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marc. -IT Also, m. Cupid, the god of 
love, and son of Venus. Cic. — Also, 
plural, Cupidines. Horat. 
COPrDOS (Id.), a, uin, adj. desirous, fond, 
ea<rer, attached to, favorably disposed to. 
etc. vit;e. Id. Cupidiores contentions. 
Pruv. Cupidus livor, h. c. envy, wishing- 
ill to a person. ATep. Cupidissimus lite- 
rarum. Cic. Homo tui cupidus. Id. 
Nostri cupidissimus. — Also, with a 
dative or infirdt. Prop. - IT Also, 
avaricious, cmetous. Qaintil. and Sue- 
ton. - ir Also, too eager, hut, ar¬ 
dent, violent, vehement, passionate. Cic. 
— Hence, partial. Id. testis, influenced 
by passion, partial. So, also, of a 
judge. Id. 
COPIeNS (cupio), tis, particip. from cupio. 
-11 Adj. desirous. Terent. tui. Surd. 
Viet. Cupientior doininandi. Sail. Cu- 
pientissimus legis. Gell. Fuit cupiens 
orandi. 
COPIENTER (cupiens), adv. desirously, 
3 earnestly. Plant. 
C0PI5 (capio), is, ivi & ii, Xtum, a. 3. to 
covet, desire, be willing, wish, lung fir, 
ixTicrvycox, y\ixopai. With ail/rcc. Cic. 
aliquid. With an infant. Id. celare. 
Prop. Tu cave ne cupias pugnare. — Al¬ 
so with an accus. and infinit. Cic. — 
With ut. Plant. — Also with a geuit. 
Id. -IT Cic. Cupere alicui, to wish well, 
to favor. Horat. Cupio omnia quie vis 
(a polite expression), I am at your ser¬ 
vice. So, also, Cic. Cupere alicujus cau 
sa omnia, to be one’s friend, wish one well. 
-IT Sometimes it may be rendered to 
love, to be in love with. Ovid, aliquant. 
_IT Cupio conventum/or con venire. 
Plant. —- Cupiret for cuperet. Lucret. 
— See, also, Cupiens. 
C0PIT8R (cupio), oris, m. one who wishes 
2 or desires. Tacit. 
COPITUM (cupitus, a, urn), i, n. a wish, 
desire. Plaut. and Tacit. 
CUPITUS, a, urn. See Capio. 
CUPPA, CUPPeDO, and CUPPES. See 
Capa, Cupcdo, Capes. 
CBPRESSETUM (cupressus), i, n. a cy¬ 
press grove, place where cypress-trees 
grow. Cic. 
CuPRESSEOS (Id.), a, urn, adj. of exj- 
2 press. Liv. signa. 
CBPReSSIFER (cupressus & fero),a, urn, 
3 adj. bearing cypress-trees. Ovid. 
CBPReSSUNOS (cupressus), a, um, adj. 
2 of cypress. Plin. 
CBPRISSOS (KVirapicroos), i, f. a cypress- 
tree, cypress (cupressus semper virens, 
L.) Virg. and Ovid. This tree was 
sacred to Pluto, and, at funerals, 
branches of cypress were placed at the 
door and round the funeral pile of the 
deceased, at least if he was a person 
of consequence. Plin. Hence, Virg. 
atra. Id. feralis.-- IT Also, the wood 
of the cypress-tree, and any thing made 
of it, as a small cypress box. Horat. 
Art. 332. 
C6PRE0S (cuprum), a, um, adj. of copper. 
Plin. and Pallad. 
CSPRINOS (Id.), a, um, adj. of or belong- 
3 ing to copper. Pallad. 
CBPRUM (cyprium, sc. ®s), i, n. copper. 
3 Spartian. 
CuPCLA (dimin. of cupa), ®, f. a small 
3 barrel. Cato. 
Cull (quare), adverb, in a question, why I 
wherefore 7 for what reason 7 to what pur- 
pose7 with wliat intent? did rift Cic. 
Cur non assum ? and otherwise, Id. 
Ne mirere cur petamus. — Frequently 
it is put for propter quam, quw,&cc. Id. 
Afferunt rationem, cur, &c. Id. Argu- 
menta, cur, &c. — Also, for quod. Id. 
Miror, cur me accuses. Ilorat. Irascor 
amicis, cur, &c. — Also, for ut. Liv. 
Negare se commissurum, cur, &c. 
CuRA (qufero), ®, f. care, carefulness, 
diligence, attention, study, thought, re¬ 
gard, iiripcXeia. Cic. Curam ponere in 
re, or adhibere de re, or, Ncp. in re, or, 
Qaintil. impendere rei. Hence, Cic. 
Res est mihi cur®, I take care of it, at¬ 
tend to it. 'Ovid. Mihi cura est, for 
mihi cur® est (alicujus), I take care of 
him. Plaut. Cura est, sc. mihi. (This 
may also be referred to the second sig¬ 
nification.) Ovid. Cura est pro re, for 
rei. Id. Curam agere alicujus, to have 
the care. Liv. Cum cura, carefully, dili 
gently. Cal. in Cic. Ep. Habere rem 
curs, to pay regard to, take care of, at¬ 
tend to .— Cura, when joined with ad- 
ministrare and similar verbs, denotes 
not only care, but also the office itself, 
the duties of whicli a person has to per¬ 
form. Sueton. Duplicem curam admi- 
nistravit. Id. Curam operum puhlico- 
rum administravit. Id. Curam repub¬ 
lic® attingere. — Hence the manage¬ 
ment, administration, care, or charge of 
any thing. Cic. Particularly, a cure. 
Cels. So also, Cic. Cura doloris. Prop. 
Ultima cura lacrimis. — Also, one who 
has the care, charge, conduct, or direction 
of any thing. Ovid. — Also, any thing 
done carefully, a labor, work. Hence, a 
writing. Ovid, and Tacit. -IT Also, 
care, concern, anxiety, solicitude, trouble, 
sorrow, affliction, grief, pcpipva. Cic. 
Aliquem cura afficere, to cause sorrow, 
grief, or trouble. Id. Cur* gravissims. 
Plaut. Cura est, fur cur® est, to be anx¬ 
ious, fear, apprehend. — Hence, love to 
the other sex. Virg. Gravi saucia cura. 
Prop. Cura mea, love for me. Id. Cura 
tua, my love of you. — With poets, extra 
frequently denotes the pains and sox-rows 
of love. Id. Et possum alterius curas 
sanare recentis. — Also, the person 
beloved, love, mistress, sweetheart, girl. 
Virg. and Prop. 
CuRaBILIS (euro), e, adj. to be appre- 
3 Itended, feared. Juvenal, sat. 16. v. 20. 
eliiciunt, curabilis ut sit Vindicta gravi- 
or. Al. leg. officiunt, curabitis, ut sit, &c. 
CURALIUM. See Coralium. 
CuRATE (curatus), adverb, diligently, 
2 carefully, xoith attentioxi. Tacit. Cura- 
tius. Sallust. Curatissime. 
CuRATIS (euro), onis, f. a taking care; 
the administration or management of any 
thing; a charge. Cic. rerum. Also, 
with an acc. Plaut. Q,uid tibi me (for 
mei) curatio est ? why do you care about 
me 7 — Also, the office of a curator, guar¬ 
dianship. Pandect. — Hence, the cure 
of a disease. Cic. Curationem adhibere 
morbis, or admovere. Figur. Id. per- 
turbationum. Also, a method of cure. 
Id. - IT Also, care, attentioxi. Cic. 
Curationem corporis adhibere. Id. Si¬ 
ne curatione. 
CURATOR (Id.), oris, m. one xvho takes 
care of, that has charge to oversee axtd 
provide things necessary; an overseer, 
agent, administrator, manager, superin¬ 
tendent, provider. Cic. urbis. Also, 
with a dativ. Id. muris reficiendis.- 
IT Particularly, one to whom the care of the 
fortune of minors, spendthrifts, insane per¬ 
sons, &c. is committed, a guardian, irpdSt- 
kos, dpipaiucTfii. Horat. and Pandect. 
CuRAToRIA (curator), *, f. the office of a 
3 curator or guardian. Pandect. 
CuRATRTX (Id.), Jcis, f. she that takes 
care of or superintends. Pandect. 
CuRaTORa (cura), ®, f. a care, manage- 
3 ment, attendance, dieting. Terent. 
CuR ATOS (Id.), us, m. a taking rare, man¬ 
agement. Lucil. 
CuRAX (Id.), acis, diligent, attentive, care¬ 
ful, active. Paxidt St. 
C0RC0LI8 (unc.), onis, m. a mite, weevil, 
small worm that eats the pith of com or 
pulse, k'is, ki6 £. Varr. 
CuRCOLIuNCOLOS (dimin. of curculio), 
3 i, m. a little xoeevil. Plaut. Rxtd. 5. 2. 
38. Curculiunculos minutos fabulare, 
h. e. res nullius usus narras. 
COReNSIS (Cures), e, adj. at or of Cxtres, 
pertaining to Cures. Ovid. 
CORES, ium, f. a towxi of the Sabixtes. 
Virg. 
CORES, etis, m. an inhabitant of the town 
of Cures. Propert. 
CORES, etis, m. plur. Curetes, a nation 
of JEtolia and Acarnania. — Also, the 
priests of the Phrygian goddess Rhea. 
In Phrygia they were also called Corxj- 
baxitcs, and in Crete Idati dactyli. In 
the celebration of their festivals they 
made a great deal of noise by shouting, 
clashing together swords, and instru¬ 
ments of forged metal, beating drums, 
&c. Virg. and Ovid. - IT Curetum 
is found with a short antepenult, in Lu¬ 
can. 4, 406, ed. Burn, where Corte how¬ 
ever reads Curietum. 
C0RETIC0S (Cures), a, um, adj. Cretan , 
3 Calpurn. carmina. 
SW8 
Ov 
CuRETIS (Id.), idis, adj. f. Cretan. 
id. terra, h. e. Creta. 
CORIX ( Kvpla ), ®, f. a curia, (pparpia 
one of the thirty parts ixxto which Romxtlxxs 
divided the Roman people. Cic. and Liv. 
(An assembly of the Roman people to 
give their vote about any thing, wag 
called Comitia. In the Comitia Curiata 
they gave their votes, divided into thir¬ 
ty curuc.) -IT Also, a bxtildixig inhere 
the curi® or other societies met for delib¬ 
eration or the performance of divine ser¬ 
vice. Ovid, prisca. Cic. Saliorum.-. 
IT Also, the place where the senate met, 
the senate-house. Id. There were sev¬ 
eral of them, as extria Pompeja, Julia, 
Hostilia. Most frequently the senate 
used to be held in the curia Hostilia. — 
Hence, an assembly or meetixig of the 
senate. Cic. and Sueton. — Also, the 
rank of a senator. Ovid. 
CuRIALIS (curia), e, adj. pcrtaixxing to a 
curia. Terent. verna, a public slave in 
the service of a curia. — Hence, Curiales, 
those of the same curia. Plaut. or, those 
of the same district (Siipos) in Attica. 
Cic. -IT Also, pertaining tu the court 
of a prince. — Hence, Curiales, courtiers. 
Ammian. 
C0RIAN0S (Curius), a, um, mV}, relating 
to Curius, belonging to him, called after 
him. Cic. villa. 
CuRIATIM (curia), adverb, bxy curta. 
1 Gell. 15. 27. Others read curiatxm. 
CORIATOS (Id.), a, um, adj. divided into 
curi®. Hence, Cic. Comitia curiata, 
an assembly of the whole Roman people in 
curi®, to vote on important matters. At 
first there were no other Comitia but the 
Curiata, and therefore every thing of 
importance was determined in them. 
But after the institution of the Comitia 
Centuriata and Tributa, the Comitia Cu¬ 
riata were more rarely assembled, gen¬ 
erally only to confer military command 
on magistrates ; to consent to a form 
of adoption called arrogatio ; and to 
create certain priests. At the time of 
Cicero, thirty lictors used to hold these 
Comitia, and consequently to represent 
the thirty curia:. -IT Also, pertaining 
to the Comitia Curiata. Cic. lex, a bill 
proposed to the people in the Comitia Cu¬ 
riata. 
CORIETX, ®, f. an islaxxd near Illyna. 
Hence, Curiet®, arum, m. the inhabitants 
of it. Plixi. 
C0RI5 (curia), onis, m. the priest orprcsi- 
2 dent of a curia. Liv. Curio maxtmus, 
he who presided over all the curiffi. — 
IT Also, a herald or crier (prsco). Mar¬ 
tial. -IT Also, lean. Plaut. -IT Al¬ 
so, the name of a Roman family. Cic. 
CuRIoSE (curiosus), adv. with care, care¬ 
fully. Cic., Cels, and Sueton. —Cic. 
Curiosius. Colum. Curiosissime. 
CuRToSITaS (Id.), atis, f. care, canfxd- 
1 ness, particularly' in the investigation ot 
a matter, cxeriosity, inquisitiveness. Cic. 
CuRIoSOLOS (dimin. of curiosus), a, 
3 um, adj. a little curious, inquisitive. 
Apul. . 
CuRIoSOS (cura), a, um, adj. properly, 
full of carefulxiess. Hence, careful, dili¬ 
gent. Cic. in re. Id. Curiosior ad in- 
vestigandum. — Also, cuxious,mquxsi- 
tive, both in a good and in a bad sense. 
Id. Curiosissimi. Plixi. Ep. Sunt ho¬ 
mines natura curiosi. — Also with a 
geuit. Plin. medicins. — Also, m a 
bad sense, prying. Sueton. -" Also, 
lean. Plaut. bellua. . 
CORIS (unc.), is, f. a javelin in the lan- 
3 guage of the Sabines. Ovid. Fast. 2. ill; 
C0RI0S, ii, m. a Roman celebrated for his 
3 fortitude and frugality. die defe 
Pyrrhus, king of Epirus. Cic. 
CuRIOS (cura), a, um, adj. Plaut. Curi 
um infortunium, h. c. grievous. 
CuRMI ( Kovppu ), n. a sort of beer used J 
the Celtic. Ulp. in Pandect. 
CCR8 (cura), as, avi, atum, a. I. to m 
care of, see to, look to, order■, pr > 
care, reward, attend to, oirovoaj,w, 0P 
utvaleas. Phwdr. - , 
being omitted), / will make *«* ««*? 
Cic. Cures, ne quid, &c. W. ahquid. 
Id. de emendo. — Also with fa 0 - , )gn 
— Also with a dat. Id. r ® bu ® - . nar . 
with an injin. Horat. and Sueton., par 
