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MON 
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one-eyed; a person with one eye only, 
povod^aXpog. Jul. Firmic. 
M6NCEC0S (M<5i/&i*oj), i, in. an epithet 
of Hercules. — Hence, Virg. Ars Mo¬ 
wed, h. c. a promontory and harbor of 
Liguria, near the modern town Monaco, 
which derives its name from it. 
M6N5GXMIX (povoyapia), ffi, f. monog- 
3 amy. Tcrtull. 
M8N5GXM0S (povoyapug), i, m. one who 
3 has had only one wife. Hieron. 
MONSGRaMMX {pov6ypappa), atis, n. 
3 a monogram, character compounded of 
two or more letters : as. 
h. e. 
Christus. Paulin. JVolan'. 
MCNSGRaMMOS, or MSN5GRAMM5S 
(povdypappog), on, consisting only of 
lines; or, sketched. — Hence, Cic. dii, 
h. e. bodiless. -IT Aiso, lean. Lucil. 
Vix vivo hoinini, ac monogrammo, h. e. 
almost a skeleton. 
M5N6LINUM (.pondXtvuv), i, n. a single 
3 string of pearls. Capitolin. 
MONOLITH0S (jxovdXibog), a, um, adj. 
3 consisting of a single stone. Labor. 
MdNOLoRIS (povog & lorum), e, adj. 
3 with one strap. Vopisc. vestis, h. e. per¬ 
haps, having a single strive of purple. 
MflNOPODIOS ( poi/oirdSiog), a, um, adj. 
having only one foot. Lamprid. homo. 
— Hence, Monopodium, a table, or small 
table, with only one foot. Liv. 39, 6 . 
Plin. 34, 3. 8 . 
M5N5P5LX (povoircbXyg), ae, in. one toko 
3 has the exclusive privilege of selling any 
thing at a place. Marc. Cap. 
MONoPoLIUM (povoircHX lov ), ii, n. a mo- 
2 nopoly, the exclusive privilege of selling 
any thing. Sueton. 
M 6 *\ 6 PTf:R 6 S (fxovdnTepog), on, having 
"but one wing. Vitruv . cedes. 
M 6 No ST IC Hi U M (/xojwrixw), ii, n. a 
* poem, consisting only of one verse. Anson. 
M 6 N 6 STICHUM ( pov6(jtixov ), i, n. 
3 same as Mono&ichium. Anson . 
MONSSyLLABOS ( yovo(rv\\a/3os ), a, um, 
■tmonosyllabical. Quintil. monosyllaba, 
sc. verba. 
MSNSTRiGLyPHOS, or MQNSTRIGLy- 
J PH 0 S ( y.ovorpiy\v(j>oi ), um or on, hav- 
mg only one triglyph. Vitruv. 
M5N8TROPHOS {poodTpoejxog), i, m. one 
" who eats by himself. Plant. 
5 NoXyLOS (poi/6£yXog), a, um, adj. 
consisting of one piece of wood. Plin. 
MoNS (perhaps from mineo), tis, m. a 
mountain, high hill, Spog. Cic. Montes ve- 
stitiatque silvestres, clothed withverdure. 
Ovid. Met. 7, 63. Montes, h. e. Symple- 
gartes. —Also, figur. a mountain, large 
quantity, multitude, great heap, 
peg. aquE. Cic. Tusculanus, h. e. a 
urge, splendid building at or near Tuscu- 
, • Terent. Montes auri polliceri, li. e. 
0 promise mountains of gold. Instead of 
pro ^ erb . ial expression, we find in 
adust. Maria montesque polliceri, li. e. 
o promise whole seas and mountains of 
’e m vast treasures. -ir It is also 
.7 ‘w month. Virg. - Mon- 
MilNRTD - SV?® 1 * on moun tains. Claudian. 
ffRABILtS (monstro), e, adj. wor- 
Jmrtue. 0W pCZ tUe<1 ' conspicuous ’ 
SpS RAT ' r ^ (!<!•), on is, f. a showing, 
nu = ° Ut ’ dcmonstr ution, dslfu. Te- 
^NSTRaTOB. (Id.), oris, m. a shower, 
discoverer, inventor, teacher, 
in y, u rirg. aratri, h. e. Triptolc- 
Herr<>i<^ 0 ’ a so ’ 0vid • sacri. Lucan. 
aras >' % n ? onstrat01 ' ait, non respicis 
^NSTratiu ; P 
2 monstro._1™’ P artlc - from 
tyiciiov. rT~- , A "J- remarkable, con- 
hostiblls - Id. Nullum oh 
^oN T STRrr,Nju etl , lsto nom ine monstratus. 
2um i adi. (’oonstrum & fero), a, 
m °ns(erj P ducln g monsters, fruitful in 
noverca’/, Valer. Flacc. 
“fier anotlin- V *?,’ wdo sen * one monster 
^<>iranc!e'tif n t S ( m °nstrificus), e, 
° e> tingular. Lucil. ’ 
■‘Pointer out, 
otitrijj. 
MoNSTRIFICe (Id.), adv. in a strange 
2 or singular manner. Plin. 
MoNSTRIFICoS (monstrum & facio), a, 
2 um, adj. wonderful, strange, singular, 
reparovpydg. Plin. 
MoNSTRIGENX, a;, in. or MoNSTRIGE- 
3 NOS (monstrum & gigno), a, um, adj. 
producing monsters. Aden. Monstrige- 
nis fluctibus. 
M 0 NSTR 8 (moneo), as, avi, atum, a. 1 . 
to show, point out, iciKvvpi. JVcpos. ali- 
quid digito. Eon. ap. Cic. viain alicui. 
1 - If Also, to say, tell, inform, teach, 
instruct. Terent. Nunquam monstrabo, 
li. e. dicam. Cic. Tu, si quid librarii 
non intelligent, inonstrabis, h. e. dices. 
Floral. Res gest® quo scribi possent nu- 
mero, monstravit Homerus.-IF Also, 
to describe. Tacit. Pueritia ac juventa, 
qualem monstravirnus.- IT Also, to 
show, put in mind, represent. Tacit, ur- 
bem alicui.-If Also, to indicate, give 
notice, give to understand, intimate. Tacit. 
Chalcedonii monstrabantur. Id. Mon- 
stratur fatis.-If Also, Co indicate, make 
known, appoint, destine. Virg. aras. Id. 
piacula. Ovid, ignes.- IT Also, tu 
indict, accuse, impeach, arraign. Tacit. 
Pessimi servorum prodere Iiltro dites 
dominos, alii ab amicis monstraban¬ 
tur. -- IT Also, to say or advise. 
Plant, bene. — Figur. to incite. Virg. 
Ira monstrat. -IT Aiso, to show, de¬ 
monstrate, prove. Pandect. Qui adver- 
sus ea fecisse monstretur. Plin. Erasis- 
tratus calculos per urinam pelli eo mon¬ 
strat. -IT See, also, Monstratus, a, um. 
MONSTROSE, MONSTROSUS. See 
Monst.ruose, Monstruosus. 
MoNSTRUM (moneo), i, n. any thing 
out of the ordinary course of nature, by 
which the gods indicate, that some calami¬ 
ty is about to befall men. Cic. — Hence, 
it may frequently be rendered bad sign. 
Virg. —-— IT Especially, a strange, unna¬ 
tural, hideous person, animal or thing, a 
monster. Of a person, hideous or 
monstrous in shape. Virg. Monstrum 
horrendum, informe, ingens, cui lu¬ 
men ademptum (of Polyphemus). 
Terent. Monstrum hominis, h. e. a 
monsten• of a man. Also, of a person 
shocking by his manners. Plant. Mon¬ 
strum mulieris, h. c. a monster of a wo- 
■ man, a shocking woman. Cic. Fffidissi- 
mum rnonstrum. So, also, of Cleopa¬ 
tra. Horat. Monstrum fatale. —So, also, 
of animals. Virg. Fert monstra sub 
aequore pontus. d. Succinctamlatran- 
tibus monstris, (of Scylla) h. e. canibus. 
— Also, of things and events. Virg. 
Nec dubiis ea signa dedit Tritonia mon¬ 
stris. So the sea is called monstrum. 
Id. So, of the Trojan horse. Id. Et 
monstrum infelix sacrata sistimus arce. 
Val. Flacc. Nova monstra viro volvit, 
li. e. calamities. — Hence, in general, 
any thing strange, uncommon, extraordi¬ 
nary, singular, wonderful, a wonder, 
prodigy, marvel. Cic. Non furtum, sed 
monstrum videbatur. Catull. Mon¬ 
strum Nereides admirantes, h. e. the ship 
Argo, the first that ever sailed on the sea. 
Cic. Monstra dicere, or narrare, or, 
Lucret. loqui. 
MQNSTROoSe, and MoNSTRoSk (mon- 
1 struosus, or monstrosus), adv. unnatur¬ 
ally, strangely, wonderfully, monstrously, 
repari ixJco;. Cic. 
M 0 NSTRO 0 SOS, and M 0 NSTR 0 SOS 
(monstrum), a, um, adj. monstrous, pre¬ 
ternatural, stupendous, strange, extraor¬ 
dinary, reparuidris, repaTiudg. Cic. homi¬ 
nes, h. e. strange or singular in behavior. 
So, of a monkey. Id. Monstruosissima 
bestia. Petron. -Monstruosius. — Also, 
unnatural. Sueton. cubitus, libidines. 
MONTaNIaNOS (Montanus), a, um, adj. 
Montanian, called after a certain orator, 
Montanus. Senec. 
MoNTaNOS (mons), a, urn, adj. being or 
living on mountains. Cic. homines. 
Varr. genus agrorum. Virg. oppida. 
Ovid. Cacumina montana, li. e. monti- 
um. Liv. 21, 32. Montani, h. e. moun¬ 
taineers, highlanders. - IT Also, com¬ 
ing from or rising in mountains. Colum. 
sal. Virg. Rumen.-IT Also, mountain¬ 
ous, full of mountains. Ovid. Dalmatia. 
Liv. Montana, sc. loca. 
M5NTIC5LA (mons & colo), te, m. and 
3 547 
f. an inhabitant of the mountains, dpdrrjq 
Ovid. 
MuNTTFER (inons & fero), a, um, adj 
3 bearing a mountain. Senec. 
MONTINOS (mons), i, m. a god of moun* 
3 tarns. Arnob. 
MONTIVXGOS (mons & vagus), a, um, 
I adj. wandering oil the mountains, opinXa- 
ifis. Lucret. fera. Cic. cursus. Slat. 
Diana. 
MoNTuOSOS, and M 0 NT 0 SOS (mons), 
a, urn, adj. full of mountains, mountain¬ 
ous, opcivoq. Cic. 
MoNOBILIS (moneo), e. aoj. serving to 
•’perpetuate the memory of a thinir. Sidon. 
MONuMeNTaRIOS, or MSTCIMeNTaRI- 
3 OS (nionuinentum, or inoniinentum), a, 
um, adj. relating to a monument or tomb, 
monumental. Apul. choraula, h. e. blow¬ 
ing near a tomb. 
MQNOMeNTUM, and MCNIMeNTUM 
(moneo), i, n. any thing that preserves 
the remembrance of a thing or person, 
a monument, memorial, record, peiipa, 
gvripuuv. Cic. laudis, dementi®, fur- 
torum. Virg. amoris. — Particularly 
of statues, buildings, &c., especially 
when a name is inscribed on them. 
Cic. Div. 1, 28. Marii, li. e. the temple 
built by him-. Cic. Verr. I, 4. Monu- 
menta Africani, h. e. statues. Cic. Mil. 
7. inajorum, sc. Clodii, h. e. the Appian 
way. Cic. ad Div. 1, 9. Monumentum 
senatus, h. e. the. house of Cicero, which 
the senate had caused to be built for him. 
— Particularly, a temple. Cic. Verr. 1, 
50. Monumentum ilia amplitudine, &c. 
h. e. the temple of Castor. — Also, a mon¬ 
ument, tomb, sepulchre, cenotaph. JVep. se- 
pulcri. Also, without sepulcri. Cic. and 
Horat. — According to Varr. dc L I,. 
5, 6 , monumentum. was anciently usea of 
a sepulchre only, and afterwards re¬ 
ceived its other significations. — Hence, 
a tomb of a family. Liv. Scipionum. 
Mep. Sepultus est in monumento avun- 
culi. — Also, a writing which preserves 
the remembrance of a person or thing. Cic. 
Hence, Id. Monumenta rerum” gesta- 
rum, h. e. books of history or similar 
writings. Id. Commendari monumen- 
tis alicujus. — Also, a mark, token, sign, 
by which to recognize a thing or person, 
as, tokens put upon children that were 
exposed, in order that they might be 
known again. Terent. Abi tu, cistellam, 
Pythias, donio effer cuin monumentis. 
MoPS8PI0S (Mod/dmoj), a, um, adj. At- 
3 tic, Athenian, so called from the district 
Mopsopia in Attica. Ovid, juvenis, h. e. 
Ttiptolemus. Id. muri, h. e. Athena- 
rum. Id. urbs, h. e. Athens. Senec.. 
Arte Mopsopia potens, h. e. Dtcdalus, 
Absolutely. Id. Mopsopia, h. e. Athens, 
or Attica. 
MoPSuHESTIX (M6\pov laria), or MoP- 
SueSTIX, Ee, f. a town of Cilicia. Cic. 
MoPSOS, i, m. a soothsayer at Argos. 
Cic. -IT Also, a soothsayer of Thes¬ 
saly. Ovid. -IT Also, a soothsayer of 
Cilicia. Tcrtull. - IT Also, the name 
of a shepherd. Virg. 
MORX (perhaps from povy), te, f. a delay, 
stay, stop, hindrance, iiarpi^y, dvalioXy. 
Cic. Moram rei inferre, or afferre, or fa- 
cere, h. e. to delay, detain, cause delay. So, 
also, Id. interponere. Virg. moliri, h. e. 
to occasion. Id. trahere, h. e. to delay. 
Terent. Moram producere malo, h. e. to 
defer. Virg. Moras rumpere, or, Ovid, pel- 
lere, or, Id. corripere, or, Virg. prtecipi- 
tare, h. e. to hasten, not to delay. Prop. 
Quteris in nullo ainore moram, h. c. in 
your intrigues you are soon listened to by 
the girls. Cic. Res habet moram, h. e. ad¬ 
mits of delay. But, llabeo moram, I wait, 
or I must wait. Cass, in Cic. Ep. Habui 
paululum morce, dtnn, &c. So, also, 
Est rnihi mora, I wait, or, I must wait. 
Cic. Tibi paululum esse mora 1 . So, also, 
Vellei. Nihil in mora habuit, quo minus, 
&c. h. c. he did not, wait or delay, &c. 
Liv. Esse in mora, quo minus, &.c. h. e. 
to delay, hinder any thing. So, also, Tc- 
rent. alicui. So, also, Esse morte. Id. 
Ne morte ineis nuptiis sim. Id. Hcc 
est mihi mora, h. e. detains me. Id. 
Per me nulla mora est, or, Virg. Nulla 
in me est mora, h. e. I do not hinder it. 
Terent. Non mora tibi erit in me, A. e. 
I shall not detain you. JVepos. Nulla 
