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MAT 
martyr is buried. Tertull. Over such 
places churches were often built. - 
If Hence, a church. Ilicrun. 
HARUM, and MARON (/ tdpov ), i, n. an 
herb like marjoram, but of a stronger 
smell (perhaps Teucriuin marum, L. 
the Syrian herb maslich.) Plin. 
MAS (unc.), mXris, m. the male of gods, 
men, animals,plants, apjvyv, apariv. Cic. 
Besti® alia? mares, ali® feniime sunt, 
some arc males. Id. Et mares deos, et 
feminas esse dicitis. Plant, homines. 
Liv. Incertus (infans) mas an femina es- 
set. Odd. Teneri mares, boys. Plin. Ep. 
Liberi tres, duo mares. Ovid. Mares ole- 
as Plin. In tilia mas et femina ditferunt. 
Horat. vitellum, male yolk, h. e. male 
pullet. -ir Figur. masculine, manly, 
brave. Iloral. Mares animos. Catull. 
Male mas, unmanly, effeminate. 
MASjESyLI, oruin, m. same as Massce- 
syli. 
MaSCaRPIB (mas & carpo), onis, m. 
3 same as Masturbator. Pctron. 
MaSCOLeSCB (inasculus), is, n. 3. to 
2 become of the male kind, turn male. 
Plin. 
MaSCOLeTUM (Id.), i, n. a place where 
2 male vines are planted. Plin. 
MaSCOLINk (masculinus), adv. in the 
3 masculine gender (in a grammatical 
sense). Arnob. 
MaSCi)LINOS (mascnlus), a, um, adj. of 
2 the male kind, masculine. Apul. — Also, 
of plants. Plin. sexus. — Also, in gram¬ 
mar, Quintil. Genus masculinum. -—— 
IT Figur. manly, proper for a man. Quintil. 
MaSCOLOS (mas), a, um, ( adj. male, of 
2 the male kind, masculine, dppcviK (if, dvipi- 
~ Martial, nomen. Pluedr. genus. 
Virg. and Odd. tura. — Also, as a subst. 
Plant, and Liv. -If Also, male, h. e. 
imitating men, or persons of the male sex. 
Vitruv. cardo, h. e. the pivot, which turns 
round in the socket (cardo femina). Ho¬ 
rat. libido, It. c. Tribadum.-IT Also, 
proper for, befitting a man, brave, manly, 
vigorous, energetic, stoul, hardy, heroic. 
Horat. proles. Apul. animus. Horat. 
Sappho, because she threw herself into the 
sea (but Horace, it seems, alludes also to 
the m-ascula libido). 
MASINISSX, ®, m. a king of jYumulia. 
Cic. 
MaSPUTUM {paairerou), i, n. the leaf of 
laserpitium. Plin. 
MaSSa {patju, from pdoi, pdavio, to 
2 kuead), ®, f. a lump or mass, as, Ovid, of 
the chaos. Virg. picis. Plin. salis.—— 
Of cheese-curd, cheese. Odd. Lactis 
massa coacti. — Frequently, of metals. 
Colum. ferri. Pctron. auri. Also, 
merely, Massa, gold. Virg. — Also, of 
marble. Plin. Massa marmoris, a block 
of marble. 
MASSTESyLI, or MaS.'ESyLi, oruin, m. 
a nation of Numidia, in the western part 
of it. Liv. (The Mass yli lived in the east¬ 
ern part). 
MaSSXGETeS, e, in. plur. MassXget®, 
arum, m. apeople of Scythia, living on the 
eastern side of the Caspian sea. Plin. 
MASSA LIS (massa), e, adj. belonging to a 
3 mass, making or being a mass. Tertull. 
moles, ft. e. chaos. — Hence, whole. Id. 
M ASSALITER (massalis), adv. in a mass, 
3 together. Tertull. 
MA.SSX.RrS (unc.), is, f. a kind of wild 
grape. Plin. 
MASSICOS, a, urn, adj. Liv. MonsMas 
sicus, or merely, Cic. Massicus, a moun¬ 
tain in Campania, celebrated for its wine, 
now Monte Masso, or Massico, or Mar- 
sico. Hence, Horat. Vinutn Massicum, 
or merely, Massicum, sc. vinum. Thus, 
also, Virg humor. 
MASSILIa (M aoaaXia), ®, f. now Mar 
seilles, a city in Gallia Narbonensis. Cats. 
It was a colony of the Ionian maritime town 
PhocEa, in Asia Minor, built by Pro 
teus, according to Plutarch. Sol. 3.- 
IT Hence, Massilianus, a, um, adj. of 
Massilia, belonging to it. Martial. - 
II Massiliensis, c, adj. relating or belong¬ 
ing to Massilia. Massilienses, the inhabit¬ 
ants. Cic. -IT Massiliotlcus, a, um 
pertaining to Massilia. Plin. IT Mas- 
silitanus, a, um, the same as Massilien- 
sig. Vitruv. 
MaSSS (/lafftraj). as, a. 1. to make, a dough 
1 of any thing by kneading - Hence to 
chew, to masticate. Th. Prise. — Also, 
to condense. Lucret. 1. 667, but Edd, 
Creech and Eichst. read mutare. 
MaSSOLX (diminut. of massa), se, f. a 
2 small mass or lump, gaijiov. Colum. 
MaSSORIOS, or MXSOltTOS SXBpJOS, 
ci jurist in the times of Tiberius. 
MaSSyLOS, a, um. As a subst. Massyli, a 
nation in the eastern part of Numidia (tlie 
Mascesyli lived in the western part of 
Numidia). Virg. -IT Adj. Massylian, 
and sometimes perhaps African. Virg. 
equites. Martial, serpens, ft. c. the drag¬ 
on guarding the orchards of the He-s- 
perides. — Hence, Massylaius, or Massy- 
leus, a, um, Martial., and Massylius, a, 
um, Massylian. Lucan. 
MASTICATI8 (mastico), onis, f the act 
3 of chewing, mastication. Cal. Aurel. 
MaSTICHaTOS (inastiche), a, um, adj. 
3 seasoned with mastich. Lamprid. 
MaSTICHe, and MaSTICe (paor'isy), 
es, f. mastich, the sweet-scented gum of the 
mastich-tree (Pistacia lentiscus). Plin. 
MASTICHINOS, and MASTICINOS ( pa- 
3 urixivos), a, um, adj. of mastich. Pallad. 
MASTIC HUM, and MASTICUM, i, n. 
3 mastich. Pallad. 
MaSTICB (unc.), as, avi, atum, a. 1. to 
3 chew, masticate. Apul. 
MaSTIGIX ( pavriyias), te, m. an abusive 
3 word, as scoundrel, rogue, rascal, knave, 
properly one that is often beaten or that de¬ 
serves to be beaten. Tcrent and Plaut. - 
If As a femin. it signifies a whip, scourge. 
Sulpic. Sever. 
MASTIGBPHBROS ( pavnyo<l>6pos), i, m. 
3 one carrying a scourge; this was the 
name of a police-officer, whose duty it 
was, to maintain order and peace, as at 
the theatre. Pandect. 
MASTBS ( paoros, b, the breast), i, f. an 
herb good for the breasts. Plin. 
MaSTRuCX, and MASTRuGX (a Sardin- 
1 ian word, according to Quintil.), se, f. 
a coat made of sheep’s skin (with the wool 
on), or any such garment. Cic. ap. 
Quintil. -IT Also” an abusive word. 
Plant. 
MASTRuCATOS (mastruca), a, um, adj. 
1 clothed in a coat made of sheep’s skin. Cic. 
MASTRUPATOR, I See Masturbator, 
MASTRUPO. j Masturbo. 
MASTuRBATBR, or MASTRuPaTOR 
3 (masturbo), oris, m. qui masturbat. 
Martial. 
MASTuRBB (manus & stupvo), as, avi, 
atum, a. J. and MASTuRBBlt, aris, 
atus sum, dep. 1. %£i povpyeiv, verburn 
dictu factuque turpissimum. Martial. 
-- IT Some write Mastrupo, &c. 
M XT AS OS (pdraio j), a, um, adj. vain- 
foolish. Petron. in fragm. Tragur. Al. 
aliter leg. 
MATARA. See Materis. 
MATXRIS. See Materis. 
MATAXA. See Met.axa. 
MXTeLLX (dimin. of matula), se, f. a 
Martial. ■ 
-IT Also, 
I chamberpot, apis- 
any vessel, or a vessel to hold water. Plant. 
MXTeLLIB (Id.), onis, in. is rendered, 
1 a chamberpot, in Cic. Parad. 5, 2. ; per¬ 
haps any kind of small vessel, or a small 
vessel lo hold water. 
MXTEOLX (unc.), se, f. an instrument 
2 wherewith to drive a thing into the ground. 
Cato and Plin. perhaps a stick, or club, 
or handle of a spade. 
MATER ( pyrnp, Dor. paryp), tris, f. a 
mother, female that brings forth. Ovid. 
Matrem fieri de Jove, to become preg¬ 
nant, &c. Id. esse, to be with child. Id. 
Matrem facere, to get with child. — Ma¬ 
ter familias, or famili®, the mistress of a 
family, the lady of the house ; also, a law¬ 
ful wife, consort; hence it may fre¬ 
quently be rendered lady, woman, wife. 
Cic. (See Familia.) In particular, Ma¬ 
ter familias, a lady, who has been formal¬ 
ly married. Cic. — Mater, also, often 
signifies simply, a woman, lady; and 
matres, women, ladies. Virg. and Liv. 
— Hence, Mater is often used of a god¬ 
dess. Virg. Vesta mater. Lucret. 
Flora mater. Liv. Mater Matuta. — 
Also, a name given to matrons, by 
way of honor. Plant. Jubemus te sal 
vere, mater. — Nurses are likewise 
called so. Plaut. and Virg .— Cic. Mag¬ 
na mater, and merely, Virg. Mater, sc 
deorum, ft. e. Cybele. — The earth is 
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also called Mater, Liv. because it pro 
duces everything. Ovid, florum, A. *>, 
Flora. Id. amorum, A. e. Venus. — 
Also, of animals, Varr. and Virg. And 
of a tree or a trunk, whence”shootg 
spring. Virg. and Colum. -IT Also 
maternal affection. Ovid. - If Also, 
child-bearing, maternity, motherhood. Sc- 
nec. -IT Also, cause, origin, source. 
Cic. Mater bonarum artium est sapien- 
tia. Id. avariti®. Varr. Apes mellis 
matres. 
MaTeRCOLX (dimin. of mater), ae, f. 
little mother, dear mother, &c. Cic. 
MATERFAMILIAS, MATERFAMIL- 
I/E. See Muter and Familia. 
MATERIA, te, and MaTERIeS (mater), 
ei, f. matter, stuff, materials, that of.which 
any thing is composed, v\y. Cic. rerum, 
the elements of the things being, elementary 
matter. Ovid. Materiam superabat opus. 
Especially, building materials. Liv. — 
Hence, limber. Vitruv. Materiam cte- 
dere, to fell, cut or hew down limbtr. 
Especially for ship building. Cic., Cces 
and Virg. — Also, wood in general, 
either whole trees, or branches. Cic. 
JVaf. D. 2, 60. culta, A. e. fruit-trees. 
Id. silvestris, wild trees. Colum. Citata 
materia, a branch, or, Cic. Orat 2, 21, 
the trunk of a tree. Also, any wood for 
use, as, for building bridges. Cws.: for 
the-fortification of a camp. Id. for build¬ 
ing a house. Cic.; to make poles of. 
Cato. — Liv. Materiam credere, to cut 
wood. Colum. Inter librum et materi- 
am , the wood of a t-rcc. Id. Genus Sur- 
culorum aptum materi®, for timber or 
for fuel. — Also ,food. Cels, imbecillis- 
sima. - IT Figur. any thing from 
which something proceeds or originates .— 
Hence, a race or breed of animals. Colum. 
— Also, the matter or materials for some¬ 
thing, as the subject or argument of a book , 
the theme of a discourse, matter to speak 
upon, the subject of any art or science. 
Cic. adjocandum. Id. sermonum. Id. 
artis. Id. aequitatis, the topic or subject 
on equity. — Also, occasion, cause, source. 
Cic. seditionis. Sallust, omnium ma- 
lorum. Horat. Aurum, sumini materi- 
em mali. Cic. Materiam dare invidiffi. 
Id. bonitati. — Also, with the infinit. 
following. Cic. dicere, for dicendi. — 
Also, natural disposition or abilities of a 
person, and sometimes genius, talent. 
Cic. Catonis. Id. in animis humanis. 
Liv. ingentis decoris. Id. ad audaciam. 
Ovid. Non sum materia digna perire 
tua, ft. e. your (hard, unfeeling, cold) 
disposition. - , 
MATERIALIS (materia), e, adj. material. 
3 Macrub. . . , 
MATERIALITER (materials), adv. ma- 
3 terially. Sidon. 
MATERIARIOS (materia), a, um, adj. 
2 of or pertaining to timber. Pun. ao 
ca, carpentry. Plant. Materiarms, .subst. 
one that furnishes or supplies with -m • 
Inscript, faber, a carpenter. I nscr Tj 
Negotians materiarius, a dealer m mi~ 
ber, timber-merchant, woodntonger. 
IT Tertull. llsretici Materiam, those mho 
believed in the eternity of matter. 
MATERIATIS (materio), onis, f. 
f. 
2 work, as beams, rafters, &c- 
MATERIATCRX (Id.), f V a ,±K l 
o nf timber, the art of viorkt a 
See Materio. 
_ framing of timber, the 
wood, carpentry. Vitruv 
MATERIATOS, a, um 
MATERIES, ei, f. See Materia. 
MATERIO (materia), as, a- ^ des 
1 with timber, snake of mood. -• 
male material®, m ade ofbad wo - f 
MATERIBLa (dimin. of materia;, 
3 matter. Tertull. , j to f e !l 
MATERI5R (materia), aris, aep ^ 
2 wood or to Vrovide woodormhe 
MATERIS, or MATXRIS is, 
RX (a Celtic word), <e,t. a ^ 
lin, sort of pike or lance. Muct. 
Cces. and Liv. a( }j. p ertai«- 
MATeRNOS (mater), a, um, a J r t 
* *• ? -■•"■'i.r ft-- 
maternal. Cic. non ^®''' es ft. 
inns. Nemcsia-n. mense 
the 
_ , nvi d. Materna- 
months of l >re '- rna ^ r J\ mv lctes the time h* 
que tempora complet, cwP ft^,^ 
should have remained in his n ttfin po- 
Virrr. C®sar cmgen= u ■ llicr t j 
ra myrto, A. c. of Venus, the m 
