MCER 
MOL 
MOL 
modum belli ac pads facere, ft. e. to give 
laws. -IT Also, manner, way, method, 
fashion. Cic. concludendi. Id. hommis 
occidendi. — Hence, Mudo, in modum, 
ad modum, with a genii, or adject, fol¬ 
lowing, is frequently rendered, like, as, 
in the manner of. Liv. Servoruin modo, 
h. c. lilts slaves. Id. In vaticinantis mo¬ 
dum. Cic. Hostilem in modum, h. e. 
in a hostile manner, like enemies. Cats. 
ftlirum in modum. Id. Ad bunc mo¬ 
dum locuti sunt, h. e. to this effect.. Liv. 
Ad modum fugiehtium. Cic. Humano 
modo peccare. JVPp. Tali modo, h. e. 
in such a manner. Prop. Q.uocunque 
modo, It. e. by all means, under all cir¬ 
cumstances. Id. Quovis modo imperare, 
h. c. according to one’s pleasure. Cic. 
Nullo modo, h. e. by no means. Id. 
Omni modo, h. e. by all means, very 
much, urgently, prcssingly. Id. Aliquo 
modo, h. e. in some measure. Id. Quo- 
dam modo, h. e. in a certain measure. 
So, also, Id. Majorem in modum, h. e. 
very much. Terent. Omnibus modis, 
h. e. in every possible manner. Also, 
completely, entirely. Id. Omnibus mo¬ 
dis miser sum. Cic. and Terent. Mul- 
tis modis, h. e. very, very much. - 
IT Modi verborum, moods. Quintil. 
MCECHX ( poixri ), ®, f. an adulteress. 
3 Horat. 
MOECHIa (poixa'a), Be, f. adultery. Tcr- 
3 bull. 
MCECHILE (mceclius), is, n. adultery, or, 
3 a place where adultery is committed. Pe- 
tron. 113. {Ed. Anton, reads cubile.) 
MGECHI MoNIUM (Id.), ii, n. adultery. 
3 Labor. 
MCECHI8S5 (as if poixiga, from po tx°'j), 
3 as, n. 1. to commit adultery. Plant. 
MCECIIOCINiEDOS {poixpsivaidoy), i, m. 
3 an adulterer, a fornicator. Lucil. 
MCECHOR (moschus), aris, atus sum, 
3 dep. 1. to fornicate, commit adultery, 
poixcvoi. Horat. 
MCECHOS {poixdi), i, m- a fornicator, 
3 adulterer, gallant, debauchee, poix^s- Te¬ 
rent. and Horat. 
MCENE (allied with munio), is, n. the 
jo all of a town. Erin. Commonly used 
in the'pZar. mcenia, ra reix’h t,le wal1 or 
walls of a town. Cic. and JVep. — Hence, 
in general, any thing by which a thing 
is inclosed, walls, exterior circumference. 
Ovid, navis. Lucret. mundi. Ovid. 
cceli. Lucret. tbeatri.-IT Also, the 
town itself, or the buildings of a town. 
Cic. Mrenibus ipsis intra mcenia nulla 
pernicies comparabitur. Virg. Mcenia 
triplici circumdata muro.-IT Also, 
a habitation, residence. Virg. ditis, ft. e. 
palace of Pluto ; but at the same time, 
also, habitation of the departed. 
MCENERX,/or Munera. Lucret. 3 
MCENIA, lum, n. walls. (See Mane.) — 
Also, for munia, offices, places of trust. 
Plant. — Also, taxes, burden, expenses. 
Plaut. 
MCENra (moene), is, Ivi, itum, to inclose 
3 or fortify with walls. Plaut. 
MCENIS, is, m. the Main, a river of Qer- 
many. Mela. — It is also called Mccnus. 
Tacit. 
MCER A (poTpa), at, I. .fate. Sidon. 3 
MCERES, and MjEREO (unc.), es, ui, n. 
and a. 2. to mown, be sad, grieve, Xvireo- 
pai. Cic. alienis bonis. — Hence, Moe- 
rens,or mterens, grieving, sad, sorrowful 
Cic. homo. Ovid, vultus. Cic. fletus. 
_li Also, transitively, to mourn over. 
bemoan, beioail, lament. Cic. casum, mor¬ 
tem. — Also, with an accusat. and in- 
finit. following. Cic. patriam nimium 
tarde concidere. -IT Also, to utter 
mournfully, or sadly. Ovid. Talia mre- 
renh.-IT Also, impersonally. April. 
Mreretur, h. e. they mourn. -IT The 
perfect, &c. seem not to occur. 
MCEREOR, or MA3RE6R, same as Ma- 
reo. Varr. 
MCER5R, and MiEROR (mcereo, or mre- 
reo), oris, m. a mourning, sadness, great 
orief, sorrow. Terent. In moerore esse, 
or, Cic. jacere. Id. Moerore confici. 
Id. Mcerorem atque luctum deponere. 
MCERuS, i, in. a wall, same as Mur us. 
3 Lucret. and Virg. 
MOESIA, re, f. a province of Hungary , now 
Servia and Bulgaria. It was divided 
into Superior and Inferior. — Hence, 
1. to 
Moesicus, a, um, adj. Mcesian. Plin. — 
Mces&cus, a, um, adj. Mcesian. Suet. 
— The inhabitants are called Musi. 
Eutrop. 
MCESTe, or MjESTe (moestus, or mres- 
2 tus), adv. son-owfully, sadly. Auct. ad 
Herenn. 
MCESTIFIC8, or MASSTIFIC5 (moes- 
3 tus, or maestus, & facio), as, avi, atum, 
a. 1. to sadden, make sorrowful. Au¬ 
gustin. 
MCESTITSR, or M/ESTITER (mcestus, 
3 or mrestus), adv. sadly. Plaut. 
MCESTITIA, or MiESTITIX (Id.), a;, f. 
sadness, grief, sorrow. Cic. Esse in 
mffistitia. - IT Also, mournful state 
or condition. Cic. orationis. Colum. 
hiemis. 
MCESTITuDO, or MA3STITOD5 (Id.), 
3 Inis, f. sadness. Plaut. 
MCEST5, or MA3ST5 (Id.), as, a. 
3 make sad, grieve, afflict. Labor. 
MCESTCS, or MAISTctS (mcereo, or mre- 
reo), a, um, adj. sad, mourning, sorrow¬ 
ful, afflicted, Xvrrypog. Cic. senex. Id. 
Mcestior. Virg. Mcestissimus. Justin. 
castra. Ovid, manus. Id. collum. — 
Hence, sad, gloomy. Virg. Neci mces- 
tum demittit. Val. Flac. Mcestissimus 
ira. Cic. Incultus, horridus, moestus. 
_ IT Also, mourning, manifesting 
mournino *, joined with mourning. Auct. 
ad Herenn. vultus. Prop. tuba. Ovid. 
coma. Virg. questus. Prop, vestis, 
h. e. a mourning dress. - - IT Also, 
foreboding mourning. Ovid. avis. - 
IT Also, causing mourning or sadness. 
Ovid, funus. Virg. timor. Ovid, tec¬ 
tum, ft. e. dangerous. 
MoGoNTIAOUM, i, n. the town Maim, 
in Germany. Eutrop. 
MOLX (pvXy), re, f. any hind of mill. 
Hence, a mill turned by horses or asses. 
Cic. and Ovid. — Also, a mill timed by 
the hand, a hand-mill, xeip^pvXov. Cic. 
and Colum. Such hand-mills were also 
used in ships. Liv. 28, 45. — Also, a 
water-mill. Pallad. Mola aquaria, or, 
Cod. Just. aqure. - T Moire, mill¬ 
stones. Vitruv. - IT Also, grits or 
grains of com coarsely ground and mixed 
with salt., which used to be strewed on the 
victim. Hence, Plaut. and Horat. Mo¬ 
la salsa, or, simply, Cic. Mola. It was 
also used in sorcery, as a charm. Virg. 
-IT Also, a moon-calf, mole, false con¬ 
ception. Plin. -IT Gcll. 13,22. Moire, 
ft. e. perhaps, daughters of Mars. 
MQLARIS (mola), e, adj. of or belonging 
to a mill, pvXiKtis. Plin. lapis, ft. e. a mill¬ 
stone, pvXirris Xidos• — Hence, Molaris, 
sc. lapis, a mill-stone; also, any large 
stone. Virg. and Ovid. -if Also, 
grinding. Juvenal. Molares, sc. dentes, 
ft. e. the cheek-teeth, jaw-teeth, grinders, 
avXai, pvXirai dSdvrey. 
MOLARIOS (Id.), a, um, adj. belonging 
3 to a mill, relating to grinding, pvXiKbg. 
Cato, asinus, ft. e. an ass that turns a 
mill. 
MOLeNDaRIOS (Id.), a, um, adj. of a 
3 mill, pvXwdpiKds. Pandect, asina, meta. 
MOLeNDINaRIOS, a, um, adj. same as 
3 Molarius. Ammian. metas. Inscr. 
Molendinarius, a miller. 
MOLES (perhaps from poxXriico), is, f. a 
\ mass, heap, lump of huge bulk or weight, 
SyKos, psyeSos. Ovid. Chaos, rudis 
indigestaque moles. — Hence, huge 
buildings, mounds, dikes, piers, are 
called moles; particularly, piles of 
stone, wood, old ships put into the sea 
to form a foundation for the agger. 
Cic. Mole lapidum a mari disjunctus, 
ft. e. a dam made of stones. Liv. Ponti- 
bus ac molibus, ft. e. dams. Cic. Moles 
opposite fluctibus, ft. c. dams, dikes. 
Curt. Jamque paululum moles aquam 
eminebat, et simul aggeris latitudo cres- 
cebat.—Particularly, a dam in the sea in 
order to afford shelter to the fish in tem¬ 
pestuous weather. Horat. Od. 3, 1, 34. 
Contracta pisces requora sentiunt, jac- 
tis in altum molibus. — So, also, of large 
buildings. Cic. Exstructre moles. Hor. 
Regi® moles. Id. Moles propinqua 
nubibus. Cic. Insanre substructionum 
moles, A. e. huge buildings. — Also, of a 
tomb-hill. Virg. • Ingenti mole sepul- 
crum imponit, for ingentem molem se- 
pulcro. — Moles belli, of large machines 
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used at sieges, or of preparations foi 
besieging. Liv. Refectis vineis aliaqua 
mole belli. {Agger and turris are par- 
ticularly meant in this passage.) Virg. 
Molibus oppugnat urbem. — It may also 
be rendered preparations for war, sieges, 
&c. Tacit. Tota belli mole secuturus, 
A. e. with the whole army and every tliinn 
belonging to it. Liv. Majore mole beb 
lum parare.-IT Also, burden, trouble, 
pains, labor, difficulty. Liv. Majore 
mole pugnare. Id. Minor moles t'uit. 
Id. Transveham non magna mole, ft. e. 
with no considerable difficulty. Virg. 
Tantre molis erat, ft. c. it was a work 
of such labor and difficulty. — Hence, 
burden, difficulty, distress, misfortune, 
calamity. Liv. Major domi exorta mo¬ 
les. - IT Also, greatness, burden, 
weight. Liv. exercitus. Id. imperii. 
Cic. invidire. Id. rnali. Liv. pugnre. 
Ovid, clipei. — Also, vehemence, vio¬ 
lence. Horat. Ruit mole sua. — Also, 
power, strength. Sil. juventre Id. 
Herculea.-IT Also, a crowd, compact 
body, lump. Tacit, curaruin. Ovid. 
Moles jacta. Virg. Densa ad muros 
mole feruntur. Val. Flacc. In arcta 
mole virum. 
MOLESTE (molestus), adv. with trouble to 
one’s self. Cic. ferre, ft. e. to suffer with 
reluctance, not to like, to be displeased 
with, take a thing ill, take it unkindly or to 
heart. Id. Molestius ferre. Id. Moles- 
tissime ferre. - IT Also, with trou¬ 
ble to others, in a troublesome, disagree¬ 
able or offensive manner. Quint, uti 
affectionibus. Gcll. Confabricari ori- 
ginem vocabuli nimis moleste atque 
odiose. Curt. Amici moleste seduli. 
Aug. ap. Suet, scribere, ft. e. obscurely, 
unintellio-ibly. 
MOLESTIX (Id.), re, f. trouble felt by a 
person, troublesomeness, uneasiness, dis¬ 
content, dissatisfaction, chagrin, molesta¬ 
tion, annoyance, disgust, dislike, S"s- 
Xepeia, SxXos. Cic. “Fasces habent mo- 
lestiam, ft. e. occasion or carry along with 
them. Id. Habeo illam molestiam, quod, 
&c. Id. Molestiam ex re trahere, ft. e. to be 
troubled, grieved, or vexed. Id. capere, 
ft. e. to get out of humor. Id. alicui asper- 
gere,or, exhibere, or, Terent. afferre,! e. 
to occasion. — Molestia denotes, also, 
that which is troublesome or annoying. 
Plin. Molesti® in facie, ft. e. spots, kc. 
-IT Also, trouble occasioned to others. 
Cic. Elegantia diligens sine molestia, 
ft. e. without affectation, not earned too 
far so as to be disagreeable to the audience. 
MOLESTS (Id.), as, a. 1. to molest, annoy, 
3 trouble, Xvneio, retpeo. Petron. aliqnem. 
M5LEST0S (moles), a, um, adj. trou¬ 
blesome, painful, offensive, irksome, gri 
vous, noisome, unseasonable, import,urn. , 
teasing, uneasy, Svsax$ns, 
duuoSy f. Cic. provincia. If ; A * ir 
esse molestum. Id. labor. If 
molestius. Id. Arrogantia est inoies- 
tissima.-IT Also, offensive or 
some by excessive nicety, affected, • 
Cic. veritas. Ovid, verba. 
Suet, dialectos, ft. a umntfgib 
Molestissimus exactor Latim serm > 
ft. e . unaffected observer 
the Latin language. - 11 Ma wa3 
nica, A. e. the troublesome coat. (« 
madeof inflammable materials, an ( u n 
condemned to be burnt were cblg 
p„,iton.)—JA 
m -*■ 
turn est. 
MOLETRiNX (molo), re 
, f. a mill, pvXioit. 
3 Cato. other 
MOLTLE (mola), is, n. traces ^ ^ „ 
3 instrument put on thene j ^ 
asses, or the shoulders oj 
turning a mill. Cato. cat excr- 
MoLIMEN (moltor), mis, n- a ^ 
2 tion to perform any thing,^ Mt . 
taking, preparation. or maeu 
pypa. Lucret., Omd. and Liv. .. 
Liv. 
with very 
W."Eo minofls ^ 1 ; 
_ i, r rp.auir^ M 
MOTuMeNTTJM (Id-), £ g ”' s parti 
Molimcn. _ Liv. Motam se _ 
molimenti adm; 
force or exertion. --- - e „ ui 
menti ea claustra esse. A. 
less labor. . x, ^ 
MOLiNX (molinus. a, um), 
3 Ammian. 
