NAC 
NA1 
NAM 
fumer, seller of sweet oils, ointments or 
•perfumes. Plant. 
HrR6P5LIUM (puponwhiov), ll, n. a 
3 shop fur oils, sweet ointments, &c. ; a 
perfumer’s shop. Plant. 
MyRRHX, and MORRHX, or MuRRX 
(iivpfia ), ffi, f. the daughter of Cinyras, 
who was changed into a myrrh-tree. 
Ovid. - IT Also, the myrrh-tree, a 
shrub growing in Arabia. Plin. —-— 
If Also, the (rum of the myrrh-tree. Plin. 
With tliis myrrh the ancients flavored 
their wines. Id. On account of its 
agreeable smell, they anointed their 
hair with an ointment made of it. 
Hence, Virg. Crines myrrha madentes, 
or, Ovid, madidi, h. e. ointment or bal¬ 
sam of myrrh. It is ’also numbered 
among cosmetics. Ovid. Medic. 88. —— 
IT Plin. Myrrha, or myrrhis, or smyrrhi- 
za, A. e. a plant, sweet cicely (Scandix 
odorata, L.). -IT Also, a substance of 
ichich excellent vessels were made. See 
Mur r ha. 
MyRRHaTOS, and MuRRHaTES, or 
3 MuRRaTOS (myrrha, murrha or niur 
ra), a, um, adj. seasoned or mingled with 
myrrh ; or, anointed with balsam made 
of myrrh. Pest, and Sidon. 
MyRRHEOS, and M0RR1IEES, or MuR- 
R£ES (Id.), a, um, adj. perfumed with 
myrrh. Horat. crinis. —— II Also, of 
the color of myrrh, yellowish. Propert. 
_IT Also, of the substance murrha. 
See Murrheus. 
MyRRHINOS, and MuRRHINiJS, or 
MuRRINOS (Id.), a, um, adj. of myrrh 
or myrrh-ointment. Plant, odor. — 
Hence, Plaut., Varr., &c. Murrhina, 
sc. potio, A. e. a drink made of good wine 
seasoned or flavored with myrrh and other 
spices. - H Also, of the substance 
called murrha. See Murrhinus. 
MYRRHIS. See Myrrha. 
MyRRHITeS (pvpplrrjs), a;, m. a precious 
stone of the color of myrrh. Plin. 
MyRSINITeS ( pvpoivirys), ®, m. a spe¬ 
cies of the plant tithymalus. Plin. —— 
IT Also, a kind of precious stone smelling 
like myrrh. Plin. 
MyRTaCEOS (myrtus), a, um, adj. of 
myrtle. Cels. 
MyRTaTOS, and MuRTaTOS (Id.), a, 
3um, adj. seasoned with myrtle or myrtle- 
berries. — Hence, Varr. Murtatum, sc. 
farcimen, A. e. a kind of sausage ; also 
called myrtatum. Plin. 
MYRTEA. See Murcia. 
MyRTEOLES, and MyRTIOLOS (dimin. 
3 of myrteus), a, um, adj. of the color of 
myrtle-blossom. Colum. 
MyRTeTX, ®, f. same as Myrtetum. 
M9RTETUM, and MuRTeTUM (myrtus), 
i, n. a place full of myrtles-, a myrtle- 
grove, grove of myrtles, pvpmvaiv. Virg. 
-IT Near Bairn there was a place, 
called murteta or myrteta, where a warm 
sudorific vapor emanated from the earth. 
Horat. 
MvRTEES, and MuRTEES (Id.), a, um, 
adj. of myrtle, pvpaivog. Virg. silva, 
a errove of myrtles. Plin. oleum, or, 
simply, Cels. Myrteum, sc. oleum, A. e. 
oil of myrtle. Plin. vinum, A. e. myrtle- 
wine. -IT Also, myrtle-colored, chestnut- 
brown. Tibull. coma. Petron. gausa- 
pina. Pallad. color. - IT Colum. 
Olea myrtea, A. e. a kind of olive-tree. 
MyRTIDXNES (Id.), a, um, adj. made 
from the berries of the wild myrtle. 
Hence, Plin. Myrtidanum, sc. vinum. 
MyRTTNOS, and MuRTINOS ( pvprtvos), 
3 a, um, adj. of myrtle. April, oleum. 
MYRTI5LUS. See Myrteolus. 
MyRTITeS (pvprimni), ®, m. seasoned 
with myrtle. Colum. Vinum myrtites, 
and, simply, Plin. Myrtites, sc. vinum, 
A. e. myrtle-wine. Also, Pallad. Vinum 
myrtite. 
MyRTOS, i, f. an island of Eubcca. 
MyRToOS (Muprcooy), a, uin, adj. Ho¬ 
rat. mare, A. c. a part of the JEgean 
sea between Crete, Peloponnesus and V Il¬ 
ham, so called, according to Plin. 4, 18, 
from the island of Myrtos. 
MyRTOoSOS (myrtus), a, um, adj. re¬ 
sembling myrtles. Plin. 
MrRTUM ( pvprov ), i, n. the fruit of the 
myrtle; a myrtle-berry. Virg., Cels. 
and Plin. 
MyRTOS ( pvprus), i and us, f. a myrtle- 
tree, myrtle. Virg. and Plin. -IT Al¬ 
so, a myrtle-grove. Virg. JEn. 3, 23. 
MYR#S (pvpos), i, m. said to be the male 
of the muraena. Plin. 9, 39. 
MyS (pvs), yos, m. the pearl muscle (Myti- 
lus margaritifera, L.). Plin. -IT Also, 
the name of a famous engraver. Pro- 
pert. 
MySIX (Mima), a;, f. a country of Asia 
Minor, divided into Major and Minor; 
the former bordering upon the JEgwan 
sea, the latter upon the Hellespont. - 
IT Hence, MysTus, a, um, adj. of or be¬ 
longing to Mysia, Mysian. . Cic. — 
IT Mysus, a, um, same as Mysius. Ovid 
dux, or, Propert. juvenis, A. e. Tele- 
phus, king of Mysia. Cic. Mysi, A. e. 
the inhabitants of Mysia. — The Mysians 
were a Thracian people, who went 
from Thrace to Asia Minor. The My¬ 
sians remaining in Europe were after¬ 
wards called Mcesians. 
MySTX, or MySTeS (pvarys), re, m. a 
Zpriest. Ovid. 
MfSTXGSGOS (pvarayioyos), i, m. a 
kind of priest; one who showed to stran¬ 
gers the remarkable things of a temple. 
Cic. 
MySTeRIaRCHeS ( pvcrriptdpxriS ), ®, m - 
3 a chief minister of sacred rites. Prudent. 
MySTeRIUM ( pvarrtpiov ), ii, n. a secret, 
secret thing, mystery. Cic. Mysteria 
rhetorum aperire. Id. Epistolffi nostra 
liabent tantum mysteriorum. Particu¬ 
larly in religious affairs. Justin. Mys¬ 
teria sacra initiorum Cereris, h.e. secret 
ceremonies, &c. - V Mysteria were 
especially a certain secret divine service 
or secret religious meeting, at which only 
those were permitted to attend who were 
initiated, as at the celebration of the 
sacred mysteries in honor of Ceres, 
otherwise called Sacra Eleusinia. 
Hence, JVepos. Mysteria facere, A. e. to 
celebrate such mysteries. — Also, the 
festival on which such private religious 
meetings were held. — Hence, Cic. Mys¬ 
teria fi-omana, A. e. according to Gro- 
nov., tire festival of the goddess Bona Dea. 
MySTICf. (mysticus), adv. mystically, 
3 secretly, enigmatically, pvoTiK&g. Solin. 
MySTICOS ( pvariKds ), a, um, adj. rela- 
2 ting to sacred mysteries, mystic, mystical, 
mysterious, sacredly obscure. Martial. 
sacra Dindymenes. Virg. vannus 
lacchi, A. e. qu® in Bacchi sacris adhi- 
betur, et arcanum aliquid significat. 
Tibull. Candide Liber, ades: sic sit 
tibi mystica vitis.-IT Plin. vinum, 
A. e. perhaps, of the island of Mystus in 
JEtolia. 
MySTRUM (pvarpov), i, n. the fourthpart 
3 of a cyathus. Rhcmn. Fann. 
MySES, a, um. See Mysia. 
MyTHICOS (pvSriKds), a, urn, adj. belong- 
2 ing to fables, fabulous. Plin. Pantomi- 
mus mythicus. — Mythicus, i, m. one 
that writes fables. Macrob. 
MyTHISTORIa (pvZioTopia), tB, f. afab- 
3 ulous narrative, a narrative mixed up with 
fable. Capitolin. 
MyTHISTORICOS (uvSioTopiKOs), a, um, 
3 adj. mixed with fable. Vopisc. volu- 
mina. \ 
MyTILOS, i, m. a kind of edible muscle; 
(Mytilus of Linn.). Horat. and Plin. — 
Also written Mitylus, Mitulus, and Mu- 
tulus. — According to Heindorf (on Ho¬ 
rat. Sat. 2, 4, 28), Mitulus is more cor¬ 
rect, and the word is of Latin origin 1 . 
(Compare Passow, Gr. Lex. under pvrl- 
Aoj.) • , • „„ 
MyuS, untis, f. a town in Ionia. Nepos. 
MyXX (pvfa), ffi, f. properly, humor from 
the nose, mucus.- -IT Also, a kind of 
plum-tree (the fruit of which is called 
myzum. Pallad.). Plin. - IT Also, 
myxa, the projecting part of a lamp 
which contains the wick, the socket oj a 
lamp. Martial. Totque geram myxas 
(some Edd. have myxos). 
MyX 5, or MyXoN (uv$orv), onis, m. a 
fish, otherwise called bacchus. 
MyXUM, i, n. See Myxa. 
MyXOS, or MyXSS, i, m. the socket of a 
lamp. Martial. — See Myxa. 
N. 
N XBXTH^EX, or NXBA1LEX, re, f. a 
country of Arabia Petraia. Plin. - 
IT Hence, Nabathsus, or Nabatsus, a, 
um adj. of Nabathwa, Nabathcean. Juv. 
Nabathreo saltu. — Also, Arabian, East¬ 
ern, Oriental. Ovid. Nabath®a regna. 
. _ Nabathsi, orum, the Nabathwans. 
Pli n ,_IT Sidon. makes the second syl¬ 
lable long. „, 
NXBXTHeS, ®, m. a Nabathatan, Napa- 
Srig. Scnec. Vicino Nabath®. 
NABIS, or NABUN, in Ethiopic, a camel¬ 
opard, giraffe. Plin. __ 
NABLIX, or NAULIX ( vavXia, va/fhia), 
orum, n. a musical stringed instrument, 
perhaps psaltery. Ovid. Genialia nablia 
verrere. 
KaCCX, or NaTTX (unc.), ®, m. a full- 
S er. Apul. — Or, according to some, the 
name of a certain man, used as a term 
of contempt. Horat. Immundus Natta. 
Pers. Ad morem discincti vivere Natt®. 
_IT Hence, Naccinus, a, um, adj. of 
a fuller, or of Malta. Apul. Naccma 
truculentia. 
NaCTOS, a, um, particip. from nancis- ’ 
NAl^iiai), adv. certainly, truly, surely, for 
certain, verily, indeed. Cic. Nre illi ve- 
hementer errant. Terent. Faciunt, n®, 
intelligendo ut nihil intelligant. Id. 
iEdepol n®. Cic. Medius fidius n®. — 
It is also written ne (vff). Sallust. 
NA5NIX. See JYenia. 
NA3VI0S, ii, m. a Roman gentile name. 
Cn. Nffivins was a Roman dramatic poet, 
who flourished about the time of the second 
Punic war. -IT Hence, N®vianus, and 
N®vius, a, um, adj. of Mwvius. Cic. 
N®vianus Hector, A. e. of one of the 
plays of Nievius. Id. Nsviani modi. 
Liv. Nffivia porta.-IT Also, one born 
with a mole or mark on his body. Am oh. 
NAWELOS (nffivus), i, m. diminut. a lit- 
3 tie mark or spot. Qell. 
NATIVES (yvaiog), i, m. a mole or mark on 
the body. Cic. Aliquem n®vo agnosce- 
re. Plin. Nrevos tondere. 
NAIAS. See JVais. 3 
NATS, idis and ldos, orNAiXS, &dis and 
3 558 
ados (Nais & N aids), f. a Naiad, water- 
nymph. Virg. Naiadum pulcherrima. 
-IT Also ,°a nymph, in general. Ovid. 
Fatum Naidos arbor erat. - IT Also, 
for water. Tibull. Naida Bacchus amat. 
_ IT Also, a icoman’s name. Suet. 
Mcr. 3.-IT Also, as an adj. Virg. Pu- 
ell® Naides. 
AM(unc.), conj. for; denoting causality, 
yap. It is usually placed first in a sen¬ 
tence. Cic. Nam multi s®pe honores dus 
immortalibus justi habiti sunt.—But 
sometimes after the beginning. Horat. 
Olim nam qusrere amabam, &c. — 
Sometimes, it refers to a cause^ not ex¬ 
pressed but understood. Cic. Nam hei- 
cle, inquit Minucius.—Also, in transi¬ 
tions, for, but. Cic. Nam quid argumen- 
tamur. — Also, in interrogations, when 
it is usually placed after the beginning, 
then. Cic. Quisnam igitur tuebitur . &c. 
who the.nl— But sometimes it is P‘ aceQ 
first. Virg. Nam quiste jussit? Terent• 
Nam quid ita ? 
SfAMQ-UE (nam & que), conj. the same 
