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FkMINXL (femina), alis, n. h. e. femine- 
3 um pudendum. Apul. 
FEMINaEIS (femen), e, adject, relating 
to tlic thighs. — Hence, Sueton. Femina- 
lia, sc. tegumenta, bandages for covering 
the thighs. The Romans wore neither 
stockings nor breeches, but used some¬ 
times to wrap their legs and thighs with 
pieces of cloth, named, from the parts 
which they covered, tibialia and femina- 
lia, used first, probably, only by persons 
in bad health, but afterwards, also, by 
the effeminate. 
FeMINaLIS (femina), e, adject, relating 
to women. — Hence, feminal. See Fe- 
minal. 
FeMINaTOS (Id.), a, um, adj. rendered 
3 effeminate, womanized. Cic. e Sophocl. 
FeMINEOS (Id.), a, urn, adject, of or be- 
2 longing to a woman; womanly, like a zoo- 
man, soft, delicate, feminine., SryX vk6s. 
Virg. plangor. Plin. sexus, the female 
sex.° Ovid. Marte femineo cadere, by 
the hand of a woman. Id. amor, h. e. 
quo femina amatur. Tib nil. labor, li. e. 
lanificium. Odd. dolor, It. e. quo fe- 
niina dolet. Virg. nullum poena, li. e. 
qua punitur femina. Juvenal. Calen¬ 
ds, It. e. cal. Martii, a festival of the Ro¬ 
man ladies (matronalia). - IT Also, 
effeminate, womanish, unmanly, delicate. 
And. ad Herenn. plangor. Ovid, pectus. 
FeMININe (femininus), adverb, feminine- 
3 ly. Arnob. 
FeMININOS (femina), a, um, adject, of 
2 a woman, feminine, female. Varr no¬ 
men. — Also, in grammar. Quint'd 
Nomina feminina. 
FEMORaLIS (femur), e, adject, same as 
Feminalis. Sueton. Aug. 82. Femora- 
lia. But most Edd. rea afeminalia. 
FeMOR (feo), oris, n. same as Femen, the 
thigh, ynpos- Cic. -IT Femur bubu- 
lum, an herb. Plin. -IT In architec¬ 
ture, the plane space bctxoecn the cavities 
of a triglyph. Vitruv. 
FeNaRIOS, or FCENaIUOS (fenum, or 
3 fenum), a, um, adject, relating to hay 
Varr. falx. 
FeNDIOTE (perhaps from findo), arum, f. 
3 intestines, entrails. Arnob. 
FENEBltrS, and FCENEBRfS (fenus, or 
2 fnenus), e, adject, pertaining to the in¬ 
terest of a capital, or to usury. Lin. lex. 
— IT Suet. Pecunia fenebris, money lent 
on interest. 
FeNERaRIDS (fenus), i, m. same as Fe- 
3 nerator. Jal. Finnic. 
FeNERaTICIOS (Id.), a, um, adj. li. e. 
3 ad fenus pertinens. Cud. Just, cautio. 
FeNERaTIu (fenero), onis, f. a lending 
on interest or usury, Saveiopo;. Cic. 
FeNERaTo (feneratus), adv. with interest, 
3 erri rdi cm. — Figur. Plant.. Ilium fe- 
nerato alistulisti, to your detriment and 
loss. 
FeNERaTOR, and FCENERaTSR (fene¬ 
ro, or feenero), oris, m. one that lends 
money on interest, a money lender, banker. 
Cic■ -IT Also, in a bad sense, one that 
takes exorbitant interest, an usurer Cic. 
FeNERaToRIOS (fenerator), a, um, adj. 
3 relating to usury. Valer. Jl lax. 
FeNERaTRIX (Id.), Ids, f. she that lends 
3 on usury. Valer. Max. 
FeNERaTOS, and FGGNERaTOS, a, 
um, particip. from fenero. 
FENER5, and FCENER5 (fenus, or fee- 
nus), as, avi, atum, a. 1. to lend money 
on interest or usury, Savcigw. Pandect. 
pecuniam. So, absolutely, Liv. Fe- 
nerare. Pandect, pecuniam sub usuris 
solitis. Id. Pecunia gravioribus usu¬ 
ris fenerata.-IT Also, to compensate, 
repair or restore with profit, to repay with 
interest. Terent. Metuisti, tie tibi istuc 
feneraret. Id. Feneratum istuc bene 
ficium tibi pulchre dices.-- IT Also, 
to give one thing for another thing. Se¬ 
nse. Mortes feneraverunt, fell each by 
the other's hand. -IT Also, to lend with¬ 
out interest. Pandect. — Figur. to lend, 
impart. Plin. Sol suum lumen ceteris 
sideribus fenerat. 
FeNEROR (Id.), aris, atus sum, dep. 1. 
to lend on interest. Cic. pecunias. Id. 
binis centesimis, at Hiper cent. — Also, 
to practise usury. Cic. — Hence, figur. 
to do a thing with the hope of deriving profit. 
Id. beneficium, to do a kindness hi the hope 
of receiving a greater. — Fenerari pro- 
vinciam, to lend money on interest, in a 
province, or, to practice usury in a prov¬ 
ince. Id. Parad. 6,2. Ed. Em. ; but other 
Edd. read defener. -IT Also, to borrow 
money on interest, or usury. Pandect. 
FENeSTeLLX (dimin. of fenestra), *, f. 
2 a little window, hole to let in light.. Co- 
lum. -IT Fenestella, or porta Fenestel 
lte, a gate of Rome. Ovid. 
FENeSTRa (< paivw), se, f. a window, open¬ 
ing, hole in a room, stable, &c. Ovid. 
Lusem admitte fenestris, h. e. windows. 
Cues. Fenestrifi ad torinenta mittenda, 
li. c. loop-holes. Horat. Junctas fenestras 
quatere, h. c. perhaps window-shutters. 
Virg. Lato dedit ore fenestram, li. e. 
opening or gap. The ancient Romans 
had only openings in the walls to admit 
the light, covered with two folding 
leaves of wood, and sometimes with a 
curtain or net. Under the emperors, 
windows were composed of a certain 
transparent stone, called lapis specularis. 
Glass windows are not mentioned till 
about the middle of the fourth century. 
-IT Figur. a way, an occasion. Terent. 
Fenestram ad nequitiam patefeceris. 
FENESTR5 (fenestra), as, avi, atum, a. 
2 1 . to provide with an opening or window, 
to open or make a window. Plin. — Fe- 
nestratus, a, um, having openings or 
windows. Vitruv. 
FENeSTROLX (dimin. of fenestra), as, f. 
3 same as Fenestella. Apul. 
FeNEOS, or FCENSUS (fenum, or fenum), 
1 a, um, adj. made of hay. Cic. fragm. 
FeNICOLaRIOS, or FCENICOLaRIOS 
(feniculum, or feniculum), a, urn, adj. 
pertaining to fennel. Cic. campus. 
FeNICOLUM, or FOENICOLUM (unc.), 
i, n .fennel, pdpaSpov. Plin. 
FeNILE, or FCENiLE (fenum, or fee- 
num), is, n. sc. stabulum, a liay-loft, 
place for keeping hay, x°P T0 ^ 0 X e io‘'- 
Virg. and Colum. 
FeNISECX, or FCENISECX (fenum & 
seco), re, m. a cutter or mower of grass, 
Xoproicdnos. Colum. - IT Also, a 
countryman, husbandman. Pers. 
FeNESeCTOR, or FCENESeCTOR, or 
2 FeNISeCTOR (Id.), oris, m. a mower of 
grass. Colum. 
FeNISEX, or FCENISeX (Id.), ecis, m. a 
2 mower of nrass. Varr. 
FENrsrcrx, or FCENIsrcrx (Id.), as, f. 
2 the cutting of hay, hay-harvest, grass cut. 
Varr. 
FeNISICIUM, or FCENISICIUM, or Fe- 
NISECIUM (Id.), ii, n. the cutting of 
hay, hay-harvest, xoproxonia■ Varr. 
FENUM, or FCENUM (unc.), i, n. hay. 
Cic. Fenum esse, to eat. Colum. Fenum 
c®dere, demetere. Plin. secare, to cut. 
Horat. Fenum habet in cornu, li. e. he is a 
dangerous person. Cic. Orat. 2, 57. Fe- 
num alios oportere, blockheads. — Plur. 
Fena. Apul. -IT Fenum Grascum, or 
Fenumgrascuin, the herb fenugreek. Co¬ 
lam. and Plin. 
FeNOS, and FCENOS (feo), oris, n. that is 
produced. — Hence, the interest of a capi 
tal, t6kos. Cic. Pecuniam alicui dare 
fenori; or, Plant, fenore, to lend money 
on interest.. Id. Sumere pecuniam fe 
nore, to burrow money on interest. A1 
so, Liv. Accipere fenore. Cic. Pecu¬ 
niam occupare grandi fenore, to lend 
at high interest. So, also, Horat. 
Ntimmos ponere in fenore. Suet. Pe¬ 
cuniam graviore fenore collocare. Pan¬ 
dect. Dare pecuniam in fenus. Id. 
Fenus exercere, to lay out money at in¬ 
terest. — Hence, tigur. interest, h. e. 
gain, advantage, profit. Tiball. Semina 
magno fenore reddat ager. Plin. Cum 
quinquagesimo fenore messes reddit 
exilitas soli , fifty times as much. Prop. 
Saspe venit magno fenore amor. - 
IT Also, debts augmented by the increase 
of interest, a burden of debts. Liv. Fe¬ 
nore obrui, mersum esse, laborare. -— 
IT Also, mtmey laid out at interest, a capital. 
Plaut. Fenus argenti creditum. Tacit. 
Duas fenoris partes in agris collocare. 
— Figur. Plin. Terra creditum fenus 
reddit. 
FeNuSCOLUM (dimin. of fenus), i, n. 
the interest of money. Plaut. 
Fe 5 (probably <pvw, gigno, edo, pario), es, 
ere, a. 2. h. e. creare, procreare, gignere, 
facere. — This word does not occur, 
. 332 
but from it some derive fetus, fecundus 
fenus, femina., felix, &c. 
FERA, an See Ferus, a, um. 
FERaCITaS (ferax), atis, f. fruitfulness 
% fertility, cvfiopia. Colum. 
FERaCITER (Id.), adverb, fruitfully. 
2 Liv_. Feracius. 
FeRaLIS (unc.), e, adject, relating totht 
2 deceased or to corpses. Virg. cupressus. 
Id. carmen, a funeral song, a ilirac. 
Tacit, reliquiae. — Hence, Cic. and 
Ovid. Feralia, sc. sollemnia, an annual 
feast in behalf of the manes of the deceased 
celebrated at Rome in the month of 
February. — Hence, Ovid. Tempus fe- 
rale, or. Id. Dies ferales, h. e. feralia. 
Colum. mensis, h. e. Februarius. _. 
IT Also, deadly, dangerous, dismal, mourn¬ 
ful. Plin. Idus Mart, ferales Cmsari. 
Tacit, annus, bellum.- If The first 
syllable is generally long, but is made 
sliort by Ovid. Fast. 2. 567. 
FERaX (fero) ; , acis, adj. fruitful, fertile , 
abundant, cvfiopos. Ovid. rus. Virg. 
plant®. Cats. Ager feracissimus. — 
Also, with a genit. Plin. Ep. Terra 
ferax arborum, abounding in. Horat. 
venenorum. — Also, with an Mat. 
Virg. oleo. -IT Figur. Cic. Nullus 
feracior locus est quam de officiis. — 
Also, with a genit. Horat. prolis novas. 
— Also, with an ablat. Plin. Ep. artibus. 
FERBtU. See Fcrvco. 
FERCTUM. See Fertum. 
FeRCELUM (for fericulum from fero), i, 
1 n. a frame on which any thing is carried, 
a hand-barrow, bier, &c. Cic. pompa- 
rum, on which the images of the gods were 
carried at the public games. - If Particu¬ 
larly, a frame on which several dislieswm 
brought in at once, and set upon the table. 
— Hence, a course of dishes. Petra n. 
and Suet. — Also, a dish, mess, the food 
served up in a dish. Horat. and Plin. 
FERE (fero), adverb, almost, within a little, 
nearly, well near, well nigh, pixpov kh. 
Cic. Omnes fere. Omnes is frequently 
to be supplied. Horat. Paria esse fere 
(sc. omnia) peccata. Cic. Nec adhuc 
fere inveni, qui, &c. and as yet I ham 
hardly found one person who, &c. Id, 
Non fere quemquum invidia consecuta 
est, hardly any one. -If Also, about, 
ll. e. in substance, in amount. Cic. Use 
fere dicere habui.-IT Also, for the 
most part, generally, commonly. Cic. Hoc 
fere sic fieri solet. Id. Fit fere, 
jam _ 
-IT Also, greatly, very, considerably, 
tolerably. Cic. Nihil aut non fere mul- 
" " ' Cats. Nec fere 
turn.-IT Also, just, 
omnes locos. 
FEReNTaNOS, a, um. See Ferentum. 
FEReNTaRIOS (fero), a, um, adject, 
2 Ferentarii, a. sort of light-armed troops, 
Sallust. -IT Ferentarius amicus, h. e, 
qui opem fert. Plaut. 
FERENTUM, i, n. a toion of Apulia. He¬ 
rat. — Hence, Ferentanus, a, um, adj, 
pertaining to Ferentum. — Ferentaui, 
the inhabitants thereof. _ Cicr and Lit, 
But some think there is no town in 
Apulia by the name of Ferentum, and 
prefer the reading Forentum. 
FERE5L0S (unc.), a, um, adj. Colum,t 
2. vitis, a sort of vine. 
FERETRIOS (from feretrum, or fero), H, 
m. a surname of Jupiter. He had a tempi 
at Rome, where the spoils called oprnt 
were carried. Liv. ... 
FERETRUM (fero), i, n. a frame on wm 
3 any thing is carried. Sil. — Particular J, 
a bier. Virg. 
FeRI.-E (unc.), arum, f. holidays, days" 
which no work was done , vacations, ^ 
They v'ere 
either 
days, bopra'i i)uepai. -., . 
privates or publicre. The formei 
privately observed by families and 
viduals on account of birth-days, p 
bv the whon 
gies, &c. ; the latter .... , 
people. Cic. Ferias habere tn ■ 
Id. forenses. Liv. agere. ^f r 'x^ter 
li. e. indutiac, a truce. Plaut. ' 
gutlurque resident esuriales ten, > ■; 
jejunant. Cato. Per ferias 
during the vacation. - Hence tra,^ 
ty, peace. Horat. Od. 4, 5, 37. „ 
FERIaTICOS, a, um, adject, same 
rialus. Pandect. . _ 
FeRIaTOS, a, um, particip. fr0 " 
-IT Adject, free from labor, at 
free, disengaged, living in repos , 
