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light); at any rate, dim-eyeil, dim-sighted, 
muon-eyed, ‘purblind. Varr. ap. Mon., 
Plin. and Fest. — Luscitiosus is found 
in Plant, and Pandect. 
L0SCITI5, onis, f. a defect of the eyes, for 
3 which see the preceding word. Pandect. 
LUSCITioSUS. See Lusciosus. 3 
LOSCOS (unc.), a, urn, adj. blind of an 
eye, one-eyed, mope-eyed, srepdtp^aXpos. 
Cic. and Martial. -IT Juvenal. 7, l~b. 
Ipse curvatum hastile minatur eminus 
et statua meditatur proelia lusca, h. e. 
either with one eye shut, for the better 
aim ; or, bent or turned so as to hide an 
eye; or, a statue of a one-eyed person ; or, 
which seems preferable, with sunken 
eyes, dim-sighted, purblind, in reference 
to the flattened eye of the statue ; this 
may be the primitive sense ; or, a statue 
in profile. 
L0SI5 (ludo), onis, f. a playing, diversion, 
recreation, sport, lzaiyoia. Cic. Ducens 
mecum Ciceronem nieum in ludum ui- 
scendi, non lusior.is. Id. Pueri lusio- 
nibus vel laboriosis delectantur. Id 
Pilae usio. 
LuSITaNIA, Hi, f. aportion of Spam, now 
Portugal. Plin. — Hence, Lusitanus, a, 
um, aSj. in or from Lusitania , Lusitam~ 
an. Plin. cerasa. — Lusitani, orurn, the 
Lusitanians. Cic. — Lusitanus, i, in. Sil. 
L0SIT5 (frequentat. from ludo), as, n. 1. 
3 to play, especially, often, d&vpu>. Plant. 
LUSIOS, ii, m. a river in Arcadia. Cic. 
LuSSR (ludo), oris, m. a player, ira'iKTr,i. 
3 Senec. Lusor bonus pilain mittat. Ovid. 
Non cessat perdere lusor, sc.^ at dice. 
- -ir Figur. who docs something for 
pastime or pleasure. Ovid, lenerorum 
lusor amorum, a writer of love verses. 
-IT Also, one that makes game of an¬ 
other, a mocker. Plant. Te ut deludam 
contra lusorem meura. 
LuSotUE (lusorius), adverb, collusively. 
3 Pandect. 
LuSoRIuS (lusor), a, um, adj. pertaining 
2 to play, for playing with, naiKTiudy. Plin. 
Lusorius alveus cum tesseris, a gaming- 
board, gaming-table. Id. Lusoria pila, 
balls for playing with. —Lusorium (ab- 
sol.), a place for play or diversion ; for in¬ 
stance, an amphitheatre. Lamprid. 
Also, playing, as it were, h. e. moving 
about hither and thither, flying to and fro. 
Ammian. Lusoriis navibus discurrere 
flnmen ultro citroque, h. e. armed vessels 
which the Romans had upon the rivers 
which formed the boundaries of the empire ; 
fly-ships, spy-ships. So, Vopisc. Luso- 
ri®, sc. naves.-IT Also, serving for 
sport, pastime, diversion, pleasant, divert¬ 
ing. Plin. qusstio. Senec. spectacu- 
lum. Id. triremes. - If Also, done 
for sport or joke, not in earnest, feigned. 
Senec. nomen. — Also, vain, empty, 
without effect. Pandect, mime. Id. im¬ 
peril! m pnetoris. 
LuSTRAGS, inis, f. a plant, same as luera 
botane, verbenaca, columbina. Apul. 
LuSTRaLIS (lustrum), e, adj. pertaining 
2 to purification or expiation. Ovid. Spar- 
git aqua captos lustrali Graia sacerdos, 
holy or lustral water. Liv. Lustrale sa- 
criiicium, a purifying sacrifice, sin-uffer- 
inir. Senec. Lustrale caput, A. c. quod 
expiaret classem Doricam. Virg. exta. 
Lucan. Lustrales bellis anim®, ft. c. who 
have sacrificed themselves in war for the 
o-ood of the army. - IT Also, relating 
to the period office years, happening every 
five years. Tacit. Propinquo jam ius- 
trali certamine. 
LOSTRaMEN (lustro), Inis, n. a means of 
3 purification. Val. Flacc. 
LuSTR AMENTUM (Id.), i, n. a purifying 
3 or means of purification. Pandect. Lus- 
tram inti causa dare cantharides, ft. e. 
as a means of purification; or (from lus¬ 
trum) as an incentive to lust. 
LuSTRaTIS (Id.), onis, f. a purifying 
sacrifice, purification by sacrifice, lustra¬ 
tion, KaSapaif. Colum. Lustrationum 
morem priscis usurpatum. Liv. Lus- 
trationis sacro peracto.-IT Also, a 
o-oing round , travelling over. Cic. Lus- 
tratio municipiorum ? going round from 
city to city. Id. solis, the course or cir¬ 
cuit of the sun. Id. Cursus et lustratio- 
nes ferarum. 
LCSTR aTOR (Til.), oris, m. that travels or 
3 j candersover,traverser, TrspioScvrfis. Apul. 
LuSTRICOS (lustrum), a, um, adj. Sue 
2 ton. dies, A. e. the eighth or ninth day af¬ 
ter birth, when the child was purified and 
named; corresponding to the day of cir¬ 
cumcision among the Jews. 
LuSTRIFJCDS (lustrum & facio), a, urn, 
3 adj. purifying or pertaining to a purify mg 
sacrifice. Val. Flacc. Cantus lustrificus, 
a sacred song, or form of words, uttered 
in performing an expiatory sacrifice. 
L0STR5 (lustrum), onis, m. a wencher; 
but tlie reading is doubtful. Catull. and 
JViev. ap. Fest. _ 
LuSTRS (Id.), as, avi, aturn, a. 1. to 
purify by certain religious rites, and espe¬ 
cially by carrying about the victim previ¬ 
ously to ils being killed. TibuU. Fruges 
lustramus et agros. Ovid. oves. Liv. 
Capitolium. Id. exercitum omnem 
suovetaurilibus. Cic. Quum lmpera- 
tor exercitum, censor populum lustra- 
ret. Tibull. Tunc vitula mnumeros 
lustrabat c®sa juvencos. Id. aliquem 
tffidis. Virg. Lustramurque Jovi, ft. e. 
we bring to Jupiter a purifying sacrifice. 
Ovid. Magico lustrabere ritu. — Hence, 
to despatch, slay, for purification. Lie. 
e Sophocle. Multa alia victrix nostra 
lustravit manus. — Also, to review. Lie. 
exercitum; because this review was 
attended with an expiatory sacrifice. 
And, figur. to review, survey, view, ob¬ 
serve, examine. Virg. Totum lustrabat 
lumine corpus, ft. e. with his eyes. Petron. 
Postquam lustravi oculis totam urbem. 
Virg. Anchises animas lustrabat. Id. 
Lustrare alicujus vestigia, ft. e. to watch 
and follow. So, Cic. Cum omnia ratio- 
ne animoque iustraris, have weighed or 
considered. To this may be referred, 
Vine. Lustrabat lampade terras Auio- 
ra, enlightened. Id. Sol, qui terrarum 
flammis opera omnia lustras, surveyest, 
viewest. (But see below.) —- ) Also, 
because in lustrations the victim was 
carried about, to go round, go through, 
traverse, wander over. Cic. Pythagoras 
iEgvptum lustravit. Virg. Lustrandum 
navibus ®quor. Id. Lustrat equo mu- 
ros. Id. Regem lustrant choreis, dance 
round him. Id. pericula, go through, 
encounter. Cic. Mercurii Stella anno 
fere vertente lustrat orliem, completes its 
revolution, goes round its orbit. - 
IT From lux or luceo, it means, to illumi¬ 
nate, light, brighten. Cic. Nam retinent 
Arcti, lustrantes lumine suras. Virg. 
Lustrabat lampade terras Aurora. — 
Hence, to make visible or apparent, dis¬ 
play. Cic. Alvum, crura, humeros lus- 
trans (of a constellation). 
LuSTRSR (Id.), aris,atus sum, dep. 1. to 
3 wench, frequent brothel-houses, iropveviv. 
Plant. , 
LuSTRUM (luo, orlavo), l, n. properly, 
a place to bathe in ; hence, a place where 
swine wallow, slough, bog, morass. Varr. 
_Hence, generally, a haunt or den of 
wild beasts in the woods, a chase. Virg. 
Saltus ac lustra ferarum. Id. Inter de- 
serta ferarum lustra domosque. And, 
also, for a wood, irrove, glade, lone place. 
Virg. and Ovid. -IT Metaphorically, 
a pot-house, den, hell, brothel, stew. Lie. 
In lustris, popinis, alea, vino tempus 
®tatis omne consumere. Id. In lustris 
et lieluationibus. Horat. Mala lustra 
alicui objicere. — Hence, Lustra, sensu¬ 
al practices, debauchery. Cic. Vino lus- 
trisque confectus. 
LuSTRUM (luo, ft. c. solvo ; otherwise, 
from luceo), i, n. a purifying sacrifice, 
offered in behalf of the whole people by one 
of the censors, after finishing the census 
or review of the Roman people, at the end 
of every five years. The sacrifice was \\ it l 
the suovetaurilia, ft. e. a swine, sheep 
and bull. The censor, also, offered up 
a solemn prayer for the prosperity ot 
the state, &c. Sueton. Oct. 97. Hence, 
Lustrum condere, to go through with 
these ceremonies; consequently, also, to 
terminate the censorship. Cic. and Liv. 
Also, Cic. Sub lustrum censeri, ft. e. at 
the close of the censorship, just before the 
lustrum. — Hence, any expiatory sacri¬ 
fice, sin-offering. Liv. 45, 41. Also, 
because the lustrum took place every hve 
years, the space of five years ; a lustrum. 
Cic. Populi, nullo gemitu, publicams, 
ouibus hoc ipso lustro nihil solverant, 
503 
t lain superioris lustri reddiderunt (ft e 
the money for farming the taxes, which 
die luunvty jui ju.i nii.ng vivo ta-LCSj Which, 
used to be leased for jive years). Oviil. 
Troja lustris obsessa duobus, ten years. 
Martial. Vixisti tribus, o Calene, lus¬ 
tris, fifteen years. — Also, a show or 
games, celebrated every five years. Stat. 
(Compare Sueton. Dom. 4.) — More gen¬ 
erally, a period of several years ; for in¬ 
stance, of four years, in reference to the 
Julian calendar. Ovid. Fast. 3, 163. 
Plin. 2, 47 : and of a hundred years. 
Martial. 4, 1, 7. Ingens lustrum. 
LuSOS, a, um, particip. from ludo. 
LuSOS (ludo), us, rn. play, sport, pastime, 
a game, naiymov, naiypa. Colum. Ca- 
tulos emitti lusus ac lascivi® causa. 
Ovid. Illas virgineis exercent lusi- 
bus undas Naiades ®quore®. Plin. Ep. 
Laxare animum lusu calculorum. Sue- 
ton. Ex lusu ale®. Oell. Eum lusuin 
ludere, to pluy that game. -IT Also, a 
playing, sporting, joking, jesting, sport, 
fun, whatever is done for pleasure and 
pastime ; especially, play, sport, toying, 
in opposition to real business. Ovid. 
Sunt apti lusibus anni, for jest and love. 
Senec. Q.uibus omne fas nefasque lusus 
est, a mere toying with words. Quintil. 
Dant lusus, afford an occasion for jest, 
make themselves ridiculous. Liv. Per lu- 
sum atque lasciviam, out of fun, for 
amusement. Propert. Lusus, amorous 
trifling, toying. - IT Also, a school. 
Varr. ap. Mon. Dimittere lusum. 
LOTaMENTUM (luto), i, n. what is 
3 made of mud or besmeared therewith, mud 
or clay work. Cato. 
LOTaRIOS (lutum), a, um, adj. living in 
2 mud or slime. Plin. testudo.-IT Al¬ 
so, living upon mud, feeding on mud. 
Plin. mullus. 
L0TATI0S, a, um, the name of a Roman 
gens. -IT Adj. Lututian. Cic. lex. 
_IT Subst. Lutatius, and Lutatia; fer 
instance, Q..LutatiusCatulus. —Hence, 
Lutatianus, a, um, adj. Lutatian. Cic. 
LuTeX, ffi, f. a name df mountain-green or 
2 chrusocol. Plin. - -- IT Also, a plant, 
same as lutum. Plin. 33, 26. Ed. El- 
zev. ; but Ed. Hard, has lutum. 
LOTENSIS (lutum), e, adj. pertaining to 
2 mud, living in mud or slime. Phn. 
LuTESLuS (dimin. from luteus), a, um, 
3 adj. yellowish. Virg. 
L0TeSC 5 (lutum), is, n. 3. to turn to 
2 mud, become muddy. Colum. , 
LUTETIA PAR1SIORUM, now Pans. 
CcBS • 
LCTEUM, i, n. See Mteus and Lutw- 
LuTEUS (lutum), a, um, adj. c ° lorc ? w f 
2 the plant lutum. Phn. ChrysocoHa Ju 
tea/-IT Also, yellowish, of a golden 
yellow, saffron-yellow, 
Virg. aurora. Ovid, mlptim- 
pallor, sallow, sickly. — A- lso ’ f .. a _ 
yellow, th ° V ellow - Lutea" ex ovis, 
LOTEOS^I'uUnn), a, um, adj. 0 / nivA H 
loam, nfiXivos. Horat Defi e „, n sub 
teum caput. Ovid, tii , , . r \, c . 
trabe fingit opus. —• A\so,,• !> ^ 
daubed with mud, coverea[ f l ™£ud, be- 
nes — Hence, besmeared, anomum, 
daubed. Martial. Luteiimceroma^^ 
pus.. Juvenal. Vujcanuslute^s, ^ 
ed with soot and smvt. plant, mere- 
dirty, worthless, mmeraUe- 
trix. Cic. negotium, a sorry 
f .. _IT 41so, wade, oj ciay. 
Hispan® luteum rot® toreuma. F* 
dent, homo, ft. a ]. to covet 
LOTS (id.), m, aV1 >f Co- 
3 or bedaub with mud or loan, ^ ^ 
to and Calp. —— L j utet cero- 
smear, anoint. Martial. Wen 
ma cap’.llos. ] U0 ) as, av) 
j™, 
l muddy, dirty. Ij { otter . Phn, 
LUTRX, or LYTRA, ®, 
