CAI) 
CAD 
CJEC 
mixtum cum merdis cacant. Martial. 
Facies durum cacantis. Cahill. Cacata 
charta, soiled, filthy ; or pitiful, wretched. 
CaCOeTHES (KUKdriSes), is, n. anevilcus- 
2 tom or fashion, a bad habit. Juvenal. 
[nsanabile scribendi cacoethes.- 
IT Also, a cancer, ulcer. Cels. Cacoe- 
thes curationem recipit.— Adject. Plin. 
Ulcera, qure cacoethe vocant. Id. du- 
ritias, quas cacoethes vocant. 
CXC5PHXT5N ( K a K 6j>a too), i, n. cacopho¬ 
ny, the using of harsh, incorrect, or inde¬ 
cent Language. Quintil. 
CXCoZeLIX (KaKogqXiu), re, f. affected or 
2 perverse imitation, a fault of style arising 
from affectation. Quintil. 
CXCOZeLOS (/cn/cd^r/Aos), i, m. a bad imi- 
2 tator; one who injudiciously affects a pe¬ 
culiarity of expression. Sueton. 
CACT5S (kcxkto s), i, in. a. prickly plant 
with an edible static, the artichoke. Plin. 
CACOLX, re, in. the slave of a common sol- 
3 Her, a soldier’s drudge. Plant. 
CXCuMEN (perhaps for acumen), Tnis, n. 
2 the peak or sharp point of a thing, the top 
or summit of any thing, Kopvtprj, vxf/os. 
Cats. Cacumina ramoruin. Lucret. Siun- 
ma cacumina montis. Ovid. Cacumen 
lierbre. Plin. ovi. Id. pyramidis. Ha¬ 
nd. Cacumina Matina, h. e. heights 
of Ma.tinus in Apulia. - IT Also^tAe 
extremity of any thing. Lucret. Extre¬ 
mum cujusque cacumen Corporis. Id. 
Ad summum venire cacumen, to the 
height of perfection. - IT Also, an ac¬ 
centual mark. Martian. Capel. 
CXCuMINS (cacumen), as, avi, atum, a. 
21. to make pointed, sharp, or peaked. 
Ovid. Summas cacuminat aures. Sidon. 
saxoque cacuminat ensem, sharpens the 
•point of his sword. Plin. Ova cacumi- 
nata, peaked, sharp at the end. 
CaCOS, i, m. Ka/coj, a robber, loho, having 
stolen the cattle of Hercules, was slain by 
that hero. Liv. and Virg. 
CADAVER (cado), eris, n. a carcass, 
corpse, dead body. Cic. Cruentum cada¬ 
ver canibus diianiandum reliquisti. 
Virg. Informe cadaver. Aurel. Viet. 
Cadaver caninum.-IT Also, as a term 
of reproach. Cic. Ab hoc ejecto cadavei^e 
quidquam milii opis expetebam i outcast, 
base wretch. -IT Figur. Sulpic. ad Cic. 
Oppidorum cadavera, remains, ruins. 
CXDaVERINOS (cadaver), a, um, adj. of 
a carcass. Tcrtull. Cadaverina caro. 
CADAVERoSOS (Id.), a, um, adj. like a 
•Head body or carcass, cadaverous, ghast¬ 
ly. _ Tercnt. Cadaverosa facies. 
CADiVOS (cado), a, um, adj. that falls of 
itself. Plin. Cadiva poma, windfalls. 
II Also, having the falling sickness, epi¬ 
leptic. Marcell. Empir. 
CADMeIS (Kadpiji'f), idis, f. Cadmean. 
Ovid. Cadmeida arcem, Thebes. See 
Cadmus. — And absol. (sc. femina), a 
daughter or descendant of Cadmus. Ovid. 
Talibus ignaram Juno Cadmeida dictis 
Formarat, h. e. Scmele. -II Also, The¬ 
ban. Ovid. Matres Cadmeides. 
CaDMIA (KaSpeta), re, f. calumine, zinc. 
o Plin. -II Also, the dross or slag of a 
.furnace. Plin. 
CADMOS, i, m. KaSyos, father of Semele, 
Agave, Ino, &c., and son of Agenor, 
king of the Phoenicians. In search of his 
sister Europa, Cadmus arrived in Baeotia, 
where he founded Thebes; and to him the 
Cheeks attributed the introduction of the 
alphabet into their country. Ovid. Soror 
Cadmi, Europe, the quarter of the globe. 
— Hence, Cadmelus, and Cadmeu3, a, 
um i of Cadmus. Haler. Flacc. Cadmeia 
seges, the arm,cd men that sprung from 
the dragon’s teeth sown by Cadmus. Pro- 
pert. Cadmere Thebre, built by Cadmus. 
— Also, Theban. Lucan. Dirce Cadmea, 
near Thebes. And absol. JVepos. Cad- 
niea (sc. arx), the citadel of Thebes. — 
Also, Carthaginian. Silius. Cadmea 
gens (because Carthage was a Phoeni¬ 
cian colony).-IT Cadmus was also a 
noted hangman in Rome, in the time of 
Ilorat. Tradere aliquem Cadmo. 
(ksco, Ksico), is, cecidi, casum, n. 3. 
to fall, TTL-nro}. Suet.cn. Cadere supinus. 
Plaut. Cadere deorsum. Virg. Lapsa 
cadunt folia. Id. Cadunt imbres. Cic. 
Alte cadere, to fall from on high. Lucret. 
Cadere in terram. Plin. Cadere ad ter¬ 
rain. Ovid. Cadit a mento manus 
Plin. Cadere ab alto. Cic. ex equo. 
Plant. de equo. Pctron. Crelo cadunt 
fillinina. - IT Also, to fall, or die, in 
battle. JVepos. Eo preelio ipse dur, ceci¬ 
dit. Id. Cadit in preelio adolescens. 
Ovid. Cadere acie. Cic. Cadere in acie. 
Tacit, tet is. Quintil. pro patria. Tacit. 
Sua manu cecidit, fell by his own hand ; 
laid violent, hands on himself. Ovid. Ca¬ 
dere ab aliquo, to be slain by any one; 
die by one’s hand. Sueton. Cadere ab 
hoste. — So, of victims, to be sacrificed, 
offered. Herat. Tener cadit hredtis. 
Virg. Malta tibi ante aras nostra cadet 
hostia dextra. - IT Also, to decline, 
set. Ilorat. Clua tristis Orion cadit. 
Virg. Sol cadens. Ovid. Cadente die, 
at the close, of day. -TT Also, to sub¬ 
side. Ovid. Cadit Eurus. Liv. Venti 
vis cecidit. So, Virg. Pelagi cedidit 
fragor. And, figur. Cic. Animi cadunt, 
fail, sink. Id. Cadere animis. Ovid. 
Cadit ira. - IT Also, to fall to the 
ground, go to ruin, decay , perish. Cic. 
Si tanta civitas cadet. Id. Auctoritas 
principum cecidit. Id. Tua laus pari- 
ter cum republica cecidit. Herat. Multa 
cadent dure nunc sunt in honore vo- 
cahula, shall go into disuse, become obso¬ 
lete. Cic. Sea tibi tamen oculi, verba 
cecidissent, your eyes and words would 
have, failed you. Id. Nostrum uterque 
cecidit, has lost his influence ; got out of 
favor. Id. Cadere causa, to lose one’s 
suit. So, Id. In judicio cadere. Horat. 
Cadit fabula, is condemned. -IT Also, 
to fall, come. Liv. Spes cadit ad irritum, 
vanishes. Tacit. Cadere in irritum. Cic. 
Cadere in morbum. Id. in offensionem 
alicujus. JVepos. in suspicionem. Cic. 
in conspectum, to become visible. Id. 
sub oculos. Id. sub sensum. Id. in 
morbum, to fall sick. Id. in cogitatio- 
nem, to suggest itself to the mind. Id. 
sub imperiuin. Id. in potestatem alicu¬ 
jus, to fall into one’s hands. Id. In earn 
diem cadunt nummi, fall due. - 
IT Also, to fall out, fall off. Plaut. Dentes 
cadunt. - IT Also, to fall out, happen, 
occur. Cic. Aliter res cecidit, ac puta- 
bas. Id. Hoc cecidit mihi pel-opportune. 
Id. Verebar, quorsum id casurum esset, 
how it would turn out. Liv. Sors ut cui- 
que ceciderit. Virg. quibus ad portas 
cecidit custodia sorti, fell to their lot. 
-IT Also, to belong to, become, suit, 
agree with, jit. Cic. Pedes, qui in ora- 
tionem cadere possunt. Id. In eum 
maxime cadit hoc verbum. Id. Non 
cadit in sapientem regritudo. Id. Non 
cadit in liunc hominem ista suspicio. 
Virg. Cadit in quemquam tantum sce- 
lus ? Plin. Non cadit in alium tarn ab- 
solutum opus, no one else is capable of 
doing any thing so complete. -IT Also, 
to be terminated, end, close. Cic. Verba 
melius in syllabus longiores cadunt. Id. 
Sententia cadit numerose. Quintil. 
Nullum Greece verbum m littera cadit. 
Cic. Et ilia, qure similiter desinunt, aut 
qua; cadunt similiter. Similiter desinen- 
tia{bpoioTt\cvTa) are words ending with 
the same syllable; as, turpiter audes fa- 
cere, nequiter studes dicere; but similiter 
cadentia _( biioionroira ) are words that 
are declined alike, although they have 
not the same final syllables ; as, homi¬ 
nem laudas egentem, virtutis abundantem 
felicitatis. - IT Also, in an obscene 
sense, for succumbere. Tibull. 
CaDuCEaTOR (caduceus), oris, m. a 
2 herald or ambassador sent to treat about 
peace. Liv. Caduceator ab Rege venerat. 
CaDuCEOS, i, m. and CaDuCEUM 
i, n. ( KripvKeiov, Kr/pviciov), a herald’s 
staff. Cic. Caduceo ornatus, incolu- 
mis vel inter hostium tola versa- 
tur. JVepos. Tabellarium cum cadu¬ 
ceo mittit. — Also, the rod or staff of 
Mercury, with the figure of two snakes 
twisted about it, carried by him in his char¬ 
acter of messenger of the gods. It was a 
symbol of peace, and must not be confound¬ 
ed with his magical wand (virga). Ovid. 
CaDuCIFER (caduceus & fero), eri, m. 
3 bearing the caduceus, an epithet of Mer¬ 
cury. Ovid. Atlantiades caducifer. 
CXDOCOS (cado), a, um, adj . ready to fall, 
unable to bear itself up, falling, nrojaipog. 
Ovid. Caducis saxa cavantur aquis. 
Cic. Vitis natura caduca est.-IT Al- 
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so, fallen. Cic. Baccre caducre. Horat 
Lignum caducum in caput domini. Id. 
Fulmen caducum. Virg. Frondes ca¬ 
ducre volitant. Id. Bello caduci, that 
have fallen in battle. -IT Also, frail, 
transient, perishable. Cic. Corpus ca¬ 
ducum. Virg. Tempus caduco oratur 
juveni, li.c. morituro. - IT Figm. 
transitory, frail, perishing. Cic. Res 
humanre fragiles cnducreqiie sunt. Ovid. 
Fama caduca. - IF Also, vacant, 
without a proprietor. Cic. Caduca; lie- 
rod itutes, to which there is no rightful 
heir. Juvenal. Legatum omne capis, 
necnon ct dulce caducum.-IT Also, 
vain, ineffectual. Ovid. Caducre preces. 
Id. Votum caducum. - IT Caducus 
morbus, epilepsy, or the falling-sickness. 
Apulci. -11 Also, troubled with epileptic 
fits. Apulei. Detestabili morbo caducus. 
CXDuRCi, oruin, in. a people of Aquitaine, 
whose capital is now called Cukors. Plin. 
— Hence, Cadurcus, a, um, of the Ca- 
durci. Anson. Sedes Cadurca. Juvenal. 
Niveum cadurcum (sc. stragulum), a 
coverlet, bed-quilt of Cadurcan linen. - 
If Figur. Cadurcum signifies the bed it¬ 
self. Juvenal. Magna debetur violato 
pcena cadurco. 
CADES (xaiJoj), i, m. a vessel for contain¬ 
ing yvine and other liquids, ajar. Ovid. 
fragiles cados. Virg. Vina cadis one- 
rat. Horat. Cadus potus freee tenus. 
— Also used for keeping fruits, honey, 
&c. Plin. Cadi ficis siccis implentur. 
Id. Poma cadis condita. Id. Condere 
legumina in cadis oleariis. Martial. 
De rubro promere mella cado. Virg. 
Ossaque lecta cado texit aheno, h. e. 
a funeral urn -IT Also, a liquid meas¬ 
ure, containing twelve congii. Plin. 
CADYTAS (KaSvras), re, m. a parasitic 
plant. Plin. 
CASCIaS (.Katsias), re, m. the east-north¬ 
east. wind. Plin. 
C-iECIGENOS (crecus & gigno), i, adject. 
born blind, TV<f>\oyevfty. Lucret. 
CATCILIX (crecus), re, f. a slow worm or 
blind worm. Colum. -IT Also, a kind 
of lettuce. Colum. 
CAECILIOS, ii, m. a Roman name (women) 
of a gens. Cic. — Hence, Crecilius, ana 
Crecilianus, a, um, adj. of Cwcilius. Cic. 
Creciliana fabula, of Statius Caicilius, the 
comic poet. Id. Crecilianus senex, h. e. 
a personage in a play of Ciecilius. Id. 
Crecilia lex. 
CZGCINA, re, m. a Roman family name 
(cognomen). Whence, Crecinia'nus, a, 
um, adj. relating to Cwdna. Martian. 
Ca.pcll._Cs :ciniana oratio. 
CA3CITaS (crecus), atis, f. blindness, want 
of sight, TvcpXorris, d/S\ctj/ta. Cic. - 
IT Figur. blindness of mind, infatuation. 
Cic. Crecitas libidinis. Id. mentis. 
Id. Furor animi, et crecitas. 
CA3C5, and CCEC5 (crecus), as, avi, 
atum, a. 1. to blind, make blind, rv(j>\6w. 
Lucret. Sol etiam crecat, contra si cer- 
nere pergas. - IT Figurat. Pallad. 
Vitis oculus crecabitur.-IT Applied 
to the mind, to blind, hoodwink, confound. 
Cic. Largitione crecare mentes. Id. 
Cupiditate crecatus. Liv. Crecata mens 
terrore.-V Also, to obscure, to darken. 
Avicn. denso crecant.ur stipite silvas. 
Cic. Crecata oratio. 
CA3C0BUM, i, n. Kulkov Jov, a village or 
district of Latium, on the borders of Cam¬ 
pania, noted for the excellence of its wines. 
Hence, Crecubus, a, um, adj. of Ccecu- 
bum. Plin. Crecubre vites. Horat. Cre- 
cuba vina. — And, absol. Horat. De- 
promere Crecubum cellis avitis. 
CXECOLiJS, i, m. son of Vulcan, and 
founder of Prtenests. Virg. A3n. 7, 678. 
C-iECOS, or CCECOS (unc.), a, um, adj. 
blind, tv((>\6s. Cic. Catuli creci. Horat. 
Ilypsrea crecior. Id. Si crecus iter mon- 
strare velit, proverb. So, also, Liv. Ap- 
paret id quidem etiam casco.-IT Also, 
dark, darksome, obscure, gloomy. Cic. 
Creca nox. Virg. caligo. Cic. Domus 
creca. Virg. Parietes creci, rvtbXa rrfxn. 
Plin. Case re gemmre, opaque. And, of 
trees, Id. Creci rami, without Iruds (h. e. 
oculi).-IT Also, secret,hidden,covered, 
occult, private. Cic. Res crecre, et ab as- 
pectus judicio remotre. Lucret. Crecas 
causas. Senec. Sphinx nectens verba 
crecis modis. Lucret. Natura clandes- 
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