NAR 
NAS 
as NXm, for, for certainly, uaX yap. Virg. 
Non hoc rnihi namque negares._Al¬ 
so, but, yet. Cic. Namque illud quare 
negasti, &c. 
NANA. See JVanus. 3 
NaNCISCOR (from the unused nancio, or 
nancior), eris, nactus and nanctus sum, 
dep. 3. to meet with, find, find by chance, 
fall on, light or stumble upon, rvyxdvco. 
N'ep. Nactus est morbum. Suet. Fe- 
brim nactus. Ovid. Xacta fidem,/<ra?id 
credit. Terent. Unde annulum islum 
nactus ?-IT Also, to reach, get, gam, 
obtain. Cic. Immanes beluas nancisci- 
mur venando. Herat. Nancisceturenim 
pretium nomenque poet®. Cic. Vitis 
claviculis suis, quidquid est nacta, com- 
plectitur.-IT Nactus is also used pas- 
siv. by Hygin. Nacta occasione. 
NANGTUS,froniJV’a;ictsc«r,is found in Liv. 
NaNNeTeS, or NaMNeTeS, um, m. 
plur. a people of Celtic Gaul. Cces. 
NANQUE, the same as Namque. 
NaNuS (vivos), i, m. a dwarf. Juvenal. 
3Nanum cujusdam Atlanta vocamus. 
~— ^ Also, applied to animals. Oell. Bi- 
nis rheda citata nanis, h. e. small mules or 
horses. -IT Also, to inanimate objects; 
as, by Varr. 4, 25. to a small vessel. - 
IT Lamprid. uses nana for a female dwarf. 
NXP/EiJS (vairaios), a, um, adj. of or be- 
3 longing to a forest. Colum. Nap®® nym¬ 
ph®, or simply, Virg. Nap*®, nymphs of 
the forests and groves, wood-nymphs. 
NXPe (vairy), es, f. tlie-name of a dog. 
Ovid. — Also, of a woman. Id. 
NaPHTIIX (vaipda), ®, f. naphtha, petrole¬ 
um. Plin. 
NaPINX. (napus), ®, f. turnip-field. Colum. 
N Al uS, i, rn. a nephew or navew, a kind of 
turnip, /3ovvtas. Colum. 
NaP? (vixttv, for aivy-Ki), n. same as Sina- 
3pi, among the Athenians. Plin. ' 
NaR, aris, m. a river of Italy, now la Ne¬ 
va. Virg. Sulphurea Nar albus aqua. 
Cic. Lacus Veiinus in Narem defluit. 
~—11 Hence, Nartes, ium, m. the people 
dwelling-On the banks of the Nar. Plin. 
NaRB 5, onis, m. a town of Gaul, now 
' Narbonne. — Hence, Narbonensis, e, 
and Narbonlcus, a, um, adj. of Narbo. 
Plin. Narbonensis Gallia, the province of 
which Narbo was the capital. Cic. Nar- 
bonenses coloni. Plin. Narbonica vitis. 
at es > f - torpor. Plin. 2 
NaRCiSSTNOS (narcissus, a, um, adj. 
* made of the narcissus. Plin. oleum. 
NaRCJSSITeS (vapKicrtTirris), ®, m. a 
land of precious stone. Plin. 
NaRCTSSOS ( vdpKirro-os), i, m. the daffo¬ 
dil, narcissus. Virg. Narcissus purpu- 
reus. /rf. sera comans.-IT Also, a 
oeautiful youth, who was turned into this 
flower. Ovid. -IT Also, a freedman 
at ' n nf emperor Claudius. Sueton. 
NaRDtF£;R (nardus & fero), a, um, adj. 
at V^^angnard. Oral. Ganges. 
NaRDTNOS (nardus), a, um, adj. of or 
~ pertaining to nard. Plin. Nardinum un- 
guentum. Plant. Nardinum vinum, h. e. 
seiisoned with nard -IT Also, resem- 
nung nard, having the scent of nard. 
Plin. Nardina pira. 
3 1'aC1I?6N (vapddaraxvs), i, n. 
3 spikenard. Apic. 
NaRDOS, i f. and NARDUM, (vapSos), 
nar d, « name which the ancients ap¬ 
plied to several odoriferous plants of differ- 
emt kinds; for instance, the Gallic or 
Cetoc (Valeriana Celtica, L.), the Cre- 
tan ( Valeriana Italica, Lam.), the Ara- 
fh“ (Probably, Andropogon Schoenan- 
V')i the Italian (our lavender, La- 
.mdula Spica, L.), and in particular, 
the Indian nard, nardus Indica or spica 
nard 1 , from which was prepared the pre¬ 
cious nard-oil (this last is Valeriana Jata- 
mansi, according to W. Jones, Asiatic 
Researches, vol. 2 and 4.); see especi- 
PnL?' 1, V- 12 ’ sect - 26 ’ - Hence, 
olmm nardi (as the best ingredient for 
the nard-ointment). Plin -IT Also, 
e nard-balsam, nard-oil, nard-water. 
it fnvib Hora t; and Ovid, 
it,,. "\( lu , lc -)i is, f. a nostril. In pi. nares, 
,,™ stT } ls ’ tfte nose. Cic. Fasciculmn ad 
nare s admovere. Ilorat. Ne sordida map- 
or W nares > cause to turn up their 
sZe, a 0mnls eopia narium, h. e. of 
n\rihi£° Wers ' Cirg. Patulis captavit 
ms a «ras. So, in the sing. Pers. De 
nare loqui, to talk through the nose. Tcr- 
tull. Narem contrahere, h. e. to turn up. 
-- IT Also, figur. applied to delicacy of 
taste, niceness of judgment. Horat. Ho¬ 
mo obesie naris, h. e. a dull fellow. Id. 
Homo emunctie naris, of refined taste. 
Id. Naribus uti, to ridicule. — So, Id. 
Nnnis uncis naribus indulges. 
IT Also, an opening, orifice. VUruv. Ca- 
nalis nares, the mouth. Id. Fornacula 
habens in laconicum nares, spiracles. 
NaRuTa (vnpirns), ®, f. a kind of shell 
3 fish. Plant, ap. Fest. 
NaRNIX, ®, f. a town of Umbria, on the 
Nar. -IT Hence, Narniensis, e, of 
Narnia. Liv. Narnienses equites. _ 
And, absol., Narnienses, ium, the inhab¬ 
itants _of Narnia. Plin. 
NaRRaBILIS (narro), e, adj. that may 
3 be told or related., narrable. Ovid. Non 
est ultra narrabile quidquam. 
NaRRaTIO (Id.), onis, f. a telling, re¬ 
lating , recounting; also, a tale, account, 
relation, story, nairation, narrative, d(pij- 
y( 7 <r<y, Siriyyaiq. Cic. Narrationes cre- 
dibiles. Id. Verisimilis narratio. 
NaRR aTIuNCOLX (dimin. from narra- 
2 tio), ®, f. a short narrative or story, jin- 
ymdriov. Quintil. 
NaRRaTSR (narro), oris, m. a teller, re- 
later, recounter, reporter, dtpyyy T fis. Cic. 
Non exornatores rerum, sed tantummo- 
do narratores. 
NaRRaTuS (Id.), us, m. the telling of a 
3 story; a tale, relation, recital. Ovid. 
NaRR 5 (narus, orgnarus), as, avi, atuin, 
a. 1 . to tell, recount, relate, report, recite, 
set forth, declare, affirm, express, narrate, 
oiyycopai. Cic. Ego tibi ea narro, quae 
tu melius scis, &c. Id. Si respubl. tibi 
narrare posset, quomodo se se haberet. 
Id. Jucunda mihi ejus oratio fuit, cum 
de ammo tuo, rnihi narraret. Id. Mihi 
narravit, te interdum solicitum esse 
vehementius. Terent. Ut res gesta est, 
narrabo ordine. Id. Narrare virtutes 
alicujus. Plin. Percontanti narravit 
Romanos et Cassarem, he crave an account 
of, &c. Martial. Rumor narrat. Cic. 
Clitarchus tibi narravit, Darium ab 
Alexandro esse superatum, h. e. you 
have read in the writings of Clitarchus. 
Hence, Quintil. Rideor ubique, narror. 
Martial. In Elysio narraris fabula cam- 
po, I am spoken of. So, Horat. Narratur 
Gracia barbariae collisa duello. Mar¬ 
tial. Versiculos in me narratur scribere 
Cinna. Plin. Narrant Cscian in se 
trahere nubes, it is said _IT Also, in 
general, to say, speak. Terent. Quid 
narras ? Horat. Narra. Terent. Fill- 
um narras mihi? h. e. de filio, do you 
speak of your son 7 So, Cic. Catulum 
et ilia tempora narras, h. e. de Catulo. 
Id. Narra mihi, now tell me truly. Id. 
Narro tibi, I have something to say to 
you; listen to me. Id. Male narras, you 
tell bad news. Id. Bene narras, you 
bring good tidings -IT Also, to dedi¬ 
cate. Plin. Librum alicui narrare. _ 
IT Also, to discourse, dispute. Propert 
De tauris narrat arator. 
NaRTHeCIX (vapSqKta), le, I. a kind of 
fennel. Plin. 
NaRTHeCiUM (vapQyKiov), ii, n. a box 
for holding medicines, a medicine-chest 
Cic. Medicamenta de narthecio pro- 
mere. 
NaRTHeX (vapdyl), ecis, f. a. shrub, the 
same ns ferula. Plin. 
NAROS, for gnarus. Cic. Or. 47. 
NaRyCION, ii, n. and NARvX, ycis, f. a 
city of Loeris, a colony from which founded 
the town of Locri, in Italy. -- Ii Hence, 
Narycius, a, um, adj. of Naryx, Lo- 
crian. Virg. Narycii Locri, the Locri■ 
ans of Naryx. Ovid. Narycius heros, 
h. e. Ajax, a native of Loeris. Id. Nary- 
cia, sc. urbs, the town of Locri _IT Al¬ 
so, of Locri. Virg. Naryci® picis. 
NXSXMoNfiS, um, m^a people of Africa, 
dwelling near the Grant Syrtis, Natrauu- 
ve;. Plin -IT Hendte, N&samoniricus, 
and N&s&monlus, a, \un, adj. of the 
Nasamones, Nasamonitvn. Ovid, and 
Sil -Also, African. S/fit. 
NXSXMoNITeS {va/japioinYris), m. or 
NXSXMoNITIS, Idis, f. A kind of pre¬ 
cious stone. Plin. 
NaSCeNTIX (nascor), s, f. birth, the time 
2 of one’s birth. Vitruv. 
559 
NAT 
NaSCTBILIS (Id.), e, adj. that can M 
3 born. Tertull. 
NaSC5, fur nascor. Cato. 3 . 
NaS_C( 5R (forgnascor, from yewdoi), na- 
sceris, natus sum, dep. 3. to be born, come 
into the world, <pbopai. yiyvouai. Cic 
In misenam nascirnur. Id. Silice non 
nati sumus. Id. Patre certo nasci. 
Iirg. Et qui nascentur ab illis. Terent 
Lx me atque hoc natus es. Ovid. De 
stirpe dei nascitur. Plin. Aves in 
pedes nascuntur, feet foremost. (See 
A at us.) - -IT Also, to rise, spring up, 
to be produced, to grow. Virg. Paludi 
bus aim nascuntur. C<rs. Nascitur ib. 
plumbum album, is found or produced 
Plui. Ganges in Scythicis montibus 
nascitur, rises, takes its rise. Id. Ex 
palude nascitur arnnis. Horat.. Nasccu- 
te Inna. Virg. Lotus et ille dies, et 
qui nascentur ab illo, those that follow, 
id. Unde mgemmus Auster nascitur 
Cws. Ab eo flumine collis nascebatur 
began to rise, rose. Virg. Humi nas- 
cuntur fraga, grow -IT Figur. to fol¬ 
low, proceed from. Cic. Scribes ad me, 
ut mihi nascatur epistol® argumentum 
Virg, Major rerum rnihi nascitur ordo. 
Cic. Nulla tarn def.estabiiis pestis est 
quie non bomini ab lioinine nascatur! 
—y- 11 ^ee Natus, and A~at.u. 
NXSTCA (nasus), ®, in. havinrr a larnre or 
pointed nose. Arnob _- IT Also, asur- 
name of the Scipio family, as, P. Cornel. 
Scipio Xasica, an illustrious Roman. Liv. 
NaSIDTaNDS (Nasidius), a, um, adj. of 
or relating to Nasidius. Cats. Nasidia- 
D® naves, U. e. commanded by Nasidius. 
NaSITeRNX (nasus & ternus), ®, f. a 
3 pail, or water-pot, having three spouts or 
mouths. Plaut -Also, adj. Cato. Am¬ 
phora nasiterna (but others place a 
comma after amphora). 
NaS 5 (nasus), onis, m. having a large 
nose. - IT Also, a Roman family name 
(cognomen), as, P. Ovidius Naso, the 
poet. 
NaSSX (vd<o), re, f. a wicker-basket, with a 
narrow neck, from which when once enter¬ 
ed, a fish could not escape ; a weel of trap 
for fish. Plin. - IT Also, figur. a 
dangerous place. Cic. Ex hac nassa 
exire constitui. (Others read naxa ). 
NASSITBRNA, same as Nasiterna. 
NaSTuRTIUM (nasus & torqueo) ii, n. 
the herb cresses or nose-smart, KapSauov. 
Cic. 
NaSPS (unc.), i, m. and NASUM, i, n. 
the nose, fnv, pvKrijp. Cic. Nasus, qua¬ 
si murus oculis interjectus. Juvenal. 
Madidique infantia nasi. Senec. Colli- 
sus nasus, bruised, broken. Terent. 
aduncus, aquiline. Plaut. acutus. Id. 
Naso clamare magnum, h. e. to snore 
loudly. Horat. Naso suspendis adunco 
ignotos, toss up your nose or sneer at. — 
Also, figur. wit, satire. Plin. Lucilius, 
qui primus condidit stili nasum, h. c. 
satyram. Martial. Non cuicumque da¬ 
tum est habere nasum. Id. Tacito 
rides, Germanice, naso. Senec. Nasus 
Atticus. Horat. Suspendens omnia na¬ 
so, ridiculing every thing. _ IT Also 
the sense of smell. Horat. Rancid um 
apriim aritiqui laudabant, non quia na¬ 
sus illis nullus erat, &c. - IT Also 
the nose or spout of a vessel. Juvenal. 
Calicem nasorum quatuor. 
NaSuTe (nasutus), adv. scornfully, satiri- 
3 cally. Senec. 
NASOTOS (nasus), a, um, adj having a 
2 large nose. Horat. - IT Also, figur. 
acute, sagacious, satirical, censorious. 
Martial. Nil nasutius hac. Senec. Ho¬ 
mo nasutissimus. 
NaTX (natus), ®, f. poetically, a daugh- 
3 ter.- Virg. Maxima natarum Priami.” 
NXTaBILIS (nato) e, adj. that can swim 
3 or font.. Coripp. Natabile robur. 
NXTABuLUM (Id.), i, n. a place to swim 
3 in. Apul. 
NaTALIS (natus), e, adj. of a man’s birth 
ornativity, natal, native, yevi$\io;. Cic. 
Natalis dies, birthday. So, Ovid. Nata¬ 
lis lux. Horat. Natale astrum. Id. Na¬ 
talis hora. Ovid, humus, one’s country , 
native land. So, Id. Natale solum. Id. 
Nataliarura, petebam. Val. Flace. Na¬ 
talis domus. Tibull. Natalis Juno, h. e. 
presiding over births. Figur. Cic. Nata- 
lem diem reditus mei, the day of his re' 
