ELO 
ELU 
ELU 
gLLfCHNIUM (iXXvxi'tov), ii, n. the 
% wick of a lamp. Plin. 
kL 8C6 (e & loco), as, avi, atum, a. 1. to 
let oat., let to hire, let to farm, dnopurSoco 
Cic. Fundum elocatum esse dicebat. 
plin fun us. Id. sese curandum. Co 
him. boves. Cic. Gens elocata, li. c. let 
out to tax-gatherers, made tributary. - 
II Also, to remove, move from its place; 
in which way some explain the passage 
quoted above from Cicero. 
hLdCOTILIS, or eLoQUuTILIS (elo- 
3 quor), e, adj. pertaining to oratorical 
delivery, dipul. 
eLOCOTIS, orkLSQUuTIB (Id.), onis, f. 
a speaking out, uttering, saying. Pan¬ 
dect. -IT Also, oratorical expression, 
which relates to a correct choice and 
suitable adaptation of words and sen¬ 
tences, tppacris. Cic. and Quintil. - 
li Also (perhaps), a short speech as an ex¬ 
ercise. Sueton. Gramm. 4. 
eLSCuToRJOS (Id.), a, urn, adj. ad elo- 
quendum pertinens. Quintil. 
EL6C0TRIX (Id.), Ids, f. quae eloquitur, 
Quintil. 
EL6C0T6S, or eL5QUuTOS, a, um, par- 
ticip. from eloquor. 
eLOGIUM (IXXbyiov or eloquor), ii, n. 
any brief title or inscription, a testimonial 
in praise or dispraise of any one ; or sim¬ 
ply a statement or declaration with regard 
to him. Cic. Quid sepulcrorum monu- 
menta, quid elogia significant ? Virg. 
Turn fronte (sc. tumuli) locatur elo- 
gium. Sueton. Gladios addito elogio 
consecravit. Id. in vita Horat. Tali ad 
Augustum elogio: Horatii Flacci me- 
mor esto, h. e.poem or words ; or testi¬ 
monial. Sueton. Elogium noxii, h. e. a 
notice containing the name of an offender, 
with a specification of his offence. So, Pan¬ 
dect. Desertorem cum elogio mittet, with 
an abstract or specification of the charges 
brought against him. Cic. Elogium 
de testamento recitasti Cn. Egnatii, 
klcirco se exhaeredasse filium, &c. h. e 
(as it may be rendered) this chapter, 
this extract, these words, but still giving 
the reason why he disinherited his son. 
So, Quintil. declam. Nullum adjectum 
ad exheredationem juvenis elogium, 
h. e. clause or words, or, as being con¬ 
tained in it, cause, reason. — Also, a 
list of the honors and triumphs a distin¬ 
guished man had enjoyed. Sueton. — Al¬ 
so, Cod. Just. Ultima condere elogia, 
h. e.last will, testament. — Also, a lam¬ 
poon, pasquinade. Plaut. -IT Also, a 
petition. Quintil. dcclam. 
liLOPS. See Ilelops. 
eLOQUeNS, tis, particip. from eloquor. 
— If Adj. speaking, speaking out, talk- 
olive. .duct ad Ilerenn. Cum res muta 
fit eloquens. Apul. Quis me hoc pacto 
eloquentior vivat ?-IT Also, eloquent, 
persuasive, speaking with rhetorical orna¬ 
ment, with dignity and effect, \6yios. Cic. 
«est eloquens, qui humilia subtiliter, 
etmagna graviter, et mediocria tempe- 
i potest dicere. Quintil. Qui sibi 
eloquentior';s videantur. Cic. Juris 
pentorum eloquentissimus.-IT Elo- 
quens, tis, subst. a finished orator, the 
®c. and Quintil. 
[lAQlElsTiiR (eloquens), adv. cloquent- 
r' : Y^S. Plin. Ep. Eloquentius scri- 
£1 rtmr-v'rivV 0 ^ uen *’ ss * rae respontlere. 
SK TU i ( - Id - ) ’ *> f - do( > uence -»• 
, J s pcaking to the purpose, fluency, 
^°Y l6T rs> eb<p P a6ta. Te- 
' satis, si cum illo inceptas 
hommei ea eloquentia est. SW&wt. 
LL lo S uentl ®> sapienti® parum. 
(j r „ ; Sex - Clodius Latin® simul 
so r* q f e ’ oc l uenti »= professor. — Al- 
ctLt 6 , °* piking with dignity and 
Cic -^ Also, thefac- 
'Usd/lUM TlT \ ah - lUy t0 speak ' •A'epos. 
Sdeliccm r ^ u > n ' t,Le ez pression or 
T ? J ° f an orator ■ Horat. -II Al- 
Nitoreinml-’ do( > uent ^livery. Ovid. 
— I ^ Juvenal. Eloquium optat. 
SLOQUrtR / ’ ersation. Mamertin. 
Quutus sum den' 1 ''! 0 '’]’ 6riS ,’ Cat " S ° r 
don delhZ’ dep ; 3> t0 s P eak out, de- 
injhT T r ’ l >ronmn ee, tell, 
fie quid tu C p ) c ; Nul >um estpenculum, 
Sene!- Po, U , • quare > nisl prudenter. 
fioqtiem „ L" U,n eloqui ar cana. Plant. 
1 e nobis utrumque, et quid tibi 
est, et quid velis nostrum operam. Te- 
rent. Id primurn dicam, deinde quod 
veni, eloquar. Scnec. Trag. Eloquere 
nomen, say the name. Plaut. Elocuta 
sum convivas, I have told you the names, 
and number of the guests. Id. Eloqui ar 
gumentum tragredi®, to relate. Id. Elo- 
cutus est, he has spoken the truth, lie has 
spoken frankly. Id. de aliqua re, ut sit. 
Id. syllabam, to utter, pronounce. Cuts. 
Ille uiium elocutus, ut memoria tene- 
rent milltes ea, qu®, &c. having charg¬ 
ed the soldiers with one thing only, that, 
&c. Ovid, verba simillima veris, to 
speak, utter. Cic. Uterque (li. e. the 
buyer and seller) si ad eloquendum vene- 
rit, non plus quam semel eloquetur, h. e. 
indicandum, et exhibendum pretium 
rei. Quintil. Verba, qu* plus signifi¬ 
cant quam eloquuntur, that signify more 
than they express, that mean more than 
meets the ear. Id. Quos recte sensisse, 
parum elocutos puto, to have poorly ex¬ 
pressed their meaning. — In particular of 
an orator, to speak, utter, express, deliver. 
Cies. ap. Cic. Cogitata pncclate eloqui. 
Cic. Copiose eloqui. Plin. Ep. Elo- 
quendi varietas, h. e. of expression. - 
H Also, for colloqui, to talk together, con¬ 
verse. Mamertin. Quam concorditer 
eloquuntur! —— IT Elocutus, a, um, is 
used passively in Pandect. An qu®dam 
extrinsecus sint elocuta. - IT See, 
also, Eloquens. 
£LoRUM, i, n. and ELoROS, i, m. a river 
in Sicily. Plin. — Elorus was also the 
name of a town upon this river. — 
Hence, Cic. ElorJni, orum, the inhabit¬ 
ants of Elorus. — Also, Elorlus, a, um, 
adj. o/ or pertaining to the river. Ovid. 
_-IT Written also Helor. 
kLoTDS, a, um, particip. from elavo. 
eLPeNSR, oris, m. one of the companions 
of Ulysses, changed by Circe into a hog ; 
he recovered his natural form, but killed 
himself by falling down stairs in a drunk¬ 
en fit. Juvenal, and Ovid. 
eLOaCRUM (eluo) labrum, akind of large 
vessel for washing or rinsing. Cato. 
eLuCES (e & luceo), es, uxi, n. 2. to shine 
forth, appear bright, eictpaivopat. Cic .— 
IT Figur. to be apparent or manifest, be 
conspicuous or notable, show itself, ap¬ 
pear. JTcpos. Ut virtutibus eluxit. sic 
vitiis est obrutus. Cic. Quasi lumen 
aliquod, elucere sanctitatem, et pruden- 
tiam, et dignitatem tuam. Id. Si qua 
significatio virtutis eluceat. Id. Nemo 
studet eloquenti®, nisi ut in causis at- 
que in foro eluceat. Id. Ex quibus 
proprium quid sit eluceat. Quintil. 
Elucet spes. — Also, in a bad sense. 
Cic. Ut (tenuitas) eo magis eluceat, 
quo magis occultatur. 
eLuCeSCS (incept, from eluceo), is,n.3. 
to shine forth. Lactant. 
eLuCIFICS (e, lux & facio; or elucus & 
3 facio), as, a. 1. to deprive of light, dark¬ 
en, obscure, dull, t,o(j>6to. Laher. ap. 
Gell. Al. leg. elucifacere. 
eLOCTaBILIS (eluctor), e, adj. that may 
2 be struggled through, admitting of a 
passage, that can be forced through. Se- 
nec. Et aqus nec pediti eluctabiles, nec 
navigio. 
eLuCTaTIS (Id.), onis, f. a struggling, 
3 striving, fighting. Lactant. Elmitatio 
_ adversus mala. 
eLOCTOR (e & luctor), aris, atus sum, 
2 dep. 1. to struggle out, work one’s way 
out, toil through, fight through, work 
through, tKraXatto. Virg. Aqua eluc- 
tabitur omnis, et grandes ibunt per vi- 
mina gutt*. Tacit. Locorum quocjue 
difficultates eluctatus, having surmount¬ 
ed. Senec. Nilus per angusta eluctatus. 
Lucan. Tyrrhenas vix eluctatus in un- 
das (of a river), having made its way. 
Tacit. Eluctari nives. Liv. Cum tot 
ac tarn valid* eluctand® manus essent. 
— Figur. Tacit. Ipse compositus alias, 
et velut eluctantium verborum, uttered 
with difficulty, as being exceedingly 
guarded and obscure. 
eL_uC 0BR5 (e & lucubro),as, a. 1. and 
eLuCSBRSR, aris, atus sum, dep. 1. to 
compose by the light of a lamp, to compose 
at night, vVKToypdcpw. Cic. Epistolam, 
quam eram elucubratus. 
ELuCiJS (unc.), i,m. a drowsy habit of mind. 
3 drowsiness, stupor, dreaminess. Gcll. 
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eLuD 5 (e & ludo), is, usi, usum, n. and 
a. 3. to play. Cic. Quasi rudibus ejus 
eludit oratio-IT Also, of the water, 
to wash, to play. Cic. and Quintil. - 
IT Transitively, to win from one at play. 
Plaut. Annuium, quern parasitus hie te 
elusit. So, Propert. Tibi victrices elu- 
det palmas una puella tuas, h. e. will 
wrest, snatch, carry away. - IT Also, 
of gladiators, to elude, evade, shun, avoid. 
Martial. Callidus eludere hastas. Ma- 
nil. Cito inotu rigidos eludere emstus. 
So, Cws. Celeritate navium confisi, 
nostros eiudebant, evaded our attack. — 
Hence, generally, to shun, elude, try to 
evade, seek to shun. Virg. Orsilochum 
fugiens eludit, dodges. Cic. minas ac- 
cusatoris. Sueton. vim legis. Petron. 
scrutantium manus.-IT Also, to do 
something in sport. Liv. Missilibus pug- 
na eluditur, h. e. the battle is kept up, as 
it were, in sport. -IT Also, to mock, 
jeer, banter, make sport of, laugh to scorn. 
Cic. and Horat. aliquem. Liv. artem 
auguris. Id. Circumstabant armati 
hostes, eludentes. — Also, to delude, de¬ 
ceive, cheat, amuse with false hopes. Ti- 
bull. Seges eludit messem fallacibus 
herbis. Ovid. Elusa imagine tauri. 
Id. Elusa vulnera, cheated, as being 
_ aimed at a deceitful mark. 
eLOGES (e &. lugeo), es, uxi, n. 2. to give 
1 over mourning, leave off mourning, cease 
lamenting, KaraBpiqviui. Liv. Quid ali- 
ud, cum eluxerunt, sumunt? Cic. Pa- 
triam eluxi jam et gravius, et diutius, 
quam mater unicum filium. Gcll. Eum 
luctum cum satis visus est eluxisse_ 
IT Also, to mourn the full time. Pandect. 
Qu® virum eluget. 
eLViNa (unc.),*, f. an epithet of Ceres. 
Juvenal. -IT Also written Helvina. 
eLuMBIS (e & lumbus), e, adj. weak in 
2 the loins, broken-backed. Festus. — 
Hence, soft, unmanly, enervated. Auc- 
tor. dial, de Oral. Ciceronem male audi- 
visse a Bruto, ut ipsius verbis utar, tan- 
quam fractuin atque elumbem. Pru¬ 
dent. Elumbe virus, h. e. quod imbecil- 
les facit. 
eLuMINaTOS (e & lumen), a, um, par- 
3 tiejp. blinded, deprived of sight. Sidon. 
eL 08 (e k. luo), is, ui, utum, a. 3. to wash 
out, cleanse, rinse, wash clean, ckttXvvio. 
Plaut. Vascula intus pure propera, at¬ 
que elue. Cels. Eluendum id est ex 
aqua. Colum. Debent aqua bis, aut ter 
elui. Plin. Eluunt manus acerba mora. 
Id. Atramentum aceto liquefactum 
*gre eluitur. Cels. Eluere os. — Also, 
to wash, bathe. Cels, se lacte. _ 
IT Hence, figur. to wash out, wash away, 
wipe off, efface, cleanse, purge. Cic. ma- 
culas furtorum et flagitiornm tuorum. 
Id. Num elui pr*dicatio crudelitatis po¬ 
test? Ovid. Eluere crimen. Horat. Ca- 
dus amara curarum eluere efiicax. Sil. 
mentes maculatas crimine.-IT Also, 
to do away, use up, run through. Cic. 
Eluere amicitias reinissione usus, to do 
away gradually. Colum. Scythica stag- 
na, h. c. exhaust them of birds for the 
table.—So, without case. Plaut. Vo- 
lo, eluamus hodie, li. e. spend what we 
_ have. -IT See also Elutus, a, um. 
eLuSCQ (e & luscus), as, a. 1. to put out 
3 one’s eye, make one-eyed. Pandect. 
eLuSOS, a, um, particip. from eludo. 
eLOTj a (eluo), orum, n. gold-mines, so 
called because they are cleansed by 
water. Plin. — (But the passage is oth¬ 
erwise read.) 
eLOTIS (Id.), onis, f. a washing. Cccl. 
Aurel. 
EL0TRI6 (Id.), as, avi, atum, a. I. to 
2 wash out, cleanse. Plin. Elutriatum 
velius.-IT Also, to pour from one ves¬ 
sel into another, pour off. Plin. 
eLuTOS, a, um, particip. from eluo.- 
2 IT Adj. watery, weak, insipid. Plin 
Hoc solum distat, quod hujua vis elu- 
tior est. Horat. Irriguo nihil est elu- 
tius horto. 
eLOVIkS (eluo), ei, f. a washing out or 
away, the washing off or removal of im¬ 
purities. Plin. Crebris ad eluviem cu- 
niculis cavata. Juvenal. Siccare eluvi¬ 
em, h. e. purgare cloacam.-IT Also, 
an inundation, overflowing of water. Ta¬ 
cit. Eltivie marls arescente unda. — 
Also, water flowing down and carrying 
