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fdimin. from cingulus & cingulum), i, 
in. a small girdle. Petron. 3 
C!NG3, is, cinxi, emetum, a. 3. to gird, 
tie about, surround, gcbvvvpt, zspiflaWw. 
Sueton. Fluxiore cinctura cmgi. Ho- 
rat. Cingere comam lauro. Lw. Cingi 
gla'dio, to gird on one’s sword. Virg. 
Cinri ferrum, h. e. ferro. Ovid. Cingere 
latus ense. — Hence, Pandect, cinctus, 
a soldier. — And figur. Val. Flacc. 
Cin^i venenis, to be armed with. Mar¬ 
tial* Cingere brachia auulo. - 
IT Also in general, to surround, environ. 
Cic. Cingere urbem moenibus. Liv. 
castra vallo. Tacit, hostem stationi- 
bus. Vim. urbem obsidione. Tacit. 
Ne pantomimos equites Romani cinge- 
rent throng around, attend, So, Ooid. 
D unique latus sancti cingit tibi turba 
Senatus. Val. Flacc. Quique lacum 
cinxere Bicen, dwelt round. Lucan. 
Terra cingere Syrtim, li. e. to make a 
circuit round. Cies. Flumen oppidum 
cingit, winds round. Curt. Terra cingi- 
tur° fluctibus. Plin. Cingitur insula 
tribus miilibus passuum, li. e. is three 
miles in circumference. Coss. Cingere 
murum, sc. militibus, to man the wall. 
Tacit. Cingere aliquem insignibus 
fortunse, to adorn, invest. Virg. cinxe- 
runt sthera nimbi, have enveloped. 
\ Senec. Medium diem cinxere tenebrae. 
_H Also, to bark, peel off the bark. 
Pandect. Cingere arbores. 
CINGOLX (cingo), re, f. a band or girth 
3 to tie beasts with. Ovid. Ut nova velo- 
cem cingula bedat equum.-IT Also, 
a girdle, belt. Ovid. 
CING6LUM, i, n. and CINGOLGS 
(Id.), i, m. a girdle, cincture, zone, 
t,iovn. Valer. Flacc. fecundaque mon- 
stris cingula, the cestus of Venus. Cic. 
Terra quasi circumdata cingulis, zones. 
- IT Particularly, a military belt. 
Virg. et notis fulserunt cingula bullis. 
Cod. Tkcodos. Cingulum militias sume- 
re.-IT Hence, the military profession. 
Cod. Just. -IT Also, Cingulum, a 
town of Piccnum, now Cingoli. — 
Whence, Cingulani, orum, the inhabit¬ 
ants of Cingulum. Plin. 
CINIFfS, or CINIPHeS, urn, f. small 
flies or gnats. Sulpic. Sever. — Also 
written Cyniphes, Cinyphes, Cinypes, 
Scyniplies, or Scinifes. 
DINTFL5 (cinis), onis, m. a hair-curler. 
Herat. Custodes, lectica, ciniflones, 
parasiti. 
CINIS (xtfi/ij), eris, m. and f. ashes, 
embers, cinders, re<Ppa. Auct. ad He- 
renn. Nisi patrias miserandum viderint 
cinerem. Horat. incedis per ignes 
Suppositos cineri doloso. Lucret. 
cinere ut multa latet obrutus ignis. 
Horat. Vertere omnia in cinerem. Id. 
Hilabi in cineres. -41 Figur. Co- 
lull. Virtutum omnium acerba cinis, 
h. e. destruction. -IT Often applied 
particularly to the ashes of the dead, and 
hence, the shades of the departed.. Horat. 
Minxerit in patrios cineres. Cic. Ob- 
secravit per fratris sui mortui cinerem. 
Virg. Id cinerem aut Manes credis cu¬ 
rare sepultos. Phcedr. Et cedo invidis, 
dummodo absolvar cinis, h. e. when dead. 
Martial. Post cineres, after death. - 
IT Also, lye. Plin. 
CINISCOLOS (diminut. from cinis), i, 
“ m. a small quantity of ashes. Prudent. 
CiNNXBARIS, is, f. and CINNABAR! 
(KivvaQipi), n. indecl. dragon’s-blood, a 
gum of a tree used as a pigment mid 
varnish. Plin. -IT Also, cinnabar, or 
vermilion. Plin. 
CINNXMEGS (cinnamum), a, um, adj. 
3 of cinnamon. Auson. Cinnameus ni¬ 
dus.--IT Also, smelling of cinnamon. 
Apul. Cinnamei crines. 
CINNAMoMINOS (Kivvapojpivos), a, um, 
adj. h. e. ex cinnamomo. Plin. 
CiNNAMoMUM (Kivvapwpov), i, n. the 
cinnamon-tree. Plin. 
CINNAMUM, and CINNAMON ( K (vva- 
pov), i, n. the cinnamon-tree; cinnamon. 
Senec. Cinnamis silvas Arabum beatas 
Vidit. 
CINNaNOS (Cinna), a,um, adj. ofCinna, 
who opposed Sylla in the civil war. 
JSTcpos. 
CIN.NO S (unc.), i, m. a mixture of several 
3 things; a kind of mixed drink. Arnob. 
-IT Figur. a mixed or intermediate 
style. Cic. 
CINXIA (cingo), se, f. an epithet of Juno, 
3 as the goddess of marriage. Arnob. 
CINyPHOS, i, and CINyPS, ypis, m. 
Kiwrjios, and IZtvvxp, a river of Africa, 
between the Syrtes. Plin. — Hence, 
Cinyphius, a, um, adj. of or on the 
Cinyps. Virg. Cinyphii hirci. Martial. 
Cinyphius maritus, h. e. the goat. 
CINyRaS, a?, m. Kivvpay, Cinyras, 
father of Myrrha, by whom he had Adonis. 
Ovid. — Hence, Cinyrelus, and Ciny- 
reus, a, um, adj. of Cinyras. Ovid. 
Cinyreia virgo, h. e. Myrrha. Id. Ciny- 
reius juvenis, h. e. Adonis. Lucan. Ci- 
nyrete litore Cypri, h. e. the birthplace of 
Cinyras. 
CIO (kLi>), is, Ivi, Itum, a. 4. to move, 
3 stir, excite. Virg. oriens Erebo cit 
equos nox. Colum. Ea res cit alvum. 
Martial. Phoebumque cio, Musasque 
lacesso, invoke. Apul. Cire voces, h. e. 
to utter. See Cieo. 
CIOS, and CIOS, i, m. K to;, a river and 
town of Bithynia. Pompon. Mela. — 
Hence, Ciani, orum, m. the inhabitants 
of Cios. Liv. 
CIPPOS (unc.), i, m. a sharp stake or pali¬ 
sade. Cass. -41 Also, a little square 
pillar set up to mark the limits of a burying- 
ground ; a grave-stone, tomb-stone. Ho¬ 
rat. Mille pedes in fronte, trecentos 
cippus in agrum Hie dabat.-41 Also, 
a land-mark. Simplic. 
CIRCA, prep, of time and place, about, 
around, irepi, circum. JVepos. Ligna 
contulerunt circa casam. Liv. Custo¬ 
des circa omnes portas missi. Id. 
Circa domos ire, from house to house. 
Cic. Canes circa se habebat. Sueton. 
Omnes circa se, his followers, attendants. 
-4T Also, in regard to time, about, 
somewhere about. Vellei. Circa ea 
tempora. Horat. Circa lustra decem. 
Cels. Circa septimum diem. Liv. 
Circa eandem horam. Sueton. Circa 
lucem expergefactus. -4T Also ap¬ 
plied to number. Cels. Circa singulas 
heminas aquae, about. Liv. Oppida 
circa septuaginta.-4T Also, in re¬ 
gard to, concerning. Tacit. Circa 
bonas artes socordia. Quintil. Errorem 
circa litteras habuit. Sueton. Circa 
caerimonias correxit. quaedam. Justin. 
Quomodo circa se animati essent, 
toioards. -- 4T Also, adverb, around. 
round about. Liv. Ex montibus, qui 
circa sunt, that are in the neighborhood. 
Curt. Caligo, quam circa humidi effu- 
derant montes. Ncpos. Sed non passi 
sunt, qui circa erant, his attendants. 
CIRCA3A ( Ktpxaia), te, f. the herb called 
night-shade. Plin. 
CIRCiEUM ( Kipxaiov ), i, n. the mandrake. 
Plin. 
CIRCANEA dicitur avis, qute volando 
3 circuitum facit. Fcst. ubi alii leg. 
circenda. 
CIRCe, es, and CIRCX, te, f. Kipsq, 
Circe, daughter of the Sun, and sister of 
JEetes, famous for her beauty and her 
marie arts. Fleeing from Colchis, she 
took up her abode on the western coast of 
Italy. Ovid. Litus Circes, the promon¬ 
tory of Circeii. Horat. Volente Circa. 
— Hence, Circaeus, a, um, adj. of or re¬ 
lating to Circe; Circcean. Cic. Circaeum 
poculum. Propert. Circaeum gramen, 
magic herbs. Val. Flacc. Circaei campi, 
h. e. of Colchis, the birthplace of Circe. 
Horat. Circaea m®nia Tusculi, h. e. 
built by Telegonus, son of Circe. - 
4T See also Circeii. 
CIRCeII, orum, m. [trisyl.] a cape and 
town ofLati.um. Horat. Ostra Circeiis, 
Miseno oriuntur echini. — Hence, Cir- 
ceiensis, e, and Circaeus, a, um, adj. of 
Circeii. Cic. Coloni Circeienses. Lu¬ 
can. Circaea procella, off cape Circeii. 
-_4T Circaii also occurs. Cic. 
CIRCeLLOS (diminut. from circulus), i, 
3 m .a small circle. Apic. 
CIRCENSIS (circus), e, adj. relating to 
the Roman circus. Cic. Circenses ludi, 
the Circensian games, or exhibitions of 
pugilism,, racing, wrestling, gladiatorial 
combats, Sec. m the circus. So, Liv. 
Circense ludicrum. Sueton. Circensis 
pompa, h. c. a procession, in which the 
images of the gods were carried before the 
shows began. Martial. Tomentum Cir 
cense, a coarse stuffing, made with straw, 
used in the circus. — Also, absol., Sueton 
Edere Circenses. Id. Committere Cir 
censes. 
CIRCES (circus), itis, in. a circle ; a ring. 
Sidon. 
CIRCINaTIO (circino), onis, f. the de- 
2 scribing of a circle ; the circumference of 
a circle, a circle. Vitruv. -4T Also, a 
circular path; the orbit of a planet. Vi¬ 
truv. -4T Also, a revolution or rota¬ 
tion in a circle. Vitruv. 
CIRCINO (circinus), as, avi, atum, a. 1. 
2 to make circular, make round. Plin. 
Arbores, qua; in orbem ramos circinant. 
Ovid, et easdem circinat auras, h. e. 
flics in a circle. 
CIRCINOS {Kipnivos), i, m. an instrument 
with which circles are described; a pair 
of compasses. Cces. Flumer. ut circino 
circumductum. 
CIRCITER (perhaps circa), preposit. 
about, near, somewhere about, tyyvg, ws, 
nept. Cic. Circiter idus. Liv. Decern 
circiter millia abesse. Plaut. Localiajc 
circiter mihi excidit. Cas. Dies circiter 
quindecim iter fecerunt. Horat. octa- 
vam circiter horam. - 41 Also, ad¬ 
verb, about. Ctss. Circiter parte tertia. 
Varr. Circiter duobus mensibus. 
CIRCiTeS, re, f. a species of olive-tree. 
Colum. -4T Better, Cercitis. 
CIRCIT5R (ciicuitor), oris, m. one who 
3 goes round to see that all is right; a 
watchman. Veget. Militia; factus est 
gradus, et circitores vocantur, patrols. 
-4T Also, a slave whose business it was 
to go round and examine the aqueducts. 
Frontin. 4T Also, a pedlcr. Pandect. 
CIRCIOS, ii, m. a violent wind, which pre¬ 
vailed in Gallia Narbonensis, blowing 
from the north-north-west. Vitruv. 
CIRCf . as, avi, atum, a 1. to ga round. 
Prop.tti. Fontis egens erro, e-ieoque 
sonantia Iymphis. Tibull. Tantalus est 
illic, et circat stagna. — Others read 
circaque and circum. 
CIRCOS (xlpxof), i, m. a kite. Plin. - 
4T Also, a precious stone. Plin. 
CIRCUEO. See Circumeo. 
CIRC0ITI5 (circueo), onis, f. the act of 
going round; circuition. Liv. Circuitio 
ac cura .Ed ilium plebis erat. -- 
4T Also, a path or way round any object. 
Vitruv. Duo triclinia cum circuitioni- 
bus.-4T Also, the circuit, circumfe¬ 
rence. Vitruv. Orbis terras circuitus. 
-41 Figur. a circumlocution, circuitous 
mode of expression. Cic. Quid opus est 
circuitione et anfractu ? 
CIRC0IT5R (Id.), oris, m. an overseer. 
3 Petron. See Circitor. 
CiRCOITOS (Id.), us, m. a going round; 
a circuit, revolution, nepioios. Cic. 
Circuitus solis. Cces. Millium quadra- 
ginta circuitu, by a circuitous march. 
Cels. Febriuin circuitus, the period __ 
4T Also, the circumference, circuit. Cces. 
Collis circuitus. Id. Ex omnibus in 
circuitu partibus, round about. Id. 
Vallum in circuitu XV millium, fifteen 
miles in circumference. Sueton. Circui¬ 
tus voluminis, the compass. -41 Also, 
the way or path round. Cats. Longus 
circuitus. Liv. Brevis per montea 
circuitus. - 4T Figur. Quintil. Ad 
id, quod in judicium venit, aliquo cir- 
cuitu pervenire, in a circuitous way. 
Martial. Loqui aliquid per circuitus, 
tnj circumlocution. -4T Also, a period. 
Cic. Circuitus conglutinatioque verbo- 
rum. Id. Circuitusille orationis, quern 
Gneci nepioSov, nos turn ambitum, turn 
circuitum, dicimus. 
CIRCUITUS, a, um, particip. See 
Circumeo or Circueo. 
CIRCDLaRIS (circulus), e, adject. 
3 ciri;ular_, orbicular. Martian. Capell. 
CIRCOLaTIM (circulatus), adverb, cir¬ 
cularly. Cal. Aurcl. - 4T Also, in 
company, in common. Sueton. Multitu¬ 
de circulatim lamentata est. 
CIRCOLaTIO (circulo), onis, f. the act 
2 of going round; a planet’s revolution in 
its orbit. Vitruv. 
CIRCULATOR (Id.), oris, m. a hawker, 
2 stroller, mountebank. Cels. -41 Cic. 
Circulator auctionum, a frequenter of 
auctions. 
CIRCOLaToRIOS (circulator), a, um, 
