LUC 
LUC 
LUC 
Plant. Prius quam lucet, adsunt, 5c- 
fore day-break. Catull. Nam si iuxerit. 
Cic. Nondum lucebat-So, with hoc. 
Plant. Hoc lucet, that is day, that is 
morning, pointing with tile finger; for, 
it is day. — Hence, to shine out, be visible 
or apparent. Martial. Corpus lucet per 
bombycina.-IT Also, figur. to shine 
out or shine, strike the sight, be visible, 
apparent, or conspicuous, be clear or 
distinct. Cic. Nunc imperii nostri splen¬ 
dor illis gentibus lucet, is apparent or 
conspicuous. Id. Cum res; tarn Claris 
arguments luceat, appears clearly, is 
evident. Id. Virtus lucet in tenebris, 
shines bright. Id. Mea officia luxerunt. 
LLTCRRENoEts, lum, m. same as Luceres. 
Fest. 
LUCkReS, urn, m. the name given by Rom¬ 
ulus to a century of horsemen (Liv.), or 
to a tribe (Varro) -IT The antepe¬ 
nult is lengthened by Ovid., but short¬ 
ened by Propert. 
LOCERlX, in, f. a town of Apulia, in 
Italy. Cic. — Hence, Lucerlnus, a, urn, 
adj. belonging thereto, Lucerinri. Liv. 
finis (the boundary). — Lucerlni, orum, 
the Lucerians. Liv. 
LuCeRNA (luceo), 33, f. a lamp, \v%roy. 
Cic. Duo pro uno lucernes lumina vi- 
dentur. Herat. Ut semel icto acces- 
sit fervor capiti, numerusque lucernis, 
when the lamps have increased in number 
as it seems to him in his drunkenness.’ 
Juvenal. Pereundum est ante lucernas 
h. e. ante noctem. Phcedr. Lucernam 
accendere. Horat. Lucernas fraudare 
olivo. Hence, Juvenal. Venusina dig- 
na lucerna, h. c. of the lucubrations of 
Horace. -IT Also, a certain fish, which 
shines in still nights, the lantern of the 
sea. Plin. 
LuCeRNaTOS (lucerna), a, um, adj. 
3 lighted with lamps. Tertull. 
LuCeRNoli (dimin. from lucerna), re, f. 
3 a small lamp. Hieronym. 
L0Ce&C 6 (luceo), is, n. 3. to grow 
3 light , begin to lighten up or shine. Cic. 
cum lucis. Liv. Et jam lucescebat, 
omniaque sub oculis erant. Virg. No¬ 
vum stupeant lucescere solem. ° Ovid. 
Lucescere nonas, break, dawn _IF Al¬ 
so, to become brilliant, shine. Jul. Firm. 
— —IT Compare Luciscit. 
LuCETIBS (lux ; or allied thereto), a, 
3 um, adj. Jupiter Lucetius, so called, 
perhjipa as bringing light. Lcev. ap. 
UeLl.: bo, Juno Lucetia. Mart. Capeli. 
liUU, for luce, ablat. of lux. Cic. Q,uis 
taudeat luci illustrem aggredi? by day, 
u the day time. So, Plant. Venire luci. 
.7 x i/UU/i/. v clllto 1UC1. 
[ 7mrn- ; , In ^ ci > in the li S ht r % day. 
jUOIRe (luctdus), adv. luminously, bright- 
VJ, clearly, plainly, distinctly. Cic?\Jt 
verbum lucide definiat. Senec. Ani¬ 
mus lucidius et tranquillius inter divina 
»im l l SUt » US ', Q uintu - Causam lucidis- 
tenLi° Sten< ^ eie ' Pan ' lect - Lucidius in- 
9 a ’ um ) udj. having 
~ j? . ’ °f light, bright, dear, resplen- 
i; j g dtmng, shining, sparkling, bril- 
hant i M ,d, Qosruubl Lucre?, aer. 
cidim-' a deia ' 0in f gemma. Id. Lu- 
o fP |, d ° mus - r Li trav. Lucidissima 
rnam'nr^ • , Ucida saxa ’ h - e ■ mtida 
marmora 6ng/i(, polished. Quintil. am- 
Zm V t T V6Stis ’ P ellucid , trans- 
E - ~T IjUC , ldu,n ’ adv - f° r ll >eide. 
w e ' Luculum fulgentes oculi. — 
PrZ Tib “ lL Lucidaovis. 
luminous. QuiiUi} 1 ' d ‘ s ^ nct ’ Iticid, 
Plo rmr.c-f U i . A notissiino exein- 
evident m^pi -r ldior ’ more clear > morR 
didTVt f: Ph ,"istu S imitator Thucy- 
tenus' lucWiw t ^ mfi f rmi T 0r ’ ?? aliqua - 
LOCTFfR fl"- cuo ^ methodical. 
bringinr or'Vt rin^r 6l '" m > ad L 
the kor?es of ihTf 1 ” ll ° ht ‘ 0vid • e fl ui > 
n® the j,,-' [ le monn - Lueret.. pars Lu- 
parL Lucife- 
the Ua-ht an( i mniE), h. e. bringing to 
ana lucifera. ’ *”&****• Cic. Di- 
Sri, m thn J Hence, Lucifer, 
star ) day-star ! <t! r u? nUS ' the morn ™%~ 
We,’ he is I’ * Ma t 6 P°s- Cic. - i„ fa- 
"fCeyx. Ovid \° f Jl r‘ lr ° ra and father 
Ciyz.J. Lucrfero genitus, h. e. 
^‘ucifeLs, PrlpZi’p 16 ,laj ' 0vid ‘ 
• Paucis luciferis. 
LuC/FfCBS ^lux & facio), a, um, adj. 
' emitting or giving light, illuminatinir. 
Cod. Hurcl. Lucificus sol. 
LuCIFLOoS (lux &. fluo), a, um, adj. 
3 flowing or streaming with lio-ht. Pru¬ 
dent. and Juvenc. 
LuClFOGA (lux & fugio), te, m. flying or 
l shunning the light. Apul. — Hence, one 
who uses night for day. Senec. 
LuCIFOGaX (lux & fugax), acis, adj. 
3 same as Lucifugus. Minuc. Fel. Ml. lea. 
lucifuga.) = 
LuCIFirGdS (lux' & fugio), a, um, adj. 
flying or shunning the light, delighting 
in darkness. Virg. Lucii'ugis congesta 
cubilia blattis. — Figur. shunning the 
light. Cic. Lucifugi, maledici, mon- 
strosi. 
LuCILIOS, a, um, a Roman gentile name. 
- —■ IT As an adj. Lucilian _ IT Subst. 
Lucilius, a man of this gens ; Lucilia, a 
woman of the same. The most noted of 
this name is C. Lucilius, the knight 
and satirist, who flourished a little be¬ 
fore the time of Cicero. Cic. Or. 1, 16. 
Quintil. 10, 1, 93 . — Hence, Lucilianus, 
a, um, adj. of or pertaining to Lucilius, 
Lucilian. Vai'ro. 
LuCiNA (lux), ae, f. a name of Juno, as 
gating light., author of light. Tibull. 3, 
4, 13. - IT Also, of Juno, as bringing 
to the light, helping childbirth (but 
Plin. derives the name from lucus, and 
Ovid. Fast. 2, 449, leaves it doubtful). 
Terent. Juno Lucina. Virg. and Ovid. 
Lucina (without Juno). — Diana, also, 
is called Juno Lucina, from the same 
cause. Catull.; where Juno is equiva¬ 
lent to Dea. — By metonymy, child¬ 
birth. Virg. Lucin® labores. Id. Pati 
Lucinam. 
LuCINuS (lux, or Lucina), a, um, adj. 
3 Prudent, hora, natal hour. 
LuCIPAReNS (lux & parens), tis, adj. 
3 producing light,' parent of light. Avien. 
nox. 
L0C1P3R, h. e. Lucii puer. Plin. 2 
LuCISATSR (lux & sator), oris, m. the 
3 author or creator of light. Prudent. 
LuCiSCIT (lux), ere, jmpers. it becomes 
light or day, it daums. Cic. Q,uum lu- 
ci3ceret, at day-break. Plaut. Luciscit 
hoc jam, there, day is breaking (compare 
Luceo). — This should not be confound¬ 
ed with lucesco, which is derived from 
luceo. 
LuClOS, ii, m. a Roman pranomen, com¬ 
monly written L .; thus, L. Cornelius Syl- 
‘ a --IT Also, a certain fish, which some 
take to be the pike. Huson. 
LOCDMeDIuS, ii,m. Propert. perhaps same 
as Lacumo. See Lucumo, near the end. 
LUCOMO, LUC MO. See Lucumo. 
IJ5CRaTi 5 (lucror), onis, f. the getting 
3 of gain, gain, profit. Tertull. 
LSCRaTIVOS (Id.), a, um, adj. gained, 
2 won. Quintil. opera, h. e. subseciva, 
which one has over and above his stated oc¬ 
cupation ; but the reading is doubtful. 
Pronto. Lucrativa tempora, spare mo¬ 
ments. -- If Also, relating to gain, at¬ 
tended with gain and profit; Res lucra- 
tivrn, things which are acquired without 
any expense or loss on the part of the re¬ 
ceiver ; which are, as ice say, clear gain; 
as, a legacy, <Scc. Cod. Theod. Hence, 
Pandect. Tesseram frumenti ex causa 
lucrativa habere, h. e. ex legato. Id. 
Lucrativa possessio. 
LuCReTILIS, is, m. a mountain in the Sa¬ 
bine territory. Horat. 
LuCRkTTNOS, a, um, adj. refers to a re¬ 
gion of the Sabine territory, in the vicinity 
of mount Lucretilis, where Htticus had an 
estate^. Cic. In tuo Lucretino sole. 
LuCReTIuS, a, um, a Roman gentile 
name. - IT Adject. Lucrctian. - 
IT Subst. Lucretius, a man of this gens ; 
Lucretia, a woman of the same. The 
most famous is Lucretia, daughter of 
Sp. Lucretius Tricipitinus, and wife of 
Tarquinius Collatinus. Having been 
violated by the son of Tarquinius Su¬ 
perbus, she stabbed herself; which 
Brutus and others made an occasion of 
overthrowing the regal power at Rome. 
— T. Lucretilis Carus, a poet and Epi¬ 
curean philosopher, wrote a poem de 
Rerum Natura. 
LfiCRIFACTS, is, eci, actum, or, proper¬ 
ly, LBCKi FAC15, &c. a. 3. (and in 
503 
the pass. LDCRTFI 5 , fieri, factus sum 
or properly, LBCRr FI3, Ac.), to rain 
get, win, acquire, make (profit), make gain 
of, icepdaivw, for the most part without 
expense, loss or labor. Petron. Advocati 
qui volebant pallium lucrifacere. Mar¬ 
tial. Emit lacernas Bassus : lucrifecit 
h -f- did not pay for them, got them clear. 
Oc. Omnem illam ex (Brario pecuniam 
lucnfactam videlis, made his own, shifted 
to his own pocket. Id. Si ostendo, lucri- 
fieri tritici modios centum.-u Fic- 
ur. to gain, get, acquire (as profit or 
gain). Varro. Luerifecerunt hoc nomen 
turdi, h. e. have as it were appropriated to 
themselves, although it is common to 
ail birds. A act. de B. Hispan Illo be- 
neficio suum maleficium existimabant 
se lucrifacere, had got their misdeed 
clear, h. e. escaped punishment. Plin. 
Guam injuriam lucrifecit, h. e. impune 
tulit. Valer. Max. Lucrifac censoriam 
notam, h. e. think yourself lucky in hav¬ 
ing escaped the censure. 
LBCRIFaCTOS, a, um, particip. from 
lucrifacio. 
LBCRIFICABILIS (lucrifico), e, adj. 
v Sofnful, profitable. Plant. 
IUCRldi 1 C 6 (lucrificus), as, a. 1 . to get, 
o gam, win , acquire. Tertull. 
L&CRlFICciS (lucrum & facio), a, um, 
3 adj. bringing gain, gainful, profitable. 
. Plant. 
LSCRIFI5. See Lucrifacio. 
LOCRIFOGA (lucrum & fugio), ®, m. one 
3 who shuns gain or lucre. Plaut. 
LBCRINOS, a, um, adj. For instance, 
Horat. and Mela. Lacus Lucrinus, or, 
Cic. and Virg. merely, Lucrinus, a lake 
in Campania, near Baice; the Luerine 
lake or lake Lucrinus. — Hence, Plin. 
.Lucrina ostrea, oysters of this lake. So" 
Horat. Lucrina conchylia. Martial’ 
Lucrina (absol.).-IT Lucrinensis, e, 
adj. of or pertaining to lake Lucrinus. 
Cic. res, li. e. Luerine oysters. 
L0CR1P£TA (lucrum & peto), ®, m. 
3 greedy of gain; a gain-seeker, a lover of 
lucre. Argum. Mostel. Plaut. Lucripe- 
ta funerator. - IT Cassiod. has lu- 
cripetes. 
LBCRlCs (lucrum), a, um, adj. pertain- 
3 mg to gain. Arnob. Lucrii dii, gods 
presiding over gain-getting. 
LOCItQR (lucrum), aris, Itus sum, dep. 
1 . to gain, get, win, acquire, make (as 
gain), Kcp&aivio; for the most part as 
clear gain ; without expense or labor 
on our part. Cic. Qui depositum nuilo 
teste, cum lucrari impune posset auri 
pondo decern, reddiderit. Id. Ut lo- 
cupletes suum perdant, debitores lu- 
crentur alienum. Id. Missorum omne 
stipendium lucrari, not to pay them, put 
it into his own pocket. Plin. Marina 
aqua (panem) subigi, occasione lucraii- 
di salis, inutilissimum. Pandect. I)o- 
tem maritus vel in totum, vel in partem 
fuerat lucraturus. Tacit. Aleam sobrii 
inter seria exercent, tanta lu'crandi, per- 
dendive temeritate, ut, &c. winning. 
Horat. Nomen ab Africa domita, to get, 
win, obtain. -IT Figur. Cic. Lucretur 
indicia veteris infami®, he. may get them, 
clear, h. e. / will give them to him, will 
not bring them forward. 
LBCRoSe (lucrosus), ad v. profitably, advan- 
3 tageously. Plieronym,. Lucrosius perire. 
LBCRoSDS (lucrum), a, um, adj. gainful, 
2 profitable, yielding gain or profit, lucra¬ 
tive, KepSaXcoy. Ovid. Tibi lucrosa vo- 
luptas. Tacit. Donee quod omnibus in 
promptu erat, paucis lucrosum fieret. 
Plin. Nec est ulla fraus vif® lucrosior. 
Id. Id per®que etiam lucrosissimum. 
LBCRUM (luo), i, n. gain, profit, advan¬ 
tage, acquisition, emolument, lucre, uep- 
Soy. Cic. Alii emendi, aut vendendi 
questu et lucro ducerentnr (quastus and 
lucrum differ herein, that the former is 
got by labor, industry, expense (from 
qu®ro), the latter by donation, legacy 
or inheritance, or even by theft or fraud; 
this distinction, however, is not con¬ 
stant). Id. Qui ex publicis vectigali 
bus tanta lucra facit, reaps such profit 
Id. Frumentaria lucra exigere. Plaut. 
Ego recie valeo, et rem gero, et facio 
lucrum, make money. D. Brut, ad Cic. 
Ut quamplurimum lucri faciant. Plin. 
Lucri causa, or gratia, for the sake qfgaix 
