OBL 
OBL 
OBM 
I 03 , turning his eyes obliquely. Ammian. 
Obliquato aspectu conspicere, turned 
awry, sidelong. Stat. Ille paventes obli- 
quavit equos. Lucan. Vastos obliquent 
liuinina fontes, h. e. torqueant, et in se 
venant. Plin. Lunatis (mare Caspi- 
umj obliquatur cornibus. Tacit. Obli- 
quare crinem, nodoque substringere. 
Virg sinus (velorum) in ventutn, h. e. 
turns the sails so as to take the wind obliquely 
or sidewise ; veers to the wind. Odd. in 
iatus ensem, h. e. strikes an oblique and 
cutting blow (not thrust). — Hence, 
Stat. Obliquat preces, h. e. addresses 
them not directly and openly, but covertly 
and dissemblingly. Apul. Obliquata re- 
sponsa dare, h. e. not direct and plain, 
but indefinite and inexplicable. 
PDLIQ.UOS (probably ob&liquis),a, urn, 
adj. oblique, awry, sidelong, thwart, turn¬ 
ed sideways, slant, slanting, transverse, 
not straight or perpendicular, Aofdj, 7 rXd- 
yios- Cic. Animal omne ut vult, ita 
utitur motu prono, obliquo, supino. 
Cibs. Obliqui ordines in quincuncem 
dispositi. Id. Obliquo itinere locum 
aliquem petere. Plin. Antigoni regis 
imaginem obliquam fecit, in profile. He¬ 
rat. Verres obliquum meditans ictum 
(because his tusks are on the sides of his 
head). Odd. Amnis cursibus obliquis 
fluens. Plin. Polypi natantobliqui in ca¬ 
put. Id. Obliquo capite speeulari, with 
the head awry. Ovid. Obliqua subsidit 
Aquarius urna, inverted. Plin. Ex obli¬ 
quo ; or, Ovid. Ab obliquo ; or, Horat. Per 
obliquum; or, Plin. in obliquum, from 
the side, sideways, not straight on. So, 
Apul. Oculis obliquum respiciens. Cic. 
Hos, qui incolunt terrain, partim obli- 
quosjpartim aversos, partim etiam ad- 
versos stare vobis, sideways to us, not in a 
direct line. Ovid. Hujus in obliquo mis- 
sum stetit inguine ferrum. Id. Illadeam 
obliquo fugientem lumine cernens, with 
a sidelong glance, with oblique eye, as the 
envious and grudging do. Horat. Non 
obliquo oculo mea commoda limat. 
Liv. Obliqui colles, leading in an oblique 
direction, ichere one must ascend obliquely. 
Plin. Positio Signiferi circa media sui 
obliquior est, more oblique, more slanting. 
-ir Hence, figur. of kindred. Stat. 
genus, h. e. not of the same mother with 
ourselves, of a concubine. Lucan, san¬ 
guis, collateral, not direct. -IT Of lan¬ 
guage, which does not go straight for¬ 
ward, but expresses itself in hints and 
implications, oblique, sidelong, indirect, 
covert. Sueton. Obliquis orationibus 
carpere aliquem. Tacit, insectatio. 
Quintil. Jaculari in aliquem obliquis sen- 
tentiis. — — IT In grammar. Quintil. 
Casus obliqui, the oblique cases, h. e. all 
the cases, except the nomin. and vocat., 
which are called recti. Justin. Obliqua 
oratio, h. e. when a thing is related by the 
accus. and infin. in relating the words or 
describing the sentiments of another, 
where he is not represented as speak¬ 
ing in the first person ; this construc¬ 
tion sometimes occurs without any 
verb for the infin. to depend upon. So, 
Quintil. allocutio.- 11 Flor. Obli- 
quus adversus aliquem, envious, hostile. 
oBLISOS, a, um, particip. from oblido. 
OBLITeSCS (ob & latesco), is, itui, n. 3. 
to hide one's self, become hid, be conceal¬ 
ed, ciriXai/Savw. Cic. 
oBLITTERaTIS, or oBLITERaTIS 
3 (oblitero), onis, f. an effacing, erasing, 
cancelling, effacement, obliteration, blotting 
out from remembrance. Plin. 'Panto ma- 
gis deprehendi sris oblitteratio potest, 
h.e. fundendi oeris scientia oblitterata. 
Ammian. Pacem cum prasteritorura oblit- 
teratione obsecrantes, h. e. amnesty. 
OB LITTER aT 8 R, or oBLITERATOR 
3 (Id.), oris, m. a blotter out. obi iter ator . 
Tertull . 
0BLITTER5, or OBLITERS (ob & litte- 
ra), as, avi, atum, a. 1 . to blot out, strike 
out, obliterate. Tacit, nomina. - 
IT Hence, to blot or strike out, annihi¬ 
late, obliterate, abolish , cancel, erase, bring 
into oblivion, make to be forgotten, dq>a- 
vigw. Cic. Publicimei beneficii memo- 
ria privatam offensionem oblitterave- 
vunt. Liv. Non tamen oblitterare fa- 
mam rei male gestae potuit. Id. Oblit¬ 
terare memoriam. Sueton. Silentio rem 
oblitterare. Liv. adversum prospera 
pugna. Id. In anime oblitterari, to be 
forgotten. 
OBLITTEROS, a, um, adj. for Obldtcratus. 
JTcev. ap. Gell. 
OBLxTOS, a, um, particip. from Oblivis- 
cor, which see ; having forgotten, hence, 
forgetful, unmindful. 
oBLlTuS, a, um, particip. from oblino. 
OBLiVIaLIS (oblivio), e, adj. oblivious. 
3 Prudent. 
6BLIVI5 (obliviscor), onis, f. a forget¬ 
ting, failure or slip of memory, forget¬ 
fulness, Cic. Omne reliquum 
tempus non ad oblivionem veteris belli, 
sed ad comparationem novi contulit. 
Id. Laudem alicujus ab oblivione vin- 
dicare, to snatch or rescue from oblivion, 
save from being forgotten. Liv. Dare 
aliquid oblivioni, to consign to oblivion, 
forget. Cic. Id ipsum nisi esset Ennii 
testiinonio cognitum, hunc vetustas 
oblivione obruisset. Id. Venire in obli¬ 
vionem alicujus rei, h. e. come to forget, 
forget. Plin. Capere oblivionem rei, 
to forget. Cic. Capit eos oblivio justi- 
tiae, h. e. they forget it. Senec. Satius erat, 
ista in oblivionem ire, be (h. e. become } 
forgotten. Liv. Aliquem in oblivionem 
rei adducere, h. e. make him forget it. 
Cic. Jacere in oblivione, to be forgotten. 
Id. Injurias oblivione contriveram, h. c. 
had utterly forgotten them. Sueton. Per 
oblivionem, out of forgetfulness, from a 
failure of memory. Id. Omnium faeto- 
rum dictorumque oblivionem sanxit, 
h. e. amnesty. So, Justin. Discordiarum 
oblivio. — Plur. Horat. Tuos labores 
carpere obliviones.- 11 Also, forget¬ 
fulness, as habitual. Sueton. 
oBLIVIoSDS (oblivio), a, um, adj. for¬ 
getting easily or soon, apt to forget, for¬ 
getful, czihrio pwv. Cic. homines. Ter¬ 
tull. Homoobliviosissimus.-IT Also, 
causing forgetfulness, oblivious; as wine. 
Horat. 
OBLIVISCOR (unc.), eris, oblltus sum, 
dep. 3. to forget, let slip from the memo¬ 
ry, lose all recollection of, iirihavQa.vop.ai. 
With accus. Cic. Obliviscor jam inju¬ 
rias. Id. Artificium obliviscatur, et 
studium deponat. Id. Subito totam 
causam oblitus est. Horat. Oblivis- 
cendus illis, to be forgotten by them. — 
With genit. Cic. Memini, nec unquam 
obliviscar noctis illius. Cws. Oblivisci 
veteris contumeli*. Tacit. Oblivis- 
cendum olfensarum de bello agitanti- 
bus, h. e. offences must be forgotten by 
those who, &c. — With infin. Terent. 
dicere aliquid. — With accus. and infin. 
Cic. Obliviscor, Roscium et Cluvium 
viros esse primarios. — With quid. 
Etiam in scriptis obliviscebatur, quid 
paulo ante posuisset. — Also, Catull. 
Oblito dimisit pectore cuncta, forgetful, 
not remembering. Ovid. Oblitum pala¬ 
tum, forgetful, not remembering the pro¬ 
hibition. — Hence, Scncc. Obliti sui, 
knowing nothing of their former selves, 
namely, after death. — Also, Terent. 
Ita prorsum oblitus sum mei, have for¬ 
gotten myself, h. e. have not my thoughts 
about me. — Also, Virg. Nec obfitus 
sui est Ithacus, nor did Ulysses forrret 
himself, h.e. act inconsistently with him¬ 
self. -IT Figur. to forget, h. e. to 
cause forgetfulness. Catull. Obliviscen- 
tibussieclis, h. e. bringing oblivion. — Al¬ 
so, to forget, not to act according to, not 
to have regard to, not to observe, to lose. 
Cic. Me oblitum consuetudinis et insti- 
tuti mei. Id. O paterni generis oblite, 
forgetful, unmindful. Virg. Poma suc- 
cos oblita priores, h. c. having lost. Ovid. 
pudoris. ——IT Oblitus, a, um, passively. 
Virg. Oblita mihi carmina 
OBLIVIUM, ii, n. same as Oblivio. Tacit. 
2 — Oftener in the plur. Virg. Lethaei 
ad fluminis undas longa oblivia potant. 
Horat. Ducere sollicita- oblivia vitae, 
h. e. to forget. So, Ovid. Agere oblivia 
laudis Herculeie, h. c. to forget, say noth¬ 
ing of, pass by. Id. Succi, patriiE faei- 
unt qui oblivia, induce forgetfulness. 
OBLiVItiS (oblivio), n, um, adj. gone 
3 into oblivion, forgotten, obsolete. Varr. 
verba. 
0BL0C5 (ob & loco), as, avi, atum, a. 1. 
2 to let out for hire. Justin, operam ad 
puteos exhauriendos. Sueton. Clu:e ad 
583 
epulum pertinebant, macellariis obloca. 
ta, h. e. for them to furnish. 
OBLONGOLOS (dimin. from oblongus), 
3 a, um, adj. somewhat loner, rather long. 
Gell. 
OBLONGuS (ob & longus), a, um, adj. 
2 of considerable length, rather long, ob¬ 
long, cmprjicris, irapapftKqe. Liv. Fala- 
rica, missile telum hastili oblongo. Vi- 
truv. Foramen ^blongius fit tanto, quan¬ 
tum, &c. Plin. (de genupis.) Figura 
oblonga maxime probatur. Tacit. For- 
mam Britannia oblonga scutulae assi- 
milavere. 
OBLOQ.UIUM (obloquor), ii, n. contra¬ 
il diction, opposition, obloquy. Sidon. 
0BL0Q.U6R (ob & loquor), eris, quutus 
or cutus sum, dep. 3. to speak against 
a person or tiling, speak while another 
speaks, gainsay, interrupt, napa\a\tw. 
Plaut. Te morare, mihi dum obloquere. 
Cic. Tu vero ut me et applies, et inter- 
pelles, et obloquare, et colloquare ve- 
lim. Id. Tacita vestra exspectatio, 
qiue mihi obloqui videtur: quid ergo? 
Pliu- Dederat natura vocem saxis, re- 
spondentem liomini, imino vero etoblo- 
quentem. Curt. Notatis, qui ferocis- 
sime oblocuti erant, singulos manu cor- 
ripuit. —- IT Also, of musical sounds. 
Ovid. Non avis obloquitur, h. c. cantu 
non obstrepit. Virg. Obloquitur nu- 
meris septem discrimina vocuin, h. e. 
accompanies his verses with the lute 
(which has seven strings or notes), 
mingles the notes of the lute with the 
song. -IT Also, to disapprove, blame, 
condemn. Senect. Non desistam votis 
obstrepere. Quid ni? cum maxima 
inalorum optaverimus, et ex gratu- 
latione natum sit, quidquid obloquimur. 
-IT Also,. to rail at one, reproach, 
abuse. Catull. 
OBLOQJJuTOR (obloquor), or OBLOCu- 
TOR, oris, in. a gainsayer, interrupter. 
Plant.. 
oBLOCTaTIS (obluctor), onis, f . a stri- 
3 ving against, struggling, vehement oppo¬ 
sition. Arnob. Pertiriaci obluctatione 
virtutis, li. e. on the part of virtue 
OBLuCTOR (ob & luctor), aris, atus 
3 sum, dep. 1. to strive against, struggle 
or contend with, dvriiraXaiw. Colum. 
Fruticibus obluctatur pertinaciter, pulls 
at. Virg. Genibusque advers® obluc¬ 
tor arenas. Curt. Diu flumini oblucta- 
tus, struggled with. Slat. Obluctantia 
saxa submovit, resisting his force. — 
Figur. Curt, difficultatibus, oblivioni. 
oBLuDS (ob & ludo), is, usi, usum, n. 
3 3. to play, or play before others, iraitcj. 
Plaut. Obludunt, quo custodem oblec- 
tent per joculum et ludum.-IT Al¬ 
so, to deceive, mock, delude. Prudent. 
Terrarum tibi forma duplex obludit. 
OBLuRi'DbS (ob & luridus), a, um, adj. 
3 same as Luridus, or valde luridus. Am¬ 
mian. 
OBMaRCeSCS (ob & marcesco), is, n. 
3 3. same as Marcesco. Lucil. ap. Non. 
Obmarcescebat febris. 
OBMOLIOR (oh & molior), iris, Itus 
sum, dep. 4. to push or throw up before 
something, build or pile up against, as a 
barrier or defence, irpo(3a\\w. Curt. 
Arborum truncos, et saxa obmoliuntur. 
— Also, to stop up or obstruct, block vp, 
by throwing something before it. Liv. 
0BM0VE6, es, same as Admoveo. A 
3 sacrificial word. Cato. 
oBMuRMORaTIS (obmurmuro), onis, f. 
3 a murmuring against. Ammian. Ob- 
murmuratio gravis exoritur, concrepan- 
tibus eenturiis, &c. 
OBMuRMORO (ob & murmuro), as, avi, 
atum, n. and a. 1 . to murmur against, to 
or at, Kqrayuyyvgoi. Ovid. Precibusque 
meis obmurmurat ipse.—Also, to mur¬ 
mur or mutter at something, or, merely, 
to mutter. Sueton. Identidem obmur- 
murasse: Tt yap, &c. 
6BM0SSIT5 (ob & mussito), as, a. I. 
3 to murmur or mutter against any one, 
or, simply, to mutter. Tertull. 
0BM0SS5 (ob & musso), as, a. 1. same 
3 as Obmussito. Tertull. 
0 BMuTkSC 5 (ob & mutesco), is, utui, n. 
3. to become dumb, be struck dumb erf 
mute, lose one's speech, Kwp&pai. Plin. 
Umbrae ejus (hyenas) contactu obmu 
tescere. — Also, to become dumb, speech 
