MOD 
MOD 
MOD 
IT Also, middling, ordinary. Cic. genus 
dicendi. Plin. oculi. Tacit, eques, 
h. e. of moderate fortune. Id. amnes, 
h. e. not deep, shallow. -IT Also, bad, 
mean, small, little, few, scanty, short, 
brief. Cic. pecunia. Quintil. tempus. 
Tacit, laus. Horat. acervus, hospitium. 
Cic. Greeds hoc modicum est, h. e. not 
frequent with, &c. — Also, with a genit. 
following. Vellei. virium, for viribus, 
h. e. of middling strength. So, also, 
Tacit, originis, h. e. of moderate origin. 
Id. pecunia;, h. e. not very rich. Id. 
voluptatum, h. e. moderate in his pleas¬ 
ures. Id. dignationis, h. e. not much in 
favor with the emperor. — Hence, Modi- 
co, in a short time. Apul. Modico re- 
gressa, h. e. after a short time. Id. Mo¬ 
dico prius quam, &c. h e. a short time 
before. So, also, Id. Dolor modico ante 
sedatus est. Id. Modico secus progredi, 
ft. e. to go a little further. — Modicum 
adverbially, a little. Apul. Modicum te 
progressain textrices orabunt anus. 
MODIFICATrQ (modifico), onis, f. a 
2 measuring of a thing. Senec. versuirm. 
Cell, verborum, h. c. construction. 
MODIFICaTOR (Td.), oris, m. one that 
3 gives a proper measure to a thing; one 
that measures and duly manages it. ° Apul. 
peritus, h. e. a musician. 
M6DIFICS (inodificus), as, avi, atum. 
a. 1. to measure properly, as syllables^ 
&c. —Hence, Modificatus, a, um. Cic. 
verba. Id. membra.-IT Also, to set 
a measuro to; to moderate. Apul. Cor¬ 
pora modificata, h. e. temperata. 
MfiDIFICSR (Id.), aris, atus sum, dep. 1. 
3 to measure. Qcll. Coinprehensa men- 
sura Herculanei pedis, quanta longin- 
quitas corporis ei mensura conveniret, 
secundum naturalem membrorum om- 
Jiium inter se competentiam, modifica¬ 
tus est.-IT Also, to moderate, set a 
measure. Apul. Desideriis modificari. 
Id. va sumptibus, h. e. to keep a measure, 
moderate one’s self. 
MdDIFrcdS (modus & facio), a, um, adj. 
"measured Auson. 
MdUIMPiRATSR (for modi imperator), 
6 ons > 111 • on e who prescribed at a feast how 
much each person should drink, the direct- 
M rtnr xt eTK av ^°<ridpxriS. Varr. 
MOMfiLuS (dimm. of modius), i, m. a 
i small measure. - Hence, a kind of drink- 
mg-vessd. Pandect -IT Also, a buck¬ 
et on the wheel of a water-engine. Vi- 
iuv. So, also, Id. Modioli gemeili, 
if a*i 8 s ^ ccr °f a forcing-pump. - 
nr h, S r’ t t le f? se °f 1,10 ro P e °f a ea.tapulta 
Z s l a - F tru ?- — 1F AIso - nave 
nm r ,i a i wlec ^ l?t which the spokes 
Mndtr ’ T6 , m ’ ^hpvy. Vitruv. - 
Iodwh are also mentioned as belonging 
to an oil-press. Cato. _IT Also a 
tremT 1 mt l' umeni >' « sort of trephine or 
Cels. 
3M5DKPS ? nd ’ more fre( 5uently, 
“> m - « modius ; the 
tlii,if dn7J nCam , ri1 UScd Principally for 
English J ’ u m »re than a peck 
°r the sixtl/n^ ta i net ' sixteen sextarii, 
C ic. tritici P r,;° f a .? rec,an medimnus. 
vervrinh Id ~ salls - Hence, of a 
metln. - taSTi, 
feii-r"' z 
fur modiormn. - it Ala, 
same as tertin ™ odl . orum< - IT Also, 
U °U5(modna? P a Pallad - 
le j d ) - ldv ’ only, lM . cic. Vi¬ 
ne modo’ < ; sce . onl V- Terent. Si- 
modo scire a ^ ow - Cic ■ Q«i 
80 much a,s cares -lei,' 1 ’ \ *' 0nly ’ iut ’ 
Med that. Cic To h' moc °> */ onl ’<J> pro- 
tae ars, nullmn lV Carte ’ si modo est 
“«*> verum i n m veniatur :eC i, eptU v’. qu °- 
ic ended an art n tUr ’ h • e - */ lt can 
'?° do > Provided '' t/ t at DU fS 1 e I i 0d n’ ° T d " m 
Also, without a * Dummodo.) 
8Um maturnit l( lna™- Clc • Modo ni 
My that. C c d Mns qUatUr - - M °do ut, 
r>"°e,Mod 0 Mn° U , tVIta sl, PP etat: 
H Popovovri almost ’ nearl Vi «U 
monteg auri ^nfn- Cerent. Modo non 
^ Hence P Non" 8 ' T Modo > ^y, 
**el>h sometime. fnU° d °’/ o£ onU J’ 
f “ in ) etiam foll owed by sed lve- 
? ot i in the latter^’ and someti mes 
re ndered not ,^ ase ,’ 11 ma y generally 
^ Nullum dictum'If’’ Or,n , ot to sa >>- 
tum > non modo factum 
intercessit, h. e. much less. Id. Non 
modo plura sed pauciora, li. e. I will not 
say, &c. Id. Num me fefellit non rno- 
do res, verum dies ? h. c. I will not say, 
&c. Id. Non modo timet, verum etiam 
fert, h. e. I will not say; or, not merely 
fears , but actually suffers. — JVoti modo 
signifies, also, fur less or much less, when 
it is preceded by ne — quidern. Cic. 
Tusc. 1, 38. Ne sues id quidem velint, 
non modo ipse, h. e. and far less he. — 
i he latter non of the expression non 
(nullus, nemo , &c.) modo non is frequent¬ 
ly omitted, when sed viz, and especially 
when ne quidem, follows. Liv. Ut non 
modo ad expeditiones, sed vix ad quie- 
tas stationes viribus sufficerent. Cic. 
Non modo facere, sed ne cogitare qui¬ 
dem audebit. Id. Non modo quiescere, 
sed ne spirare quidem. But, JVon mo¬ 
do non, sed ne quidem, occurs also. Li.v. 
Non modo non patricium, sed ne civem 
quidem. Cic. Non modo non mortuus, 
sed ne natus quidem. — -Modo denotes 
also simply, merely. Cic. Qua; secundis 
rebus delectationem modo habere vide- 
bantur, nunc vero etiam snlutem._ 
IT Also, of time, a short time since, a 
little while since, lately, upri. Cic. In 
qua urbe modo gratia, auctoritate florui- 
mus, in ea nunc iis omnibus caremus. 
Id. Nuper homines nobiles ejusmodi: 
et quid dico nuper? imrno vero modo, 
ac plane paulo ante vidimus, qui forum 
ac basilicas ornarent. — It is also used 
of a time of several days, weeks or 
years. Cic. Off. 2,21. Modo hoc ma¬ 
lum in rempublicam invasit, h. e. not 
long ago (though, as Oronov. thinks, a 
space of nearly 70 years is meant). Liv. 
22, 14. Modo Lutatio, &c. not long ago, 
h. e. twenty-five years ago. — Also, now, 
just now, but this moment. Terent. Ad- 
venis modo ? h. e. are you but this mo¬ 
ment arrived? Phiedr. Vos modo, in¬ 
quit, parcite: occasione rursus erum- 
pam data, h. e. for the present, in the 
mean time. Ovid. Tu modo tende pla- 
gas, h. e. meanwhile do you lay your 
snares. Also, of future time, imme¬ 
diately. Terent. Domum modo ibo, 
h. e. I shall go presently. — Modo _ 
modo, now — now. at one moment — at 
another, sometimes — sometimes. Terent. 
Modo ait, modo negat, h. e. he sometimes 
says yes, sometimes no. Cic. Modo hoc, 
modo iilo modo. — Et modo, in enume¬ 
rating or recounting several things, and 
then again, another lime. Propert. _Et 
modo — et modo, sometimes — some¬ 
times. Propert. 1, 15 (14), 3, sq._It 
is sometimes repeated more than once. 
Cic. Modo subacti, modo domiti, modci 
multati—Either for the first or the sec¬ 
ond modo another word is sometimes 
put. Sallust. Modo — interdum. Id. 
Stupe — modo. Id. Modo — turn au- 
tem. Id. Modo — modo — turn. Ovid. 
Modo — nunc. Tacit. Modo — ali- 
quando. Sueton. Modo — nonnun- 
quam.-IT The last syllable is used 
long in Cic. JV*. D. 2, 42. ex Arat. _ 
IT JTon modo proceeds from the less to the 
greater; non tantnm forms a transition 
from the greater to the less ; non solum 
leaves It undetermined, which is the 
greater. 
MODOLABILIS (modulor), e, adj. that 
3 can be sung, or played upon a musical in¬ 
strument. Calp. 
MODOLaMEN (Id.), inis, n. modulation, 
3 melody, harmony, euphony. Dell. 
MODOLaMeNTIJm (Id.), i, n. same as 
o Moaulamen. Gcll. 
MSDOLaTk (modulatus), adv. measured- 
ly, according to measure, keeping time, to 
time, harmoniously, musically. Cic. ca- 
nere. Gell. Verba modulat’ius colloca- 
ta, h. c. with greater regard to harmony. 
MODOLaTIS (modulor), onis, f. ameas- 
2 uring according to certain rules or pro¬ 
portions, measure, proportion, perpqois. 
Vitruv. operis. Gell. incedendi, h. c. 
a marching or walking to time. _ 
IT Particularly, in music and poetry, 
measure, modulation, inflection, harmo¬ 
niousness, melody, hppovia. Quintil. pe¬ 
dum. Id. scenica. Id. vocis, h. c. 
melodiousness. Auson. musica, h. c. 
harmony. Vitruv. Genera modulalio- 
num tria. 
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M5D0LaT 5R (Id.), oris, m. one that mens 
- uves by rule or proportion, as a modula. 
tor, tuner, composer, songster. Horat. 
Uuamvis tacet Herinogenes, cantor ta¬ 
uten, atque optimus est modulator, h. e. 
A,xr? ni -! SI - Cla "‘- Colum. vocis et cantus. 
MODoLaTRiX (modulator), Icis, f. shl 
o that measures , regulates , or arranges any 
thing according to certain rules 7 Ter- 
tull. 
MSDOLaTOS (Id.), us, m. same as Modu- 
lati°. Senec. canoras, h. c. music, plav- 
"ig upon the guitar. 
MaDOLATOS, a, um, particip. from mo- 
- ir Adj. measured, adjusted, 
well-regulated or proportioned, harmoni¬ 
ous, symmetrical, melodious, tuneful, mu¬ 
sical. Plin. sonus. Odd. verba. Gell. 
Oiatio modulation F/or. Modulatissi- 
nms tibiarum aut fidium cantus. 
M5D0LSR (modulus), uris, atus sum, 
dep. 1. to measure, measure by a certain 
standard, pcip'uo. Gell. In modulanda 
status longitudinisque ejus (Herculis) 
prajstantia. — Hence, to arrange proper¬ 
ly, to regulate. Plin. Ita modulante 
natura. -IT Figur. to measure. Cic. 
Hominum aures vocem modulantur, 
h. c. measure, perceive the melodiousness. 
— Hence, to dance, express by dancincr, 
Liv. sonum vocis pulsu pedum, h.°e. 
beating time with their feet to the music of 
their voice. — Also, to sing , play on an 
instrument. Virg. carmina. Tibull. 
yra.ni, h. e. to strike. — Also, to compose 
a poem. Calp. cantus. — Also, passive- 
ly. Suet. Modulata carmina, h. c. songs 
that are sung. Horat. Barbitos modula- 
tus alicui, h. c. ab aliquo.- IT See 
also, Modulatus , a, um. 
M5D0L0S (dimin. of modus), i, m. a 
measure, that, by which any thing is 
measured, perpov. Sueton. Dimensus 
ad corporis sui modulum. Horat. Ab 
imo ad summum moduli bipedalis, 
I 1, r. from head to toe thou art scarce- 
ly two feet. Id. Metiri se suo mo¬ 
dulo, h. e. to measure himself by his own 
standard, to be contented with his own 
condition. -u Also, in architecture, 
a module. Vitruv. - IT Also, in 
aqueducts, the conduit-pipe connected 
with the reservoir, into which other smaller 
pipes are inserted. Frontin _IT Also, 
a measure or measuring of tones or sylla¬ 
bles by time, time, measure, melody, music. 
Plm. and Gell. 
M5D0S (probably from Hebr.), i, m. a 
measure by which any thing is measured. 
Varr. Modi, quibus metirentur rura.' 
-- ^ Also, measure, quantity, size, 
length, circumference. Cats. Agri certus 
modus. PI aut. and Herat. Modus acri, 
h. e. a piece of ground. Colum. In eun- 
dem modum musti adjicere, h. c. a 
quantity equal to that of must. JYep. 
Hast;c modum duplicavit. Liv. Supe- 
rare humanarum virium modum. Apul. 
Modus gestaminum, h. e. the quantity 
of things to be carried. — Hence, a meas¬ 
ure that should always be observed, due 
measure. Cic. Modum adhibere rei 
li. e. not to be immoderate. Id. Modum 
adhibere rei, or, Liv. in re, h. c. to ob- 
semie measure. Sallust. Sine modo, h. e. 
without measure, without moderation. 
Cic. Extra or prater modum, A. e. be¬ 
yond measure, immoderately. — Hence 
moderation. Cic. Tantum Cicsaris in 
summa potestate modum nullo modo 
praterire possum. — Also, in music 
measure or time, v6po$. — Of verses' 
measure, rhythm. Horat. Sat _Hence’ 
Modi, time, tune, music. Liv. Saltare’ 
ad tibicinis modos, h. e. to dance to the. 
sound of the flute. Cic Elebilibus ino- 
dis concinere. Horat. Fidibus Latinis 
Thebarios aptare modos {of lyric poetry). 
- — IT Also, limits, bounds, end, restric¬ 
tion. Liv. Facere modum sumptibus, 
h. e. to set hounds or limits to. Id. Mo¬ 
dum imponere magistratui. Cic. Habet 
ista ratio {mile) quendam modum. Slat. 
Quis erit saivire modus. Cic. Modum 
lugendi facere. Id. Modum statuere, 
or, constituere alicui rei. Prop. Modus 
vitas, h. e. the fixed space, duration, time, 
period of life, rov-fiiov tc\o -IT Al¬ 
so, hie, prescription. Liv. In modum 
venti, h. e. according to the direction, of 
the wind, as the wind blows T d. Alii* 
