LAC 
LtEN 
LiET 
omne pistorium opus, lac, mel, itemque 
lactentia. Id. Alvutn movent mel cru- 
dum, lac, lactentia omnia, mulsum, vi- 
num dulce.- If Ooid. Lactens an¬ 
nus, h. e. the spring- (as it were like a 
young nursing child'}. 
LACTE3 (lac), es, n. 2. to grow milky, 
swell with milk. Pallad. — See Lactens. 
LACTEOLOS (dimin. of lacteus), a, um, 
3 adj. white as milk, milk-white. Catull. Lac- 
teolse. puellte. Anson. Viscus lacteolum, 
h. e. caro Candida tests marin® inclu- 
sa. Prudent, agnus, h. e. lacteus. 
LACTeS (lac), ium, f. the small guts, 
chitterlings. Plin. Pers., Plaut. - 
1i Lactis, sing. Titinn. Lactis agnina. 
LaCTeSCS (lacteo), is, n. 3. to turn into 
millc, become milk, yaXaicrbopai. Cic. 
- IT Also, to swell with milk, to be filled 
with milk. Plin. 
BACTEOS (lac), a, um, adj. of milk, made 
of milk, milky full of milk, yaXasriKbs. 
Lucret. and Ovid. Lacteus humor, h. e. 
milk. Virg. Ubera lactea, h. e. lacte ple¬ 
na, distended with milk _TT Also, suck¬ 
ing. Martial. Cingunt serenum lactei 
focum venue. Id. Lacteus porcus.- 
IT Also, of the color of milk, white as mil/c, 
milk-white. Virg. Lactea colla. Id. cer¬ 
vix. Martial, gemma. — Hence, Cic. 
Orbis lacteus, Ovid. Via lactea, and Plin 
Circulus lacteus (in the heavens), the 
milky way, galaxy, -yaXajia. 
hACTIC(3L51l (lac & color), oris, adj. of 
3 tlw color of milk, milk-white. Anson. 
LaCTILaGS (lac), inis, f. a low lam-el 
3 the same as Chamwdaphne. Apul. 
LaCTINESS (Id.), a, um, adj. of the color 
3 of milk, milk-white. Venant. Fortun. 
LaCTjS (Id.), is, f. See Lactes. 2 
LaCTITS (frequentat. from lacto), as, n. 
1. to save milk, give suck. Martial. 
LaCTO (lac), as, avi, atum, a. 1. to give 
3 milk, suckle, give sack, feed with milk , 
(bjXiij’w. Ovid. Ubera lactantia.- 
IT Also, to suck milk, suck. Auson. In¬ 
fans lactavit.- IT Figur. (in which 
sense it is by some derived from lacio), 
to allure, deceive with fair words, wheedle, 
cajole, trepan, dupe. Tcrent. Sollicitan- 
do et pollicitando eorum animos lactas. 
Id. amantem. Plaut. Ita me amor las- 
sam animi ludilicat, fugat, raptat, reti- 
net, lactat.- - V See Lactans. 
L aC 1 OR,! S (Id.), is, f. a plant with a milky 
juice. Plin. 
(Id.), le, f. lettuce, Spt Saj. Plin. 
uacioCOLX (dimin. of laetuca), ®, f. 
r lettuce, SpiSaKivi;. Sxteton. 
RCIX (lac), s, f. a goddess among 
o the Romans , who 'presided over the com 
swelling with milk. Augustin. 1. 4. de 
Civ. I)d, c. 8. where others read Deum 
lacturnum. 
See Lacturcia. 
l-AtuNX (laeus), le, I. a ditch, pool, body 
of stagnant water, reXpa, -evayos. Lu- 
cnt. In magnas aqua;, vastasque lacu¬ 
nas. Va-g. Cav;e tepido sudant humore 
[acun®. Stat. Hi siccant bibulas manu 
lacunas. Martial. Ctuod sicca; redolet 
If , ^emtre. Lucret. Salsas lacunas, 
Water of the sea, salt water. So, Auct. ad 
fierena Neptunias lacunas.-IT Also, 
ny ditch, pit. Cic. Caecas lacunas. Lu- 
ZZ Aut tenel Jras Orci visat, vastasque 
a -T ^ Also, any hole or cavity ; 
mJS t ’ t °P enm ?> chasm. Vitruv. Pavi- 
iln testac ® a SU| A diligenter exigen- 
) ut noil habeant. lnr.nnna 
shnlli !‘° n , ! abeant lacunas, nec ex 
vomer! !" TUllos ' Varr - Cl«a aratrum 
Martin] j lcunam lacit, sulcus vocatur. 
pate L; PP a sub attrita fronte lacuna 
place'ir, m Used, also, of a vacant 
Hence fi something is wanting. 
S C X l r> dcfect ' want - Lacu - 
Lacunam rel’ f v PP - ,y “ defect • Cic ‘ 
hack their famil,ans explere, to get 
in. Id VUl7 CS ’ l ° St0p up that hole 
in anro h e r,i )U ° 3S j’ ? e c,ua Iauuna sit 
quid m’inL'”®, C|U0t ? detrimentum, ne 
WO0NXR?u n P c r °i bu - m . ,n au ™ s '’t- 
left in cedin r - ans ’ n * t Le em Pty space 
caned or fretted “ P a fi er,Dards 1 « 
vuga. Cic in,) !Tal ' l ^o^h 0ar- 
hoctus inem!? d , Horat - lr J "-™’al- 
to look nvwnrs acunar (Proverb.), h. c. 
a)i m.ichiit;J ds, ^ otto oonxern himself 
v Q.. pas f n S^ e fore his very eyes. 
a P LUr - Lacunariorum, 'for 
lacunarium. Dat. pi. lacunaribus and 
lacunariis. Vitruv. 
LACONARIUM, ii, n. same as Lacunar. 
Vitruv. 
LXC0N5 (lacuna), as, avi, atum, a. 1. 
2 to fret or pit, hollow out. Plin. Intus ex¬ 
iles nucleos lacunatis includit toris 
IT Also, to ornament like a carved, or 
fretted ceiling. Ovid. Summa lacuna- 
bant alterno murice coilchte. 
LACuNoSOS (id.), a, um, adj. full of 
ditches, holes, or cavities ; uneven, -pitted, 
rugged. Cic. 
LACOS (Xo-kkos, a ditch), us, m. a lake, 
Xipry. Cic. and Liv. — Among the 
poets, generally, for water, a body of 
water, whether a river, fountain, or other 
stream of water. Virg'. and Odd. - 
IT Also, a cistern or reservoir in which the 
■water is received from pipes, fountains, 
&c. ; a basin. Vitruv. and Plin. — 
Hence, a quenching trough used by- 
smiths to quench glowing iron. Virg. 
-IT Also, every vessel of a larger kind, 
fur liquids; a tub, cask; especially, a 
vat into which the wine flows when 
pressed. Ovid. — Hence, as much wine 
as is pressed at once. Plin. — Cic. Ora 
tio de musto ac lacu fervida, h. e. yet 
new, not yet having ceased fermenting. 
-IT Also, every receptacle, keep. Co- 
lum. for pulse. Prudent, for lions. — 
Also, the hole in which lime is slaked, a 
lime hole. Vitruv. -If Also, for lacu¬ 
nar. Lucil. 
LACuSCuLOS (dimin. of lacus), i, m. a 
small lake, ditch. Colum. -IT Also, a 
littlevat, chest, &c. for olives, &c. Colum. 
LACUTuRRiS, is, m. a sort of large cab¬ 
bage or cauliflower. Plin. 
La.DA, or LeDA, s, f. or LeDCSN (XrjSov), 
i, n. a kind of herb. Plin. — Hence, Lad&- 
num, i, n. the dewy moisture which is 
found on the leaves of the herb lada 
(Cictus Creticus, L.), Xfifiauov. Plin. 
LaDaS, e, m. Aadas, a swift runner of 
Alexander the Great. Auct. ad Herenn. 
and Martial. 
LaDoN, onis, m. AdSwv, a river of Pelo¬ 
ponnesus, which flows through Arcadia 
into the Alpheus. Ovid. -IT jn fabu¬ 
lous history, Ladon is sometimes called 
the father of Daphne. Scrv. -IT La¬ 
don is also the name of one of Actwon’s 
dogs. Ovid. 
LA5D3 (according to some, from Jr/Acm, by 
■ transposition of the letters), is, §i, snip, 
a. 3. to strike or dash with force against 
any thing. Lucret. Turbida ponti mquo- 
ra lsdebant naves ad saxa virosque.- 
IT Hence, to injure, hurt, harm, offend, 
trouble, vex, annpy, SXdnrio. Plant. Lo¬ 
ra lmdunt brachia. Ovid. Frondes hudit 
hiems. Id. Teneros Isedunt ,juga prima 
juvencos. Id. Lasdere aliquem vulnere. 
Phiedr. dente. Virg. ferro retuso plan- 
tas. Id. rubigine ferrum. Ovid. Ilerbas 
morsu lresere juvenca;. Plin. Grana 
latliyridis stomachum lsdunt. IIoiat. 
Si te pulvis, strepitusque rotarum, si 
lffidet caupona, Ferentinum ire jubebo, 
shall annoy you. Virg. Ah, ne te fri- 
gora Imdant ! Id. Cantantes licet us¬ 
que (minus via 1,-edet) eamus, will be 
less tedious. Plin. Thymum lmditur im- 
bribus, is injured. Id. Smaragdi sole 
lffiduntur, lose their lustre. 'Ik-rent. 
Clemens, placidus : nulli la-dere os, ar- 
ridere omnibus, h. c. to abuse no one to 
his face. Suston. famam alicujus gravi 
opprobrio. Met ell. ad Cic. Ludibrio ali¬ 
quem lmdere. Q_idnt.il. infamia, to speak 
ill of, asperse, slander, defame. Ilorat. 
tristi versu, to lash, satirize. Plant, dic- 
to aut facto. Cic. fldem, to break, violate. 
JYep. Nullas inimicitias gessit, quod ne- 
que h-edebat quernquam, neque, Xcc. h. e. 
disobliged. Sallust. Marins antea infes- 
tus nobilitati, tumvero multus atque fe- 
rox instare, singulos modo, modo uni- 
versos lmdere, railed at. 
LXELaPS ( XaiXaxJj, a storm), gpis, m. the 
name of a dog. Ovid. 
LABLiaNuS (Lmlius), a, um, adj. of, per¬ 
taining, dr belonging to Laslius (the name 
of a Roman gens). Cats. Lmlianaj na¬ 
ves, h. e. which D. Lailins commanded. 
LAENA ( x Xa Tra), a;, f. an upper robe nr 
mantle. Cic. — It was properly, accord¬ 
ing to Varro, the garment of men, as 
ricinium was that of women. 
471 
LiENAS, atis, m. and f. a surname in the 
gens Popilia in Rome. Liv. 
LA33T5M0S (A aioropos), i, f. the chord 
2 of a segment of a circle. Vitruv. 9. 7 (8>, 
6. (Ed. Schneid. where, before, lacoto- 
mos was read). 
LakRTeS, m, m. and LaeRTA, h>, m. 
A utprris, the son of Acrisius or Aragsi- 
us,and father of Ulysses. — Hence, La- 
erligdes, m, in. the son of Laertes, h. e 
Ulysses. Ovid, and Ilorat. — Hence, 
also, Laertius, a, um, adj. of, pertain¬ 
ing, or belonging to, or sprung from La¬ 
ertes, Laertian. Ovid, heros, h. c. Ulys¬ 
ses. Virg. regna, realms of Laertes, 
h. e. Ithaca, -where Laertes reigned. 
L/ESIS (lmdo), onis, f. a hurting , harm¬ 
ing, injuring, dfiXyais. Pandect. Si 
quid, absente socio, ad Inssionem eju 3 
fecit. Lactant. Irritat lmsio dolorem. 
-IT Also, an attack maae by an orator 
on the character of his opponent. Cic. 
LrLSTRyGoN, onis, m. a Latstrygoniaji. 
Ovid. — Generally used in phir. Lsstry- 
gones, um, in. a people of Campania in 
Italy, in the region round the city Formiw, 
which town is said to have been built by La¬ 
mas ; the people were said to be very suva -re. 
Plin., Gell., Juvenal. - IT Also, a peo¬ 
ple of Sicily. Sil. - IT Hence, L;es- 
trygonius, a, um, adj. of or pertaining 
to the Last.ryrrnnes in Italy. Ovid, do- 
mus, h. e. Formim. Silv. rupes, h. e. 
Formiana saxa. Liv. Litora Caieta-, 
Lrestrygoniosque recessus, h. c. now 
the gulf of Gotta. Ilorat. amphora, h. c. 
wine from the Formian hills. -Also, 
of or pertaining to the Lostrygones in 
Sicily. Plin. 
L/ESuRA, a;, f. same as Latsio. Tertull. ?, 
L/ESOS (la;do), a, um, particip. harmed, 
injured. Cic. Lissus inji/ria. Id. digT 
nitas. Pandect, jus. Ovid, silva. Lu¬ 
can. Loesus nube dies, darkened. Si’. 
Res lfesie, misfortune. Also, that has 
suffered wrong or loss. Pandect. — 
IT See Latdo. 
L7ETA, orum, n. r« Xaira, agri publici. 
Cod. Theod. ■ —- IT Hence, La'ticus, a, 
um, adj. of or pertaining to the public 
lands. Cod. Theod. 
L/LTaIHLIS (lietor), e, adj. joyful, glad- 
gladsome, joyous. Cic. and Ovid. ° 
LA3T AB 0 Ni) 0 S (Id.), a, um, adj. greatly 
3 rejoicing, joyful, glad. Gell. 
LA3TaMeN (Id.), Inis, n. dung, -manure, 
2 compost, soil ; any thing used to fertilize 
the soil, Koapos- Plin. Secale nascitur 
qualicumque solo, ipsumque pro laeta- 
mine est. Pallad. Anserum latamen. 
LASTaNTAR (Id.), adv. joyfully. Lam¬ 
'S prid. 
LASTASTER (laitus), tri, adj. somewhat 
joyful. Titinn. 
LAETATf S (lietor), onis, f. a rejoicing, 
joy. Cces. 
L.LTe (la;tus), adv. gladly, joyfully, cheer¬ 
fully, yqdoavvioi, IXapCf. Cic. La3te at¬ 
que insolenter tulit. Gell. Laitissime 
gaudere. Vellei. Neque quisquain aut 
expulsus invidiosius, aut receptus est 
lietius. — Figur. fruitfully, abundantly, 
well. Colum. Truncus lcetius frondet, 
h. e. uberius, more abundantly. Plin. 
Laurus recisa Istius fruticat. Id. Se- 
ges liete virens. 
LrETlCUS. See Latta; orum. 3 
LTETIFICaNS (lretificor), tis, adj cheer¬ 
ful, joyful. Plaut. 
L7ETIF1C5 (lajtificus), as, avi, attim, 
a. L to gladden, exhilarate, make glad or 
joyful, eixjipaivo}. Lucan. Non ilium 
gloria pulsi lretificat Magni. Plant. 
Nunc alii eo lietificantur meo malo et 
damno. — Figur. Cic. Sol quasi tristi- 
tia quadam contrahit terrain, turn vi- 
cissim Iffitificat, ut cum crelo hilarata 
videatur. -IT Also, to manure. Cic. 
LXETIFICOS (liEtiis & facio), a, um, adj. 
making glad, gladdening, glad, joyful, 
joyous, X apr6;, lsetus. Lucret. (Jti sine 
certis imbribus anni lietificos nequeat 
fetus submittere tellus. Sevec. Lietiii- 
ca referre alicui. Stat. Lietifici tumul- 
tus. Id. plausus. 
L7ETISC5 (ketus), is, n. 3. to rejoice, 
3 evtj>paivopai. Sisenn. 
L7ETITIA (Id.), f. joy, gladness, mirth, 
joyfulnrss, xapa, yr/Soovvri. Cic. Perci- 
pere Itetitiain ex re quapiam, to derive 
joy. Id. Efferri laititia, to be transported. 
