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LAURINCS (laurus), a, um, adj. of lau- 
2 rd. Plin. folium. Id. oleuin. 
LAURIoTIS (Aaupi(3ris), Tdis, f. of a 
re "ion in Attica, called Laurion, where 
the Athenians had silver mines. Plin. 
_Also written Laurcstis, but less cor¬ 
rectly. 
LAURIPOTeNS (laurus & potens), tis, 
3 adj. laurel-ruler, art epithet of Apollo. 
Martian. Capell. 
LAURoN', or LAUR5, onis, f. a town of 
Spain. — Hence, Lauronensis, e, adj. of 
or belonging to this town. Plin. 
LAUROS, i and us, f. a laurel-tree, laurel. 
Plin. and Herat. — This tree was sacred 
to Apollo. His image was decorated 
with a bough of laurel. It is also attrib¬ 
uted to poets; and persons, who went 
to consult the Delphic oracle, wore gar¬ 
lands of laurel. — The famines, on cer¬ 
tain festivals, wore garlands of laurel. 
Ovid. — The images of parents and 
ancestors were crowned with laurel on 
festive occasions. Cic. Also, houses. 
Tacit. — Laurel was used especially af¬ 
ter a victory and in a triumphal proces¬ 
sion ; the general wore a garland, and 
the fasces of the lictors were bound with 
boughs of laurel, &c. — Hence, Cic. 
Laurus, for laurea, h. e. a bough or gar¬ 
land. of laurel, a triumph, victory. Plin. 
Paneg. Parthica laurus. 
LAUS (unc.), dis, f. praise, commendation; 
glory, honor, good report, fame, renown 
esteem, enjoyed by a person of merit 
erraivo$. Nep. Laus rei militaris, h. e 
esteem on account of deeds in war Cic 
In laude vivere. Id. Laudem sibi pa- 
rere. Virg. Alicujus laudes dicere, 
h. e. to sing one's praise, to praise. Ocll. 
Dicuntur in laudem, li. e. by way of 
praise. — Laus est, it is a praise. Horat. 
Principibus placuisse viris, non ul¬ 
tima laus est. Settee. Est laudis, A. e. 
it is a laudable deed, it is praise¬ 
worthy. Cic. Laude celebrari. Id. Hoc 
in tua laude pono, h. e. esteem it as 
a praise to you. Id. Aliquem laudibus 
ad ccelum efferre. Id. ornare. Id. 
Habere laudes de aliquo, h. e. to praise. 
Liv. Laudes et grates alicui agere, h. e. 
to praise and return thanks. Id. Laudem 
habere, h. e. to be praised or to be praise¬ 
worthy. Ovid. Non laudem habet de 
me, h. e. cannot’boast with regard to me, 
sc. as if he conquered me. Cic. Laude 
aliquem afficere, or, Id. Laudem alicui 
tribuere, A. e. to give praise, to praise. Id. 
Laudes alicujus celebrare. Nep. Laudi 
ducitur adolescentulis, h. e. is esteemed 
praiseworthy. Cic. Dare alicui-aliquid 
laudi, h. e. to speak of any thing to a per¬ 
son's praise, to praise any thing in a per¬ 
son. Plin. Suprem® laudes, ft. e. a 
funeral oration. -IT Also, a praise¬ 
worthy thing or action. Cic. Abundans 
bellicis laudibus. Id. Gloriam laudum 
adamare.-II Also, value, estimation, 
repute, worth. Plin. Coccum in laude 
est. Id. Cretic® cotes diu maximam 
laudem habuere.- II Also, a town 
of Cisalpine Gaul, near Placentia. Cic. 
LAUTe (lautus), adv. as if washed, conse¬ 
quently cleanly, neatly; hence, elegant¬ 
ly, splendidly, sumptuously, daintily, no¬ 
bly, magnificently, Xapirowj. Plant. Lau- 
te exornatus. Terent. Laute munus 
administrasti tuum, have played your 
part to some purpose. Nepos. Vivebat 
laute. Sueton. Q,uo lautius invitati ac- 
ciperentur. Cic. Villa lautius ffidificata. 
Al. lea. latius. Id. Mores et instituta 
vine, resque domesticas melius tueri 
et lautius. - E Figur. remarkably, 
excellently, splendidly, well. Fetus Poeta 
ap. Cic. Lautissime ludere aliquem. 
Plant. Militem lepide et facete et laute 
ludificari, ft. e. ample, valde, insigniter. 
Terent. Facete, lepide, laute, ft. e. or¬ 
nate. 
LAUTIX (unc.), orum, n. presents (as 
some explain it) given at Rome to am¬ 
bassadors or other distinguished foreign¬ 
ers, or an allowance of provisions for 
their maintenance at the public charge, 
ievia. Liv. 
LAUTITIX (lautus), re, f. elegance 
sti/le of living, splendor, luxury, magnifi¬ 
cence, it o\vrc\tia. Cic. Fama ad te 
de inea nova lautitia veniet. — Particu 
larly frequent in the plural, Lautitia. 
arum, when it sometimes may be ren¬ 
dered excessive splendor or luxury. 
LAUTIuSCbLOS (dimin. of compar. lau- 
3 tior), a, um, adj. somewhat splendid. Apul. 
LAUT0L7E, and LAUTOL/E (perhaps 
from- lavo, lautum), arum r f. a place in 
Rome where there was a warm bath. Farr. 
—— IT Also, a place out of the city be¬ 
tween Anxur and Fundi. Liv. 
LAUTtJMI-iE, and LaTOMIAS (Xaropiai), 
arum, f. stone-quarries, in which slaves, 
by way of punishment, were obliged to 
work. Plant. -IT Lautumicc is espe¬ 
cially applied to a prison at Syracuse 
cut out of rock. Cic. — Hence, a prison, 
jail. Liv. -IT Latomia, ®, sing, in Farr. 
LAUTOS, a, um, particip. from lavo. 
-IT Adj. elegant, neat, splendid,noble, 
sumptuous, luxurious, gay. Cic. Nihil 
apud hunc lautum, nihil elegans, nihil 
exquisitum. Id. Lauta supellex. Id. 
victus. Gell. paratus. Plin. Acer 
Crispins ad lautiora opera, for works that 
are more delicate and expensive. Catull. 
convivia. Plin. Ep. and Martial. Lau- 
tissima ccena. Slat. Epul® lautiores. 
Plin. Lautissima vina. - IT Also, 
abundant, great, wealthy, rich, opulent. 
Cic. patrimonium. Id. Civitas Ilalesi 
na tarn lauta, quam nobilis. Terent. 
Omnes te in lauta et bene aucta parte 
putant. Plin. Hinc victim® opim®, et 
lautissima dcorum placatio, most sump¬ 
tuous, most costly -IT Also, that lives 
luxuriously, daintily; dainty, nice, deli- 
cats . Cic. Valde jam lautus es. Nepos, 
Lautus eques Romanus. Cic. Libertis 
minus lautis, servisque nihil defuit, 
nam lautiores eleganter accepti. Afran. 
ap. Non. Lautus conviva. Martial. 
Lautorum ccen®. Cic. Homines lauti 
et urbani. Plant. Est lepida, et lauta, 
nice. Also, with the infinit. Pers. 
Rhombos libertis ponere lautus. 
LAX, A. e. fraus. Fcstus. 
LaXaMeNTTJM (laxo), i, n. a letting out, 
widening, extending; space, room. Fi- 
truv. — Hence, Macrob. Laxamentum 
ventris, a relaxing or loosening, &c.- 
IT Also, a relaxation of severity, indul¬ 
gence, alleviation, case, respite. Cic. 
Laxamentum dare legi. Liv. Eo laxa- 
mento cogitationibus dato, quievit in 
prsesentia seditio. Id. Si quid laxa- 
menti a bello Samnitium esset. Id. Mi- 
nus laxamenti dabatur hostibus. 
LaXaTIS (Id.), onis, f. a widening; 
2 width, space , room. Fitruv. 
LaXaTIVOS (Id.), a, um, adj. widening, 
3 loosening, mitigating. Coel. Aurel. 
LaXaTuS, a, um, particip. from laxo. 
-IT Adj. enlarged, widened, extended, 
wide. Liv. custodi®, ft. e. standing singly 
or separately. Plin. Membrana laxatior. 
LaXe (laxus), adv. widely, spaciously. 
Cic. habitare. — Hence, of time, as, at 
payments. Cic. Volo laxius, sc. pecu- 
niam curari, ft. e. not at once, but at in¬ 
tervals, by degrees. -IT Also, widely, 
far. Plin. distare, ft. e. to be distant. 
Cic. Laxius proferre diem, ft. e. to put 
off to a greater distance. Plin. Laxissi- 
me vagatur Mercurii Stella.-IT Also, 
unrestrainedly, freely. Liv. Laxius vi¬ 
vere. Sallust. Romanos laxius futures, 
ft. e. dispersed, their discipline relaxed, &c 
(In this passage, it is used adjectively.) 
_IT Farr. De numero pastorum alii 
angustius, alii laxius constituere solent, 
ft. e. some less, some more. 
LaXITaS (Id.), atis, f. spaciousness, 
roominess, largeness, capacity, wideness 
Cic. domi. Plin. maris. Pallad. aeris 
ft. e. a free current of air. -IT Also, 
laxness, languor. Arnob. 
LAX5 (Id.), as, avi, atum, a. 1. to enlarge, 
widen, let out, dilate, expand, make spa 
cious, ebpvvco, \avv 6 oo. Cic. forum. 
Cass, manipulos. Ovid, foramina. Calp. 
Litera se laxat, sc. in cortice. — Hence, 
to extend, stretch out. Stat. ferrum, ft. c. 
to draw or brat out. — Also, to lessen, 
thin. Stat. tenebras. Sil. noctem, ft. e. 
to enlighten, illuminate, supply with light. 
— Also, to procure a free passage out , 
forward, promote. Plin. ructum, ft. e. 
'to excite. Justin, vocem. — Also, to 
spread, extend, loosen, disengage. Firg, 
rudentes.-If Also, to slacken, relax, 
loosen. Pliwdr. arcum, ft. e. to unbend 
Plin. intestina concreta, ft. e. to loosen 
480 
,*vid. Corpora laxantur rugis, ft. e. be 
come wrinkled. - IT Also, to open 
loosen, unloose. Nepos. vincula episto- 
1®. Lucan, nodos Herculeos. Firg. 
claustra. — Hence, to destroy, frustrate 
disappoint, remove. Fal. Max. fidiculas! 
Sil. jugum. Liv. pugnam, A. e. to cease 
fighting. — Also, to disclose, discover, re¬ 
veal. Stat. fata.-IT Also, to lighten 
relax, relieve, recreate. Cic. animum 
ft. e. to recreate one's self. Liv. laborem’ 
ft. e. to lighten or remit. - IT Also, to 
lighten, lessen, relax, remit, abate, cease. 
Slat, iram, ft. e. to moderate. Cic. Lax- 
ari aliquid velim. Curt. Vis morbi vi- 
debatur laxata. Liv. Annona laxave- 
rat, ft. e. the price of grain had lowered. 
- IT Also, to deliver, free, release. 
Luccei. in Cic. Ep. se molestiis. Cic. 
Laxatus curis.-IT Also, to lengthen, 
prolong , delay, defer. Senec. tempus. 
Quintal, necessitatem dicendi. 
LaXOS (unc.), a, um, adj loose, roomy , 
spacious, wide, cipvs. Horat. calceus. 
Tibull. toga. Sallust. Agmen laxius. 
Ovid, annulus, ft. e. when it is not on the 
finger. — Also, wide, spacious , large. 
Firg. casses. Senec. spatium. — Al¬ 
so, m general, great. Martial, opes.— 
Also, copious, diffuse. Gell. Verbis laxi- 
oribus dicere.-IT Also, open, open¬ 
ed; Ovid, janua. Firg. compages. — 
Hence, Gell. Vox laxa, A. e. with open 
mouth. -IT Also, slack, lax, slackened, 
loosened, not light. Firg. arcus, A. e. 
unstrung, unbent. Horat. funis. Id. 
Male laxus in pede calceus h®ret, ft. e. 
too negligent. Firg. habena. Calp. 
capistra. Figur. Cic. Laxissimas habe- 
nas habere amiciti®. Liv. Laxior 
negligenti® locus esset, ft. e. major. 
Sallust. Milites laxiore imperio habere, 
ft. e. liberiore, to keep them less strict, to 
indulge them, let them do as they please. 
Liv. Annona laxior, ft. e. cheap, reduced 
price of com. — Pers. Caput laxum, A. e. 
drowsy, sleepy. - IT Also, of time, 
long, deferred, distant. Cic. Diem statuo 
satis laxum, A. e. appoint a time sufficient¬ 
ly distant. Plin. Ep. Tempus laxiis. 
LEX (leo), ®, f. a lioness; same as Lem, 
3 but not so much used, and generally po 
etical. Lucret., Ovid., &c. 
LE7ENA (\eaiva ), ®, f. a lioness. Cic., 
Firg., &c. 
LeaNDER, and LeANDROS, dri, m. hti- 
avdpos, a young man of Abydos, a town 
on the Hellespont, who, being enamored of 
Hero , a girl who lived at Sestos, on the op¬ 
posite side of the straits, was in the haht 
of swimming across to visit her, but finally, 
in one of his attempts, was drowned. Omd. 
and Martial. -IT Hence, Leandiicus, 
a, um, and LeandrTus, a, um, adj. of or 
pertaining to Leander. Fulgcat. L ean- 
drici natatus. Sil. Leandrius Helles- 
pontus, ft. e. swum over by Leander. 
.EARCHOS, i, m. A eapx»S, a f no (~ 
- _ 1 ‘ , /tjl. rAnon in t 
LEARCHOS, i, m. Atapxos, a son of Ma¬ 
mas and Ino, whom Athamas slew in a Jt 
of madness. Ovid .—-E Hence, 
archeus, a, um, adj. of or belony.ng 
Lcarchus. Ovid. 
LEBXDIX, ffi, f. a town of Bawtia. ue. 
LEBEDOS, or LEBED6S, 1, f. 
city of Ionia, in Asia Minor. Horat. ana 
LEbIs etis, m. a m«*£ 
3 used for boiling, washingthe • 
a caldron, kettle, basin. Ftr ■ ^ 
LECHjEUM, i, n. a town 1 f 
Corinthians, near the ConntM ^ 
Propert. and Liv. - Al 3, _ Also, Le- 
f. same as Bechmum. PI • ddiffer . 
S-T—y HinSrSw'®-- 
um, adj. Plin. ni ar ® - . , \o- 
s. 1 "®. iw «• 
LECTICMTectus). f- a 
dan, palanquin, ^'^‘^’wMcarried in 
pcun: The person who w«c p _ 
I. 1,-rHrn was in a recumD i ... 
Herat. AF 
They w ere 
a lectica was in 
Sueton. Lectica Cubans 
quern lectica gestare ^ 
borne by slaves, ® a, '® d u ' ed only on* 
early times, they ' Also, for ,n ' 
journey. Su, P lc '.\ n n f or carrying out 
Valids. Nepos. A so, fo 
the dead. Id. In , r y, and were 
used in the city as a luxury, 
