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D1A 
devout. Anton. -IT Also, czccratcil, 
accursed, detestable. Horat. Me devota 
non exstinxit arbor. Id. Impia devoti 
sanguinis aetas. Ovid. Vivite devoto 
toro. - IT Also, charmed, bewitched, 
enchanted. Ovid. Corpora Tliessalico 
devota veneno. 
JlEVOVES (de & voveo), oves, ovi, otum, 
a. 2. to vow, evxopai, Kalhmicxvobpiii. 
Cces. Marti ea, qute bello ceperunt, de- 
vovent.-if Also, to devote as a vic¬ 
tim or offering. Liv. Quos sacerdotes 
ad mortem devovissent. Cic. Se diis 
immortalibus pro republica devoverunt. 
Horat. Devota morti pectora. - 
Hence also, to devote to destruction, 
curse, accursc. Ovid. Hoc ego devoveo 
teque tuosque modo. Ncpos. Ut sacer¬ 
dotes se devoverent. -If Also, to 
affect or hurt by enchantments, bewitch, 
charm. Tibull. Num te herbis devovit 
anus ? Ovid. Aut te trajectis /lima ve- 
nefica lanis devovit, enchants by piercing 
an image of wool. -IT Cigtir. to prom¬ 
ise, doom, devote. Virg. Vobis ani- 
mam hanc devovi. Cic. Me pro vestra 
incolumitate devovi. - If Also, to 
give one's self up to, attach one's self 
to. Cats. Devovere se amicitia; alicu- 
jus. Curt. Devovere se glori®.- 
IT Also, to consecrate. Petron. Oapulum 
devovere. - IT Also, to proscribe. 
Curt. Omnium devotis capitibus, qui 
sanguine contigissent eos. 
pgORS (de 4Sc uro), is, ussi, ustum, a. 3. 
2 to set on fire, burn. Liv. Vicos deurere. 
Ocll. Tres libros deussit. — IT Also, 
to nip , pinch, blast. Liv. Hiems arbo- 
res deusserat.-IT Also, to blast with 
poison, scorch. Sencc. Serpens deurit, 
obteritque, quacumque incessit. 
DECS (0£dy), i, m. a god, deity, or divini¬ 
ty ; God, the Deity. Cic. Dei nutu om¬ 
nia provisa sunt. — Also, used of 
a goddess. Virg. Deo ducente, li. e. 
Venus. -IT Also applied to men as 
indicative of extraordinary excellence. 
Cic. Te in dicendo semper putavi deum. 
Id. Deus ille noster, Plato. — Also, 
a benefactor. Cic. Lentulus parens, 
deus, salus nostrte vit®, the tutelary 
deity. — Also, as happy as a god. Te- 
rent. Deus sum, si lroc ita est. - 
IT Diis iratis natus, unlucky. Horat. 
-IT Used in various forms of excla¬ 
mation ; O dii and Dii immortales ! Dii 
boni! Dii deieque ! Dii magni! O heav¬ 
ens! good heavens ! ye powers above! ye 
gods ! Cic. Reliqua, o dii, qui comita- 
tus. — Per deos: ita me dii ament, 
by the gods ! in the name of heaven! so 
help vie, ye powers! Cic. and Terent. — 
Dii averruncent, proliibeant, quod dii 
omen avertant, may the gods forbid. 
Terent. and Cic. — Dii faxint ; Dii 
faciant; utinam Dii faxint, ut, or ne, 
dii bene vertant, heaven grant. Cic. 
and Terent. — In a similar sense, 
dii melius duint, dii melius, dii meliora 
ferant, dii meliora. Cic. — In im¬ 
precations, Dii perdant, eradicent, ma¬ 
le faciant. Cic. and Terent. — Plaut. 
Dii te ament, heaven preserve you. — Id. 
Si diis placet, if it please heaven; if such 
be the will of heaven. — Also, ironically, 
Si diis placet, could you believe it 7 Cic. 
DE UTERI A3 (fcvrepiai), arum, m. pi. a 
weak sort of wine made of the huslcs of 
grapes. Plin. 
DBUTER0N3MIUM (Acvrepovfipiov), ii, 
3 n. Deuteronomy, the fifth book of Moses, 
in which the law is repeated. Lactant. 
DEOTOR (de & utoc), Gris, usus sum, dep. 
2 3. to abuse. Ncpos. Ut deuteretur victo. 
DEVUL.SUS. See Devello. 
DEXTANS (de & sextans), antis, m. ten 
ounces. Varr. -IT Also, ten twelfths of 
anything. Colum. Dextans jugeri. Plin. 
hor®. Suet. Pro semisse dextans, ten 
twelfths of an as, instead of a half. 
DEXTELLA (dimin. from dextera), ®, f. 
1 a little right hand. Cic. 
DEXTER (Se£ircpds), tera and tra, terum 
and trum, adj. comp, dexterior, superl. 
dextimus, right, on the right hand. Cic. 
Dextra manu, in liisright hand. JVepos. 
Dextro oculo, his right eye. C<es. Ab 
dextera parte.. Id. Ab dextro latere 
hostium. Varr. In dexteriore parte. 
Galha ad Cic. Dexterius cornu aciei. 
Sallust. Sulla apud dextimos. —,— IT Fig- 
ur. favorable, propitious, prosperous. 
Virg. Tua dexter adi pede sacra secun- 
do. Valor. Flacc. Dextrum omen.’ — 
Also, fit, convenient, apt, suitable, prop¬ 
er, right. Virg. qui rerum dexter 
modus. Horat. Dextro tempore. — 
Also, dexterous, skilful. Liv. Rem per 
se popularem dexter egit, with such 
dexterity. 
DEXTERA, and DEXTRA (dexter), ®, f. 
the right hand. Cic. Prehendere dex¬ 
tram. Tacit. Miscere dextras, to join 
hands one with another. Valer. Flacc. 
Conserere dextram, to come to close quar¬ 
ters, fight hand to hand. So, Ovid. Dex¬ 
tra collata movere prcelia. Virg. Dex¬ 
tra; jungere dextram. Id. Dextras jun¬ 
gere, to shake hands. Id. Dextram dat 
juveni, as a pledge of faith. — Hence, 
Tacit. Renovare dextras, to renew his 
pledges or promises. Id. Miserat dexte- 
ras liospitii insigne. Id. Dextras, Con¬ 
cordia; insignia, ad prsetorianos ferens. 
— Dextram tendere, porrigere, to give 
aid. Cic. — Also, power, force, might, 
prowess, valor. Horat. Ut sua Urbs 
lxajc periret dextera. Virg. Si Pet- 
gama dextra defendi possent, if any 
arm could have protected Troy. - 
If Also, military forces, troops. Sd. Pug- 
n® avidas accendere dextras. Id. Mer- 
candi dextras largus, in raising forces. 
- IT Also, the right-hand side. Cuts. 
Retorquere agmen ad dextram, to the 
right. Cic. Ad l®vam et ad dextram. Id. 
A dextra corvus, a sinistra cornix. Ovid. 
Esse a dextra. Sallust. Circumventus 
ab equitibus dextra, sinistra. Liv. Dex¬ 
tra lasvaque duo maria claudunt. Cass. 
Miles dextra ac sinistra muro tectus. 
DEXTERE, and DEXTRE (dexter), adv. 
2 dexterously, with dexterity or address. 
Liv. Dextre. Horat. Dexterius. 
DeXTERITaS (Id.), atis, f. dexterity, 
address, aptness, readiness, activity. Liv. 
- IT Also,prosperity, felicity. Amob. 
DEXTIMUS. See Dexter 
DeXTRaLE (dexter), is, n. a bracelet. Cyp. 
DEXTRoCHERIUM(dexter & x £l P); *> n - 
3 a. bracelet. Capitolin. 
DEXTRoRSUM (contracted for dextro- 
2 vorsum), and DEXTRoRSOS, adv. on 
or towards the right hand. Liv. and Hor. 
DkXTRoV oRSUM, and DEXTROVER- 
3 SUM (dexter & versum), the same as 
Dextrorsum. Plaut. 
DI, and DIS (did), inseparable preposi¬ 
tions, indicating separation or division, 
and sometimes negation. 
DIA (Ala), s, f. now Standia, an island 
near Crete. Ovid. 
DIABATHRARIOS (diabathrum), i, m. 
3 a maker or vender of slippers. Plaut. 
DIABATHRUM (<5 laffaSpov), i. n. a slip- 
3 per, pantofle. Varr. 
DIABETES ( Sia/3fiTris ), ffi, m. a siphon or 
water-pipe. Colum. 
DIAB0L0S (Aid/?oXos), i, m. the devil. 
3 Tertull. 
DIACHyTON (Staxvrov), i, n. a kind of 
must or sweet wine. Plin. 
DIACoDIoN (<5 id kwSiwv), i, n. a sirup 
1 made of the heads of poppies. Plin. 
DIACONOS ( SiAkovo ;), i, m. a minister, 
3 deacon. Tertull. 
DIAC3P0S (diaieonos), i, m. a breach or 
3 opening in a dam or dyke ; a sluice, flood¬ 
gate. Pandect. 
DxADEMA (diadr/pa), Atis, n. a white ban¬ 
dage or fillet with which kings used to bind 
their heads ; a diadem. Cic. 
DIADEMATOS (diadema), a, urn, adject. 
2 wearing a diadem. Plin. 
DIAD0CH3S ( SiaSoxos ), i, m. a precious 
stone resembling the beryl. Plin. 
DrADuMENOS (Statovpsvos), a, urn, adj. 
2 the same as Diadematus. Plin. 
DIdERESIS (aiaipeoiq), is, f. the dividing 
3 of one syllable into two, diuresis. 
DIdETA (Siuira), ffi, f. diet, food. Figur. 
Cic. Ego diasta curari incipio ; chirur- 
gi® tredet. - IT Also, an apartment in 
a house, chamber, parlor, room to sup in. 
Plin. F.p. Coenatio cingitur diastis dua- 
bus a tergo. Pandect. Di®t® liypocaus- 
t®, hot-houses. -IT Also, a suit of 
apartments, rooms. Plin. Ep. Bac ade- 
untur di®t® du®, quarum in altera 
cubicula quatuor, altera tria.-- IT Al¬ 
so, a summer-house. Sueton. In di®tam 
recesserat. 
DIADTaRTOS (diseta), ii, m. a valct-de 
3 chambre ; a steward of a ship. Pandect 
DldETETICOS (SiaiTpriicds), a, um, adj 
dietetic, dietetical. Cad. Aurclian. Di. 
ffitetici libri.-IT Hence, absol.Di®! 
tetica, and Diaetetice, that part of pl^ysit 
which cures by medicine and diet. Seri, 
bon. Larg. 
DIAGLAUCIoN (did and yXavidwu), ii 
n. a salve made of the herb glaucium. 
Plin. 
DIAGoNaLIS, ?, and DIAGoNICOa 
(did and yiovia), a, um, adj. diagonal. 
Vitruv. 
DIAGoNIOS (Stayiovios), on, adj. diago¬ 
nal. Vitruv. 
DIXGRAMMA (Siaypappa), atis, n. a de¬ 
ll scription, diagram, mathematical figure. 
Vitruv. 
DIXGRXPHICE (SiaypaijiiKri'), es, f. the 
art of pai nting. Plin. 
DIALECTICA, ®, and DIALECTICS, 
(cjiaXeKTiKq), es, f. dialectics, logic ; the 
art of logic, art of disputing or reasonincr. 
Cic. 
DIALECTICe (dialecticus), adverb, logi¬ 
cally. Cic. 
DIALECTICOS (Sia\eKTiKds), a, um, adj. 
belonging to dialectics, dialectical, lo ideal. 
Cic. = Dialectica sapientia. -Tl'And 
absol. Dialectica, orurn, dialectics, lo- 
gic, logical questions. Cic. Homo re- 
rnotus a dialecticis. 
DIALECTICOS (Id.), i, m. one skilled in 
dialectics; a logician. Cic. Valens dia- 
lecticus. 
DIALECTOS, and DiALECTOS (didX«- 
2 to;), i, f. a dialect or manner of speech pe¬ 
culiar to any particular country. Sueton. 
DIALEUCOS (SiaXcvKOs), adj. intermixed 
with white. Plin. 
DIALIS (Aids), e, adj. of Jove. Liv. 
n Dialis Flamen. Sueton. Sacerdos Dia- 
lis. And, Tacit, absol. Dialis. Sue¬ 
ton. Diale flaminium. Liv. Apex Dia¬ 
lis, the cap of the Dialis. - IT Also, 
ethereal, aerial. Apul. Diales vias. 
DIXLOGOS (dtdXoyoj), i, m. a discourse 
between two or more persons; a dialogue. 
Cxc» 
DIAMETR3S (Siapcrpos), i, f. a diameter, 
3 or right line dividing any figure into two 
equal parts. Colum. 
DIANA (Diva Jant^, ®, f. Diana, god¬ 
dess of the chase and of the moon, and 
daughter of Jupiter and Latona ; the Ar- 
temfs of the Greeks. Virg. Exercet 
Diana choros, quam mille secutas. 
- IT Figur. the chase. Martial. - 
IT Also, the moon. Ovid. Hence, Diani- 
us, a, um, adj. of or pertaining to Diana. 
Ovid. Turba Diania, h. e. the dogs. And, 
absol. Liv. Dianium (sc. templum), 
a temple of Diana. Cic. (sc. promonto- 
rium),a cape of Spain, now cape St. Mar¬ 
tin. 
DIAPaSMA (Sidrcaapa), &tis, n. avegc- 
2 table powder ; pomander. Plin. 
DIAPASoN (did uarubv), a. diapason, 
2 chord including all tones; an octave. 
Vitruv. -IT Disdiapason, two octaves. 
Vitruv. -IT Diapente, a concord of five 
notes, did irevrc. Vitruv. -IT Diates- 
sSron, a concord of four notes, did Ttc- 
aap mv. Vitruv. 
DIAPENTE. See Diapason. 3 
DIAPH3RESIS (Sia<p6priot;), is, f. a dia- 
3 phoresis, perspiration. Theod. Prise. 
DIAPIIOReTICOS (ScaboppriKOs), a, um, 
3 adj. diaphoretic, promoting perspiration, 
sudorific-. Cal. Aurel. 
DIAPHRAGMA (Suxtppaypa), Mis, n. the 
3 diaphragm, midriff. Ctrl. Aurel. 
DIARIUM (dies), ii, n. provision for one 
day; a day’s allowance of food, day's 
wages. Horat Cum servis urbana dia- 
ria = vodere mavis. Petron. Anseres 
solebant ab anu diaria exigere. —— 
IT Also, a diary, journal. Senipr. Ascii. 
DIAS. See Dyas. 
DIASTEMA (Siao-rripa), Mis, n. a space, 
3 distance, interval. Sidon. 
DIASTOLE (diaoToXij), es, f. a grammati- 
3 cal figure, by which a short syllable It 
made long; diastole. 
DIARTyLOS (didarvXos), adj. having 
2 columns wide apart: diastyle. Vitruv 
DIAT5NIC0S (diatonus), a, um, adj. 
diatonic. Martian. Capell. 
DTATONOS (Siarovny), a, um„ adj. extend* 
2 ed, stretched out. Vitruv. Lateres dia- 
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