LIQ 
LIS. 
LIT 
axem.-IT Also, to bo clear, appear 
clearly , bo evident, manifest., plain, certain , 
sure, obvious; chiefly impers. or with a 
subject. Plant . Quidquid ineerti 
milli prius fuit, mine liquet, nunc defal¬ 
cate tn est. Id. Ut liqueant omnia, et 
tranquilla sint. Id. Hoc non liquet, 
utram potius, &c. Id. De hac re mihi 
satis hand liquet. Terent. Ilium, liquet 
mihi dejerare, non vidisse, J can take 
■my oath upon it, I have no scruple or hesi¬ 
tation to swear, &x. Cic. I)e diis ha¬ 
bere, quod liqueat, h. e. something clear 
or certain. Id. Cui neutrum liquerit, 
nec esse deos, nec non esse. Quihtil. 
Non mihi liquet, quid velit. Pandect. 
Si liquerit eum vivere. — Non liquet, 
it doth not appear, said the judges, when 
they neither acquitted nor convicted the 
accused. Cic. Non liquere dixerunt, 
returned a verdict of ignoramus. So, Id. 
Quumcausam non audisset dixit,sib: li¬ 
quere, that he was satisfied. — Gel!. Fides 
liquens, h. e. certa, sure, sound. 
SAQUeSCS (liqueo), is, licui, n. 3. to be¬ 
come fluid or flowing, to melt, dissolve, 
-riKouat. Lie. Nix liquescens, thaw¬ 
ing. ' Plin. Galaxia in ore liquescit, 
melts in the mouth. Virg. Ilsec, ut cera, 
liquescit.-ir Figur. to become soft, 
languid, enervated, effeminate. Cic. (illuni 
voluptate liquescimus, fluimusque inol- 
litia. — Also, to melt away, dissolve, 
waste away, pass away. Ovid. Fortuna 
liquescit. Id. Mens mihi liquescit. Id. 
Corpora dilapsa liquescunt, dissolve, de¬ 
cay, putrefy. -IT Also, to become clear 
or pure. Hirt. Aqua paulatim spatio tem- 
poris liquescit.-If Tn grammar, to be¬ 
come liquid. Valcr. Prob. 
LIQUET. See Liqueo. 
LIQUIDe (liquidus), ad v. purely, clearly, 
serenely. Gell. C©lum liquide serenum. 
_If Also, dearly, plainly, distinctly, 
with certainty, without scruple, confidently, 
surely, positively. Cic. Tuis liter is lec- 
tis, liquidius de sensu tuo judicavi. Id. 
Eo liquidius faciet, si perspexerit, <fcc. 
Plin. Liquidius audiunt talp®, more 
surely, distinctly. Augustin. Liquidis- 
sime atque.invictissime defendere. 
LIQUIDITAS (Id.), atis, f. fluidity. Ap. 3 
LIQUIDIuSCOLtiS (dimin. from liquidi- 
3 or), a, urn, adj. somewhat more soft, mild, 
gentle. Plaut. Liquidiusculus ero quam 
ventus Favonius. 
LIQUIDS, ablat. of Liquidus, which see. 
_ Liquidius and Liquidissimc belong to 
Liquide. 
LIQUIDOS (liqueo), a, urn, adj. liquid, 
fluid, vypds- Lucret. Ignis liquidum 
facit res. Hnrat. plumbum. Id. odo- 
res, unnients, ointments. Lucret. moles, 
h. e. mare. Ovid. Nymph®, h. c. Nym¬ 
ph* fontium. Cels, alvus, and venter, 
loose. Virg. iter, h. e. through the liquid 
air. Propert. iter, through the sea. — 
Figur. Cic. genus orationis, flowing, 
mowna on agreeably (opposed to exile and 
arid am). Val. Flacc. somnus, refresh¬ 
ing, placid; by a figure taken from the 
dew. Diomcd. consonantes, the liquids > 
namely, l, m, n, r. — Suhst. Liquidum, 
i, n. something liquid ; water. _ Ilorat. 
Urna liquidi. Ovid. Cum liquido mix¬ 
ta polenta. Plur. Liquida, liquid things, 
liquids, fluids. Lucret. -IT Also, liquid 
and pure, clear, limpid, evicpivfis. Horat. 
Falernum. Virg. fons. Id.. mella. 
Curt. Liquidior lux. Virg. Liquidus 
jirnis. — Figur. Cic. Oratio ita pura 
oral, ut nihil liquidius. Ovid, fides, 
h. e. sincera, vera.— Of sound. Lu- 
cret., Virg. and Horat. vox, clear, liquid. 
So, Lucret. citharre carmen. — Hence, 
pure, clear, serene. Virg. nox. Id. 
*tlu r. Lucret. Liquidissima c*li tem- 
pestas. Ilorat. Bajie, h. e. having a clear 
atmosphere. — And, pure, unmixed, sin¬ 
cere, unsophisticated, unqualified. Cic. 
Gustare partem ullam liquids volupta- 
tis et libers non potest. — And, placid, 
calm, unruffled, serene, tranquil. Plaut. 
Tam liquidus est, quam liquida esse 
tempestas solet. Id. Animo liquido et 
tranquillo es : tace. Catull. mens. 
Figur. clear, ploAiK evident , manifest, cer- 
tain, sure. PlauIZ Auspicio liquido at- 
que ex sententia. — In this sense, subst. 
Liquidum, certainty, truth, manifestness, 
something palpable. Liv. Donee ad liqui- 
dum veritas explorata esset, to a certain¬ 
ty, with certainty. Curt. Nunquam ad 
liquidum fama perducitur: omnia, ilia 
tradente, majora sunt vero. — So, abl. 
Liquido, dearly, plainly, with perfect cer¬ 
tainty , without scruple or hesitation, with 
confidence, and, also, with a clear con¬ 
science. Plin. Liquido patet. Pandect. 
Si liquido constiterit, palpably, positively, 
clearly. Cic. Confirmare hoc liquido 
possum. Terent. Liquido jurare. Cic. 
Alia liquido negare soleo, flatly, without 
scruple or hesitation , outright. Liv. Li¬ 
quido discere ab aliquo, to get clear 
information. -II The first syllable is 
found long in Lucret. as derived from 
liquor, eris. 
LIQUIRITIA, s, f. same as Glycyrrliiia, 
3 licorice-wood. Vegct. de re Vet. 
LIQUIS, e, adj. same as Obliquus.ilFront. 
LIQU5 (unc.), as, avi, atum, a. 1. to make 
2 liquid, melt, dissolve, liquefy, fuse, ty]ko>, 
SiaXvco. Plin. Vitrum continuis forna- 
eibus, ut ®s, liquatur. Id. Anchusa li- 
quari non potest in aqua. Cels. Liquan- 
da alvus.-IT Also, to strain, perco¬ 
late. clarify, Sir/Sew, SitiXUjo. Colum. 
Contextus saccus quo vinum liquatur. 
Horat. Vina liques. — And, in gene¬ 
ral, to purify, cleanse. Manil. Silicem 
rivo saliente.-IT Liquatus, a, um, 
made liquid, liquefied, melted, fused. Cic. 
ex AEschylo. Liquat* ardore solis gutt*. 
Ovid, mella. Plin. ®s. Id. nives. — 
Also, strained, passed, percolated. Plin. 
Liquatum vinum. Colum. Succus per 
colum liquatus. — Hence, become pure, 
clarified. QuintU. Liquata dicta, h. e. 
purified, purged of useless words. — Also, 
clear. Host. ap. Macrob. Liquata vox. 
LIQUOR (liqueo’), oris, m. fluidness,fluid¬ 
ity, liquidness. Cic. Vis concretion is et 
liquoris. Lucret. Calor ignibus, liquor 
aquai ( h. e. aqu®). - If Also, fluid 
moisture, fluid ; for instance, water, 
honey, milk, oil, &c. Cic. Liquores 
perlucidiamnium. Lucret. Liquor mel- 
lis. Ovid. Liquor' Stygius. Cic. Saxa 
salis (A. e. maris) niveo spumata liquo- 
re. Virg. Fluidus liquor, h. e. tabes. 
Slat. Assyrius, h. e. amomum. Colum. 
Liquor, h. e. me]. Id. and Plin. Liquor 
albus ovorum, white of eggs. Ovid. 
virgineus, h. e. aqu® Virginis ( named 
* Virgo). Propert. Pactoli liquores, h. e. 
amnis, waters. Plin. oleaceus. — Hence, 
the sea. Horat. Liquor secernit Euro¬ 
pen ab Afro. — Also, Plin. In liquorem 
solvere, h. e. to dissolve into vapors. - 
IT The penult is found long in Lucret. as 
from liquor, eris. 
LIQUOR (perhaps Xet/Jco), eris, dep. 3. to 
3 become or be liquid, melt, dissolve, run, 
flow, rfiKopai. Virg. Montibus humor 
iiquitur. Ovid. Liquitur ut glacies. — 
Hence, Liquens, flowing, fluid, liquid, 
dear. Virg. mella, flumina.-IT Fig¬ 
ur. Lucret. In partem pejorem liqui¬ 
tur *tas, wastes or wears away, declines. 
Plaut. Res liquitur, is spent. Acc. ap. 
Cic. Liquier, h. e. defluere. 
LIRA (unc.), *, f. the earth thrown up be- 
3 tween two fum-ows, the ridge between two 
furrows. Colum. -IT It seems, also, 
to mean a f urrow in Colum. 2, 8, 3. 
LIRATIM (lira), adv. in ridges, ridge- 
wise. Colum. Liratim seri. 
LIRINON (Xcipivov), oleum, or unguen- 
tum, oil or ointment of lilies. Plin. 
LIRIOPe, es, f. a sca-nymph, mother of 
Narcissus Ovid. 
LIRIS, is, m a river of Italy, separating 
Latium from Samnium and Campania, 
now Garigliano. Plin. 
LIRO (lira), as, avi, atum, n. and a. 1. make 
balks or ridges in land ; to cover the seed 
in ploughing. Varr. Quum arant jacto 
semine”, lirare dicuntur : id est, cum ta- 
bellis additis ad vomerem, simul et Sa¬ 
turn frumentum operiuntin porcis, et 
sulcant fossas, quo pluvia aqua delaba- 
tur. Plin. Tabula aratro adnexa, quod 
vocant lirare, operiente semina: unde 
primum appellata deliratio est. Colum. 
jugera.— Hence, for delirare. Auson. — 
Also, Pompon, ap. Non. labias r.licui, 
to tear by scratching. 
LIROE (Xfjpoi), trifles, bagatelles, fooleries. 
3 Plaut. 
LiS (from epic, dropping e, and changing 
o into X), litis, f. strife, contention, dis- 
49G 
pute, controversy, quarrel; for instance, 
between two persons. 'Permit. Lites 
fact® sunt inter eos. Virg. Lites com- 
ponere, to compound, adjust, settle. Id. 
Limes agro positus, litem ut discerne 
ret arvis, h. e. decide, determine. Horat. 
Adhuc subjudicelis est (which is de¬ 
rived from the judicial signification of 
lis, though referring to a literary contro¬ 
versy). Ovid. In litem ire, to enter into 
dispute, quarrel. Cic. Mecum quid ha- 
bent litium (referring to a matter of 
opinion) ? — In particular, a judicial 
controversy or contest, lawsuit, suit, pro¬ 
cess or action at law. Cic. Lites privat®. 
Id. Litem alicui intendere, to raise or 
bring a sail against, to sue. So, Id. lnfer- 
re in aliquem litem capitis. Id. obtine- 
re, aut amittere, to carry or lose. Horat. 
perdere, to lose his cause, be cast. Cic. 
orate, to plead. Pand. instruere testibus. 
Id. instituere de re quapiam. Hurut. 
Lites habere cum aliquo. Terent. Lites 
sequi, orsectari. Cic. Litem suam face- 
re (of an advocate who forgets his cli¬ 
ent’s cause, and is occupied in his own 
defence). Pandect. Litem suam fucere 
(of a judge who, in consequence of an 
unjust decision, from partiality, interest 
or ignorance, &c. subjected himself to 
the payment of the amount in contro¬ 
versy). Titius ap. Macrob. Litem suam 
facere (of a party who did not appear in 
the forum when the judge was appoint¬ 
ed). Cic. Litem dare secundum ali- 
quid, h. e. to give sentence, decide the 
cause. Val. Max. Litem dare secundum 
aliquem, to give sentence in one’s favor. 
— Figur. of inanimate things, strife, 
variance, discrepancy, opposition. Ovid. 
Lis est cum forma magna pudiciti®. III. 
Hanc litem Natura diremit, li. e. interfe¬ 
rence, discord, of the jarring elements 
of chaos.-IT Also, the thing or mat¬ 
ter which is the subject of a judicial con¬ 
test or trial. Liv. Litem in rent suam 
vertere (as judges), to convert to their 
own use (appropriate to themselves) the 
lands which were the subject of controver¬ 
sy. So, Id. Interceptor litis alien®. 
Cic., Cces. and Nepos. Litem ffistimare, 
to sum up the amount of money which is to 
be paid by the offender, or to estimate the 
amount of injury done, and so to rate the 
damatres , fix the penalty in the case. Al¬ 
so, (fie . Litem cestimare alicui; and Id. 
alicujus. Also, Id. In inferendis litibus, 
in reckoning the sum which is in contro¬ 
versy. Id. Suinma litium, the amount o} 
damages in the case. — Figur. Liv. Litem 
voluntatis mstimare, to fix the penalty 
we are to pay for our inclinations. ■ 
IT Proverbially, Horat. Litem lite re¬ 
sol vere, h. e. to explain a controverted 
(or obscure ) point, by another quite as 
much so. , r 
LISSOS, i, f. or LISSUM, t, n. a town of 
Illyricum, on the borders of Macedonia. 
Cces» 
LITABILIS (lito), e, adj. with which an 
3 acceptable or successful offering ros !/ 
made, acceptable, propitiatory. Lactan 
Victima litabilis Priapo, meet and accep 
able. Id. Litabilior victima. 
LIT AMEN (Id.), Inis, n. a sacrifice, sen 
3 ing to satisfy, or in order to satis ) 
sods. Stat. divum. 
LITANIA (Xiravcia), as,. f. P uU ^f r y 
3 or supplication to God, litany ■ • , 
LITATI5 (lito), onis, f. the oital f ll f l 
2 favorable omens in a sacrifice, a succ* J 
sacrifice. Liv. Hostile sine htatione 
ciesae. . . T tTfRa- 
LIT2RA, and its derivatives, 
TOS &c. See Littera, Litteratus, 
TeRNUM, i, n. a town in Campam^ 
LRemusTa^n, $ 
, ; 
Litemian. Plw. I'is. ^ ' diiini, a 
Liternlnum (absol.), sc. 1 - rit- 
country estate at Liternum. 
a river, near which was the town J 
num. Liv. i. nn 
ITHANIC03 (^,‘ dc f’ X . C pun. Ollier' 
that suffers with the stone. 
mUEGfRuEo- 0 **** 
Litemian. 
nus, a, um, 
