CER 
CER 
CER 
hence, a waxen tablet for writing- -upon ; 
a book, or writing-table, covered over with 
wax, and vrrittcn upon with a style or iron 
pencil. Quintil. Scribitur optime ceris, 
in quibus facillima est ratio delendi. 
Plaut. Cera: equidem haud parsit 
neque stilo. Id. Mandare aliquid ceris, 
to commit to writing. Juvenal. Ceras 
implere capaces. Horat. Csrite cera 
digni. (See Cteres.) Ovid. In ceras 
referre, to write down. —Prinia, secun- 
d a cera, the first, second page', ima, ex¬ 
trema cera, the bottom of the page; as, 
Cic. Codicis extrema cera. Sueton. 
Prima3 du® cera. And Martial. Cera: 
ultima;, the last will. -11 Also used 
in painting, particularly in encaustics. 
Slat. Apelle® cuperentte scribere cera. 
- IT Also, any clammy substance 
resembling wax. Ovid, spoliataque teg- 
mine cera Eima patet, h. e. pice. 
Virgil, pingues unguine cera. - 
IT Also, paint with which women stained 
their skin. Plaut. Cera omne corpus 
intinxit tibi. 
CERACHATES (xypaxarys), a;, m. an 
cttfat.e of the color of wax. Plin. 
CERAMICCS, i, m. K tpaptiKos, a place 
without the walls of Athens, where those 
who fell in battle were buried at the public 
expense. Cic. -IT Also, a place within 
the city, where the stews were kept. Plin. 
UERAMITES (ucpapirris), ;e, m. a 
precious stone of the color of a tile. Plin. 
CeRaRIUM (cera), ii, n. money for wax 
2 used in sealing, fee for scaling. Cic. 
CERAS (xrpas), Atis, n. a horn. And 
3 hence, a wild parsnip. Apulei. - 
IT Also, a cape or promontory. Solin. 
Ceras chryseon, K eyas xpvoeov. Plin. 
Hesperion ceras, "Ecnrepiov Kt'pa; ■ 
CERASINOS (cerasus), a, um, adj. of a 
3 cherry. Patron. Cerasino succinctus 
cingulo, cherry-colored. 
CERASTES (KCpr~rri f), ®, nr. a serpent 
with small horns; a horned serpent; the 
cerastes. Lucan, spinaque vagi tor- 
quente cerast®. --- IT Also, a sort of 
horned worm. Plin. - IT Also, a 
fabulous people i f Cyprus, said to have 
horns. Ovid. 
CERASUM (ucpai'tov), i, n. a cherry. 
Plin. 
CERASOS (Ktpaaos), i, f. a cherry-tree. 
Ovid. Audiat hoc cerasus; stipes ina- 
nis erit..-IT Also, a cherry. Propert. 
CERASOS, nntis, f. Kepaauvs, a city of 
Pontus. Mela. 
CERATIA, ®, f. an herb having but one 
2 leaf, and a great root full of knots; capers 
or cappers. Plin. 
CERATIaS (Kcparta f), as, m. a comet re¬ 
sembling a horn. Plin. 
CERATINA (Kcpar'ivri), ®, f. a sophistical 
2 argument concerning horns. Quintil. 
(As ; what you have not lost, you have 
still; you have not lost horns; there¬ 
fore, you have horns.) 
CERATITIS (K£parrris),Idis, f. a kind of 
wild-poppy, horned-poppy. Plin. 
CERATHJM (Ktpartov), ii, ii. carob-bean. 
3 Colum. 
CERAToRIUM, or CERoTARIUM (ce- 
3 ro), ii, n. a plaster made of wax. Call. 
Aurelian. Ceratorium apponere. Id. 
Cerotariis uti. 
CeRaTUM (Id.), or CeRoTUM (xypeo- 
rov), i, n. a wax-plaster, cerecloth; ce¬ 
rate. Cels. Ceratun liquidum. Mar¬ 
tial Nec labra pingui delibuta ceroto. 
CeRaTuRA (cero), ®,f. a waxing, cenng, 
2 laying over or besmearing with wax. Co¬ 
lum. 
CERAULA (Kcpavbris), ®, m. a cometer. 
3 Apulei. 
CERaUNIA, as, f. the name of several spe¬ 
cies of gems mentioned by Pliny. 
CERAUNIA, drum, n. Kepavvia. See 
Acroceraunia. % 
CERAUNIOS (Kcpavino;), a, um, adject. 
Ceraunian. Plin. Ceraunii rnontes. 
Colum.. Ceraunias vites. 
CERAUNOS, a, um, adj. Ceraunian. Pro- 
3 pert. Non potuit saxo vitarn posuisse 
Cerauno ? h. e. scopulis Acrocerauniis. 
CERBEROS, or CERBEROS (Kcp/3epo S ), 
i, m. Cerberus, the infernal dog, said to 
have three heads. Virg. Cerberus hasc 
ingens latratu regna trifauci Personat. 
Ovid, nexis adamante catenis Cerberon 
abstraxit. — Hence, CerberSus, a, um, i 
adj. of Cerberus. Lucan. Cerbereasque 
canum facies. 
CERCITIS (xcpxtng), Tdis, f. a species of 
olive-tree. Col. — Others read circites. 
CERCIUS. See Circius. 
CeRCOLiPS (xipxos and Anirco), Tpis, f. 
a kind of ape. Fcst. — Others read 
cercolopis. In the passage of Catull. 
Trepidas lingere cercolipas, others 
read crepidas carbatinas. 
CERCOPITHECOS, and CERCOPITIIE- 
COS ( xtpKoriOyxos), i, m. a marmoset, 
or species of monkey. Martial. Si mihi 
cauda foret, cercopithecus eram. 
CERCoPS (xepxwxp), opis, m. a baboon. 
3 Manil. tel Ins Et portentosos cercopum 
ludit in ortus.-IT Also, a people of 
the island of Pithecusa, fabled to have been 
turned into monkeys. Ovid, deurn geni- 
tor fraudem et perjuria quondam Cer- 
copum. 
CEROuROS, and CERCuROS (xepxovpn 
i, m. a kind of light vessel, having a long 
poop, a cutter. Liv. Ad hoc levioribus 
navigiis, cercurisque ac lernbis ducentis. 
Plaut. rEdificatnavim cercurum et mer- 
ces emit. 
CERCyoN, onis, m. a robber of Attica, 
who was put to death by Theseus. Ovid. 
— Hence, Cercyoneus, a, um, adj. of 
Cercyon. Ovid. Corpora Cercyonea. 
CERCyRoS (xspxuvpos), i, m. a sea-fish. 
Plin. 
CERD8 (x epSos), onis, m. a mean mechan- 
3 ic, a handicraftsman. Juvenal. Et qua: 
turpia cerdoni, Volesos Brutosque de- 
cebunt. — It is also joined with other 
nouns. Martial. Sutor cerdo, a cobbler. 
CEREaLIS (Ceres), e, adj. pertaining to 
3 Ceres, sacred to Ceres. Ovid. Cereale 
nemus, h. e. Cereri consecraturn. Id. 
sacrum. Id. Cerealia munera, h. e. 
corn or bread. Id. Cerealis Eieusin, 
h. e. where she was particularly honored. 
Virg. Cereale papaver. Cic. Cerealia 
(sc. sacra), the festival celebrated, by the 
matrons in honor of Ceres, and during 
which games were exhibited. Hence, 
Liv. Cerealia ludos fecerunt. Plaut. 
Cerealis ccena, a splendid entertainment, 
such as were given at the time of the Ce¬ 
realia. Ovid. Cereales sulci, sown with 
corn. Id. Cereales he*ba:, corn. - 
IT Also, relating to corn, made of 
corn. Virg. Cerealia arma, instruments 
for grinding corn, or baking bread. Id. 
Cereale solum, made of bread. Plin. 
Cerealis sapor. Id. Cereales aura, 
winds favorable to corn. Auson. Cerea¬ 
lia saxa, mill-stones for grinding corn. 
- IT And absol. Cerealia, cereal 
grasses. Plin. - IT TEdiles cereales, 
duumvirs who had the care of the public 
stores of corn , and superintended the cele¬ 
bration of the Cerealia. Pandect. 
CEREBELLUM(diminut.from cerebrum), 
2 i, n. a small brain. Plin. Gallinacei 
cerebellum. Sueton. Pavonum cerebella. 
CEREBRoSOS (cerebrum), a, um, adject. 
2 mad, crazy. Plaut. Senex hie cerebro- 
sus est certe.- IT Also, hot-headed, 
irritable, passionate. Horat. Cerebrosus 
prosilit unus. 
CEREBRUM, i, n. the brain, cyxetpaXo;. 
Cic. Alii in corde, alii in cerebro dixe- 
runt animi esse sedem. Plaut. Cere¬ 
brum alicui dispercutere, to dash out his 
brains. Aurel. Viet. Cerebri valido in- 
cussu parietem pulsare, to strike the head 
against a wall. - IT Also, figur. the 
mind, intellectual faculty ; sense, under¬ 
standing, wisdom. Horat. Putidius 
multo cerebrum est Perilli dictantis. 
Plant. Mihi misero cerebrum excuti- 
unt tua dicta, you perfectly amaze me. 
-IT Also, passion, anger. Plaut. Cere¬ 
brum meum finditur, I burst with rage. 
Id. Id nunc his cerebrum uritur. Ho¬ 
rat. Cerebri felix, of a calm, tranquil 
temper. -IT Also, the pith of trees. 
Plin. 
CEREFOLIUM. See Ccercfolium. 
CEREMONIA. See Cterimonia. 
CeRESLOS (diminut. from cereus), a, 
um, adject, of the color of wax. Colum. 
CERES, eris, f. tlue daughter of Saturn and 
mother of Proserpine, fabled to have in¬ 
vented agriculture, and therefore styled 
the goddess of corn. Ceres is the Demctcr 
of the Greeks, Aq/iijrr/p. Cic. - 
I IT Hence, figurat. corn. Virg. At rubi- 
m 
cunda Ceres medio succiditur testa. 
Ovid. Carmine l®sa Ceres sterileni 
vanescit in lierbam. - Also, bread. 
Virg. Cereremque canistris Expediunt. 
Terent. Sine Cerere et Baccho friget 
Venus, bread (or food) and wine. 
CERES, same as Cceres. 
CEREVISIA. See Ccmisia. 
CeREOS (cera), a, um, adj. waxen, of 
wax, xypivos. Cic. Nihil esset cereum, 
quod commutari non posset. Horat. 
Cere® imagines. Virg. Cerea castra, 
h. e. the honcy-comb. -IT Also, of the 
color of wax. Virg. Cerea pruna. 
Martial. Cerea et trita lacerna, h. e. 
yellow with age. Id. Cerea qute patulo 
lucet ficedula lumbo, h. e.fat. So, Id. 
Cereus turtur. - IT Figur. ductile, 
easy, pliant. Horat. Cereus in vitium 
flecti. Id. cerea Telephi laudas bra- 
cilia, li. e. soft. 
CEREOS (Id.), i, m. a taper, wax-light, 
Xapiras, XayiraSiov. Cic. Omnibus 
vicis statu®: ad eas tus, et cerei. 
Plaut. Lucere alicui cereum. — During 
the Saturnalia, clients sent wax tapers 
to their patrons. Hence, Martial. 
Decembri mense volant mapp®, Gra- 
cilesque lignite, cereique, chart®que. 
CeRIA, $, f. a drink made from corn; a 
sort of ale or beer. Plin. See Cer- 
visia. 
CERIFIC5 (cerafc facio),as, avi,atum,io 
2 make wax, xypia^w. Hence (of the pur¬ 
ple-fish). Plin. Cum cerificavere, flux- 
os habent succos, produced their slime. 
CfRiNTH A,®, and CERINTHE (xypiv- 
§y), es, f. a sort of honeysuckle; honey • 
wort. Virg. Cerinth* ignobile gramen. 
CERINTHOS (xrjpivSos), i, m. a kind of 
wax, used by the bees for food, bees-bread. 
Plin. 
CERINOS (xypivos), a, um, adject, of the 
2 color of wax. Plin. Pruna cerina. 
CERI6N, and CERIUM (xyp'tov) ii, n. an 
2 ulcer, or botch, like a honey-comb, with 
yellow matter in it. Plin. 
CERITES, same as Cteritcs. 
CeRxTIS, Tdis, f.; CERITES (KripirySj, 
m. a gem of the color of wax. Plin. 
CERiTUS. See Cerritus. 
CeRN’EN’TIA (cerno), ®, f. the faculty of 
3 seeing. Martian. Capell. Cernentia op- 
ponitur c®citati. 
CeRN5 (kp'uico), is, crevi, cretum, a, 3. 
to sift, separate by a sieve, diarraco, orj- 
■S-co. Cato. Quani minutissime per cri- 
brum cenias. Ovid. H®c ubi contrieris, 
per densa foramina ceme. Plin. Arc 
tiore cribocernere farinam.-IT Hence, 
to separate the true from the false, discern, 
distinguish, judge. Cic. Virtutes cer- 
nuntur in agendo. Id. Causa personis 
cernitur. Plaut. Amicam esse crevi. 
- IT Also, to decide, decree. Cic. 
Quote unique Senatus creverit, popa- 
lusve jusserit. Tacit. Locum illis tem- 
pusque destinatum, quo de Armenia 
cernerent.-IT Also, to contend, fight. 
Virg. Inter se coisse viros, et cernere 
ferro. Others read decemcre. Plaut 
Cernere certamen. Lucret. helium 
xpiveiv rrdXeyov. Enn. ap. Cic. Ferro 
cernere vitam, h. e. de vita.-IT Also, 
to conclude, resolve, determine. Lucil. 
apud JVon. Postquam presidium castris 
educere crevit. Cic. Legationes, cum 
Senatus creverit, urbe exeunto. Catull. 
potius germanum amittere crevi, quam, 
&c. Liv. Priusquam id sors cerneret. 
-IT Hence, the legal phrase, Cernere 
hereditatem, to accept the Inheritance ; 
and also, to take actual possession. 
Cic. Eo die ex testamento crevi li$- 
reditatem. Plin. Jim. Rogavit testa¬ 
mento, ut hereditatem suam adirem, cer- 
neremque. And figurat. Cic. Amorein 
cum hereditate crevit, has inherited. Id. 
Falsam hereditatem alien® glori® cer¬ 
nere.-IT Often, also, to see, descry, dis¬ 
cern. In this sense, it wants the qrret. 
and sup. It usually implies more than 
videre, but is very often confounded 
with it. Cic. Nos enim ne nunc qui- 
dem oculis cernimus ea, qu® videmus. 
Id. Cumanam regionem video, Pornpei- 
anum non cerno. Id. Quern ego tai i 
video animo. quam ea, qu® ocuiiscei- 
nimus. JYepos. Ut oculis cemeretur. 
Id. Eum ipsum cernunt grati, look to, 
regard. -IT Also, to perceive, campre- 
