MOL 
MOL 
M6LINCS (mola), a, urn, adj. belonging 
3 to a mill. Tertull. saxum, A. e. a milt- 
stone. 
M0LI5, is, a. 4. same as Molior. ‘SFrontin. 
MoLfCiR (moles), iris, Itus sum, dep. 4. 
t- set one’s self in motion, get ready, to en¬ 
deavor to perform any thing, exert, one’s 
self to get somewhere, to attempt something 
dijftcult, make a powerful effort, take pains 
and labor, struggle, strive, labor, toil, 
move or stir with great exertion, cmxei- 
pto). Terent. Dum moliuntur, dum 
comuntur, annus est. Cic. Agam per 
me ipse et moliar. Tacit. Erat insula, 
in quam gladiatores navibus molientes, 
Germani nando prcelabebantur. Id. 
Paululum adversus prsesentem forrni 
dinem molitus, h. e. after a short strug 
gle with, &c. Apul. Pompa molieba 
tur. — Hence, to depart or endeavor to 
depart. Liv. Molientem hinc Hanni 
balem. Id. Qu®dam naves, dum mo 
limur a terra, capt®-IT Also, to 
set in motion with effort, or by exerting 
one’s self. Virg. bipennem in vites, 
h. e. strike against. Liv. ancoras, h. e. 
to hoist or weigh anchor. Virg. and 
iii). terrain, h. c. to dig, plough, till, 
■work, cultivate. Liv. portam, or° Tacit. 
fores, h. e. to break down, pull down, 
break open, open the gate. Liv. corpora 
ex somno, h. e. to rouse from sleep. 
Vivo, habenas, h. e. to manage, direct. 
— lienee, to throw, cast, hurl. Virg. 
fulmina. Id. ignem, sc. at the enemy. 
— Hence, to remove, displace. Liv. 
montes sede sua. Id. objecta onera. 
— Also, to endeavor to remove. Liv. 
obices. — Figur. to endeavor to shake, 
mdemine, weaken or destroy. Liv. fi- 
dem, h. e. credit. — Also, to undertake, 
make, particularly if it be done with 
exertion, labor, pains, or difficulty. 
^ ■ aliquid cum labore. Virg. viain, 
b. e. to make or force his way. Ovid. 
animum, h. e. to make, procure to one’s 
ff- Coltm. opera, h. c. to labor. Virg. 
laborem, h. e. to undertake, take upon 
ones self. Cic. nulla opera, h. e. to do 
nothing. Virg. iter, h. e. to continue, pur¬ 
sue. — Also, to undertake, intend, design, 
Plot project, meditate. Cic. Quid ille in 
Prffida molitus sit. Id. Nihil est quod 
in .are. b. e. your undertaking is in 
vain. id. alicui calamitatem, = ’A. e. to 
endeavor to bring into. Id. alicui insi- 
aias, A. e. to lay snares. Liv. defectio 
triumphos, h. c. to endea 
fnii l ° • w ‘ ~ Hence, with an infinit 
iouovvrng, to endeavor, attempt, undertake 
tc. Munaum efficere moliens deus 
snh<i,i£l acc ' fallere - Id - durrn natum 
nim t rC SOrtl * — Also, to strive after , 
nht, - 1 ’ P r S cure tn one’s self, endeavor to 
d a n regllum - Id • alia prasi- 
p.,' 0n )ni ietum molit.ur ab ense. 
Ai n : S rall am, h. e. to hunt after .— 
■mal-r 0 % Cite ’ cause > occasion, produce, 
cum m,? 1 ' ' Ia:c sa «t in animis judi- 
morbor ^' nr g. moram. Id. 
Colon, n voran( li facultatem. 
molitur /, T morsas suppurationem 
Sz t 
a wall hnffo ^££ c P are ‘ — Also, to make 
a nail fur rlJ nf ? S SC ^ ’ or an y thing like 
Liv ■ AdmolieSdum 
i m , Clior) ’ 5nis > f- a putting a 
pCihL T- ■ CoUm - a gri, h. e. a 
IT A Iso nn i/ cultivating. - 
Vtrinff’anv th‘ erta ^. ll }S‘^ ottemptino -, pre- 
foR W,thla y b ° A r ,’ P ains or ef - 
,. or pullimr nnf of ,• ,. -'Iso, a tearing 
MoLri'QR’/ff! demolishing. Liv. valli. 
^giLer’make'ffrn attem P ter > a “' 
builder architect Cr ’ f ramer j contriver, 
ZtT 1 ’ VKCvavrnf, 
•(torque Deus mun( *i) mo- 
,ltor Iason Ta?it ld f ratis mo ' 
. turn novarum « ‘ c ® ( * ls - Sueton. re- 
‘ 5LIT6R { T.[ n , S -™ c - scelerum. 
Xw&pds d\l Tri )' p ns > m - “ miller, gv- 
. ««. mini..- rs ‘ Pa ndect. _ Pi, nlr 
|6LiTHiY il! ( sens u obsemno). = 
6eri iCiS ’ f> a ’ female con - 
LtTfiS, a b % M ner. Sueton. 
M5 LT0S f u , m - See Mnlo. 
’ S ’ Um - See Molior. 
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MOL 
MoLLfiS (mollis), es, n. 2. to be soft. 
3 Theoil. Prise. 
MoLLeSCO (molleo), is, n. 3. to grow or 
become soft., lose its hardness, paXaKvvo- 
gai. Ovid. -’r Also, to become mild, 
soft or gentle. Lucret.nnd Ooid. -IT Al- 
so, to become effeminate or unmanly. Ovid. 
MoLLXCeLLOS (dimin. of mollicnlus), 
’ a i um, adj. somewhat soft, slender, or 
delicate. Catull. 
MoLLfCrNX (mollis), ®, f. a soft garment 
o of fine cloth, paXasou Iganov. JVon. 
^oLLICOMOS (mollis & coma), a, um, 
3 adj. having soft hair. Avien. herba. 
MoLLICOLIjS (dimin. of mollis), a, um, 
3 adj. soft, tender or delicate, affpog. Plant. 
—— IT Also, soft, effeminate, voluptuous. 
Catull. versus. 
MoLLiMeNTUM (mollio), i, n. a means 
3 »f softening, mitigating or alleviating. 
Smec. 
MoLLfS (mollis), is, ivi and ii, itum, a. 
4. to make supple, pliant, flexible or soft, 
paAaKitjw. Ovid, lanam trahendo, or, 
simply, Id. lanam, h. e. to spin, card or 
comb. Liv. artus oleo. — Hence, figur. 
to tame, check, restrain. Cic. Hanntba- 
lem exsultantem patientia sua mollie- 
bat. Liv. iras. Id. impetum. Virg. 
amnios. — Also, to soften, ease, alleviate, 
lessen. Ovid. opus. Id. pcenam. - 
IT Also, to make supple or soft. Horat. 
ferrum. Ovid, ceram. Id. humum fo- 
lns. Id. Cererem (A. e. panem) in vino, 
h. e. to soften. Cic. Humor (A. e. ice) 
mollitur tepefactus. Plin. alvum, h. c. 
to relax, purge moderately. Id. duritias. 
Id. Agri molliti, A. e. made loose. — 
Hence, to render less disagreeable. Cic. 
verba usu, A. e. to render more pleasant to 
the ear by frequent use. Id. translatio- 
nem. _ Os. clivum, A. e. to make the as- 
cent of a hill easier by a circuitous path . — 
Also, to render milder. Virg. fructus 
feros. Plin. ritus. Id. ventos. — Also, 
to make effeminate or unmanly. Cic. ani- 
mos. Id. legionem. Quintil. and Cic. 
vocem, A. e. to make soft or feminine. — 
Also, to discourage, dispirit. Cic. ali- 
quem, A. e. to break his heart. 
MoLLIPeS (mollis & pes), edis, adject. 
3 soft-footed, having soft feet, paXatcainovg. 
Cic. boves. 
MoLLfS (for movilis, from moveo), e, 
tidj. easily movable , pliant , flexible, supple. 
Cic. commissur®. Ovid, internodia. 
Virg. collum. Ovid, brachia (in 
dancing). Virg. aurum. Cic. animus. 
Id. oratio. Ovid. Dea mollior, A. e. 
more complying or kind _IT Also, soft. 
Cats, litus, A. e. of soft sand. Virg. 
thyrsus, A. e. bound with vine or ivy leaves. 
Ovid. lana. Cels, ovum, A. e. a soft ego-. 
Plin. Mollia, A. e. a class of fishes, mol- 
luscoe. Virg. prat.a. Cels, cibus, A. e. 
mild or easy of digestion, mildly aperient. 
Id. alvus, A. e. open, relaxed. Plin. Mol¬ 
lia panis, A. e. the soft part of bread, 
crumbs. Ovid, arcus, A. e. unbent, un¬ 
strung. Cic. Mollissima cera. Viro. 
feretrum, A. e. made soft by a layer of 
leaves. — Also, soft , tender, delicate, elas¬ 
tic. Ovid. gen®. Id. cervix. Viro. 
viola. Ovid, manus.-IT Also, that 
cannot resist, that always allows an im¬ 
pression to be made upon itself, weak. Liv. 
consul, A. e. too yielding. Cic. senten- 
tia, A. e. timid. Prop, lepus, A. e. timo¬ 
rous. So, also, Virg. pecus_Hence, 
tender, weak. Ovid. anni. — Also, ten¬ 
der, susceptible, feeling. Ovid. cor. Id. 
pectus. Cic. Homo mollissimo animo, 
A. e. of a very feeling heart, easily moved. 
Ovid, os, A. e. that easily blushes. So, 
also, Plin. Pa.neg. Molles aures, A. e. 
modest, not fond of praise _Also, effemi¬ 
nate, unmanly, voluptuous. Cic. Mollis 
philosophus. Liv. animus. Cic. ratio. 
Id. disciplina. Quintil. vox. — Hence, 
Liv. Viri molles, A. e. pathici. _ 
TC Also, soft, mild, gentle, placid, tempe¬ 
rate, calm. Ovid, tactus. Plin. odor. 
Ovid, zephyri. Flor. regio. Virg. 
restas. Id. Euphrates mollior, A. e. more 
placid. —Hence, smooth, gentle, pleasing, 
soothing, kind. Horat. verba. —- Also, 
easy, not difficult. Virg. jussa. Quin- 
til. iter. - Also, soft, tender, full of love. 
Horat. querel®. Ovid, versus. Cic. 
PV,n. 5,1. carmen, A. e. touching, moving. 
— Mollis versus- frequently denotes, 
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with poets, an elegiac poem, opposed tc 
dtirus versus , an heroic poem. Prop. 1 
7, 19. So, also, Horat. II. Od. 12 3* 
Molles modi. — Also, mild. Vir<r.\\. 
nmn, A. e. not harsh in flavor. Cic. Mol- 
Ii brachio objurgare, A. e. soft, gentle. 
Id. oratio philosophorum, A. e. calm, se¬ 
date. Ii Also, gentle, pleasant, arrree- 
abtc Virg. umbra. Hence, Ovid. 
Mollia ndere, A. e. to senile. Cic. MoIIi- 
ores flexus in cantu. Tacit. In molliua 
reliita, A. e. extenuating, palliating, rep¬ 
resenting in a more favorable light _ 
TC Also, moving gently. Virg. piienta. 
Especially, gentle, not steep, havinrr a 
gentle slope. Cuts, fastigium, A. e. rmntr 
gradually. Virg. clivus, A. c. leading 
down gradually, having an easy descent. 
—— TC Also, easy, convenient, favorable. 
Virg. aditus, A. e. the easiest manner of 
getting access to a person, in order to 
speak with him. So, also, Virg. Mollis¬ 
sima tempora fandi. Ovid. Hora molli- 
or, A. e. more favorable. - IT Also 
changeable. Cic. Nihil est tarn molle’ 
quam voluntas, &c-IT Also, in the’ 
hue arts, as statuary, &c. soft, pleasino-. 
Cic. signa. So, also, Horat. Molles inu- 
tamtur ®re capillos.-IT Stat. Molle 
for molliter. §o, also, Ovid. Mollia ri- 
dere. 
MoLLrTER (mollis), adv. plianlhi. — 
Hence, figur. calmly, patiently. Cic. fer- 
re. So, also, Liv. Mollius abnuere._ 
Also, weakly, too feelingly. Sallust, pati. 
— Also, compliantly. Liv. Mollius con- 
sulere. — Also, forbearingly, indido-cntlv , 
genliy Cic. facere-if Also, softly. 
Cic. Nidos mollissime substernunt. ' Id. 
recubans. Ovid. Molliter ossa cubent._ 
Hence, gently, easily, agreeably. Virtr. 
Lxcudent soirantia mnliina 
Lxcudent spirantia mollius ®ra. Ovid. 
mcedere. — Also, effeminately, voluptu¬ 
ously. Cic. vivere. — Also, mildly, in a 
palliative manner. Tacit, habere popu- 
lum. Id. Interpretari mollius. —Hence 
gently, gradually. Colum. Collis molli- 
ter assurgens. Quint. Quam mollissi- 
me pedem referre, A. c. softly, unobserv- 
edly. 
MoLLrm, ®, and MoLLITIeS (id.) 
el, f. movableness, pliability, flexibleness', 
suppleness. Cic. cervicum, A. e. a mev- 
i- n g °f the neck backwards and forwards. 
- TC Figur. sensibility, aptness to be 
moved, weakness, Cic. animi. Id. Ni~ 
ci®. Id. natur®, A. e. a feeling disposi¬ 
tion, Plin. Ep. frontis, A. c. backward¬ 
ness, timidity. — Hence, weaknessinresist- 
ing, as, indigence, poverty, misfortune. 
Cies. animi. — Also, incapability of mak¬ 
ing a manly, stem resolution. Sallust, ani- 
m i. — Also, incapability of trealin era per¬ 
son harshly. Sallust. - TC Also, soft¬ 
ness, tenderness, paXaKorrig. Plin. car- 
nis, lan®, lapidis. Cic. Mollifies qu®- 
dam.- TC Also, effeminacy, voluptu¬ 
ousness, wantonness. Cic. Mores lapsi. 
ad mollitiam. Justin, corporis. Clau- 
dian. vocis, A. e. effeminate, womanish. — 
Particularly, unchastity of the pathici. 
Tacit, corporis. Also, without corporis'. 
Sencc. —- TC Also, too great gentleness 
or mildness. Sallust, animi. Id. decre- 
torum. 
MoLLITuDS (Id.), Ini3, f. flexibility. 
Auct. ad Hcrenn. vocis. - IT Fi<m r . 
aptness to be moved, sensibility. Cic. hu- 
manitatis.-TC Also, softness. Pacuv. 
ap. Cic. corporis. Cic. In pulmonibus 
inest mollitudo-TC Also, effeminacy. 
Amob. vitiorum. 
MoLLuGS (Id.), Inis, f. a soft species of 
the plant, lappago. Plin. 
MoLLuSCtiS (Id.), a,um, adj. soft. Plin. 
2 nux, A. e. a kind of nut with a thin shel’. 
Id. Molluscum, sc. tuber, A. c. a funo-us 
. that grows on the maple-tree. 
M8L5 (mola), is, ui, Itum, a. 3. to grind, 
aXcco, aXfjSoo. Terent. Molendum us¬ 
que in pistrino. Plin. hordeum. — 
Hence, Molitus, a, um, ground. Cces. 
Molita cibaria, A. e. ground corn, <i\6t T a 
Plant. Molitum, A. e. that which ii 
ground -TC Also, sensu obscoeno, for 
concumbere. Petron. and Auson. 
M5L5CHe. See Malaehe. 
M8L8CHINXRI0S (moloche), ii, m. one 
3 who dyes with the color of mallows. 
Plaut. 
M5L5CIIIN0S ( poXnxivdg ), a, um, adj. 
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