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armis, h. e. Misenua (but here litice.n is 
also read). 
LyRICOS (lyra), a, um, adj. of or pertain¬ 
ing to a lyre, lute, or liarp, lyric, lyrical, 
\vptK6Ovid. Lyrici modi. Id. soni. 
Herat, vates, a lyric poet. Ovid. Lyri¬ 
ci Teia musa senis, h. e. Anacreontis. 
Stat. Regnator Lyric* cohortis, h. e. 
Pindar. — Lyrica, sc. carmina, lyric 
songs, odes. Plin. Ep. — Lyrici, sc 
poet®, lyric poets, writers of lyric poetry 
Quintal. 
LyRiSTeS ( \vptoriif ), ce, m. a lyrist. 
2 Plin. 
LyRNeSOS, LyRNkSSCS, or -5S, i, f. a 
town in Phrygia , the birthplace of Bri- 
seis, the mistress of Achilles. — Hence, 
Lyrnesis, or Lyrnessis, idis, adj. f.Lyr- 
nesian, of or pertaining to Lymesus. 
Odd. Abducta Lyrnesside tristia Achil¬ 
les, h. e. Briseis. — Hence, also, Lyrne- 
sius, or Lyrnessius, a, um, adj. Lyrne- 
sian. Ovid, mcenia. — Also, Lyrne- 
sias, adis. Festus. 
LYRON (Xvpov), i, n. a plant-, same as 
Alisma. Plin. 
LySaNDER, dri, m. a celebrated general 
of the Spartans. JYepos. — Also, anoth¬ 
er Lysander, a Spartan magistrate. Cic. 
Off. 2. 23. 
LYSaS, antis, a plant; same as Artemisia. 
3 Apul. 
LySIaS, se, m. a celebrated orator. Cic. 
— Hence, Lysiacus, a, um, adj. of or 
belonging to Lysias. Quintil. 
LySIMACHIA (Xvmpaxla), ffi, f. willow- 
herb (Lysimachia vulgaris, L.). Plin. 
-IT Lysimachia, se,f. a city of Thrace, 
founded by king Lysimachus. — Hence, 
Lysimachiensis, e, adj. of or belonging 
to this city. Liv. Lysimachienses, the in¬ 
habitants of the same. 
LySIMACHdS, i, m. a stone resembling 
Rhodian marble, with veins of gold. Plin. 
LySIPrOS, i, m. a celebrated statuary of 
Sicyon. Quintil. 
LySIS (Xiois'), is, f. a solving, opening. 
2 Vitruv. -If In architecture, the Same 
as Sima or Oymatium. Vitruv. 
LyTyE (Xvrai, from Xvoi), arum, m. 
those who are able to solve and return 
proper answers to the questions proposed 
for examination at the end of the fourth 
year of their studies. Justin. — Those 
who, at the end of the fifth year, arc more 
learned, are called prolytm. Id. 
LYTRA. See Lutra. 
LfTRUM, or LyTRON (Xvrpov), i, n. 
3 the ransom of a prisoner. Enn up. Fcst. 
and Non. 
LyTTA (A vna), s, f. a small-worm (called 
the greedy worm) said to be under the tongue 
of a dog, which, being taken out while he 
was a whelp, was absurdly supposed to 
prevent hint from going mad. Plin. 
M. 
M is the pranomen Marcus; as, M. 
Cicero, Marcus Cicero; but M’ sig¬ 
nifies Manius; and M, when a number, 
denotes a thousand. 
MADIA (pa Sia ), by Jove, an oath com¬ 
mon with the Greeks. Petron. 
MXCAReIS, id is, f. Maxapijif, the daugh¬ 
ter of Macareus. Ovid. 
MACAREUS (Mu/ca/>rts) [trisyll.], ei and 
eos, m. the son of JEolus, who had a child 
% his sister Canace. Ovid. 
MaCCOS (paKKoaco), a, um, adj. foolish, 
3 doltish, stupid. Apul. 
MACBD5, and MACEDoN (M a/addw), 
onis, m. in or of Macedonia; a Macedo¬ 
nian. Cic. Macedo Alexander. Horat. 
Vir Macedo, h. e. Philippus. ATepos. 
Macedones milites. - If Also, a cer¬ 
tain usurer. Pandect. See Macedo- 
niamis. 
Macedonia (m aKcSovia), as, f. a 
doniu, Macedon, a country situatec 
tioeen Thessaly and Thrace, which 
rulers of its own, until it was conga 
and reduced to a Roman province bi 
Cwcilius Metellus. The most celebs 
kings of Macedon were Philip, ana 
son, Alexander the Great The ori.i 
inhabitants of Macedon were of Illy 
descent, but mingled afterwards with 
Creeks. 
a, um, adj. In j 
acet. Senatusconsultum Macedonian 
against an usurer by the name of Mac 
whereby it was decreed, that a pej 
tending money to minors, should 
oe entitled to sue them after the d< 
,,their parents. 
* ndi kL /ir Nl ?°^ CMaiccAoi/iicoff), a, 
J. Macedonian. Plin. mare. Id. 
rasa. id. chlamys. Plant m 
P r . ffi da.-• Tf Macedonicus, a 
in m ?.£ lv '? n Metellus, from his conqx 
M™ mdon - Vell “; PHn., and Vi 
(MaitEidvtoj) a, um, 
Zfd an; as Macedoni 
(macellum), a, um, 
whoseT 1 "- t0 and otherprovisic 
inherit is Wltk »«*. Val. A 
victualler sd^of"™ " 
,,^^ndSueton f V W ° f VWtU 
«T S - (Id -)’ <ft “ s the vmp, 
van^ f 0 fl Cr T S was callcd h J 7i « 
lorn servants rt n " i “, U °° d ° f ' their 
“MkLLUM (me) i n' a aPlt0lm 
ions or v oting,f S ° rtS ° f P™ 
m acelhim ir’ 7 °/ t!C/l were sold al 
lrts, i mi Mand -IT Also, Ma 
MA CsLL 0 /T fl " lacellur n- Martial. 9C 
3 adj. „„1 S i d ra >n. of macer), a, i 
homo wAut lean or meagre. Lv 
MACES (unc.), es, n. 2. to be lean, meagre 
3 or thin. Plaut. 
MACER (unc.), era, crum, adj. lean, mea¬ 
gre, thin, poor, barren. Virg. taurus. 
Cic. solum. Colum. Macerrimte stir¬ 
pes. Varr. Ager macrior. -Y Fig- 
ur. meagre, thin. Martial, libellus, h. e. 
small, thin. Horat. Me macrum redu- 
cit, h. e. sad, sorrowful. -IT It was 
also a Roman family name. TEmilius 
Macer, a poet, and friend of Virgil. Ovid. 
MaCERaTIS (macero), onis, f. a steeping 
in liquor, soaking, maceration. Vitruv. 
- Y Also, a making soft or tender. 
Arnob. 
MaCEReSCS (Id.), is, n. 3. to become soft 
3 or tender. Cato. 
MACERIA (unc.), as, f. any wall inclosing 
grounds; a garden-wall, park-wall, &c. 
Terent., Varr. and Cws. 
MaCERIeS (unc.), ei, f. affliction, dis- 
3 tress. Afran. -Y Also, same as Ma¬ 
teria. Prudent. 
MACER5 (unc.), as, avi, atum, a. 1. to 
2 soak in liquor, soften by steeping, macerate. 
Terent. Salsamenta iiiec fac macerentur 
probe. Colum. Fimum assiduo mace- 
rari liquore. Vitruv. Macerare glebas 
calcis. Plin. panem, sc. aqua. Id. in- 
testina piscium sale, h. c. to pickle. Id. 
aliquid fumo. Id. totum corpus lacte, 
to bathe, wash,in order to soften the skin. 
-Y Figur. to soften or break down, 
weaken, enervate, harass. Liv. Alterum 
annum circumvallatos inclusosque nos 
fame macerant. -Y It is elegantly 
applied to the mind : to afflict, grieve, 
trouble, tease, torment, consume, waste, 
make to pine away, fret, vex, mortify, 
prey upon. Terent. Sed quid ego ? cur 
meexcrucio? cur me macero? Plaut. 
Egomet me concoquo, et macero, et de- 
fatigo. Ovid. Maceror interdum, quod 
sim tibi causa dolendi. Ilorat. Humor 
et in genas furtim labitur, arguens, 
quatn lentis penitus maeerer ignibus, 
h. e. consumar lento amore. Calp. Qua 
nunc ego maceror una, whom alone I ar¬ 
dently love. - Y Macerare exspecta- 
tionem, to torment by procrastination. 
Senec. Non tamen exspectationem ves- 
tram macerabo, singulos producendo: 
liberaliter hodie, et plena manu faciam. 
MACES. See Macetes. 
MACeSCS (maceo), is, n. 3. to grow lean 
3 or thin, become meagre or barren, pine or 
■waste away. Varr. 
MACET7E (Maxerat), arum, and, by con- 
3 tract., um, m. poet, for Macedones, the 
Macedonians. Slat. — Also, same as 
Syri. SU. 13, 878. 
MACETeS, um, m. anationin Africa, about ' 
the region of the Syrt.es, perhaps the . 
same whom Pliny calls Macw, and ‘ 
Ptolemy Maxafoi Hoprlrai. Sil. Et 
Macetum primi, atque incocti corpo¬ 
ra Mauri.-Y The singular is Maces, 
etis. Sil. Marmarides, turn Maurus 
atrox, Garamasque, Macesque. 
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1 MACHA3RA ( pdxaipa ), tf, f. a swora, 
1 sabre. Plaut. ■ —— Y Also, for Mentula. 
Pla%it. Pseud. 4, 7, So.-Y Also, the 
name of a prieco. Juvenal. 
■ MACHA3RIUM (paxaipioi'), ii, n. a little 
■ 3 sword. Plaut. 
MACUTEROPIIOROS ( pa X aipo<t>tipos ), l, 
1 m. one who bears a sword or sabre. Cic. 
; MACHaoN (Maxacon), onis, m. a son of 
JEsculapius, and a skilful physician. Cels. 
MACHAoNICOS (Machaon), and MA- 
■ 3 ClIAoNIdS, a, um, adj. of or belonging 
to Machaon. Sidon. 
MACHINA {pqx a t®! f. a frame, fabric, 
work. Lucrct. mundi. -Y Especial¬ 
ly, an instrument or a machine, by which 
things of considerable weight are moved 
or transferred ; as, a crane, cylinder, &c. 
Vitruv. Machina est continens ex ma¬ 
teria conjunctio, maximas ad onerum 
motus habeas virtutes, a machine, en¬ 
gine. Cic. Omnes ill® column®, ma¬ 
china apposita deject®, et reposit® sunt. 
Horat. Torquet nunc lapidem, nunc in¬ 
gens machina tignum. Id. Trahuntque 
siccas machin® carinas. Pandect. Ma¬ 
china frumentaria.-Y Also, a stage 
or scaffold ichere slaves were exposed to 
sale. Q. Cic. Amicam, quam palam do- 
mi haberet, de machinis emit. - 
Y Also, a. scaffold, frame of timber; a 
trestle, easel. Plin. Pingebat semper 
togatus, quamquam in machinis. Pan¬ 
dect. Si servum tibi tectorem commoda- 
vero, et de machina ceciderit. Id. Si, 
ut de piano opus faceret; tu eum im- 
posuisti machin® : aut si machin® cul¬ 
pa factum est, minus diligenter ligat®, 
vel funium, perticarumque vetustate. 
-Y Also, a military machine, warlike 
engine. Virg. Aut h®c in nostros fab- 
ricata est machina muros. Sallust. Vi- 
neis, turribus, et machinis omnium ge- 
nerum expugnare oppidum. Plin. Mu- 
rales machin®. Vitruv. Arietaria ma¬ 
china. Flor. Machinis urbem quatere. 
— Figur. Cic. Hanc legem ad ever- 
tendas illius opes, tanquam machi- 
nam comparari. Icl. Iisdem machinis 
sperant me posse labefactari, quibus 
antea stantem perculerunt.-Y Fre¬ 
quently, a trick, artifice, device, strata¬ 
gem, plan, contrivance. Plaut. Aliquam 
machinabor machinam, unde aurum 
efliciam herili filio. Accius. Nec quern 
dolum ad eum, aut machinam coramo- 
liar, scio. Cic. Ut oinnem adhibeam 
machinam ad tenendum adolescentem. 
Plaut. Quantas res turbo ! quantas mo- 
veo machinas! 
MaCHINaLIS (machina), e, adj. relating 
2 to machines, ahxavixdf. Plin. scientia. 
MaCHINaMeNTUM (inachinor), i, n. 
2 a machine. Liv. -Y Figur. an instru¬ 
ment, organ. Apul. Machinamenta, 
quibus ad sentiendas dijudicandasque 
quantitates, et qualitates census in- 
structi sunt, h. e. organs of sense. —. 
Also, trick, artifice. Cod. Theod 
