CAM 
randect. Calumniose petere aliquid. 
S ynimach. Calumniosissime credere. 
PALuMNIoSOS (calumnia), a, ura, adj. 
full of triclc , artifice, cavil, cunning, false 
and unjust. Pandect. 
CaLVS (Id.), is, calvi, a. 3. to deceive, mis¬ 
lead. Sallust, apud Priscian. 
CaLV 5R, eris, dep. 3. to deceive, thwart, 
:t balk ; same as Calvo. Plaut. 
CALVOS (unc.), a, um, adj. bald, having 
2 the hair fallen off, <j>nX axpds, cul capillus, 
vel pili defluxerunt. It is used of men 
and brutes. Petron. Senex calvus. 
- ir Also, with the hair shaven or 
shorn off. Plaut. Raso capite calvus. 
-IT Calva nuces, and calves, absol. li. e. 
nuts which are smooth or bare in their shells. 
Colo. -If In Martial. 1. 12. epigr. 32. 
ealvee restes ullioque, ccepisque, h. e. thin 
with, &c. So, Plin. Calva vinea. 
CALX (unc.), calcis, f. oftener than m. 
the heel, nrepva. Virg. Ferrata calce, 
h. e. armed with a spur. JVepos. Calce 
remittere, to kick backwards. Hence 
the proverb, Ter. Adversus stimulum 
calces, sc. jactare or remittere, to kick 
against the pricks; applied to one who 
vainly strives to resist superior power. 
~t— IT Also, the lowest part of a thing. 
Vilruv. Calx mali, the foot of a mast. 
Id. Calces scaporum. — Also, the little 
piece of wood cut from a tree with the 
graft. Plin. 
CaLX (xaAtf, by contract. %uA£), calcis, 
f. sometimes m. limestone, lime, whether 
slaked or not. Cic. In earn insulam 
materiam, ealeem, ctementa convexit. 
Vitruv. Calcem coquere, to burn lime. 
Id. Calx viva, quicklime. Id. exstincta, 
slaked. Cato, arenatus, lime mixed with 
sand, h. e. mortar. — Also, a stone 
or counter, used on a board or table for 
games. Plaut. Calcem ciere, to move. 
-I 1 Also, the goal, end, or limit, in the 
Roman circus (because, perhaps, it was 
marked with lime or chalk); the end of 
the course or race. Generally used figur. 
Cic. Nec vero velim, quasi decurso 
spatio, ad carceres a calce revocari, h. e. 
a fine vit®. Id. Video calcem, ad 
quam quum sit decursum, &c. Hence, 
Avtimian. Extra calcem decurrere, pro¬ 
verb. to digress too for, lose sight of the 
main subject. -TT As it is uncertain 
whether the goal was marked with 
lime, some refer the signification of 
goal, limit, to calx, the heel. 
CXLyCOLOS (calyx), or CALICOLOS, i, 
m. dimin. a little bud. Plin. 
CXLyDoN, onis, f. KaXvSom, a city of 
Etolia, the royal abode of tJEneus, the 
father of Meleager and Deianira. Ovid. 
— Hence, Calydoniacus, a, um, adject. 
Calydonian, of or pertaining to Calydon. 
Manil. Calydoniaca puella, h. e. Ata- 
lanta. - Also, Calydonis, idis, f. 
adj. of or pertaining to Calydon. Ovid. 
Calydonis pavida, h. e. Deianira. - 
Also, Calydonius, a, um, adj. Calydo¬ 
nian. Ovid. Calydonius heros, h. e. 
Meleager. Id. Calydonius amnis, h. e. 
the Achelous, which washes Etolia. Id. 
Calydonia regna, h. e. Apulia, in which 
Diomedes, grandson of (Eneus, reigned. 
Martial. Calydonius sus, h. e. the wild 
boar slain by Meleager. 
CXLyPSo, us & onis, f. KaXvipib, a 
nymph, the daughter of Atlas, or, as 
others say, of Oceanus and Tcthys, who 
reigned in the island Calypso, which is 
called by Homer Ogygia. Ovid. 
CXLyX (Ka\v%), ycis, m. every covering 
which encloses any thing; hence, the bad, 
cup, or calix of a flower or blossom; and 
also, the shell of fruits. Plin. ■ ——IT Also, 
the shell of shell-fish, and of the turtle. 
Plin - IT Also, an egg-shell. Plin. - 
IT Also, a covering of wax, &c. round 
fruit, to preserve it. Plin. 
CAMARA. See Camera. 
CAM ARINA, or CAMERINX, ®, f. K apa- 
plup, Camarana, a city of Sicily. Virg. 
CAMARUS. See Cammarus. 
CaMBIS (Kduirrai ), is, psi, a. 4. to change, 
3 exchange, barter, dprifiopai, commuto, 
permuto. Apulci. 
CAMeLASIA (xu/rr/Xof and iXavv to), re, f. 
3 a driving or keeping of camels, at the 
pilbl iC_cost. Pandect. 
"A.MeLiNOS (cainelus), a, um, adj. of or\ 
relating to a camel, KapfjXsios. Plin. j 
CAM 
CAMeLLA (unc.), re, f. a hind of drinking 
3 vessel. Ovid. 
CAMELOPARDALIS (KapqXos and nap- 
3 SaXts), is, f. a beast like a camel and a 
panther, a camelopard, KapyXonapSaXis. 
Plin. -IT Camelopardalus, i, m. is 
also read. Capitolin. — and in Isidor. 
camelopardus. 
CaMeLOS (KaprfXos ), i, m. a camel. Cic. 
and Plin. 
CAMENA (perhaps from cano), more cor- 
2 rectly than CAMCENA, re, f. a Muse-, 
the same as Musa. Ilorat. Phoebus ac- 
ceptus novem Camenis. Virg. Alternis 
dicetis : amant alterna camena;. Plin. 
Libri naturalis historic, novitium Ca- 
menis Quiritium opus, a ncio work 
for the Roman Muses, h. e. never before 
attempted by any learned Roman. - 
IT Figur. a song, a poem. Ilorat. Gratus 
insigni referam Camena. 
CAMERA, or CAMARA (xapapa), as, f. 
a vault, an arched covering, arched roof 
or ceiling. Sallust. Camera lapideis 
fornicibus vincta. Cic. Pavimenta rec- 
te fieri videbantur: cameras quasdam 
non probavi mutarique jussi. Sueton. 
Solutilem navem, cujus vel naufragio 
vel camera ruina peri ret, commentus 
est. Propert. Nec camera auratas in¬ 
ter eburna trabes.-IT Also, a kind 
of ship, used by those dwelling near the 
Black sea, with close sides and wide hold, 
with an archcd covering. Tacit. 
CAMERaRIOS (camera), a, um, adject. 
2 of or pertaining to an arched covering. 
Plin. Cameranus cucumis, h. e. one that 
docs not creep upon the ground, but is 
trained to climb over arched arbors. 
CAMERINA. See Camarina. 
CAMERINUM. See in Comers. 
CAMERIUM, ii, n. or CAMERIA, re, f. 
K djiepta, an ancient town of Latium, 
in the Sabine territory. Plin. and Liv. 
— Hence, Camerlnus, a, um, adj. of or 
pertaining to the same. Val. Max. - 
IT Camerinus is also a Roman surname 
of the Sulpician gens. Liv. and Javan. 
CAMER5 (camera), as, avi, atum, a. 1. 
2 to vault or arch over, to build in the form 
of a vault or archway. Plin. 
GAMERS, ertis, adj. of or relating to, or 
dwelling in, the taanUamerinum in Um- 
. bria. Cic. -IT C.nnertlnus, a, um, 
adj. of or pertaining to the Camertes. 
Cic. 
CAMILLA, as, f. KapyXXri, a virgin of the 
2 Volsci, who aided Tumus against JEne- 
as. Virg. 
CAMILLOS, i, m. and CAMILLA, re, f. 
an attendant on the sacrifices of a god. 
Varro. 
CAMIN5 (caminus), as, a. 1. to make like 
2 a furnace or chimney. Plin. 
CAMINOS (Kapivos), i, m. a place for 
containing fire, afunM.ee, chimney. Plin. 
-IT Also, a forge. Virg. — Hence, 
figur. Juvenal. Incude assiduo, sem- 
perque ardente camino, h. e. with inces¬ 
sant labor. - IT Also, a furnace or 
chimney for heating an apartment. Cic. 
— Hence, afire. Senec. Lentis caminis, 
h. e. ignibus.-IT Also, the crater of a 
volcanic mountain. Plin. 
CAMMAR5N {nappapov). i, n. aconite. 
Plin. 
CAMMXROS (Kappapos ), i, m. a kind of 
crab-fish. Varr. and Plin. 
CAMCENA. See Camena. 
CAMP A. See Campe. 3 
CaMPAGOS (unc.), i, m. a hind of shoe or 
3 buskin, worn by officers and generals; 
not used by classical authors. Some 
read campacus; others, also, compa- 
gus. 
CaMPaNIA, as, f. a country of Italy, the 
capital of which was Capua. Liv. - 
IT Hence, Campanlcus, a, um, adj. of 
or pertaining to Campania. Cato and 
Plaut. -IT Also, Campanus, a, um, 
adj. of or pertaining to Campania, Cam¬ 
panian. Cic. Campana colonia, h. e. 
Capua. Sueton. via, A. e. the Appian. 
Horat. morbus, perhaps warts on the 
face, common in Campania. Id. su- 
pellex, probably, earthen ware. So, Id. 
trulla. Plin. and Horat. pons, A. e. over 
the river Savo, on the Appian way, between 
Capua and Sinuessa, about 15 miles from 
the former place. Martial. Campanus 
Ly<eus'(vinum). 
CAN 
CAMPAS GENUS, same as Campanum 
3 genus. Plaut. 
CaMPe, es, and CAMPX ( K&pny ), re, f. 
the palmer worm or caterpillar, eruca. 
Colum. -TT Also, a sea monster, as a 
dolphin , whale, sea-horse, &c. Martial. 
CaMPeSTER, estris, estre, and CAM- 
PeSTRIS (campus), estre, adject, of 
or belonging to a plain or field, level, fiat, 
champaign, veiindi, neSiaaipus, ad cam- 
pum pertinens ; to which montanus and 
collinus are opposed. Varr. Campester 
locus. Colum. Campestris locus. Liv. 
Loca campestria, level, not mountainous. 
C<es. Campestre iter, upon level ground. 
Ilorat. Scythre campestres, A. c. dwelling 
in the plains. — Campestria, ium, absol. 
sc. loca, fiat, open places; level ground. 
Tacit, and Plin. -Also, things grow¬ 
ing on level ground. Plin. -IT Al¬ 
so, of or relating to, or taking place in, 
the Campus Martins, or Field of Mars. 
It was usual to have various exercises 
in this plain, such as those of arms, 
riding, the ball, &c. Cic. Ludus cam¬ 
pestris. Ilorat. arma. Sueton. exer- 
citationes. — Hence, Campestre, is, 
sc. velainenturn, n. an apron or cover¬ 
ing fur the loins; properly, as worn by 
combatants in the Field of Mars. Horat. 
and Augustin. — It was also customary 
to bold the comitia in the Campus Mar¬ 
tins, at which laws were made and 
magistrates elected. Liv. Certarnen 
campestre, A. e. contest for offices, carried 
on in the Campus Mavtius. hi. gratia, A. e. 
influence at these elections. Cic. qurestus. 
CaMPIDoCT&R (campus & doctor), oris, 
3 m. one employed to teach and train the 
soldiers in military exercise. Ve<ret. 
CAMPOS (unc.), i, in. every level or plain 
surface, as of the sea. Ovid. Latus subi- 
tarum campus aquarum. Virg. Campos 
liquentes, the liquid plains, the sea. - 
IT Especially, a flat, level plain, open field. 
Cats. Spatia frugifera atque immensa 
camporum. Cic. Montiurn altitudines, 
iminensitatesque camporum. — Also, in 
general, land, territory. Cic. Campus 
Atinas. - TT Hence, Campus Mar- 
tius, or simply Campus, the Field of 
Murs, at Rome, wherein were held the 
comitia for making laws and appoint¬ 
ing magistrates, and where the Roman 
youth were accustomed to exercise 
themselves in arms, riding, &c. Cic. 
- -IT Also, the field of battle. Juvenal. 
and Vcget. —Also, the camp or the field 
of battle, according to some, in Tacit. 
Annul. 12, 45.- TT Figur. a field of 
discourse ; subject for discussion. Cic. 
Campus rhetorum. Id. ad laudem. Id. 
In hoc campo licet oratori vagari late. 
-TT Also, figur. field, h. e. opportuni¬ 
ty. Plin. Patet enim omnibus honoris 
et gloria 1 campus. 
CAMuNI, orum, m. Kapovoot, a people of 
Italy, in Venetia, where is now the valley 
Camonica. Plin. 
CAMOROS (KapiTTo), a, um, adj. Virg. 
Camura cornua, horns bent or crooked in¬ 
wards. 
CaMOS (sripdi), i, m. a sort of bridle or 
3 munle. Isidor. - TT Also, a sort of 
collar, fastened round the neck of criminal 
slaves. Acc. ap. JVon. 
CANABIS. See Cannabis. 
CANXCe, es, f. KuvaKy, the daughter of 
JEolus. Ovid. -TT Also, the name of 
a dog. Ovid. 
CANAUCIUS. See Canaliensis. 
CANaLICOLA (canalis), ®, f. dimin. a 
3 little channel or pipe ; a gutter, aoiXyvia- 
Koq. Varr. and Gell. 
CXNaLICOLaTOS (canaliculus), a, um, 
2 adj. channelled, excavated like a channel 
or pipe, in canaliculorum modum cava- 
tus. Plin. Semina canaliculata. 
CXNaLICOLOS (canalis), i, m. dimin. a 
2 small channel or pipe; a gutter, trough. 
Colum. -TT In architecture, the fluting 
of a pillar, &c. ; the channel of a triglyph. 
Vitruv. -- TT In surgery, a splint. Cels. 
CANaLIeNSIS (Id.), e, and CANaLU 
2 CIOS, a, um, adj. Plin. Canaliense or 
Canalicium aurum, A. c. which is dug in 
shafts or pits. 
CANALIS (unc.), is, f. and m. a groove, 
2 channel, trough, out of which fowls and 
other animals can drink; consequently, 
not covered. Varr. Aquam oportet pel 
