FAX 
FLC 
FEM 
favore Sallust. In favoiem alicujus 
venire. Liv. Favorem alicui conciliare, 
to make beloved or popular, endear, gain 
favor. Justin. In favorem ultionis,/«r 
tie sake of; or, to gratify. -II Also, 
acclamation, applause, particularly ap¬ 
plied to the spectators at the theatre. 
£j c- _ Hence, in general, approbation, 
thanks. Virg. and Sueton. 
fiVoKABILIS (favor), e, adj. favored, 
Q popular, in favor, beloved, pleasing, agree- 
Me. Quintil. causa. Plin. Favora- 
-If Also, gaining or procuring 
favor. Plin. Ep. Id favorahilius. 
FlVOJtfBILrm (favorabilis), adverb, 
2 with applause ; favorably. Sueton. Tro- 
j am favorabiliter lusit. Pandect. Favo- 
rabilids respondetur. 
FAUST* (faustus), adverb, prosperously, 
1 successfully, luckily, favorably. Cic. 
FAUSTIaNOS, a, um, adj. Faustian. 
2 Plin. vinum. 
FAUbTITaS (faustus), atis, f. happy con- 
3 tlilion, favorable circumstances, happiness. 
Moral. 
FAUSTOLOS, i, m. a shepherd ordered to 
expose Romulus and Remus. He private¬ 
ly brought them up at home. Liv. 
FAUSTOS (faveo.), a, uin, adj. luclcy, aus¬ 
picious, favorable, fortunate, prosperous, 
cirvxbs- Lucret. and Cic. 
FAUTSll (Id.), oris, in. a patron, favorer, 
furthercr, maintuiner, promoter, cnovSao- 
rpj. Cic. dignitatis. Id. laudis. Id. 
flagitii. — Also, with a dat. Id. honori. 
FAUTRIX (fautor), Icis, f. she that favors, 
fuvorMe, propitious. Cic. suoruin. — 
Also, with a dal. Terent. auctoritati. 
FAVOS (unc.), i, m. the cells of wax in 
which the bee lodges her honey. Cic. - 
11 Also, these cells filled with honey, a 
honeycomb, Kyplov. Ovid. Expressis 
mellaliquata favis. Varr. Favos exi- 
mere; or, Colum. demetere, to gather 
honey. — 11 Also, six-cornered tiles. 
Fitruv. 
FAUX (unc.), cis, f. (hut the nom. does 
3 perhaps not occur) the gullet., pharynx, 
passage to the stomach. Horat. and 
Ovid. — Figur. Phasdr. Faux improba, 
gluttony. — More frequently used in the 
flat. Fauces, ium, the gullet, throat. IIo- 
rat.Sitis fauces urit. Cels. Fauces tus- 
sientes. Plaut. Exscreare ex faucihus. 
—>11 Also, the weasand, throat. Ovid. La- 
qiieo fauces innectere, to strangle. Plaut. 
fauces alicui preiiendere atque enecare. 
— Figur. Cic. Gtuum faucibus preme- 
retur, h. e. when he was in difficulty. Id. 
"remit fauces defensionis tuae, h. e. 
nkes a defence impossible. Crass, ap. 
Cic. Eripite nos ex eorum faucibus, 
*: ‘■f rm their jaws; or, from them. Cic. 
fraem ex belli ore ac faucibus ereptain 
esse, — Also, any narrow passage, 
inlet or outlet; or, merely, way, passage, 
entrance. Cic. Corinthus posita in fau- 
cirnis Griiicim, at the mouth or entrance. 
:■ tnaceili. Cats, portus, the mouth of 
tie harbor. Liv. Faucibus obsessis, the 
outlets, Em. ap. Cic. Ex faucibus cur- 
nisemittere, /!, e. carceribus. Curt. In 
'Hicis faucibus, in the narrow passes 
„ “Wfe. Plin. Bosphori, the straits of 
onstantmople. Id. Nilus multis fauci- 
_exromit, through many mouths. 
I'ilriie ^ S0 ’ t/le enlran ccJiall of a house. 
rfnnrt?’ ^ a torch, Saii, Xapira;, 
J d? ous or anointed wood. Virg. 
Of of broom. Plin. -- 
of nnfn ' Vere use( * t0 see by, instead 
Van eS i or at n >gbt in tlie streets. 
Primi l ni ,. 0vid ■ — Hence, Gell. Fax 
fwL n ° C / ,S ’ or fax P rima i h - e • the 
( nj. b \ , 71 torches were lighted; or, 
I Cic. Facem ali- 
at JunUM 6 ’ I’ e '- t0 be a leader • — Also, 
flout inaV 1 - 0 llglu t,le bride home. 
n r „ ,, Vlr S- — Also, at funerals. 
CicfAfUenipc r° Se - any thin & on fire - 
Irtnd u faces ln tecta jacer e,firc- 
4U HenCe >/“- ’ • - 
is used of any thing 
on} baA"tt Caus<i °f ruin ’ destruction ; or 
Him thm S ’ or generally, a person or 
ything dsT^Tf or . incite f *■<’, 
alicuius * ./ d -Subj'cere faces mvi- 
cendinnim L " nt °mus omnium in- 
fai. py n J ax ' Vellei. Sertorius belli 
Cic, holornm ^cusmionis. Lucret. ir®. 
11 faces. Plin. Caius et 
Nero faces generis humani, h. e. de¬ 
struction. — With later writers it is 
also used in a good sense for stimulus. 
Quintil. Alicui ad studia dicendi faces 
subdere, h. e. to incite. — Cupid is repre¬ 
sented with a torch. JVcpos. — Also 
the Furies. Virg -if Figur. lia-ht. 
Ilorat. Crescentem face Noctilucam! — 
Also, beautiful eyes are called faces. 
Properl. — Also, a meteor, comet, &c. 
Cic. Faces ccelestes or coeli: or, abso- 
lutely, Virg. and Plin. Faces. 
FaXIM, and FaX 5 (facio), is, it, for fa- 
3 ciam, fecerim and fecero. Cic., Plaut. 
and Terent., &c. 
FEBReSCS (febris), is, n. 3. to be ill of a 
J fever. Solin. 
FEBRICITS (Id.), as, n. 1. to be ill of a 
■* fever, have an ague. Cels. 
FEBRICoSOS (Id.), a, um, adj. having a 
fever or ague. Veget. de re Vet. 
FEBRICOLA (dimin. of febris), ®, f. a 
1 slight fever, ac. 
FEBRICOLeNTOS (febris), a, um, adj. 
3 same as Febricosus. Marc. Emp. 
FEBRICOLoSOS (febricula), a, um, adj. 
3 having a fever. Catull _11 Also,/e- 
verous, having the nature of a fever. 
Gell. 
FEBRIFuGIA (febris & fugo), se, f. sc. 
3 herba, febrifuge, having the power to cure 
fevers. — The herb centaury is so called. 
^ Jipul. 
FEBRIS (febris), is, ivi, Itum, n. 4. to be 
1 ill of a fever. Cels. 
FEBRIS (for ferbis from ferveo), is, f. a 
fever; an ague, irvperdy. ac. Febrem 
habere. Id. Febri carere. Id. Te Ro- 
mam venisse cum febri. Cels. Febris 
^ accedit, decedit, intermittit. Id. lenta. 
FEBROA, orum, n. See Februus. 
FEBRUaLIS. See Februlis. 
FEBRCaMkNTUM (februo), i, n. an cx- 
3 piation ; a purification. Ccnsorin. 
FEBROaRIOS (februus), a, um, adj. re 
laling to purification. Cic. mensis, the 
month February, l t’c0povapios In this 
month the people were solemnly puri¬ 
fied, sacrifices were performed, and a 
feast was held in behalf of the manes 
of the deceased. The month of Feb¬ 
ruary was the last of the Roman year 
until 304 A. U., and from that time the 
second. 
FEBROaTIS (februo), onis, f. an expia- 
3 ting, purifying. Varr. 
FEBRuLIS, or FEBRDaLIS, a name of 
Juno. Martian. Capell. and Fest. — She 
was also called Fchruata. Fest . — 
Also, Februlis. Jirnob. 
FEBROS (februus), as, avi, atum, a. 1. 
3 to expiate, purify, xadaoiTco. Varr. 
FEBRuTlS. See Februlis. 
FEBRiJfrS (perhaps from ferveo or ferbeo), 
a, um, adj. purifying, particularly ap¬ 
plied to sacred rites. — Hence, subst. Fe- 
bruum, and plur. Februa, that wherewith 
a purification or an expiation is performed ; 
or, that has the power of purifying. Ovid. 
Februa. Varr. Februum. — Also, an 
annual feast of purification at the end of 
the year in the month of February (for 
this was anciently the last month of the 
year). So, perhaps, Ovid. Fast. 5 , 423, 
where the plural is used. 
FECIaTjIS. See Fetialis. 
FeCuNDE (fecundus), adv. abundantly, 
9 fruitfully, yoi/ipioy, tvtpbpiog. Varr. 
Fecundius. Plin. Fecundissime. 
FeCuNDITaS (Id.), atis, I. fruitfulness, 
fertility, eiupopla, evyovlu. Cic. terra- 
rum. Id. mulieris. — Also, the goddess 
of fruitfulness. Tacit. -H Also” figur. 
abundance, plenty. Plin. lactis. Cic. 
VoJo, se efferat in adolescente fecundi- 
tas, h. e. stili ubertas, richness of style 
or expression. 
FeCuNDS (Id.), as, avi, atum, a. 1. to 
3 fertilize, make fertile or fruitful, evSaipo- 
vtgio. Virg. /Egyptum. 
FeCuNDOS (obsol. feo), a, um, adj. 
fruitful, fertile, abounding, ydvipos, cv- 
0op«S. Cic. Terra fecundior. Id. se- 
getes. Plin. Tellus fecunda metallo- 
rum. Horat. lepus, h. e. big with young. 
- U Also, figur. Tacit. Genus fe- 
cundum bonoriim civium. Horat. Fe¬ 
cunda cuipm siecula. Plaut. Amor et 
melle, et felleest fecundissimus, abounds 
largely in. Sil. Veri fecunda sacerdos. 
Id. Fecundum in fraudes hominum 
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genus. Plin. ingenium. Id. Fecun 
dissima ars. - U Hence, frequent, 
plentiful, rich, abundant, copious. Horat 
caiices. Cic. questus. Id. Pericles fe¬ 
cundus, h. e. in dicendo copiosus. Plin. 
Fecundissima gens, h. c. annona et fru- 
gibus dives. Ovid. Specus fecundus 
aipiis. - IT Also, making fruitful oi 
fertile. Plin. Nilus. Ovid, dextrai. 
FEDCS (unc.), i, in. anciently used for 
bed us or lucdus. Varr. 
FEL(unc.), fellis, n. gall, X o\fi. Plin., 
Cels, and Cic. — Figur. any thing bitter, 
unpleasant, disagreeable. Ovid. ISpicula 
(amoris) felle inadent. — So, also, of 
speech, bitterness, acrimony. Plin. F.p. 
— Also, as a quality of poison. Vir>r, 
Sagitta armata felle veneni, with poison 
-IT Also, anger. Virg. —— IT Fel ter¬ 
ra, an herb, fumitory (Fumaria officina¬ 
lis, L.). Plin. -U The plural fella is 
found in Cal. jiurel. 
FeLeS, or FeLLeS, and FELIS (unc.), 
is, f. a cat, u’ibovpos. Cic. -IT Also, 
a marten or fulimart Varr. and Colum. 
- IT Figur. a robber, thief. PlaiJ 
virginaria. 
FELICATUS, a, um, adj. See Fili- 
catus. 
I'eLiCIT AS (felix), atis, f. fruitfulness, 
fertility. Plin. Ep. terra. -II Also, 
felicity, happiness. Cic. — Also, good 
fortune , success. Cais. rerum gestarum. 
-IT Also, in the plural. Cic. Felici¬ 
tates. Terent. Borne felicitates. 
FeLICITER (Id.), adverb , fruitfully, abun 
dantly. Virg. Illis veniunt felicius uvee. 
-IT Also, happily, fortunately, luckily, 
prosperously. Cic. vivere, navigare. 
Ovid. Felicius. Cic. Felicissime. — 
Also, in acclamations and wishes, good 
luck, See. Phcedr. Feliciter, succlaniant. 
Cic. Feliciter velim. — Also, with a dat. 
Sueton. patruo. Flor. victorise. 
FeLINOS (feles), a, um, adj. of or belong- 
2 ing to a cat or marten. Cels, stercus. 
FEI.IS. See Feles. 
FeLIX (obsol. feo), Icis, ndj. fruitful, fer¬ 
tile, productive. Liv. arbor. Ovid, re- 
gio. Plin. Arabia. - IT Also, rich, 
wealthy, opulent. Ovid. Tam felix esses. 
- -IT Also, happy, fortunate, felicitous, 
blessed. Cic. vir. Ovid, secula. Cic. 
Felicior. Id. Felicissimus. — Also, 
with a genit. Horat. cerebri. — Also| 
with an injin. Virg. Felicior ungero 
tela niann, li. e. more skilful or fortunate. 
- IT Also, auspicious, advantageous, 
favorable, propitious. Ovid, omen 
Virg. hostia. Id. Sis felix tuis ! Cic. 
Q.uod bonum, faustum, felix, fortuna- 
tumque sit, h. e. which may God prosper. 
Liv. Q. uod tibi mihique sit felix. 
FeLLaTOR (fello), oris, m. qui fellat. 
3 Martial. 
(Id.), e, adj. sucking. 3 Solin. 
FELLEb. See Feles. 
FeLLEOS (fel), a, um, adj. of gall, full 
J of gall, bitter as gall. Plin. sudor. 
FeLLICS (frequentat. of fello), as, a. 1. 
3 to suck. Solin. 
FeLLIDuCOS (fel & duco), a, um, adj. 
3 carrying off gall. Cal. Jiurel. 
FeLLIFLOOS (fel & fiuo), a, um, adj. flow- 
3 ing or proceeding from gall. Cal. Jiurel. 
FELLIT5, or FELIT5 (fello), as, a. 1. 
3 same as Fellieo. 
FeLLI I OS (fel), a, um, adj. imbued^ with 
3 gall, steeped in gall, saturated with gall. 
Avien. sapor. 
FELLS (lii/Adco for SrjXaw), as, a. 1. to 
3 suck, fxiXatjco. Varr. -if Refertur et 
ad obscenam infandamque libidinem. 
Martial. 
FeLLoSCS (fel), a, um, adj. fall of gall. 
3 Cal. Aurcl. 
FeLSINA, te, f. same as Bononia. Plin. 
FeMeLLX (dimin. of femina), te, f. a 
3 little woman, female. Catull. 
I'EMEN (obsol. feo), Inis, n. same as Fe- 
3 mur, the thigh. Cic. — The nom. does 
not occur. 
FeMINA (Id.), te, f. the female in all ani¬ 
mals. — Hence, a woman, female, yvvfj. 
Cic. — Prop. Femina turba, for feminea. 
— Hence, figur. a woman, a term of re¬ 
proach applied to effeminate men. Jus¬ 
tin. -IT Also, of animals, female, she, 
&c. Cic. anguis. Id. Porcus femina. 
Plin. anas. — Also, of plants and gems. 
Plin. 
