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CORyLOS (xSpv\ 0 i), i, f. a hazel or filbert 
tree. Virg. 
CQRyMBIFER (corymbus &fero), a, urn 
'J adj. bearing Chesters of ivy-berries. Ovid, 
CSRyMBITeS ( Kopvnfi'irris), ®, m. a spe¬ 
cies of the herb tithymalus. Plin. 
CORrMBIUM (KOpvuPtov), i, n. ornamen¬ 
tal hair dressed in the shape of a cluster of 
ivy-berries. Pctron. 
CORyMBOS (i<6pvp/3os), i, m. a bunch or 
cluster of ivy-berries. Virg. and Plin. 
and of the fruits or flowers of similar 
shrubs and plants. Plin. ferul*. Colum. 
of an artichoke. -If Also, the extreme 
projecting parts of the prow and stern of a 
ship, which used to be variously adorned. 
Paler. Flacc. 
C6R5PHAE0S ( Kopv<J>aios ), i, m. a chief, 
1 leader , head, principal, coryphaus. Cic. 
CSRyPIIASIA (unc.), ®, f. a name of Mi- 
3 nerva. Amob. 
CORyTHCS (KdpaS-of), i, f. a town o/Etru- 
ria, same as Cortona. Virg. -If Al¬ 
so, m. the'founder of the town of Corto¬ 
na. Virg. 
CoRyTOS, and CoRyTfiS ( Kiopvros ), 
3 i, m. a quiver, bow-case. Virg. — Also, 
an arrow. Stat. 
CQRyZX (ufyvga), ®, f. a running catarrh. 
3 Cal. Aurelian. 
CoS, cotis, f. any hard stone ; a flint-stone. 
Liv. Novacula cotem discindere. Curt. 
Inviffi cotes. Virg. Duris cotibus.- 
IT Also, o cliff, rock. Cic. -IT Also, 
a whetstone. Cic., Horat. and Plin. 
CoS, an island. See Coos. 
COSA, or COSSX, ®, f. or C5SAE, arum, 
a town of Etruria. Virg. -TT Also, 
a town of Lucania in Lower Italy. Cais. 
— Hence, Cosanus, a, um. Cic. 
CoSJIeTA ( Koogfirpia ), se, f. she that 
3 adorns. — So the female slaves of Ro¬ 
man ladies were called, whose business 
was to dress their mistresses, paint 
their eyebrows, cleanse their teeth, Sec. 
Juvenal. 
CoSMIaNOS (Cosmus), a, um, adj. per¬ 
taining to Cosmus, a famous dealer in 
ointments; called after him, made by him, 
&c. Martial. ’ 
CoSMICBS, or CoSMfCSS (xoapiKos), 
v a, um, adj. of the world, belonging to it; 
a citiien of the world. Martial. 
C6SM8GRXPHOS (Koapuypafios), i, m. a 
“ cosmgrapher, one who writes a descrip¬ 
tion of the world. Messala Corvin. 
CoSMDS, i, m. a famous manufacturer of, 
and dealer in ointments; perhaps also, a 
person voluptuous in the use of them. Ju¬ 
venal. 
COSSA. See CosaV 
CoSSIM, or COXIM .(coxa), adverb, on 
nrlcJt hips ' e ‘ 8 - t0 sit • -%«/. 
CoSSIS (unc.), is, and CoSSOS, i, m. a 
worm that was found under the bark of 
oaks, and fed with meal by the Romans, 
KU. nSr D7„'„ 
els, rids, 9phb. Plin. 
CoSjirRA, CSSyRA, and COSuRA ( k 6ov- 
V‘)> f. now Pantalaria, an island be- 
tween Sicily and Africa. Ovid. 
. j „(P C -), *> f - “ nS, <nrd$ij. Virg. 
* Cels. — Also, figur. Virg . aheni 
J Plin • na vium. 
C08TXMOMUM ( k6cto S and lipwuov), i 
n-^m l ~ aroma ^ c plvmt. Pandect. 
^ribs^Va ^ Cos ^ a ^ a ’ um? ^dj. having 
*! n> or CoSTOS, or CoSThS 
S r J s )i h f. an Indian shrub, which 
r m a fragrant ointment (Costus ara- 
J& 1 -.). Plin. 
fi.j-JiA. See Cottana. 
I ARI0S > or CoToRTOS (cos), a, um, 
.f cotaria (cotoria), a quarry out 
Own -at f ,le lldig whetstones. Pandect. 
HoN(«S»w), onis, m. and CoTHo- 
h n - either an island near Car- 
“ad Hadrumetum, or a harbor form- 
y *7 xt ' or . both ■ -duct. B. Afric _ 
Plin 30 ’ ailxs ^ an,b ne ar the Peloponnesus. 
hrari! RN e Tr5 ( cotll ”rnus), onis, f. a 
? crLulL „■ 
imSvu a > um > ad J- «>«“»■- 
Hence, superior to, or etc- 
nitv n?, e others i as in tank or dig¬ 
it Al'sn 0 ^' ’• in P oet T- Martial - 
Lycophron” 1 ^ Lactant • scel era. Ovid. 
^herc^vf^ (» iOopvot), i, m. a buskin. 
6te two kinds of cothurnus in 
use amongtlie ancients. One of them, 
worn by hunters, was a kind of shoes 
reaching up to the middle of the calf, 
and laced tight by means of thongs, to 
protect the foot and ankle, without ob- 
structing freedom of motion. Virrr .— 
-the other kind was worn by tragic 
actors, and differed from the hunting 
cothurnus in this respect, that it had a 
sole of cork, at least four fingers thick. 
llorat. —_ IT Hence, of writings, a lofty 
or majestic style. Virg. and Horat .— 
Sometimes it may he rendered a trage- 
dtj. Hence, also, in the arts, as "in 
painting, a sublime or grand style. 
Col jfCuLX (dimin. of cos), re, f. any small 
2 hard stone, a flint, especially the hard 
and dark-colored layers of it, which 
were used for whet and touch-stones, 
also, for small mortars. — Hence, a 
touch-stone. Plin. — Also, a mortar. 
COl IDIANUS, COTIDIE, &.c., same as 
ignotidianus, &c. 
COTINOS (unc.),i, m. a shrub which yields 
a. dye or paint resembling that of purple. 
Pun. — Perhaps Venice sumach (Rhus 
cotinus, L.). 
COT5NA. See Cottana. 
CO l ONE A, f, an herb, so called by the 
Venetians, but by the. Gauls named ha- 
Ium, perhaps wall-wort, comfrey, on black 
bryony. Plin. 26, 26. 
COToNEOS, and COTONIOS, a, um, adj. 
tor Cydonius (kvUcovios). — Hence, Co- 
toneum, a quince-apple. Varr. —Also 
a quince-tree. Colum. 
:l > um. See Cotarius. 
CoTTXB&S (*-(Jrrn/?of), i, m. properly, an 
J amusement much practised at entertain¬ 
ments, which consisted in flinging from a 
cup the remnant of liquor, after drinkino-, 
to some distance into a cojiper basin placed 
on the floor, not letting any fall on the 
ground, and thus prpducing a sound, term- 
cd Adra£. Hence, the sound produced 
by such a throwing of liquor, and, in 
general, any sound or noise resem¬ 
bling it. Plant. Ne cottabi bubuli in te 
crepent. 
°oTTANX (Kdrrava), or CoCTONA, 
CoCTaNa, CoTANA, CoTONA, 
orum, n. a kind of small dry fig growing 
chiefly in Syria. Martial. 
CoTTfiJS, i, m. the king of a nation inhab¬ 
iting the Alps. After his death, his 
kingdom was made a Roman province 
by the emperor Nero. Suet _Hence, 
Cottianus, a, um, adj. Tacit. Alpes, a 
certain part of the Alps. Plin. civitates, 
the Alps. — Also, Cottius, a, um, adj. 
Tacit. Alpes. ’ J 
C6T0LA, or COTyLA (kotvXti), as, f. a 
3 small vessel or measure, containing half a 
sextarius. Mart. 
COTuRNiX (unc.), Icis, f. a quail, oprvf. 
Ovid. r 1 
COTYLA. See Cotula. 3 
COTyLeDoN ( Korv\ri$(bv), onis, f. the 
herb navel-wort. Plin. (Cotyledon umbi¬ 
licus, L.). 
COTyTTrA (Koriirria), orum, n. sc. sa- 
cra, a festival in honor of the goddess 
Cotytto. Horat. 
COTyTTo (Korerrdi), us, f. the goddess 
of lewdness. Juvenal. 
COUS, a, um, adj. See Coos. 
COViNARlOS (covinus), i, m. one that 
z fights on a chariot (covinus). Tacit. 
COVINGS (a Celtic word), i, m. a warlike 
2 chariot or car, in use amongst the Britons 
and Belgre. Mela. —Also, a sort of trav¬ 
elling carriage. Martial. 
COXA (unc.), ®, f. the hip or haunch. Cels. 
-— 7 IT Also, the huckle-bone. Plin 
CoXeNDIX (coxa), Icis, f. the hip or 
haunch. Plant, and Cels. -IT Also 
the huckle-bone. Plin. 
COXIM. See Cossim 3 
COXO. See Catax. 3 
CRaBRA, or AQUA ORABRA, now la 
Marrana, la Marrannetta, a small river 
which rises in the country of Tusculum, 
and divides into two branches, the larger 
of which empties into the Anio, the smaller 
passes through the city of Rome, and emp¬ 
ties into the Tiber. Cic. 
CRaBRO (unc.), onis, m. a wasp, hornet, 
avJpfiKri, o<pfi$. (Vespa crabro, L.) Plin. 
Plant. Irritare crabrones, to tread into 
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a hornet's nest, to embroil one's self with 
surly people. 
CRACCA (unc.), ®, f. a sort of leguminous 
Plhi’ ° r PUlS<> ’ probabl >' a sort of -vetch. 
CRACeNS (from obsol. craceo), tis, adi 
d ,f™eas Gracilis. Enn. ap. Vest. J ‘ 
CRAGOS, and CRAGOS, i, rn. now mount 
Ovid/ 16 ’ a mountain on t/lc coast °f Lycia. 
CRaMBI (Kpayfin), es, f. a sort ofcabbaue 
or colewort. Juvenal. Crambe repetila 
samettiuf ) 1116 fre( l u ent repetition of the 
CRaPOLA ( K painaXq), ffi , f. inebriation. 
cic. Haormire crapulam.- v Also 
any thing intoxicating, as rosin, with 
CRA POT 'ip t0 be me(lic ated. Plin. 
CKaI uIjARroS (crapula), a, um, adj. 
. g. nnctio, against inebriation , or at the 
drinking of wine. Plin. 
CI p> S ( uac -)> adv - to-morrow, aiipiov. 
Lie. — Also, for to-mon ow. Martial. ~ 
Also, as a substant. Martiil. Cras is- 
hesternum. yesterday. 
S._aMEN (crasso), In i, n. same as 
2 Lrassamentum. Colum. 
CRaSSAMeNTUM (Id.), i, a thickmat- 
- ter settling to the bottom of^ny liquid; the 
dregs, grounds, or sediment, igypa, in6o- 
raois. Colum -IT Also, thickness. 
ueu. —- II Also, a condensation, thicken¬ 
ing. Plm. 
CRaSSe, (crassus), thickly, grossly, ra X v- 
2 Awf. Colum. - 1 i Also, rudely, with¬ 
out taste. Moral. -U Also, not very 
clearly or distinctly, darkly. Sense. — 
Pun. crassius. 
CRaSSeSCS (Id.), is, n. 3. to thicken, 
2 grow thick or gross, naxvvopai. Plin. 
-J Also, to harden, grow hard. Plin. 
“I Also, to groio fat. Colum . and 
Plin. 
CRASSrANOS (Crassus), a, um, adj. be- 
2 Veflci S 10 Crassus ’ callDd a fi er /«»». 
CRASSIFTC5 (crassus & facio), as, avi 
3 atum, a 1. to fatten. Cw.l. Aurelian. 
CRaSSTTaS (crassus), atis, f. same as 
o Crassitudo. Jipul. 
CRASSrTrES, ei, f. same as Crassitudo. 
o A pul. 
CRASSrPuDS (Id.), Inis, f. density, 
thickness, bigness, crassitude, raxirnc. 
Cic. aens. Plin. mellis. Cms. paric- 
7 "— If Also, the sedim-ent found at 
the bottom, of any liquid. Plin. 
CRa[?SIVeNIOS (crassus & vena), a 
2 um, adj. having thick veins. Plin ’ 
CRaSS 5 (crassus), as, avi, atum, a. 1 . to 
o make thick. Apul. 
CRaSSOS (perhaps from cresco), a, um 
adj. thick, coarse, gross, dense , heavy’ 
rraxvs, ra X v\6 s . Cic. coeluin. Id. 
Aer crassissimus. Plin. Arbor crassior. 
AT. arena. Horat. toga. Cic. tenebr®. 
Oeid. aqu®, swoln. — Hence, fat. 
Martial, turdus. Cic. ager, rich. _Also 
awkward, rude, unmannerly, not polite ! 
Cic. Munusculum crasso filo, a small 
homely present. Horat. Minerva, plain, 
rude, not polished. - IT Crassus, the 
name of a family of the gens Licinia, 
as, L. Licinius Crassus, a celebrated 
orator; P. Crassus, sumamed the Rich; 
M. Crassus, the Triumvir. 
CRaSTINOS (eras), a, um, adj. of to¬ 
morrow. Cic. dies, iiriovcra pnina. Id. 
In crastinum (sc. tempus) differre._ 
™ _ A,S0 > sequens,futurus. Virg. hora. 
CRATAUGIS, is, f. an herb. Plin. 
CRAT-iEGOS, or CRATA5G0S (/coarai- 
yoj), i, and CRATAEGoN (Kparaiyorv), 
onis. m. a tree (Oral;egus torminalis, L.) 
same as Aquifolia. Plin. 
CRATAEGUM (unc.), i, n. h. e. granum 
huxi. Plin. 16, 52. 
CRXTAEIS (K parad's), the mother of 
Scylla. Ovid. 
CRATAE5G5N0N ( Kparai6yovov), an herb 
called flea-wort (Polygonum Persicaria, 
L.). Plin. 
CRATAIS. See Cratwis. 
CRaTeR ( Kparrjp), eris, m. a large vase 
2 or bowl, in which the ancients used to mix 
their wine with water, and whence the wine 
was poured into cups. Virg _If Hence 
from resemblance, a vessel to put oil in'. 
Virg. Also, a. basin or cistern, which 
receives the water that rises from the spring. 
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