LEP 
LET 
LEU 
small, animal, whose urine is said to be fatal 
to the lion. Plin. 
I^ONTOPODION {XsovrondSiov), ii, n. 
2 an-herb cullcil lion’ s-foot, same as Lconto- 
pctalon. Plin. 
LE6PaRDIN 0S (leopardns), a, urn, adj. 
3 of a leopard. Marc. Empir. 
LEOPaRDOS (leo & pardus), i, a leopard, 
3 XcondpiJaX >s- Ubpisc. 
LEPAS (Xnrdj). Adis, f. a kind of muscle 
3 that adheres to rocks. Plant. —• It seems 
to lie the same as Lopas. JVon. 
LEMDaNOS (Lepidus), a, urn, adj. of or 
belonging to Lepidus. Sallust. — Also- 1 
Lepidianus, a, uni, adj. of Lepidus; tu- 
multus, raised by M. JEmil. Lepidus. 
LEPIDE (lepidus), adv. elegantly, pleasant- 1 
ly, prettily, neatly, well. Plant. Lepide 
stratus lectus. Id. Lepide mihi est, 
h. e. it is agreeable to me. Id. Lepidissi- 
nie. Id. Lepide, licet, h. e. well, yes. 
-If Also, elegantly, in speaking, with 
a grace, humorously, wittily, smartly. 
Terent. aril Cic. ■ 
LEPIDIaNUS. See Lepidanus. 3 
LEPIDIUM {XtriSiou), ii, n. dittander or 
2 pepperwort, a kind of cresses, (Lepidi- 
um sativum, L.). Culum. 
LEPIDoTIS (Xr.ri'f, squama), is, f. sc. 
gemma, and LEPIDoTES, te, m. sc. 
lapis, a gem resembling the scales of a 
fish. Plin. 
LEPIDOLOS (dimin. of lepidus), a, um, . 
3 adj. somewhat humorous or witty. Mar¬ 
tian. Capell. 
LEPrUOS (unc.), a, um, adj. neat, pretty, 
fine, elegant, pleasant, agreeable, genteel, 
polite, mannerly, good. Terent. pater. 
Id. Pater lepidissime. Id. puella. 
Plant, locus. Cic. pueri. Plant. Le- 
pidior. Terent. Oapitulum lepidissi- 
inum, h. e. dearest man. -IT Particu¬ 
larly, smart, witty, humorous, facetious. 
Horat. dictum. - If Lepidus, a Ro¬ 
man family name, as, M. JP.mil . Lepidus, 
a colleague of Antony and Octavianus in 
the triumvirate. Cic. 
LEPIS (Xe-is), Idis, f. a scale, scalcsSPlin. 
LEPTSTA, or LEPaSTX (unc.), a;, f. a 
3 sort of water-vessel. Varro. 
LEPoNTII, orum, m. inhabitants of the 
Alps in Paly, near Lago Maggiore. Cies. 
LEP5R, and LEPoS (unc.), oris, m. 
pleasantness, agreeableness. Cic. dicen- 
di. Plant. Liberi, h. e. wine. Id. Le- 
pores sententiarum. — Also, pleasant¬ 
ness in behavior, politeness, urbanity. Cic. 
_If Particularly, pleasantness in speak- 
imr and conversation, pleasantry, mirth, 
facetiousness. Cic. Insit lepos. - 
IT Also, wit, humor. Cic. scurrilis. 
LEPoRaRIUM (lepus), ii, n. a hare- 
3 warren, place for keeping hares; also, a 
warren or preserve for other animals. 
Varr. 
LEP3RIN0S (Id.), a, um, adj. of a hare, 
2 Xuywo{■ Plin. 
LEPO'S. See Lepor. 
LEPRA {Xsnpa), x, f. generally, LEPRAE, 
3 arum, f. plur., the leprosy. Plin. 
LEPRGSOS (lepra), a, uin, adj. infected 
3 with, the Vprosit, leprous, Xcirpiliiris. Sedul. 
LePTIS, is, f. Leptis, or Magna Leptis, a 
city in Africa between the two Syrles. Plin. 
— Leptis, or Parva Leptis, a city in Af¬ 
rica Proper. Lio. — Hence, Lepticus, 
a, um, adj. of or belonging to Leptis. 
Plin. — Also, Leptltanus, a, um, adj. 
of or belonging to Leptis. Sallust. Lepti- 
tani, the inhabitants of Leptis. -IT Al¬ 
so, Leptis, a city in Spain. PPirt. Alex. 
B. 57. Ed. Ouden. 
IiEPTIMaGNeNSIS, e, adj. of or pertain¬ 
ing to Leptis Magna. Cod. Just. 
LEPTON CeNTAURIUM (ncvravpiov 
2 Xeirrov), ii, n. the lesser centaury. Plin. 
LePTOPHyLLON {XcurbipvXXov), i, n. a 
2 kind of spurge with small leaves. Plin. 
LEPToPSEPHoS (Xeirro?, tenuis, & i prj- 
2 (po$, calculus), h. e. minutus lapis, seu 
~ calculus: species est marmoris porjHiy- 
ritffi rubei, albis punctis distincti. Plin. 
1.36. c. 7. ut q aide in legit Harduin. nam 
alii leucostictos, h. e. albis punctis dis- 
tinctus: a Xsvkos, albus, et otikto;, 
compunctus. 
LEPTORaX CktiTTopaZ), agis, f. a kind of 
«small crapes like corintlis or currants. 
Plin. w . 
LEPOS (from fEolic Xeiropif, a hare), ons, 
a hare, Xccvcoj. Plin., Terent. and 
Firg. — Petron. Leporem allis excitare, 
or Ovid, exagitare, h. c. (proverb.) to 
find some, advantage, which another and 
not the finder may enjoy ; I beat the bush, 
another catches the hare. — Terent. Le¬ 
pus tute es, et pulpainentum qureris, 
(proverb, thesense of which is obscure), 
you are game yourself and want venison ; 
or, you wish others may meet with the same 
evil that has befallen yourself. — Also, of 
the fern, gender. Horat. -11 Also, a 
. sea-fish. Plin. -IT Also, a constella¬ 
tion, the. Hare. Cic. 
LEPuSCOLOS (dimin. of lepus), i, m. a 
young or little hare, leveret, a hare. 
XaywSiov. Cic. 
LERNA, s, and LERNE, es, f. A epvy, a 
lake and town near Argos in Peloponne¬ 
sus. Hercules here slew the Hydra, a 
serpent having seven heads {but mytholo- 
gists do not agree about the number of 
heads), one of which being cut off, seven 
others grew in its place, and a crab sprang 
from it, which wounded Hercules in his foot. 
Firg. Bellua Lernie, h. e. Hydra Ler- 
mea. — Hence, Lernoeus, a, um, adj. 
of or belonging to Lcrna. Firg. anguis, 
or, Propert. fy'dra, or, Ovid, echidna, 
or, Lucret. pestis, the hydra. Colum. can¬ 
cer, the crab. — Also, LernffiUS, Argive, 
Grecian. Stat. 
LESBIACUS, LESBIAS, &c. See Lesbos. 
LESBOS, or LESBOS, i, f. A eaffoy, now 
Metelin, an island in the JEgean sea, the 
birthplace of Pittacus, Ale ecus, Theo¬ 
phrastus, Arion and Sappho. Plin. — 
Hence, Lesbiacus, a, um, adj. of or be¬ 
longing to Lesbos. Cic. libri, three books 
of Diccearchus against the immortality of 
the soul, so called because the conversa¬ 
tion purports to be held in Lesbos. Si- 
don. metrum, h. e. Sapphic. — Lesbias, 
Adis, f. Lesbian. Ovid. Lesbiades, sc. 
femime, women of Lesbos. Plin. Les¬ 
bias, sc. gemma, a precious stone found 
originally in Lesbos. — Lesbis, idis, f. 
same as Lesbias. Ovid., lyra, h. e. of 
Arion. Id. Lesbides, sc. fernins, Lesbian 
i women. Id. Lesbis, or Lesbis puella, 
h. c. Sappho. — Lesbius, a, um, adj. of 
: or pertaining to Lesbos. Horat. civis, 
h. e. Alcaeus. Id. plectrum, h. e. Alcai- 
cum, or Lyricum. Id. pes, ft. e. carmen 
Lyricum. Ovid, vates, A. e. Sappho. 
Plin. Lesbium vinum, or, Horat. Les- 
bium, sc. vinum, wine of Lesbos. Plin. 
, Lesbium marmor.. Festus. Lesbium, sc. 
vas, a kind of carved vessel invented by 
, the Lesbians. —Lesbous, a, um, adj. of 
Lesbos, Lesbian. Horat. barbiton, the. 
Lesbian lyre, h. e. a poem in the style of 
Alcceus or Sappho. 
i LESSOS (unc.), i or us, m. the acc. les- 
. 1 sum only occurs, a lamentation for the 
death of any one, a lamentation over the 
, (lead. Cic. and Plaut. 
LETABILIS (leto), e, adj. deadly, fatal. 
3 Ammiun. lues. 
, LeTaLIS (letum),or LeTHaLTS, e, adj. 
3 deadly, mortal, fatal, Qavdmgos. Firg., 
•1 Sucton, &c. — Stat. Letale,/or letaliter. 
. LeTaLITER (letalis), adv. mortally, in a 
i 2 deadly manner, Kaipiwy. Plin. 
. LETH7EUS, a, um. See Lethe. 
'- LETHALIS, &c. same as Letalis, &c. 3 
, LeTHaRGIA ( XnQapyia ), ae, f. same as 
. 2 Lethargus. Plin. 
. LETHaRGICPS (lethargus), a, um, adj. 
- 2 lethargic, affected with lethargy; of or per¬ 
taining to lethargy, XydapyiKOs. Horat. 
. and Plin. 
LETHaRGOS (Arj Sapyoy), i, m. a lethargy, 
morbid drowsiness, morbid sleepiness. Ho¬ 
rat. Lethargo grandi oppressus. Plin. 
v Lethargus olfactoriis excitatur. Id. Le- 
. tharsos resol vere. 
a LETHE (A yOri, oblivion), es, f. the river 
Lethe, AfiSy, a river of the infernal re¬ 
gions, of which the shades of the dead 
l drank, that they might forget the past. 
Ovid. — Hence, Lethsus, a, um, adj. A r;- 
. Oaios, Lethean, of or pertaining to Lethe ; 
a also, causing forgetfulness of the past. 
Firg. amnis, or, Catull. gurges, or, Pro- 
■ pert, stagna, the river Lethe. Tibull. ra- 
tis, the boat of Charon. Colum. tyrannus, 
/ ft. e. Pluto, in whose realms Lethe was. 
Lucan, dii, ft. e. the infernal gods. Stat. 
janitor, ft. e. Cerberus. Horat. Lethiea 
vincula alicui abrumpere, to raise one 
d from the dead. Firg. Lethieo perfusa 
papavera somno, causing forgetfulness 
Id. Rannira Lethoeo rore inadentem 
Ovid. Lethaji gramina sued. Id. Le- 
tliaia nox, deep sleep. Senec. Lethiea 
vates, A. c. inspired by the god and for¬ 
getful of herself (others read rcpletu). 
Ovid. Lethieus amor, ft. c. amoris ol> 
livia ingerens. 
LETiFER (letum & fero), a, um, adj. 
2 causing■ or bringing death, mortal, deadly, 
davariKOS. Firg. arcus. Id. annus, pes¬ 
tilential. Colum. morbus. Ovid, locus 
(corporis), dangerous, mortal. 
LETS (letum), as, avi, atuin, a. 1 . to put 
3 to death, kill., slay, Oavardw. Ovid. 
LEToIS, LEToiOS. See Latois, &c. 
LETUM, or LETHUM ( XfiOy , forgetful- 
2 ness; or from the obsol. leo, letum, 
whence deleo), i, n. death, Oavaric, 
Plaut. and Lucret. Letum sibi conscisie- 
re, to lay violent hands on. one’s self.. Firg. 
sibi partre manu. Jfepos. Pari ietc e°st 
affectus. Cic. Turpi leto periro Firg. 
Letum ferre, to occasion death Id. Ali- 
quem leto dare, to kill.. Cic. e Lcgg. xii 
tab. Leto datus, (lead. — Lucret. Mortis 
letique potitum (a pleonastic expres¬ 
sion). - - IT Also, ruin, destruction. 
Firg. Teucrum res eripe leto. (To this 
signification the passage from Cic. Alt. 
x. 10. Turpi leto perire, may be re¬ 
ferred.) 
LEVaBILiS (levo), e, adj. that can be 
3 lightened. Ccel. Aurel. 
LEVaMEN (Id.), Inis, n. same as Leva. 
1 mentum. Cic. 
LEVaMENTaRIOS (levamentum),a,um, 
3 adj. used for lightening. Cod. Theod. 
navicularius. 
LEVaMENTUM (levo), i, n. an allevia¬ 
tion, mitigation, consolation, comfort, 
Kovip((jp6f. Cic. 
LEVaNA (Id.) as, f. a goddess that raised 
3 new-born children from the earth. Augus¬ 
tin. 
LEVaTIS (Id.), onis, f. a lifting or rais¬ 
ing up, apoty. Fitruv. Onerum leva- 
tiones facere.-IT Also, an alleviation, 
mitigation, comfort, relief. Cic. Alicui 
esse levationi. Id. Habere levationeni 
asgritudinum. Icl. Levationeni inve¬ 
nire doloribus et molestiis, fur dolorum 
et molestiarum. Hence, a lessening. 
Cic. vitiorum. 
LEVaTGR (Id ), oris, m. a lifter, a thief 
3 Petron. 
LEVaTOS, a, um, partic. from levo. 
LEVaTuS, and LHSVaTOS, a, um, partic. 
from levo.-IT Adj. smooth, polished. 
Senec. Levati mensarum orbes. Cell. 
Levatior. 
LEUCA (unc.), x, f. a Gallic mile oj 
3 1500 Roman paces. Ammian. 
LEUCACaNTHa {XevKaKavSa), e, f. m 
white thorn, a name of two plants.— 
Thus, same as Phyllon, or Ischias. or 
Polygvnaton. Plin. 22, 18. — Also, same 
as Phalangites, or Leucardhemon. Plm 
27, 98. 
LEUCACaNTIIOS, i,f. same as Leuca- 
m. a 
ilia. Plin. 
CACIIaTeS {Xevr.axa.Tr;;), 
ite agate. Plin. . 
CADIX, ee, and LEUCXS, wdis, f. 
VKaSia, an island, anciently apcninside, 
the Ionian sea near Acarnama, no" 
Maura, in which was the town Lr.uciis , 
marly the capital of all Acarnama. Air- 
1 Ovid. -IT Her.ce, Leuc&dius, a, 
i, adj. of or pertaining to this islan , 
vuafios. Ovid. Leucadiuni mq 110 • 
7i. litus. Id. vinum. Ovid. 
tristia Leucadio sacra peraeta inom> 
s. after the manner of the Leucadw , 
o used annually, at the sacred rue* 1 
olio, to cast a guilty person from 
f into the sea; they used every peem 
i, that the person thus sent ^ightnot 
ured by the fall. Ovid. Leucad » 
us, Apollo, who was here worthy* 
opart. Leucadia, sc. pue'la, 
i icadian girl, mistress of Varr °f ,r 3 
iS Cic. Leucadia (the name ol 
eedy by an old poet, Turpilms). 
C /ETHI5PES (Asmrai-Wf). ™ 
inhabitants of Lily a, so cal ed beca 
:y were whiter than the other WM 
.ns. Plin. - In Mela. L|»com.tlnoU. 
CaNTHEMIS 
herb camomile , also called a 
