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tiguous, with nothing between. Sencc. 
Aer continuus terrie est. Horat. Con- 
tinui moiites, a continued chain. Plin. 
Fluit continuo alveo Euphrates, prius- 
quam distraliatur ad rigua, h. c. with its 
waters united in one channel. Justin, 
fast Cassandri et filii ejus continuas 
mortes, following in close succession. 
Plin. Paneg. Continui consulatus. Sue- 
lon. agri, contiguous. Id. oratio, actio, 
connected. Liv. Continua, sc. ledificia. 
Slat. Aspice, qua; funera portem conti- 
liuus, h. c. continually. 
EGNTOGATOS (con t togatus),a,um,adj. 
3 Ammian. Ut sodalis et contogatus, li. c. 
togatus, seu advocatus in eodem foro. 
C0NT0LL5 (con & tollo), is. Plant. 
3 Contollam gradum, h. c. conferain. 
C0NT6NAT (con &. tonat), abat, uit, 
3 impers. 1 . it thunders. Plant. 
CONTOR, aris dep. 1. same as Cunctor. 
CONTORQUEO (con & torqueo), es, orsi, 
ortum, a. 2. to twist violently round, turn 
or whirl about, KareiXico. Cic. Animal 
omne membra, quocumque vult, flectit, 
contorquet. Id. Brumali flectens con- 
torquet tempore currum, guides, directs. 
Id Non est mtheris ea natura, ut vi 
sua- Stellas complexa contorqueat. Id. 
Amnes in alium cursum contortos vi- 
demus. Quintil. Vertex est contorta 
in se aqua. Plin. Contorta arbor, h. c. 
which has in its wood spiral convolutions, 
but which are not knots. Lucret. Con- 
torquere gubernaclum quolibet. Virg. 
Contorsit hevas proram Palinurus ad 
undas.-IT Also, to roll along or down 
with great force, set in violent motion. 
Virg. Insano contorquens vortice silvas 
Eridanus. Lucan. Subitis frementes 
vorticibus contorsit aquas.-ir Also, 
to brandish, wave; to hurl, cast, throw, 
dart; quia cum jacimus aiiquid, vel bra- 
chium, vel arcus torquetur. Virg. Len- 
ta lacertis spicula contorquent. Id. 
Hastam in latus feri contorsit. Id. Ad- 
ducto contortum hastile lacerto immittit. 
— As greater impulse and force are giv¬ 
en to weaponsby first brandishing them, 
so when great effect is given to one : s 
words by the brevity or rapidity with 
which they are uttered, or to his argu¬ 
ments by the quick and pointed manner 
in which they are aimed, so that, even 
when false, they cannot be easily re¬ 
futed, these may be said to be brandished 
or hurled. Tlius, Cic. Dei rule contor¬ 
quent et ita coricludunt tv JM^piUditor) 
tanquam machinatione heti- 
tiain est contorquendus^JM® along, 
hurried away. Id. (of /Esehfnes accu¬ 
sing Demosthenes) Quas serifentias col- 
ligit ? qua: verba contorquet, hurls. Id. 
Demosthonis non turn vibrarent fulmi- 
na ilia, nisi numeris contorta ferrentur. 
But see Contortus. -IT It may some- 
times.be-rendered, to turn, guide, direct. 
Lucret. gubernaculum quolibet. Virg. 
proram ad undas. Cic. ad Irctitiam est 
contorqdehdus.-IT Also, to wind en¬ 
roll up. Auct. ad Hcrenn. Contorta to¬ 
ga. -IT See Contortus, a, um. 
CGNTGRRE8 (con & torreo), es, orrui, 
3 ostum, a. 2. to scorch, parch, burn, avy- 
Kaioi. Ammian. 
CONTORSrO. See Contortio. 3 
CoNToRTe (contortus), adverb, concise¬ 
ly and pointedly. Cic. H®c sic dicuntur 
a Stoicis, concludunturque contortius. 
_IT A-!so, obscurely. Cic. Ne quid 
perturbate, ne quid contorte dicatur. 
CONTORTIQ (contorqueo), onis, f. a 
2 turning cr whirling round; the exertion 
used in tirowing or aiming a blow with a 
weapon. Auct .'ad Herenn. Ex remotione 
brachii, et contortione dextrre gladius 
ad corpus afferri videtur,/t. e. vis et nisus 
jaculandi.-II Cic. Majus est has con- 
tortiones (contorsiones) orationis, quam 
signorum ortus, obitusque perdiscere, 
fallacious conclusions, quirks, sophistry. 
DCNTORTIPLICaTOS (contortus or con¬ 
torte & plicatus), a, inn, adject. Plant. 
Ita sunt Persarum mores, longa nomina 
contortiplicata habemus, h. c. long and 
crabbed names, compounded of many words, 
and almost bidding defiance to pronuncia¬ 
tion. Alii leg. contortuplicatus 
CONTORTOR (contorqueo), oris, a wrest- 
3 er, qui contorquet, et implical. Terent. 
Bonorum extortor. l.egum contortor. 
C0NT0RT0L0S (dimin. from contortus), 
1 a, um, adj. forced, strained; or obscure, 
dark; in contempt. Cic. Contortulis 
quibusdain, ac minutis conclusiunculis. 
CONTORTOS, a, um, particip. from con¬ 
torqueo. -If Adj. vehement, energetic, 
effective, powerful, strong. Cic. Contorta 
et acris oratio. Quintil. Contorta vis 
orationis. - IT Also, involved, per¬ 
plexed, obscure. Cic. Contorta et acule- 
ata sophismata. Id. Contortas res, et 
sa:pe difficiles perdiscimus. 
CoNTRa (perhaps from con ; as intra 
frem in), prep, governing the accus. 
[when without case, it is considered as 
an adverb], against, contrary to, in oppo¬ 
sition to, dvr't] Kara. Cic. Hoc non modo 
non pro me, sed contra me est potius. 
Id. Impia consuetudo contra deos dis- 
putandi. Id. Dicere contra caput alicu- 
jus, h. e. accusare in re capitali. Id. 
Contra aliquem (or simply, contra) ve¬ 
nire, to act in opposition to, to attack as an 
accuser, &c.; to accuse. Phatdr. Contra 
se misericors, to his own hurt. Cic. De- 
fendere causam alicujus contra aliquem. 
Id. Facere contra legem. Id. Detrahere 
alteri sui cominodi causa, est contra na- 
turarn. Id. Contra omnium antiquorum 
auctoritatem. Liv. Vi contra vim re- 
sistere. Id. Contra spem votaque ejus 
Cats. Contra opinionem omnium. Id. 
Contendere armis contra aliquem. Plin. 
Fluitare contra aquas, against the stream. 
So, Id. contra pilum, in a direction con¬ 
trary to that in which the hair grows. Id. 
Patientia contra labores. Id. Contra 
pondus attollere se. — Also, Plin. Medi- 
cina contraebrietates. Id. Ophiogenes, 
quorum saliva: contra ictus serpentium 
medentur. — Contra ea, on the contrary, 
on the other hand. Nepos and Ctcs. — 
Also, Plin. Ducenaria duo contra scalas 
ferebat, li. e. up. So, Sil. Contra ardua, 
up the steep. —- With dat. Plant. Contra 
nobis. - If Also, opposite to, right 
opposite, over against. Cas. Insula quae 
contra Brundusinum porturn est. Plin. 
Lapis contra solem varie refulgens. 
Plant. Aspice dum contra me, look mein 
the face: or turn towards me. Hist. B. 
Alex. Flens orare contra Ctesarem ccepit, 
ne se dimitteret, h. e. to. Cces. Contra eas 
regiones. — If Also, for erga, towards. 
Plin. dementia contra minus validos. 
-If Also, against, h. e. in comparison 
with, for, instead of, in return for. Val. 
Flacc. Contra Alcidem. Plin. Merces 
contra munera. — So with the dat. 
Plant. Non carus est auro contra, h. e. 
he is worth his weight in gold. Id. Auri- 
chalco contra. Terent. Huic dono con¬ 
tra. -If It is also put after the accus. 
Cic. duos contra disputant. Tacit. Li- 
tora Calabria; contra.-IT Adverbial¬ 
ly, against, in opposition. Cws. Legiones 
contra consistere non auderent, make a 
stand against. Juvenal. Stat contra, sta- 
rique jubet. Cic. Disputabant contra 
diserti homines, Athenienses, on the 
other side of the question. Cic. Contra di¬ 
cere, h. e. accusare. Id. Contra petere. 
— Hence, on the contrary, on the other 
hand, as contra ea. Cic. Ergo ut hi ini- 
seri, sic contra illi beati. Id. Nos, qui 
domi sumus, tibi beati videmur: at con¬ 
tra tu pra: nobis beatus, &c. — So also, 
the very reverse, just the contrary. Cic. 
(luod contra oportuit. Id. Id contra pu- 
to, I think just the opposite. Cic. Sapientis- 
simum esse dicunt eum, cui, &c. In stul- 
titia contra est, it is altogether otherwise. 
Id. Niim igitur eum censes anxio animo 
fuisser nihil minus: contraque ob earn 
rem Jretus. — Also, followed by ac, at- 
que, quam. Id. Contra, ac Deiotarus 
sensit, victoria belli judicavit, contrary 
to what Deiotarus, &c. Id. Faciam con¬ 
tra, atque in ceteris causis fieri solet, 
differently from; otherwise than. Id. Ut 
Senatus, contra quam ipse censuisset, 
ad vestitum rediret. — Also, in return, in 
turn. Plaut. Quae me amat, quam con¬ 
tra amo. Cic. Sed et ego, quid ille, et 
contra ille, quid ego sentirem, videbat. 
-If Also, opposite to, over against. 
Virg. Contra data mari respondet Gno- 
sia tellus. Liv. Jam omnia contra, cir- 
caque hostium plena.erant. Id. Contra 
lntueri aliquem, to look inthtfaee. Sire- 
ton. Equiti R. contra se avidius vesccnti 
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partes suas misit-IT E contra f 0 , 
contra. Aurel. Viet -- IT Also, in the 
place of an adj. Cic. Contra etiam esse 
aiiquid profectum, h. e. aiiquid contra 
rii.-IT The final vowel is lono-; jJ 
is shortened by Enn. and Manil. ° 
CONTRACTABILIS, for Contrectabilis 
CONTRACTS (contractus), adv. narrou- 
2 ly, eontraetedly. Sencc. Assuescamus 
habitare contractius. 
CONTRACTIO (contraho), onis, f. aeon, 
trading, drawing together. Cic. Contrac. 
tio et porrectio digitorum, the clenchiucr. 
Id. frontis, the knitting, wrinkling, m 
superciliorum. — Also, in diseases j 
contraction. Scribon. Larg. nervorum 
Plin. Infantes contractiones sentientes! 
— Also, of syllables, contraction ia p ro ! 
nunciation. Cic. — Figur. of the mind 
sadness, dejection, depression Cic. EiTu! 
sio animi in lretitia: in doiore contrac- 
tio.-IT Also, an abridging , shortness 
brevity. Cic. orationis. Id. pagins ’ 
CONTR ACT!uNCOL A (dimin., from con- 
1 tractio), re, f. Cic. Morsus tamen, et 
contractiuncul* quaedam animi relin- 
quentur, some slight attacks or fits of de¬ 
jection. 
CONTRALTO, same as Contreeto. 
CONTRACTOR (contraho), oris, m. Cod. 
3 Just. Contractores nuptiarum, li. e. those 
who enter into or contract. 
CONTRACTUM (contractus, a, um), i,n. 
a fault, error. Plane, ad Cic. Sollicitio- 
rein, non suis contractis, neminem puto 
fll issG • 
CONTRACTuRX (Id.), se, f. same as 
Contractio; a contracting, drawing in, 
making smaller. Vitruv. 
CONTR ACTOS (Id.), us, m. a contracting 
shrinking, lessening, diminution. Van. 
and Vitruv. — Also, the being contracted, 
unevenness,roughness. Cels, prof., where 
others read cemfractus. -IT Also, the 
entering upon any affair, the beginning 
Quintil. Dicain quae acta sint ante ipsmn 
rei contractum : dicam qua in re ipsa. 
-If Also, a contract, agreement, bar¬ 
gain, mutual stipulation or obligation. 
Sever. Sulpic. ap. Oell. Is contractus sti- 
puiationum sponsionumque dicebatur 
sponsalia. Oell. In contractibus nego- 
tiorum. Ponded. Pecunia debita ex 
contractu. 
CONTRALTOS, a, um, particip. from 
contraho. -- If Adj. contracted, con¬ 
fined,narrowed, abridged, short, small, nar¬ 
row, weak. Cic. Propter tuas res itacon- 
tractas, so diminished, pinched, curtailed. 
Virg. Locus exiguus et contractus. Zit- 
cret. Contractior ignis, h. e. minor. Ovii 
Freta contracta spatio brevi. Plin. 
Paneg. Nilus contractior et angustior. 
Cic. Contractioribus noctibus, shorter. 
Horat. Contractus leget, shut up in some 
small apartment. Id. Contracta pauper- 
tas. Cic. Dialectica quasi contracta et 
adstricta eloquentia. Id. Ambitus ver- 
borum contractus et brevis, short, con¬ 
cise. Id. Studia contractiora, h. e. re- 
missiora. Quintil. In metu et verecun- 
dia vox contracta, weak, faint. Virg. 
Mor. (luis enim contractior illo? more 
fnural, sparing. - IT See Contractum. 
CGNTRADiCIBILIS, e, adject.3 Tcrtull 
CONTRaDiCO (contra & dico), is, », 
2 cttim, a. 3. to speak against, contradict, 
controvert, gainsay or oppose by speak¬ 
ing, to reply, rejoin, dvriXtyio. Scribon. 
Larg. Neque ei quisquam contradixcrit. 
Tacit, sententiis aliorum. Id. Preces 
erant, sed quibus contradici non posset. 
Sueton. Quo faciliusC. Curioni causam 
Cresaris defendenti contradiceret. Id- 
Jocis quorundam petulantibus lacessi- 
tus, contradixit edicto, he replied with an 
edict. Pandect. Huic contradici potest. 
— So, without case. Liv. Nec contra¬ 
dici, quin amicitia de integro reconcili- 
etur.—— IT Ulpian. Dig. 1. 3. 34. Explo- 
randum, an etiam contradicto aliquo 
consuetudo firmata sit, 
contentiose in judicio actum sit. Others 
read contradida. -IT In Cicero’s time, 
they wrote contra dicere (two words), 
and often contra aliquem dicere. _ 
C0NTRADICTI5 (contradico), onis, 1.1 
2 speaking against, contradicting; a 
diction, avriXoyia, divrVJcai;. lam 
-IT In particular, an objection, arjpr 
ment on the opposite side of the questio 
