CEN 
CEO 
CER 
tones fiant. Juvenal. Intravit calidum 
veteri centone lupanar. Cato. Sarcire 
centonem.-IT Also, a piece of coarse 
cloth used to protect soldiers from missile 
weapons, or tourers and balistre from fire. 
Ctes. Centones insuper injecerunt, ne 
tela tormentis missa tabulationein per- 
fringerent. Id. Omnes milites ex cen- 
tonibus tunicas et tegmenta fecerant. 
-IT Centones sarcire alicui, to fill one’s 
head with idle stories. Plant. —- IT Fig- 
ur. a composition made up of scraps front 
other compositions; a cento. Such is the 
Cento nuptialis, composed by Ausonius of 
pieces from Virgil’s poems. 
CeNTOCOLOS (centum & oculus), i, in. 
3 hundred-eyed. Micron. Argo centoculus. 
CeNToNaRIDS (cento), a, uni, adj. of 
3 or relating to centos. Tertull. More 
centonario.-IT And absol. Centona- 
rii, drum, rag-dealers. Petron. - 
Also, artisans who prepare centones for 
extinguishing fire, &c. Cod. Tlteodos. 
See Cento. ■ 
CeNTHReS, um, m. a people of Scythia. 
Vcder. Flacc. lmpulit et dubios Phryxei 
velleris arbor Centoras. 
CeNTRaLIS (centrum), e, adj. central, 
2 placed in the centre. Plin. 
UeNTRXNAB (Ksorpivai), arum, m. a hind 
of gnat. Plin. 
CeNTRQNeS, um, m. Keorpwvei, a peo¬ 
ple of Gallia Narbonensis. Cces. — 
Hence, Centronlcus, a, um. adj. Plin. 
Centronicte Alpes.-IT Also, a people 
of Gallia Belgica. Cars. 
CeNTRoSOS (centrum), a, um, adj. hard. 
2 Plin. Centrosa scobs. 
CeNTRUM ( xevrpov), i, n. properly, a 
2 sharp point; and hence, the foot of the 
compasses that remains stationary, while 
the other is carried round in describing a 
circle. Vitruv. -IT Hence, the centre, 
or middle point, of a circle or sphere. 
Plin. Terra centrum creli est. Id. Ver- 
gere in centrum. Id. Exire a centro. 
— IT Also, a hard knot, or knur, in a 
piece of timber or marble, which mars or 
spoils the workman’s tools. Plin. - 
IT Also, a part in crystal, and other pre¬ 
cious stones, harder and more brittle than 
the rest. Plin. 
CeNTUM, indeclin. a hundred, lxar6v. 
Horat. Creta potens centum oppidis. 
Cces. Eorum numerus centum et decern. 
Gell. Centum ®ris constituit, h. c. cen¬ 
tum asses. Pandect. Entere domum 
centum, h. e. centum nummis. Ovid. 
nec ullum De centum nurnero caput est 
impune recisum.-IT Often, also, any 
great number. Horat. Cscuba servata 
centum clavibus. Id. Centum cyathos 
sumere. 
CeNTuMCAPITX, a kind of thistle, com¬ 
monly called eringo, sea-holm, or sea- 
holly. Plin. 
CENTUM CELLfE, a port of Etruria, 
now Civita Vecehia. Plin. Jan. 
CeNTuMCEMINOS (centum &c gemi- 
3 nus), a, um, adject, hundredfold. Virg. 
Et centumgeminus Briareus, h. e. hav¬ 
ing a hundred arms. Valer. Flacc. 
Centumgemina Thebe, h. e. hundred- 
gated, exardpTrvXog. —The word gemi- 
nus, in composition with numerals, 
does not imply double ; thus, tergemi- 
nus is the same as triplex, &c. 
CeNTuMPEDX (centum & pes), re, m. 
3 with a hundred feet; firmly established. 
Augustin. 
OkNTuMPqNDIUM, and CeNTOPON- 
3 DIUM (centum & pondo), ii, n. a hun¬ 
dred-pound weight. Plant. Ad pedes 
quando alligatum est requum centum- 
pondiutn. 
CeNTuMVIRaLIS (centumviri), e, adj. 
pertaining to the centumviri, or hundred 
judges. Cic. Centumvirale judicium, 
of the centumviri. Id. Centuinvirales 
causre, the causes which came before them. 
Sueton. Centumviralem liastam cogere, 
to assemble the coitrt. 
CkNTOMVIRT (centum & vir), drum, 
m. judges, or commissioners, appointed 
to hear certain civil causes among the 
people ; chiefly those relating to testaments 
and inheritances, the guardianship of 
orphans, Spc. They were at first one 
hundred and five in number, three being 
chosen from, each tribe ; but in Pliny’s 
time, there were one hundred and eighty 
judges. Cic. Rem aliquam deferre ad 
centumviros. Phwdr. Pertrahere ali- 
quem ad centumviros. Martial. Hunc 
miratur adhuc centum gravis hasta 
virorum, the tribunal of the centumviri j 
because they had a spear set upright 
before them. 
CeNTuNCOLOS (diminut. from cento), 
2 i, m. a covering or garment made of 
rags. Lie. Mulls strata detrahi jubet, 
binisque tantum centunculis relictis, 
&c. Scnec. Dormire in centunculo. 
Others read coenaculo. Apul. Sutili 
centunculo faciem obtegere. - 
IT Also, the herb cud-weed, chaff-weed, or 
cottmu-weed. Plin. 
CeNTBPLeX (centum & plica, obsol.), 
3 Xcis, adj. a hundred fold, ixaromrXaaLoro. 
Plant. Centuplex murus. 
CeNTBPLICaTo (centuplicatus), adv. 
for a hundred times as much, bxarovirXa- 
ofcoj. Plin. Apud nos centuplicato 
vreneunt. 
CeNTBPLTCaT 0S (centuplex), a, um, 
adj. a hundredfold, centuple, txaTovnXa- 
alwv. Prudent, solertia centuplicatos 
Agrorum redigit fructus. 
CENTUPONDXUM. See Centumpon- 
3 dium. 
CeNTORIA (centum), re, f. properly, a 
hundred of any thing, exarovrihg; but 
also applied to a greater or less number; 
as, a piece of ground of 209 acres. 
Varr. — In some places the centuria 
was 50, 210, &cc., acres. -TT Also, 
a squadron consisting of a hundred horse. 
Liv. -IT Also, a company of foot con¬ 
sisting of a hundred men; a company of 
whatever number. Veget. — IT Also, 
a century; a division of the Roman, 
people for the purpose of voting, of which 
there were 193. According to this di¬ 
vision, which teas founded on property, the 
people voted in the comitia centuriata. 
Liv. Ut qureque intro vocata erat cen¬ 
turia, consilient Fabium dicebat. Cic. 
Ter prretor primus centuriis cunctis 
renunciatus sum. Id. Centuria pnero- 
gativa, the century which voted first. Id. 
Centurire equitum, the equestrian centu¬ 
ries, of which there were eighteen. 
CeNTORIaTIM (centuria), adverb, by 
companies. Cais. Centuriatim producti 
milites.-U Also, by centuries. Liv. 
Centuriatim populus citabatur. Cic. 
Tributim et centuriatim descriptis 
ordinibus.-TT Figur. Pompon, apud 
Non. Ad te centuriatim current, in 
crowds. 
CeNTORIaTXS (centurio), onis, f. a 
centuriating, dividing into hundreds. 
Hygin. Agri deducebantur per cen- 
tunationem. 
CeNTORIaTOS (Id.), us, m. a division 
into centuries or companies, xaraXnx‘a- 
p6g. Liv. Ubi milites ad centuriatum 
convenissent.-IT Also, the office of 
centurion, ixaTovrapxia. Cic. Cujus 
in exercitu vreneant centuriatus. 
CeNTORIS (centuria), as, a. 1. to divide 
into centuries or companies; centuriatc, 
KaraXoxVjo), xararaTTio. Cic. Cum 
homines centuriari vidissem. Liv. 
Centuriare juventutem et seniores. 
Id. Equites decuriati, centuriati pedi- 
tes. - IT Also, to divide (the people) 
by centuries, in order to vote. Cic. Comi¬ 
tia centuriata, in which the whole people 
voted by centuries for the principal ma¬ 
gistrates, and on subjects of great mo¬ 
ment. See Centuria and Comitia. 
CSNT0RX5 (Id.), onis, m. a captain of a 
century; a centurion, ixarovrapxris. 
Cic. Primipili centurio. Sueton. Pri- 
marum cohortium centurio. Horat. 
pueri magnis e centurionibus orti, h. e. 
from illustrious parents. 
CeNTORIoNaTOS (centurio), us, m. the 
2 offi.ee of centurion, or an election of centu¬ 
rions. Tacit. 
CeNTORIPAH, arum, f. ra Keyrbptza, a 
town of Sicily, now Ccrtolibi, near Mt. 
JEtna. Plin. — Hence, Centuripinus, 
a, um, adj. of Ceniuripw. Cic. Centuri- 
pini legati. Id. Centuripini (absol.), 
the, inhabitants of Centuripce. 
CeNTOSSIS (centum & as), is, m. a 
3 hundred asses ; a rate of Roman money, 
containing forty sesterces and ten deniers. 
Varr. 
CEOS. See Cea. 
CEPA. See Capa. 
CePAEA (xynaia), re, f. sca-purslain 
Plin. 
CEPIIAL.'EX (xcQnXaia), re, f. a head 
2 ache ; an unremitting pain that seizes the 
whole head. Plin. 
CEPHALALGIA, or CEPIIALaRGIX 
3 (xe<paXaXyia), re, f. the headache, cepha- 
lalgy. Scribon. Larg. 
CePHALaLGICuS, or CePIIXLaRGI- 
3 COS (cephalalgia), a, um, adject, sick 
of the head-ache; ccphalalgic, xetpaXaX- 
yixbg. Veget. 
CEPHALeA, same as Cephalma. 
CEP HALED IT ANI. See Ccphaloedis. 
CEPIIALXCOS (xetpaXixds), a, um, m. adj. 
2 relating to the head ; cephalic. Cels. 
CEPHaLLeNIA, re, f. KsipaXXr/via, an 
island of the Ionian sea, now Ccphaloniu. 
Plin. — Hence, Cephalienes and Ce- 
phalEnes, um, m. its inhabitants. Liv. 
CEPIIAL3, or CEPHALoN, onis, m. 
3 the date-tree. iyxtipaXov. Pallad. 
CEPIIXLCEUiS, is, f. and CEPHALCE- 
DXUM or CEPHALkDUM, i, n. a town 
of Sicily. Cic. — Hence, Ceph&ledlta- 
ni, orum, the inhabitants of Cephaledum. 
Cic. — And Cephalcedlas, Adis, f. of 
Cephaledum. Sil. 
CEPilAL oTeS ( xe(j>u\(x>Tdg ), re, in. headed. 
3 Seren. Summon. 
CEPHALOS, i, m. KeipaXos, Cephalus, 
husband of Procris, who, prompted by 
jealousy, followed him. to the woods to 
watch his motions. Cephalus, hearing a 
noise in the bushes, supposed it to be made 
by a wild beast; and, aiming at the spot, 
unwittingly killed his own wife. Ovid. 
CePIIeIS, litis, f. the daughter of Cepheus, 
3 Andromeda. Ovid. 
CePHeNES (xrppaves), um, m. drones, or 
male bees that do not work. Plin. - 
IT Also, a people of JEthiopia. Ovid. 
CePIIEUS, ei or eos, m. [dissyllab.] 
Kqpevs, son of Agenor, husband of Cas- 
siopc, father of Andromeda, and king of 
JEthiopia. After his death., he was trans¬ 
lated to the skies. Ovid. — Hence, 
Cephelus, and Cepheus, a, um, adj. of 
Cepheus. Ovid. Cepheia virgo, h. e. 
Andromeda, his daughter. Propert. 
Cepheam Meroen, h. e. JEthiopian. 
CEPHISIAS, and CePIIISSIAS, adis, 
3 adj. feminin. of the Cephissus. Ovid. 
Vidit et iinmitem Cephisias ora Procus- 
ten, li. e. the country washed by the Ce- 
phissus in Attica. 
CEPHISIS, and CEPHXSSIS, idis, adj. 
3 feminin. ; the same as Cephisias. Ovid. 
Cephisidas tindas. 
CePHISIOS, and CePHiSSIOS, a, um, 
3 adj. of the Cephissus. Absol. Ovid. 
Jamque ter ad quinos unum Cephisius 
annum Addiderat, h. e. Narcissus, the 
son of the Cephissus. 
CePHISOS, and CePHISSOS, and Cf- 
PHIS3S, i, in. Kyipiaos, a river of 
Bxotia, now Mauro Nero. Ovid. - 
IT Also, a river of Attica. 
CEPINA. See Cecpina. 
CEPIONIDES. See Ceponides. 
CIPlTrs^ or CePOLATITIS, f. and 
CePTTeS, re, m. a precious stone of the 
agate kind. Plin. 
CeL’oNIDeS, and CePIQNIDeS, um, f. 
precious stones of an unknown kind . 
Plin. 
CEPULLA. See Cwpulla. 3 
CePuRICOS (cepuros), a, um, adject. 
3 relating to a garden, hortulan, xrinovpiKbg. 
Plin. Liber Cepuricon, h. e. of things 
relating to gardening, or of garden plants, 
TOW KriTTTOpiXlbv. 
CePuRSS (xqvovpds), i, m. a gardener. 
Apic. 
CeRX (xypog), re, f. wax.. Cic. Persre 
mortuos cera circuinlitos condunt. 
Ovid. Ceram pollice mollire. Colum. 
Apes fingunt ceras, honey-comb. So, 
Virg. Tenaces cerre. Plin. Expressi 
cera vultus. Virg. Calainos cera con- 
jungere. Id. Linere spiramenta cera. 
-IT Hence, Cerre, busts or images of 
wax, representing the ancestors of great 
men, and set up by their descendants in the 
atrium. Juvenal. Veteres cerre exor- 
nant atria. Ovid, dispositre generosa 
per atria cerre. - IT Also used in 
sealing. Hence, Plin. Signum cerre, 
the seal. So, absol. Cic. Cera. - 
IT Also used in writing with the stilus; 
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