LAM 
LAN 
LAN 
fata per urbem laraentata diu ! Stat. 
Node velut Phrygia cum lamentata re¬ 
sultant Dindyma, h. e. clamoribus, et 
ululatibus se vulnerantium completa. 
JjaMeNTSR (unc.), aris, atus sum, dep. 
1. to lament, bewail, bemoan, weep or 
mourn for, Qpyvcai. Plant. Lamentari, 
cruciari, et lacrymantem se afflictare 
Sueton. Lamentari, ac plangere. Cic. 
Lapides mehercule omnes Here ac la¬ 
mentari coegisset. Id. Lamentari casci- 
tatem alicujus. Sueton. aliquem pro 
afflicto. Terent. matrem mortuam. Plant. 
se ipsum. Horat. Cum lamentamur, 
non apparere labores nostros. Cic. Ut 
nemo ad lamentandam tanti imperii 
calamitatem relinquatur. Oell. Eju- 
lans, atque lamentans. Cic. Lamenta¬ 
ri vitam, h. e. ostendere, lamentatione 
dignam esse. — Pass, impers. Apul. 
Lamentatur diebus plusculis. 
LaMeNTUM (unc.), i, n. a wailing, la¬ 
menting, lamentation, lament, dpfjvoy, 
lamentatio. Generally used in the plu¬ 
ral. Cic., Virg. and Liv. — Figur. 
Plin. Lainenta gallinarum. 
1AMIA (A aplx), », f. a sorceress, enchan- 
2 tr:ss, witch. Horat. -IT Also, Lamia, 
a certain flatfish. Plin. -ir Also, a 
Roman family name in the JElian gens. 
Juvenal. — Hence, Lamianus, a, urn, 
adj. hamian, of or belonging to this fami¬ 
ly. Cic. 
LaMINA (unc.), by syncope, LaMNX, ae, 
f. a plate or thin piece of metal, wood, 
marble, &c. Cic. Cum lamina esset in- 
venta. Cces. Eo super tigno bipedalia 
injiciunt, eaque laminis, clavisque rele- 
gant. Cic. Ardentes laminae, plates of 
red-hot metal (for torture). So, Plaut. 
LaminE, sc. ardentes. Tacit. Lamina? 
ferreae. Odd. Lamina argenti. Id. ful- 
va, h. e. of-gold. Senec. Lamin® utri- 
usque materia?, h. e. auri et argenti. 
Plin. piumbi. Id. AEs in laminas du- 
cere. Odd. Extrema percuss® parte 
columns lamina dissiluit, the blade of 
kissword. Virg. Argut® lamina serr®. 
Tacit. Cataphractorum tegmen ferreis 
laminis, aut pr®dtiro corio consertum. 
Petron. Brachium armilla aurea cul- 
tum, et eboreo circulo lamina splen- 
deate connexum. Plin. Doliorum la- 
minas^cabendo purgare, staves. Val. 
Place. Pinus gracili dissolvere lam 
na, in thin planks. Plin. Ossa in la¬ 
minas secare-IT Also, a saw. Se¬ 
nec. Tenues crustas, et ipsa, qua secan- 
tur, lamina graciliores. - IT Also, 
gold and silver in its uncoined state, in¬ 
gots, bullion ; money, riches. Pandect , 
Argentum factum recte quis ita definie- 
nt) quod qeque in massa, neque in la¬ 
mina, neque in signato, &c. sit. Horat. 
uurnice lamn®, to money. -IT Also, 
the shell of fruit while yet thin and soft. 
Umd -IT Aurium lamin®, the cartila¬ 
ginous part of the ear. Arnob. - 
Lamna, for lamina, is used in prose, 
as well as poetry. ’ 
**) n. dead-nettle, archangel. 
LA\tl\Jrr See Lamina - 
®> f- same as Lamella. Ter- 
LaMPADA (from the Gr. acc. XaprraSa), 
m .. same as Lampas. Plaut. and Ma- 
a torch - 
r.A YfniW Cod. Just. 
2 metes D „ US &W™ Sia s), m. sc. co- 
LaVIPX« ract t blann ? star ■ PHn. 
ignis ' 5dis > f - a torc K fax, 
jecit hmJ nnce l )s ardentem con¬ 
it lateri P n! T ; llr M US ’ etfiammam affix- 
pades Nhnquam rapido lam- 
Wtmni m m,y aCent - J aL F,acc ■ Pinzui 
at nuptials P h' ~ 3nrf hes were used 
Pade / p '7 1 ence > p rima lam- 
canto’ IT 13 - Hence, « 
des ardentes ~ Pe rr;e lampa- 
ness, lustre ' S( n , A T S °’ s P lendor , bright- 
culs’u, P ir J 5 ‘p:i( am P? de clara per - 
sun, the sun * 14 ° a ’ l ' the hght °f 
NonaSpale a 6 ,’ a day ‘ , Lu ~ 
moonshine rrJ! ae - Also ) moonlight, 
Val. Zee TV ’ P° etic ally, a vilht. 
Also, a ,,'JZT lam l las Phcebes. 
formarit lamnade 9 utn se bina 
months. _Jr * ?,P b uebe, h. e . a fi cr two 
^ GO ametcor , rese tnbling 
a flambeau. Lucan. Lampas emicuit 
coelo. Plin. Emicant et faces, non, ni- 
si cum decidunt, vis®.-IT At Ath¬ 
ens, it was customary for the runners 
in certain games to carry a torch so that 
it vyas not extinguished, and, after fin¬ 
ishing his course, to deliver it to his 
successor. Hence the proverb, Varr. 
Lampada cursu tibi trado, h. c. now is 
your turn, I give up my office to you. Fig¬ 
ur. Lucret. Vit® lampada tradunt, 
h. e. they have finished their course, they 
die. 
LaMPSACUM, i, n. Cic. and LaMPSX- 
CiJS, or LaMPSACSS, i, f. Hal. Fiacc. 
and Ovid, a city in My si a, near the 
Hellespont. — Hence, Lampsacenus, a, 
lira, adj. of or pertaining to Lampsacus. 
Val. Max. — Lampsaceni, orum, the in¬ 
habitants of the same. Cic. — Hence, 
also, Lampsaclus, a, um, adj. same as 
Lampsacenus. Martial. Non mea Lamp- 
sacio lascivit pagina versa, h. c. obsce- 
no et Priapo digna ( Priapus ions wor¬ 
shiped in Lampsacus with especial honor, 
as being its founder). 
LaMPSANX, a, f. same as Lapsana. 
Cels. 
LaMPyRIS (Xapnvpls), Mis, f. a glow¬ 
worm. Plin. 
LXJMyROS (Xaytvpos), i, in. a hind of sea- 
fish. Plin. and Ovid. 
LANX(Aqi/of,Dor. Xavoy), ®, f. wool,lptov. 
Odd. Aut ducunt lanas, aut stamina 
polliee versant. Plaut. Inter ancillas se- 
dere, lanamcarere. Lucret. Carmine la- 
nam trahere. Id. and Ovid, facere, to 
spin. Pandect, expediendam conduce- 
re, h. e. carendam, et faciendam. Jus¬ 
tin. tractare, to spin. Ovid, rudem 
excolere. Id. glomerare. Id. mollire. 
Virg. fucare veneno Assyrio. Ovid. 
tingere murice. Horat. medicare fu- 
co.-IT Also, the soft hair of animals ; 
the down ; also, the soft feathers of birds. 
Pandect. Lana legata, etiam leporinam 
lanam, et anserinam, et caprinam cre¬ 
do contineri, et de ligno, quam Grsci 
lpi6%vXov appellant. Martial. Lassus 
Amycl®a poteris requiescere pluma, in¬ 
terior cycni quam tibi lana dedit, down. 
— Also, the down of leaves, apples, plants, 
&c. Martial. Celantur simili ventura 
cydonia lana. Id. Niliacum ridebis 
olus, lanasque sequaces. Also, of trees. 
Virg. Nemora rEthiopum molli canen- 
tia lana.-IT Virg. Tenuia nec lan® 
per cmlum vellera ferri, h. e. thin, fleecy 
clouds. -IT Horat. Rixari de lana ca- 
prina, h. e. about a thing of no value. - 
TT Ovid. De lana sua cogitare, h. e. to 
take care o f one’s own affairs. 
LaNaMeNTUM (lana), for linamenturn, 
3 lint, is read by some in Vegct. 2, 56, rei 
Veterin. 
LaNaRIS (Id.), e, adj. bearing wool. 
2 Varr. 
LaNaRIOS. (Id.), a, um, adj. of or per¬ 
il taining to wool. Hence, Plin. Lanaria 
herba, fuller’s weed, cudwnrt, soapwort 
(this, used in washing wool, increases 
its whiteness and softness). Plaut. La- 
narius, sc. artifex, one that works or deals 
in wool, epiovpyby. - 7T Lanarius is 
also a Roman surname in the Calpumian 
gens. Cic. 
LaNaTOS (Id.), a, um, adj. having or 
2 bearing wool, woolly, epubSps. Colum. 
Lanat® pelles. Id. oves, 7t. e. intons®. 
Martial. Lanat® sole®, lined with wool. 
— Lanata (absol.), a sheep. Juvenal. - 
IT Also, covered with moss or down, 
mossy, downy. Plin. and Colum. Lana¬ 
ta vitis, h. e. having down on its leaves. 
Plin. Lanata mala. Id. Lanatus lupus, 
h. e. sofl like wool. Id. Folia molliora, 
etlanatiore canitie. — Petron. Dii lana- 
tos pedes habent, li. e. come to inflict 
vengeance with noiseless steps; with 
feet, as it were, covered with wool. - 
IT Lanatus is also a Roman surname in 
the Mcnenian gens, as T. Menenius T. F. 
Lanatus. 
LaNCEX (unc.), ®, f. a lance, spear, jave- 
2 lin,pike, dart. Hirt. and Virg _Figur. 
JIpul. Mihi quoque non parvam incus- 
sisti sollicitudinem, immo vero formidi- 
nem, injecto non scrupulo, sed lancea, 
lie, &c. h. c. gravi timore, quo animum 
meum quasi transadegrsti. 
LaNCEaRIv'S (lancea), ii, m. one armed 
3 473 
with a lance ; a lander or lancer, A oy\u 
<p6po(. Ammian. 
LaNCES (Id.), as, a. 1. to handle a lance, 
3 hurl or strike with a lance. Tcrtull. 
LaNCESLA (dimin. of lancea), ®, f. a 
3 small lance. Capitolin. 
LaNCICOLX (dimin. of lanx), ®, f. alit- 
3 tl.e platter. Arnob. 
LaNCINaTSR (lancino), oris, in. one 
3 that lacerates, that cuts or tears in pieces. 
Prudent. Lancinatores gregum, 
LaNCINS (unc.), as, avi, atum, a. 1. to 
2 lacerate, mangle, tear in pieces, dpvaaoi, 
XhkI^oj, Karaicvi^co.. Plin. Morsu lanci- 
nare aliquem. — Figur. to waste, con¬ 
sume, destroy, run through. Catull. Pa- 
terna bona lancinare. 
LaNCTSLX, ®, f. same as Lanceola. 
LaNCuLX (dimin. of lanx), ®, f. parva 
2 lanx. Vitruv. (de statera). Cum ansa 
propius caput, unde lancula pendet, &c. 
the scale or basin of a small balance. 
LaNeSTRIS (lana), e, adj. of wool, wool- 
3 leu, laneus. Vopisc. Lanestre pallium. 
LaNEOS (Id.), a, um, adj. made of wool , 
woollen, dpiveoy. Cic. Laneum pallium. 
Propert. Lanea vitta. Virg. infula. 
Suet. Subucul® thorax laneus. Stat. 
Lanea cui Phrygii est coma flaminisj 
h. e. filum laneum in capite flarninis. 
- IT Also, downy. Plin. Pyra la- 
neo corio. -IT Figur. soft like wool, 
soft. Catull. Laneum latusculuin. 
Martial.. Laneus lupus, h. e. the pike (a 
fish), called laneus, or lanatus, soft like 
wool, from the softness and white¬ 
ness of its flesh. — Petron. Dii irati 
laneos pedes habent, h. e. come to inflict 
vengeance with noiseless steps ; with feet, 
as it were, covered with wool. 
LaNGX, and LaNGURIA, ®, f. an ani¬ 
mal from whose urine the stone called lan- 
gurium, or lingurium, is said to be pro¬ 
duced. Plin. 
LaNGOBaRDi, orum, m.apcoplc of North¬ 
ern Germany, on the western side of the 
Elbe. Tadt. 
LaNGUEFACIS (langueofc facio), is, eci 
actum, a. 3. to make languid or faint. 
Cic. Incitare languentes, et languefa- 
cere excitatos. 
La NO (Ik NS, particip. and adj. from Lai t- 
gueo, which see. 
LaNGUES (Xayyeco), es, gul, n. 2. to 
languish, be feeble, weary or faint., as 
from a journey. Cic. Cum de via lan- 
guerem. Cces. Nostri languentes.- 
IT Hence, to be feeble, faint, weak, languid, 
from disease, to be sick, ill, indisposed. 
Virg. Tristi languebunt corpora morbo. 
Or without morbo. Tibul. Languent ter 
quinos sed mea membra dies. Sueton. 
Sub natale suum plerumque lunguebat. 
Id. Ter oinnino per quatuordecim annos 
languit. Petron. Languentem visere 
officii causa, an invalid. -IT Also, to 
be languid, dull, heavy, weak, used both 
of things with and without life. Cic. 
Languet juventus, grows listless. Id. 
Languere otio. Id. In otio hebescere, 
et languere, to grow dull or heavy. Gelt. 
Languet animus. Ovid. Languet amor. 
Propert. Flos languet, droops, fades, 
idt.hers. Ovid, vires. Sallust. Si pau- 
lulum inodo vos languere viderint, jam 
omnes feroces adernnt, li. e. remisse ac 
timide agere. Sil. Mihi gratia languet. 
Hence, Languens, faint, feeble, languid, 
drooping, weak, inactive. Cic. senatus. 
Ctel. in Cic. Ep. stomaclius. Cic. vox. 
Virg. hyacinthus. Lucan, ictus. Sue¬ 
ton. ramus. Pliadr. ®vum, h. e. the 
period of old age and debility. -IT Also, 
to be still, calm, motionless, unruffled. 
Martial. Nec languet ®quor.-IT Tho 
preter. langui is a trisyllable. 
LaNGUeSCS (langueo), is, gul, n. 3. to 
languish, grow languid, faint, weak, or 
feeble. Used of things with or without 
life. Cic. Corpore languescit. Id. 
Senectute languescere. Catull. Lan- 
guescunt lumina morte. Virg. flos, 
droops. Ovid. Ut solet a magno fluctus 
languescere flatu, h. e. cessare, minui 
post flatum. Valer. Fiacc. Deficit: in- 
fracti languescunt frigore cursus. Plin. 
Vites languescunt. Id. Color in lute- 
urn languescens, h. e. qui dilutior fit, et 
ad luteum accedit. Tacit. Luna claro 
repent.e c®lo visa languescete, to be ob¬ 
scured or darkened. Plin. Ep. Omnium 
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