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OPA OPE OPE 
Bo, Id. Onus (absol.). P‘i». Onera ci- 
bormh ; or, Martial. Onus ventris, the 
excrements. .Justin. Superum mare toto 
undarum onere illuc vehitur. --If Fig¬ 
ur. load, burden, charge, 'weight, trouble, 
difficulty. Cic. Quantis oneribus pre- 
m ere re, occupations, engagements. Liv. 
Ne oneri esset, should be a burden or 
charge; should be burdensome. Sallust. 
Qiiibus cogor oneri esse. Liv. Onus 
alicui injungere, to lay upon one a bur¬ 
den, h. e. of*tm office. Ovid. Suscipere 
onus urbis, aut orbis, the charge. Cic. 
Magnum quod dam est onus atque mu- 
nus, suscipere atque profiteri, &c. Id. 
Hoc onus si vos aliqua ex parte alteva- 
bitis. Pandect. Onus probandi ad eum 
pertinet, qui, &c. the obligation, responsi¬ 
bility ; the burden of proving. Ovid. 
Onus tristitiaj, load, burden, weight, 
pressure. Sallust. Iis diviti® oneri tue- 
re, were a burden or trouble. — Hence, a 
burden, in respeet of property, expense, 
cost, tax, impost, and, in particular, the 
burden of debt. Cic. Municipium maxi 
mis oneribus pressuin. Cws. Onera 
graviora injungere. Sucton. Onera pa- 
tria, expenses. 
SNuSTOS (onus), a, urn, adj. laden, load¬ 
ed, burdened, freighted. Cic. Naves 
onustie frumento. Id. Asellus onustus 
auro. Tacit. Oiyrus quinque liberis 
onustus. Id. Miles onustus sarcin is, ar- 
misque. Ncp. Prada onusti. Lucret. 
Effusum jacet sine sensu corpus onus- 
turn, loaded with food. — Figur. laden. 
Plant. Omnes exegit foras onustos fus- 
tibus, h. e. soundly cudgelled.. Id. cor¬ 
pus, h. e. laden with years, heavy. - 
If Also, full of, filled with. Sallust. In 
agrum fertilem, et prada onustum, pro- 
ficiscitur. Tacit. Pharetr® onust® te- 
lis. Plaut. Pectus onustum leetitia. Id. 
Sum onusta, I am full or satisfied. — 
With a genit. Plaut. Aula onusta auri. 
ONyCHINTINOS, a, urn, adj. h. c. ony- 
3 chinus. Sidon. 
ONYCIirNuS {0VVX“'OS), a, urn, of the 
2 color of the nail of the finger. Pirn. pira. 
Colum. pruna.-IF Also, of the marble 
called onyx. Lamprid. In onychinis, sc. 
vasis. — Hence, like onyx. Law. ap. 
Oell. tegmen, h. c.ice. (To this may be 
referred pira,pruna, above.) 
ONyCHIPuNCTA (onyx & pungo, or 
punctum), se, f. a gem, called, also, ias- 
p onyx. Plin. 
6NyC HITeS {owxirris), ®, m. same as 
Onyx. Plin. 
ONyCHITIS (dvvxtTis), Idis, f. a land of 
cadmia. Plin. 
ONyX (Si iv\), ychis, m. the nail of the fin¬ 
ger ; hence, on account of its shining 
color, onyx, a hind of marble or alabaster, 
of which were made vessels of various 
lands, feet of couches, columns, &c. Plin. 
_Hence, a vessel made of the same, for 
ointment, balsam, &c. a box of ointment 
or balsam. Horat. Nardi parvus onyx. 
Propert. Syrio munere plenus onyx. — 
In this sense, it is also fem. Martial. 
_IT Also, the onyx, onyx-stone. Plin. 
_11 Also, a muscle, of the scollop spe¬ 
cies. Plin. 
6PA, ®, or SPe (diry), es, f. a hole, aper¬ 
ture i hence, the cavity in which a beam 
or lath rests. Vitruv. _ 
OPaCITaS (opacus), atis, f. shadiness, 
2 shade, cKixopa. Colum. 
oPaCS (Id.), as, avi, atum, a. 1. to coyer 
1 with shade, shade, avur/petpeo), okuxio. 
Cic. Platanus ad opacandum hunc lo¬ 
cum est diffusa. Id. Sol terras opacat, 
throws into the shade, by leaving them. 
_ 11 Figur. to shade, cover. Pacuv. 
ap. Fest. Opacat lanugo genas. 
5PAC0S (unc.), a, um, adj. shady, having 
shade, shaded; also, shady, h. e. giving 
shade, OKidSns, avvypetpr'is. Plm.Ep.Cu- 
bicula obductis velis opaca, nec tamen 
obscura facio. Cic. In viridi opacaque 
ripa inambulantes. Vvrg. Montes um- 
brantur opaci. Id. nemus. Id. ilex. 
Ovid, herba. Plin. Ep. Locus densiore 
umbra opacior. Id. IlXarai/div opacissi- 
mus. Vvrg. Frigus opacum, the shady 
coolness, the cool shade. Plin. In opaco 
mi cant, in the shade. -IT Also, dark , 
obscure. Vira. Opaca nox. Ovid, nu- 
oes. Id. Tartnra. Id. Opacae viscera 
matris, ft. e. of the earth. Stat. Opacos 
Tiresiffi vultus, ft. e. sightless. Oell. 
Opaca vetustas, ft. e. obscure- -If Al¬ 
so, thick, bushy, as if giving shade. Ca- 
tull. barba. 
OPALrS (Ops), e, adj. pertaining to the 
goddess Ops; Opalia, sc. sacra or festa, 
her festival, celebrated on the 19fft of De¬ 
cember. Varr. 
OPALuS ( (SrraXos ), i, m. the opal, a half- 
gem. Plin. 
OPECoNSIVA, orum, n. dies ab dea 
Opeconsiva. Varr. 
6PELLA (dimin. from opera), re, f. a little 
3 labor or assiduity; a little application to 
business. Lucret. and Horat. 
£>PER A (opus, eris), ffi,.f. work, labor, endea¬ 
vor, pains, exertion, especially of the bo¬ 
dy, or in which the body cooperates ; it 
often means service, ipyaoia. Cic. Om- 
nem curam atque operam ponere in om¬ 
nium periculis defendendis, to bestow, 
employ. Id. Oinnem operam in Milonis 
consulatu flxi et locavi. Id. Earn curam 
et operam suscipere, quam causa postu- 
lat. Id. Operam et laborem consumere 
in re aliqua. Id. Magnum studium mul- 
tarnque operam in res obscuras confer- 
re. Id. Operam tribuere reipublic®. 
Id. Tibi haic opera sumenda est, ut, &c. 
Liv. Operam frustra insumere. Cic. 
interponere. Odd. afferre alicui. Te- 
rent. dicare alicui. Cic. navare alicui. 
Id. Omni ope atque opera eniti, ut, &c. 
Id. Non parcam opera. Nepos. Magni 
ejus opera lestiniata est in prcelio, his 
exertions, his services. Cic. Gellius mul- 
tam operam amicis prabuit . much ser¬ 
vice. Liv. Operam fortium virorum ede- 
re, to show themselves brave men, act the 
part of brave men. Cic. Ha operam, ut 
valeas, take care of your health. Cats. 
Daturum se operam, ne absit, will take 
care not to be absent. Id. Dent operam 
Coss. ne quid respubl. detrimenti ca¬ 
piat. Cic. Dare operam valetudini, to 
attend to, take care of. Terent. aniori, 
to indulge. Cic. rebus divinis. Id. libe¬ 
ris, to beget. Id. In quam exercitatio- 
nem nos'studiose operam dedimus. Suc- 
ton. Operam dare tonsori, ft. e. se ton- 
dendum prabere. Cic. auctioni, be at, 
be present at. Plant. Si animum advor- 
tas, dicam. (Charts.) Dabo operam tibi, 
attend to you, listen, give ear. Id. Benig- 
ne ut operam detis ad nostrum gregem. 
Cic. Ego autem juris civilis studio, rriul- 
tum opera dabam Q. Screvol®, attended 
much to the instructions of. Sucton. Da- 
bat assidue plionasco operam, took les¬ 
sons constantly of a teacher of declamation. 
Cic. Operam dare sermoni alicujus, to 
listen to. So, Plaut. Si opera est auri- 
bus. Cic. Dixit, judicem operam dare 
sibi constituisse eo die, to hear or try his 
cause. So, Terent. Cepere me arbitrum: 
dixi me operam daturum. Plaut. Non 
sum occupatus unquam amico operam 
dare, to serve a friend, do a friend a ser¬ 
vice. Terent. Paululum da mihi opera: 
fac ut admittar ad illam. Cic. Ipse da- 
bat purpuram ; amici operas (dabant), 
gave their work thereto, h. e. wrought it. 
Id. Homines in operas mittere, to pro¬ 
cure them work. Id. Musis nostris ope¬ 
ras reddas, render services again. Id. 
Operas dare pro magistro < (as director). 
Sueton. Universum genus operas aliquas 
publico spectaculo prabentium, taking a 
part in the public shows (athletes, gladia¬ 
tors, &e. are afterwards specified). Cic. 
Esse in operis societatis, in the service of 
the company. Sencc. Ferrum istud no- 
biles edet operas, shall do famous things, 
shall play a noble part. Lucret. Ludis 
dare assi'duas operas, to bepresentat and 
taken up with. Also, Terent. Id (acc.) 
operam dare, ut, &c. Ctrl, ad Cic. and 
Plin. Ep. Data opera, with industry, with 
care, purposely. So, Cic. Dedita opera. 
Liv. Opent; pretium habere, to have the 
reward for one's pains. Cic. Est opera 
pretium, it. pays for the pains, it is worth 
the while. Liv. Opera; pretium facere, 
to do something worth the while. Plaut. 
Propter quam opera est mihi, ft. e. est 
mihi negotium, / have to do, I exert my¬ 
self. Terent. Cui opera vita erat, who 
lived by his labor. Terent., Cic. and Liv. 
Mea, tua, alicujus, &c. opera labl.), 
through my, &c. endeavor, means, agency, 
fault, service. Plaut. Eadem, or una 
opera, by the same (or one) endeavor, at 
the same time ; also, in the same manner 
Id. Opera expertus, in very deed, in fact, 
— Hence, sacred rites, sacrifice. Afran. 
ap. JYon. Solvo operam Diana;. -. 
ir Also, a day’s labor. Varr. (iuaterms 
operis singula jugera confodere. -. 
11 Also, the time which one can give to any 
thing, leisure. Cic. De versibus, deest 
mihi opera, I have not time or leisure. 
Liv. Si opera; illi esset, if he was at lei¬ 
sure, if it was convenient to him. Id. Ne- 
que consulibus opera erat id negotium 
agere, nor had the consuls leisure or 
convenience. Plaut. Opera ubi mihi 
erit, ad te venero, when I find it con¬ 
venient ; or, when I am obliged or com¬ 
pelled to it. Liv. Quae non opera estre- 
ferre, I have no time or inclination. But, 
Plaut. Opera non est, it may not be. - 
IT Also, a person who works for pay, 
hired man, laborer, day-laborer, operative. 
Vitruv. Unius opera tactu. Horat 
Opera nona. — But commonly in the 
plur. of several. Cic. Operas aditu 
prohibuerunt. (Especially, Opera, in 
Cic. in a bad or scornful sense, aiders, 
abettors, tools.) Id. Opera comparan- 
tur. Tacit. Dux operarum theatralium, 
of a theatrical faction. -IT Also, for 
opus, a xoork, manufacture. Plin. ara- 
nearum, spieler’s web. Cic. Quid qure- 
ris ? exstabit opera peregrinationis hu- 
jus, A. e. writing. - IT Opra ,for opera. 
Enn. ap. Senec. 
6PERANS, tis, particip. from operor.- 
3 IT Adj. effective, operative. Tertull. Bo¬ 
nitas operantior. Cecl. Aurelian. Clys- 
teres adliibere operantissimos. 
OPERaRIOS (opera), a, um, adj. pertain¬ 
ing to bodily service or labor, epyaartKOs. 
Cic. Operarius homo, or, Operarius, sc. 
homo, any one who labors with the body ; 
for instance, a husbandman, handicrafts¬ 
man, day-laborer, ojierative, &cc. Hence, 
Plaut. Operaria. A. e. a bawd. Colum. 
Pecus operarium, working cattle. Plin. vi- 
num, ft. e. which was given to laborers or 
slaves. Id. lapides, that may be used for 
some work, to sharpen tools, for instance. 
OPKRaTIo (operor), onis, f. a being em- 
2 ployed, working, work, labor, operation, 
ipyuo-'ia. Plin. Ariineorum genus, eru- 
ditaoperationeconspicuum. Vitruv. Es- 
culus operatione humid® potestatis vi- 
tiatur. - IT Also, bounty to the poor, 
almsgiving. Lactant. 
5PERaTSR (Id.), oris, m. a worker, ape¬ 
'll rater. Jul. Firmic. 
OPERaTRIX (operator),icis, f. tliatworks, 
3 worker, causer, effecter. Tertull. 
OPERATES, a, um, particip. from operor. 
-IT Adj. efficacious, effective. Ter- 
tull. Fallaci® vis operation 
5PERC0L5 (operculum), as, avi, atum, 
2 a. 1. to cover or furnish with a lid or 
cover , nioyd^io. Colum. 
QPf.RCOLUM'( operio), i, n. a cover, lid, 
TTlbua. Cic. 
SPERiMeNTUM (Id.), i, n. a covering, 
2 cover, enifiXrjpa. Cato. Operimenta de¬ 
cern, coverlets. Sallust, fragm. Equis 
paria operimenta erant, housings. Plin. 
Nuces gemino protect® operimento, 
covering. Id. Fulmen, quo dolia exhau- 
riuntur, intactis operimentis. Prudent. 
Opermentum, for operimentum. (Al. 
leg. oprimento.) 
QPERI5 (ob & obsol. pario, or perio), is, 
erui, ertum, a. 4. to cover, cover over. 
Cic. Nullo frigore adduci, ut capite 
operto sit. JYepos. Amphoras complet 
plumbo, 'summas operit auro et argento. 
Oell. Permittite mihi, qurnsn, operire 
pallio caput, sc. for shame. Cels. Aiget 
multa veste operiendus est. —— 1J Also, 
to close, shut. Terent. ostium. Cic. 
Operta lectica ferri. Plin. oculos mo- 
rientibus. - IT Also, to conceal, hide, 
cover, keep from view or observation. 
Plin. Ep. luctum. Cic. Patefactio re¬ 
rum opertarum. Virg. Operta bella. — 
Hence, Opertum, something secret, a se¬ 
cret place or thing, a secret. Oell. Admt- 
randum opertum litterarum. Cic. Apol- 
Iinis operta, oracles. Id. Si in opertum 
Bon® De® accessisses, the secret place or 
rites. Virg. Telluris operta suhire, to 
go into the lower world. -IT Also, U 
cover, cover all over, to fill. Terent. ab 4 , 
quem loris, to drub or lash soundly. Cic- 
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