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minion way. — Of the Claudia leges, 
there were several ; one of which, pro¬ 
posed by Q. Claudius, tribune of the 
people, prohibited the senators from 
having a sea-ship of more than 300 am¬ 
phora), to which Cic. Verr. 7. 18. alludes. 
— Hence, Claudialis, e, adj. Tacit. 
flaminium, h. e. of Claudius, the empe¬ 
ror. — Also, Claudianus, a, um, adj. 
Claudian. Senec. cometa , which appeared 
in the time of the emperor Claudius. Fest. 
tonitrua, stage-thunder, supposed to have 
been invented by Ap. Cl. Pulcher. 
JLAUDS (kA rito, /rAr/i£a>), is, si, sum, a. 
3. to shut, close. Cic. portas. Id. fores 
cubiculi. Id. aditus, to bar up. Tibull. 
januam sera, to bolt. Cic. pupulas. 
Martial, and Virg. lumina. Virg. 
Rura gelu claudit hiems. — Also, to 
shut in, inclose. Justin, se in loco. Ovid. 
In angiistum qua clauditur Hellespontus, 
is confined. Virg. pecudes in antro. Id. 
Clausus tenebns. Tacit, intra domum. 
Lucan. Ensis d.ausus, sheathed. - 
IT Also, to surround, encompass, begird. 
Cic. Urbs terra ac mart clauditur. Curt. 
Persis ab altero latere perpetuis mon- 
tium jugis clauditur. Varr. Locum 
aqua claudere. JVepos, urbem operibus. 
Id. adversaries angustiis locorum. Id. 
urbem obsidione, to invest. Lucan, sil- 
vas indagine. Stat. humeros clypeo, to 
cover. - IT Also, to stop, stay, or 
stanch. Plin. sanguinem. -IT Fig- 
ur. Cic. Cluam (consuetudinem) adhuc 
meus pudor mihi clausit. Id. Ex omni 
aditu (Pontus) clausus. Id. Habere 
domum clausam pudori, patentem cu- 
piditatibus. Liv. Claudere fugam hos- 
tibus, to take away, preclude. Terent. 
Nolo tibi ullum commodum in me clau- 
dier. Tacit. Clausus adversum vim 
veneni. Cic. Claudere aures ad voces 
doctissimas, to turn a deaf ear to. Senec, 
aures malis vocibus. Cic. sententias 
uumeris. Horat. verba pedibus, h. e. 
to make verses. Id. aliquid pedibus 
senis, h. e. liexametro versu complecti. 
- IT Also, to close, conclude, finish. 
Ovid. Claudetur epistola. Id. opus. 
Horat. TEtas clausit lustrum octavum, 
hath completed the fortieth year. Martial. 
effinas. — Hence, Claudere agmen, to 
bring up the rear. Cies. and Curt. - 
If Clausum, and Clausa, drum, subst. 
something shut up, a place shut up, an in¬ 
closure, a close. Lucret.. viarum and do- 
morum, h. e. clausse via; and domus. Co- 
lum. Fructus clauso custodiendi, store¬ 
room. Id. Sub uno clauso habere, stall. 
CLAUDS (claudus), is, n. 3. to halt, limp, 
be lame. Figur. Sallust. Fragm. Neque 
enim ignorantia res claudit, h. e. minus 
procedit. Auson. sed si memoria Re¬ 
bus vetustis claudit (al. cludit ), h.e. la- 
bat, deficit. Gell. Numerus clausurus 
est. So, Cic. Beata vita etiam si ex 
aliqua parte clauderet. Id. Quid est 
cur claudere, aut insistere oratipnein 
malint. — But these last two may also 
be referred to claudeo. 
CLAUDOS (unc.), a, um, adj. lame, halt- 
1 mg, limping, x<oXdf. Cic. (of Vulcan) 
deum. Nepos. altero pede. Horat. Pes 
claudus. — Hence, Cic. Tste claudus 
pilam (sc. tenet, or retinet, &c.), pro¬ 
verb. of a man who can make no good use 
or application of a thing. -IT Figur. 
Sil. Clauda tides, h. e. wavering, un¬ 
sound. Ovid. Eleg. Carmina clauda 
alterno versu, limping, as it were, by 
reason of the alternate pentameter. 
Liv. Claud® naves, h. e. having the oars 
shattered or lost. Id. Clauda nec officii 
pars erit ulla tui, h. e. manca erit, de- 
ficiet. Quint. Clauda oratio, h. e. de¬ 
ficient, imperfect; or not uniform, not in 
good proportion. 
CLaVICaRIOS (clavis), ii, m. one who 
makes keys. Pandect . 
CLAVrcOLX. (Id.), ae, f. dimin. a small 
key, kXci^lov. Germanic. -If Also, 
a peer or pin. Vitruv. -IT Also, the 
tendril or clasp of a vine. Cic. and Plin. 
CLaVICOLaRIOS (Id.), ii, m. a turnkey. 
Finnic,. 
CLaVIGER (clavis & gero), a, um, adj. 
- carrying a key. Ovid. dens,.A. e. Janus. 
-IT Also, Claviger (clava & gero), 
carrying a club. Ovid, proles Vulcani, 
h. e. Periphetes, a robber, who carried an 
iron club. — Especially applied to Her¬ 
cules. Ovid. 
CLaVIS (perhaps k\cT; ; or claudo), is, 
f. a key. Cic. - A Roman lady, upon 
marriage, received the keys of the 
house, and kept them so long as the 
connection lasted. Hence, Cic. Claves 
adimere, to take away the keys from her, 
and consequently no longer to acknowl¬ 
edge her as mistress of the family, or wife. 
— Also, in general, Clavem dare, to 
give the key, as a mark of possession. 
Pandect. -IT Also, a bar or bolt, to 
fasten a door on the inside. - Tibull. tua 
si bona nescis Servare, ah frustra clavis 
in est foribus. Plant. Ubi intus hanc 
novam nuptam deduxi, clavem obduxi 
(al. abduxi). -IT Properl. Clavis tro- 
chi, the instrument by which the top is 
set in motion. -IT Acc. Clavem or im; 
abl. Clave or i. 
CLaVS (clavus), as, a. 1. to fnmish or 
3 fasten with nails. Paulin. Nolan. Cla- 
vante ferro. — Hence, Plin. Clavata 
concha, h. c. furnished with prickles or 
points. -IT Also, marked with a stripe 
(as of purple, Sec.) of the shape of a nail. 
Lamprid. Mantilia cocco clavata. 
CLaV 5LX, or CLaVCLX (dimin. from 
3 clava), a twig for planting. Varro. - 
IT Also written clabula. Non. 
CLAUSTRaRIOS (claustrum), a, um, 
3 adj .pertaining to locks. Lamprid. Claus- 
trarius artifex, a locksmith. 
CLAUSTIMOS (Id.), i, m. h. e. qui 
claustris janua: pramst. Lcevius or Lie. 
Andr. ap. Gell. Al. leg. claustritumus, 
a claustris tuendis. 
CLAUSTRUM (claudo, to shut), i, n. a 
bar, bolt, uXuSpov, KXciarpou. Gene¬ 
rally plur. Cic. Effringi multorum 
fores, revelli claustra. Claudian. Ar¬ 
ea; claustra remoliri. Pandect. Armariis 
et loculis claustra et claves cedunt. 
Virg. laxare. Id. rumpere. Petron. 
discutere. — Figur. Plin. F.p. Refrin- 
gere claustra pudoris. - IT Also, 
the leaves of a door. Martial. Ferrea 
perpetua claustra tuere sera (Jane). 
•-- IT Also, any place shut up. Stat. 
(of a tame lion) In claustra reverti, 
h. e. in caveam. Senec. Itedalea claus¬ 
tra, h. e. labyrinth. Tacit. Ut aquam, 
pabulumque eriperet, contrahere claus¬ 
tra, h. e. the line of circumvallation. Lu¬ 
cret. Claustra vitai resolvere, for recep- 
tacula. Id. Natur* claustra, h. e. arca¬ 
na. - IT Also, that by which the en¬ 
trance into a country or place is covered 
and guarded against the enemy, whether 
entrenchments and fortifications, or tovms, 
cities, fastnesses, si ■'ng-holds , narrow 
passes, &c. ; consequently, bulwark, bar¬ 
rier, frontier town or castle, a means of 
impediment or hindrance, the key of a 
land. Cic. Claustra imperii. Suclon. 
AEgypti. Tacit, inontium, narrow passes. 
Id. jEgyptus claustra an non®, h. e. the 
key to the means of life, provisions. — 
Also, Liv. Claustra, the blocking up of a 
harbor against the enemy, by sunken ships. 
- IT Claustrum, i, sing. Curt, and 
Germanic. 
CLAUSOLX (claudo, when it means to 
conclude), *, f. a close, conclusion, Kara- 
Ar/Jfj, nay\a, to eaxaruv. Cic. Mimi 
ergo est jam exitus, non fabul®: in 
quo cum clausula non invenitur, &c. 
Id. Clausula est difficilis in tradenda 
provincia. Colum. Clausulam impo- 
nere disputationi. Plin. Ungues clau¬ 
sula; nervorum sums existimantur. 
Cic. epistolse. Id. edicti. — In particu¬ 
lar, the end of a full sentence or period. 
Cic. — Also, by rhetoricians, a short 
and acute sentence at the end of a speech. 
Quintil. - IT Bv jurists, often any 
passage or chapter of a law, edict, or 
writing. Pandect. -IT Also, a hilt, 
handle. Aput. Clausula (strigilis). 
OLAUSuRX (claudo), ®, or CLuSuRX, 
3 ®, f. a fort, castle, &c. Pandect. 
CLAUSOS, a, um, particip. from claudo. 
See Claudo. 
Cl .A VO LA. See Clavola. 3 
CLaVOLOS (dimin. from clavus), i, m. 
3 a small nail. Varr. -IT Also, a kind 
of swelling or tumor. Marcell. Empir. 
CLaVOS (unc.), i, m. a nail, rj\os, y6p- 
0o?. Horat. Figere clavos. Liv. pan- 
gere. Plin. adigere arbori. Id. adigere 
149 
in arborem. Id. avellere. Plant, ex- 
cutere. Cais. Configere transtra clavis 
ferreis. Id. Clavis religare. Vitruv. 
Clavis ferreis fixi. Id. Clavis corneis 
occludere, with pegs or pins made of 
horn. Ilorat. Clavus trabalis, a large 
nail, such as is used in fixing beams. Pe¬ 
tron. Tabularis clavus, a nail to fasten 
plunks with. Plin. Clavi caligares, 
li. c. the hob-nails or points in soldiers’ 
shoes or boots. So, Juvenal. In digito 
clavus mihi militis liseret. — Figur. 
Plant. Fixus clavo Cupidinis. Cic. 
Beneficium trabali clavo figere, 'h. e. 
to make it firm and lasting. — In very 
ancient times, before letters were in 
use, it was the custom to keep an ac¬ 
count of the 3 'ears by driving in a nail. 
Hence, Fest. Clavus annalis. So, Cic. 
Ex hoc die clavum anni movebis, h. e. 
you will reckon the beginning of my year. 
— It was also customary among the 
Romans, in times of public danger, 
pestilence, or dissension, to fix a nail 
in a temple to avert the calamity; and 
on several occasions, a dictator was ap¬ 
pointed for this express purpose. Liv. 
-IT Also, the rudder if a ship ; the 
helm, oi'af, vr/Jukion; or rather, the han¬ 
dle or tiller, by which the rudder was 
turned ; as being somewhat like a nail 
in shape. Virg. Clavum ad litora tor- 
quet. Quint. Clavum red^m tenere, 
proverb, to keep a straight or steady 
helm. — Figur. Cic. Clavum imperii te¬ 
nere, et gubernacula reip. tractare.- 
IT Also, a hard tubercle, or callous ex¬ 
crescence on the feet, hands, &c.; a com, 
wart. Cels, and Plin. — And on the 
white of the eye. Cels. — And on the 
necks of oxen galled by the yoke; and 
on sheep. Colum. -r- And a certain abor¬ 
tion of bees. Plin. — And a disease or 
defect of olive-trees. Plin. -IT Also, 
a purple stripe or stud on the tunic of 
the Roman men (see Patagium) ; sena¬ 
tors wore a broad stripe, clavus latus; 
equites, a narrow one, clavus angustus. 
Vellei. Angusto clavo contentus, h. e. 
with equestrian rank. Plin. Ep. Latum 
clavum induere, to put on a senator’s 
robe. Yet, in the times ofthe emperors, 
the equites also sometimes wore the cla¬ 
vus latus. Ovid. — And the sons of sen¬ 
ators. Sueton. — And the prcecones. 
Plin. — The latus clavus was also used 
on napkins, table-cloths, &c. Martial. 
Et lato variata mappa clavo. — Horat. 
and Svfton. use latus clavus for vestis 
laticlavia. 
CLaXeNDiX, Icis, f. a sort of muscle. 
3 Plant, ap. Prise. 
CLaZ 5M£NA5, arum, f. KXagopevai, a 
seaport in Ionia. Cic. — Hence, Cla- 
zomenius, a, um, adj. Clazomenian, of 
or pertaining to Clazomence. Cic. - 
IT Auson. epigr. 131. alludes to the 
Greek tcXa^opcvos. 
CLEaNTHeS, is, m. KXedu9/i(, a Stoic 
philosopher, pupil and successor of Zeno. 
Cic. — Hence, Cleantheus, a, um, adj. 
of or pcrtabiing to Clcanthcs. Pers. 
Fruge Cleanthea, h. e. moral precepts 
drawn from Cleanthes. 
CLeMX (KXrjpa), £tis, n. the herb polygo- 
non, or knot-grass. Plin. 
CLEMATIS (Khriparls), idis, f. the herb 
periwinkle, or cotton-weed. Plin. 
CLeMaTITIS (xAijparms), idis, f. a 
species of the herb hartwort; a species of 
aristolochia. Plin. 
CLeMeNS (unc.), entis, quiet, placid, 
calm, gentle, tranquil, peaceable, still, 
fjcrnxos, rjn-ioi. Cic. Clemens in dispu- 
tando. Terent. Clementem vitam ur- 
banam atque otium sequi. Ovid. Cle- 
mentissimus amnis. Curt. Quos (Ti¬ 
gris) clementiore alveo praeterit. CatitU. 
Clementi flamine puls®. Gell. mare. 
Id. Gradu clementi, et silentio est opus. 
Colum. Permittit ciementior dies opera 
moliri. — Also, of animals, tame, do¬ 
mesticated. Varr. Genus columbarum 
clementius. — Also, of places, with a 
gentle slope, easily ascended. Apul. - 
IT Often, of the disposition and temper, 
mild, meek, gentle, good-natured, tender, 
compassionate, merciful, clement. Terent. 
Clemens, placidus, nulli laedere os, arri- 
dere omnibus. Cic. Clementes judices, 
et misericordes. Id. Vir ab innocentia 
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