LIN 
Cic. Veritas insa limatur in disputati- 
one. Pluedr. 'Si mendacium subtiliter 
liinasset, non evertisset domuin. - 
11 See, also, Limatus, a, um. 
MM5 (limns), as, a. 1. to bespatter with 
mild.' Plant. Ut tibi limem caput. 
L1M0DSR5N, i, 11. a plant, mentioned by 
Pliii. So, Hard. ; but others differently. 
LTMoNIX (Xr/pomu, h. e. pratensis), a;, 
f. a plant, same as Scolymos. Plin. - 
If Also, a species of anemone. Plin. 
LIMGNiaTkS (Xcipoiviaryi), ffi,^ in. or 
MMoNI aTIS (XEifuarions), idis, f. a 
precious stone of a green color; it is, ap¬ 
parently, the emerald. Plin. 
LIMoNISN (Xeipcoi’iov), or LeMGNIUM, 
ii, n. wild. beet. Plin. 
LlMGNUM, i, n. a town of Gaul , now 
Poitiers. Hirt. 
LIMoSrS (limns), a, um, adj. fill of 
2 slime, miry, slimy, iXvajdqg. Virg. Li- 
moso paliis obducit pascua junco. Id. 
lacus. Odd. arena. — Plur. neat. Lirno- 
sa , slimy or miry-land, slimy places. Plin. 
LIMPrOo (see next word), as, a. 1. to 
render clear. Veget. 
LIMPIDOS (perhaps another form for 
2 liquidus), a, um, adj. limpid, clear, pure, 
transparent, translucent, SieiSqg. Colum. 
Vinum limpidissimum. Catnll. Lim- 
pidus lacus. Vitruv. Limpidior aqua 
fiet. Plin. alumen. Also, Apul. teg- 
men. Plin. vox (but Hard, omits it as 
not found in his MSS.). 
LIMPITuUS (from limpidus, but irregu- 
2 larly ; perhaps both are from an obsol. 
limpus, like albus, albidus, albitudo), 
inis, f. clearness, transparency, Xapvpia. 
Plin. 
LI MO LX (dimin. from lima), ®, f. a small 
3 file, hivtov. Terentian. Maur. 
LIMuLOS (dimin. from limus, a, um), 
3 a, um, adj. sidelong, askance, askew. 
Plant. Viden’, limulis, obsecro, ut in- 
tuentur ! sc. oculis. 
LIMuS (unc.; perhaps Xcipoiv, Xnyq, Xv- 
na, orXiyvq), i, m. soft mud, slime, mire, 
such as is collected at the bottom of 
liquids, (X vg. Virg. and Horat. Fig- 
ur. Odd. Pectora limo vitiata malorum. 
_U Also, moist earth, mud, clay, loam, 
lutum. Ovid. Linit ora Into. — Hence, 
the fasces. Pallad. . 
LTMOS (perhaps from limus, a, um), l, m. 
an apron which the persons who waited 
upon a sacrifice wore about their bellies. 
Vim. JKn. 12, 120 ; (where once lino 
was read). -IT Also, Limum, i, n. 
Tiro ap. Gell. as worn by attendants 
upon magistrates. 
LIMOS (unc.), a, um, adj. oblique, r side - 
Iona, askance, askew, aslant, TrXayios; 
for°the most part, of the eyes. Ovid. 
Limis subrisit ocellis, with eyes askance. 
Plaut. Limis oculis aspicere, or, Terent. 
Limis (sc. oculis) spectare, or, Plin. 
Limis oculis intueri, to look askance , 
look sideways. — Hence, Limo (ail .), 
adverbially, askance, sideways. Sidon. 
Leones nunquam limo vident. — Also, 
Limus, of other things. Ammian. (who 
sometimes uses the form in is) Clima¬ 
tic la kind of earthquakes ) limes ruen- 
tes et obliqui.-IT Also, lookinjr as¬ 
kance or sideways. Varro. —— y\Artiob. 
Limi d ii, the guardian gods of obliquities. 
1 IMyRX, re, f. a river and town of Lycia. 
J Plin. —Also, Limyre. Odd. — The town 
is called Limyra (orum, n.) by Pellet. 
LINaMkNTUM (linum), i, n. whatever is 
2 made of flaz or linen; for instance, the 
wick of a lamp. Cels ■ —Especially, 
a lint or tent for wounds, XrtpvicKog, po- 
r<5?. Colum. 
LINCT15S (lingo), us, m. a licking. 2 Plin. 
• LINCTOS, a, um, particip. from Ungo. 
LINDdS, or -5S, i, f. a town of Rhodes; 
hence, Lindlus, a, um, adj. Lmdian. 
LINEX (linum), a;, f. a thread made of 
fax ; a line, cord, string, XT vov, Xivnpiov. 
Parr. Nectere lineas, restes, nines. 
Colum. Ligato pede longa linea gallina 
custoditur. Pandect. Lineam margari- 
taruin triginta quinque legavit, a string 
struncr with pearls. Id. Line® dine ex 
margaritis. So, Martial. Onims habet 
sua dona dies, nec linea dives cessat, 
a string of pearls. — Also, Line®, the 
threads c/ a net, which inclose the meshes. 
Plin. Ut in plagis line®. — Also, the 
LIN 
net itself. Plin. Infirma line® (gen. 
sing.), qu® facile pr®rodant. — Also, 
a line, to which were attached colored 
feathers, to frighten beasts into the toils. 
Senec — Also, a fishing-line. Martial. 
Captum linea trahit piscem Hence, 
Plaut. Mittam lineam, Pll cast the line, 
I’ll fish for him, Pll try to catch him. — 
Also, a carpenter's or mason’s line, by 
which he makes a thing straight. Cic. 
Aliquando perpendiculo ( plumb-line ) et 
linea (line), discet uti. Pit-rut ). Ut lon- 
gitudines ad regulam et lineam, alti- 
tudines ad perpendiculum, anguli ad 
normam respondentes exigantur. Pal¬ 
lad. Tensa per tabulam linea. Gell. 
(proverb.) Alba, ut dicitur, linea, sine 
cura discriminis, &c. heedlessly, care¬ 
lessly, without choice. — Hence, Ad li- 
neam and Recta linea, in a straight line, 
straight, also, vertically, perpendicularly; 
(but’perhaps these should be referred to 
the next signification, in a straight (geo¬ 
metrical) lit io, and so vertically, perpen¬ 
dicularly). Plin. Ad lineam grana hina 
paxillo demitti. Cic. - IT Hence, 
from the resemblance, a line, mark, 
stroke with a pen, pencil , &c. ypaypri. 
Plin. Apelli fuit perpetua consuetude), 
nunquam tarn occupatam diem agendi, 
ii? non, lineam ducendo ( drawing a line, 
sketching, painting), exerceret artern : 
quod ab eo in proverbium venit (the 
proverb is, Nulla dies sine linea, no day 
without its labor). Id. Tenuis linea nu- 
bis in longum porrect®, a thin streak or 
stripe of cloud, &c. Id. Lineam cinere 
ducere, to draw a line with ashes. Id. 
(de sections marmorum ) Serra in prate- 
nui linea premente arenas. Pcrs. Quin¬ 
ta linea tangitur umbra, li. e. the hour¬ 
line upon the sun-dial. — Also, a geomet¬ 
rical line ; length without breadth. Quin- 
til. Spatium his lineis continetur. Id. 
Circumcurrens linea si efficiat orbem. 
Plin. Lineas producere. Id. secare. — 
Also, Line®, the first draught of a picture, 
the sketch, outline, design. Quintil. and 
Gell. - IT Also, any line or row. — 
A narrow path, for a boundary of a field, 
and, sometimes, to walk in, &c.; and, 
more generally, a path, way. Hygin. 
and Prudent. — In the circus, it seems 
to have been a line or barrier, to prevent 
persons from passing from one row to 
another. Ovid, and Quintil. — There 
was, also, in the circus, a Linea alba 
(called, also, calx) in front of the car- 
ceres. Cassiod. — More generally, a 
limit, bound, end, mark. Horat. Mors 
ultima linea rerum est. Senec. Nunc 
incredibilis cursus (temporis) apparet, 
sive quia admoveri lineas sentio, h. e, 
that the end of life is drawing near. Cic. 
Peccare est tanquam transilire lineas, 
to pass the limits prescribed. Terent. 
Extrema linea amare, to love at a dis¬ 
tance, h. e. to be allowed only the sight of 
one’s mistress. — A line of descent or kin¬ 
dred, a lineage. Stat. and Pandect. — 
Line®, lineaments, features. Amob. So, 
Stat. Te doctffi referet linea cer®, h. e. 
the lines of a waxen image. -IT Also, 
a bowstring. Terent. Maur. 
LINEaLIS (linea), e, adj. composed of 
3 lines, made with lines, lineal. Ammian. 
LINEaLITER (linealis), adv. in the man 
ner of a line. Martian. Capell. 
LINE AMENT aTIS, onis, f. ; for which 
others read Lineatio. Jul. Firmic. 
LINEaMeNTUM (lineo), i, n. a line 
drawn with the pen, chalk, &c. a stroke of 
the pen, a mark, a line, ypapyri. Cic. In 
geometria lineamenta, lines. — Extre¬ 
ma lineamenta, the extreme or outer lines, 
which give the picture its true form ; the 
outline, contour; hence, figur. Cic. Nu- 
merus quasi extrema lineamenta ora¬ 
tion! attulit, perfectness, consummate 
grace and beauty. -IT Hence, Linea¬ 
menta, features, lieaments, lines. Cic. 
Lineamenta oris effingere. Id. Figura 
et lineamenta hospit®.-IT Figur. fea¬ 
tures, lineaments, of the mind. Cic. ani- 
mi. — Of works of art. Cic. Operum 
lineamenta solertissime perspicere, fea¬ 
tures. — And of writings. Cic. Ca- 
tonis, h. e. as it were, outlines, sketches; 
as being plain, simple, unadorned descrip¬ 
tions or representations, though correct 
and judicious. 
LIN 
LINEARIS (linea), e, adj. linear, lineal 
2 relating to lines, consisting of lines. Plin 
Inventam linearem dicunt a Philocle 
AEgyptio, sc. pictiiram, the art of design¬ 
ing or sketching in lines without colors , 
the monographic art. — Hence, geomet¬ 
rical. Quintil. ratio, h. e. geometry. 
Id. probatio. 
LINEaRIOS (Id.), a, um, adj, same as 
3 Linearis. Hygin. limes; this was nar¬ 
rower than the limes actuarius (see, al, 
so, Linea). 
LINEATI5 (lineo), onis, f. a drawing or 
lengthening out of a line, aline. Vitruv. 
Sofis radii paribus lateribas, forma, li- 
neationibus extenduntur. - IT Also, 
a delineation, features, lines. Jul. Firm. 
Corporis lineatio. _ 
LINES (linea), as, avi, atum, to delineate, 
mark by lines, make a design, sketch or 
plan of. Plaut. -IT Also, to direct 
according to a straight line or perpendicu¬ 
larly. Vitruv. 
LINEGLX (dimin. from linea), ®, f. a lit- 
3 tie line ; speaking diminutively. Gell. 
LINEOS (linum), a, um, adj. of flax or lint, 
% flaxen, linen, Xivcog. Virg. Linea vin¬ 
cula. Tacit. Lineis amictibus velari. 
Plin. Linea lanugo, h. e. lint. 
LINGS (Xdx">), is, nxi, nctum, a. 3. to 
2 lick, lap. Plaut. Mel mihi videor lin- 
gere. Plin. Sal pecoribus datur lingea- 
dus. Plin. Ep. Lingere digitos. 
LINGoN, onis, m. one of the Lingones, 
Tacit. — Plur. Lingones, um, in. peo¬ 
ple of Celtic Gaul, in the region of what 
is now ■ Langres. Cces. - IT Hence, 
Lingonicus, a, um, adj. Lingonian. Mar¬ 
tial. — Also, Lingonus. Martial. - 
IT Also, Lingones, in Italy, this side the 
Po. Liv. 
LINGUA (allied with lingo), ®, f. the 
tongue, yXcbco-ci, yXcorra. Cic. Deinde 
in ore sita lingua est. Ovid. Linguatn 
solvere ad jurgia, to give a loose to. 
Id. Lingua titubante loqui, hesitating, 
stuttering, stammering. Plin. Lingua 
exserta, and, Cic. ejecta, lolled out. 
Ovid. Nata, tene linguam, hold your 
tongue, be silent. Cic. continere. — 
Hence, language, speech, words. Ovm. 
Nulla mihi cum gente fera cotnmercia 
lingus. Cic. Lingua adstricta mercede. 
Plin. Dicemus aliena lingua, in the 
words of another. Virg. mala, sorcery, 
enchantment. Cic. Linguam excudere, 
to form by practice. — Also, fluency, elo¬ 
quence. Virg. Largus opum, lingua 
melior. Horat. Latiumque beabit in¬ 
vite lingua. — Also, an unruly tongue, 
license of speech, detraction, slaiicler, ca- 
umny. Cic. Lingua quasi flabello se- 
ditionis, concionem ventilare. la. ur 
vitemus oculos hominum, si hngiias 
minus facile possumus. Id. Linguam 
diligentissime continere (when one 
angry). — Also, a tongue, language. 
Cic. Latinam linguam non modo non 
inopem, sed locupletiorem etiam esse, 
quam Gr®cam. Horat. Utraque lingua, 
h. e. Greek and Latin. — A j„, 
a dialect. Cic. FI. 26.-Also, 
song. Virg. Volucrum 
ticularly, 
the voice , note , 
lingua, h. e. cantus, garritus. -- A *o, 
Quintil. Lingua secretior, A.® ro m the 
unintelligible expression.- J 1 * r ,, a 
resemblance to a tongue, apian > : ’ 
also, Imgulaca. Plin. - A so ’^3 
bubula, ox-tongue, bugloss, lax 
Plin _ Also, Lingua cams, or Line 
Jipul . --- 
^ “st. in - aTo, Tpromon^ 
potum. — Also, the tongi ^ d 
strument. Plin. Al , weight 
of a lever, which is placed underjhe ^ 
to be raised. Vitruv vectis. 
guai, for lingua. Lucrei. or 
LINGUaRIUM (lingua), h, J'- / 1 
9-penalty for a rash saym - f lt rnishei 
LINGUaTOS (Id.), a, ^ / Tcrtu il. 
3 with a tongue ; hence, eloquent 
MNGiiLA. See Liwula-^ Qr f _ ago s- 
1 ’ a prat 1 *: 
LINGOLaCX (lingula), «> 
sip, tattle-basket, tongu ^ , a 
Plant. - IT Lingula*^- « which 
fish). Varrv-— 7 n A l *?’ gU pposed to he 
Varro .• 
grows about fountains; 
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