L/ET 
LAG 
LAM 
with joy. Id. exsultare. Id. perfrni. 
Id. aflicere aliquem. Id. Coinitia ista 
pheciara ine Isetitia extulerunt. Id. lie-, 
pente incessi omnibus leetitiis. Id. Lay 
titiain capere oculis. Id. dare alicui, 
ft. o. lffitandi occasionem. So, Te.rent. 
objicere, Id. offerre, Plin. afferre. 
Plaut. parere alicui. Liv. Tantam ex 
metu lffititiam fecere, ut, &c. Tcrcpit. 
Ne me in lffititiam frustra conjicias. 
Sallust.. Magnalffititia nobis est. Nejws. 
Victoria taut* fait Atticis Xoetitiffi, ut, 
&c. Plout. Pr® lstitia lacrym® prffi- 
siliunt milii. Justin. Totus in lffititiam 
effusus. Tercnt. Diem pcrpetuum in 
lstitia degere. - 11 Figur. grace, 
beauty, richness. Stat. membrorum. 
Auct.. Dial, de Orat. orationis. — Also, 
fruitfulness, vigor. Colum. loci. Id. 
irunci. Justin, pabuli, plenty, abundance. 
- If Lcetitia is distinguished from 
gaudium, as signifying a more extrava¬ 
gant joy. 
LAETITuDS, inis, f. same as Lmtitia. 
3 Ace. ap. Non. 
LASTS (l®tus), as, avi, atum, a. 1. to de- 
3 light, make joyful, gladden, ev(/>paivco. 
Liv. ap. Non. Jamne oculos specie lffi- 
tavisti optabili ? — Pallad. Lstare ar- 
bores, h. c. stercorare. 
LAET8R (Id.), aris, atus sum, dep. 1. to 
rejoice, be glad or joyful, yyOeio, xeipo- 
Cic. An Cn. Pompeium censes maxi- 
marum rerum gloria lietaturum fuisse, 
si scisset, &c. Id. Lffitortum prmsenti, 
turn sperata tua dignitate. Id. de com- 
muni omnium salute. Id. in omnium 
gemitu. Id. In hoc est semper lffitatus, 
quod, &c. Id. Illud in primis inihi lffi- 
tanduin jure esse video, quod, &.c. Id. 
IJtrumque Iffitor, et sine dolore corporis 
te fuisse, et animo valuisse. Sallust. 
L®tandum magis, quain dolendum pu- 
to casual tilum. — It is sometimes, by a 
Greek construction, joined with the 
gen. Virg. Nec veterum memini lffi- 
torve malorum. — Figur. for delectari, 
juvari, to be delighted with, take delight 
in. Sutton. Asturconem, quo maxifne 
iffitabatur, &c. which he took great pleas¬ 
ure in. Colum. Omne vitis genus natura- 
liter l®tatur tepore potius, quain frigore. 
LA3T0RI0S, a, um, adj. of or pertaining 
to Lactorius. Laitorius is the name of a 
Roman gens. Cic. L®toria lex, a law 
proposed by one Laitorius, which prohibit¬ 
ed one less than 25 years of age from 
making contracts. 
LAETOS (unc.), a, um, adj . glad, joyful, 
" cheerful, yr/Sdavvos. Cic. Lffitus ho¬ 
mo. Terent. de re. Liv. oratio. Cic. 
vultus. Virg. clamor. Liv. pax. Al¬ 
so. with a genit. following. Vellci. ani- 
mi. Virg? laborum. Liv. Neutraacies 
la-ta ex certamine abiit, ft. e. neither had 
reason to be glad ; or, both had reason to 
be displeased. — Also, doing any thing 
with joy, ready, witting, cheerful. Sal¬ 
lust. Senates supplenientum lffitus de- 
creverat. Virg. Ilardanio juveni l®ta 
dedi. — Also, ' delighting or taking picas 
■ure in. Ilorat. sanguine. Also, with 
an in fin. following. Sil. ferro vivere. 
— Also, pleased, content, satisfied. Mar¬ 
tial. meo. Also, with a genit. follow¬ 
ing. Valer. Flacc. Lffitus opum pacis 
que me®.-IT' Also, making cheerful, 
delighting, gladdening, pleasing, accepta¬ 
ble, grateful,welcome. Cic. Omniaerant 
iffitiora. Valer. Flacc. Virtus hand lffi- 
ta tyranno. Tacit. Lffitum militibus 
nomen. — Also, propitious, favorable, 
auspicious, lucky. Plaut. Lffitus, sc. 
Mercuries. Plin. prodigium. Sueton. 
Exta Iffitiora.-IT Also, joyous in ap¬ 
pearance, looking cheerful, lively or beau¬ 
tiful, agreeable, pleasant. Plin. color, 
h. c. lively, apt to cheer the eye. Cic. 
Vite quid est lffitius? Virg. seges. 
Id. Lietissima farra. Id. armenta. Id. 
Lffitos oculis afflavit honores. — Hence, 
fertile, fruitful, rich, fat. Varr. ager. 
Ilorat. pascua. Virg. farra. Id. ar¬ 
menta. Also, with a genit. following. 
Sallust. Pabuli lffitus ager. Virg. Lu- 
cus lffitissimus umbne. — Figur. Plin. 
Eu. Ingeniumlffitissimum— Also, of an 
orator and speeches, fertile, rich, florid, 
flowery. Cic. genus orationis. Quinta. 
Homerus. — Also, abundant, copious. 
Vir<r. Flumina Iffita manabunt. 
LAB VS (lffivus), adv. on the left hand; 
3 hence, badly, incorrectly, slowly. Ilorat. 
Puer hie non l®ve jussa Philippi acci- 
piebaf. 
LAEVIaNOS, a, um, adj. of or belonging 
to or named after Lffivius (an old Roman 
poet, considered by many to be the 
same' as Livius Andronicus). Cell. 
Lievianum carmen. Id. Lffiviana ver¬ 
ba. 
LAEVIGATIO, LAEVrGO, LAEVIS, LAG- 
VITAS, LAEVO, LAEVOR. See Levi- 
gat.io, Levino, &c. 
LiEVoRSUM, and LAEVoRSOS (lffivus 
3 & versum), adv. towards or on the left 
hand, in' dpierepa. Apul. and Am- 
mian. 
LAEVtiS (Aaioj), a, um, adj .left, on the 
left side. Cic. manus. Ovid, latus. 
Id. auris. Id. pes. Id. humerus. Id. 
Ponti qua plaga lffiva jacet, on the left 
side. Id. Lsvo fulmina missa polo, 
h. e. lffiva cadi parte. Id. Lffivus Pon- 
tus, ft. e. situated to the left. Virg. Ra- 
dit iter lffivum interior. — Hence, Lie- 
va (absol.), the left hand. Virg. llionea 
petit dextra, laivaque Serestum. Ovid. 
Cognovi clypeum lffiv® gestamina nos¬ 
tra. — Also, Lffiva (absol.), the left side. 
Liv. Dextra montibus, lffiva Tiberi am- 
ne septus. Id. Dextra itevaque duo 
maria claudunt. Ovid. Lffivam pete. 
— So, Ad lffivam, in l®vum (sc. latus), 
in lffivam, on or towards the left. Cic. 
Ad lffivam. Ovid. Fleximus in lffivum 
cursus. Plin. Si in lffivam detorserit. 
— Hence, Lffiva, n. pi. sc. loca, places 
situated on the left. Ovid. Lffiva Pro- 
pontidis intrat. Plin. Instil® Fortuna- 
tffi contra lffiva Mauritani®. — Licvi bo- 
ves, ft. e. quorum cornua terrain spec- 
tant. Serv. -IT As the left hand is 
not so well suited to labor as the right, 
lavus sometimes signifies foolish, silly, 
infatuated. Virg. Si mens non l®va 
fiiisset. Ilorat. O ego lffivus, qui pur- 
gor bilem sub verni temporis horam! 
— Also, unsuitable, improper, incon¬ 
venient. Ilorat. Tempore laivo aliquem 
interpellare.-U As the Roman au¬ 
gurs turned to the south, the left side 
(the east) was the favorable quarter; 
therefore lavus, in augury, signifies 
happy, fortunate, good, lucky, propitious. 
Virg. Subitoque fragore intonuit lffi¬ 
vum. Pluedr. Lffiva omina. Ovid. 
Tonitru dedit omina lffivo Jupiter, et 
Uevo fulmina missa polo. Virg. Si 
quem numina lffiva sinunt, auditque 
vocatus Apollo (but Ge.lttus explains 
this passage, unlucky, adverse). - 
II Also, unlucky, adverse, unpropitious, 
as the Greeks turned to the north, and 
consequently the left would be opposite 
to the favorite quarter. Horat. Lffivus 
picus. Valer. Flacc. Lffivum omen. 
— Stat. Lffivus ignis, ft. c. pestilentia. 
LX.Ga.NUM (A dyavov), i, n. a thin cake 
2 made of fine four, oil, &cc. Horat. and 
Cels. 
LAGeA vitis. See Lageos. 
LXGeNA (A ayyvos), ffi, f. a flagon, flask, 
2 bottle made of earth, and also of other 
materials, and used for various pur¬ 
poses, as for keeping fruit, wifle, fee. 
Herat., Colum., &c.-IT Also writ¬ 
ten Lagama, and Lagona, and. also, La- 
dcjidaXpos, the eye, because hares are 
said to sleep with open eyes. Cels. 
LAGoPuS (Xapconovs), odis, f. white 
2 grouse or white partridge. Plin. and 
Martial. -H Also, the herb hare's-foot 
or harPs-cumin. * Plin. 
LXG0TR5PHI5N (Aaj u>rpo(j>eXov), ii, n. 
a warren of hares, hare-warren. Colum. 
LAGuNA. See Lagena. 
LXGuNCCLA (dimin. from lagena), se, f. 
2 a small bottle or flagon. Plin. Ep. and 
Colum. 
LAGuNCOLuS, i, m. a kind of cake or 
3 pastry. Slat. 
LaICOS (A ad;, the people), a, um, adj. 
3 not belonging to the priesthood, belonging 
to the laity, laical, laic. Tertull. 
LaIS, idis and ldos, f. Aa'i'j, a famous 
courtesan of Corinth. Ovid. 
LaIOS, or LaJCS, i, m. a kina of Tlicbcs, 
father of (Edipus. Stat. — Hence, I.ai- 
S.des, ffi, m. the son of Laius, h. e. (Edi¬ 
pus. Ovid. 
LaLeTaNIX, ffi, f. a country in Spain. 
Martial, and Sallust. — Hence, Laleta- 
nus, a, um, adj. of or belonging to this 
country. Plin. — Laletani, orum, m. 
the inhabitants of the same. Plin. 
LaLISIS, onis, m. the foal of a wild ass. 
Plin. and Martial. 
LaLLB (from the sound), as, n. 1. to sing 
3 lulla or lullaby, sing as a nurse to a child, 
entice to suck or sleep by singing. Pers. 
Et similis regum pueris, pappare minu- 
tum poscis, et iratus mamm®, lallare 
recusas, ft. e. fastidis et respuis canti- 
lenam riutricis ad soporem invitantis 
- singing in this way was called lal 
lum, or lallus. Auson. 
LaLLUM, i, n. or LaLLOS, i, m. See 
3 Lallo. 
LAMA (Xapog), ffi, f- a slough, bog, puddle, 
ditch. Horat. -II Also, a kind of mas- 
tich. Plin. 
LaMBDACISMOS (XapBiaKioyds), i, m. 
a faulty manner of pronunciation, when 
the letter L is sounded too strongly. Dio- 
med. 
LaMBHRS, as, a. 1. to tear in pieces, beat 
3 Figur. Plaut. Lepide, Charine, me 
meo ludo lamberas, ft. e. me meo laces- 
sis ludo. 
LXMBITB (frequentat. from lambo), as, 
3 a. 1. to lick. Solin. AEgyptii canes e 
Nilo nunquam nisi currentes lambitant. 
LaMBITOS (lambo), us, m. the act of 
2 licking ; a licking. Aurel. Viet. 
LaMBB, is, bi, (bltum, according to Pns- 
ciun.), a. 3. to lick, lap with the tongue, 
A eix<o- Cic. Hi canes, quos tribunal 
meum vides lambere. Pluedr. Cum 
vulpes lagonte frustra collum lamberet. 
Martial. Pisces noruut dominum, ma- 
nuinque lambunt. Id. Catell® 1am- 
bentes. — Figur. to lick, touch lightly, 
■Hide to. Horat. Flamma summum pro- 
perabat lambere tectum. Virg. iac- 
tuque innoxia molli lambere flamma 
comas. Id. (AEtna) Attollitque globos 
flaminaruin et sidera lambit. Pwut. 
Imagines lambunt hedene, ft. «. circum- 
dant. Horat. flu® loca fabulosus lam¬ 
bit Ilvdaspes, gently washes. —J 1 
bui, in preterit, is found in the Vulgate- 
Judic. 7 . 5, 6, 7. . , 
LaMeLLA (dimin. of lamina), 
guv a. 
LXGf.BS (A ayeioy, of a hare), a, on, adj. 
2 Plin. Vitis Lagea, the name of a kind 
of vine. Virg. Lageos, sc. vitis (per¬ 
haps so called from its being of the 
color of a hare). 
LaGeuS (Lagus), a, um, adj. of or bc- 
longing t.o or named after Lagus (the 
father of Ptolemy, king of Egypt). 
Hence, Egyptian. Lucan. Lageus Ni- 
lus. Sil. Lagea ratis. Id. Lageus am- 
nis, ft. c. Nilus. Martial. Lagea litora. 
LAGB. inis, f. a kind of scammony; a 
plant which is also called scammonia 
tenuis. Plin. 
LXGorS (Xaycoii), idis, f. a bird, perhaps 
3 same as lagopus; unless it be black 
grouse. Horat. * 
LAGBN8PBNBS (Xaybviov nduos), i, m. 
2 a pain in the bowels ; the gripes. Plin. 
LXGoPHTIIaLMBS (\ayo)<l>§a\yos), i, 
2 m .a disease of the eyes, when the upper 
eyelid does not fall, but leaves the eye 
lici t' open; from Aaycbjj « hare, and 
472 
a 
"smaller thin 'plate . of 
Speculum argenteum tenui lamella due 
LAMfiLLBLA (dimin. of lamella), te, f. “ 
3 small plate of metal. Petron. 
LaMkNTX (lainentor), ffi, f. « w<u,! =’ 
3 lamentation. Pacvv. , 
LAMENTaBILIS (Id.), e, adj■ 
ble, doleful, moumfu 1 , ’ Jd. 
Cic. Lamentabili voce derioraM^ 
Sumptuosa funera et I (l/ 
Slat, carmen. - II Also . t ed. 
‘ oS Tam lamentabile 
Virg . regnum. 
Athens pendere 
laude, tributum. 
desierant, 
Theses 
ii, adj. 
LaMeN'T aRICS (lamentum), a, um,. f I- 
3 cousins- lamentation, 
LaMeNTATIB (lamenm , orns,^ 
weeping, wailing, mourning, 
lamentation. Op rjvoS. in ■ _ par ticip 
LaMkNTaTOS (Id.), n, um, v _____ 
having lamented, m ° u 1 ' U( j bewaiUd 
IT Passively, W!0 “7 ierf f ’ r ' !?am sunt tua 
Sil. Armipotens ductor, q 1 
