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TeCToRIOLUM (dimin. of tectorium), i, 
1 n. a little plaster, parget, or roughcast. 
Cic. 
TeCToRIUM, i. n. See Tectorins, a, um. 
TeCTOKIOS (tector), a, urn, adj. that 
serves for or belongs to covering. Plant. 
Panicula tectoria, h. c. reeds used for 
thatching roofs. — Hence, Tectorinm, 
a cover, covering. Cato. -IT Also, 
that serves far covering, or overlaying 
ceilings, walls, floors, &c. Plin. atra 
mentum. Hence, Cic. Opus tectori- 
um, or, simply, Id. Tectorium, h. e. 
plaster, parget, stucco work, painting in 
fresco. Hence, Juvenal uses tectorium 
to denote a paste for the face. Hence, 
Pers. Pictre teetoria lingute, h. e. flatte¬ 
ry, smooth words. 
TeCTOSXGeS, um, or TeOTSSXGx, 
orutn, m. a people of Gallia Narbonen- 
sis. A colony of this people settled in 
Galatia in Asia. 
TeCTOLUM (dimin. of tectum), i, n. a 
3 little roof or building. Hieronym. 
TECTUM (tego), i, n. the covering or roof 
of a house, dpo0cs. Cic. Sub tectum 
congerere, h. c. to bring under roof. - 
IT Also, the ceiling of a room or hall; 
also, a room. Cic. Tecta crelata, laque- 
ata.-IT Also, any covered place, as, 
for dwelling in. — Hence, a dwelling, 
house, budding. Cic. Ager sine tecto. 
Id. Extra tectum. Id. Multis locisne 
tectum quidem accipio, h. c. I do not 
accept of lodgings. Virg. Trivial tecta, 
h. e. templum. Id. Sibyllre, h. e. an¬ 
trum. Id. Dolos tecti, It. e. Labyrinthi. 
— Also, of animals, a den, lair. Virg. 
Tecta ferarum. 
TeCTuRX (Id.T, re, f. an overlaying with 
3 plaster. Pallad. 
TeCTOS, a, um, partic. from tego. -- 
IT Adj. hidden, concealed, secret, cloaked. 
Cic. Sermo verbis tectus. Id. Cupidi- 
tas tectior. — Also, of men, close, re- 
served , nut frank or open. Cic. i ecti 
alienos esse possumus. Id. Alii tecti- 
ores , - IT Also, cautious, guarded. 
Cic. Te videri tectissimum. Id. Quis 
tectior ? 
TeCUM, h. e. cum te. See Tit. 
TED, for Te. Plant. 3 
tIEiW, &c.l See Twda, &c. 
TeDIGNILOQ-UIDeS, m. a fictitious name 
3 denoting te digna loquens. Plant. __ 
TEGEX (1 'ey'ea), re, and TEGEk (Teyey), 
es, f. a town of Arcadia. — Hence, Pe- 
geseus, or Tegeeus, a, um, adj. of nr bc- 
lonainiT toTegea,Tegcan ; also, Arcadian. 
Virg. °Pan. Ovid, virgo, h. c. Callisto, 
daughter of the Arcadian king Lycaon. 
Id. It per, h. e. the Erymantliian wild-boar. 
Id. parens, h. e. Carmenta, the mother 
of Evander, who is also called Teg tea sa- 
cerdos. Id. domus, li. e. Evandri. Hence, 
Id. Met. 8, 317. Tegerea, ft. e. Atalantn 
of Arcadia. - IT Tegeatre, arum, m. 
the inhabitants of Tegea. Cic. -*f 
geaticus, a, um, same as Tegeteus. 
Stat. -IT Tegeatis, Idis, f. same as 
Tegeaa, Arcadian. Sil. 
TEGES (tego), etis, f. a mat made of sedge, 
2 rushes, &c. ipopudg. Varr. 
TEGETICOLX (dimin. of teges), re, t. a 
S small mat or rug, tpopplSiov. Varr. 
TEGILE (tego), is, n. a covering .3 Apul. 
TEGILLUM (dimin. of tegulum), i, n. a 
3 small covering; a kind of coarse cap or 
hood, KuXvppdTiov. Plant. 
TEGIMEN, and TEGOMEN, and TeG- 
1 MEN (tegol, inis, n. a covering. Cic. 
— Hence, figur. Plant. Tegumentum 
aitati me®, ft. e. protection. 
TeGMEN. See Tegimen. 
TEGMENTUM. i, n. See Tcgimentum. 
TEGS (oTtyw), is, texi, tectum, a. 3 .to 
cover , KaXviTTCO, areyo), <jk£7TU<?(x). LjLV. 
jcdein, h. e. to cover with tiles. Cic. all- 
q U em pallio. Virg. lmnina sorano, ft. c. 
to shut, close. Hence, Tectus, a, um, 
covered. Cic. Animantium alire coins 
tectffi. Lin. Naves tect®, ft. e. covered, 
havinrr decks. So, also, Cats, scapha. 
_f Also, to cover, hide, conceal, keqi 
close or secret, cloak. Cic. aliquid men- 
dacio. Id. Per® latibulis se tegunt. 
Vira. se post cratera. Cies. Miles mu- 
ro tectus. Ovid. Via tecta, ft. e. a cer¬ 
tain street in Rome - -'T Also, to p> o 
\?ct, defend. Cos. aliquem. Id. salu- 
tem. Id. corpus pallio. Liv. legatos 
ab ira, ft. e. to protect, against, &c. Te- 
rent. Tecto latere abscedere, ft. e. with 
a whole skin, unhurt, safe. --K Also, 
to surround. Stat. Silv. 5, 1, 26. -- 
IT Also, to accompany, attend. Virg. 
JEn. 11, 12.-IT Also, to seek to cover 
or conceal. Virg. supplicia, A. e. wounds, 
&c.-IT See, also, Tectus, a, um. 
TEGOLX (tego), ®, f. a tile, idpagos, 
rtVivSoCic. — The plural tcgulw fre¬ 
quently denotes a tiled roof. Cic. Per 
tegulas demittere. — Also, plates of mar¬ 
ble, copper, &.C. for covering. Liv. 
TEGOLUM (tego), i, n. a covering, roof, 
2 thatch. Plin. 
TEGOMEN, inis, n. See Tegimen. 
TEGOMeNTUM, i. n. See Tcgimentum. 
TEIX, ®, f. a certain girl. Propert. 
TEIOS, a, um. See Teos. 
TELX (probably from texo, for texela), 
se, f. a web, lards- Cic. Telam retexere. 
Id. Domus plena telarum. Ovid. Telas 
exercere, A. e. to weave. Figur. a web, 
for what one begins or undertakes. Cic. 
Ea tela texitur.-IT Also, the warp, 
the threads into which the woof is woven. 
Virg. and Ovid. Percurrere telas. Virg. 
Eic.ia tel® addere, A. e. to weave. - 
If Also, a weaver's beam , warping-loom. 
Ovid, barbarica. — Also, a loom, the 
whole weaver’s frame. Cato, jugalis. 
—— IT Also, weaving. Terent. Lana 
ac tela victuin qu*ritans. — Hence, 
wool. Virg. Putres telas. 
TELXMoN, or TELXM5 {rcXapwv, from 
2 ra\a( 0 , rXao), fero), onis, m. a bearer, 
supporter. Hence, Telamones, images 
of men supporting any thing, as, corbels 
or cornices. Vilruv. - IT Also, the 
name of an Argonaut, a son of JEacus, 
brother of Peleus, and father of Ajax and 
Teuccr. — Hence, Telamoni&des, re, m. 
the son of Telamon, h. e. Ajax. Ovid. 
Telamonlus, a, um, adj. Telamnnian. 
Ovid. Telamonius, h. e. Ajax, the son 
of Telamon. 
TELANOS (unc.), a, um, adj. Plin. 15, 
19. ficus, ft. e. a kind of figs. 
TeLCHiNES (TeXxiw-s), um, m. a Pelas- 
gian tribe on the island of Crete , that went 
from thence to Cyprus, and at last to Rlio- 
dus. Ovid. 
TELEB5.E (TijXefi'dai), arum, m. a people 
of Acarnania and the adjoining countries ; 
a part of them afterwards inhabited the 
island of Caprcre, near Italy. Virg. 
Te LEGS NOS [TpXeyovos), i, m. a son of 
Ulysses by Circe. He went, when he was 
grown up, to see his father, whom he hilled 
without knowing him. He went to Italy, 
and built Tusculum. Ovid. Telegoni 
moenia, or, Ilorat. juga, ft. e. Tusculum. 
— Hence, Ovid, would have his amatory 
poems, which were the cause of his mis¬ 
fortunes, called Telegoni. 
TeLEMXCHCS ( TyXepaxos ), i, m. « son 
of Ulysses by Penelope. 
Tf.LEPHISN (-riXeiptov)', ii, n. a kind of 
herb resembling purslain (Sedum Tele- 
phium, L.). Km.27,110. 
TeLEPFIOS (TijXs0os)i i, m. « son of 
Hercules, and king of Mysia. When lie 
opposed the Grecians on their march to 
Troy, he was wounded by the spear of 
Achilles. According to the oracle, this 
wound could not be cured by any thing 
else than the same spear of Achilles. He 
therefore applied to Achilles, and Ulysses 
made a poultice for the wound from the 
rust of the spear, which cured the wound. 
-11 Also, a rival of Horace in poetry 
or in love, or in both. Horat. 
TELETX (rsXerri ), re, f. initiation, dedica- 
3 lion, consecration. Apul. 
TELETHOSX, re, f. the mother of Iphis, 
who eras changed into a man. Ovid. 
TELET0S (TcXtros), i, m. one of the 
3 JEons. Tertull. 
TEHCaRDXSS, sc. lapis, a hind of pre¬ 
cious stone of the color of a heart. Plin. 
TeLiGER (telum & gero), era, grum, adj. 
3 bearing darts or arrows, ffeXoQdpos. Se- 
nec. puer, ft. e. Cupido. 
TeLINOS ( ryXivos ), a, um, adj. made of 
the plant telis. — Hence, Telinum, sc. 
unguentum, an oinlmentmade of the plant 
telis and other ingredients. Plin. 
TELIRRHIZSS {n:\itfigos), sc.^ lapis, 
a kind of precious stone. Plin. 37,68, 
(Triconella foenum grrecum, L.). Pin 
24, 120. 
TeLLeNPE, arum, f. a town of Latium. 
Liv. 
TeLLUMS, onis, m. the Earth, as a god 
3 (as Tellus as a goddess). Varr. ap. Au¬ 
gustin. The u seems to be short, aftei 
the analogy of Lucumo. 
TeLLCROS, i, m. same as Tellumo. Mar¬ 
tian. Capell. 
TELLuS (unc.), uris, f. the earth, the ter- 
1 raqueous globe. Cic. — Also, with re¬ 
gard to cultivation and bearing fruit, 
the earth, ground or soil, the surface of 
the earth. Ovid, sterilis. Horat. ingra¬ 
ta. Ovid, humida. - If Also, with 
poets, land, country, district, territory. 
Virg. Gnossia. Ovid. Achiva. — Also, a 
country seat, estate, farm. Horat. — 
Also, people, nation. Ovid. -IT Also, 
the Earth, as a person and goddess 
Cic. De ea re scriptum est, postulationes 
esse Jovi, Saturno, Neptuno, Telluri, 
diis crelestibiis. Id. redes Telluris. Pro- 
pert,. justa. 
TELLOSTER (tellus), stris, e, adj. that is 
3 or dwells upon the earth, earthly, terrestri¬ 
al. Martial, dii. 
TeLMeSSOS, or TeLMeSSOS (T eXpya- 
ad(), or TeLMISSOS, or TeLMTSSOS 
(TrXni (rods), i f. or TeLMeSSUM, or 
TeLMISSUM, , n. a town of Caria. — 
Also, a town of Lycia. — Hence, Cic. 
Telrnesses, ft. e. the inhabitants of Tel- 
messus in Caria. — Telmesslcus, or 
Telmesicus, or Telmissicus, or Telmis- 
sius, a, um, adj. belonging to Telmcssus, 
Telmessian. Liv. — Telmessis, same 
as Tclmessica. Lucan, unda. 
TELO MaRTIOS, a town of F>-ance, now 
Toulon. 
TELoNaRIOS (telonium), ii, m. a toll- 
3 gatherer, custom-house officer. Cod. Theod. 
TELoNeUM, i, or TEL5NIUM (kXmwi- 
3 on, rcXbjviov), ii, n. atoll-booth or custom¬ 
house. Tertull. 
TeLUM( from tijXo'j, not used,^thrown toa 
distance, whence rijXt, ryXoy, in the dis¬ 
tance), i, n. properly, a missile weapon, as 
a dart, javelin, &c. Afterwards, in gen¬ 
eral, any weapon with which one attacks an 
enemy, a sicord, spear, &c. Tela are 
therefore weapons for attack, whilst 
arma are weapons for defence. Sallust. 
and Cic. — Hence, of missile weapons. 
Cws. Tela mittere, or, Cic. conjicere. 
Virg. Telum contendit, ft. e. a dart. 
ZimNubes telorum. Also, of a sling or 
sling-stone. Liv. 38, 29. — Also, of a 
weapon for cutting or thrusting, a sword , 
danger, poniard, &c. Cic. Esse cum telo. 
Liv. Gladio per pectus transfigit; telo 
extracto, &c. Nepos. Telum, quod late- 
bat, protulit. — So, also, of an axe or 
hatchet. Liv. Relicto in vulnere telo.— 
Also, of the catstus. Virg. JEn. 5, 438. 
— Also, of the horn of a bull. Ovid. -• 
IT Figur. a weapon, dart, any thing J>i 
which one is attacked or hurt, or by which 
one defends himself. Cic. Tela scelerum 
Id. Fortunre. Enn. ap. Cic. ad Div. 7, 
16. Id. Erit telum acerrimum, ft. e- 
weapon, defence. So, also, Liv. Isto te¬ 
lo (A. e. intercessione), tutabimur pie- 
bem, ft. e. arms, defence. — Hence, tin 
pleurisij is called telum. Sercn. Samm 
— Also, the beams of the sun are called 
tela diei. Lucret. — Also, an aid, assist¬ 
ance. Cic. Amic. 17. Non mediocr# 
telum ad res gerendas, &c. 
TEMENOS (Tcpevos), the name of aplact 
near Syracuse, which belonged to tht 
city. —'Hence, Temenltes, re, m. of oi 
belonging to Temenos. Cic. Apollo, A. e 
a statue of Apollo in that place. — Temenl 
tis, Idis, f. a fountain in tliatplace. Pan- 
TEMERaRIe (temerarius), adv. rashly, 
3 temerariously. Cod. Just. 
TEMERaRIOS (temere), a, um, adj. acci¬ 
dental, by chance. Plaut. Non temera- 
riurn est, ft. e. it is not for nothing, i 
means something. -If Also, impruden , 
inconsiderate, rash, indiscreet, thoughtless , 
unadvised, harebrained, fool-hardy, auda¬ 
cious, temerarious, afiovXo;, aXoyos- 
Cms. homo. Ovid. amor. Id. querela. 
JVepos. ratio. Cic. partes antmi. Ja. 
Ea sunt temeraria. Cels, via, ft. e. a 
dangerous remedy. . 
TEMERaTSR (temero), oris, m. a violator, 
(ic(3rtXwTi]p. kirn. 
i LllOm III) VU. V 
TELIS (njXif), is, f. the plant fenugreek 1 3 corrupter, ravishcr . 
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