PUN 
PUP 
PUR 
Plur. Pulverum. Horat. and 
Catull. 
Plin. 
PuLVISCOLOS (dimin. of pulvis), i, m. 
3 small dust, fine powder. Solin. Pulviscu- 
lus auratnlus. Plant. Rem auferre 
cum pulvisculo, A. c. entirely , wholly. 
Apul. Pulvisculus ex Arabicis frugibus, 
li. e. tooth-powder. — Also, the dnst used 
by mathematicians. (Compare Pulvis.) 
Apul. Si abaco et pulvisculo te dedis3es, 
h. e. geometry , mathematics. 
PuMeX (unc.), icis, m. a pumice-ptone, 
3 Kivaypig. Plant, and Plin. It was 
used for making things smooth, as. 
books. Catull. Also, to make the skin 
smooth. Ovid. Nectua mordaci pumice 
crura teras. Plant. Aquam a pumice 
postulare, h. e. to demand any thing from 
a person who does v.jt leave it. — it is 
used as a feminine by Catull. -IT Po¬ 
etical ly, any soft or brittle stone or rock. 
Virg. and Ovid. 
P0M1CE0S (pumex), a, um, adj. of pum- 
3 tee, and sometimes of other stone, maar]- 
pdjdys- Ovid. mola. Plaut. oculi, h. e. 
that cannot weep. Martial, fontes, h. e. 
e pumice manant.es. 
PuMICS (Id.), as, avi, atum, a. i. to rub 
or smooth with a pumice-stone, polish, ku- 
Tastoartpl^u). Lucid. — Hence, Purni- 
catus, a, um, smoothed with a pumice- 
stone, polished. Plin. Ep. homo, h. c. 
dclicatus, mollis. Martial, frons. 
PDMICoSOS (Id.), a, um, adj. like apum- 
2 ice, full of pores, porous, KtaoypuiSrig. 
Pi in. lapis. Id. Pumicosius. 
POMILIS (pumilus), onis, m. a dwarf, 
dand’prat, pygmy, vivos. Senec. — A1 
so, of animals, as, of hens. Plin. - 
Also, of plants. Plin. 
PQ.MIL5, onis, m. same as Pumilio.3Stat. 
POMILOS (probably from nwypaiog), i, m. 
a dwarf. Suetou. pumilos. Stat. MirantUr 
putnilos ferociores (in this passage the 
first syllable is short). A [ml. Pumilior. 
PuMOLX. (unc.), se, f. a kind of vine. Plin. 
PuNCTX (pungo), ffi, f. a prick, sting, 
3 wound inflicted withthc point of any thing. 
Vcget. 
PONCTaTIM (punctum), adv. briefly, 
3 concisely. Claud. Marnert. 
PuNCTILLUM (diniin. of punctum), i, 
3 n. a small point, dot, spot. Solin. 
PONCTIM (pungo), adv. with the point of 
Ha weapon, ariySrjv. Liv. petere hostem. 
P0NCTI8 (Id.), onis, f. a pricking, sting- 
2 ing, sting, stitch, oriftj. Plin. and 
Cels. 
PuNCTIONCOLX (dimin. of punctio), ie, 
2 f. a slight pricking, stinging, or sting. 
Senec. 
POiJCTOLUM (dimin. of punctum), i, n. 
3 a slight pricking. Apul. -If A Iso, a 
short space of time. Apul. 
PuNCTUJYI (pungo), i, n. that which is 
made by pricking, a small hole. Martial. 
Puncta, quae terebrantur acu. Vitruv. 
angustissimum. — Hence, a prick, stina. 
Plin. crabronis-If Also, any point, 
spot, or dot, as, on an egg, precious 
stone, &c. Plin. Also, in writing. 
Anson. The ancients, who used to 
write on wax tablets with a stylus, 
made points or dots by pricking the 
stylus into the wax. — Also, a mathe¬ 
matical point. Cic. — Hence, any small 
part. Cic. temporis, or, Horat. boras, 
or, simply, Arnob. punctum, h. e. a mo¬ 
ment. Apul. Puncto brevissimo, li. e. in 
a very short time, in a moment, in an in¬ 
stant. — Also, any small part of any thing 
divided or measured off. Pers. certo, 
h. e. a certain weight, or measure. — Also, 
a point on dice. Suclon. Quadringentis 
in punctum sestertiis aleam lusit. - 
~— li Also, o vote at the comitia, a snf- 
/'■age, ballot. Cic. In ancient times, 
before separate tablets were used in 
voting, a man, called rogator , used to 
mark the votes one by one by points on 
wax tablets.-IT Figur. a vote, appro¬ 
bation, assent. Horat. Omne tulit punc- 
p-v”’ 1 u * miscuit utile dulci. 
VICTORS, (pungo), as, f. a pricking, 
’Pancture, orlfif. Jul. Finnic. 
0 (Id.), us, m. a puncture, prick- 
^ mg °r stinging, ari^ig. Apul. - 
Jl Also, a point. Plin. 
^CTbS, a, um. See Pungo. 
u AGO (unc.), is, pupugi, punctum, a. 3. 
<iprick, sting, origin, vvaaoi. Cic. nemi- 
nem. Id. Vulnus, quod acu punctum 
videretur.-TT Also, to penetrate, en¬ 
ter, touch sensibly. Lucre!., corpus. Id. 
sensum. Plin. Nitrum pungit, A. e. 
has a pungent flavor. - If Figur. to 
prick, sting, bite, trouble, vex, afflict, goad, 
grieve, mortify, be disagreeable. ‘ Cic. 
Scrupulus pungit me. Id. Ita me pu- 
pugit, ut somnum mihi ademerit. — 
Particip. Punctus, a, um, Lucre!. Punc¬ 
to tempore, or puncto in tempore, A. c. 
in a moment. 
PuNICaNS (punicus), tis, adj. reddish 
3 red. Apul. 
PuNICaXoS (Punicus), a, um, adj. made 
in the Carthaginian manner , Carthaginian, 
Punic. Cic. 
PC NIC k (Id.), adv. after the manner of the 
Carthaginians ; in the Punic tongue. Plaut. 
PuNICfioS (tpoioiKeog), a, um, adj. Car¬ 
thaginian. Ovid. dux.-IT Also, of 
a red or reddish color approaching to pur¬ 
ple. Tibull. Africa pimiceum, purpu- 
reumque Tyros. Ovid. Puniceus cro¬ 
cus. Id. cruor. 
Pu.VICrS (unc.), a, um, adj. Phoenician. 
Virg. regna. Plin. lingua.-If Also, 
Carthaginian, because Carthage was a 
colony of Phoenicia. Cic. literas. Id. 
bellum, h. c. Carthaginian, with Carthage. 
Plin. malum, or, simply. Id. Punicnm, 
sc. malum, or, Ovid. Pomum Punicnm, 
li. e. upomegranate. Id. grana, A. e. the 
grains of it. Colum. arbor, h. e. a pome¬ 
granate tree (Punica Grauatum, L.).- 
IT Also, the Carthaginians having the 
character of being false and faithless, 
deceitful, perfidious, fraudulent, false. 
Sallust. Fides Punica, A. e. bad faith, 
perfidy. -IT Also, red, reddish. Ovid. 
rostra.-li Punica, a kind of sea-fish. 
Colum. 8, 16. (si lectio certa). 
P0NI8 (for poenio, from poena), is, ivi and 
li, Ituin, a. 4. to punish, chastise, casti¬ 
gate, KoXagw. Cic. sontes. Id. maleficia. 
Id. aliquem supplicio. Qnintil. decl. 
vitarn sua manu, h. e. sibi adimere.- 
If Also, to revenge. Cic. dolorein. Id 
domum.-TTPunior, Iris, itus sum, 
&x. occurs also as a deponent, to punish. 
Cic. aliquem. — Also, to revenge. Cic. 
P0NI8R, compar. (See Punus.) -TT A1 
so, a verb. See Punio. 
PCATTI8 (punio), onis, f. punishment , 
3 chastisement, castigation, xdXaoig. Val. 
Max. 
PiiNITSR (Id.), oris, m. a punisher, xoXaa- 
1 Trig. Val. Max. -TT Also, an aven¬ 
ger, revenger. Cic. 
PuNTToS, a, um. See Punio. 
PONGS, a, um, adj. same as Panins, Car- 
3 thaginian, a Carthaginian. — Hence, 
Compar. Punior, more Carthaginian, 
more skilled in the Carthaginian lan¬ 
guage. Plaut. 
PuPA (pupus), as, f. a young girl, damsel, 
3 lass, natdioKapiov, xopaaiov, x6pr), ko- 
piStov. Martial. -IT Also, a puppet, 
baby, doll. Varr. 
PuPiLLA (dimin. of pupa), re, f. properly, 
n little girl, damsel, Kfipy. — Hence, a 
young orphan girl, ward. Cic _TT Al¬ 
so, the pupil or apple of the eye, xfipy. Lu- 
cret. and Plin. -TT Also, the eye. Apul. 
Met. 3. (But Ed. Oudend. reads pupulis 
in the same signification.) 
PuPt CLARIS (pupillus), e,adj. of or be¬ 
longing to ffi pupil, ward, or minor, pupil- 
ary, dpifavixfig. Liv. pecuniffi, A. e. the 
money of a pupil or ward. Quintil. ac- 
tiones. Suelon. ffitas, A. e. minority. 
Pandect, substitute, h. e. the appointing 
an heir in case the ward should die under 
age (this is called substituerepupillari- 
ter. Cod. Just.) Such a will is called 
tcslamrntum pupillare, or tabulte pupilla- 
rrs. Pandect. 
PuPILLARITiSR. See Pupillaris. 
P0PILL8, as, n. 1. to cry like a peacock. 
3 Auct. Carm.de Philom. 
P0PILLOS (dimin. of ptipulus), i, m. 
properly, a little boy. Hence, a father¬ 
less boy; a pupil, ward, orphan, opipavbg. 
Cic. 
PUPINIiiS, a, um, adj. of or belonging to 
a certain country in Latium, Pupinian. 
Cic. Pupinia, sc. terra. Cxi. in Cic. 
Ep. Pupinia, h. e. a tribe called after this 
country. — Hence, Pupiniensis, e, adj. 
same as Pupinius. Liv. ager. 
PuPIOS, ii, m. a name of several Romans. 
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The most celebrated of them is a traglt 
poet mentioned by Horace. — Hence, 
Pupius, a, um, adj. Pnpian. -Cic. lex. 
PuPPIS (unc.), is, f. the stern of a ship; 
the poop, -pi pry. Cic. inhibitio remi- 
gum motum habet, et vebementiorem 
quidem remigationis, navem conver- 
tentis ad puppim. Virg. Surgens a 
puppi ventus, h. e. from the stern. _ 
When they were about to land, they 
used to turn the stern of the ship to the 
shore, and land from that part. Hence, 
Virg. Stant litore puppes. Ovid. Col- 
chos advertere puppim, A. e. to land. 
— The pilot sat in this part of the ship. 
Cic. Hence, figur. of the rulers of a 
state. Cic. Sedebamus in puppi, h. e. I 
mas pilot, governed the state. Plaut. Pup- 
pis peretinda est, jocosely for tergum 
rneum. - TT Figur. the whole ship. 
Virg. and Ovid. Hence, also, as a cer¬ 
tain constellation. Cic. 
PuPOLA (dimin, of pupa), as, f. a girl. 
Apul. Mea pupula, h. e. my love, my 
dear girl. - TT Also, the apple of the 
eye. Cic. and Horat. — Also, the eye. 
Horat. Epod. 5. 40. 
PuPOLOS (dimin. of pupus), i, m. a little 
boy. Catull. -TT Also, a puppet, doll. 
Anwb. 
POPCS (unc.), i, m. a boy or child, izaicd- 
- P 10 ”• Varr. — Also, as a term of en¬ 
dearment. Sueton. 
I’uRe (purus), adv. cleanly, purely, naffi 
(hog. Liv. lavare. Cato. Purissime. — 
Figur. Horat. Quid pure tranquillet, 
h. e. that givey perfect tranquillity. _. 
TT Also, purely, free from evil, unspoUed- 
hy. Liv. auatem agere, h. e. without 
sin, innocently, virtuously. Horat. le- 
gere libeilum. — Particularly, purely, 
chastely. Liv. Pure a matronis sacrifi- 
catum. - TT Also, purely, correctly, 
without fault in speaking. Cic. loqui. 
—— ff A >so, clearly, brightly. Horat. 
Mar more purius. - TT Also, clearly, 
distinctly, without coveviner ov obscuvity 
naturally. Horat. apparere. Cell. Pul 
rissime describere.-TT Also, simply, 
absolutely , unconditionally • Pandect. 
PuRKFACrS (purus & facio), is, a. 3. to 
3 cleanse, make clean, purify. JVon. 
PuRGaBILIS (purgo), e, adj. that may be 
■i easily purged or cleansed. Plin. 
PuRGaMEN (Id.), inis, n. dirt, filth; the 
3 off.scouring of any thing, avpifierdg. Ovid. 
Vests, h. e. the dirt which was annually 
carried from the temple of Vesta. _ 
TT Also, a purgation, atonement, expia¬ 
tion. Ovid, mali-TT Also, purity, 
cleanliness, clearness. Prudent. 
PORGaMeNTUM (Id.), i, n. filth, dirt, 
1 ■refuse, offscounng, cvpiferog, nepiipypa, 
KuSappa. Liv. urbis. — Hence, as a 
term of reproach for bad people, dre<r.,, 
offscouring, outcast. Curt, servorutn, 
h. e. the meanest or most despicable. _ 
TT Also, a purgation, expiation, atonement. 
Petron. 
PuRGaTe (purgatus), adv. purely. 3 JVon. 
PORGaTIS (purgo), onis, f. a scouring, 
cleansing, purging, sdfapotg. Trajan. 
in Plin. Ep. cloacarum. Plin. men¬ 
strua, h. e. the catamenia, monthly courses 
of women. Cic. alvi, A. e. a purging. _ 
Hence, an expiation, atonement. Plin. _ 
Also, an excuse, apology, justification. 
Cic. 
PuRGaTIVOS (Id.), a, um, adj. purging, 
3 purgative, KaSaprixtig. Ccsl. AureL me- 
dicamentum. 
PuRGaTOR (Id.), oris, m. a cleanser 
3 purger. Jul. Firmic. — Also, with a 
genit. following, Apul. ferarum, h. a. 
exterminator. 
PORGaToRIOS (purgator), a, um, adj. 
3 cleansing, purgative, purgatory, cathar¬ 
tic, KabapTixfig. Symmach. 
PuRGaTRiX (Id.), Icis, f. she that puri- 
3 fies, purifying, cleansing. Tertull. 
PuRGaTOS, a, um, particip. from purgo. 
-TT Adj. purged, cleansed, purified, 
made clean. Pers. Somnia pituita pur- 
gatissima-TT Also, excused, justified, 
Sallust. Purgatior. 
PuRGAToS (purgo), us, m. a purging. 
Cic. 
PuRGITS (frequentat. of purgo), as, a. L 
3 to purify, cleanse. Plaut _TT Alsa 
to excuse. Plaut. 
P0RG8 (for purum ago), as, avi, atum, a. 
