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principera ostentant. Cic. Ostentavi 
tibi, me istia esse familiarem, have sig¬ 
nified, said, written -If Also, to offer. 
Terent. An ego occasionem mihi osten- 
tatam amitterem ? Cic. Utjugulasua 
pro meo capite P. Clodio ostentarint. 
OSTeNTUM (ostendo,or ostentus,a, um), 
i, n. a prodigy, wonderful appearance, 
portent, strange or unnatural thing, from 
which the vulgar forebode something, 
(fraapa, rrpaj. Cic. Quum magnorum 
periculorum metus ex ostentis porten- 
deretur. Sueton. Nec pro ostento du- 
cendum, si pecudi cor defuisset. Hence, 
Ccel. ad Cic. Scis Appium ostenta fa- 
cere ? h. c. incredible things. 
oSTeNTOS (ostendo), us, m. a showing, 
2 making manifest, displaying. Gell. Sed 
earn capitis pmnam horrificam atrocita- 
tis ostentu reddiderunt. Sallust. Quo- 
niam eo natus sum, ut Jugurtlue scele- 
rurn ostentui essem, It. e. that I should 
serve to make manifest the crimes ofJugur- 
tha. Tacit. Corpora extra vallum abjecta 
ostentui, to serve as a spectacle. - 
IF Also, show, parade, as opposed to sin¬ 
cerity. Tacit. Jura dedit, ostentui 
magis, quam mansura. Sallust. Ilia 
deditionis signa ostentui credere, believ¬ 
ed they were made for mere show. - 
IT Also, sign, proof. Tacit. Ut ostentui 
esset, multum vitalis spiritus egestum, 
as to show clearly that, Sec. 
oSTeNTOS, a, um, partic. from ostendo. 
oSTeS ^(oarrjs), te, m. a kind of earthquake. 
3 Apul. 
6 STIX, se, f. atoion of Latium, at the mouth 
of the Tiber, whence its name. It was 
founded by Ancus Marcius. Liv. _ 
Hence, Ostiensis, e, adj. of or belonging 
to Ostia, Ostian. Liv. populus. "Cic. 
incommodum, the loss sustained in the 
capture of a Romanfieet by pirates, at Ostia. 
oSTI aRIOS (ostium), a, um, adj. relating 
to a door or doors. — Hence, Ogtiarium’ 
ii, n. a tax upon doors, door-tax. \Qccs. — 
Also, Ostiarius, ii, m. aporter, do or-keep 
cr. Plin. 
oSTIaTIM (Id.), adv. from door to door, 
door after door, from house to house, Kara 
pa?. Quintil. Nec scrutanda singula, 
et velut ostiatim pulsanda. Cic. Uno 
imperio ostiatim totum oppidum com 
pilarit.-IT Also, singly, individually 
Vopisc. 
OSTIENSIS, e, adj. See Ostia. 
6STIG5, inis, f. same as Mentigo. Co 
3 lam. 
0STI6LUM (dimin. from ostium), i, n 
2 a little door , Svpidtov. Colum. 
OSTIUM (perhaps os, a mouth, entrance) 
i>, n. a door, house-door, Svpa. Cic. Ex 
tra ostium limenque carceris. Pandect. 
Si quis ostium sepulcri evellat, aut 
effringat. Terent. Ostium aperire. Id. 
operire. Id. Concrepuit ostium, has 
sounded, rung, h. e. some one has come 
out (for the explanation of this, see 
Concrcpo). Plant. Rectum ostium, the 
Jront door. Cic. Exactio ostiorum, a 
tax upon doors, door-tax. - IT Figur. 
any entrance, mouth. Cic. port.us, mouth 
or entrance. Id. fluminis. Id. Oceani 
h. e. straits of Gibraltar. Varr. Ne OS' 
tja aperiant muribus, afford entrances 
OSI 6 C 6 P 6 S (daroKbros), i, m. a pain in 
3 the bones, or one who suffers such pain, 
Seren. Summon. 
oSTRXCIaS (dorpaKias), se, m. or oS- 
PRXCITIS (do-rpaxfns), ldis, f. a stone 
or semi-gem, probably, a horn stone or 
calcedony. Plin. — Also, Ostracitis, sc 
_ a kind °f cadmia. Plin. 
6 STRXCISM 0 S (dorpa/aa-pos), i, m. a 
■l judgment or sentence by shells, at Athens, 
whereby men whose power seemed to 
threaten danger to the state were ban¬ 
ished from the city for a certain number 
of years. For this to take place, 6000 
votes were requisite, which were in¬ 
scribed upon sherds or shells ; ostracism. 
Arepos. 
OSTRXCITeS ( darpaKiryi), ffi, m. a cer¬ 
tain stone. Plin. 
A CiT IS. See Ostracias. 
OMRXCrUM ( ooTpaKiov), ii, n. a certain 
called, also, onyx. Plin. 
oSTReX, a;, f. and OSTREUM (darpeov), 
l l vhs- J!i! ster - Plaut -, Horat.. and Ovid. 
bread, which they used to cat with oysters. 
Ostreariuin, ii, n. an oyster-bed, or oys¬ 
ter-pit. Plin. 
SSTREaTOS (Id.), a, um, adj. covered 
o with oyster-shells , shaped like an oyster- 
shell; or hard and rough as an oyster-shell. 
Plaut. 
oSIREoSOS (Id.), a, um, adj. abounding 
o in oysters. And. Pri.ap. Cyzicus ostnT- 
osa. Catull. Ora Hellespontia ceteris 
ostreosior oris. 
P a cer tain herb. Apul. 
naXnU-- °V slcr - Plaut.., Ilorat. and Ov 
OSTReaRITuS (ostrea), a, um, adj. of 
9 .-um, auj. or or 
i belonging to oysters. Plin. panis, h. e. 
OSTRICSLOR (ostrum & color), 6 ris 
_ adj. purple-colored. Sidon. 
oSIRIFER (ostrea & fero), era, erum, 
3 adj. oyster-bearing, producing oysters, 
abounding in oysters. Virg. Ostriferi 
fauces Abydi. 
oSTRINOS (ostrum), a, um, adj. ofapur- 
3 pic color, purple, .harpetos. Propert. 
OSTROGOTHi, orurn, in. the Ostrogoths. 
Claudian. — Also, Austrcgothi. Treb. 
— Sing. Ostrogothus. Sidon. 
OSTRUM {dorpeuv), i, n. the juice of cer- 
2 tain shell-fish, ol which was made a 
purple dye, purple. Vitruv. 7, 13. (who 
says that the color varied in different 
latitudes.) Virg. Vestes ostro perfusEe. 
— Hence, purple, h. e. a stuff or cloth 
dyed with purple, purple cloth or covering. 
Virg. — Also, purple, h. e. a splendor, 
light) brilliancy , like purple. Sever, in 
JRtna. 
oSTRyX, ®, and oSTRyS ( oarpva & 
oo"rpvi), yos, f. a tree of hard substance. 
Phn. (perhaps, Carpinus ostrya, L. 
Ostrya vulgaris, Willd.). 
oSCRaS, and oSOS, a, um, participles. 
See Odi. 
OSYRIXCX, a;, f. an herb; called, also, 
malva erratica. Apul. 
OSyRIS (Savois), is, f. a plant. Plin. 
(probably Chenopodium scoparia, L.). 
63 ACuSTX, or OTXCuSTeS (coraKOW- 
T bs), te, m. a. listener, eavesdropper, spy. 
Apul. 
OTHS, onis, m. L. Roscius Otho, a tribune 
of the people and author of the law assign¬ 
ing to the Equites separate seats at the 
theatre. Juvenal. - U M. Salvius 
Otho, the eighth Roman emperor. _ 
Hence, Othonlanus, a, um, adj. of or 
pertaining to Otho, the emperor. Tacit. 
OTHoNNX (fi$oi/i/a), $, f. a Syrian plant. 
Plin. 
oPHOS, or oTIIOS, i, in. a giant. See 
Otos. 
STHRyXDeS, a;, m. son of Othrys. Virg. 
-IT Also, a Spartan leader, who, alone, 
of three hundred Spartans, survived a 
combat with the Argives. Ovid. 
OTHRyS, yos, m. a iriountain in Thessaly. 
Virg - Stat. places it in Thrace.- 
U Hence, Othryslus, a, um, adj. 0:hry- 
sian. Martial, pruina. — Also, for Thra¬ 
cian. Martial, orbis. 
oTIX, as, f. See Otion. 
oTIABuNDOS (otior), a, um,.adj. at 
3 leisure. Sidon. 
5TI0LUM (dimin. from otium), i, n. a 
2 little leisure, puepu <rx°Xfi. Cal. ad Cic. 
5TI0N (urlov), ii, n. a little ear, a kind of 
shell-fish. Plin. — It may possibly be 
Otia, at, f. as only Ot.ia occurs. 
oTIOR (otium), aris, atus sum, dep. 1. to 
be at leisure, be at ease or free from busi¬ 
ness, enjoy leisure, dpyeo), axuXagto. 
Cic. Cum se Syracusas otiandi, non 
negotiandi causa contulisset. Horat. 
Domesticus otior. 
OTIOSe (otiosus), adv. at leisure, at ease, 
without business, axo\y, apydig. Cic. 
Vivere otiose cum parentibus, cum uxo- 
re, cum filio. Liv. In foro otiose inam- 
bulare.—-—-IT Also, at leisure, leisurely, 
slowly, without hurry. Cic. Oontempla- 
ri unumquodque otiose. Plaut. Am- 
bula ergo cito. (%.) imo otiose volo. 
- IT Also, quietly, unconccniedly, se¬ 
curely, without fear. Terent. 
STIoSITaS (Id.), atis, f. leisure; hence, 
3 for something composed in leisure mo¬ 
ments. Sidon. 
OTIoSOS (otium), a, um, adj. at leisure, 
without business (public or private), un¬ 
occupied, disengaged, not engaging in or 
retired from public affairs', axoXaTop, 
apyds. Sometimes in a good and some¬ 
times in a bad sense. Cic. Cum inam- 
bularem in xysto, et essem otiosus domi. 
Id. Rebus humanis aliquos otiosos deos 
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prceficere, gods having nothing to do. Id. 
Gui fuerit ne otium quidem unquam 
otiosum. Id. His supplicationum otio- 
sis diebus. Plin. Scripta sunt otiosis 
studiorum ( genit.), in respect of, from. 
Senec. Q.uid quiete animi otiosius, is 
more really in the enjoyment of leisure. 
Horat. Otiosus bos, at leisure, not at 
work, on a holyday. Cic. Facilior et 
tutior vita est otiosorum, of those who do 
not engage in public affairs. Id. Nihil est 
otiosa senectute jucundius, retired from 
public cares. Id. Homines ingeniosis- 
simi otiosissimique. Plin. Ep. Satius 
est otiosum agere, quam nihil agere, 
h. e. it is better to he engaged in no busi¬ 
ness, than to be busied about vain thin as, 
and so do nothing. Figur. Id. pecu- 
nia, lying idle. — Also, idle, vain, super¬ 
fluous, useless, trifling. Quintil. Ego 
otiosum sermoriem dixerim, quern audi¬ 
tor suo ingenio non intelligit. Plin. Ep. 
Per hos dies libentissime otium meum 
in litteris colloco, quos alii otiosissimis 
occupationibus perdunt. - IT Also, 
quiet, peaceful, living peaceably. Tacit. 
Militare nomen, grave inter otiosos. 
— Also, quiet, tranquil, without grief or 
care, untroubled, calm. Cic. Mihi gra- 
tum feceris, si otiosum Fabiuin reddide- 
l'is. Terent. Aniino otioso esse impero. 
Id. Otiosus ab aniino, h. e. with amind at 
ease, with a light heart. Gell. a metu, 
in respect of. — Also, quiet, tranquil, ac¬ 
companied with quid. Cic. dignitas. _ 
Also, unruffled, without passion, calm, 
composed. Cic. Otiosus stilum prehen- 
derat. — Also, quiet, taking no side, neu¬ 
tral. Cic. Spectatores pugn® otiosi 
(tliis may be simply, idle). Id. Non 
modo armatis, sed etiam otiosis mina- 
bantur.— Also, quiet, still, making no 
noise. Cic. Istos otiosissimos reddam. 
— Also, quiet, gentle; or, slow, slurrgish 
Pallad. rivus. 
6 TIS (uiTif), Idis, f.a species of bustard 
(probably Otis Arabs, L.). Plin. 
6T1UM (unc.; it is the opposite of ne 
gotium, h. e. nec otium), ii, n. leisure, 
inactivity, doing nothing, an unoccupied, 
easy life, apyia, oxpXy. Cic. Inertissi- 
mum et desidiosissimum otium. Id. 
Qui propter desidiam in otiovivunt. Id. 
Ilebescere et languescere in otio. ^ 
Also, freedom from the business of one’s 
office or profession, private leisure, spare 
time, rest, lime to do • something; it may 
sometimes be rendered, retirement, ease, 
axoXy. Cic. Tanquam in portum con- 
fugere non inertia;, neque desidiae, sed 
otii moderati atque honesti. Id. Quan¬ 
tum mihi respublica tribuet otii, ad scri- 
benduru conferam. Id. Horum Iibros, 
earnest otium, Iegere soleo, when I am 
at leisure, when I have time. Id. Si modo 
tibi est otium, et si vis. Terent. Nou 
hercle otium est nunc mihi auscultandi, 
I have no time now. Id. Otium ab re 
sua, leisure from or in respect of. Id. 
Habere otium ad aliquid faciendum. 
Auct. ad Hcrenn. Otium studio suppe- 
ditare, devote time to study. Cic. He 
his rebus consuinendi otii causa, 
disserunt, to pass their leisure time. 
Liv. Spolia per otium Iegere, at their 
leisure, leisurely, quietly. So, Phxedr. 
Lam be otio. Cic. Delectationem, quum 
in otium venerimus, habere voluinus. 
Horat.. Aiunt, sese ferre Iaborem senes 
ut in otia tuta recedant. — Hence, Oti- 
um, figur. what is composed in one’s lei¬ 
sure moments, the fruit of leisure. Ovid. 
Excutias otia nostra, the fruits of my 
leisure, h. e. my poems. - II Also, 
rest, quiet, repose, tranquillity, from ene¬ 
mies, the malicious, &c. ; sometimes 
equivalent to peace. Cic. In otio esse, 
or, vivere. oYcp. Ex maximo hello tan- 
tum otium toti insula; conciliavit, ut, 
&c. Cws. Multitudo insolens belli di- 
uturnitate otii. Id. Res ad otium dedu- 
cere. Virg. Deus nobis ham otia fecit 
Liv. Otium ab hoste, from, in respect of. 
on the side of. Cic. Studia per otiuni 
conrelebrata, in quid, peaceful times. 
Vehei. In hello liostibus, in otio uvibus 
infestissimus. — Hence, rest, in regard 
to parties; neutrality. Dolah. ad Cic. 
—— ^IT Some write Ocinm. 
0T5PETX ( (oronerris), ffi, m. a hare. Pa¬ 
tron. (si lectio certa). 
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