LAP 
LAQ 
LAR 
or licwer of stones, stone-cutter. Varr. 
and Liv. 
l.mCIDINX (Id.), *, f. a quarry of 
slones, stone quarry, Xaropia. General¬ 
ly used in the plural. Cic. In Chiorum 
lapicidinis. Plaut. In lapicidinas com- 
peditmn condidi. Vitruv. bituminis, a 
pit where bitumen was obtained. 
UPIDaRIOS (lapis), a, urn, adj. of or 
2 hdonring to stones. Plaut. Latomim 
lapidariai, stone quarries. Petron. La- 
pidavia navis ? h. e. in which stones are 
curried. Id. Lapidarias litteras scio, 
li. c. cut out in stone, inscribed on stone. 
Pandect, (absol.), Lapidarius, sc. faber, 
a stone-cutter, worker in stone, la-pidary. 
- IT Also, stony, abounding in stones. 
Solin. campus. 
LAPIDXTI6 (lapido), onis, f. a throwing 
of stones. Cic. — Cod. Just. Grandinis 
lapidatio, a falling of hail-stones, a hail 
storm. 
LIPIDATSR (Id.), oris, m. a thrower of 
stones, \i9o(l6\os. Cic. 
LAPIDESC5 (lapis), is, n. 3. to grow 
hard as stone, turn to or become stone, petri- 
fij,\i§6pai. Plin. 
UPIMiiS (Id.), a, uin, adj. of stone, hard 
as stone, stony, of the nature of stone, like 
stone, XiSivos. Cic. Lapideus irnber, a 
shower of stones. Liv. Muro lapideo 
urbem cingere. Plin. Lapidea duritia. 
Plant. Lapideus sum : commovere me 
miser non audeo, I am petrified with 
horror and astonishment. - If Also, 
slomj, full of stones, abounding in stones. 
Plin. Lapidei campi. 
LIPIDS (Id.), as, avi, atum, a 1. to 
2 stone, throw stones, strike with stones, 
AtJdj’w. Petron. and Jluct. de B. His- 
pan. Aliquem lapidare. Flor. Exerci- 
tus imperatorem lapidavit. Sueton. La- 
pidata sunt templa. — Also, to cover 
with stones, in order to bury. Petron. 
— H Imperson. it rains stones. Liv. 
De cslo lapidaverat, a shower of stones 
had fallen. Id. Imbri lapidavit, it rain¬ 
ed stones. 
DIPIDoSITaS (lapidosus), atis, f. a 
3 hardness like stone. Tertull. 
LaPIDGSOS (lapis), a, um, adj. abound¬ 
ed ino in stoves, stony, AcjTcoibjy. Varr. 
Lapidosa terra. Ovid, rnontes. Id. 
ager. Id. fluvius. Id. rivus. — Fig- 
ur. Pers. chiragra. - II Also, hard 
as stone. Claudian. Lapidosos grandi¬ 
nis ictus. Virg. corna, h. e. qua; nu- 
cleum intus habent durissimum. So, 
Colum. poma pruni. Horat. Lapidosus 
panis. Plin. Lapidosior. 
LAPiLLOLOS (dimin. of lapillus), i, m. 
, sma U stone. Solin. 
LaPILLOS (dimin. of lapis), i, m. a littl 
i ^pebble,pebblestone, A tOaptov. Ovid 
. ^‘ Il - —Also, a calculus, stone in. th 
reins or bladder. Plin. — The Thracian 
And some others used to mark torn n at 
nays with white stones, unfortunate 
mjs with black ones ; hence, Martial 
nobis signanda melioribus lapillis 
■e. allns. So, Pers. Hunc, Macrine 
“'em numera meliore lapillo, set thi 
mi for a happy day. — It was also : 
according to Odd, to use white 
fori. ' l t k st0nes iu triala at law, by th 
demn ° a ?, quit ’ h y tlle latter »° con 
• ~ II Lapillus also signifies, 
’n precious stone, gem, jewel. Ho 
"•’■Prop, and Odd. ——If Also, 
lU - f^-UpmTLibyci,' 1 e . t e3S e 
f„i,. -Liioyci 
LIPiVAI 111 !'" 10 !' 6 Humidico. 
3 hard lLr V ' S l’ is ’ Ivi ’ itunl > a - 4. to mal 
* ard «»> Purify, AcOdc, 
LXprs ( \?‘ '^ ro,l ‘ La Prt cor cura. 
fnarn’ a i s l 01,e )j * dis > m. a ston . 
um whiPh i Ul ; lrly ln °PP°sition to sa: 
ness) anu 169 !’ ou S llnes s and hart 
Plin.ha.pie 
k. e. a saml , ‘ VlTS ‘ La P ,s bibul,li 
rat. alC h t0ne ° r P umi ™-stone. H, 
Calull I a ta ;¥ e °f while marbU 
h. e. aiborn!!),®, Can , d ' diore 4iem notarc 
Verberare lanM°’ ^ ee ^pittas.) Plan 
^ZdTrd m j h - e I t0 iah ^or tali 
speak La P. :de s loqui, A. e. , 
“ slow, keavv V a° r n S 's — l Ienc e, Lapii 
quid s ta s h'L f Ul fe'dow. Terent. . 
landmark ’ •„~~r Particularly, 
8»ilius a ,va ‘t : Q,li regeret cert 
®ropo sacerdiwio't' Senec ‘ Nullus i 
ncer divisit agros lapis. — Alsc 
a gravc-stone, tombstone. Tibull. Fac, 
lapis liic scriptus sit super ossa notis. 
Propcrt. Lapis indicet ossa sepulcro. 
-Id. Lapis ultimus. — Also, a precious 
stone, gem, jewel, especially a pearl. 
Horat. Gemmas et lapides. Tibull. La¬ 
pides gemmeeque. Catull. Lapis pel- 
iucidulus. Horat. Phrygius, li. e. mar¬ 
ble. — Also, a milestone on paved roads 
or highways, denoting an Italian mile 
or a thousand Roman paces, one fifth 
of a geographical mile, and marked 
with an inscription. Hence, frequently, 
an Italian mile * ATcpos. Ad quintum la 
pidem, h. e. at the fifth milestone, Jive 
miles from Rome. — Also, the stone or 
eminence of stone on which the praeco 
stood, when slaves were sold. Plaut. In 
eo ipso lapide, ubi prseco prsedicat. 
Hence, Cic. Duos de lapide emptos tri- 
bunos, h. e. bribed, corrupted. — Also, a 
stone statue. Cic. Jovem lapidem ju- 
rare, h. e. to swear by the stone statue of 
Jupiter. A stone representing Jupiter, 
tlie protector of boundaries, was wor¬ 
shiped by the ancient Romans.-- 
IT It was also declined lapis, is, &c. 
Enn. Lapi. —• Sometimes it is found as 
a noun of feminine gender. Enn. Sub- 
lata; lapides. 
LXP1THA, a;, m. and f. and LXPITIIkS, 
ffl, m. in plur. LAPITH.cE, arum, Ad- 
TitSai, a people of Thessaly, about mount 
Olympus, inhabiting the city Larissa, 
named, according to Isidor., from Lapi- 
tha, a daughter of Apollo. This people is 
said to have first acquired the art of breaking 
horses, and to have invented the bit, &c. 
Ovid., Virg., &c. — Hence, Lapithasus, 
a, um, adj. Lupithean, pertaining to the 
Lapilhce. Ovid. - Also, Lapitllelus, a, 
um, adj. Ovid, and Lapithonius, a, 
um, adj. Lapithean. Stat. 
LaPPX (from A a/3eiv, to take hold of), 
ffl, f._a bur. Virg., Ovid, and Plin. 
LaPPaCaOS (lappa), a, um, adj. of or 
like a bur. Plin. 
LaPPaGS (from lappa, on account of its 
resemblance), Inis, f. the herb maiden- 
lips, shepherd’s rod, or teasel. Plin. 
LAPRIuS, a name of Jupiter. Lactant. 
LaPSaBuNDuS (lapso), a, um, adj. fall¬ 
ing to ruin, decaying. Senec. Funda- 
menta lapsabunda. Al. leg. lassarunt. 
LaPSXNA (Xatpavri), or LAjVlPSXNA 
(Any ipivti), a;, f. wild colewort or docker- 
el, nipplewort. Varro. and Cels. — Plin. 
Lapsana vivere (proverb.), h. e. to fare 
hard, live frugally. 
LaPSIS (labor), onis, f. a falling, sliding ; 
a going to decay or ruin ; a trip, failure, 
mistake, ohioSripa, tttcooic;. Cic. 
LAPS8 (frequentat. of labor), as, n. 1. to 
2 slip, trip, totter, dXia^aivu. Flor. and 
Virg. -H Also, to fall. Stat. - 
II Figur. Qell. Lapsantia verba. 
LaPSOS, a, um, particip. from labor. 
LaPSuS (labor), us, m. a sliding , slipping, 
falling, fall. Virg. Infrenis equi lapsu 
jacens. Jlpul. Assiduis lapsibus con- 
tusa crura. Plin. Contra ulcera, rupta, 
lapsusque. Id. Nullo lapsu franguntur. 
Id. Lapsu scalarum exanirnatus. Liv. 
Sustinere se a lapsu. — Figur. a fault, 
error, trip, oversight, trfiaXpa. Cic. Ab 
omni lapsu continere temeritatem. Id. 
Cum sint populares multi variique lap¬ 
sus. —- V Also, any rapid or unob¬ 
served motion, as of water, stars, birds, 
&c. a gliding, running, flowing, flying, 
swimming, motion, course. Cic. Si lacus 
emissus lapsu ad mare profluxisset. 
Id. in earn. Ftellie certo lapsu ferun- 
tur. Virg. Medio volvuntur sidera 
lapsu. Cic. Volucrum lapsus. Colum. 
Aqua pigro lapsu repit. Horat. rapidos 
flumitium lapsus morari, course. Virg. 
Gemini lapsu delubra ad summa dra- 
cones effugiunt. Cic. Vitis serpens 
multiplici lapsu. - IT Virg. Lapsus 
rotarum, It. e. ipsae rota;. 
LACiUIAR, aris, n. and LXQUEaRE, is, 
n. the roof of a house, or chamber, fretted 
or formed into raised work and hollows; a 
fretted ceiling, same as Lacunar. It is 
generally found in the plur. Virg. De¬ 
pendent lychnl laquearibus altis.’ Plin. 
Laquearia, qua; nunc et in privatis do- 
mibus auro teguntur, &c. Virg. in 
Cal. Si nitor auri sub laqueare domus 
animurn non tangit avarum. 
475 
LXQ.TJ2 ARIDS (laquear), ii, m that mahet 
3 fretted ceilings. Cod. Theodo 3 
LAQUEaTOR (laqueo), oris, m one that 
3 entangles, that throws the noose, lsid. 
LA(iU£AT0S (laqueus), a, um; msnared, 
entangled', cpnaytercets. Colum. — 
II LSqueatus (laquear), a, um, adorned 
with a fretted ceiling, fretted, formed into 
raised work, channelled,fluted, tfarvoros. 
Enn. sp. Cic., and Herat. Tecta cafiata, 
laqueata. Lucret. templa. Sueton. coe- 
nationes. Ovid. Antra subit tophis, la- 
q;ieataque pumice vivo. 
L)ICiU£uS (unc.), i, in. a noose, halter, 
snare, trap, gin > Cic. CoIIum inserere 
in laqueum, h. e. to hang or strangle. 
Sallust. Laqueo gulam alicui frangere, 
to strangle. Senec. Laqueo vitam finire, 
to hang himself. Ovid, claudere nni- 
inam. Id. innectere fauces. Id. liga- 
re guttura. Horat. premere collum 
Id. aliquem interimere. Senec. Impli- 
care laqueo tenaci corpus. Propcrt. In 
validis laqueis hterere. Sueton. Inji- 
cere cervicibus laqueum. Plin. Ciuem- 
piam ad laqueum compellere, to drive 
him to hang himself. Horat. Laqueum 
nectere, to prepare a halter. Virg. La¬ 
queis capture feras. - U Figur. a 
snare, trap, fraud, trcacher'y. Ovid. Ri 
vali laqueos disponere. Id. In laqueos 
cadere, or, Quintil. incidere. Cic. La¬ 
queus verbi, h. e. equivocation. Id. La- 
quei interrogationum. Id. Ad Chrvsip- 
pi laqueos revertamur, specious argu¬ 
ments. Gell. Laquei juris, knotty points, 
difficulties, intricacies. 
LaR (thought by some to signify chief or 
master, and allied to the English lord, 
and Scotch laird), or LaR, or LaIWeS, 
tis, in. a Roman or Tuscan prtenomen 
Cic. Lar Tolumnius. Liv. Lars Toluin- 
nius. Id. Ad Lartem Tolurhnium. 
LaR (unc.), laris, m. plur. Litres, um 
(Cic.), and ium (Liv.), a kind of guardi¬ 
an gods of towns, ways, &c. Plant, via- 
les. Sueton. compitales (because they 
stood at the compita, and were worship¬ 
ed theie). — There were also field lares. 
Tibull. — Especially, of houses ; every 
house had its own Lar. Plaut. Ego 
sum lar familiaris ex hac familia (be¬ 
longing therefore to one family and the 
same bouse.) — The Lares had a temple 
at Rome. Ovid. Every one also offer¬ 
ed them incense in his own house ; they 
were kept .by the hearth in a shrine (la- 
rarium). Horat. -IT Hence, Lar and 
Lares, instead of dwelling, house , home. 
Ovid. Nostro juncta fuere Lari. Horat. 
Lare certo gaudere. Cic. Ad Larem 
suum (reverti) liceret. Also, Sallust. 
and Cic. Lar familiaris, h. e. domus. 
Ovid. Lares, house. -IT Also, the nest 
of birds. Val. Flacc. 
LARA, a;, and LXRuNDX, se, f. a nymph, 
daughter of JIhno, deprived of her tongue 
by Jupiter on account of her loquacity. 
She is hence called Dea muta. The Lares 
are said to be her children. Ovid. 
LARaLIA, ium, sc. festa, n. plur. festive 
days in honor of Larius. Fcstus. 
LARaRIUM (lares), ii, n. aprivate chap¬ 
el in which the tutelary gods (lares) were 
placed, place of private worship. Lamprid. 
LARDUM. See Laridum. 3 
LaReNTaLIS, e, adj. of or belonging to 
Aeca Larcntia. Hence, Larentalia, or 
Laurentalia, sc. festa, a festival in her 
honor. Ovid. Hence, also, Larentina- 
lia, or Laurentinalia, sc. festa. Lactant. 
and. Feria; Laurentince, a festival in her 
honor. Varr. 
LaReNTIX, se, f. Aeca Larentia, the wife 
of Faustulus and nurse of Romulus and 
Remus. Liv. — Also written Lauren- 
tia and Larentina. 
LARkS, um and ium. See Lar. 
LaRGf. (largus), adv. bountifully, large¬ 
ly, plentifully, liberally, abundantly, Sail/i- 
Xdii, eindpeos. Cic. dare. Sallust. Lar- 
gius uti, h. c. too freely. Plin. Ep. Va- 
lietas rerum largissime suppetit. Plin. 
Large deos adorare, with much incense. 
Id. duibus (vita) largissime contigit, 
whose lot it has been to be very long-lived. 
Id. Large frequentare locum, in great 
numbers. Horat. Largins sequo, beyond 
what is right. Gell. Literam largius 
pronuntiare, with too full a sound, with 
too strong an utterance. - IT Also, 
