FLA 
Wpert/zining to Flaminius. Liv. circus. 
Cic. via, or Juvenal, absol. Flaminia, 
the Flaminian way. 
Fj.aMMX. (perhaps from flo), $, f. aflame, 
blaze, blazing or flaming fire, burn- 
imr fire, Cats. conciper a, to catch 
fire. Quinld. Flammis aliquid injicere, 
to commit to the flames. Curt. Tectis 
flammas injicere, to set fire to. Hence, 
flamnne, stars, lightnings, torches. 
Ovid. Polo fixie flammre, h. e. sidera. 
Id. Deuin genitor rutilas flammas spar- 
git, his fiery bolts. Tercnt. E flamma 
petere cibum, proverb, of very hungry 
and mean persons, to submit to any thing 
Chough never so base. Cic. Philipp, xiii. 
21. e poeta. Prius undis flamma, sc. 
misceatur, SSooov nvp vSari pix^yaca- 
$ai, proverb, sooner will fire mingle 
with water. - II Figur. Cic. bel¬ 
li, invidire.— Id. Se eripuit flamma, h. e. 
danger of being condemned. — Also, ar¬ 
dor" vehemence, impetuosity. Id. Vis et 
quasi flamma oratoris. Id. gulte, hun¬ 
ger. Sallust. Jug. 4. Ea flamma cres- 
cit, h. e. strong desire, desire of honor, 
&lc. Virg-. Ultrix flamma, revenge. — 
Particularly, of ardent love. Cic. anio¬ 
ns ; also, absol. Herat, and Ovid. Flam¬ 
ma, love, passion. — Also, of glistening, 
sparkling eyes. Virg. Stant lumina 
flamma, his eyes shoot fire. — Also, of 
color. Plin. purpura, a flamy color. — 
Lucrct. Flammai,/or flammas. 
FLAMMaBuNDUS (flamma), a, urn, 
3 adj. flaming. Martian. Capell. 
FLAMMATltlX (flammo), Icis, f. h. e. 
3 quae inflammat. Martian. Capell. 
FLAMMATOS, a, urn, particip. from 
flammo. - IT Adj. of a flamy color. 
Martial, "toga. 
FLAMMEARIOS, ii, m. one who makes 
3 flammea (veils), or dealsin them. Plant. 
I’LAMMEOLUM (dimin. of flammeum), 
3 i n. a small veil. Juvenal. 
FLAMMEOEOS (dimin. of flarameus), 
2 a, um, adj. somewhat of a flame-color. 
Colum. 
FLaiMMeSCS (flamma), is, n. 3. to be- 
3 come inflamed. Lucrct. 
FLAMMEUM, and FLAMEUM (Id.), 
2 i, n. sc. velum, a red or flame-colored 
veil, with which the face of a bride was 
covered on her wedding-day, upbiaos 
rizXos- Plin. -IT Flammeum conte- 
rere, to divorce. Juvenal. Flammea con¬ 
tent, h. e. soepe nubit. 
FLAMMEOS (Id.), a, um, adj. flaming, 
flamy, flammeous, fiery, burning. Cic. 
Stella. - IT Figur. fiery, animated, 
vehement, ardent. Catull. vestigia. Si- 
don. vir. — Also, flame-colored, of a 
flamy color. Plin. viola. 
FLAMMICOMANS (flamma & comans), 
3 tis, adj. having fiery hair, burning, flam¬ 
ing. Juvernc. tteda. 
FLaMMICOMOS (flamma & coma), a, 
3 um, adj. same as Flammicomans. Pru¬ 
dent. ignis. 
FEAMMXCREMOS (flamma & cremo), 
3 a, um, adj. burnt by fire. Foriunat. 
FLaMMIDOS (flamma), a, um, adj. fiery, 
3 burning. Apul. — Also, figur. Id. ru¬ 
bor. 
FEAMMIFER (flamma & fero), a, um, 
3 adj. bearing aflame, flammifcrons, flam¬ 
ing, burning. Ovid, crinis. Lucan 
nox. Valer. Flacc. tauri. 
FLAMMIGENa (flamma & gigno), as, m. 
3 fire-born ; a son of Vulcan Sidon. 
FLAMMIGER (flamma & gero), a, um, 
3 adj. that carries fire or flames. Slat. 
ales, h. e. aquila. — Also, fiery, bearing 
flame. Valcr. Flacc. sol. 
FLAMMIGS (flamma & ago), as, n. 1. to 
3 Hame, emit flames. Oell. 
FLaMMIPOTkNS (flamma & potens), 
3 tis, adj. powerful by fire, a name of Vul¬ 
can. Arnob. 
FEAMM'f VOLOS (flamma & volare), a, 
3 um, adj. flying with fire. Arator sol. 
FEAMMIVOMOS (flamma & vomo), a, 
3 um, adj. vomiting or breathing flame, 
m »o£/c/?oXof. Juvernc. 
FEAMM5 (flamma), as, avi, atum, a. and 
2 n. 1. to flame , burn. Virg. Flammantia 
lumina, flaming, blazing, fiery. -IT As 
a trails. it signifies to inflame, set on fire, 
burn. Valer. Flacc. Fax nubila flam- 
mans. Apul. Ignes flammantur, burn. 
— Hence, figur. to inflame, incense, 
FLE 
incite, excite, provoke, irritate. Tacit. 
Omnes flammaverat arrogantia. — Also, 
to make, fire-colurcd. Valer. Flacc. Pur¬ 
pura fiammatur e roseo vultu, h. e. pur¬ 
ple redness glows upon her countenance. 
- IT Particip. Flammatus, a, um, 
inflamed, blazing, burning, set on fire. 
Lucrct.. igni.— Cic. Jupiter, h. e. flamma 
vel fulmine armatus. — Figur. Virg. 
cor, glowing with ire, enraged. Valer. 
Flacc. Flammatus amore. — Also, 
burnt. Catull. Phaethon.-IT See, 
also, Flammatus, a, umi 
FLAMMoSOS (Id.), a, um, adj. fiery, 
3 burninrr. Ctrl. Aurel. febris, carbo. 
FEAMM0LA (dimin. of flamma), x, f. 
a little flame. Cic. -IT Also, in later 
times, a sort, of flag or banner, the stan¬ 
dard of the cavalry. &c. Vegct. de re 
Mil. 
FLaTILTS (flo), e, adj. that maybe blown, 
3 produced by blowing. Ammian. sonitus. 
Prudent, virus. Arnob. lamina, cast, 
founded. 
FLATS (Id.), as, a. 1. to blow. Arnob. 3 
FLATOR (Id.), oris, m. one who melts, 
3 casts. Pandect, teris, argenti, &c. 
FLATuRX (I.I.), a3, f. a Mowing. Arnob. 
2 creli, h. e. a siorm. -IT Also, a melting, 
casting. Vitruv. seris. 
FLATuRALIS (flatura), e, adj. contain- 
3 ing air. Tertull. 
FLaTuRARIOS (Id.), ii, m. a mintcr, 
3 coiner. Cod. Tlieod. 
FEATOS (flo), us, m. a blowing of wind. 
Ovid, secundus, a fair wind. Figur. 
Cic. fortunie. — Also, on the flute. 
Horat. — Also, of horses, a snorting. 
Virg. — Also, pride., haughtiness. III. 
-- IT Also, breath, breeze. Ovid. sui. 
Virg. sequentum. Plin Flatu figura- 
tur vitrum, by blowing. -II Also, a 
breaking of loind backwards. Suctun. 
-IT Also, the soul. Prudent. 
FLAT0S, a, um, particip. from flo. 
FLAVE5 (flavus), es, n. 2. to be yellow, 
3 yellowish, of a gold color, (avSigut. Co¬ 
lum. Messis flavet. — Hence, Flavens, 
yellow, yellowish , of a light color. Ovid. 
cera. Virg. arena. Id. coma, light- 
colored, flaxen. Particularly, of ripe 
corn. Ovid, and Virg. 
FLAVESCS (flaveo), is, n. 3. to grow or 
2 become yellow, yellowish, light-colored, 
{ai’Stgopai. Ovid. Stramina fiavescunt, 
are turned into gold. Id. Ne ebur fla- 
vescere possit. Particularly, of ripe 
corn. Virg. Also, of leaves and 
plants losing their bright green color. 
Plin. 
FEAVIaLIS (Flavius), e, adj. belonging 
2 or sacred to the. gens Flavia. Suetop. 
~ Flaviales, sc. sacerdotes or flainines, 
priests of the gens Flavia. 
FLAVIANOS (Id.), a, um, adj. called after 
3 or originating with Flavius. Pandect. 
jus civile, called after the freedman Fla¬ 
vius. Tacit, partes, taking the part of, 
or siding with Flavius Vespasianus. 
FLAVIC5MANS (flavus & comans), 
3 same as Flavicomus. Prudent. 
FLAVIC5M0S (flavus & coma), a, um, 
3 adj. with yellow or flaxen hair, %av$OKO- 
uo s. Petr on. 110. Al. aliter leg. 
FLAVIDOS (flavus), a, um, adj. yellow, 
2 yellowish. Ccel. Aurel. fel. Plin. 18, 
34. Ed. Hard. Rapacia flavida, h. e. 
withered. 
FLAVINS, re, f. a town of Etruria. 
Hence, Flavlnus, a, um,adj. pertaining 
to Flavina. Virg. 
FLAVIOS, ii, m. a name of several Ro¬ 
mans. Hence, Flavius, a, um, adj. 
FLAVOS (unc.), a, um, adj. yellow, yel- 
3 lowish, of the color of gold, faySoj. 
Virg. Ceres. Id. arva. Horat. Tibe- 
ris.° Id. coma, light-colored, flaxen. 
Virg. crines. Martial. Decern flavos, 
h. e. nummos aureos. Horat. Ganvme- 
des flavus, having light-colored or flaxen 
hair. Cic. Acad. 4, 33. Ed- Ernest, ma¬ 
re. (Davis, reads mourn.) -II Also, 
red, reddish. Senec. pudor. 
FLeBILIS (fleo), e, adj. to be lamented or 
wept over, lamentable, TruXvSaxpvs. Cic. 
— Also, with a dat. Horat. Nulli fle- 
bilior, quam tibi.-IT Also, causing 
tears. Lucil. crepe. Ovid, ultor.- 
IT Also, weeping, full of tears, full of woe, 
doleful. Ovid, elegia. Cic. vox. Id. ge- 
mitus.-IT Flebile, adv. Ovid. 
340 
FLE 
FEEBILITER (flebilis), lamentably, in t 
mournful manner, fymi/ijrtKtoj. Cic. la- 
mentari. Paulin. Nolan. Flebilius. 
FLSCT5 (perhaps from uXcktos), is, xi 
xum, a. 3. to bend, bow, turn, Kapwroi’. 
Cic. membra. Cats. equos, to guide. 
Hirt. navem, to steer. Cic. Currum de 
foro in Capitolium flectere, to drive. 
Virg. Hue flecte acies, h. e. oculos 
turn, direct. Ovid, ramum. Id. vocem’ 
tunes, modulates, in singing. Lucrct. 
cantus. Plin. sonos. Petron. comas 
pectine, h. e. perhaps to curl. — Hence 
Liv. and JVepos. Flectere iter, to direct 
one’s march somewhere else. Cies. se, 
and Liv. Flectere, sc. se or iter, to ,ro 
somewhere. Ovid. Flecti, h. e. flectere se. 
Cic. Flectere promontorium, to turn, 
go round, pass, double. — Also, to avert 
Lucrct. Cluod procul a nobis flectat for- 
tuna. — Quintil. syllabam, to mark with 
the circumflex; to lengthen. Id. Sylla- 
ba flexa, lengthened. — Oell. verbum de 
Graco, to derive. — Varr. nomina et ver¬ 
ba, to decline and conjugate. — Also, In 
turn, direct, guide ; change, alter. Cic. 
vitain. Virg. fatadeum. Terent. ani- 
mum. Cic. animos. Id. a studio ad 
imperium.— Also, to move, touch, per¬ 
suade, prevail upon, appease. Id. aliquem 
oratione. Virg. superos. — Also, (« 
soften, make pleasant. Stat. labores. — 
Cic. Flexus sonus, lamenting, mourn¬ 
ful ; or, drawling. — Cic. Flexi fractique 
n'.otus, juggling and excessively supple 
motions. 
FLEGMA. See Phlcgma. 
FLE MIN A Cpkeypovi]), um, n. a swelling 
2 or congestion of blood about the ankles, 
according to Fest. — The word is found 
in Plin. 23, 17. Ed. Hard. 
FLEO (0A£co), es, Svi, etum, n.and a. 2.to 
weep, shed tears, <5 aKpvio. Cic. dere. Also, 
with an acc. to weep over, lament, bewail. 
Plant, and Virg. aliquem. Ovid, arid 
Tacit, aliquid. Horat. amorem, to sing, 
celebrate by song. Sueton. Cces. 81. of 
horses, to neigh loudly. Colum. leralia 
Carolina, to sing funeral songs; to sing 
mournfully. Hence, Ovid. 1 lenda for- 
tuna. Id. Nata fleatur. Virg. Ad 
superos fleti.—Also, with an acc. and 
ivfin. Propert. — Flere alicui, before nr 
in presence of any one. Id- -If Also, 
figur. to drop, distil, full by drops, trickle. 
Lucret. Flent omnia guttis.-IT Ovid. 
Flesti, fur flevisti. So, also, Virg 
Flerunt. Liv. Flesse.---IT See, also, 
Fletus, a, um. 
FLeTIFER (fletus & fero), a, urn, adj. 
3 weeping, trickling, distilling. Austin- 
truncus. 
FLeTIjS (fleo), us, m. weeping, wailing, 
Mater tleta el 
lamenting, tears, Spqvos. Cic• niulie- 
rum. Id. Pra fletu. Id. Fletum |io- 
pulo movere. Catull. excitare. Mi- 
nov. ad Liv. comprirnere, t.o cluck. 
Ovid. Fletu verba scindere. Id. l'letus 
et lacrimas dare. 
FLeTOS, a, urn, particip. from fleo, 
3 II Adj. weeping. Apul 1 
lacrimosa. 
FLeXXNIMDS (flecto & animus), a, um, 
3 adject, that turns, or inclines the mm 
affecting, touching. Catull. and flC ’ 
an. Cic. - IT Also, affected, wM 
moved, disturbed, made uneasy, alarm 
Pnaiv. ap. Cic. , 
FLEXIBILTS (flecto), e, adj. 
bent, pliant, flexible, napurbs. Ovid. * 
cus. Plin. ulmus.-11 Figur. fia < 
manageable, tractable, soft, tender. • 
materia, oratio, mtas. — Hence, c . 
able, variable, inconstant, fickle, icn , ^ 
Cic. fluid potest esse tam flexibl e' 
Cic. vox or genus vocis, 
mournful.—Cic. Flexibiles rnodi,^ r " 
ful sounds or tunes. , a a [. 
FLeXIBIEITaS (flexibilis), atis, t.A 
3 bility, flexibleness. Solin. t .ubent, 
FLEXxLIS (flecto), e, adj. easy’ to be«^ 
2 or bowed, pliant, pliable, flexibl , ^ A| _ 
evKayzros. Plin. and Ovid.- 
so, bent, curved. Ovid, sinus, 
coma, h. c. curled, crisped. a u nl, 
FLkXTEQCIUOS (flexus & loquor),a, 
1 adj. ambiguous, equivocal. CW. ^ 
FLeXIS (flecto), onis, a 
laterum. — Hence, a Jn L way ’, g j n ginS 
or winding of a way. 
and speaking, a modulation, W* 
