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GLyCyRRHIZX (yXvKvtfiSa) se , f. and 
GLfCrRRHIZ8N (yXysvppi^ov), i, n 
sweet root, liquorice. Plin. 
GLyCySIDe {yXvKVoidn'i, es, f. the herb 
■piony. PUn- , , 
GNiEOS, i,m. a Roman prienomen, abbre 
3viatedCn. n „-Tmirm« 
GNaPHALION, and GNaPHALIUM 
(yva<l>a\iov), ii, n. the herb cudwort or 
chaff weed. Plin. 
GNARIG8 (perhaps from gnarus), as, 
avi, atom, a. 1. same as JVarro. Lw. 
Andr. ,... , 
GNaRITaS (gnarns), atis, f. slalfulness, 
2 experience, knowledge. Sallust, locorum 
GNaRSRiS (unc.), e, adj. knowing, skil¬ 
lful, expert. Plant. 
GNaROS (unc.), a, urn, adj. skilful, prac¬ 
tised, expert, learned, knowing, tie iot )j- 
uwv- Cic. alicujus rei. Also, without 
a genit. Id. -IT Also, known. Tacit. 
GNXTII5, onis, m. the name of a parasite 
in Terent. Hence, Gnathonici, his schol¬ 
ars or pupils, as it were ; flatterers. Id. 
GNaTOS (nascor), a, urn, born, yevvy- 
3 Say. Plant. Also, constituted. Id. — 
Hence, Gnatus, i, m. a son, vl6$. Gna- 
ta, ffi, f. a daughter, Svyaryp. Terent. 
and Plant. 
GNaVITaS (gnavus), atis, f. activity. 
3 Amob. 
GNaVITER (Id.), actively, diligently. 
Horat. 
GNaVOS (unc.), a, um, active, industri¬ 
ous. Cic. homines. 
GNID8S, or GNIDOS, or CNTDOS, or 
CNIDOS, i, f. a toton of Caria. Venus 
was the chief deity of that place, and had 
there a famous statue made by Praxiteles. 
— Hence, Gnidius, or Cnidius, a, urn 
adj. Cnidian. Plin. Venus, A. e. the 
marble statue of Venus at Cnidus. Id. 
granum, h. e. the seed of Daphne Meze- 
reum. — Cnidii, or Gnidii, the inhab¬ 
itants of Cnidus. Cic. and Plin. 
GNoBILIS (unc.), e, adj. well-known, 
3 noted, famous, same as JVobilis. Acc. 
ap. Fest. 
GNOMON (yvebpeov), onis, m. one that 
2 shows or points at a thing. Hence, the 
cock orpin of a dial, a dial-pin, gnomon, 
style. Vitruv. 9, 1, 1. - IT Also, an 
instrument for measuring angles. Vi¬ 
truv. 1, 6, 14. 
GN5M6NICttS (yvaipovucds) a, um, adj. 
2 relating to sun-dials, of a dial. Vitruv. 
— Hence, Gnomonica, sc. ars, or Gno- 
monice (yowpoviKy, sc. rexvy), es, f. the 
art of dialing, science of making■ dials, 
gnomonics. Vitruv. — Solin. Gnomoni- 
ct, h. e. persons experienced in gnomonics. 
GNoSCQ (yobio, yivroo-KU), yiyvcbcKco), is, 
3. the ancient form of nosco, to know. 
3a. _ _ 
Cecil — Gnoscier, for gnosci. S. C. do 
Batch. 
GNOSOS, or GN0SS5S, or GNoSSBS,i,f. 
a city of Crete, and formerly the residence 
"f Alinos. — Hence, GnosTacus, or 
Griosslacus, a, um, adj. Onosian , Crc- 
tan. Ovid, rex, li. c. Minos. — Gno- 
s>as, or Gnossias, Xdis, f. Onosian, 
Cretan; also, a Cretan woman. Ovid, 
yft- 1, 556. Gnosias, h. e. Ariadne. — 
Gnosis, itiis, f. same as Gnosias. Ovid. 
corona, the Crown of Ariadne, a constella- 
lon. Also, a Cretan woman. Id. Gno- 
s ]s, h. e. Ariadne. — Gnoslus, or Gnos- 
S| ns, a, um, adj. Onosian, of or at Ono- 
s °s. Lw. Gnosii, the inhalritants of 
h??' Also ’ Cretan. Virg. tellus, 
■ (• Lrete. Propert. 1, 3, 2. Gnosia, h. e. 
•tfnai-ke. Virg. stella coronas, h. e. 
q Lrown of Ariadne, a constellation. 
/ ’ a Colam. Ardor Gnosius Bacchi 
( called because Bacchus was said to 
Ariadne) 6 ” a crown seven stars t0 
3 xfJ?' 1 ?' (ff-mriKoi), Brum, m. li. e. 
of th? knowledge ; thus certain heretics 
niirlo i se l c " nrl eentury were called, who 
Ki„ them J !elve3 on their profound 
PRRr o f ^iguslin. 
a b an< I GoBI5, onis, m. 
and p;; ° n ' '^ s l . °f sm all value. Ovid. 
GOMnRimlilJi ,s a * so ca Hed cobio. Plin. 
3°S^ 0S (Gomorrha), a, um, adj. 
Oomorrha. Tcrtull. 
3 Tertnll ( b rf f0o5), i, m. a nail, peg. 
salv ri„„ „ Gom Phi, a town of Thes- 
kabitants ^ ence i ^ om Pl lenses j Its ire- 
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GoNGyLIS (yoyyvXi;), idis, f. a rape, 
turnip. Colum. 
GONfrEX, a, f. a precious stone, unknown 
to us. Plin. 37, 59. Hard. More an¬ 
cient Edd. read genianen. 
GONoRRHGEX ( yov 6 p(ioia), re, f. a go- 
11 norrheea. Jul. Finnic. 
Go HO/El montes, mountains of Armenia. 
Curt. 
GoRDIUM (TSpitov), ii, n. a town of 
Phrygia. Curt. — Hence, Gordiensis, 
e, adj. Curt. 
GoRDIOS, ii, m. a king of Phrygia. The 
knot which tied the yoke to the draught-tree 
of his chariot was made in such a manner 
that the ends of the cord could not be per¬ 
ceived. A report was spread that the em¬ 
pire of Asia teas promised, by the oracle, to 
him that could untie the Gordian knot. 
Alexander, when he passed by Gordium, 
cut the knot with his sword. Curt. 
GoRGoN ( Vopywv ), onis, or GoRGS, us, 
f. Plur. Gorgones, three (according to 
some,/oar) sisters, daughters of Phorcys. 
Their hair was entwined with serpents. 
All those who fixed their eyes upon them 
were turned into stones. Medusa is the 
most famous of the Oorgons. Perseus 
cut off her head, and gave it to Minerva, 
who placed it on her aegis. Cic. Os Gor¬ 
gon is. 
G5RG8NX, ae, f. same as Oorgon, or Me¬ 
dusa. Prud. 
G 6 RG 8 N£i)S (ropydvioy), a, um, adj. 
3 Oorgonian. Ovid, crinis. Virg. Gor- 
gorieis infecta venenis, li. e. having hair 
entwined with serpents like MedusaT 
G5RG8NIX, a;, f. coral. Plin. 
GoRTyNX, as, and GoRTyNe ( Voprvvy ), 
es, f. a town of Crete. — Hence, Gorty- 
nius {Toprvvioi), a, um, adj. pertaining 
to Oortyna. Cic. Also, Cretan. Virg. 
— Gortynii, the inhabitants of Oortyna. 
JTep. — GortyniXcus, a, um, adj. same 
as Oortynius. Ovid. Gortynis, Idis, f. 
Qortynian. Lucan. 
G 0 SSIMPIN 8 S, or GoSSyMrrNOS, or 
GOSSaMPINOS (unc.), i, f. the cotton- 
tree (Gossypium arboreum, L.). Plin. 
GoSSIPION, or GoSSYPION, ii, n. or 
GoSSYPIOS, ii, m. same as Oossimpi- 
nos. Plin. 
G5TIII (r<53o<, or rdr$oi)j orum, m. the 
Ootlis, a nation of Oermany. Anson. — 
Hence, Gothia, te, f. the country of the 
Goths. Ammian. — Gothicus, a, um, 
adj. Gothic. Inscript, ap. Gruter. 
GfiTHiNI, orum, m. same as Gothi. Tac. 
GRXBaTOLOS (dimin. of grabatus), i, 
3 m. a little couch. Apul. 
GRXBaTOS (Kpaffaro;), i, m. a small 
1 couch, couch of little value ; a bed to rest 
on. Cic. 
GRaCCHaNBS (Gracchus), a, um, adj. 
relating to the Gracchi. Cic. judices. 
Voter. Max. turnultus. 
GRaCCIIuRIS (Gracchus), idis, f .a town 
of Hispania Tarraconensis, called after 
Sempronins Gracchus, now Agreda. Liv. 
GRXCILeNS (unc.), tis, adj? same as 
Gracilis. JVwv. ap. JVon. 
GRaCILeNTuS (unc.), a, um, adj. lean, 
3 slender, same as Gracilis. Enn. ap. 
JVon. and Gell. 
GRXCiLIPES (gracilis & pes), edis, adj. 
3 having long or slender legs. P. Syrus 
ap. Petron. 
GRXCiLIS (unc.), e, adj. slender, Arrerdy. 
2 Terent. virgo, slender-waisted. Sueton. 
Crura gracillima. -IF Also, thin, nar¬ 
row. Plin. Gians gracilior. Id. arbor. 
Ovid, comte, A. e. fine, soft. Martial. 
via, A. e. narrow. -IT Also, lean, mea¬ 
gre. Liv. eques. Plin. ager, A. e. a 
light and thin soil _Figur. Ovid, mate¬ 
ria, A. e. light, easy. Plin. Ep. vinde- 
mia, A. e. scanty, poor. Quintil. orator. 
GRXCILITaS (gracilis), atis, f. slender¬ 
ness. Cic. corporis. Sueton. digitalis. 
-IT Also, leanness, meagreness. Suet. 
crurum. — Figur. Quintil. narrationis, 
A. e. want of ornament. 
GRXCILlTfiR (Id.), slenderly. Apul. — 
3 Figur. Quintil. Gracilius dicere, A. e. 
with less embellishment. 
GRXCILITuDS (Id.), inis, f. same as 
2 Gracilitas. Ace. ap. JVon. 
GRXCILL5 (unc.), as, n. 1. to cluck as a 
3 ken. Auct. carm. de Philom. 
GRXCILOS (unc.), a, um, adj. same as 
Gracilis. Terent. 
361 
GRXCOLOS, or GRaCCOLOS (unc.), i, m. 
a jackdaw, Kopasiag, koXoio y FCorvus 
monedula, L.). Plin. 
GRXDXLiS (gradus), e, adj. step by step. 
3 Diomed. 
GRXDaRIOS (Id.), a, um, adj. going or 
2 proceeding step by step. Lucil. equus, 
A. e. ambling, moving softly, goincr an 
easy pace. -IT Figur. Scnec. Cicero 
quoque noster gradarius fuit, sc. in di- 
cendo. 
GRXDATIM (Id.), adv. step by step, by 
degrees, by little and. little, gradually; 
stepwise., by regular gradations. Cic. 
GRXDaI 15 (Id.), onis, f. the making of a 
1 staircase, a staircase, nXlpa^. Vitruv. 
scalarum. - IT Also, a gradation, cli¬ 
max, a figure of rhetoric. Cic., Quintil., 
and Auct. ad Ilerenn. iv. 25. 
GRXDXTOS (Td.), a, um, adj. provided 
2 with steps, Khtpaictisis. Plin. 
GRXDILiS (Id.), e, adj. having steps. 
3 Ammian. -IT Also, distributed on the 
steps. Cod. Theod. panis. 
GRXDT5R (gradus), eris, gressns sum, 
dep. 3. to take steps, to step. Cic. Ani- 
maiiaalia gradiendo, alia serpendo ad 
pastum accedunt, by stepping. Virg. 
longe, A. c. to take long steps. -ir Al¬ 
so, to walk, go. Cic. ad mortem. — 
Figur. Lucret. Clamor foras gradiens. 
GRaDIVIC 5LX (Gradivus & colo), as 
3 m. a worshiper of Mars. Sil. 
GRaDiVOS (gradior), i, m. a surname of 
Mars ; the advancing, striding. Ovid. 
So, Virg. Rex Gradivus. Liv. Mars 
Gradivus. - IT The first syllable is 
found short in Ovid. 
GRXDOS (unc.), us, m. a step , Cic , 
Gradum facere, to take a step. Liv. in- 
ferre in hostes, to advance, go forward. 
Plant, and Virg. conferre; or, Plaut. 
confene alicui, to come together, join one; 
so, Liv. conferre cum aliquo, to close 
with, in fight. Ovid. Tremuloque gra- 
du venit tegra senectus. Liv. Addere 
graduin, to quicken pace ; so, Virg. 
ceierare ; Horat. corripere. Virg. Gra¬ 
dual sistere, to stop ; so, Ovid, sustine- 
re. Virg. revocare, to turn back. Ovid. 
referre. Stat. vertere. Petron. redu- 
cere. Ovid. Tngentes ferre gradus, to 
take huge strides. Plaut. Celeri gradu 
ire. Trebon. in Cic. Ep. Pleno gradu 
ingredi, go at a brisk pace. Petron. Gra¬ 
dual componere ad proeliandum, h.e.to 
lake a fighting attitude. Quintil. Gra¬ 
dual firmant, make firm foot. — Hence, 
figur, step. Cic. Primus gradus imperii 
factus est. Liv. Gradual fecit ad cen- 
suram, A. e. has immediately been made a 
censor. Cic. Spondeus habet stabilem 
gradual. Id. Gradus reditus mei, A. e. 
the beginning, the first step. Horat. 
mortis, A. e. ad mortem. — Also, step, 
action, from which something follows. 
Liv. Eo gradu via facta est ad consula- 
tum. Cic. Gradum jacere, for facere. 
— Also, of soldiers or gladiators, step, 
ground, posture, place. Ovid. Stare in 
gradu, A. e. to stand firm. Liv. De gra¬ 
du, with firm fool, standing firm.. Id. 
Gradu movere, or demovere, A. e. to 
compel one to give ground. — Hence, fig¬ 
ur. good condition, favorable situation. 
Cic. De gradu dejicere, or, JVep. Gradu 
depellere, A. e. to deprive one of his ad¬ 
vantage. -IF Also, step, stair, uXlpat. 
Cic. Gradus templorum ab infima plelie 
completi erant. Horat. Gradu post me 
sedet uno. Vitruv. Cum dextro pede 
primus gradus ascenditur. — Hence, 
figur. step, degree, condition, rank. Cic. 
honoris vel aitatis. Id. bonorum. Id. 
temporum, A. e. the order of time. Id. 
peccatorum. Id. officiorum. Id. Alti- 
orem dignitatis gradum consequi. Id. 
Oratorum setates et gradus, A. e. rank or 
difference of merit. Id. Gradibus ire, 
A. e. step by step, gradually. Ovid. Gra¬ 
dus distanms ab illo, A. e. degrees of con¬ 
sanguinity. — Hence, rank , post, office, 
post of honor, character. Cic. and JVep. 
— Also, a degree of a circle, potpa. Ma- 
nil. — In agriculture, as much as is dug 
by a single exertion of the spade or pickaxe. 
Colum. — Also, Gradus, the wrinkles 
on the palate of horses. Veget. — Also, 
braids of hair. Sueton. Coma in gradus 
formata. — In grammar, the degrees of 
comparison. Hence, Ovid Nec gradus 
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