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simpleton of mine. So, also, Catull. Stu¬ 
por meus, this stupid fellow of mine. — 
Metis, my, h. e. the one of whom I am 
just now speaking Petron. homo.- 
IT Vucat. Mi, mea, meum. But sometimes 
mi occurs for rnca, meum. Jlpul. Mi soror. 
Id. Mi sidus. Also, Plaut. Mi homines. 
Also, .Meus, fur mi. Virgil. Meus sun- 
gufs. — Meum, for meorum. Plant. 
— Meopte, for meo, or meo ipsius. Id. 
So, also, Meapte. Terent. Also, Mea- 
met. Plaut. 
Ml, for mihi. — Also, vocat. of meus. See 
Ego ami Meus. 
MIC a. (unc.), ;e, f. a crumb, broken bit, 
morsel, small fragment, little piece, grain, 
il/ ijf, ipix6s. Petron. pailis. Lucret. 
uuri. Plin. salis. Ilorat. Mica saliens, 
sc. salis. Plin. Tus in micas friatur. — 
Hence, figur. a bit, a grain, a little. Ca¬ 
tull. salis, wit. -IT Also, a dining¬ 
room, dining-hall in Rome, perhaps be¬ 
longing to the emperor Dotnitian; so 
called on account of its small size. 
Martial. 
MICaNS, tis, particip. from mico.- 
IT Adj. glittering, shining,flashing, glan¬ 
cing, ori\(Iu>v. Ovid. Micans aurum. 
Prudent. Micantior. 
MICaRIOS (mica), a, uin, adj. properly, 
3 one who collects small particles of bread. 
Hence, economical, sparing, frugal. 'Pe¬ 
tra n. 73. homo. Al. aliter leg. 
MICaTOS (mico), us, in. a quick motion 
3 to and fro, in all directions, as of a 
tongue. Martian. Capell. 
MICo (meo), as, ui, n. 1. to move quickly, 
have a tremulous motion, quiver, beat, pal¬ 
pitate, pant, as the heart or pulse does. 
Cic. Arteris inicant. Virg. Linguis mi- 
cat ore trisulcis {of a serpent which moves 
its tongue quickly to and fro). Liv. Mican- 
tes fulsere gladii (in combat). — Hence, 
to tremble, shake, quake, quiver. Ovid. 
Corda tiinore inicant. Id. cor. Cic. 
Anguem cervice micantem. Virg. Mi- 
cant digiti {of a hand cut off). Id. Micat 
(equus) auribus. — Also, to break forth, 
spring forth. Lucan. Micuere fontes. 
— Cic. Micare, sc. digitis, to play at the 
game called in Italy Mora, in which two 
persons suddenly raise or compress the fin¬ 
gers, and at the same instant guess each 
at the number of the other, Xayx&vnv; 
also, to determine' any thing by suddenly 
raising the fingers, for instance, who is to 
have or do any thing. Hence, of a very 
honest person, Cic. Dignus est quicum 
in tenebris mices, h. c. you may trust 
him so far as to play this game with him in 
the dark. -IT Also, to glitter, glisten, 
sparkle, shine, glance, flash, ariXfJuv. 
Virg. ./Ether ignibus micat. Liu. Ful- 
mina micabant. Id. ignes. Id. Micare 
gladiis. Ovid. Micans Stella. Id. au¬ 
rum. Also, figur. of shining eyes. 
Virg. Oculis micat ignis. Liv. Vultum 
Jjostis ardore animi micantem ferre non 
potuit. 
MICRoPSyCHSS (piKpbipvx»s), or -OS, i, 
2 little-minded, narrow-minded, pusillani¬ 
mous, faint-hearted, mean-spirited. Plin. 
and Martial. 
MICR6SPH/ERUM {piKpdcipatpov), i, n. 
a species of nard. Plin. 
MICTlLIS (mingo), e, adj. bad, mean, 
3 worthless. Lucil. ap. Mon. cap. 2. n. 
532. ex emend. Scalig. 
MICTI5. See Minctio. 3 
MICToRIOS (mingo), a, um, adj. diuret- 
3 ic. Ccel. Aurel. 
MICTOaLIS (mictus), e, adj. same as 
3 Mictorius. Apul. 
MICT0RI5 (desider. of mingo) is, n. 4. 
3 to desire to make water, oiipyrtaeo. Also, 
to make water. Juvenal. 
MICTOS (mingo), us, m. a making water. 
3 Cal. Aurel. 
MICOLX. (diinin. o.' mica), to, f. a small 
2 crumb, piece. Cels. 
MICAS, and MIDA (MhJaf), ®, m. a king 
of Phrygia, who demanded of Bacchus, 
that whatever he touched might be turned 
into gold. His prayer was granted. But 
when even the food was transformed into 
gold at his touch, he implored Bacchus to 
tahe back the fatal privilege. The god 
then ordered him to wash himself in the river 
Pactolus. The property of transforming 
every thing into gold was then transferred 
to the waters af the Pactolus. Pan and 
Apollo appointed Midas their umpire in a 
musical contest. Midas gave to the sij- 
rinx of Pan the preference over the lyre of 
Apollo, and was therefore punished by the 
latter with a pair of ass’s ears. Ovid. 
MIGDILyBS (pl-yia & Aiip), ybis, m. both 
3 of Libyan and Tyrian descent, as the 
Carthaginians were. Plant. 
MIGRATI8 (migro), onis, f. a removal., 
changing one’s habitation, migration, uc- 
roiKqais. Liv. and Cic. -if Figur. Cic. 
Verbo migrationes (sunt) in alienum 
mult®, h. e. tropes, figurative significa¬ 
tions. 
MIGRS (unc.), as, avi, atum, n. and a. 1. 
As an intrans. it signifies to quit or leave a 
place, depart, remove, leave one’s habita¬ 
tion, peroiKCco. Terent. ex urbe rus. 
Figur. Cic. de vita, or ex vita, to die. 
Horat. Equiti migravit ab aure volup- 
tas ad oculos. Lucret. Omnia migrant, 
every thing changes. - IT To move or 
remove to. Cic. ad generum. Id. in 
locum. Liv. Romani. — Figur. Pan¬ 
dect. ad aliud matrimonium, to proceed 
to or engage in. — Hence, to turn, chancre. 
Lucret. in colorem marmoreum. Plin. 
Cornua in mucronem migrantia, h. e. 
terminating. -IT As a transit, it sig¬ 
nifies to remove from or leave a place. 
Qell. nidum. — Also, to remove, trans¬ 
port, transfer. Liv. Difficilia migratu. 
Sil. Regna migrantur, h. e. transferun- 
tur. — Also, to go beyond, transgress, 
violate, break, irapajjaivciv. Cic. jus 
civile.-IT Migrassit, for migraverit. 
Cic. e xii. tab. 
MI HIPTE, same as Mild ipsi. Cato ap. Fest. 
MILANIoN (MriAacitov, wvos), onis, m. 
the husband of Atalanta, the daughter of 
Iasius. Ovid. 
MILE, MILIES, MILESIMUS, &c. See 
Mille, &c. 
MILES (from mile, h. e. mille), itis, m. 
and f. a soldier, cTpaTuorris, brrXiTris. 
Liv. Milites legere, or, Sallust, scribe- 
re, to levy or enlist. — Miles is also fre¬ 
quently put collectively for milites, the 
soldiery, army, &c. especially with his¬ 
torians, in opposition to senatus, populus, 
plebs. Virg ., Liv. &c. — Hence, figur. 
Ovid. Rudis ad partus et nova miles 
eram, sc. in pafiendo. Id. Miles Phoebes 
(of a nymph who was an attendant and 
companion of Diana). — Also, a chess¬ 
man. Ovid. - IT When joined to 
ec/ucs, it is frequently put for pedes {ne¬ 
gus) afooLsoldier. Cies. and Liv. - 
IT Also, any one who serves as a soldier, 
a military man, a warrior, a soldier ; con¬ 
sequently, also, an officer in the army. 
Plant. and Terent. -IT Also, an offi¬ 
cer, or servant of the emperor. Cod. 
Theod. — The servants of magistrates 
are likewise called milites, h. e. appari- 
tores. Pandect. 
MILeSIOS (MiAijo-ioj), a, um, adj. of Mi¬ 
letus, Milesian. Cic. mulier. Ovid, cri- 
mina, ft. e. wanton and ludicrous poems or 
stories. — Liv. Milesii, the inhabitants of 
Miletus. 
MTLeTIS (Miletus), Idis, f. the daughter 
3 of Miletus, h. e. Byblis. Ooid. Metam. 
9. 634.-IT In or of Miletus, pertain¬ 
ing to it, Milesian. Ovid, urbs, ft. c. 
the town Tomi, a colony of the Milesians. 
MILeTOS, or -5S (MtAr/ro;), i, m. the 
father of Caumis and Byblis. Ovid. 
-IT Miletus, i, f. the capital of Ionia, 
the birthplace of Thales, &c. famous for 
its excellent wool, its sheep, its luxury, &c. 
MILXACEOS (milium), a, um, adj. ofmil- 
3 let, Kcyxpivos. Fest. 
MILIaRIOS (Id.), a, um, adj. of or rela¬ 
ting to the herb millet. Varr. aves, ft. e. 
birds that eat millet., ortolans, &c. Plin. 
herba, an herb that is very noxious to the 
growth of millet (Panicum verticilla- 
tum, L.).-IT Cato, Senec. and Pal- 
lad. Miliarium, sc. vas, a vessel used 
principally in baths to warm the water in; 
also, a vessel to receive the juice pressed 
from olives. 
MiLITaRIe (militarius), adv. soldierlike, 
3 in the manner of a soldier. Treb. Poll. 
MILITARIS (miles), e, adj. of or belong¬ 
ing to a soldier, pertaining to war, mili¬ 
tary, warlike, martial. Cms. Res inilita- 
res, military concerns. Liv. mos. Cic. 
tribunus. Id. ornatus. Id. licentia. 
Plin. panis. Liv. genus, the soldiery. 
Plaut. pueri, sons of officers. Cic. leges 
articles of war. Id. signa, standards 
Sallust, arma, same as Justa arma, h. e. 
such as a regular soldier has. — Tacit 
scuta. Hence, Liv. Yir militaris, n 
warlike man, a man experienced in war¬ 
fare, a distinguished warrior, a brave sol¬ 
dier. So, also, Liv. juvenis. Sallust, ho¬ 
mines. So, also, absolut. Horat. Milita¬ 
ris, sc. vir, a soldier, or soldierlike. Ter- 
tull. Q,uis militarior Scipione ?— Hence 
Tacit. ./Etas militaris, the age in which 
persons were obliged to serve in the army. 
(With the Romans every citizen was 
obliged to enlist as a soldier when the 
public service required, from the age of 
seventeen to forty-six.) — Cic. via, a 
military-road, a highway. - IT Plin. 
herba, an herb, good for wounds, probably 
same as Millefolium. 
MILITaRITjER (militaris), adv. like a 
2 soldier, in a military way. Liv. 
MTLITARIOS (miles), a, um, adj. same as 
3 Militaris. Plaut. gradus. siidicr like steps 
MILITIA (Id.), ce, f. military service, war¬ 
fare ; military concerns, arparda. Cic 
In disciplinam militi® proficisci, to tin 
school of war, in order to learn the art of 
war. Virg. Militiam tolerare. Horat. 
ferre. Cic. Prima militia renovabitur, 
ft. e. piemoria prim® militis, the first 
time of his military service. Coes. Vaca- 
tio militi®, exemption from military ser¬ 
vice. — Also, a campaign, expedition. 
Vellei. Prsclara in Hispania D. Bruti 
militia fuit. Id. Pompeii. Justin, ad- 
versus Gnecos. Tacit. Militi® legio- 
nariis ®quabant.- Militia:, when join¬ 
ed to domi, is put for in militia, in war. 
Cic. Domi militi®que, or domi et miii- 
ti®, both in peace and in war. — Since offi¬ 
cers are called milites (see Miles), mili¬ 
tia signifies also an officer’s commission. 
Pandect. — Equestres militi®. (See 
Equester.) -IT Hence, any office,profes¬ 
sion, employment, labor, toil, pains. Cic. 
urbana. Ovid. H®c mea militia est. — 
Also, of swallows building their nests. 
Plin. — Also, an office or employment at 
court. Prudent. -IT Also, war. Vel¬ 
lei. Domi militiseque. (See above.) Liv. 
Magister militi®, a general, commander 
of an army. - IT Also, the soldiers, 
soldiery, army. Justin. Cum omni mili¬ 
tia. Liv. Cogere militiam.——ITAlso, 
military valor. Flor. Virilis militi® 
mulier, of manly valor. -IT Militiai, 
for militi®. Lucret. 
MILITI5LA, ®, f. diminut. of militia. 
2 Sueton. 
MILITS (miles), as, avi, atum, n. l. to 
serve as a soldier, to serve, crparevoi. 
Cic. in exercitu alicujus. Liv. sub ali- 
quo, or sub signis alicujus, to serve un¬ 
der, or under the command of, a person. 
Tacit, aiicui. — Also, Militare militiam, 
to serve as a soldier, to be a soldier. 
Hence, Plaut. Militia militatur. — Also, 
figur. of those who serve under the 
colors of Love. Horat. and Obm. 
Apul. stipendia aiicui. — Horat. tatuius 
militat in silvis.-IT Also, to have a 
oljice at the court of the emperor; or, m 
general, to serve in any other om 
Cod. Just. - IT Also, to endeavor 
Tertull. „ /p- 
MILIUM (unc.), ii, n. millet, 
nicum Italicum, L.). Virg. , 
MILLS (perhaps from the Celtic « 
mil), numer., a thousand, 
used both as an adj. and as a 
- As an adj. e. g. Cess. MUtePTC; 
Also, without a substant. 
mus de mille (precis) fu.sses -Also, 
as a subst. neuter with th g vprS aba- 
lowing. Cic. Mille Iwmmum ’ersab^ 
tur. But also with the plural __ 
verb. Liv. Mille passuum^ 
Plural, millia. Cic. sexcen • yj„i n ti 
is frequently omitted. /"/'minibus) 
thousand paces, h. e. a Ron ^ Ck- 
Passuum is frequently . t ess e. 
Ultra quadringenta mUDa 1:it f mer . 
-IT Mille, a thousand, b. e. tm 
able, an infinite or great nundier.^ ^ 
Mille modis. Liv. Mule 
silia 
