CRE 
CREPOSCOJjUM (dimin. of crepus, which 
2 is derived from nvcipas), the twilight, 
particularly the evening twilight. The 
opposite of diluculiim. Ovid. Ad pri- 
ina crepuscula. Colum. Crepusculo re- 
deundum est. 
CUES (K piis), Cretis, m. of Crete, a 
Cretan. Cic. Epimenides Cres. Cces. 
Cretas sagittarios. 
CReSCeNTIa (cresco), a;, f. a growth, an 
3 increase. Vitruv. 
CReSCS (creo), is, crevi, cretum, n. 3. to 
grow, come forth, to be born, descended, 
generated. Varr. — Ovid. Loca cres- 
cunt, to come forth, appear, become visible, 
or more and more visible. -IT Also, to 
grow, increase, become bigger, av^avio. 
Cic. Lacus Albanus crevisset. Id. Mihi 
creverunt amici. Id. Crescentes morbi. 
— Also, to grow up, to be brought up. 
Suet, in domo alicujus. Ovid. Crescen- 
tibus annis. — Also, figur. Cic. Crescit 
odium. Id. opes animique hostium_ 
So also, Id. Crescere dignitate. Id. 
laude.-IT Also, to rise, thrive, be pro¬ 
moted or advanced, to attain or acquire 
honor and authority, to become great. Cic. 
ex invidia alicujus. Id. ex honiinibus. 
Id. de aliquo. Liv. ex republica, h. e. 
per remp. Ovid. Ex nostro moerore 
crescit Cliaraxus, derives pleasure or sat¬ 
isfaction, or, takes courage _IT Cresse 
for Crevisse. Lucret. 
CReSSA (Ores), ®, f. she that is of Crete; 
3 a Cretan. Ovid. Am. ]. 7. 16. Cressa, 
h. e. Ariadne Cretensis. Id. de ar. am. 1, 
327. Cressa, h. e. Aerope-Also, as an 
adj. Id. Cressa Corona, A. e. Corona 
Ariadnes. Virg. pharetra. Ilorat. 
Cressa nota, A. e. a white mark, mark of 
lucky omen. Prop, herba, A. e. dictarn- 
nus. 
CReSSIOS (Id.), or CReSISS, a, urn, 
3 adj. Cretan. Virg. nemora. Id. pro- 
digia, h. e. taurus Cretam devastans. 
CReTA, ie, and CReTe (Kpfjrr/), es, f. 
an island, now Candia. 
CReTA, ie, f. Cretan earth. Not only our 
chalk was called so among the ancients, 
but also a sort of clay or argillaceous 
earth, mpoiXia yrj, Kspapos- Plin. The 
ancients used to whiten garments with 
it. Plaut. and Plin. — Also, as a paint. 
Horut. Instead of wax for sealing let¬ 
ters. Cic. To make earthen vessels out 
of it (creta figularis, potter’s earth). Plin. 
For marking the end of the course in 
the circus. Id. — Also, in medicine. Id. 
It was a Roman custom to mark in their 
calendar lucky (fiiys with it. Horal _ 
m-Z r ‘ Creta fossicia, A. e. marl. 
CReTaCIOS (creta^a, urn, adj. white as 
m-™*l arlh > or mixed with iL Plin. 
UiElASS, a, urn, and CReTaNOS (Id.), 
-la, urn, adj. Cretan. Plaut. Cretani, 
Ae Cretans. ’ 
CReTaRIOS (Id.), a, ura, adj. e. g. taber- 
na, where there is Cretan earth for sale 
Van. 
CK ™ (HO, a, um, adj. whitened 
nth creta. Plin. fascia;. Pets, ambi- 
10 , because, among the Romans, a man 
mo solicited an office, appeared in a toga 
rendered shining white by the application 
w£-'$i7Z MartiaL - fabulla > Painted. 
CReTeNSIS (Id.), e, adj. Cretan. Cic. 
II Cretenses, ium, the Cretans. 
CRI 
a, um, adj. h. e. e ere- 
CReTMS (Id.), 
Jj* Lucret. 
C k E Jn H « E n S K’n 6 * “ nd 6 ° S > K PV$ev S 
kl° Sy J ab J> a brother of Athamas and 
rr»tTs» and Pelias — Hence, 
o ,. leius i a ’ u m, adj. of or pertaining to 
eus. Val. pi. p ro i eS) /j. e- Jason, 
granilson of Cretheus. — Crethldes, m, 
Cnthcu' 0 }d ^ Called ’ the Sr-andson of 
(Kpi^/ms), i, f. sea-fennel 
C&® maritimum, LA. Plin. 
Or io ^i Creta ^> a ’ ura > aa i- of Crete, 
6?™?' ~ Hence, Cretlcus, a 
name of Q.. Ciecilius Metellus, from 
l C ° n 1 uest of Crete. Vellei. - Creti- 
pes, same as Jimphimacrus , a foot 
a oonsisting of three syllables, 
Ci S, i? Short ’ ana a l°ng (- w -). 
tint y J f nce ’ ver sus, A. e cither en- 
mlifeet t le most P art consisting of 
CRETlPoi)iJfx (creta & fodina), ®, f. a 
clialh-pit, a place where creta is duo out of 
the earth. Pandect. 3 
CReTI 5 (cerno), onis, f. the right or privi¬ 
lege of a person to give an oral declara¬ 
tion, within a certain time, whether he has 
concluded to enter upon an inheritance or 
not. XJlpian -IT Also, the act of enter¬ 
ing on an inheritance with the customary 
solemnities and observance of the time 
prescribed for considering Cic. _ 
ro; r -^l S o’,T dgUr - an inheritance Plin.2, 24. 
L-ttEX Xte (Kpprif), Idis, f. a woman of Crete, 
3 Cretan. Ovid. 
CReTSSOS (creta), a, um, adj. full of 
creta. Varr. J 
CReTOLA (dimin. of creta), re, f. same as 
Creta. Cic. 
CReTuRA (cerno), m, f. the siftings of 
3 corn, bran, chaff. Pallad. 
CReTOS ( cresco), a, um, particip. with 
aM. with or without a prepos. horn, 
sprung, generated. Varr. — Particular 
IF with poets. Lucret. and Ovid. 
CKeIOS, a, um. See Cerno. 
CREuSA (If peovaa), », f. a daughter of 
Or eon, king of Corinth, and wife of Jason, 
after he had divorced JVedea. Ovid-. _ 
IT Also a daughter of Priam, and wife 
to JEneas. Virg -IT Also, a town of 
Bceotia. Liv. 
CI l IHECL 8 ,a. I. same as Cribro. 3 Pallad. 
CRIBeLLUM (dimin. of cribrum), i, n. a 
3 small sieve. Pallad. 
CRIBRaRIOS (cribrum), a, um, adj. rela¬ 
ting to sifting; also, that which is sifted. 
Plin. 
CRIBRS (Id.), as, avi, atum, a. 1 . to sift, 
e£ SGCITCCj KOO’KlVLfici). Colum. 
CRIBRUM (cerno), i, n. a sieve, searcc, 
riddle, kookivov. Cic. — It is also used as 
a masc. Colum. Cribro, qui, &c., (from 
the nomin. cribrus or criber). 
CRIMEN {Kpiya), Inis, n. a reproach, 
charge, accusation, indictment, crimina¬ 
tion, arraignment, impeachment, airia, 
ouifjoXri, tynXypa. The plur. crimina 
frequently signifies/idse charges, slander , 
calumny. Prop, and Suet — JYep. In 
crimen vocari, or, Tercnt. venire, to be 
accused. Cic. In crimen vocare, or 
Plin. adducere, to accuse. Tacit. Crimen 
nierere, to bring a reproach upon one’s 
self. Cic. Crimen conjurationis propul- 
sare. Id. Facere sibi crimen, or Id. af- 
ferre, to incur, to bring upon one’s self 
Prop. Fingere alicui alicujus rei cri¬ 
men, to accuse falsely. Cic. Dare alicui 
aliquid crimini, to accuse, reproach, up¬ 
braid with. Id. Esse crimini, to be a 
reproach. Id. Esse in crimine, to be 
considered as the perpetrator of anything. 
-- Crimine, when joined with verbs of 
accusing,, condemning, &c., may be 
render e&pf, for, on account of. Id. Cri¬ 
mine! eo damnaretur. JYep. Invidia 
ciimine accusari. Cic. Aliquein arces- 
sere crimine ambitus, to accuse of, &c. 
A reproach or an accusation de¬ 
served, a fault, offence, trespass, crime 
vice. Ovid, and Suet. — Particularly, for - 
nication. Ovid. —Figur Plin.. Brassiere 
crimina, faults. — Also, figur. anything 
containing a crime or representing some¬ 
thing vicious, as a vicious letter! Ovid. 
Or an obscene picture. Prop. — Also" 
any thing seducing to commit a crime, the 
cause of a crime or an offence. Id. Baja; 
crimen amoris aqua. — Also, a vicious 
or criminal person. Virg. and Tacit. _ 
Also, shame, disgrace, infamy. Prop. _ 
Figur. Ovid. Crimen posteritatis e'ris 
posterity will reproach and condemn you. 
— —Also, a pretext. Virg. belli. 
CRIMeSSOS, or,more correctly, CRIMIS- 
SOS, or CRIMISOS, also CRINISOS, 
i, m. a river of Sicily. JYep. 
CRIMINaLIS (crimen), e, adj. relative 
A to_a crime, criminal. Cod. Just. 
CRI MIN aLI TE R (criminalis), adv. crim- 
3 inally. Pandect. 
CRIMINATIS (criminor). onis, f. an ac¬ 
cusation (a calumny). Cic. 
CRIMINaTOR (Id.), oris, m. an accuser, 
J a slanderer. Plaut. and Tacit. 
CRIMIN5 (crimen), as, avi, atum, a. 1 . 
3 same as Criminor. Plaut _Hence Cri¬ 
minor, passively. Cic. 
CR 1 MIN 6 R (Id.), aris, atus sum, dep. 1. 
3 to accuse, charge with a crime, (Sia/3d\\a>. 
Cic. aliqtiem apud aliquem, or, Terent 
aliquem alicui. Cic. rem.-IT Also' 
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CRI 
to allege as a reproach or as an accusa 
tion. Cic. aliquid. Also, with the aoc 
and in fin. following. Id. 
CRIMINoSic (criminosus), adv. in an ac¬ 
cusatory manner. Cic. dicere. Id. Cri- 
minosius. Suet. Criminosissime. 
CRIMINoSOS (crimen), a, um, adj. full 
of accusations, containing accusations or 
reproached, reproachful, accusatory. Liv. 
oratio. Auct. ad Herenn. Criminosior! 
Suet. Cnnunosissimus_ir Also be¬ 
ing a reproach. Cic. nomen. -_ir’ Al¬ 
so, inclined to accusations and rejjvoaches 
Cic. homo. 
CRIMISSUS, or CRIMISUS. See Cri- 
messus. 
CRINaLIS (crinis), e, adj. relating or be- 
3 longing to the hair. Ovid, vitta. Vire 
annum Apul. acus, a hair-pin, a bodkin 
or pin to divide the hair. Ovid, (absol ) 
crinale, a hair-pin, &c-IT Also, re- 
sembhnrr hair . Ovid . 
CRINIGER (crinis & gero), a. um, adi. 
3 wearing hair, particularly having long o> 
lonrr curled hair . Lucan . 
CRINIS (crinis), is, jvi, Hum, a. 4. to 
3 cover with hair, to provide with hair , par¬ 
ticularly with long hair. Slat. 
CRrNIS {Kpivio), is, m. the hair of the head, 
yP L h particularly with regard to comb¬ 
ing. Cic. and Cats -Hence, a curl, 
lock. Ilorat. — Also, figur. Virg. Cri- 
nem sidera ducunt, a train. Plin Co 
metes argenteo crine. - n Also 
the feelers of the polypus. Plin. ' 
CRiNISOS (Kpiviao’s), i, m. same as Cri- 
messus . 
CRINITOS (crinis), a, um, adj. havhur 
long hair or long locks. Virg. Apollo 
Oim/ puella Cic. Stella, or, August. 
ap. Phn. sidus, a comet or blhina 
star. ** 
CRINSN fspivov), i, n. a lily, particularly 
a red lily. Plin. 21. H. J 
CRISIMOS (Kploipos), a, um, adj. deci- 
3 sive t critical. Cal. Aurel. dies. 
CRISIS (xpiiTif), is, f. a decision, turn, 
2 crisis, as of a distemper. — Figur 
Scnec. Eandem crisin habere. 
C1 frW/ ,rC5 (CdSp0) ’ as> a ' L t0 Cr ‘-‘~P> curl. 
CRiSPISuLCaNS (crispus & sulco), 
3 tis, adj. Cic. e poeta. fulmen, darting 
across the welkin in curls and wavet 
waved or undulating, cri&nisulcant 
CRISPITODS (crispus), Inis, f . a wanton, 
3 trembling motion. Amob. 
CRISPS (Id ), as, avi, atum, a. 1. to curl. 
2 Phn. capillum. Val. FI. pelagus. — 
Figur. Colum. teliurem apio, h. e. to 
plant -IT Also, to put in a trembling 
motion. Amob. chines. — Hence to 
wave, brandish. Virg. hastilia. -!__ 
IT As an intrans. it is only found in the 
participle crispans, wreathed, curled 
wrinkled. Plin. buxus. —Also, trembling .! 
Jd’ ®dificiorum crepitus. ° 
CRiSPOLOS (dimin. of crispus), a, um, 
2 adj. same as Crispus. Senec. 
RISPCS ( unc. ) , a, u m, adj. crisped, curled, 
2 ovXoy. Plaut. Crispi cincinni. Plin. cris¬ 
pier. Colum. Folium crispissimum. Ju¬ 
venal. pecten, indented. — Also, figur 
Gell. agmen orationis, elegantly arran¬ 
ged. -IT Also, having curled hair. Te¬ 
rcnt. homo-IT Also, rapidly mo-ving 
to and fro, trembling, quivering.' Pacuv. 
- U Also, the name of a Roman family 
as, Sallustius Crispus. ’ 
CRIbSA, te, f. a town of Phocis, from 
which the sinus Crissteus received its 
name. 
CRISS8 (unc.), as, avi, atum, n. 1. to move 
3 the thighs to and fro, aavXoirpaiKTiaw, 
KiyicXigopai. Martial. 
CRISTA, ffi, f. the tuft or plume on the head 
2 of a bird; the comb of a cock, X6<poy, kok- 
kvI), Kvppaaia. Plin. — Also, of ser¬ 
pents. Id. — Figur. Id. Crist® folio- 
rum. Juvenal . Cristce alicui surgunt 
(prov. of a conceited person).-IT ,\l! 
so, the crest or plume on the top of a heir 
met, rlapig X6<pos. Virg. and Liv. 
CRiSTaToS (crista), a, urn, adj. tufted, 
2 plumed, crested. Martial, and Liv. 
CRiSTOLA (dimin. of crista), ie, f. a lit- 
2 tie comb, crest. Colum. 
CRHTE \ (spiral), arum, m. same as Judi- 
A ces. Tcrtull. 
CRITHe (xpi0q), es, f. barley, a pimple or 
sty in the eye. Cels. 
