TAR 
TAU 
TEC 
Id mens.-IT Also, slow in acting, 
cautious, considerate. Ilorat. — Hence, 
Propert. I. 9, 15 (8, 41). Sunt igitur Mu- 
ste, neque amanti tardus Apollo, slow, 
backward, unpropitious. 
J'XReNTINOS, a, um. See Tarenticm. 
TXReNTUM (Tapas), l, n. and TXReN- 
TOS, i, f. a town of Lower Italy, now 
Taranto, celebrated for its sheep, its pur¬ 
ple, its wine, its luxurious living. It is 
said to have been enlarged by’the La¬ 
cedemonians.— Hence, Tarentinus, a, 
um, adj. of or belonging to Tarentum, 
Tarentine. Varr. ager. Liu. Tarenti- 
ni, h. e. its inhabitants. 
TXRICHeX, or TXRTCTLEX, re, or TX- 
RICHeAS, or TXRICH/EJE, arum, f. 
a town of Galilee, on the sea of Galilee, 
near Tiberias. 
TaRMES (probably from rcrappai, the 
2 perfect of relpoi), itis, in. a worm that 
eats wood, a woodworm or woodfrctter, 
Spli}/. Paul, and Vitruv. 
TaRPeIaNuS (Tarpeius), a, um, adj. 
3 of, belonging, or relating to the 7'arpeian 
rock. Jipic. 
TaRPkIOS, i, m. [trisyl.] a name of some 
Romans. — Hence, Tarpeius, a, um, adj. 
Tarpeian. Fest. lex. Liv. Mons Tarpeius, 
or. Id. Saxum Tarpeium, h. e. the Tar¬ 
peian rock, from which malefactors were 
thrown ; it is otherwise called the Ca- 
pitoline mount. So, also, Id. Ropes Tar- 
peia. Virg. sedes. Juvenal, fulmina, 
h. e. Jovis Capitolini. Martial, corona, 
or, Id. frons, h. e. the garland received, 
by the conqueror in the Capitoline crames. 
Propert. nemus. 
TaRGUIINII, orum,m. a town of Etruria. 
— Hence, Tarquinius, a, um, adj. of or 
belonging to Tarquinii, Tarquinian. — 
Hence, two Roman kings are called 
Tarquinius, viz. Tarquinius Priscus and 
Tarquinius Superbus, because they were 
of that town. The latter was the last 
Roman king. — Hence, Tarquinius, a, 
um, adj. of or belonging to the family of 
the Tarquinii, Tarquinian. Liv. nomen. 
-IT Tarquiniensis, e, adj. at, of, or 
belonging to the town Tarquinii. Cic. 
ager. Liv. Tarquinienses, h. e. its in¬ 
habitants. 
TARttCJlNIOS, a, um. See Tarquinii. 
TaRRXCLYX, ns, and TaRRXCIXLE, or 
TeRRXCiNJE, arum, f. a town of La- 
tium, formerly called Amur. — Hence, 
Tarracinensis, or Terracinensis, e, adj. 
of or belonging to it. Cic. homo. Tacit. 
Tarracinenses, h. c. its inhabitants. 
TaRRXCS, onis, f. a town of Spain, now 
Tarragona. — Hence, Tarraconensis, e, 
adj. of or belonging to Tarraco. Plin. 
TaRSOS, i, f. the capital of Cilicia. — 
Hence, Tarsensis, e, adj. of or belonging 
to 7'arsus. Cic. Tarsenses, h. e. its in¬ 
habitants. 
TaRTXREOS (tartarus), a, um, adj. of or 
3 pertaining to Tartarus, Tartarean, infer¬ 
nal, hellish, Ta/mipio?. Val. Flacc. Ju¬ 
piter, h. e. Pluto. Virg. custos, h. e. 
Cerberus. Id. sorores, h. e. Furi:e. Ov¬ 
id. umbrse.-IT Also, horrid, terrible. 
Phccdr. specus. Val. Flacc. nox. Virg. 
no x, sc. of a Fury. 
TaRTXRINOS (Id.), a, um, adj. for Tar- 
3 tareus. Enn. ap. Fest. 
TaRTXROS, and TARTXROS (T dpra- 
po(), i, in. and in plur. Tartara (T dpra- 
pa ), orum, n. the infernal regions. Virg. 
and Ovid. -IT Val. Flacc. Pater Tar¬ 
tarus, h. e. Pluto. 
TARTeSSKXC 9S, a, um. See Tartessus. 
TaRTeSSCS, or TaRTeSSOS (Tttprtjo-- 
ubt;), i t f. a town of Spain, at the mouth 
of the Bcetis ( the modern Guadalquivir). 
Some of the ancients thought that it 
'vas also called Carteia, or that it is one 
and the same with Gades (the modern 
Cadh). — Hence, Tartessius, a, um, 
adj. of or belonging to Tartessus, Tart.es- 
sian. Ovid, litora, h. e. the Western 
ocean. Also, Spanish. Sil. — Tartes- 
siScus, a, um, adj. Tarlessian. Colurn. 
Also, Spanish. Sidon. — Tartessis, jdis, 
*• 7'artessian. Colum. 
PARUM (unc.), i, n. the wood of the aloe. 
Plin. 
TARUSaTES, um. m. a people of Aquita- 
, nia. Cas. 
PARViSUJM, ii, n. and TARViSUS, i, 
f. a town in the Venetian territory. 
TaSCONIUM (unc.), ii, n. a kind of white 
earth like clay. Plin. 33, 21. 
TXSIS (rttcrif), is, f. h.e. intensio. Mar- 
3 tian. Capcll. 
TAT! interj. rare! strange! wonderful. 
3 Plaut. 
TXT A, as, m. a name by which young chil- 
3 dren used to call their father, as amongst 
us they say dad, daddy, or papa. Varr. 
-1! Also, in general, father, nourisher. 
Martial. 
TATA*!, same as Tat. Plaul. 3 
TXTIeNSIS (Tatius), e, adj. named from 
Titus Tatius. Tatienses, the name of a 
century of cavalry at the time of Romulus, 
called after the king T. Tatius. Accord¬ 
ing to others, a Roman tribe. Varr. 
TXTIOS, ii, m. Tit. Tatius, a king of the 
Sabines, who fought against Romulus on 
account of the rape of the Sabine virgins, 
and afterwards went to Rome with the 
Sabines, where he reigned jointly with 
Romulus. — Hence, Tatius, a, um, adj. 
Tutian. Prop. 
TAULANTII, orum, m. apeople of Illyria. 
— Hence, Taulantlus, a, um, adj. Tau- 
lantian. Lucan. 
TAUNiiS, i, m. a mountain of Germany, 
between Menti and Frankfort. Tacit. 
TAURX (taurus), as, f. a barren cow. Varr. 
TAUREOS (Id.), a, um, adj. of a bull or 
3 ox, ravpivdy. Ovid, terga, h. e. a tim¬ 
brel, tabor, tabret or drum made of the 
hide of a bull or ox. Virg. terga, h.'c. a 
shield made of the hide of a bull or ox. — 
Hence, Taurea, a;, f. tho ngs cut from the 
hide of a bull or ox; a leathern whip or 
scourge. Juvenal. 
TAURi (Taiiyoot), orurn, m. apeople living 
in a part of Thrace which now is called 
Crimea. They were considered to be very 
savage, and sacrificed foreigners to Dia¬ 
na. Also, a certain place in this country. 
Ovid. — Hence, Taurlcus, a, um, adj. 
of or belonging to this country. Plin. 
Chersonesus, h. e. the Crimea. So, also, 
Ovid, terra. Id. ara, h. e. Diana*. So, 
also, Id. sacra. 
TAURICoRNIS (taurus & cornu), e, 
3 adj. having the horns of a bull. Prudent. 
TAURICOS, a, um. See Tauri. 
TAURIFER (taurus & fero), era, erum, 
3 adj. bearing, feeding or supporting bulls, 
ravpoipdpoi. Lucan, campi. 
TAURIFoRMIS (taurus & forma), e, 
3 adj. bull-shaped, having the form of a bull. 
Thus Horace calls the river Aufidus, be¬ 
cause the river-gods were represented 
with the horns of bolls. 
TAUR1GEN0S (taurus & gigno), a, um, 
3 adj. begotten by or proceeding from a bull. 
Acc. 
TAUR1L1X (taurus), ium, n. same as Ludi 
Taurii ; a certain festival at Rome. Liv. 
TAURLNi, orum, m. an Alpine people in 
Piedmont., near modern Turin. — Hence, 
Taurinus, a, um, adj. Taurinian. Liv. 
saltus. — Taurinas, atis, Taurinian. 
Auct. Paneg. in Constant, campi. 
TACJRINOS (taurus), a, um, adj. of or 
pertaining to bulls or oxen, Tavpivby. 
Virg. Taurino vultu Eridanus ( because 
rivers cr river-gods were represented with 
the horns of bulls). Id. tergum, h. e. the 
hide of a bull or ox. -If Also, 7’aurini- 
an. See Taurini. 
TAURIS, Idis, f. an island near Illyria. 
Ilirt. 
TAU1U0S (taurus), a, um, adj. Liv. lu- 
3 di. See Taurilia. 
TAUROBOLHSR (taurobolium), aris, 
3 atus sum, dep. 1. to make a sacrifice 
called taurobolium. Lamprid. 
TAURSBSLTUM (- avpo(S6\iov), or TAU- 
R5P5LIUM, ii, n. the sacrifice of a bull 
in honor of Cybele, performed with strange 
rights. Inscript. ap. Grater. 
TAUR5KS, entis, a fortress on the seashore 
in Gallia Narbonensis ; it belonged to 
Marseilles. Ctes. 
TAUROMfiNrUM, or TAUR5MXNTUM, 
ii, n. a town in the eastern part of Sicily. 
It is also called TaurSmdnos, or 7'auro- 
menon. Ovid. — Hence, Tauromenlta- 
nus, a, um, adj. of or belonging to this 
town. Cic. civitas. Id. Tauromenita- 
ni, li. e. its inhabitants. 
TAUROLOS (dimin. of taurus), i, m. a lit- 
3 tie bull or ox. Petron. 
TAUROS (ravpos), i, m. a bull, ox. Cic. 
— Also, the constellation called the Bull. 
883 
Virg. — Also, for neat’s leather. Val 
Flacc. -If Also, a kind of bird said ti 
imitate with its voice the lowing of oxen , 
generally supposed to be the same with 
the bittour or bittern. Plin. -IT Also, 
the root of a tree. Quintil. -IT Also, a 
kind of beetle. Plin. 30, 12.-IT Also, 
same as Menlula. Fest. - IT Also, a 
chain of high mountains in Asia. Cic. — 
Tauri Pylte, a narrow pass through these 
mountains. Cic. 
TAUT<5L6GrX(ratiT0Aoj'ta), se, f. tautolo- 
3 gy, a joining together of words which sig¬ 
nify the same thing. Marc. Cop. 
TaX (ra(), a word expressing the sound of 
3 blows. Plaut. Tax, tax tergo meo erit, 
h. e. smack will go the lash on my back. 
TAXa (unc.), te, f. a kind of laurel. Plin. 
TaXaTIS (taxo), onis, f. a valuing, 
rating; a rate, estimate, value, price, 
ripr/pa. Plin. - If Also, a fixing of 
a, sum in contracts, &c. Pandect. 
TXXEX, as, f. lard, so called by the Gauls. 
3 Afran. ap. Isidor. 
TaXEoTX (raificorr/j), a:, m. an officer or 
servant of magistrates, judges, &.C. Cod. 
Just.. 
TaXICiTS (taxus), a, um, adj. of the cugh 
2 or yew-tree, yewen. Plin. 
TaXILLOS (unc.), i, m. a small die, small 
3 log. Cic. Or. 45, supposes that talus 
was formed from this word. 
TaXIM (tango), adv. by touching. Hence, 
3 softly, gently, leisurely, gradually, by lit¬ 
tle and little, by degrees. Varr. 
TaXIM, a verb, for Tetigerim. Varr. 
3 Taxis. 
TaX 5 (from tago, tango), as, avi, atum, 
2 a. 1. to touch with some force. Gell. 
-IT Also, to cut., twify^ijtie, reprove, 
reproach, revile, censure, remrke. — Stfe¬ 
lon. aliquein. - IT Also, to rate, fix 
the value or price of a thing, value, ap¬ 
praise, estimate. Sueton. modum sum- 
mas. Plin. aliquid denariis septem. — 
Also, more generally, to reckon, esti¬ 
mate. Plin. intervallum XL passuum 
millibus. 
TaXOS (unc.), i, f. the eugh or yew-tree, 
cpi\a£. Cws. — Hence, poetically, a 
javelin made of it. Sil. 
TayGETX, !E,and TayGETE (Taiiyfrr;), 
es, f. a daughter of Atlas, one of the 
Pleiades. Virg. 
TayGETOS, i, in. and TayGETX, orum, 
n. mountains near Sparta in Laconica. 
Te ( o-t;), accusal, of fit. — Te, a syllable 
added to tu and te. Cic. Tute. So, 
also, Terent,. Tutemet. Id. Tete. 
TEaNUM (Teavov), i, n. the name of two 
towns in Italy, Teanum Sidicinum, in 
Campania, and Teanum Apulum, in 
Apulia. They are also simply called 
Teanum. — Hence, Teanensis, e, adj. 
of or belonging to Teanum. Virg. Te- 
anenses, h. e. the inhabitants of Teanum. 
TEaTE, is, n. a town of Italy on the gulf 
of Venice. — Hence, Plin. Teatini, h.e, 
its inhabitants. 
TEaTES, um, m. a people of Apulia . 
Liv. 
TEBX, as, f. a hill , anciently so called, 
3 according to Varr. R. R. 3, 1, 6. 
TeCIINX (texwi), te, f. a device, artifice, 
3 trick, shift, wile, fetch, reach, quirk, piece 
of craft or subtilty. Plaut. and Te¬ 
rent.. 
TeOHNICOS (tsxviko s), a, um, adj. arti- 
2 ficial, technical, acting according to art. 
Quintil. 
TeCHNOPJEGNTUM, or TKCHNftPtEG- 
NH5X ( TexvoiTa'iyviov), ii, n. a Play oj 
Art, the name of a poem by Ausonius. 
TeCMeSSX, te, f. a daughter of Teuthras , 
and mistress of Ajax, the son of Tela¬ 
mon. Horat. 
TeCOLITHOS (t vk6\i$os), i, m. a kind 
of stone said to dissolve the stone in the 
bladder. Plin. 
TeCTE (tectus), adv. covertly, closely, se¬ 
cretly, Kpmpitos. Cic, dare. Id. Tec- 
tius. - II Also, securely, cautiously. 
Cic. 
TeCTONICOS (tsktovikos), a, um, adj. 
3 pertaining to building, architectural. Au- 
son. forma, the design or model of a 
building. 
TeCTOR (tego), oris, m. one that overlays 
2 walls, floors, &c. with plaster, a plasterct 
or pargetcr, KooiiTfti. Vitruv. So, al¬ 
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