LAC 
LAC- 
LAC 
incite stimulate, ir poxakitv, uporrrika- 
idfi>. Oic. aliquem injuria. Sueton. 
ji-cis petulantibus. Lie jurgiis. Id. 
pugnam. Coium. apes Lucrct. aures. 
Virg. Manibus lacessunt pectora plausa 
cavis, h. c. animate the horses by patting 
them on their breasts. Virg. pugnam, 
h. e. ad pugnam. So, also, Cirs. hostes, 
sc. ad pugnam. Lucan. Martem, sc. ad 
pugnam, li. e. helium commovere. —— 
ir Also, to challenge , invite. Liv. ali¬ 
quem ad pugnam. Cic. aliquem scrip- 
to, h. c. by writing to cause another to 
write. Also, absolutely. Vug. Cursu 
ictuque lacessunt, sc. se invicem.- 
IT Also, to attack, assail. Cic. aliquem 
ferro. Cces. prtelio, hello. — iigur. 
Ovid. Bquus pede lacessit fores, h. e. 
kicks against, seeks to get out. Virg. 
iEra fulgent sole lacessita, li. e. percus- 
sa, tacta. Plin. F.p. aliquem capitaliter, 
/i. e. to accuse. — Hence, Horat Laces-i 
sere deos, sc. precibus, h. e. to entreat, 
importune. Coium. Vindemia pluviis la¬ 
cessita, h. e. affected, injured. Tacit- 
Pax lacessita, h. e. disturbed. -IT Al¬ 
so, to attempt, essay, dare, try. Ilurat. 
pelagus carina. Virg. pugnam, h. e. to 
begin, dare the fight. So, also, Id. fer 
rum, h. e. pugnam.-IT Also, to occa¬ 
sion. Cic. sermones. Quintil. risum. 
-IT Coium. Lacessiri,/»r lacessi. 
LXCIIXiNIZS, or LXCHANiSSS (Ad^a- 
2 i/oi/, olus), as, n. 1 . to be faint, feeble or 
weak, \axavCjo), langueo, vacillo. Sue- 
ton. 
LXCHE8IS (Aaxfo-ij), is, f. one of the 
three Fates. Odd. 
LAC (1 HIM A, &c. See Lacrima, &c. 3 
LACIADeS, ;e, m. belonging to the Lacian 
canton or district in Attica. Cic. 
L ACINI A (Aims, -i<5oj), s, f. the lappet, 
flap or fringe of a garment. Sueton. to¬ 
ga;. Cic. Obtinere lacinia, by the lap¬ 
pet, h.e. scarcely, as if it were about to 
slip from the hands shortly. -IF Also, 
any cloth or wrapper in which a thing is 
wrapped. Plin. Porrum, et allium se¬ 
nnit in laciniis colligatum, in pieces of 
linen rag. lienee, Plaut. Slime lacini- 
am, a doth, a handkerchief (but this may 
be referred to the first meaning of the 
word). — Figur. any thins like a lappet, 
as the dewlap in cattle. Plin. Femina- 
rum geuerositatis insigne, lacinia; cor- 
poribus a cervice bime dependentes. 
-IT Also, by synecdoche, an entire 
garment. Apul. -IF Also, any small 
division, a part, a piece. Colam. Grex 
in lacinias distribuatur, h. e. in minores 
partes. So, Plin. Brevis lacinia, a nar¬ 
row strip or neck of laud. -IF Lacinia 
Juno. See Lacinia Ml. 
LACINIaTIM (lacinia), adv. in small di- 
3 visions. Figur. Apul. 
LACINI3 (perhaps from lacinia), as, a. 1. 
to delineate. Apul. Ut vent.us adhserens 
pressule, membroruni voluptatem gra- 
phice laciniaret, h. e. membra per laci¬ 
nias distingueret, et singulorum pul- 
critudinem exprimeret. (Ed. Elmenli. 
reads liciniaret, to cover.) -- — IF Also, to 
cut or rend in pieces. Figur. Tertull. 
Deus blasphemiis lacini&tur. Al. leg. 
lanciuatur. Senec. Vitam deducimus in 
particulas, ac laciniamus. Al. leg. Ian- 
cinamus. 
LACINIoSk (laciniosus), adv. like lap- 
2 pets, with lappets. Plin. 
LACINIoSBS (lacinia), a, urn, full of 
o lappets, crumpled, jagged. Tertull. and 
_IT Figur. .full of redundancies, 
superfluous. Tertull. Sermo laciniosus. 
IReron. Sermo laciniosissimus. — Also, 
fill of obstructions, obstructed, trouble¬ 
some. Apul. imbecillitas. Tertull. Im¬ 
pedimenta lacinios® vit®. 
LXCINIUM, ii, n. a promontory in the 
southern part of Italy, in the territory of 
the Bruttii, now Capo de Culonne, At iki- 
viov. Plin. - IT Lacinium is properly 
an adj. sc. promontorium, from Lacinius, 
a, uni, Lacinian. Hence, Ovid. Lacinia 
litora. Liv. Lacinia Juno, and Virg. 
Diva Lacinia (there was here a temple 
• of Juno, six miles from Croton a). Ovid. 
templa, the temple of Lacinian Juno. 
LXCI8 (unc.), is, a. 3. to allure, to deceive, 
3 decipio. Lucret. Qu* lacere in frau- 
dem possent, vinrtosque tenere. 
LAOS, and LXCoN (Aaxcov), onis, m. 
adject. Spartan, Lacedcemonian. Horat. 
Flumen et regnata petam Laconi rura 
Phalanto. JVcp. A quo cum Laco pe- 
cuniam riumeratam accepisset, &c. Ho¬ 
rat. Molossus, aut fulvus Lacon, sc. ca- 
nis (Laconia being famous for its breed 
of dogs). — In plur. Lacones, um, m. 
the Lacedaemonians, the Spartans. Pro- 
pert. Quod si jura fores, pugnasque 
imitata Laconum, &c. Martial. Qualia 
Ledffii facta Lacones habent, h. e. Castor 
and Pollux, sons of Lacedcemonian Leda. 
So, Id. Pios Laconas. 
LACONIA, ®, f. same as Laconica. Plin. 
LXCoNICA, ib, sc. terra, and LACoNICe 
(AaKiuviKi'u sc. vij), es, f. a country of 
Peloponnesus , of which Sparta or Laceda- 
mon was the chief city. Jfep. and Pom¬ 
pon. Mela. 
LACONICUM. See Luconicus. 
LACoNICOS (Aax'ouiKos), a, um, adj. 
Spartan, Lacedcemonian, Laconic. Horat. 
Laconic® purpur®. Al. leg. Laconics. 
Plin. canes. Symmach. brevitas. Plaut. 
Laconica clavis, h. e. by -which the doors 
could be opened and closed from without, 
an invention of the Spartans, and differ¬ 
ing from keys previously made, by which 
doors were opened only from within. — 
Laconicum balneum, or Laconicum 
(absol.), the sweating-room in a bath. 
Cic. — Also, Plaut. Laconicum, sc. ves- 
ti men turn. 
LAC6NIS (Amcunis), Idis, adj. f . Spar- 
3 tan, Lac®na. Ovid. Et patre Dictso, 
sed matre Laconide nati.-IT Laco- 
nis (absol.), sc. terra, the same as Laco¬ 
nica. Pompon. Mela. 
LACoNIiiS, a, um, adj. Spartan, Lacede¬ 
monian. — Hence, Laconia, which see. 
LAC6T0M5S. See Lieotomos. 
LACRIMA, and LXCRyMa, or LXCRB- 
MA (Siixpv, ftaxpvpa), ®, 1. a tear. Cic. 
Cito'arescit lacrima. Ovid. Lacrimam 
dare ignoto, h. c. ignotum lugere. Te- 
rent. Hornini illico lacrym® cadunt, 
quasi puero, gaiidio. Virg. Vultum la- 
cry mis atque ora rigabat, bedewed with 
tears, hi. La.crymis oculos suffusa lii- 
tentes.w Id. Sinum lacrymis implevit 
obortis, with rising tears. Tacit. Fffuil- 
di in lacrvmas, to burst into tears. Cic. 
Neque enim pr® lacrimis jam loqui pos¬ 
sum. Id. Lacrimas u'on tenere. Id. 
Tradere se lacrimis et tristiti®. Id. La¬ 
crimis confici. Curt, temperare. Val. 
Flacc. absumi. Cces. Multis cum lacri¬ 
mis obsecrare. Curt. Manantibus pr® 
gaudio lacrymis. Plin. Ep. Diu cohibi- 
tie lacrym® prorumpunt. Lucan. La- 
crymas luctusque remitte. Cic. Lacri- 
mas effundere. Id. profundere. Ovid. 
emittere. Virg. demittere. Senec. 
mittere. Justin. Dolorem in lucrymas 
effundere, to vent forth lies grief. Valer. 
Flacc. Fatiscere in lacrymas. Ovid. In 
lacrymas cogere aliquem. Id. Lacry¬ 
mis madidos corrumpere ocellos. Id. 
indulgere. Prsperl. Lacrymas siccare 
cadentes. Id. supprimere. Virg. da¬ 
re, h. c. to shed. Id. Ire in lacrymas. Id. 
lacrymas ciere, h. e. movere, fletum e\- 
citare. Id. Lacrymis quempiam flecte- 
re. Quintil. Lacrymas alicujus conci- 
tare, to move to tears. So, Id. movere, 
and Curt, commovere, and Albinos. 
alicui elicere. -IT Figur. a moisture 
like tears, which exudes from trees, plants, 
&c. Plin. E lacrymis arborum, qus 
glutinnm pariunt, tears, gum-drops. Id. 
Lacryma vitium, qu® veluti gummiest. 
_'ir Of the three forms of writing 
the word, the first, Lacrima, is consider¬ 
ed the best. — It was, also, anciently 
written with an h, Lachrima, &.c. 
LXCIUMaBILIS, or LACRyMaBILIS 
3 (lacrimo), e, adj..sad, worthy of lamenta¬ 
tion. lamentable, mournful, woful, miserable, 
Jaxpvrcos, TroXvoaxpv;. Virg. Gemitus 
lacrimabilis. Id. helium. Ovid. Vixque 
tenet lacrymas, quia nil lacrimabile cer- 
n it._ IT Also, like tears. Amob. La- 
crymabilis destillatio. 
LXCRIMaBILITER, or LACRyMaBILI- 
3 TER (lacrimabilis), adverb, with tears, 
mournfully. Hieron. 
LXCRIMaBONDBS, or LXCRyMaBuN- 
2 DBS (lacrimo), a, um, adj. full of tears, 
weeping much, ready to weep, tearful, 
tear-failing. Liv 
LAC RIM AXIS, or LACRyMaTIS, or 
470 
2 LXCROMaTIS (lacrimo), onis, f. a weep 
ing, Saupvcris. Plin. Ompbaciumemen 
dat oculorum lacryinationes. 
LXCRIM5, and LXCRyMO, or LXCRO. 
M5 (lacrima), as, avi, Stum, n. 1. Of- 
tener used than LScrimor, aris, atus 
sum, dep. 1. to weep, shed tears, plain, 
lament, Saicpvio. Cic. Te, ut a me dis- 
cesseris, lacrymasse, moleste ferebam. 
Id. Ecquis fuit, quin lacrymaretur ? Se¬ 
nec. Nec sicci sint oculi, ainisso ainico. 
nec fluant: lacrymanduin est, non plo- 
randum. Terent. Lacrymo gaudio. Id. 
Quid tu igitur lacrymas I — Sometimes 
it is followed by an acc. governed by ul> 
or propter understood. Terent. Nuin 
id lacrimat virgo ? Jfej :. casum. - 
ir Used, also, of plants. Venant. For- 
tun. Caudice desecto lacrimat sua gau- 
dia palmes, drops, distils, weeps. Plin. 
Calamus lacrimans. Ovid. Nondum 
pertulerat lacrimatas cortice myrrhas. 
LXCRIMoSe, or LACRyMoSe (lacrimo- 
3 sus), adv. with tears. Oell. 
LXCRIMoSOS, or LaCRyMoSOS (lacri- 
2 ina), a, um, adj. full of tears, weeping, 
causing tears, sad, doleful, Saxpvibijrjs- 
Horat. Lacrimosa Troj® funera. Id. 
bellum. Ovid. Lumina lacrimosa vino. 
Id. Lacrimosum carmen. Stut. Lacri- 
mosus risus. Horat. and Ovid. Lacri- 
mosus fumus, h. e. causing tears to come 
into the eyes. So, Plin. C®pis omnibus 
odor lacrimosus. - IT Used, also, of 
plants. Plin. 
LACRIMOLA, or LACRyMBLA (dimin. 
1 of lacrima), ®, f. a little tear, iaxpikov. 
Cic. 
LACTX, ®, f. a kind of cassia. Plin. 
LaCTaNS (lacto), antis, particip. having 
milk, suckling, giving such, Srikalom, 
’ . ° ^ - _ 1- A 
lac habens, “auf pr®bens. Oell. Nam 
plerumque sine discriinine, qu®cumque 
id temporis lactans est. adhiberi solet. 
Al. rectius leg. lactens. (Lactans and 
lactens are constantly confounded, as in 
Ovid. IJberaque ebiberant avidi lactan- 
tia nati.) - IF Also, sucking milk. 
Varr. Equis anniculis danduin horde- 
um, usque quo eruut l;ictantes. AL 
rectius leg. lactentes. Liv. ap. Non. 
Ego puerum interea ancill® subdani 
lactantem me®. Al. leg. latantem. 
IT Lactantia, ium, milhen diet- Cels. Al. 
leg. lactentia. -IT Lactantes anm, m 
Anson. Edyll. 4. v. 67. sucking years, 
nears of boyhood (unless lactentes be tne 
correct reading).- IT Martial. Lac¬ 
tantes met®, h. e. met® lactis. 
IF Figur. alluring, deceiving. Acc. ap. 
J\fon. Frustrando lactans. Cic. Malevo- 
lentia lactans alieno malo. (Ita Aon., 
sed al. rectius al. leg.) . 
LaCTaIUS (lac), e, adj. having mill., 
3 giving milk. Marcell. Empir. 
LaOTaIUOS (Id.), a, um, adj. 
2 milk. Plin. Laetaria herba, atki wo 
spurge or milk-weed. - T Made } • 
Lactarium opus, food made^ of 
died, yakaxrivov. Lampna. 
exhibere de opere lactano. So, U ■ 
Omne opus pistorium, lac, rael, 
que laetaria. Al. leg. ans 
IF Lactarius, ii, m- one that prcp_ c 
food made of milk, qui. cibos e toc» 
confic.it. Cels. Dulciarms et adanos 
tales habuit, ut, &c. - Also, < . 
ins rnilk. Varr, Dam him hubUS^P^ 
r'c^Tnieunde^andl^ 
in this place, giving milk, «■ ■ 
LACTATES (lacto), fiif $” 5 ? Hm- 
duin. leg. jactatu ex NQS. 
rem divinam Tacere. ^ catn i„s. Or.- 
tentes. Id. agm. Coium ^ viscCt a 
id. Carpere 'Ticuntur 1 ,^ ictent i un i . — ; 
rostris, sc. P uer0 . ’!!Liyi n a milk, M.f 
IF Also, having or conta - in yiridi 
milky juice. Virg- nti ” Ovid. Sata 
stipula lactentia ntja guec j S . phn. 
vdre novo tenens Also, made 
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