OPU 
ORA 
ORA 
OPOLOS, 1, f. a kind of maple-tree (Acer 
canipestre, L.). Farr. 
DP'jNTIiiS. a, uni. See Opus, unlis. 
GPOS (perhaps tSrrco, I busy myself), eris, 
n. work. Terent. Opus faciam, will 
work, sc. in agriculture. Plin. Ep. 
Opus facere (of mining). Farr. Intus 
(apes) opus faciunt, work, h. e. make 
honey. Cic. Lex de opere faciundo (of 
building). Id. Opus redimere, building. 
Liv. Belli opera, military labors, work in 
war. Cic. Menses octo continuos opus 
his non defuit, work (speaking of artifi¬ 
cers). Id. Quarum (bullaram aurea- 
rum) iste non opere delectabatur, sed 
pondere, the work, workmanship. Id. 
Hydria facta prseclaro opere, of excellent 
workmanship. Id. Opus qusrunt, seek 
work, make themselves work. -IT Also, 
a work, h. e. what is making or has been 
made by work. Thus, a building. Cic. 
Publicorum operum depopulatio. Id. 
Opus facere, to erect a building {temple). 
— A statue or other work of art. Firg. 
Pocula, opus Alcimedontis. Cic. Opus 
perfectum. Propert. Mentoreum opus, 
h. e. a metal goblet with reliefs, such as 
the artist Mentor made. — A book. Cic. 
Opus habeo in manibus. — Opus no\i- 
tikov, a state action, public work, h. e. for 
the good of the state. Cic. — Husbandry, 
tillage, labor of the field. Cic. In agro 
majora opera fiunt. Terent. Opus facere 
ruri, or Opus rusticum facere. — De 
Venere. Plaut. Opus. — A military 
work. Firg. Grave opus Martis. — 
In particular, fortification, fortifications. 
Cats. Opere castrorum perfecto. Liv. 
Objectis operibus, a fortification, inclo¬ 
sures, barriers, of trees, &x. Civs. Opere 
dimenso, li. e. the extent of the camp, on 
every side, the direction of the intrenching 
lines, &c. So, JVepos. Opus fieri (of the 
erection of a wall). — Or, a work or en¬ 
gine of besiegers. Liv. Urbem operibus 
oppugnare; or, JVepos. claudere; or, 
Cic. sepire. Liv. Opera ( for instance, 
turres, arietem, &c.) admovere. - 
IT Also, work, transaction, execution, deed, 
business. Liv. Opera immortalia edere, 
immortal works or deeds. Cic. Si mures 
corroserint aliquid, quorum est opus 
hoc unum, whose only business or province 
this is. Ches. Operibus anteire, to dis¬ 
tinguish one’s self by one’s deeds or ex¬ 
ploits. Propert. Tantum operis belli, 
for tantum bellum. Cic. Opus orato- 
rium fieri, intelliget, that the work of an 
orator is doing, h. e. what belongs to a 
skilful orator, such as keeping his au¬ 
dience deeply attentive, exciting their 
pity, &c. Liv. Sui operis esse credens, 
holding it to be his business or duty. Suet. 
Opus censorium, an affair, which induces 
a censorial punishment. - IT Also, 
work, art, manual labor. Cces. Locus 
egregie natura et opere munitus, by 
nature and art. Cic. Nihil est opere aut 
manu factum. —- IT Also, work, toil, 
labor, pains. Cic. Aliquid tanto opere 
fugere, with such pains, so greatly. Id. 
Quanto opere, how greatly. (See Quan- 
topere, Magnopere, &c.)-IT Also, ef¬ 
fect. Ovid. Duo tela diversorum ope¬ 
rum. Cic. Opus efficere, to produce an 
effect. 
OPOS (perhaps allied with opus, eris, 
opera, ops), indeclin. subst. and adj. 
need, necessity, necessary, needful. The 
person, who has need, stands in the 
dal. ; the thing, of which there is need, 
often in the nomin. Cic. Dux nobis 
opus est, we need a leader. Farr. Minus 
multi opus sunt boves, not so many oxen 
are necessary. Cato, Qu® opus sunt, 
whatever is necessary. So, Quadrig. ap. 
Cell. Nihil sibi divitias opus esse, that 
he had no need of riches. — Often in the 
abl. Cic. Auctoritate tua nobis opus est, 
we have need of. Id. Expedite liomine 
opus est. Terent. Nihil istac opus est 
arte ad hanc rem, there is no need of. 
So the all. of the particip. pass, in¬ 
stead of the sup. in u. JVcp. Qu®ritur, 
quid opus sit facto, what is needful to be 
ajne. Cic. Nihil erat, cur properato 
opus esset, h. e. of haste. So, Ovid. 
Opus est puella servata, for puellam 
^vari. — Often in the infin., or accus. 
with infin. Cic. (laid opus est affirma- 
te. what need to, &c. Ovid. Quid digi- 
tos opus est lassare ? Cic. Hand scio 
an ne opus sit quidem, nihil unquairi 
omnino deesse amicis. Plin. Dolores 
molliri opus est. — Also expressed by 
ut and subj. Plaut. Nuric tibi opus est, 
regram ut te assimules. — Sometimes 
in the genit. Liv. Temporis opus esse. 
Id. Quanti argenti opus fuit. — Rarely, 
in the accus. Plaut. Puero opus est 
cibum. — Opus est is also used absol. 
Cic. Earn, si opus esse videbitur, con- 
veniam. —Also, Opus habeo aliqua re, 
for opus est mihi. Colum. -11 Also, 
Opus est, it is needful, good, profitable, 
useful, suitable. Sulpic. ad Cib. Quam- 
diu ei opus fuerit, vixisse. Cic. Si 
quid, quod non opus esset, esset dictum, 
h. e. noxium esset. Cato. Etnas, non 
quod opus est,' sed quod necesse est. 
3PuS (’Ottovs), untis, f. a town of Locris 
inOreece, now Talanta. Ovid. — Hence, 
Opuntius, a, um, adj. of or from Opus, 
Opuntian. Plin. herba, sinus. 
5P0SC0LUM (dimin. from opus, eris), i, 
n. a little work or performance, iroir/- 
pdriov. Cic. Accipies igitur hoc par- 
vum opusculum lucubratum his contrac- 
_ tioribus noctibus, short treatise. 
6 RX. (unc.),®.f. the outside, edge, margin, 
border, extremity or boundary, of any 
thing, eoxama. Cic. Regiones, quarum 
nulla esset ora, nulla extremitas. Id. 
/Ether, extrema ora et dcterininalio 
i mundi. Lucret. Oras pocula circum 
• contingunt liquore, the edges, lips, or 
brims. Cels. Oras vulneris sutura jun- 
git, the lips. Liv. Galli oram extremam 
silv® circumsedissent, the outer skirts. 
Firg. Clipei oras ambiit auro. Hence, 
Id. Oras evolvite belli (A. e. pugnae), 
for partes, A. e. the whole compass. — 
Hence, in particular, the coast, seacoast. 
Cic. A prima ora Gr®ci®, usque ad 
ASgyptum. Id. Amcenitates orarum et 
litorum. Liv. Decern navibus oram 
Itali® legens, coasting along. Cic. Oris 
Itali® maritimis. Also, Id. Ora mari- 
tima, A. e. by metonymy, the dwellers 
upon the coasts. — Also, region, clime; 
quarter. Cic. Quacumque in ora ac 
parte terrarum. Horat. Rex gelid® 
metuatur or®. Firg. Hie domus ASne® 
cunctis dominabititr oris. Plin. Quas 
in oras (arbusta) debeant spectare. Lu¬ 
cret. Animas ducere in oras Acheroritis, 
A. e. into the lower world. Id. Luminis 
or®, the regions or realms of light, the 
light. Firg. Quern partu sub luminis 
edidit oras, to the light. — Also, a zone. 
Cic. Tusc. 1, 28. Globum terr® duabus 
oris distantibus habitabilem, &c. 
oRX, ®, f. in naval language, a rope, ca- 
2 ble, by which the ship was fastened to the 
shore. Liv. Oras prscidere. Quintil. 
Oram solvere. — It is perhaps derived 
from ora, or may be allied with orea, or 
aurea, which, in the language of chari¬ 
oteers, signifies a bridle. 
5RX., ®, f. the name of Hcrsilia, as a god¬ 
dess. Ovid. 
oRaCOLaRIOS (oraculum), a, um, adj. 
2 meddling with oracles, uttering oracles, 
soothsaying. Petron. 
oRaCOLUM (oro), i, n. the response of an 
inspired priest or priestess, an ansioer 
from a god, an oracle, xOfl^pbs, pav- 
tcXov. Cic. Lacedsmonii de rebus 
majoribus semper aut Deiphis oracu¬ 
lum, aut ab Hammone, aut a Dodona 
petebant. Id. Apollo Pythius oraculo 
edidit, Spartam nulla re alia, nisi ava- 
ritia perituram. Firg. Eurypylum sci- 
tatum oracula Phoebi mittimus. Id. 
Oracula qu®rere. Id. poscere. Ovid. 
consulere. — Hence, any divine an¬ 
nouncement of something future, a prophe¬ 
cy or prophetic disclosure. Cic. Exposui 
somnii et furoris oracula. —Also, figur. 
an oracular saying, oracle, remarkable 
saying. Cic. H®c ego nunc physicorum 
oracula fundo ; vera, an falsa, nescio. 
- IT Also, an oracle, h. e. a place 
where oracular answers were uttered. Cic. 
Illud oraculum Deiphis donis refertum. 
Plin. Ilammonis oraculum, juxta quod 
gignitur arbor. — Figur. Cic. Domus 
jure consulti, oraculum civitatis. 
oRaRIUM, ii, n. See Orarius, a, um, 
3 from os. 
oil aRMS (ora), a, um, adj. relating to the 
3 cbast, belonging thereto. Plin. navis, a 
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bilander, small ship which coasts along the 
shore, coaster. 
ORaRIOS (os), a, um, adj. pertaining ta 
the face; hence, Orariuin, sc. liitteum, 
a handkerchief. Fopisc. 
ORaTX,®, f. same as Aurata, a certain 
fish, gilt-head; also, the name of a man. 
Farr, and Cic. 
oRaTIM (ora), adv. from coast to coast. 
3 Satin. 
ORaTIS (oro), onis, f. speaking, speech, 
language, words, expression, wfiat is spo¬ 
ken or written, Xayo;. Cic. Ad oral ion is 
et ad vitffi societatem. Terent. Oratio 
h®c me exanimavit metu, these words. 
Ctrs. Videtisne, milites, enptivorum 
oratioriem cum perfugis Convenire ? the 
words, the account. Cic. Epicurus re 
toll it, oratione relinquit deos. Id. Ora- 
tionem bonorurn imitari, speech, lan¬ 
guage. Terent. Dis'simili oratione sunt 
fact® ac stylo, expression, words. JVep. 
Tlac oratione liabita, having spoken thus, 
having said this. Terent. Hanc habere 
orationem mecum institit, to speak thus 
with ( ta ) me. Cic. Sed mihi XEtriensium 
brevis est oratio, for de /Etnensibus, I 
have little to say about / &c. Id. Eripi- 
unt tibi istarn orationem contemnendo- 
rum Siculorum, A. e. inwhich you express 
your contempt of the Sicilians. — Oratio 
is opposed to single words, Cic. Or. 3, 
42, where it means, several words, con¬ 
nected words. — By eminence, rhetorical 
expression. Cic. Orationem Latinam 
efficies profecto pleniorem. — it may 
sometimes be rendered, language. Cic. 
Ut par sis in utriusque orationTs facul- 
tate. Oell. Ilistorias oratione Graca 
composuit. - IT Also, set or formal 
speaking, a speech, oration, harangue. 
Cic. Orationem facere ; or, JVepos. con- 
ficere. Cic. habere, or recitare, or di- 
cere, or agere, to make, deliver. Id. 
Longam orationem exprimere. Id. Ora¬ 
tionem comparare, to prepare, study 
upon. — Also, sometimes in Os. ac¬ 
cording to the connection, equivalent to 
a speech in excuse of something, an ex¬ 
cuse, apology. B. G. 5, 1. “Accepta 
oratione eorum. - 11 Also, subject, 
matter, for speaking. Cic. Mil. 3.' Ad 
earn orationem venio, qu« est propria 
nostr® qusstionis.-IT Also, the fac¬ 
ulty of speaking well, eloquence. Cic. 
Satis in eo fuit orationis. Martial. Vin¬ 
cas oratione Regulos. — Also, style of 
eloquence, way of speaking. Cic“. De- 
mosthenis oratio in philosophiam trans- 
lata.-IT Also, in the times of the 
emperors, a letter, missive, message , 
of the emperor. Sueton. -IT In the 
fathers of the church (from the other 
signification of oro), a prayer. Ter- 
tidl, &c. 
oRaTIuNCCLX (dimin. from oratio), te, 
1 f. a little speech or oration, Xoyapiov. 
Cic. 
oRaTOR (oro), oris, m. a speaker, orator, 
dyopr/rfis. Cic. — For rhetor, a rhetori¬ 
cian, teacher of oratory. Sidon. — Also, 
an ambassador, deputy, who delivers an 
oral commission. Liv. Veientes pacem 
petitum oratores Eomara mittunt. Id. 
Ut Frentani mitterent Romam oratores 
pads petend®. Cic. C. Fabricius ad 
Pyrrhum de captivis recuperandis mis¬ 
sus orator.-IT Also (from oro, in its 
other signif.), an entreater, beseccher, one 
who prays or asks. Plaut. Exora, blan- 
dire, expalpa. {Mi.) faciam sedulo. Sed 
vide sis, ne tu oratorem hunc pugnis 
pectas postea. 
ORaToRIe (oratorins), adv. oratorically, 
1 like an orator, [/firnpos SiKqv. Cic. 
ORaToRIOS (orator), a, um, adj. of or 
pertaining to an orator, oratorical, pqropi- 
xi5f. Cic. Illam orationem disertam sibi 
et oratoriam videri. Id. Ornamenta 
oratoria. Quintil. Oratorius gestus. Id. 
Oratoria, sc. ars, oratory. -IT Also, 
pertaining to entreaty or prayer ; hence, 
Oratorium, a place set apart for prayer ; 
an oratory. Augustin. 
oRaTRIX (Id.), icis, f. she that speaks ; 
2 thus some translated the Greek word 
rhetorice, rhetoric, oratory, according ta 
Quintil. 2, 14.-IT Also, she who en¬ 
treats, an entreater. Plaut. 
oRaTOS (oro), us, m. a requesting, en- 
1 treaty. Cic. 
