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SOS 
BORBITIONCOLX. (dimin. of sorbitio), 
3 re, f. a little mess of pottage. Hieronym. 
SORBS, is, a. 3. See Sorbeo. 
SoRBUM (unc.), i> n. the fruit of the ser¬ 
vice-tree ; a sorb-apple, sorb, seroice-berry, 
ovov. Virg. 
SoRBOS (unc.), i, f. a species of the ser¬ 
vice-tree, (Sorbus termiualis, L.) da, lip, 
& 0 ( 1 ?, & ova. Colum. 
SoRDES (sordes), es, ui, n. 2. to be filthy, 
2 dirty, sordid or nasty, ^vnaco. Plaut. 
and Senec. - IT Also, to be mean or 
low. Plaut. and Gell. -IT Also, to 
be slighted or despised, be nothing esteemed. 
Liv. Adeo se suis sordere. Virg. Tibi 
raunera sordent. Iiorat. Cunctane pr® 
cainpo sordent ? 
BCRDeS, is, and, more frequently, SoR- 
DeS (unc.), ium, f. filth, dirt, nastiness, 
squalor, uncleanness, pvnos, pvnaopa. 
Cic. aurium. - IT Particularly, dirt 
of clothes, soiled clothes, shabby clothes, 
such as the Romans wore on sorrowful 
occasions, as at the death of relations, 
or when they themselves, their relations 
or friends were accused. Hence, it may 
sometimes be rendered mourning. Cic. 
Jacere in lacrimis et sordibus, h. e. in 
tearsandmourning. Id. Sordeslugubres, 
h. e. mourning-dress. Liv. Sordes reorum, 
h. e. unhappy situation. -11 B'igur. the 
rabble, canaille, meanest or dregs of the 
people. Cic. Apud sordent urbis et 
feEcem, h. e. the lowest, of the people. Id. 
0 lutum ! O sordes! h. e. vile, mean 
fellow! -IT Also, lowness, low or mean 
condition or quality. Cic. hominis. Id. 
fortun® et vita;. - 11 Also, figur. 
baseness, low or infamous behavior, mean¬ 
ness, mean-spiritedness, covetousness, sor¬ 
did avarice. Cic. domestic®. Id. judi- 
cum, h. e. sordidness, when they suffer 
themselves to be bribed. Id. Mens op- 
pleta sordibus, h. e. a mean, sordid spirit. 
— Particularly, niggardliness, stinginess, 
meanness. Cic. Amat sordes multo 
minus. Id. Sordem in re familiari. 
EoRDeSCS (sordeo), is, n. 3. to become 
2 filthy, grow dirty or nasty, pmraii/ouat. 
Plin. Manus sordescunt. Gell. Ager 
sordescit, h. e. becomes wild, lies unculti¬ 
vated. Horat. Contrectatus (liber) ubi 
manibus sordescere vulgi coeperis, h. e. 
tv be soiled or defiled, h. e. to become con¬ 
temptible. 
SoRDIC&LX (dimin. of sordes), fe, f. a 
3 little dirt or filth. Marcell. Empir. 
SoRDIDaTOS (sordidus), a, um, adj. 
meanly or shabbily dressed, clad in son-y 
or dirty clothes, clothed in a ragged or 
old garment, Svseipoiv. Cic. The Ro¬ 
mans, when in mourning, or when they 
themselves or their relations or friends 
were accused, or were otherwise in 
distress, put on dirty or sorry garments; 
hence, Sordidatus is used of one who, on 
o.ccount of such circ umstances, wears such 
clothes. Cic. ■—— IT Also, polluted. Si- 
don. Conscientia sordidatissima. 
SoRDIDe (sordidus), adv. dirtily, nastily, 
in a dirty manner, pwirapcb;. Val. Max. 
Donee caput ejus sordide in loco seden- 
tis abscinderetur, h. e. alvi levand® cau¬ 
sa. Lamprid. Sordidissime. — Hence, 
lowly, meanly, with regard to birth,rank, 
words, actions, &c. Plaut. Ioqui, h. e. 
to speak vulgarly. Auct. dial, de Or. 
Sordidius natus. —• Also, meanly, unbe¬ 
comingly. Cic. dicere. — Particularly, 
niggardly, stingily, sordidly, penuriously, 
meanly. Cic. and Sucton. 
S6RD105 (Id.), as, avi, atum, a. ( 1. to 
3 foul, make dirty or nasty, pollute, pvnal- 
vo). Lactant, 
SoRDlDuLuS (dimin. cf sordidus), a, 
3 um, adj. somewhat'filthy or nasty. Ju¬ 
venal. toga.-IT Also, vile, mean, low. 
Plaut. 
SoRDIDOS (sordes), a, um, adj. filthy, 
dirty, nasty , squalid, sordid, foul, fivrra- 
pby. Ovid. lana. Virg. amictus. Ho¬ 
rat. fumus. Ovid, terga suis, h. e. fu- 
mosa, ham. Hence, of rustic matters. 
Virg. rura.-IT Also, mean, low, with 
regard to birth, rank, profession, &c. 
Cic. homo. Id. Orator sordidior. Lie. 
Homo sordido loco natus, h. e. of mean 
birth or parentage. Cic. ars. Id. reus. 
-- IT Also, base, mean, despicable, dis¬ 
honorable, disgraceful. Cic. Homo sor- 
iidissimus. — Particularly, niggardly, 
sordid, penurious, avaricious. Cic. ho¬ 
mo. Horat. cupido. Sueton. ASdilis 
sordidus, A. e. who has acted against his 
duty for money. Id. Periculum sordi- 
dissimum, A. e. low, sc. from the low¬ 
est of the people.- if Also, wearing 
a soiled garment. Cic. Squalore sordi¬ 
dus. Horat. Sordid! nati. 
SoRDITuDS (sordes), inis, f. dirt, filth, 
3 pvTuiapa. Plaut. 
SORDuLeNTDS (Id.), a, um, adj. dirty, 
• f filthy, wearing dirty clothes. Tertull. 
SoReX ( vpa?), Icis, m. a field-mouse, 
shrew-mouse, pvy. Tercnt. — The first 
syllable is found long in Seren. Samm., 
short in Auct. Carm. de Philom. 
SORrcmes (sorex), a, um, adj. of a field- 
3 mouse, pveioy. Plaut. 
SORICOI.aTOS. See Sororiculatus. 
SoRITeS (aoipeirriy), ®, m. a sorites, 
where one proposition is accumulated upon 
another, and a conclusion drawn from the 
whole. Cic. - IT The first syllable, 
contrary to analogy, is made short by 
Martian. Cap ell. 
SoRIX, or SAURIX (unc.), Icis, m. a 
3 kind of bird, perhaps a kind of owl. Mar. 
Viet. 
S0R8R (unc.), oris, f. a sister, die\<j>f,. 
Ovid. Phcebi, A. e. Luna. Virg. Magna 
soror matris (A. e. noctis) Eumenidum, 
A. e. Terra.— Ovid. Sorores, or, Horat. 
Tres sorores, A. e. the Fates. — Also, the 
Furies are called sorores. Ovid. — Also, 
the Muses. Propcrt. — Also, the fifty 
daughters of Danaus. Propert. - 
If Also, sister, a term of endearment 
applied to friends. Virg. - IT Also, 
for soror patruelis, a cousin. Ovid. Met. 
1, 351. - IT Also, figur. of things 
which are like or connected with each 
other. So the left hand is called by 
Plaut. Soror dextra;. So, also, the 
hairs that remain, are called sorores of 
those that are cut off. Catull. 
SORoRCOLa (dimin. of soror), ®, f. a 
3 little sister, dSehfply. Plaut. 
SORoRTCIDA (soror & c®do), ®, m. a 
2 murderer of his own sister. Cic. 
SORoRICOLaTOS (unc.), a, um, adj. 
2 Plin. Ed. Hard. 8, 74. vestis. (Ed. El- 
zev. reads soriculata. It is uncertain 
what this means. The reading orbicu- 
lata, h. el with circular spots, is perhaps 
preferable.) 
S5R5R10 (soror), as, n. 1. to grow up to- 
2 gether as sisters. Plant. Papill® sorori- 
abant, A. e. began to swell. 
SGRoRIOS (Id.), a, um, adj. of or per¬ 
taining to a sister, sisterly, dSeXepiKay. 
Cic. stuprum, A. c. incest. Ovid, oscula, 
A. e. such as a sister gives to a brother. 
SoRS (from sero, asfors from fero), tis, f. 
any thing used to determine chances, a lot, 
die, &c. Cic.Conjicere sortes in hydriam. 
Cies. dejicere, sc. in siteilam, or, Cic. 
conjicere, A. e. to cast lots. Id. Sortem du- 
cere, A. c. to draw a lot. Id. Sors inea exit, 
A. e. comes out. Liv. Ut sors exciderat, 
A. e. had come out or fallen out. — Oracles 
had amongst other means of divination 
also sortes, h. e. lots, tablets, &c. which 
were given to those who came for advice, 
and on which the answer was written. 
Liv. Sortes attenuates. Cic. Sortes tol- 
lere, A. e. to draw. — Hence, Sors, a 
prophecy. Liv. oraculi, A. c. the response 
of an oracle. Cic. Sors (the response of 
an oracle ) ad sortes referenda. Horat. 
Diet® per carmina sortes. — Sortes, an 
oracle, a place where oracular responses 
are given. Cic. Sors ipsa ad sortes re¬ 
ferenda. Virg. Lyeite, A. e. at Patara 
in Lycia. -—- IT Also, a lot, a casting or 
drawing lots. Sallust. Sorte ducere,/(. e. 
to choose by lot. Cic. Res revocatur ad 
sortem, A. e. it is drawn for, decided by 
lot. Liv. Conjicere in sortem provin¬ 
ces, A. c. to throw into the um, to cast 
lots for. Cic. Ei sorte provincia obve- 
nit. Id. Extra sortem, A. e. without 
drawing lots. - IT Figur. lot, h. e. an 
office, discharging the duties of an office. 
Cic. Nunquam afuit, nisi sorte, A. e. 
on account of his office, on business. Virg. 
Cecidit custodia sorti.-IT Also, fig¬ 
ur. a lot, any thing obtained by lot er 
chance. Hence, share, part. Liv. In 
nullam sortem bonorum nato. — Al¬ 
so, a child. Ovid. Saturni sors prima. 
— Also, the lot or destiny of a man, fate, 
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condition, circumstances, chance, fortune 
Virg. Nescia mens sortis futur®. Liv 
iniquissima. — Hence, particularly, sta¬ 
tion or rank of a person. Horat. Non 
tuae sortis hominein. Sueton. Homo 
ultim® sortis. Ovid. Sors tua mortalis, 
A. c. your rank is that of a man, you are a 
man, and not a god. Id. prior, h. e. the 
first rank, preeminence. Liv. prima, se- 
cunda, A. c. rank. Ovid. Prima sors inter 
mortales, A.e. the first, chiefcst,friend. —— 
IT Also, a capital, money put out at in¬ 
terest. Cic. and Liv. -IT Plaut. Sor¬ 
tis (nominat.),for sors. — Liv. and Plaut. 
Sorti (ahlat.), for sorte. 
SOltSUM. See Seorsum. 3 
SORTICOLX (dimin. of sors), ®, f. a lit- 
-tie lot; a small tablet or ticket. Sucton. 
SoRTTFER (sors & fero), era, erum, adj 
3 giving oracular responses. Lucan. 
SoRTIGER (sors & gero), era, erum, adj 
same as Sortifer. Lucan. 
SoRTILEGOS (sors & lego), a, um, adj. 
prophetic. Ilorat.. Delphi. — Hence, 
Sortileges, subst. one who predicts future 
events, a diviner, fortune-teller. By lots. 
Cic. By oracles. Lucan. 
S5RTI5 (sors), is, ivi, itum, a. 4. same as 
Sortior. Plaut. — Hence, Sortltus, a, 
um, given or appointed by lot. — Hence, 
Sortito, by lot. Cic. Also, by fate or 
destiny. Horat. 
SoRTTOR (Id.), iris, Hus sum, dep. 4. 
to cast or draw lots. Cic. inter se. 
Quintil. Prator certa lege sortitur, A. e. 
appoints the judges by lot. -IT Also, 
transitively, to draw lots concerning any 
thing, to cause or order to draw lots, to 
divide or distribute by lot, to assign or de¬ 
termine by lot, allot. Cic. provinciam. 
Id. tribus. Id. dicas, A. e. judices. — 
Hence, to choose, select, procure. Vimr. 
fortunam oculis. Id. subolem. Justin. 
matrimonium. — Also, to divide or dis¬ 
tribute among themselves or others, to 
share. Virg. laborem. Id. periculum. 
Liv. regnum in plebern.-IT Also, to 
receive or obtain by lot. Horat. regna 
vini. Liv. peregrinam provinciam. — 
Hence, in general, to obtain, receive. 
Horat. amicutn casu. Liv. mediterva- 
nea Asi®. Pandect, filium.-IT For- 
titus, a, um, passively. See Sortio. 
SoRTTS, is, f. See Sors. 3 
SoRTiTTS (sortior), onis, f. a casting or 
drawing of lots, choosing or determining 
by lot, K^ypioois, Aafif. Cic. provinef- 
arum, A. c. concerning the provinces. Id. 
ffidilicia, A. e. concerning the wdileship. 
Id. judicum. Id. Sortitione in aliquem 
aniinadvertere, A. e. by lot, or, at pleas¬ 
ure, or, as it happens. 
SoRTTTo. See Sortio. 
SoRTITOR (sortior), oris, m. a caster of 
3 lots, K\qpa>T{]^. Senec. urn®. 
SoRTiTOS (Id.), us, m. a casting or 
drawing of lots. Plaut. Specula in sor- 
titu est mihi. Virg. Qu® sortitus non 
pertulit ullos, A. r. concerning whom no 
lots were cast. — Also, a voting or takiiur 
of votes about a proposal. — Hence, Uno 
sortitu, at once, at the same time. Cic. 
Horn. 19. 
SoRTITuS, a, um. See Sortio, and Sor¬ 
tior. 
SoRi r (acbnv), yos, n. a kind of brass ore. 
Plin. 34,29. 
SdSTOS, a, um, adj. the name of a Roman 
gens. Sosii were booksellers in Rome 
at the time of Horace. Horat. 
SoSPES (from <r(3f,or o-motoj, A.e. salvus), 
His, adj. safe and sound, safe, unhurt, 
uninjured. Liv. Sospites ad suos re- 
stituit. Ilorat. Juvenes nuper sospi¬ 
tes, A. e. qui nuper sospites redierunt 
e bello. Id. Navis sospes ab ignibus. 
-If Also, prosperous, happy, lucky, 
auspicious. Plaut. dies. — Also, making 
fortunate or happy, saving, deliverimr. 
Ilorat. 
SoSPITX (sospes), ®, f. she that saves or 
delivers, oioreipa. Cic. Juno sospita 
(otherwise called dea Salus, and by tile 
Grecians, Ilygiea). 
SOSPITaLIS (Id.), e, adj. giving health 
3 or safety, salutary, preserving or deliver¬ 
ing from danger, aoirfjpio;. Plaut. 
SoSPITaLITaS (sospitalis), atis, f. safe- 
3 til, health. Macrob. 
SoSPITaS (sospes), atis, f. prosperity 
3 safety, health. Macrob. 
