PSE 
PSE 
PTE 
Xov. Virg. Cerea pruna. Colum. sil- 
vestris, ft. c. sloes. 
PRONuS (it poivy), i, f. a plum-tree. Co¬ 
lum. silvestris, It. e. the sloe-tree, black¬ 
thorn. 
PRuRIGINoSOS (prurigo), a, um, adj. 
3 itchy, having the itch, | votXog, 6Sa(iam- 
n6g. Pandect. 
PRuRIGS (prurio), Inis, f. an itching, 
Kvyrrpog, 6Sa(iirp6g. Plin. ciRls. - 
IT Figur. are itching, great, desire. — 
Hence, lasciviousness, last. Martial. 
-If Also, scab or itch. Cels. 
PRuRIS (unc.), is, n. 4. to itch, KvySopai. 
Cels. Frons prurit. Scrib. Larg. Os 
prurit. Juvenal, angulus ocelli. — 
Hence, figur. to itch, when one’s cheek 
or back is desirous of blows, as it were. 
Plaut. Mala: an dentes tibi prurient f 
So, also, when one is afraid of blows. 
Plant. Dentes pruriunt. Id. caput.- 
IT Also, to be desirous of, or long for, any 
thing. Martial, in pugnam.-IT Al¬ 
so, to be lascivious or wanton. Of per¬ 
sons. Martial. Figur. of things. Id. 
Carmina pruriant. Catull. Quod pru- 
riat incitare, h. c. lasciviousness. 
PRORITIVOS (prurio), a, um, adj. occa- 
2 sinning itching ; or, caused by itching. 
Plin. 19, 45. F.d. Hard, ulcera. 
PRoRITOS (Id.), us, m. are itching, Kvya- 
2 nog. Plin. 
PRuSX, te, f. a town of Bithynia at the 
foot of mount Olympus, now Brussa. 
Prusenses, its inhabitants. Plin. Ep. 
PRuSIaS, re, m. a king of Bithynia .— 
Hence, PrusiXcus, a, um, adj. relating 
to Prusias. Sil. 
PRyTXNeS, and PRyTXNIS (irpvravig), 
is, m. one of the chief magistrates in 
Some Grecian states, as at Athens, Cor¬ 
inth, &cc. Senec. So, also, with the 
Rhodians. Liv. 
PRyTXNeUM (IIpVTaveiov), i, n. a public 
building in Grecian towns, where the pry- 
tanes assembled and dined, and where men 
of merit were maintained at the expense 
of the public during their lifetime, as at 
Athens. Cic. Also, at Syracuse. Id. 
PRyTXNIS, is, m. See Prytanes. 
PSALL 8 (r'/dXXm), is, i, n. 3. to play on a 
stringed instrument. Gell. -IT Also, 
to sing to the lyre or harp; or, to play 
upon and sing to the lyre or harp. Horat. 
Docta psallere.-IT Also, to sing the 
psalms of David, either to the sound of a 
strina-ed instrument, or not. Ilieron. 
PSALMX (ipaXya), &tis, n. the music of 
3 the lyre; a song sung to the sound of the 
lyre. Auoustin. 
PSaLMICEN (psalmus & cano), Inis, m. 
3 a singer of psalms. Sidon. 
PSALMISTX (i/zaApiorns), ®,m. apsalm- 
3 ist, writer and singer of sacred songs. 
Ilieron. 
PSALM5GRXPHCS {xpa\poypd<t>os),\, m. 
3 a psalmist. Sidon. 
PSaLMCS (ipaXyds), i, m. a psalm, holy 
3 song; a song sung to the lyre or harp. 
Te.rtull. 
PSaLTeRTUM (ipaXrypioi/), ii, n. a psal¬ 
tery ; a kind of stringed instrument re¬ 
sembling our harp . Cic. and Varr. - 
IT Also, a song sung to the sound of this 
instrument. — Hence, a satirical song, 
pasquil. Varr. — Also, the psalms of 
David. Ilieron. 
PSaLTeS (xpaXryg), re, m. one that plays 
2 on a stringed instrument, and perhaps 
sings to it. Quintil. 
PSaLTRIX (ipdXrpia), ®, f. she that plays 
on a stringed instrument; a music-girl, 
singing-woman. Tercnt. and Cic. • 
PSaLTRIUM, ii, n. for Psalterium. Cic. 
Harusp. 21. But Ed. Em. reads psalte¬ 
rium. 
PSXMXTHe ('PapdSi)), es, f. a daughter 
of Crotopus, king of the Argives. Ovid. 
Pater Psamathes, h. e. Crotopus. —- 
IT Also, a sea-nympli, the mother of Pho- 
cus. Ovid. Met. 11. 
PSXRoNIuS (xpapuviog), ii, m. sc. lapis, 
a kind of spotted stone. Plin. 36, 43. 
PSECXS (xpcicas), Adis, f. a drop. - 
IT Also, a nymph in the train of Diana. 
Ovid. — Also, a female slave who dressed 
the hair of her mistress, dressing-maid. 
Juvenal. Perhaps so called because she 
anointed the hair. Ccel. in Cic. Ep. ad 
Div. 8 , 15. Precade natus, h. e. perhaps, 
lor ancilla natus. 
PSeGMX (xfjfiypa), SLtis, n. for Spegma, 
2 h. e. perhaps, dross of metal. Plin. 34, 
36. Ed. Hard. 
PSf.PHiSMX (ipyfitopa), litis, n. a decree 
or ordinance of the people, with the 
Greeks ; by the Romans it was called 
plebiscitum. Cic. - 11 Also, a public 
writing of a town or community. Plin. Ep. 
PSePII 8 P/ECTeS (ipyipoiuiiKryg), 111 • 
3 a fuo-glcr, said to occur in Jul. Firm. 
PSeTTX, or PSITTX (ipyrra), re, f. 
same as Rhombus, a kind of plaice. 
Plin. 
PSEUDANCHuSX (xpevSdyxovoa), re, f. 
wild bugloss. Plin. 
PSEUDAP5ST8L0S ( ipeuSanaoroXog ), 
3 i, m. a false apostle. Tertull. 
PSEUDENEDROS (il/evbhtipog), i, m. 
3 one who is feigned to lay snares. Jul. 
Firm. 
PSEUDIS 8 D 8 MSS (ipem}io6Sopog), ii, 
built unequally. Plin. genus structural, 
h. e. havinir walls of unequal thickness. 
PSEUD 8 BuiN[I 8 N (ipevdo/3uvvtov),\\, n. a 
kind of shrub, perhaps the herb St. Bar¬ 
bara or winter-cresses. Plin. 24, 96. 
PSEUD 8 CXT 8 ('ktreXo/cdrwi/), onis, m. 
1 one who strives to imitate Cato, but with¬ 
out success ; a false Cato. Cic. 
PSEUD 5CHRIST0S (\pevg6xP‘orog), i, 
3 ni. a. false Christ. Tertull. 
PSEUDSCyPERCS, and PSEUD 8 CV- 
PROS (xpcvfioKvizctpos), i, f. a kind a) 
shrub resepibling the shrub cyperus. Plin. 
17, 20. 
PSEUD8DXMXSIPP0S, i, m. a false Da- 
masippus. Cic. 
PSEUDODeCIMIaNX P1RX, resembling 
the Decimiana pira. Plin. 
PSEUD8DIXC8N0S (x^evioXuiKovog), i, 
3 m. a false deacon. Hieron. 
PSEUDODICTaMNUM (ipr.vSof'iKTap- 
vov), i, n. and PSEUDSDICTaMNOS, 
i, f. bastard-dittany. Plin. and Apul. 
PSEUD 8 DIPTER 8 S {xpevSoS'arrepbg), on, 
2 seeming to have two rows of pillars. 
Vitruv. 
PSEUD 8 KP 1 SC 8 POS (t pevdoenio-K acres ), 
3 i, m. a false bishop. Cyprian. 
PSEUDoFLaVOS (4iev6og & flavus), a, 
3 um, adj. not quite yellow, nearly yellow ; 
or, yellowish. Marcell. Empir. 
PSEUD8L1QUID0S (ipevSos Sc liquidus), 
3 a, um, adj. seeming to be liquid. Mar¬ 
cell. Empir. 
PSEUD8L0S (if/eviys), i, m. the Liar, a 
comedy of Plautus. 
PSEUD 8 MEN 8 S (xpeviopevog), i, m. a 
1 kind of sophism or false syllogism. Cic. 
PSEUD8NXRD0S (xpev66vapSog), i, f. 
bastard-nard. Plin. 
PSEUD 8 PXTUM (ipcvSdrraTOv), i, n. a 
3 false floor. Cod. Just. 
PSEUD8PERIPTER0S (xpevdoirep'urTe- 
3 pog), on, seeming to have columns all 
round. Vitruv. 
PSEUD8PHILTPP0S (¥£w<5o0(Xi7r7ro?), i, 
m. a false Philip. Cic. Thus the slave 
Andriscus was called, who pretended 
to be a son of Perseus, and called 
himself Philippus. 
PSEUD 8 PoRTICuS (ipevSog & portions), 
i, f. a false portico. Plin. 6 , 31. But 
Ed. Hard, reads portum habuit. . 
PSEUD 6 PR 8 PHF.TX (ipevSoirpoipyTyg), 
3 re, m. a false prophet. Tertull. 
PSEUD5PR8PIIETIX (ipevSorrpodyrda), 
3 ;i:, f. false prophecy. Tertull. 
PSEUD5PI?8PHeTTC0S (ipevSonpofiyTi- 
3 nog), a, um, adj. pseudoprophetic. Ter- 
tall. 
PSEUD 8 PR 8 PHETIS (iVcv&orrpofiyrig), 
3 Idis, f. a false prophetess. Tertull. 
PSEUD 8 SELINUM (xl/cv&ooeXu’ov), i, n. 
3 cinquefoil; a kind of herb, otherwise 
called apiastrum. Apul. 
PSEUDoSMXRaGDOS (ipcvSoopdpay- 
(5o«), i, m. falsesmaragdus. Plin. 
PSEUDoSPHEX (tjjevSoocpriZ), ecis, f. a 
kind of wasp filling alone. Plin. 
PSEUDSTHyRUM (ipevMdvpov), i, n. a 
postern gate, back door, secret door. Am- 
mian. palatii. Hence, Cic. Per pseudo- 
thyrum revertantur, h. e. in a secret 
manner; or, ire another manner. Id. Non 
janua, sed pseudothyro intromissis vo- 
luptatibus (of unnatural fornication). 
PSEUD80RBAN0S (xpevdog & urbanus), 
3 a, um, resembling the fashion of towns. 
Vitruv. ffidificia, h. e. houses in the coun¬ 
try built like city houses. 
718 
PSiLX (ipiXdg, y, dv), te, f. sc. vestis, a 
3 coverlet, &c. having one side smooth, and 
a rough nap on the other. Lucil. 
PSIL8C1THXRISTX (lpiXmaSapioryg), 
re, m. one that plays upon the harp with¬ 
out singing to it. Suet. 
PSiLoTHRUM (\l/iX(o§pov), i, n. an oint- 
2 ment to take away hair, and by this means, 
make the skin smooth. Martial. — Also, 
any means for removing the hair amp 
making the skin smooth. Plin. -IT Al¬ 
so, a kind of herb, otherwise called am- 
peloleuce, because it makes the skin 
smooth. Plin. 
PSiMMyTIJIUM (xpiyuvdiov), i, n. ce- 
2 ruse or white lead. Plin. 
PS1TH1X. See Psythia. 
PSITTX. See Psetta. 
PSITTXCINOS (psittacus), a, um, adj. 
3 of a parrot. Scrihon. Larg. collyrium, 
h. e. green like a parrot. 
PSITTXCOS ( iplrraKog), l, m. a parrot. 
Plin. 
PSeXDrCOS (ipoaSiKds), a. um, adj. hav- 
3 iag pains in the muscles of the loins, psoa- 
dic. Cad. Aural. 
PS0LE8S (ipioXri), i, m. same as Penis. 
3 Auct. Priap. 
PS 8 PH 8 DEES (ipotpoSeys), is, m. the Bash¬ 
ful, the name of a comedy of Menan¬ 
der. Quintil. 
PSoRX (d/djpn), ve, f. the itch scab. 2 Plin. 
PSoRaNTHEMIS (ip<opavOepU), Idis, f.. 
3 a kind of rosemary. Apul. 
PS5RICDS (ipoipiKos), a, um, adj. of or 
belonging to the itch. Plin. medicamen- 
tum, = simply, Cels. Psoricum, h. e. a 
psoric medicine, medicine fur the scab. 
PSyCHICOS (tpvxindg), a, um, adj. car- 
3 7 rally-minded. Tertull. 
PSyCH 8 MXCHIX ( 4/vxopax'ia), re, f. 
Battle of the Mind, the name of a poem 
by Prudent.ius. 
PSyCHSMaNTIUM, or PSyCH 8 MaN- 
1 TeUM (ihvxopavTSiov), i, n. a place 
where one inquires any thing of the spirits 
of the dead. Cic. \ 
PSyOHSPHTHSRSS (i//u%o00i5pos), i,m. 
3 soul-destroyer, soul-killer. Cod. Just. 
Apollinarius is called so, as a denier 
of the human soul in Christ. 
PSyCH5TR8PH8N (xpvx^rpotpov), i, n. 
1 the herb betony. Plin. 
PSyCHR8L0TX, and PSyCHRSLuTeS 
2 ( rpvxPoXovrqg), re, m. one who bathes in 
cold water. Senec. — Hence, Psychro- 
lusla (tf/vxpoXovcia), re, f. a bathing in 
cold water. Ccel. Aur. 
PSyLLI (fvXXoi), orum, m. a people of 
Africa, who could charm serpents and cure 
their bite by sucking out the poison. Plin. 
PSyLLI 8 N (xpvXXiuv), ii, n.flcabane, flea- 
2 wort. Plin. 
PSyTHIX, re, f. See Psythius. 
PSyTHTOS, or PSTTHIOS (i/zaSiof, or 
ipiSiog), a, um, adj. psythian, the name 
of a kind of wine or vine in Greece. 
Virtr. and Colum. viti.s, or, simply, Virg. 
Psythia. — Hence, Plin. Psythium, sc. 
vinum, ft. e. raisin-wine. 
PTE is joined to the pronouns mens, tuns, 
Sec. perhaps without any signification, 
though it may frequently be rendered 
self, or oion. Cic. Suopte pondere. Id. 
Suapte manu. Plaut. Meopte ingenio. 
Terent. Nostrapte culpa. Plaut. Su- 
umpte. Id. Mepte. 
PTERIS (KTtplg), Idis, f. a kind of fern. 
2 Plin. 
PTERNIX (rrrepvil), Icis, f. the straight 
2 stem of the herb cactos. Plin. 
PTERoMX (nrepcopa), 5tis, n. Pint. 
3 Pteromata, the wings on both sides of a 
building or temple. Vitruv. 
PTER 8 N (TTrepdv), i, n. same as Pteroma. 
2 Plin. 
PTER5T8S (irrepwrog), on, winged, or, 
2 winged as it were. Plin. calix, A. e. hav¬ 
inir handles. 
PTERyGIUM ( nTepvyiov), ii, n. a disease 
of the eyes, a pearl, web, haw, or pin. 
Cels. —— IT Also, a disease of the fin¬ 
gers, when the skin comes off with gtefi 
pain. Plin. -IT Also, a cloudy spot in 
a beryl. Plin. 
PTERyGoMX (nrepiyoipa), Xtis, n. a 
3 joining together of boards in the shape of 
winces, by which the arms of a machine art 
held tore ether. Vitruv. , 
PTISXNX (KTtoavy), re, f. a decoction oj 
barley, and sometimes of rice, barley-broth, 
