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Caninian, of or pertaining to Caninius, a 
Roman citizen. Cic. Q.ui mihi semper 
tuffi laudi l'avere visus est, etiam ipso 
suspiciosissimo tempore Caniniano, h. e. 
when Caninius, a tribune of the people, 
proposed a law about the restoration of the 
dethroned king Ptolemy. 
EANINOS (canis), a, urn, adj. of or belong¬ 
ing to a dog, canine. Ovid. Caninum lac. 
Juvenal. Caninus rictus. Id. Stercus 
caninum. Varr. Canina, sc. caro, dog’s 
flesh. - If Also, for dogs, or fit for 
dogs. Juvenal, far. Oell. prandium, 
li. e. mean, or without wine. -IT Also, 
doggish, resembling a dog or dogs. Quin- 
til. eloquentia, li. e. quairelsomc, cutting, 
snarling. Pers. littera, h. e. the letter 
R, which dogs seem to utter when they 
bark.-IT Cels. Canini dentes, h. e. 
dog-teeth, the eye-teeth. -IT Plant. 'Ca¬ 
nina scieva, h. e. an augury derived from 
meeting a dog, or from the barking of a 
dog at one. -IT Also, cynic, relating to 
the cynics. Tertul. 
DXNIS (allied to the Greek kvcov, kvuSs), 
3 is, m. and f. a dog, in general. Cic. 
Canes venatici, hounds. Ovid. Canis 
Echidmea, h. c. Cerberus. So, Id. ter- 
geminus, and Martial. Tartarens, and 
Senec. Stygius, h. e. Cerberus. But, Lu¬ 
can. Stygias canes, the Furies. Ilor. 
Cane pejus et angue vitare. — Also as a 
word of reproach, dog. Terent. — Also, 
as denoting a hanger-on, a parasite. Cic. 
— Also, of a man, a bloodhound, a spy. 
Cic. -IT Also, a celestial sign, the con¬ 
stellation of the Dog. of which there 
were two— Canis Major, or Icarius, and 
Canis Minor, or Erigoneius. Ovid. — 
Also, the Dog-star. Virg. It is often 
doubtful whether the constellation or 
the star be referred to.-IT Also, the 
sea-dog. Plin. -IT Also, a kind of 
chain, with which slaves were bound, ca 1 - - 
ed, also, catellus and calulus. Plait. 
. -IT Also, in dice, the dog-throw, cm 
unlucky throw of the dice (tali), which 
happened when the tali came up 
alike. Ovid, and Propert. and Sueton. 
-IT Nom. sing, canes occurs in 
Plaut. and Enn. 
CXNISTRUM (Kaviarpov), i, n. a basket 
made of osiers, a bread-basket, a buck- 
basket. Cic., Virg., Juven. and Ovid. 
-IT In Pallad. canistros, from canis¬ 
ter, the same. 
CXNITIX, same as Canities. Plin. 2 
CaNITIeS (canus), 6i, f. the whiteness or 
2 white color of a thing. Plin. -IT Also, 
whiteness or grayness of hair; white or 
gray hairs ; hence, old age. Virg., 
Plin. and Horat. 
CaNITuDS, f. inis, same as Canities. 
3 Parro. 
CaNNX [uavva), se, f. a cane or reed. 
2 Ovid, and Colum. -- IT Hence, a reed, 
pipe, flute. Ovid. — Also, a boat, gon¬ 
dola, bark. Juvenal. According to oth¬ 
ers, an utensil, made of reeds or rushes, 
in which oil was conveyed from Africa 
to Rome. — Also, Cccl.Aurel. Canna gut- 
turis, the windpipe. - IT In Apul. 
Canna Dea, the same as the nymph Sy¬ 
rinx. 
CANNXBIN03 (cannabis), a, um, adj. of 
2 hemp, hempen. Parr, and Colum. 
CaNNXBIS (udwaffis), is, f. hemp. Plin. 
2 and Parr. -IT CannXbus (Kavva/3os), 
i, m. the same. Parr. 
CaNNA 3, arum, f. avillagein Apulia,where 
Hannibal defeated the Romans. Lie. - 
IT Hence, Cannensis, e, adj. of or per¬ 
taining to Cannot. Cic. pugna. Stat. 
aniime, of those slain at Cannot. 
CaNNeTUM (canna), i, n. a place 
abounding with reeds. Pallad. 
CXNNE0S (la.), a, um, adj. of reeds or 
2 rwsftcs. Colum. 
CaNNOLa (Id.), se. f. dimin. a small 
reed or rush. Apul. 
CXN5 (unc.), is, ceclni, -antum, n. and 
a. 3. to sing, ifSio, pcXirco, vocem vari- 
ando, et inodulando cantum edo. In- 
trans. used of men and birds. Cic. Si 
absurde canat is, qui se haberi velit mu- 
sicum. Id. Uiulanti voce canere. Id. 
ad harmoniam. Id. ad tibicinem, to ac¬ 
company a musical instrument with the 
voice. So, Id. ad tibiam. Cic. Corvus ca¬ 
nit, caws Id.. Vietores galli canere so- 
lent. to crow. -IT Also, to resound; of 
men, to play upon a musical instrument, 
to blow. Cic. Canere voce vel fidibus. 
Quintal, tibiis. Tacit, cithara. Pam. 
cornu. Cic. and Liv. receptui, to sound 
a retreat. - Also, of wind instru¬ 
ments, to resound. Plaut. Tub® 
utrimque canunt. Liv. Tubte cornua- 
que cecinerunt. Id. Classicum, or sig- 
num canit ,for canitur, h. c. the signal is 
given with the trumpet, as for the march, 
the attack, &c. So, in Cic. Sympho- 
nia canit. — Also, of other things, to re¬ 
sound. Lucrct. Sylv® canunt avibus. 
-IT Transitively, to sing, to express 
in song. Cic. carmen. Id. clarorum 
virorvim laudes. Terent. cantilenam 
eaudem (figuratively), li. c. continually 
to repeat what went before; to sing the 
same song. Pirg. Veterem ran® ceci- 
nere querelam, croaked. -IT Also, to 
describe or celebrate in song or verse. 
Horat. Pollio regum facta canit, sings 
of. Pirg. Cum canerem reges, et prre- 
lia. Quintil. laudes heroum ac deo- 
rum.-IT Also, to sound or blow a mu¬ 
sical instrument. Cass, classicum, and, 
Liv. signum, to give the signal to the 
soldiers with the trumpet, as for assem¬ 
bling, marching, &c. So, Cic. and 
Liv. bellicum. Cic. Intus carmen ca¬ 
nere sibi, h. e. to touch the strings with 
the left hand only, and not to use the 
plectrum with the right hand, as was 
usually done by musicians ; a phrase 
taken from the statue of a harper at 
Aspendus : — to play a tunc privately to 
one’s self; hence, figur. to consult only 
one’s own advantage. — Al30, of speech, 
in Quintil. Oratio voce et modulatione 
grandia elate canit, h. e. speaks of or de¬ 
claims great things in an elevated manner. 
-IT Also, to prophesy ^foretell, foresay, 
predict; because soothsayers formerly 
uttered theirpredictions i verse. Pirg. 
fata. Tibull. eventus. Tacit. Femi- 
n®, in furorem act®, adesse exitium 
canebant. — Also, of priests, who an¬ 
nounced the oracles of the gods to men, 
-IT Also, to rehearse a magic form, 
because the form consisted of verse. 
Ovid. -IT Also, to say, make known, 
point out, indicate; used especially by 
the poets. Horat. proecepta. Pirg. 
vota, for facere. Id. Gallos adesse 
canebat. Lin. Canere surdis auribus, 
to speak to the deaf. 
CXNoN (*«i/dw), onis, in. a rule, canon. 
o plin. and Auson. -- IT Also, a box in 
the hydraulic machine, in which the air is 
kept and distributed through canals. 
Pitruv. -IT Also, an annual grant, 
pension, under the emperors. Lam- 
prid. 
CXNONICaRIx (canonicus), orum, m. 
those who collect the canones or stipends. 
Pandect. 
CXNSNrCOS (canon), a, um, adj. regular, 
2 according to rule, authentic, canonical. Pi¬ 
truv. Ratio canonica, same as harmoni¬ 
ca, the theory of musical sounds. — IT Al¬ 
so, established according to computation or 
valuation, belonging to the pensions. Cod. 
Just, pensitationes. 
CXNoPOS (Kdvanrus, and Kavco8os), i, m. 
a city in Egypt, on one of the mouths of 
the Nile, now Aboukir. Plin. — Hence, 
Canop®us, or Canoplus, Canopicus, 
and Canopitanus, a, um, adj. of or per¬ 
taining to Canopus. Catull ., Plin., Solin. 
— Hence, also, Canopitis, e, adj. the 
same. Cels. — Also, Canoplt®, arum, 
m. inhabitants of Canopus. Cic. 
CXNOR (cano), oris, m. the sound or melo- 
2 dy of song, of men and birds, cantus, 
aeXoi. Ovid., Lucrct., and Quintil. — 
Also, the sang of apoctin verse. Petron. 
-IT Also, the sound of a musical in¬ 
strument. Pirg. 
CXNoROS (canor), a, um, adj. singing. 
Pirg. avis. Cic. Gallus animal cano- 
rum. Horat. ales, h. e. the swan. - 
IT Also, clear-sounding, sonorous, shrill. 
Cic. vox. Id. Canorum in voce. Id. 
orator, iCe. with a clear voice. -IT Al¬ 
so, sounding, resounding. Ovid, turba, 
h. e. tubicines. Pirg. TEs canorum 
(tub®). Horat. Fidibus canoris. Plin. 
Fluvius canorum avium concentu. - 
V Horat. Nug® canor®, sounding har¬ 
moniously. 
C a A T X B £ R, ra, u m, a d j. Cantabrian. Cces. 
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CANTXBRIX, ®, f. a region of Spain, now 
called Biscaya. Plin. — Hence, Canta- 
brlcus, a, um, adj. Cantabrian. Horat. 
bella. Plin. herba. 
CANTXBRUM, i, n. bran. Ccel. Aur. 
3-IT Also, a kind of banner or stand¬ 
ard, under the emperors, carried about 
on great festivals. Minuc. Fel. 
CaNTaBuNDOS (canto), a, um, adject. 
3 singing. Petron. 
CaNTaMEN (Id.), inis, n. an incantation, 
3 charm. Propert. 
CaNTaTiS (Id.), onis, f. a singing; 
3 song, melody. Plaut. -IT Also, incan¬ 
tation. Jul. Finnic. 
CaNTaTSR (Id.), oris, m. a singer. Mar- 
3 tial. Cantator eyenus funeris ipse 
sui.-IT Also, a minstrel. Oell. Ve- 
tus et nobilis Ario cantator fidibus fuit. 
CaNTaTRIX (cantator), icis, f. a female 
3 singer. Claudian. -IT Also, an en¬ 
chantress. Apul. 
CaNTeRIaTDS (canterius), or CaN- 
THeRIaTOS, a, um, adj. under-prop¬ 
ped, undcr-set, canteriis fultus Colum. 
CaNTeRINOS (Id.), or CaNTHeRI- 
2 NOS, a, um, adj. of or relating to a 
horse, ad canteriuin pertinens. Plant. 
Cantherino ritu. Colum. Canterinum 
hoideum, barley for horses ; called, also, 
hordeum hexastichum. 
CANTeRIQLUS (Id.), i, m. dimin. a lit- 
2 tie prop or stay, parvus canterius ad ali- 
quid fulciendum. Colum. 
CaNTeRIOS, or CaNTHeRIOS (unc.), 
ii, m. a gelding, equus castratus. Cic. 
Canteriis albis. Liv. Minime sis cante- 
rium in fossa ; proverbially, of an action 
without profit, and attended with dan¬ 
ger. Al. leg. in fossam.-IT Also, 
the rafter of a house, that extends from the 
ridge to the caves. Pitruv. -IT Also, 
a rail or stake with cross pieces, to prop up 
a vine. Colum. 
CaNTHXRIaS (cantharis), ®, m. a stone 
having the print of a beetle in it. Plin. 
CaNTHXRIS {navdapli), Tdis, f. apoison- 
ous beetle, Spanish fly, whose venom is fa¬ 
tal. Cic. -IT Also, a kind of beetle or 
worm, destructive to corn. Plin. 
CaNTHXRITeS VINUM (KavSaphris 
oioos), a kind of foreign (not Italian ) 
wine, which has its name from the vine 
called KavBapcoi. Plin. 
CaNTHXROLOS (cantharus), i, m. di- 
3 min. a small glass or cup. Arnob. 
C aNTIIXROS (Kavdapps ), i, m. a kind of 
cup, pot, or jug, with handles. Pirg., 
Plaut. and Ilor. -IT Also, a kind of 
boat or bark. Macrob. -IT Also, a 
water-pipe, furnished with a stopper. Pan¬ 
dect. -IT Also, a kind of sca-jish. Plin. 
-IT Also, a knot or black spot under 
the longue of the Egyptian ox Apis. 
Plin. 
CANTHERIUS, &c. See Canterius, &c. 
CaNTHOS ( Kavdos), i, m. the iron with 
which a wheel is bound, the tire of a wheel. 
Quintil. - Also, by synecdoche, a 
wheel. Pcrs. -IT As a proper name, 
Canthus, one of the Argonauts. Hygin. 
and Pal. Fiacc. 
CaNTICOLUM (canticum), i, n. dimin. 
3 a little song, a sonnet. Septimius Afer 
apud Tcrentian. Maur. - IT Also, a 
short incantation. Pompon, apud Non. 
CaNTICUM (cano), i, n. a song, ballad. 
Quintil. Convivium canticis strepit. 
Liv. Canticum agere motu, h. c. to rep¬ 
resent a song by gesticulation. -IT In 
dramatic exhibitions, canticum was 
where a single actor accompanied the 
music ; a monologue. Cic. -IT Also, 
an incantation. Apul. - IT Also, <z 
scurrilous song, lampoon, pasquinade. 
Apul. -IT Used as an adj. by Macrob. 
musical, consisting of singing, and mu¬ 
sic. 
CANTILENA (Id.), ffi, f. a song, ballad, 
sonnet. Oell -IT Figur. a song, h. e. 
a thing that has often been repeated, which 
has become familiar and trite. Cic. Can¬ 
tilenam requirunt, the same old song, h. e. 
the hundred-times-repeated rules. - 
Also, what has often been said or spoken 
of. Terent. Cantilenam eandem canis, 
h. e. you are ever saying the same thing. 
Cic. Crebro mihi insusurret cantilenam 
illam suam, h. e. his well-known sayin<r. 
Brut, ad Cic. Totam istam cantilenam 
pendere, &c., h. e. gossip, tittle- tattle 
