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round which the competitors turned. 
There were seven al such in Rome ; but 
when circus is used absolutely, it denotes 
the Circus Maximus. Cic. Ludipublici 
su t cavea, Circoque divisi. Sudan. 
Tnviales ex Circo ludii. Horat. Fal- 
lax Circus. Martial. Circus clamosus. 
- 11 Also, any place used for shows 
and games. Virg. mediaque iu valle 
theatri Circus erat. - If Also, the 
spectators in the circus. Sil. Circus in- 
numerus. 
ORIS (KCipis), is, f. a sort of water-fowl, 
into which the poets fable Scylla, the daugh¬ 
ter of Nisus, to have been changed. Ovid. 
plumis in avem mutata vocatur Ciris. 
CIRRATES (cirrus), a, ura, adject, having 
3 curled or long hair. Martial, matutini 
cirrata caterva magistri, boys, pupils. 
- If Also, fringed. Capitol. Cirrata; 
vestes. 
CIRRUS., ee, f. Kippa, a town in Phocis, 
the port of Delphi. Martial. Q-itid tibi 
cum Cirrha ? h. e. with poetry. Lucan. 
Cirrha silet, li. e. the Delphic oracle. — 
Hence, Cirrhteus, a, ura, adj. of Cirrha, 
or Delphi. Plin. Cirrhaei campi. Lucan. 
Cirrhtea vates, h. e. the Delphic priestess. 
So, Id. Cirrhtea antra. 
CIRRBS, i, rji. a lock or curl of hair ; hair 
2 in curls. Martial, caputque nudum Cir- 
ris grandibus hinc et inde cingunt.- 
11 Also, the tuft of feathers, or crest, on 
the heads of certain birds. Plin. - 
IT Also, of plants, a tuft. Plin. —— IT Al¬ 
so, Cirri, the arms of polypi. Plin. —-— 
H Also, the filaments of oysters. Plin. 
-IT Also, a fringe. Pluedr. Cirri de- 
pendentes. 
CIRSISN (uipaiov), i, n. a sort of thistle. 
Plin. . 
CIS, prep, on thU side. Cic. Cis Tau- 
rum. Lie. Cis Padum, ultraque. 
IT Also, applied to time, within. Plant. 
Cis dies pail-Cli. Id. Cis paucas tem- 
pestates, within a short time. 
CISALPINBS (cis & Alpes), a, urn, adj. 
on this side the Alps ; Cisalpine. Cic. 
dSIUM, ii, n. <i sort of light, two-wheeled 
car ; a calasl.. Cic. Cisio celeriter ad 
urbem advec.iu. Id. Sex et quinqua- 
ginta millia pjtjeuum cisiis pervolavit. 
CISMoNTANES (cis & mons), a, um, 
2 adject, on this side the mountains. 
Plin. 
CiSoRIUM (caedo), ii, n. an edge tool, 
3 cutting instrument. Vegct. 
CISPeLLS (cis & pello), is, a. 3. to drive 
back. Plaut. Inde cispellam virum. 
CISPIBS mons, a hill in Rome. Ocll. 
CISRIIeNaNBS (cis & Rhenus), a, um, 
adject, on this side the Rhine. C<es. 
Germani cisrhenani. 
CISSANTHEMOS (mcroavdepos), i, f. a 
kind of sow-bread; briony. Plin. 
CISSeIS, Idis, f. Ktoyr/is, Hecuba, the 
daughter of Cisscus, king of Thrace, and 
wife of Priam. Virg. Cisseis pra-gnans 
ignes enixa jugales. 
CISSITIS (ncoiTii), is, f. a precious 
stone. Plin. 
CISS5S (Kioads), i, f. a kind of my, grow¬ 
ing without a support. Plin. 
CISSyBIUM (uiaavpiov), ii, n. a cup or 
bowl, made of ivy. Macrob. 
CISTS (Kiarn), se, f. a chest, box, coffer. 
Cic. auaternos H. S. in cistam trails- 
feram ex fisco. Ilorat. Aut cistam ef- 
fractam et subducta viatica plorat. Ju¬ 
venal. servabat cista libellos. In partic¬ 
ular, a box containing certain holy things, 
which was carried in the sacred rites 
of Ceres and Bacchus. Tibull. &• OvUl. 
_IT Also, the box into which the citizens 
threw their votes, as also the judges, when 
they passed sentence on criminals; ballot- 
box. Auct. ad Herenn. 
CISTeLLS (dimin. from cista), te, f. a 
3 small chest or box. Terent. Cistellam 
etfer domo. . 
CISTeLLaTRIX (cistella), icis, f. the 
3 slave who had the charge of her mistress’s 
caskets. Plaut . 
CISTeLLOLS (dimin. from cistella), te, 
3 f. a small box or chest. Plaut. 
CISTERNS (cista), a;, f. a hollow place 
under the ground for holding rain-water j 
a cistern. Varr. 
CISTeRNINES (cistprna), a, um, adject. 
2 belonging to a cistern. Senec. Aqua 
cistemina. 
CISTHSS (k'ioQos), i, m. the wild eglan¬ 
tine. Plin. 
CISTIBERIS (cis & Tiberis), e, adject. 
on this side the Tiber. Pandect. 
CISTIFER (cista & fero), a, um, adject. 
3 bearing a casket or box. Martial. Nup- 
sisti cistifero, h. e. a low fellow. 
CIST5PII5RBS (KiaTO(p6pos), i, m. that 
bears a casket, a cista. Liv. Cistophorum 
(for Cistophororum) ducenta, sc. num- 
morum, an Asiatic coin, (worth 4 drach¬ 
mae) stamped with an image of the sacred 
cista of Bacchus, Ceres, &c. Cic. Ha- 
beo at II. S. bis et vicies in cistophoro, 
h. e. in Asiatic coins. 
CISTOLS (dimin. from cista), se, f. a 
3 small basket, or box. Plaut. 
CITaTIM (citatus), adv. quickly, speedily, 
2 hastily. Cic. Citatim scribere. Quintil. 
Ancillae citatius moventur. Id. Nomi¬ 
na quam citatissime volvere. 
CITATES, a, um, particip. from cito.- 
2 H Also, adject, sicift, hurried, speedy, 
quick. Liv. Citatiore agmine. Id. Ci¬ 
tato gradu, at full speed. Id. Citatissi- 
mo agmine. Cic. Equo citato. Plin. 
Alvus citatior, loose. 
CITER (cis), a, um, adject, on this side, 
3 this way. Cato. Citer ager. More fre¬ 
quently used in the comp, and superlat. 
citerior, citlmus, and citumus, nearer, 
nearest. Cic. Gallia citerior, hither. 
Flor. Oceanus citerior. Cic. Luna ci- 
tima terris. Id. Deduc orationem tuam 
de cselo ad haec cituma.-11 Also, ap¬ 
plied to time, comp, nearer our own time, 
later, more recent. Cic. Ad htec cite- 
riora venire.-IT Also, earlier, sooner. 
Val. Max. Consulatus citerior legitimo 
tempore datus est.-11 Also, shorter. 
Val. Max. Citerioris statis meta. 
CITERI6R. See Citer. 
CITERIBS, adverb. See Citra. 
CITtLERoN, onis, m. Ki$aipibv, amoun- 
tain in Baotia, sacred to Bacchus. Plin. 
CITIISRS (KiOdpa), se,f. a lute, or guitar. 
Virg. Orpheus Tlirei'cia fretus cithara, 
fidibusque canoris. Ilorat. Imbelli ci¬ 
thara dividere carmina. Plin. Cithara 
canere, to play on the guitar. Quintil. 
Canere laiides Deorum ad citharam. 
CITIISRISTS ( Kidapiarijs), a, m. a play¬ 
er on the guitar. Cic. 
CITIISRISTRIS ( uidapiarpia ), se, f. a 
3 music-girl, a female player on the gui¬ 
tar. Terent. Nactus est puellulam ci- 
tharistriam. 
CITHSRIZ3 ( K iOapi§(J ), as, n. 1. to play 
3 on the harp. Nepos. Citharizare doctus 
est a Dionysio. 
CITHSRCEDICOS (xi0apu5i/cds), a, um, 
2 adject, relating or belonging to a player 
on the guitar. Sueton. Citharcedicus 
habitus. 
CITH ARCEDES (KidapaSds), i, m. one who 
plays on the guitar, accompanying him¬ 
self with his voice. Cic. Vox citharcedi. 
CITHXRBS ( KiOapos), i, m. a kind iff tur¬ 
bot. Plin. 
CITIeNSIS, e, and CITIjEUS, a, um, 
3 adject, of Citium, a town of Cyprus. 
Gell. Zeno Citiensis. — Also, absol. 
Citiseii, orum, inhabitants of Citium. 
CITIEUS, or CITTEUS, ei & eos, of 
Citium. Cic. Zeno Citieus. 
CITIMES. See Citer. 1 
CITIReMIS (citus & remus), e, adject. 
3 swift. Varr. Argo citiremem. 
CITIES. See Cito. 
CITIES, i, m. a mountain between Macedo¬ 
nia and JEtolia. 
CITE (citus), adverb, comp, citius, su- 
perl. citissime, soon, shortly, quickly, 
speedily , without delay , cos, lv-jC cos, 
-apaxPPP a . Cic. Cito me ad te esse 
venturum. Id. Confido cito te tinuum 
fore. Id. Nimis cito, too soon. Terent. 
Abi cito, et suspende te. ^ Plued. non 
vis citius progredi ? Cues. Se in currus 
citissime recipere. Ilorat. Citius su- 
prema die, before. Id. Dicto citius, 
sooner than the words could be^ uttered ,* 
in a moment. Cic. Vox me citius de- 
fecerit, quam nomina, sooner than, be¬ 
fore. Id. Earn citius veteratoriam, 
quam oratioriam diceres, rather than. 
-IT Also, with a negative particle, 
easily. Terent. Haud cito mali quid 
ortum ex hoc sit. Cic. Sed neque ap- 
tiorem cito alium dixerim, neque sen- 
tentiis crebriorem. Id. Non tarn cito. 
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CITS (frequentat. from cieo), as, avi, 
atum, a. 1. to excite, stir up, rouse, dt/a/ct- 
vioi, Siauivcio. Stat. Tunc iras (leoj 
citat. Cels. Humorem illuc citare, te 
draw. Id. Alite citant urinam, provoke. 
-IT Also, to urge, incite, impel, stim¬ 
ulate. Slat, juvenes animosa citavit Glo¬ 
ria. Liv. Citatis equis, at full gallop ; at 
fall speed. -IT Also, to hasten, quicken. 
Claudian. Citare gradum. Cic. Motus 
citare.-11 Also, to throw, hurl. Sil. 
Hastam citare.- IT Also, to put or 
shoot forth. Colum. Radices in summo 
solo citare.-11 Also, to call by name, 
name. Ovid. Hie ego me sensi noto qua- 
ter ore citari. JVepos. victorem Olym¬ 
pias citari, to be proclaimed. Liv. Nomina 
damnatorum citare, to call over. -- 
11 Also, to summon, to cite before. Liv. Fa- 
tres in curiam citari jussit. Id. Juniores 
citare, li. e. to summon them to give in their 
names. Cic. Citat reum, non respondet. 
-IT Also, to cite, quote, appeal to the 
testimony of. Cic. Testem totam Sicilian* 
citabo. Liv. Veteres annales citat auc- 
tores. Petron. Citare Poetas. ——11 Al¬ 
so, to recite, repeat, sing. Cic. Citare 
pteanem. Ilorat. ab ovo usque ad mala 
citaret Io Bacche. 
CITRA (cis), prep, and adverb, on this 
side, ivr6s. Cic. Citra Veliam. Id. Citra 
Rubiconem.-IT Also, nearer. Cic. 
Citra licet.-11 Also, of time, before. 
Citra Trojana tempora. Sueton. Citra 
spectaculorum dies. - 11 Absolut 
adverb. Liv. Paucis citra millibus lig- 
natores ei occurrunt. Tacit. Tela hos- 
tium citra cadebant.-IT Also, with¬ 
out. Plin. Morbus regius fit etiam citra 
febres, even without fever. Sueton. Ci¬ 
tra lionorem verborum. Id. Citra com 
moda prasmiorum. Ovid. Peccavi citra 
scelus. Quintil. Phidias in ebore citra 
temulum fuit.-11 Also, contrary to. 
Flor. Citra spent omnium, contrary to 
expectation. Gell. Citra morem cetera- 
rum civitatum. —— U Citra quam, not 
so well as ; otherwise than. Ovid. Culta 
quidem (fateor) citra, quam debuit, ilia. 
- IT Also, hitherwards. Ovid, nec 
citra rnota nec ultra.-IT Comp. Cite- 
rius. Senec. Citerius debito, sooner than 
is proper. 
CITRAG5, or CITREaGS (citrus), Inis, 
3 f. balm, balm-gentle. Pallad. 
CITRATES (Id.), a, um, adj. covered with 
2 citron wood or leaves. Plin. libros citratos. 
CTTReTUM (Id.), i, n. a grove of citron- 
trees. Pallad. 
CITREES (Id.), a, um, adject, of the cit¬ 
ron-tree. Martial. Mala citrea. ■ 
IT Hence, absol. Citrea, a; (sc. arbor), 
the citron-tree. Plin. --U And Citre- 
um, i (sc. malum), the fruit of the citron- 
tree. Plin. -IT Also, of the cedar-tree. 
Cic. Mensa citrea. 
CITRo (cis), adverb, hitherwards. Joined 
with ultro, it signifies up and down, thU 
way and that, to and fro, backward and 
forward. Cic. Cursare ultro et citro. 
Varr. Pisciculi ultro ac citro commeant. 
Cces. Ultro citroque mittere. -— H Al¬ 
so, mutually, reciprocally. Cic. Ber;e- 
ficia ultro citro data. Liv. Tata ultro 
citroque fide. 
CITRUM, i, n. the wood of the African 
cedar. (See Citrus.) Plin. Citrum se- 
catur in laminas. Martial. Et citrum 
vetus, Indicosque dentes. 
CITROS (probably corrupted from ce- 
drus), i, f. a name applied by the Romans 
to several different sorts of trees, which 
they ignorantly confounded. As, the 
orange-tree. Plin. - --11 Also, the cit¬ 
ron-tree (malus Medica), whose fruit 
was used to preserve clothes jrom worms, 
and also as an antidote. Plin. -If Al¬ 
so, an African tree (Ovov), of whose fra¬ 
grant wood the wealthy Romans had, their 
tables, 8{c. made-, probably a species of 
cedar. Plin. {Ed. Harduin.) 
CITTIUM. See Citieus and Citiensis. 
CITES, a, um, particip. from cieo. —— 
1 IT Adject, swift, quick, nimble, speedy, 
rapid, raxv^. Sallust. Citus incessus 
Liv. Via cita. Horat. Classe cita. Id. 
meo citus htec subscribe libello, quick¬ 
ly, for cito. Id. Cita mors. Valer. 
Max. Citioris cur® negotium , of more 
urgent necessity. Quintil. Citissimuni 
factum. Virg. Citae quadrigte. Ovid. 
