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KuTRITOR (nutrio), ris, m. a nurser, 
2 breeder, one who rears or brings up, -po¬ 
ther f. Stat. Nutritoi equorum. 
NliTRIToRIbS (nutr.tor), a, um, adj. 
3 that pertains to rearing or bringing up. 
Augustin. 
NuTRITOS (nutrio), us, m. nourishment. 
2 Plin. 
NuTRIX (Id.), Icis, f. a wet nurse, 
nurse, female suckling young, rfjriirrj. 
Cic. Cum lacte nutrias errorern suxisse. 
Colum. Gallina nutrix, a hen brooding. 
Odd. Capra nutrix Jovis. QuinSl,. 
Mut® nutrices, h. e. beasts _II Also, 
figur. a nurse, any thing that supports or 
nourishes. Ilorat. Julias tellus leonum 
arida nutrix. Ovid. Ourarutn maxima 
nutrix nox. Cic. Siciliam nutricem ple- 
bis Romanas. -If Also, Nutrices, the 
breasts or paps. Catull. Nutricum ten us 
exstantes e gurgite vasto. 
KOTOS (nuo, obsol.),us, m. a nod, beck, 
wink, vevpa. Virg. Annuit, et totum 
nutu tremefecit Olympum. Ovid. Digi- 
tis s®pe est, nutuque locutus. Tibull. 
Nutus conferre loquaces, to interchange 
signs. Quintil. Nutus capitis. Liv. 
Finire nutu discrepationem. Tertull. 
Nutus digiti.-If Also, will, pleasure, 
command Cic. Contra nutum ditionem- 
que N®vii. Id. Ad nutum alicujus to¬ 
tum se fingere. Id. H®c omnia deorum 
nutu atque potestate administrari. Id. 
Ad nutum cujuspiam aliquid facere. 
Id. Paratum esse ad nutum. Id. Ad 
nutum prresto esse. Sil. Sub nutu cas- 
tra fuere, h. c. sub potestate.-IT Al¬ 
so, tendency downwards, inclination, grav¬ 
ity, weight. Cic. Terrena suopte nutu 
in terrarn ferri. Id. Terra sua vi nutu¬ 
que tenetur.-IT Hence, inclination to 
a person or thing, favor. Liv. Annuite 
nutum Campanis. 
NuX(unc.), nucis, f. a nut, fruit inclosed 
in a shell, Kapva, Kapvov. Plin. Nuces 
avellan®, hazel-nuts. Id. Nux juglans, 
walnut. Virg. Castane® nuces, chest¬ 
nuts. Cels. Amara nux, bitter almond. \ 
Ovid. Quas tulit pinus nuces, fir-apples. 
— Particularly, a walnut. Liv. Nuces 
cratibus excipiebantur. Virg. Sparge, 
marite, nuces {referring to a custom 
among the Romans to Jling them among 
the crowd on the wedding night). — Relin- 
quere nuces, to give up childish sports, 
throw away our rattles. Pcrs. Nucibus 
facimus qu®cumque relictis. — Nux 
cassa, an empty nut, pipped nut; a thing 
of no value. Ilorat. Aliquem cassa nuce 
pauperare, a trifle. - IT Also, a nut- 
tree. Liv. Nux tacta de ccelo. Virg. 
Cum nux ramos curvabit olentes, the al- 
mond-tree. 
Ny ( vv ), n. indeclin. the letter n iv, the 
Greek alphabet. Quintil. 
NyCTaLoPS {wsraXoiip), opis, m. one 
that sees little or nothing by night, pur¬ 
blind, moon-eyed, dim-eyed. Plin. — 
Also, who sees little by day and more 
bij night. Theod. Prise. — Also, dim- 
sightedaess. Marcell. Empir. -IT Al¬ 
so, f. a plant (C®salpinia Pulcherrima, 
Willd.). Plin., who likewise calls it 
nyctcgrctos. 
NyCTeGRSTQS ( WKrrjyperos ), i, f. a 
plant. See JTyctalops. 
NyCTeIS, Idis or ldos, f. the daughter of 
Nycteus, Antiopa. Ovid. 
NyCTeLIOS (NvKrcXios), a, um, adj. a 
3 surname of Bacchus, because the Baccha¬ 
nalia were celebrated by night. Ovid. 
Nyctelius pater, and, absol. = /d. Nycte- 
lius, Bacchus. Hence, Senec. Nycteli¬ 
us latex, wine. 
NyCTEUS, ei and eos, m. Nvktcvs, son 
of JVcptune, and father of Antiopa. Pro- 
pert. 
NyCTyMENe, es, f. NvKrvpevr), a daugh¬ 
ter of Epopeus, who, having entered her 
father's bed, was turned by Minerva into 
an owl. Ovid. Patrium temerasse cu- 
bile Nyctymenen. 
NyMPIIa. ®, and NyMPHe ( vipepy), es, 
f. a spouse, bride, wife, matron, vvpibr). 
Ovid. Grata ferunt nymph® pro sal’vis 
dona mantis. Tibull. Sed primum nym- 
pham longa donate salute, h. e. a mis¬ 
tress. -IT Also, the chrysalis or nymph 
oj an insect. Plin. -IT Also, a ny mph, 
one of an inferior class of female divini¬ 
ties, presiding over the sea, rivers, foun¬ 
tains, woods, trees, mountains, &c. 
Among these were the Oreades, moun¬ 
tain-nymphs ; Dryades or Hamadryades, 
tree-nymphs ; Nereides, sea-nymphs ; Nai¬ 
ades, water-nymphs, &c. Ovid. Nympha 
Peneis, h. e. Daphne. Id. vocalis, h. e 
Echo. Id. Mania! is, h. e. Carmenta. Virg. 
Nymph® Libethrides, the Muses. — 
Hence, among the poets, nympha is 
used to signify water. Martial. 
NyMPHAEA ( vvptpaia ), ®, f. a water-lily, 
water-rose. Plin. 
NyMPHeUM (Nr jtbaiov), i, n. a place con¬ 
secrated to nymphs, a fountain surrounded 
with porticos and seats, of which there 
were several in Rome. Plin. -IT Al¬ 
so, a cape and harbor of Illyria. Cces. 
NyMPIIoN (vvptywv), onis, m. a bridal- 
3 chamber. Tertull. 
NySa, and NySSA, a, f. N vaa, and Nfo-- 
<ra, the name of several towns, as, Plin. 
JVysa, in Judtea. Id. in Parthiene. Cic. 
in Lydia. Also, a town in India, said to 
have been built by Bacchus. Justin.; and, 
a mountain, perhaps in the vicinity, where 
he is said to have been brought up. Virg. 
-If Hence, Nysaus, and Nyselus, 
Nysius, a, um, adj. of the town or moun¬ 
tain JVysa. Lucan. Nysa.-us Ilydastes, 
flowing by JVysa. — Also, of Bacchus. 
Propert. Nisais choris. — Nysius, as an 
epithet of Bacchus. Cic. 
NySeIS, Idis, f. adj. JVysean, Nil trips- 
Ovid. Nymph® N.vseides, who educated 
Bacchus on mount JVysa. 
NySEUS, ei and eos, rn. Nvaevs, a sur 
3 name of Bacchus, from the town or moun¬ 
tain JVysa. Ovid. 
NySIAS, ad is, f. the same as JVyseis. 
3 Ovid. Nysiades Nymph®. 
NySIGENA (Nysa & gigno), s, m. born 
3 on JVysa. Catull. 
NySION (vveion), ii, n. ivy. Apul. 3 
o. 
fX (to or oj), O ! oh! interj. of joy, grief, 
wonder, indignation, &c. With the 
vocat. Cic. O paterni generis oblite! Id. 
0 mi Furni, quam tu non nosti, Sec. — 
With the accus. Cic. O me perditum ! 
Id. O fallacem hominum spem! Id. O 
praeclarum custodem ovium, ut aiunt, 
lupum! Terent. O faciem pulchram ! 
— With the nom. Terent. O vir fortis 
atque amicus ! — Also, with the genit 
Catull. O nuncii beati! — Without case. 
Virg. Este duces, o, si qua via est, &c. 
Terent. O salve, Pamphiie ! — O si, 0, 
if only! in a wish. Virg. O si ades- 
set, &c. So, Ovid. O utinam obrutus 
esset, 0 that he had been, Sec. ! 0 how I 
wish he had been! And, Virg. O tantum 
libeat tibi, &c. 0 that you would only! 
- IT It is shortened once in Virg. 
when followed by a vowel. 
OXRIoN, onis, m. same as Orion. Ca- 
tull. 
OASIS, is, f. a place in Western Egypt to 
which certain offenders were banished in 
the times of the emperors. — Hence, Oa- 
senus, a, um, adj. of or pertaining to 
Oasis. Cod. Theod. deportatio. — Al¬ 
so, Oasltes, ®, m. belonging to the same. 
Plin. nomi. 
OaXeS, or OaXIS, is, m. Virg. Eel. 1, 
66. Pars Scythiam, et rapidum Cret® 
veniemus Oaxem, h. e. as some sup¬ 
pose, a river of Crete; but there is not 
satisfactory proof that any river of that 
.name existed in Crete ; others, there¬ 
fore, think that Oaxis is put for Oxus, 
which is a river of Bactria, and make 
crela a common noun. 
BaXIS, idis, f. adj. Varr. Atac. tellus 
{which was in Crete). 
BB (perhaps ini),for, on account of, deno¬ 
ting a purpose, as propter, an accidental 
circumstance, Sia, evesa. Cces. Ne ob 
earn rem ipsos despiceret. Cic. Hanc 
rationem Epicurus induxit ob earn rem, 
quod veritus est, ne, &c. Id. Si est 
flagitiosum, ob rem judicandam pecu- 
niam accipere, quanto illud flagitiosius, 
eum, a quo pecuniam ob absolvendum 
acceperis, condemnare ? Virg. S®v® 
Junonis ob iram, in consequence of. - 
IT For pro, for, in consideration of, instead 
of, in the place of. Terent. Ager opposi- 
tus est pignori ob decern minas. Plant. 
Arrhabonem a me accepisti ob mulie- 
rem. Id. Ob asinos ferre argentum. 
-IT Also, with. Plant. Ob industri- 
am, h. e. de industria, on purpose. Te¬ 
rent. and Sallust. Ob rem, h. e. in rem, 
with advantage, profitably. -IT Also, for 
ad, h. e. to, towards. Cic. Ignis ob os 
effusus, to,, over, upon. Id. e vet. poet. 
Cujus ob os Graii ora advertebant sua ? 
— Also, for in or circum, upon, about. 
Plaut. Follem obstringit in gulam.- 
IT For ante, before. Cic. Ob oculos ver- 
sari, hover before the eyes. Plaut. Ob 
oculum habere.-IT In composition, 
with verbs, it has usually the sense of 
before, over, against or towards. 
bBJEMOLOR (ob & ®mulor), aris, atus 
3 sum, dep. 1. to stir up, irritate, provoke. 
Tertull. me. 
OBASRATOS (ob & ®s), a, um, adj. deliv¬ 
ered into bondage on account of debt; a 
bondman in consequence of debt. Cces. 
Orgetorix ad judicium omnem suam fa- 
miliam undique coegit, et omnes clien- 
tes, ob®ratosque suos eodem conduxit. 
— Also, overwhelmed with debt, involved 
in debt. Sueton. Viliam totam diruit, 
quamquam tenuis adhuc, et obsratus. 
Tacit.. Cluanto quis obsratior, &c. 
6BXGIT5 (ob & agito), as, a. 1. same as 
3 Agito, Exagito. Enn. ap. JV'ore. 
OBaMBDLaTIS (obambulo), onis, f. a 
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walking up and down, going to and fro, 
walking about. Auct. ad Her enn. 
SBaMBOLO (ob &ambulo), as, avi, atum, 
n. 1. to walk up and down, walk or pace 
about , go about, walk backwards and for¬ 
wards, nepioSevai, irepirraTeco. l.iv. Mi- 
• lites obambulantes ante vallum portas- 
que. Ovid. Mugit et in teneris forrno- 
sus obambulat herbis. Virg. Nec (lu¬ 
pus) gregibus nocturnus obambulat, 
prowls round. Liv. Obambulare muris 
coepit, to walk before or near. — With 
accus. by the force of the prep. Ovid. 
yEtnam. Sueton. gymnasia. 
5BaRDeSC 5 (ob & ardesco), is, arsi, n. 
3 3. to blaze out before one. Stat. 
SBaReSCS (ob & aresco), is, arui, n. 3. to 
3 grow dry all round, or to become dry, ~s- 
vc\vpaivopai. Lactant. 
SBXRM5 (ob & armo), as, avi, atum, a. 
3 1. to arm, arm against. Horat.. Amazo¬ 
nia securi dextras obarmet. Apul.. con¬ 
tra aliquem manus. ■— Figur. Apul, 
Oculis obarmatis ad vigilias. 
5BXR5 (ob & aro), as, avi, atum, a. 1 to 
2 plough up all around, to plough up, nepia- 
p6co. Liv. 
OBaTER (ob & ater), tra, trum, adj. black- 
2 ish, somewhat black, vnopeXas- Plin. 
5BaTReSC 5 (obater), is, n. 3. to become 
3 black. Jul. Finnic. 
QBAUDIeNTIA (oDaucrio), ®, 1 obedience. 
3 Tertull. 
6BAUDI5 (ob & audio), is, Ivror ii, Itum, 
3 a. and n. 4. to obey. Apul. alicui. 
Tertull. Adam non obaudiit. 
5BAURAT0S (ob & auratus), a, um, adj. 
3 gilded. Apul. 
oBBX, ®, f. a sort of noggin or cup with a 
great belly. Varr. and Pers. — Hence, 
figur. of the fruit panicum. Plin.; where, 
however, Hard, prefers phoba (Gr. <p6- 
fill). -Hence, Obbatus, a, um, adj. 
