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MER 
MES 
. to whore. 
(See above.) — Also, to earn by prostitu¬ 
tion. Oell. Puerad merendum coactus. 
_Also, to deserve of, do either good or 
ill, to behave one's self. Plant. Ut de 
me meres. Id. Utut erga me merita est. 
Terent. Meritus est de me, ut, &c. Cic. 
De republica bene mereri. Id. Male 
mereri de civibus. Prop. Quocumque 
modo de me mereris, howsoever you may 
behave towards me. Virg. Quiqui sui 
memores alios fecere merendo, h. e. bene 
merendo, by obliging or deserving well of 
them. -If See, also, Merens, and Me¬ 
rlins. 
MERETRICIe (meretric.ius), adv. after 
3 the manner of whores, meretriciously, 
whorishly. Plaut. 
MERETRICIuS (meretrix), a, um, adj, 
of a harlot, whorish, meretricious. Cic. 
amores, lascivious love. Id. qusestus 
Terent. domus, a brothel, bawdy-house 
-IT Meretricium, ii, absolutely, the 
trade of. a harlot. Sueton. facere, h. e. 
to carry on. 
MERETRICSR (Id.),aris, dep. 
Colam. 
MSRETRICOLX (dimin. of meretrix), as 
f. a worthless prostitute. Cic. 
MERETRIX (inereo), Icis, f. earning 
money, especially by whoring. Terent. 
mulier, and, absolutely, Cic. and Ilorat. 
meretrix, a harlot, prostitute, whore, 
strumpet, courtesan, quean, punk, iruipa, 
« pvt]. -IT The genit. plur. is meretri- 
cm. Plant, and Ovid; sometimes, me¬ 
retricium. Plaut. 
MeRGX (merges), as, f. a fork or pitchfork 
3 to make heaps or cast up sheaves of corn 
with. Plaut. and Colum. 
MERGES (unc. perhaps from mergo), Itis, 
(■ a sheaf of corn, ohXooirr,^. Virg. - 
If Also, same as Merga. Plin. 
MERG8 (mare), is, ersi, ersurn, a. 3. to 
pat under water, dip, plunge, sink, im¬ 
merse, overwhelm, (Janreo. Cic. in 
aquain. Id. in mari, dive. Virg. tequo 
re. Lio. Aqua languida mergi, to' be 
drowned. Vellei. Partem classis mersit. 
Also, absolutely, for mergere in aquam, 
to sink, let down into water. Senec. cine- 
rem. Liv. Ad caput aqua; Ferentin® 
niergeretur, to be drowned. — Aqua mer- 
git,/ar obruit. Ovid. Aquas mersuras. 
—Mergi signifies, also, to immerse one’s 
self, plunge or dive into. Id. — Mergere 
denotes ‘also, in general, to sink, put or 
fit somewhere, to let down, plunge, drive, 
infix. Plin. Palmitem per jugum, to 
bend. Senec. aliquem ad Styga. Mar¬ 
tial. mamnn in ora urs®. Ovid. Canes 
mergunt rostra in corpore Actieonis. 
Pun. Flavius in Euphratem mergitur, 
.' e - influit, discharges itself. Liv. Caput 
in terram effossam. — Hence, Mergi, of 
tne sun, moon and stars, to set. Ovid. 
—— if Pigur. to sink, overwhelm, ruin, 
aestroy. Virg. aliquem mails. Id. fu- 
aere acerbo, to bring to a painful or pre- 
nature death. Val. Flacc. lumina som- 
,°’ to c ‘-°se in sleep. Curt. Mergi in vo- 
ptates, to give one’s self up to. Liv. 
„, e /? USV ! no s °mnoque, to be dead drunk 
r” tinned in sleep. Pandect. Ut mer- 
" m pupilli, l ose their fortune. Liv. 
usura; mergunt sortem, the interest al- 
rhJH feuding the possibility of dis- 
rn t le ca Vitul. Plaut. Mersus fo- 
dis i Mersus rebus secun- 
\',i' f v e \ overwhelmed with prosperity. 
lil idinl lgmemersa late nt fata. Id. Vita 
ficnr m . e j Sa > luxurious -IT Also, 
Oo'ui ■’ cover > mak e invisible. 
na j U „ tUS c °rtice. Quintil. tumi- 
Hencp e ocu < ! 3 > to shut one’s eyes. 
• nCe ’ Senec - diem, or lucem, of tlie 
Lucan. Coeluin mergens 
setting sun. 
T[ Also f’ r , eg '? occ identali.s. - 
Nation, il ^ a,sihle i deprive of 
0tatl0 ’ quiE 
per, H m " a diver ordidap- 
'^esinto tiie U J' l f l<l water -f»wl, which 
rat. and y- im f r t0 get its food. Ho- 
- \^' <Com P- 0vid ■ Met- *<• 
lso > a vine-branch, bent into 
193.) 
lile earth 
'■n CQ/’t/J, rji J ' uMi/H/Rj (JCflL t/li 
Jdtlewaii’.i, ‘ c<lr ried under ground 
1 my, thn j umer ground, i 
M £RlBrBOLftq , rf up a g ain - Colum. 
Um > adi arim (, m . erum & bibulus), a 
Caicos 
to drinking wmc, a 
Augustin. 
unc *)« a, um, adj. as, vitis, or 
uva, a sort of wine. Colum. — According 
to some, from merus, pure, unmixed wine. 
MERIDIaLIS (meridies), e, adj. meridio- 
3 nal, southern. Ocll. ventus. 
MERIDf aNOS (Id.), a, um, adj. of mid- 
day, pertaining to noon. Cic. tempus, 
noon, midday. Liv. sol, at 12 o’clock. 
Suet, cibus, h. e. prandium. Plin. Ep. 
somnus. Suet. Meridiani, sc. gladiatores, 
those fighting at noon. Plin. Meridiano, 
sc. tempore, at noon -IT Also, south, 
southern, southerly, meridional. Plin. 
plaga. Liv. vallis. Senec. circulus, the 
equator —Also, absol. Flor. Meridianus, 
sc. circulus. Plin. Meridiana, sc. loca. 
MERiDiaTIS (meridio), onis, f. the taking 
a nap at noon, or after dinner. Cic. 
MERIDIeS (medius & dies), ei, m. mid¬ 
day, noon, noon-tide, peaqpftpia. Varr. 
Diem diffindere insiticio somno meri- 
die, to take a nap at noon. -IT Also, 
the south. Cic. -IT Also, the middle of 
time. Varr. noctis, the noon of night, 
midnight. 
MERIDI8, as, n. and MERIDISR (me- 
2 ridies), aris, atus sum, dep. 1. to take a 
nap, sleep at noon, eXtuuvem to uav/ia, 
pcomfipiguv. Cels, and Suet. 
MERiDIoNaLIS (Id.), e, adj. meridional. 
3 Lactant. plaga. 
MkRISNeS (Mypiovris), ®, m. Merlon, a 
friend and charioteer of Idomeneus, king 
of Crete, during the Trojan war. Ilorat. 
and Ovid. 
MERITe (meritus), adv. same as Merito 
Solin. Meritissime. 
MERITISSIMO. See Merito. 
MERITo (meritus), adv. deservedly, with 
reason. Cic. Merito sum iratus Metello. 
Id. Recte ae merito. Supcrlat. Meritis- 
simo. Cic. and Jlpul. ; and Meritissime. 
Solin. 
MERITS (mereo), as, avi, atum, a. 1. to 
earn, gain, picSnxpvsw, as money. Plin. 
— Enn. stipendia, and, absol. Sil. meri- 
tare, to serve as a soldier 
MERlToRIdS (mereo), a, um, adj. that 
earns or gains; that brings in rent or 
lure. Senec. artificium. Sueton. rheda, 
a hired or hackney coach. Id. coenacu- 
lum, a hired room. — Also, absol. Juve¬ 
nal. and Pandect. Meritorium, and, plur. 
meritoria, places or rooms which are let. 
out. Pandect. Meritoria facere, to let 
out lodgings. — Hence, of prostitution 
for money. Cic. Pueri meritorii. Suet. 
scorta. Firmic. Meritorium, a brothel. 
MERITUM (Id.), i, n .a reward. Terent. 
Nil suave meritum est. — Also, punish¬ 
ment. Jlpul. Meritum reportare. - 
IT Also, merit, h. e. any action deserving 
thanks or reward. Cic. Pro singular! 
eorum merito. Id. Magnitudo tuorum 
erga me meritorum. Id. Merito tuo 
feci. — A supcrlat. of it occurs in Plaut. 
Jlsin. 3, 3, 147. Meritissimo ejus, on ac¬ 
count of his great merit. -IT Also, a 
benefit, kindness, favor, good turn. Cic. 
Magna ejus in me, non dico officia, sed 
merita sunt. Id. Dare et recipere meri¬ 
ta. - IT Aiso, demerit,, blame, fault. 
Cic. Non meo merito. Liv. Nuilo meo 
in se merito, though I have not offended 
him, have not been failing in my duty 
towards him. — Also, offence, transgres¬ 
sion, crime. Justin. Meriti sui in Har- 
pagum .oblitus. - IT Also, worth, 
value, importance. Ooid. Quo sit meri¬ 
to quaeque notata dies. Cod. Just, offi- 
cioruni. Cod. Thcodos. ffidificiorum. 
Martial, loci. Pallad. agri, mellis. 
MERITOS, a, um, particip. from mereo 
and mereor. - IT Adject. It is used 
both passively and actively. Passiv. 
it signifies that is merited, deserved or 
earned; also, fair, reasonable, proper, 
suitable, convenient, due, fit, just, right. 
Cic. iracundia. Liv. dona. Plin.°Ep. 
Fama meritissima. Pandect. Meritis de 
cans is. — Also, actively, deserving well. 
Cic. Homines de me meriti. Inscr. Fi- 
li$ meritissim®. Also, of animals. 
Virg. Meritos juvencos. 
MERICEDONIUS mensis. See Mercedo- 
3 nius. 
MeRMeSSuS, or —SS(M eppr/ircbs), i, f. 
a town of Phrygia, on mount Ida. _ 
Hence, Mermesslus, a, um, pertaininer 
to Mcrmessus. Tibull. 2, 5, G7. Mer- 
messia, h. e. Sibylla Hellespontiaca. 
(Ed. Heyn. j other Edd. read marpessia.) 
533 
MERS (merum), onis, m. a wine- 
Tlie emperor Tiberius was called so? 
instead of Nero; his whole name wt 
Tiber. Claudius Nero. Suet. 
MERS (unc.), onis, m. a basket. Vitror. 
5, 12, 5. 
MER6BIB0S (merum & bibo), a, um, 
3 adj. drinking wine unmixed with water, 
which, in ancient tunes, was done by 
none but drunkards. Plaut. Anus me- 
robiba. 
MEItOCTES. See Morochites. 
MERSe (Mcpoq), es, f. an island of Ethio¬ 
pia, now the province of Jllhar. Ovid _ _ 
Hence, Merois, idis, f. of or pertaining 
to it. Plin. lierba. 
MERSPe (Mepdirq), es, f. the daughter of 
Atlas, and wife of Sisyphus, one of the. 
Pleiades. Her star appears more dim and 
obscure than the rest, of the Pleiades, be¬ 
cause she. married a mortal. Ovid. 
MERoPS, bpis, m. the husband of Clymene, 
and probably falher_ to Phaeton, though 
Clymene pretended Phoibus was the father 
of Phaeton. Ovid -IT Also; a king 
of the island of Cos. The inhabitants 
of this island are also called Meropes. 
Quint. -IT Also, a bird, the bee-eater 
(Merops apiaster, L.). Virg. 
MeRSITS (mergo), as, a. f. to dip fre- 
3 quently. Solin. 
MeRSS (Id.), as, avi, atum, a. 1. to 
plunge or dip frequently. Virg. and 
Tacit. -IT Figur. Lucrct. leto, to kill, 
destroy. Ilorat. Mersor civilibus undis. 
MERSUS, a, um. See Mergo. 
MERTO, as, a. l.for Merso, as. Ace. 3 
ME1ISLX (from merus, h. c. solus), ®, £ 
a blackbird , ousel. Cic. -IT Also, a fish, 
called a merling, a whiting, k6ttv<!>os. 
Ovid. -IT Also, a kind of hydraulic 
machine, producing sounds which re¬ 
semble those of blackbirds. Vitruv. 
-IT Also, the name of a Roman family. 
Liv. 
MERoLeNTuS (merum), a, um, adj. 
3 drunk. Fulg. 
MEROLbS (merus), i, m. a blackbird. 
3 Auct. carm. de Philom. 
MERUM, i, n. See Merus, a, um. 
MEROS (perhaps from peipco), a, um, adj. 
pure, unmixed, aKparo;. Colum. gustus. 
Ovid, und®, mere water, not mixed with 
wine. Plaut. and Ovid, vinum. Horat., 
Ovid, and Plin. Merum, sc. vinum, 
jmre wine, not mixed with water, which 
was commonly not in use among the 
ancients ; drunkards only used to drink 
pure wine. The Romans generally 
mixed one part of wine with two parte 
of water. Hence, Liv. Meram liberta- 
tem liaurire, h. e. in copious draughts like 
wme-bibbers. Ovid. lac. Pandect. Im- 
perium aut merum, aut mixturn est. 
-IT Hence, also, merely, barely, noth¬ 
ing but. Cic. monstra. Id. Merum 
beilum loquitur. Id. Mera scelera. 
Varr. aqu®. Terent. spe3. Horat. 
Vineta crepat mera.-IT Also, naked, 
bare. Juvenal, pes. - IT Also, clear, 
bright. Plaut. clamor. Petron. Mero 
meridie. — Hence, figur. pare, true, gen¬ 
uine. Horat. libertas. Plin. Ep. Gracia. 
MeRX (mereor), cis, f. any kind of ware or 
merchandise; goods , commodities, ra aya- 
paopara. Cic. fallax. Colum. escu- 
lenta, eatables, food, victuals. Plin. Fru- 
menta in merce sunt, are for sale. - 
IT Also, for res, a thing. Plaut. iEtas 
merx mala est. Also, of men. Id. Ma¬ 
la merx est, a good-for-nothing fellow, 
fellow not worth hanging. Ovid. Merces 
femine®, things for women. 
MESa (gecri), ;e, f. h. e. Media. Plin. 
MESaNCOLSN ( peaayKvhov ), i, n. or 
3 MESaNCOLX, ®, a kind of javelin, hav¬ 
ing the thong, to hold it by, in the middle. 
Oell. 
MESAUL8S (peaavXop), i, f. same as An- 
dron, a narrow passage between two rooms 
or walls. Vitruv. 6, 7, 5. Mesaulce (Ed. 
Liet. reads mesaulxe). 
MESe ( peari ), es, f. the middle note, the 
note A. According to others, the middle 
string of. a musical instrument.. Vitruv. 
MESeMBRKX, e, f. now Mesember, a city 
of Thrace, on the shore of the Euxine 
Plin. — Hence, MesembriXcus, a, um, 
pertaining to Mcscmbria. Ovid. 
MESeS (Meoqs), ®, m. the north-west wind 
by north. According to others, the north- 
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