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dem placabiles. Liv. Placabile ad jus- 
tas preces ingeniuin. Cic. Omnia ha- 
huisset fBcpiiora et placabiliora, quam 
animuin prtetoris. Ovid. ira. — 
IT Also, serving to appease or reconcile, 
easily appeasing or reconciling, propitia¬ 
ting, pacifying, soothing. Terenl. Ci.ua 
propter te ipsum purgare ipsis corain, 
placabilius est. Lactant. hostia. 
PLXOABlLfT AS (placabilis), atis, f. 
readiness to be appeased, placable disposi¬ 
tion, placahililii, ni tmXarov. Cic. 
PL XC a B1 LI T£R (Id.), adv. in a pacify- 
3 ing manner. Gell. 
PLXCaMeN (placo), inis, n. a means of 
2 appeasing or reconciling. Liv. cailestis 
irie. 
PLXCA.MgN'TUM, i, n. same as Placa- 
men. Tacit. Non deum placamentis 
decedebat nifamia. Id. liostilis ire. 
PLXCaTe (placatus), adv. composedly, 
calmly, gently, mildly, meelcly, drapauTo. if, 
Cic. Omnia humana placate et mode¬ 
rate feramus. Id. Hoc placatius ferre. 
PLXOaTiQ (placo), oiiis, f. an appeasing, 
pacifying, propitiating, c£i\aepa. Cic. 
PLXCaToUIOS (Id.), a, um, adj. placa- 
tory, appeasing Tertull. 
PLXCaTCS, a, um, particip. from placo. 
•—— IT Adj. appeased, reconciled. Liv. 
Exercitus duci placatior. -IT Also, 
composed , peaceful, tranquil, at peace, 
quiet, still, calm. Cic. Oui nonnunquam 
etiam sine visis sornniorum placatissi- 
mam qnietem affert. Id. Piacata, tran- 
quilla, quieta, beatavita. Virg. maria. 
Propert. Piacata Venus , friendly, kindly. 
Nepos. Placatis in se eiviuin , animis, 
kindly disposed, friendly. 
FLXCeNS, tis, particip. used as an adj. 
See Placeo. 
PLXCeNTX (nhaKovg, irhaKoevrog), *, f. 
3 a cake, cheesecake. Ilorat. 
PLaCeNTIa (placeo, placens), ib, f. dc- 
3 sire or art of pleasing, dpcvKua. Upul. 
-IT Also, a city of Upper Italy, now 
Piacenza. Sil. — Hence, Placentinus. 
a, um, adj. Placentian, belonging to Pla¬ 
centia. Liv. turina. Plant, indites (with 
a reference also to placenta, a cake). 
Liv. Placentini, the Placenlians 
PLXCE5 (nnc.), es, cui (also, a pass. 
form, placitus sum), cltutn, n. 2. to 
please, be pleasing, be agreeable, give con¬ 
tent, give satisfaction, humor, suit the taste 
or temper of., dpeauco. Petron. Afra vo- 
lucres placent palato, are grateful to the 
palate. Cic. Non placet Antonio consn- 
latus mens, Antony does not like, &c. Id. 
Nee dubito, quin mihi placiturasit., and 
I have no doubt I shall like it. Id. Ex- 
specto quid istis placeat de epistola ad 
Cajsarem. Id. Sed heus tu ! placet hoc 
tibi? does this suit you ? Id. Se velle 
nobis placere, to gratify. Plin. Piper 
placet amaritudine, is liked, is acceptable. 
Hence, Placens, pleasing, agreeable. Ilo¬ 
rat. uxor. Also, Placere sibi, to be 
pleased or satisfied with himself, flatter 
himself, pride or plume himself, deem him¬ 
self good or strong enough. Cic. Ego 
nunquam mihi minus, quam hesterno 
die, placui. Petron. Nolo tibi tarn val- 
de jflhceas# Liv. Quutn primum ei res 
suae placulfesent, when he should think 
himself sufficiently powerful, should be sat¬ 
isfied with the state of his affairs. -- 
IT Without a nomin. Placet mihi, Sec. it 
pleases mif&c. it is my pleasure, I like it, 
it seems good to me ; and also, it is my opin¬ 
ion, lam of opinion, I hold. Ovid. Non 
ita diis placuit, such was not the will of 
heaven. Terent. and Cic. Si diis placet, 
if the gods will (ironically and mocking¬ 
ly ; see Dcus). Nepos. Se ignorare Aris- 
tidem : sed sibi non placere, quod elabo- 
rasset, ut, &C. he did not like it, it dis¬ 
pleased him.' Cic. Placet Carneadi duo 
esse genera visorum, Cameades holds. 
Id. Ut doctissiinis placuit, as the most 
hgimed have agreed. A act. ad Herenn. 
Ita nobis placitum est, ut ea scribere- 
inus, we have thought it good to write, 
&c. Cic. His placuit, ut tu in Cuma- 
num venires, these were of opinion that 
you should come, &c. Apul. Placuit fer 
remus, sc. that. Cic. Sibi placere, te ire 
In exsiliutn. — It may often be render¬ 
ed, to order, pass an order, will. Cic. 
Senatui placere, ut Consules curent, 
&c. Id. Senatui placeie, Cassium Sy- 
riam obtinere. And without dat. Liv. 
Suggestion adornari placuit. Cces. De- 
liberatur de Avarico, incendi placeret, 
an defenSi.-IT Particip. Placitus, a, 
um, that has pleased, that has been pleas¬ 
ing , that has been thought proper. &c. 
Cic. Placitum est, ut reverteretur Pom- 
peius. Terent. Ubi sunt cognitie, pla- 
citae sunt, h. e. placuerunt. Id. Voids 
placita est conditio. — Particip. Placen- 
dus, a, um. Plant. Si ilia tibi placet, 
placenda dos quoque est, for placere de¬ 
bet. -IT See, also, Placitus, a, um. 
PLXCrBILrS (placeo), e, adj ; that can 
3 please, pleasing, acceptable. Tertull. 
PLXCIDe (placidus), adv. softly, gently, 
mildly, quietly, peaceably, calmly, placidly, 
tranquilly, composedly, fiavxy- Terent. 
Stispenso gradu placide ire perrexi, soft¬ 
ly, lightly. Plaut. Placide otioseque 
agere aliquid. Cic. Placide et sedate 
ferre dolorem. Coes. and Liv. Colles 
placide acclives, gently, gradually. Sal¬ 
lust. Placide et benigne simul verba fa- 
cit.. Id. Plebem placidius tractare. Au¬ 
gustin. Placidissime respondit. 
PLACIDEIaNQS. See Pacideianus, and 
JEserninus. 
PLXCIDI'PaS (placidus), atis, f. mildness, 
3 gentleness, mild disposition or nature 
evapcaryaig. Varr. 
PLXCIDuLOS (ditnin. from placidus), a, 
3-um, adj. quiet, still. Auson. 
PLXCIDuS (placeo), a, um, adj. quiet, 
gentle, soft, mild, calm, tranquil, compos 
ed, undisturbed, still, placid , irpqog, ivpe- 
vfis. Cic. Tranquillitas animi, id est 
placida quietaque constantia. Id. Pla- 
cida ac leriis senectus. Id. Ita eura 
placidum mollemque reddidi. Id. Non 
semper fortis oratio quferitur, sed stepe 
placida, summissa, lenis. Id. Semper 
in ejus animo placidissimam pacein es¬ 
se. Liv. Nihil illis placidius, aut quie- 
tius erat. Virg. Placida mors, calm, 
tranquil. Id. urbs, h. c. expers belli. 
Plin. Ep. dies, clear, still, calm. Ovid. 
arnnis, gentle, smooth. Plin. Ep. mare, 
calm, still. Ovid, somnus. — Figur. 
Sedul. uvte, ripe'or mild. Plin. Arbores 
placidiores, more tame, less wild, more 
fruitful; opposed to silvestres. 
PLaCITIS (irhaKirig), idis, f. a kind of 
cadmia, which adheres to the sides of the 
furnace, as a crust. Plin. 
PLXCIT5 (frequentat. from placeo), as, n. 
3 1. to please. Plaut. 
PLXCITUM, i, n. See Placitus. 2 
PLaCITOS, a, um, particip. from placeo. 
2 -II Adj. agreeable, pleasing, grateful, 
acceptable, dpcarog, for placens. Virg. 
Placita paci oliva. Ovid. Placita es 
simplicitate tua, li. e. youplease. Id. Pla- 
citis abstinuisse bonis. Sallust, locus. 
Justin. Regem placitissimum (where 
others read acceptissimum). —- It may 
also be rendered, agreed upon, decided on. 
Justin, locus (see above).-IT Hence, 
Placitum, i, n. what pleases one. Virg. 
Si ultra placitum laudarit. — Also, an 
opinion expressed, maxim, dogma, sentence, 
decision. Plin. medicorum. 
PLXC5 (unc.), as, avi, atuin, a. 1. to ap¬ 
pease, pacify, make to relent, soothe, calm, 
mitigate, allay, reconcile, repavvoo, dpevKO- 
pai. Cces. liumen deorum. Cic. divi- 
num numen precibus. Liv. aliquem 
beneficlls. Cic. iram deorum donis. 
Id. Nostra nobis sunt internos ire dis¬ 
cord iaeque pi acan die. Ilorat. invidiam. 
Nepos. and Liv. aliquem in aliquem ; 
or, Terent.. and Cic. aliquem alicui, to 
appease him towards, reconcile him to. 
Cic. Homo sibi ipse placatus, reconciled 
to himself, at peace with himself; conse¬ 
quently, of a calm, spirit. — Also, figur. 
Ovid, mquora. Horat. ventrem iratum 
esca. Martial, sitim. -IT Also, to 
seek or try to appease•. Horat. illacryma- 
bilem Plutona tauris. Terent. Ouum 
placo, adversor.-IT See, also, Pla¬ 
catus, a, um. 
PLACUSA, and ) g piao-usia 3 
PLACUSIA. j kee ^ la ^ usla - J 
PLaGX hrhyyri), te, f. a stroke, blow,stripe. 
Cic. Plagas perferre. Terent. pati. Virg. 
(de iroeho) Dant animos plagas. Id. Pla- 
gam ferentis ASnete subiit mucronem, 
in the act. of inflicting. — Also, of atoms, 
for impulsio, impact. Cic. and Lucret. 
-IT In particular, a blow, stroke, &c. 
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which makes a wound ; or the wound 
itself. Nepos. Plagis vulnerari. Cic. 
Plagam luculentam aecipere. Id. rnor 
tiferam infligere. Id. gravem facere 
Id. alicui imponere. Plin. inferre. Liv, 
Fcediores patebant plagte, wounds. Cels. 
Plagam suere. Plin. Canum plagas 
sanare, h. e. made by dogs. Sueton. Ver 
bera et plagas, saspe vulnera (where ver- 
bera signifies marks or weals made with 
thongs (or the lashes inflicted), and pla¬ 
gas, the marks, bruises, &e. made with 
rods or staves 'or the blows inflicted with 
the same). — Figur. Cic. Ilia piaga est 
injecta petitioni turn maxima. Id. Le- 
vior est piaga ah amico, quam a debito- 
re, h. e. loss. Nepos. Hac perculsus 
piaga, li. e. calamitate. 
PLXGX (irXayo j), oe, f. a tract, region, 
2 clime, uhipa, x<I>pa. Poeta ap. Cic. Ceb- 
li scrutantur plagas. Plin. septentrio- 
nalis. Virg. AStheria lapsa piaga Jovis 
ales, h. e. the air. Id. Piaga solis ini- 
qui, h. e. the torrid zone. So, Senec. 
Piaga fervida. Id. Omnis Eoaj piaga 
vasta terra, tract. — Hence, region, dis¬ 
trict, canton, li. e.. the men of the same. 
Liv. Una piaga continuit ceteros in ar- 
mis.-IT Also, a kind of hunter's net, 
toils, for catching wild beasts, ^rjparpov, 
apKvg; used, for the most part, in the 
plur. (The difference between plagca 
and rctia seems to be,“that the former 
are used for catching wild beasts, the 
latter for birds and fishes.) Cic. Sunt- 
ne insidite, tendere plagas, etiamsi exci- 
taturus non sis, nec agitaturus ? Horat. 
Extricata densis cerva plagis. Ovid. 
Inque plagam nullo cervus agente ca- 
dit. Also, of the spider’s web. Plin.— 
Figur. Plaut. Sese jam impedivit in 
phigas. Cic. flu as plagas ipsi contra 
se Stoici texuerunt. Id. Antonium 
conjeei in Ctesaris Octaviani plagas! 
-U Also, a curtain. Varr. ap. Non. 
PLaGIaRIOS (plagium), ii, m. a kidnap- 
1 per, man-stealer, &c. (See Plagium.) Cic. 
Q. Fr. 1, 2, 2. and Pandect. — Hence, 
figur. a man who 'gives himself out to be 
the author of another's book, a plagiary, 
literary thief. Martial. 
PLaGIaTSR (Id.), oris, m. same as Pla- 
2 jriarius. Tertull. 
PLaGIG£R (piaga & gero), era, erum, 
3 adj. getting blows, often beaten, bom to be 
beaten, irhriyoir6pbg. Plaut. 
PLaGIGSROLOS (piaga & gerulus), a, 
3 um, adj. same as Plagiger. Plaut. 
PLAGIOSIPPUS, i, m. perhaps the name 
of a man. Auct. ad Her. 4, 31. 
PLaGIPaTIDX (piaga & patior), te, m. 
3 who suffers or puts up with blows. Plaut. 
PLXGIUM (unc.), ii, n. the crime ofknow- 
3 ingly buying or selling a freeman as a 
slave, or of enticing or stealing away, se¬ 
creting, confining, btiying, selling or giv¬ 
ing away a slave, without his master’s 
knowledge ; kidnapping, man-stealing, &c. 
ai/SpairoSivpbg. Pandect. -IT Also, a 
liunting-nct. Grat. (But the reading is 
doubtful ; Ed. Bunn, reads otherwise.) 
PLXG5 (piaga), as, a. 1. to strike, wound. 
3 Augustin. 
PLaGoSOS (Id.), a, um, adject, full of 
3 strokes or stripes, ir\yy(fiirig. Apul. -- 
IT Actively, who gives others many blows. 
Horat. Plagosus Orbilius, the flogging 
Orbilius. 
PLXGbLX (dimin. from plS.ga), s, f. a 
2 curtain or hanging, rrcpiarpcopariov. 
Liv. and Sueton. -IT Also, a part of a 
garment, to be sewed together with the 
other parts. Varr. -IT Also, a leaf of 
paper, to be joined with-others, to make 
a scapus. Plin. 
PLAGUSTX, x, f. a kind offish. Plant. 
3 Rud. 2, 1, 9. (where Salmas, would read 
placusas, and Reitz has printed placu- 
sias). 
PLANARaTUM, i, n. Plin. 18, c. 18, s. 
2 48. (a doubtful Word, for which Harduin 
will read plaustraratrum, and Richtsteig, 
with greater probability, planaralrum, 
h. e. a kind of plough, shovel-plough). 
PLaNaRIOS (planus), a, um, adj. that is 
3 or takes place on the Ifvel ground, not. in 
an elevated situation (as the tribunal). 
Ammian. 
PLANASIX, te, f. an island near Italy in 
the Ligurian sea, now Pianosa. Plin. 
and I'acit. 
