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PLA 
PLA 
PLaNCX, re, f. a plank, board, irXdf. Pal- 
3 lad. 
PLaNCIaNoS, a, urn, adj. Plancian, pcr- 
3 taming to a Plancus, named from a Plan- 
cos, &c. Pandect. 
PLaNCTOS (plango), us, m. a striking or 
2 beating, especially with a loud noise, 
it\ fj%is. Pal. Place Unum omnes in- 
cessere planctibus (of the Harpies, flap¬ 
ping their wings). Lucan. Exprimit 
planctus illisse cautibus undie. — Espe¬ 
cially, a beating of the breast, arms, face, 
&c. for grief, Koppbg, kottct6s, It may 
sometimes be rendered, loud mourning, 
wailing, plaint, &c. Senec. Pectora con- 
tusa planctu. Lucan. I’uppes luctus 
planctusque ferebant. Flor. Theatri 
plausum in moduin planctus circumso- 
nare. 
PLaNCOS (perhaps allied with planus), a, 
urn, adj. having flat soles, flat-footed. Feet. 
PLaNe (planus), adv. plainly, evenly; 
figur. straight-forward , in plain terms, 
without circumlocution, without the use of 
figures. Cic. Plane et Latine loqui. 
-IT Also, plainly, clearly, distinctly, 
intelligibly, perspicuously. Cic. Alia po- 
tes, semel si obscurius dixeris, dicere 
alio loco planius. Id. Planius atque 
apertius dicere. Id. Apertissime pla- 
nissimeque explicare.-IT Also, alto¬ 
gether, totally, entirely , absolutely, fully, 
thoroughly. CtL Quod reliquos cohere- 
des convenisti, plane bene. Id.. Illud 
plane moleste tuli. A act. ad Heroin. 
Fieri potest, ut non plane par sit nume- 
rus syllabarum. Horat. Communi sen- 
su plane caret. Cic. Quod jam prope- 
modum, vel plane potius effeceras. — 
Hence, in answers, Plane, altogether, by 
all means, indeed, certainly. Plaut. So, 
Planissime, by all means, most certainly, 
most assuredly. Terent. -IT Also, but, 
beginning a sentence. Pand. Plane si. 
PIANiiS (aXavyg, h. e. wandering ), etis, 
3 m. a planet. Plur. Planetes. Ocll. 14, 
1. (but Ed. Longol. has planetce). 
PLANeTX, or PLXNeTeS (uXavriTys), re, 
3 m. a planet, wandering star. Jul. Fin¬ 
nic.— The nom. will hardly be found. 
PLX.NeTaRIOS (planeta), ii, m. an. astrol- 
3 Offer. August. (Al. rectius leg .pianos.) 
PLXNkTICcS ( uXavyriKog ), a, um, adj. 
3 wandering, wandering about. Sidon. 
Planeticorum siderum globus. 
I’LaNGS (for plago, from nXyarroi, or an 
3 obsol. 7rXayco; so, pango from udyco, 
and tango from tago), is, nxi, nctum, a. 
3. tc beat, strike, especially with a noise, 
nXyrrai, k6tttw. Lucret. Fluctus plan- 
gentes saxa, beating, lashing, roaring 
against. Id. Chartas volantes venti 
plangunt per auras, buffet. Ovid. Me 
miseram ! quanto planguntur litora 
fluctu! Calull. tympana palmis. — 
Hence, of a bird caught in a snare. 
Ovid. Plangitur, h. e. beats herself with 
her wings, or beats about with her wings. 
— Especially, to beat the breast or any 
other part of the body, as a mark of 
grief. Ovid. Laniata pectora plangens. 
Id. femur moerenti dextra. Id. Iacer- 
' tos. Hence, Plangi, and Plangere (sc. 
se), to beat one’s breast and arms in grief, 
to mourn aloud or wring the hands. Ovid. 
Planguntur matres Calydonides, h. e. 
tundunt se prre dolore. Id. Pianxere 
Naides : plangentibus adsonat echo. 
Stat. Ah omni plangitur ( impers .) arce. 
Also, Plangere aliquem, or aliquid, to 
beat one’s self in mourning for, to lament, 
bewail, bemoan. Tilnill. Memphitem 
plangere docta bovem, h. e. Apim. Stat. 
Plangunt sua damna coloni. Id. In¬ 
vidiam pianxere deis, occasioned by their 
lamentations. 
PLaNGOR (plango), oris, m. a beating, 
1 with a noise. Catull. Undos leni reso¬ 
nant plangore cachinni Auet. ad Hc- 
renn. 3, 15. (Ed. Em.) Plangor feminis, 
upon the thigh', in vehement speaking. 
— Especially, a beating of the breast, &c. 
for grief, loud mourning, lamenting, wail¬ 
ing. Cic. Plangore et lamentatione 
compleremus forum. Ovid. Cresis- 
plangore lacertis. Id. Lacerare capil- 
los, et dare (h. e‘. facere) plangorem. 
t’Li'.NGC'NCijLX (dimin. from irXavywv), 
1 ®, f. a little wax doll. Cic. Alt. 6, 1. (Ed. 
Em.) Invent ,-e sunt quinque plangun- 
culte matronarum. — Doubtful. 
PLANTLSQUOS (planus & loquor), a, 
3 um, adj. s]> caking flatly or explicitly, or 
speaking plainly or distinctly. Plaut. 
PLaNTPeS (planus & pes), edis, m. a 
3 kind of mime or ballet-dancer, whose feet 
were bare, h. e. wearing neither the 
soccus nor cothurnus; another explana¬ 
tion is, that he performed non in 
suggestu sceiue, sed in piano; and yet 
another, that he had only socks (soeci) 
on his feet. Juvenal. 
PL ANITAS (planus), atis, f. Auet. dial. 
2 de oratorib. sententiarum, h. e. sequabili- 
• tas, vel perspicuitas, evenness or perspi¬ 
cuity (si lectio certa). 
PLaNITIX (Id-.), re,f. orPLANITIES, ei, 
f. a plane or even surface, a plane place, 
level ground. Cics. Erat inter oppidum 
et collem planitia. Vitruv. Planitireco- 
ronarum. Cic. Propter planitiem, mag- 
nitudinemque regionum. Sallust. Plani- 
tips erat inter sinistros montes. Lucret. 
Planitiem ad speculi offendit imago. 
PLANTTIeS, ei, f. same as Planitia. 
PLaNITOS (planus), adv. h. e. plana 
3 via. Tertull. 
PLaNS (Id.), as, a. 1. to make plain, lev- 
3 el, hyaXi^w. Coripp. 
PLaNTX (unc.), f . every vegetable which 
serves for propagation, young plant., set, 
slip, whether branch, tree or plant. — 
Thus, a young, green branch, scion, 
twig, graff, sucker, slip, cutting, kX&Sos, 
kXcuu. For instance, Cic. of the vine. 
Varr. of the olive-tree. Virg. of other 
trees. — Also, an entire young tree 
which is transplanted. Plin. — Also, a 
plant. Ovid, and Juvenal. - IT Also, 
the sole of the foot, neXpa (it may some¬ 
times be rendered foot, though sole is 
the proper meaning). Plin. Virisplan- 
tas esse cubitales. Virg. Ne teneras 
glacies secet plantas. Ovid. Aurarefert 
obiata citis talaria plantis. Virg. Plan¬ 
ts pedum. Sil. Quadrupedem planta 
fodiens, h. e. calcaribus. Val.. Flacc. 
Intenta planta, h. e. intento gradu. 
Propert. Summa continger.e sidera 
plantis, for to en joy the highest good for¬ 
tune. IT Proverb'. Supra plantain, 
in the sense of ultra crepidam. Val. 
Max. Sutorem supra plantam ascendere 
vetuit._ 
PLANT aG 8, inis, f. plantain. Plin. 
PLaNTaRIS (planta), e, adj. of orbelnng- 
2 ing to the sole of the foot, ircXparaibris. 
Stat. Summa pedum propere plantari- 
bus (Mercurius) alligat alis. Absol. 
Val. Flacc. Plantaria Perseos, h. e. tala¬ 
ria. - IT Also, pertaining to suckers, 
layers, &c. Plur. Plantaria, a nursery 
for young trees ; or young trees, sets. 
Virg. Silvarum alia: exspectant viva 
(ace.) sua (ahl.). plantaria terra. Plin. 
Plantaria instituunt, nurseries. Also, 
Juvenal. Exigui 1 ictus plantaribus horti, 
the plants, pot-herbs. — Figur. Pers. 
Plantaria, hairs, «— But these may be 
referred to Plantari.um. 
PLaNTaRIUM (Id.), ii, n. a nursery of 
young trees, ^vrevrypiov. Plin. Ergo 
plantaria instituunt. (See Plantaris.) — 
Also, same as Planta. Plin. Plantaria 
transferuntur. — Figur. hairs. See 
Plantaris. 
PLANTATI8 (planto), onis, f. a setting, 
2 planting, transplanting, (pvrevoig. Plin. 
PLaNTaTQR (Id.), oris, m. a planter, 
3 transplanter, setter. Augustin. 
PLaNTIGER (planta & gero), era, erum, 
2 adject, having young branches, having 
sprouts, il>vroip6pog. Plin. 
PLaNTS (planta), as, a. 1. to plant, set, 
2 < bvrcvu, yeraipepu), of garden vegeta¬ 
bles. Pallad. — Also, to set, transfer by 
setting, of young trees. Plin. 
PLXNOS (irXdvog), i, m. a vagrant, vaga¬ 
bond. Petron. —— IT Also, a kind of 
juggler, who gets his living by his 
tricks ; an impostor, cheat. Cic. Hie 
ille planus improbissimus. Horat. At- 
tollere curat fracto crure planum. 
PLaNOS (unc.), a, um, adj. plain, even, 
flat, level, without eminences, byaX6g. 
Cats, carina, flat. Cic. Cum duiE forma: 
prrestantes sint, ex solidis globus, ex 
planis circulus aut orbis. Id. ;Equus et 
planus locus. Id. Capua pianissimo in 
loco explicata. Cws. Aperto ac piano 
litore naves constituit. Plin. Plani pis- 
ces, flat. Plaut. via. Liv. Aditus pla- 
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nior. Vitruv. yEdificia, qua; piano pe 
de instituuntur, h.e. sine hypogieis et 
concamerationibus, on the ground, par 
terre. Id. Conclavia, qua; piano pede 
sunt.- IT Hence, Planum, a plain, 
level surface. Justin. Montes in planum 
ducebat, h. e. levelledmountains. Sallust. 
Aciem in planum deducit. Liv. Castra 
in planum deferre. Flor. Castra qua3 
in piano erant. — Also, De piano, or e 
piano, on the ground ; on level ground, 
XayuOev, e$ iiri7rsSuv. Pandect. Ut in 
machina operaretur: ceterum si tit de 
piano opus faceret, &c. Used, also, of 
magistrates holding a court, when they 
do not sit on the tribunal, but pronounce 
judgment, &c. on the ground below ; 
opposed" to pro tribunali, h. e. from the 
bench ; it may be sometimes rendered 
informally, ertrajudidally. Sueton. Ju- 
dices aut e piano, aut e Quassitoris tri¬ 
bunal!, legum et religionis admonebat. 
Pandect. Custodi* non solum pro tribu¬ 
nal!, sed et de piano audiri possunt, at¬ 
que damnari. Also, In piano; thus, 
Senec. Ha:c magnanimitas melius in 
tribunal!, quam in piano consplcitur, 
h. e. better in a man of high station and. 
wealthy, than in one who is poor and of low 
degree. Figur. Lucret. Hoc de piano 
possum promittere, h. e. easily, without 
trouble, difficulty or hesitation.— —11 Also, 
as in a level surface nothing obstructs 
the sight, planus, plain, clear, distinct, 
evident, intelligible. Cic. narrationes. 
Id. Ha-c tuis proximis plana fecero, 
show clearly, make evident, prove. So, 
Id. Planum facere, Verrem dixisse, &c. 
Quint. Plana littera, h. e. that can be easi¬ 
ly pronounced with only a moderate open¬ 
ing of the mouth. - IT Also, easy, 
' without difficulty. Val. Flacc. via. 
PLASEA. See Palasea. 3 
PLaSMA (TrXaoya), atis, n. something 
2 moulded , aform, of clay, for instance ; a 
creature. Prudent. -IT Also, a fiction, 
invention. Mart. Cap. -IT Also, a po¬ 
tion or gargle , to soften the throat, and 
mellow the voice. Pcrs. 1, 17. Hence, 
Quintil. Lectio plasmate (an artificially 
soft modulation or flexion of the voice; a 
weakening of the clear and full voice by 
soft tones) effeminata. 
PLaSMaTIS (plasmo), onis, f. a fonn- 
3 ing, moulding, fashioning, creating. Hie- 
ronym. 
PLaSMaTOR (Id.), oris, in. a former 
3 moulder , creator. Tertull. 
PLaSMS (plasma), as, aVi, atum, a. 1. to 
3 form, mould, fashion, irXaoeu>. Prudent. 
PLXSS5 (irXaocrm), as, a. 1. same as 
3 Plasmo. Apic. 
PLaSTeS (uXacrTps), re, m. a moulder, 
2 worker in cloy, &c. Vitruv. and Vcllei. 
PLASTICA, a;, f. See Plastice. 
PLASTICaT 5R (plasticus), oris, m. one 
3 who makes figures, &c. in clay, &c. Jul. 
Finnic. 
PLaSTICe (ttX if ctt ikv, sc. rixvri), es, or 
2 PLASTICX, a;, f. the art of making im¬ 
ages, &c. of potter’s earth, plaster, &c. 
Plin. and Tertull. 
PLASTICOS (nXuariKog), a, um, adj. per¬ 
il tabling to the making of images or figures 
out of clay, piaster, &c. plastic. Vitruv. 
Architeetus rationis plastics non igna- 
rus. — Plasticus, a maker of images, &c. 
in clay, plaster, &c. plastes. Jul. Fir- 
mic. 
PLXT7E7E, arum, f. ITAaraiai, a city in 
Boeotia, famous for the victory of the 
Greeks over Mardonius. Cic. - 
IT Hence, Platicensis, e, adj. belonging 
to Plata;x, Platcean. Platacenses, the 
Platceans. JVepos. — Also, Platseus, a, 
um, adj. same as Platicensis. Vitruv. 
PLATALEA, re, f. the spoonbill. Cic. 
PLXTXNINOS (platanus), a, um, adj. 
2 of the platanus. Colum. folii. 
PLXTXNISTA (uXaravicryi), re, m. an 
unknown fish. Plin. 
PLXTXNoN (uXaravinv), onis, m. a place 
2 covered with plane-trees, a plantation of 
plane-trees, a plane-grove. Martial. 
PLXTXNOS (vXaravo;), i, f. a large tree, 
growing wild, which the ancients planted 
in great numbers, for its beautiful growth 
and its shade; the Oriental plane-tree 
(Platanus orientalis, L.). Plin. — It is 
called cailebs by Horat. because it was 
not usual to make it a support for vines. 
