. Id. Cum se 
breves putent esse, longissimi sint. Id. 
Ut ego eo brevior sim. Absol. Fopise. 
Breve nominum conscripsit, a summary. 
Quintil. Hffic ut in brevi fuisse dicenda. 
Cic. Hoc breve dicam, briefly. Id. Breve 
id faciam, I will shorten that. Liv. Cogere 
aliquid in breve, to bring into a small 
compass. - IT Also, short, in space. 
dVcpos. Via brevior. Horat. In breve 
cogi, li. e. to bcrolled up. -IT Also, little, 
small, scanty. Ilorat. Breve caput. Id. 
Ccena brevis, a spare dinner. Ovid. 
Brevis mus. Pallad. Brevissimum 
vasculum. Juvenal. Breves Gvari,. Cic. 
Judex brevior etiam, quam ipse testis, 
shorter in stature. Sueton. Homo brevi 
corpore.-IT Brcvia vada, and brevio, 
absol. shallows, shoals. Firg _So, Ju¬ 
venal. Puteus brevis. Tacit. Breve lit- 
tus.- ir In prosody, Syilaba brevis, a 
short syllable, h. e. which is pronounced 
in a shorter time than a long one. 
BREVITaS (brevis), atis, f. shortness, 
brevity. Cic. Brevitas temporis. Nepos. 
Concinnus in brevitate respondendi. 
Cces. Gallis brevitas nostra contemptui 
est, shoz-tness of stature. Plin. Brevitas 
crurum, shortness. Id. arborum, low¬ 
ness. Gell. angusti freti, narrowness. 
Fitruv. gutt®, diminutiveness. Plin. 
Brevitatis gratia, for the sake of brevity. 
Cic. In dicendo brevitas, conciseness. 
BREVITER^d.), adv. shortly, in brief, in a 
word. Cic. Breviter describere aliquid. 
Id. brevius. Id. Exposui, quam brevis- 
sime potui.-II Also, in a short time. 
Cic. Ulcere breviter, to pronounce 
short. - IT Also, of quantity, little. 
Plin. Parvo brevius, quam totus, a little 
less than the whole. - ir Also, of space, 
narrowly. Tibull. equum curvo brevius 
compellere gyro. 
BRIAREUS, ei & eos, m. B piapevs, Briu- 
3 reus, a giant, who had a hundred arms. 
Firg. Centumgeminus Briareus. 
BRIGaNTeS, um, m. a people of Britain, 
3 in the northern part of the modern Eng¬ 
land. Tacit. 
BRiSA (unc.), ®, f. a lump of trodden or 
pressed grapes, with which was made a sec¬ 
ond sort of wine. Colum. 
BRISeIS, idis & idos, f. Bpiarji's, Hip- 
podamia, daughter of Brises, and favor¬ 
ite slave of Achilles, from whom she was 
taken_ by Agamemnon. Ovid. 
BRITaNNIA, ®, f. B peravvia, Britain, 
now Great Britain. Plin. — Hence Bri- 
tannicus, and Britannus, a, um, adject. 
British. Cic. rEstus Britannici. Juvenal. 
Causidici Britanni. — Absol. Britanni, 
the Britons. Firg. Divisos toto orbe Bri- 
tannos. — But Sidon. Britanni, the Bre¬ 
tons. -IT Plin. Britannica herba, the 
herb spooro-wort. -IT Britannicus was 
a title of honor of several generals victo¬ 
rious over the Britons. 
BRITS, onis V onis, m. a Breton, inhabit- 
3 ant of Bretagne, in France. Ju venal. — 
Also, as some think, a Briton. Anson. 
BRITSMaRTIS, is, f. BpirdyapriS, a 
Cretan maiden, a favorite of Diana. 
Firg. 
BRIXeLLUM, i, n. a town of Cisalpine 
Gatd, now Bersello. Sue: on. 
BRIXIA, re, f. a town of Cisalpine Gaul, 
now Brescia. Liv. — Hence Brixianus, 
a, um, adj. of Brescia. Liv. 
BRoCCHITaS, or BROCHITaS (broc- 
clius), atis, f. a projection or standing 
out of the teeth. Plin. 
BROCCHOS (unc.), or BROCHCS, a, um, 
3 adj. with projecting teeth. Plaut. -- 
IT Also, Brocchus, a projecting tooth, tusk. 
Farr. Others read bronchus and broccus. 
BROCIION, i, n. the gum of the bdellium- 
tree. Plin. 
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