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SER 
(rsflaivoitat. Lucret. -IT Also (from 
serum), tu turn into whey. Plm. Lac 
tVigore serescit. 
SeRGIaNOS (Sergius), a, um, adj. called 
after one Sergius. Farr. olea. Other¬ 
wise called Sergia. Plin. 
BkRGIOS, ii, m. a name of several Romans. 
L. Sergius Catilina made a conspiracy 
against Rome, which was quelled by 
Cicero. — Hence, Sergius, a, uin, adj. 
Sergian. Plin. olea (see Sergianus). 
SERIA. (unc.), a:, f. a vessel, for holding 
2 wine, oil, &.c. a butt, jar, keg, pot, pipkin. 
Terent. and Farr. 
SeRICaRIOS (sericum), a, um, adj. rela- 
3 ting to silk or silken stuffs. Jai. Finnic. 
text or. 
SeRICaTiIS (Id.), a, um, adj. clothed in 
2 silk, or/piKoipopoi. Sueton. 
SeRICEOS (Id.), a, um, adj. of silk, silk, 
3 silken. Flor. 
SERICHATUM (unc.), i, n. a kind of spice 
or aromatic plant. Plin. J2, 45. 
SkRICBBLaTTX (sericus & Malta), re, 
3 f. sc. vestis, a garment of purple silk. 
Old. Jast. 
SeRICOS (2;jpt/toy), a, um, adj. relating 
to the Seres. Plin. ferrum. Moral, sa- 
gitta. — The Seres were especially cele¬ 
brated foi their silken stuffs, which were 
exported from their country to Europe, 
&c. Hence, Hurat. Sericus pul villus, 
h. e. a silken cushion. Plin. vestis, h. e. a 
garment or covering of silk. So, also, 
Quint, toga. Prop, carpenta, h. c. velis 
Sericis ornata. Hence, Propert. and 
Martial. Serica, silken stuff's or gar¬ 
ments. 
SERIES (sero, ui, &c.), ei, f. a row, num¬ 
ber, series, order of things put together, 
rails, <?ia<5«x't- Curt, vinculorum. Ti- 
lall. juvenum (in dancing). Cic. causa- 
rum. Id. reritm. Quint, rei act®. Ovid. 
temporis. — Also, an issue, lineage or de¬ 
scent of kindred; a line, succession. Ov¬ 
id. JLgne vir hac serie. 
SERIETaS (serius,a, um),atis, f. serious- 
3 ness, gravity. Anson. 
SeRIo, adv. See Serius, a, um. 2 
S2RI0LX (dimin. of seria), <e, f. a small 
3 tun. Pcrs. 
S2RIPI15S, or SERIPHOS (EepiQos), i, f. 
one of the Cyclades, in the JEgean sea. — 
Hence, Seriphlus, a, um, adj. of or be¬ 
longing to Seriplios. Cic. 
SERfS (cr tpif), Id is, f. a kind of endive, or 
succory, planted in gardens. Plin. 
SSRTTaS (serus), atis, f. slowness, latear- 
3 rive'. Symmach. 
SeRTOS, adv. See Sere. 
SERTOS(from se or sine, & risus), a, um, 
adj. grave, serious, in earnest, of weight 
or importance, (riruviaXoy. Cic. res. 
Murat, verba. Sueton. tempns. — ?e- 
rium, any thing serious. Plant. Si quid 
perjocum dixi, nolito in seriuin conver- 
tere, h. e. to take it in earnest. Hence, 
Serio, ablat. in earnest, in right earnest, 
seriously, gravely, iv airovUij. Terent. 
and Liv. — Seria, plur. serious affairs, 
matters of weight. Sallust. Joca atque 
seria cum aliquo agere. So, also, Cic. 
Quicum joca, seria, ut dicitur, sc. agi- 
mus, or aguntur, h. e. familiaris. —- 
IT Severus, in an active sense, that in¬ 
dulges in no jest or sportive language : 
Ssrium, in a neuter sense, that is no 
jest: lienee, Severus is used of persons 
and only by personification of things; 
Serius, of things. 
BERMS (sero, ui, &c.), onis, m. any thing 
spoken, a discourse, talk, speech, \6yos- 
Cic. in circulis. Id. Esse in meet ser¬ 
mon e omnium.-IT Hence, the common 
talk of people about any thing, common 
report either in a good or bad sense. 
Cic. Insermonem hominum venire, li. e. 
to become common talk. Id. Sermonem 
dare, or, Liv. Serrr-ones priebere, h. e. 
to give occasion for, &c. Propert. In¬ 
ter eos sermo es, li. e. you are the subject 
of conversation. So, also, Cic. Catapius, 
sermo illius temporis. - IT Also, a 
speaking (as opposed to bawling, scream¬ 
ing), a speaking in a moderate tone. 
And. ad Herenn. Continuum clamorem 
reinittere et ad sermonem transire opor- 
tet. Cic. Plenus sermonis orator, li. e. 
who seldom raises his voice above a mode¬ 
rate pilch. - IT Also, a-speaking with 
any one, conversation, discoursed Cic 
1 Fit sermo inter eos. Id. Sermonem 
cum aliquo conferre, h. e. to discourse, 
converse. Id. Dare se in sermonem, 
A. e. to begin a conversation. Terent. 
Sermonem quierere, A. e. to seek materi¬ 
al or a subject for conversation. Cic. 
Sermo literaruni, A. e. a. conversing by 
writing. -- If Also, a speech, oration. 
Plin. lip. Sermonem habere apud imi- 
llicipes. - li Also, a satire ; Ilorat. 
F.p. 2, 2, 60. — Sermo also embraces in 
Moral. Ep. 2, 1, 250, epistles and satires 
us approaching the common lone of 
conversation, and opposed to lofty poet¬ 
ical expression.-If Also, a treatise, 
writing. Ilorat. Od. 3,8,5.-II Also, 
a language , tongue, dialect. JVcpos. Per- 
saruin. Cic. Sermone uti,qui notus est. 
SeRMBCINaNTER (sermocinor), adv. in 
3 discourse, by discourse or conversation. 
Sidon. 
SkRMoCINaTIB (Id.), onis, f. a speak- 
2 bug, discoursing. Qcll. -- IT Also a 
figure of rhetoric when one is introduced 
as speaking. And. ad Herenn. 
SeR.VIOCIiVaTRTX (Id.), icis, f. con- 
2 versing. Qaintil. 3, 4. Plato Bopliista 
judiciali et concionali terliam adjecit 
irposopiXyriKiiv, quam sane permltta- 
inus nobis dicerc sermocinatricem, A. e. 
the art of conversing. — Hence, Sermo- 
natrix, subst. a tattler. Apul. 
SERMOCINOR (sermo), aris, atus sum, 
dep. 1. to talk, converse, discourse, opi- 
Xcoi. Cic. cum aliquo. 
SeRMoNaLIS (Id.), e, adj. speaking. 
3 Tertull. 
SeRMoNQR (Id.), aris, dep. 1. same as 
3 Sermocinor. Qell. 
SeRMONCOLOS (dimin. of sermo), i, m. 
a little discourse; idle talk, tittle-tattle. 
Cic. Urbani sermunculi, a town’s talk. 
SERB (unc.), is, sevi, satum, a. 3. to sow, 
plant, airdpco. Cces. frumenta. Cic. Ut 
tantum decum® sit, quantum severis. 
Virg. Conducta tellure serere, li. e. to 
sow a rented field, to cultivate a rented 
field. Id. Satie messes. — Hence, Sata, 
drum, sowed vegetables, crop. Virg. Al¬ 
so, planted , vegetables, plantations. Id. — 
Cic. Arbores serere. Plant. Mihi istic 
nec seritur nec metitur, A. e. it docs not 
concern me, I derive neither profit nor loss 
from it. — Hence, figur. to produce, bring 
forth, beget. Cic. genus humanum. — Sa- 
tus, a, um, produced, begotten, created, 
born. Cic. Non temere satiet creati su- 
inus. Ovid. Matte satus terra, h. e. bom. 
Virg. Anchisa satus, h. e. son of Anduses. 
Ovid. Satus N’ereide, A. e. brought forth 
by or son of Thetis. Id. Satie Pelia, h. c. 
daughter of Pelias. Liv. Stirpe divina 
satus.-IT Also, to sow, disseminate, 
scatter, spread, produce , occasion, excite. 
Suet, causam discord iarurn. Lucret. 
vulnera, A. e. to occasion. Liv. certa- 
mina, A. e. to occasion. Id. crimina, 
A. e. to spread abroad. Justin, opinio- 
nem, A. c. to spread. Virg. rumores, 
A. e. to spread, disseminate. Liv. discor- 
dias. lil. mentionem, A. e. to mention 
here and there. Cic. mores, A. e. to intro¬ 
duce, occasion. Liv. bella ex bell is, A. e. 
to occasion or begin one war after another. 
Plant. Serere alicui negotium, A. c. to 
occasion trouble. - IT Also, to soic, 
plant with any thing. Plin. terram pani- 
co. Cic. Jngera sunt sata. 
SERB (from epw, e’ipco), is, mi, rtum, a. 
3. to join or bind together, to connect, 
properly and figuratively. Liv. Fati 
lege rerum humanarum ordo seritur. 
Cic. Causa causam exreternitate serens. 
Senec. Moras serere, A. e. facere. Liv. 
fabulam argumento, A. e. to compose a 
play from a well-connccted story. Id. 
coiloquia cum aliquo, A. e. to converse. 
And so, in general, to utter, speak, say. 
Id. orationes populares. Virg. multa 
inter se. — Particip. Sertus” a, um, 
joined or bound together, connected. J\Tep. 
Sertie iorioEe, A. c. the leather of which is 
covered with iron rings, connected with 
each oilier in the form of chains. Par¬ 
ticularly, of flowers and garlands, 
wreathed, interwoven, &c. Lucan. Serta 
corona. Apul. flores. -IT The per¬ 
fect serui, probably, does not occur. 
SERB, adv. See Serus, a, um. 
SeRoTINOS (fiom sero, late), a, um, adj. 
2 late, coming, growing, or happening late, 
820 
oijjios, ftipipos. Plin. hiems. Id. plra. 
Colam. pul li.-IT Also, bringing forth 
or producing any thing late. Plin. loca. 
-IT Also, doing any tiling late. Senec 
raptor. 
SERPENS (serpo), tis, m. and f. a creeping 
animal. Hence, a serpent, dijns- Cic. — 
Also, the name of two constellations. Plin. 
Serpens septentrionalis austrihave.- 
ir Also, a worm, as in the human body. 
Plin. 
SkRPeNTaRIX (serpens), ®, f. sc. herba, 
3 dragonwort. Apul. 
SERPENTaRIOS, ii, n. same as Ophiu- 
chus . Hygin. 
SkRPENTIGENX (serpens & gigno), a-, 
3 m. and f. engendered or born of a ser¬ 
pent, serpent-bom, 6<pioyevr)s. Ovid. 
SkRPeNTiNOS (serpens), a, um, arlj. 
3 of a serpent. Arnbros. 
SERPENTIPES (serpens & pes), edis, adj. 
3 serpent-fooled, having serpents’ feet, or 
feet resembling them. Ovid. 
SeRPERaSTRUM (from sirpo, lo bind), 
i, n. o. bandage or splint bound round the 
crooked knees of children in order to make 
them, straight. Va.rr. — Cic. Alt. 7, '3. 
calls the officers of his cohort, whom he 
used to keep the army in check, serpe- 
rastra. 
SERPILLUM, i, n. See Serpyllum. 
SERPO (epmo), is, psi, ptum, n. 3. to creep, 
crawl, slide, on the belly as serpents do. 
Cic. Besti® serpentes. — Also, with an 
accusat. to creep upon; as, terram ; thus, 
So/in. Insula nullo serpatur angue.- 
IT Also, in general, to creep, slide, to 
come, go or move by degrees, unobserved- 
ly or imperceptibly. Plin. Somno ser- 
pente. Ovid. Ister in mare serpit. 
Lucret. Aer serpit, A. e. spirat, flat. Id. 
sol. Id.. Serpit senectus per membra. 
Cic. avis. Id. Serpere occulte ccepisti, 
A. e. you did unobservedly proceed in your 
speech. -IT Also, to spread by degrees 
or imperceptibly. Plin. Serpunt rami. 
Cic. vitis. Lucret. ignis. Virg. con- 
tagia. Cels, ulcus. — Also, figur. to 
spread, extend itself, prevail, get the upper 
hand. Cic. Serpit per omnium vitas 
amicitia. Id. rumor. Id. malum. Id. 
consuetudo.-IT Also, figur. to creep. 
Ilorat. humi, A. e. humili stilo uti. - 
IT Serpo and repo are both derived from 
coma, although in repo the e is long, 
but in signification they are quite differ¬ 
ent ; that which repit ( creeps ) has short 
legs; that which serpit ( crawls) rolls 
along upon its belly as snakes do. 
SeRPuLLUM, i, n. See Serpyllum. 
SeRPvLLJFER (serpyllum & fero), era, 
3 erum, adj. bearing wild thyme. Sidon. 
SeRPyLLUM, SERPILLUM, and SER- 
POLLUM (ipirvXXov), i, n. wild thyme 
(Thymus Serpyllum, L.). Virg. and 
Colum. 
SeRRX (for segra, from seco), ie, f. a saw, 
writ iav. Cic. — Also, a saw for sawing 
marble. Plin. 36, 9. — Hence, prover¬ 
bially, Varr. Serram cum aliquo ducere, 
A. e. to quarrel with any one. - V Also, 
a kind of battle-array among the Romans. 
Veget. - IT Also, a kind of sea-fish, 
perhaps a saw-fish. Plin. -IT Also, a 
kind of threshing-cart. Ilieronym. 
SeRRaBILIS (serro), e, ad], that may be 
2 sawed or cut with a saio, evjrpiaros. Plin. 
SeRRaCDLUM (unc .), i, n. the rudder of 
3 a ship, nydiiXtov. Pandect. (Others read 
scrvaculum.) 
SERRaCUM, i, n. See Sarracum. 
SeRRaGS (serra), inis. f. sawdust, irpur- 
3 pa. _ Cal. Aurel. 
SeRRaNOS, i, m See Seranvs. 
SeRRaTIM (serra), adv. like or in the 
3 form of a saw. Vitruv. 
SeRRaToRIOS (Id.), a, um, adj. relating 
3 to sawing. Ammian. 
SeRRaTOLA (dimin. of serratus, a, um), 
_fe, f .betnny, sawwort. Plin. 
SeRRaTuRX (serro), ie. f. a sawing. 
3 Pallad. 
SeRRaTOS (Id.), a, um, adj. made cr 
2 denticulated like a saw, npiovocidfis. Plin. 
dentes. Id. folia. Id. fistula, A. c. a kind 
of corn-mill resembling our coffee-mills. 
Tacit, liummi, A. e. perhaps marked 
with the figure of a saw or denticulated 
like a saw (others read sertati , &c.). 
SeRRB (serra), as, avi, Stum, a. 1. to saw. 
3 cut with a saw, npil^oi. Veget. 
