TEN 
TE.N 
TEN 
consist in. -IT Also, to occupy, possess, 
have in one’s power or possession, hold, 
have. Liv. loca. Cces. colles prssidiis, 
h. c. to occupy. Virg. Tuta tenore, h. e. 
to be in safely. Cic. provinciam. Id. 
rempubltcam. Id. Ml. 2, 13. Qui te- 
nent, sc. rempublicam. Id. centurias 
equitmn. Id. judicia. Lin. Tenente 
omnia equitatu, h. e. was every where. 
-IT Also, for Tcndo, to turn or direct 
to or towards. Ovid, oculos in se. Virg. 
oculos sub astra.-IT Also, to take. 
Cic. Id, quod erat, lenebant. Id. Pri- 
mum illud tenebo, h. e. take, assume, cite. 
_ IT The perfect tetini occurs also. 
Acc. Tetinerit. — The participle tentus, 
a, um, is rare. Ammian. and Pandect. 
TE.NER (teneo), era, erum, adj. that easily 
retains mi impression made upon it, tender 
soft, pliant, yielding. Horat. caules 
Virg. aer. Ovid. uva. Cic. Nihil est 
tain’ tenerum, quani oratio. C-els. Al- 
vus tenerrima, h. e. lax, relaxed. Oell. 
Tenerior. - IT Hence, tender, with 
regard to age, young. Propert. puer. 
Plin. Paneg. anni. Propert. Anni te- 
neriores. Ovid, annus, sc. in spring, 
Hence, Juvenal. Teneri, h. c. pueri 
Virg. Tener® res, h. e. young plants, 
&c." Cic. A teneris unguiculis, or, 
Quintil. A tenero, h. e.from childhood or 
infancy. -IT Also, tender, effeminate, 
amorous, voluptuous. Juvenal, spado. 
Ovid, carmen. Id. poeta.-IT Also, 
soft, delicate, sensitive, pliant, yielding. 
Cic. Tenerum in animis. Id. Tenerior 
•animus. Ovid, pudor. -■ IT Cutull. 
Tener vaccula, for tenera. — Stat. Te¬ 
neri Manes, h. e. pueri mortui. 
TENERaSCS (tener), is, n, 3. to growten- 
3 der. Lucret. 
TENERE (Id.), adv. tenderly, delicately, 
2 softly, nicely, d/3p<ns- Plin. Ep. lenere 
recitare aliquid. Pctron. Tenerius. 
Plin. Tenerrime. 
TENERES08 (Id.), is, n. 3. to become ten¬ 
der or soft, supple, anaXviiopai. Plin. 
TENERITAS (Id.), atis, f. tenderness, 
1 softness, airaXorris- Plin. brassic®. 
Vitruv. ffitatis. Cic. In primo ortu m- 
est teneritas et moilities. 
TENERITuHS (Id.), inis, f. same as Te¬ 
neritas. Varr. Terra teneritudinem 
habet.’ Sueton. Pueri prinne teneritu- 
dinis, h. e. boys of very tender age. 
TENES, a certain king. See Tenedos. 
TeNESMOS, or TeNeSMOS (retoarpos), 
2 i, m. a tenesmus, or disease consisting in 
frequent desire of going to stool, attended 
sometimes with a discharge of blood, dis¬ 
eased matter, &c. Ncpos. 
TENGO MENAS. See Tangomenas. 
TENOR (teneo), oris, in. a holding, hold- 
1 ingfast. — Hence, a keeping its course, 
uninterrupted continuance of it, uninter¬ 
rupted course. Virg. Hasta serval te- 
norem, h. e. holds on its course. Id. Ali- 
um habuisse tenorem. Liv. Uno velut 
tenore, h. e. in one course, as it were, con¬ 
tinually. — Hence, a course, continuance, 
tenor, likeness or uniformity of the thing 
which continues, a keeping or holding on. 
Liv. Pugn® idem tenor, li. e. continuation 
of fighting. Ovid. fati. Id. Placido teno- 
re, A. e. gradually, by little andlittle. Liv. 
Sinceram ejus fidem ®quali tenore fu- 
isse. Ovid, vit®, h. e. course, continu¬ 
ance, duration. Liv. rerum, 4. e. prog¬ 
ress, course, duration, continuance. 
Hence, Cic. and Liv. Uno tenore, A. e. 
in one course, in one way, without inter¬ 
mission. Quintil. Tenorem in narra- 
tionibus servare, h. e. connection. Ovid. 
Inceptum peragit Fortuna tenorem,*. e. 
course, way anil manner, behavior. Id. 
Hie tibi servandus tenor est, h. e. like¬ 
ness. Liv. Uno et perpetuo tenore ju¬ 
ris usurpato. — Also, condition, quality, 
manner, and way. Ovid, flic tenor, 
hiec Concordia, ft. e. manner, manner of 
life. Liv. vitce. Id. Consulatns eodem 
tenore gestos, h. e. in the same manner. 
_IT Also, content, purport, meaning. 
Pandect, legis.-IT Also, accent, tone 
of a syllable. Quintil. 
TENSX, or THeNSA (Syney), ffi, f. the 
carriage on which they carried the images 
of the gods in the ludi Circenses, a pro¬ 
cessional chariot. Cic . 
TeNSIO (tendo), onis, f. a stretching, 
stretching out, extending, distending ; ten¬ 
sion, rctaiy. Scribon. Larg. nervorum 
(as a disease). Vitruv. In eas tensio 
nes incidunt, h. e. funes extentos. 
TeNSuRX (Id.), ®, f. same as Tensio. 
3 Veget. . 
TeNSOS, a, um. See Tcndo. 2 
TeNTaBuNDOS (tento), a, um, trying, 
2 net pa^wv. Liv. 
TeNTaMEN (Id.), inis, n. a trial, essay, 
3 attempt. Ovid. Vocis tentamina sump- 
sit, h. e. made a trial , tried. 
TeNTaMeNTUM (Id.), i, n. a trial, 
2 proof, essay, experiment, attempt, ncipaa- 
p6g. Virg. Tentamenta tui prima pe- 
pigi, h. e. intended to try beforehand liow 
you were disposed. Ovid, fide,/’or fidei. 
Oell. Exponit igitur tentamenti gratia 
controversially 
TENTATrQ (Id.), onis, f. a trying, essay¬ 
ing, trial, proof, experiment, ndpaaiy, 
TTEipaapug. Liv. 4, 42. -IT Also, an 
attach. Cic. Novis tentationibus, sc. 
morbi. 
TeNTaTOR (Id.), oris, m. one who at- 
3 lacks; airier, tempter, rrctpaorys. He¬ 
rat.. Diante. 
TENTIG5 (tendo), Inis, f. a stretching 
3 out. I-Iorat. Tentigo, sc. mentulie, h. e 
lust, lasciviousness. So, also, Juvenal. 
vulva;. 
TeNTIPILLIUM (tendo & pellis), ii, n 
3 that stretches out leather. — Hence, a 
shoemaker’s last. Fest. -IT Also, a 
kind of ointment for removing wrinkles. 
Varr. ap. Fest. 
TENTS (frequentat. of tendo, or teneo), 
as, avi, atum, a. 1. to touch, handle, feel. 
Ovid, pectora multibus. Id. venas pol- 
lice. Colum. piillos. Cic. tinmen pe- 
de, ft. e. to touch, or to try. Ovid, ficum 
rostro, A. c. to touch, pick. Ilorat. cce- 
lestia, A. e. to approach heaven, acquire 
glory and renown. — Hence, to seek. 
Virg. auxilium. Also, to seek or to 
try, examine. Cic. se. Juvenal. Tenta, 
Ciirysogonus quanti doceat. Virg. 
Tentat, qua; sit fortuna facillima. -— Al¬ 
so, to seek, try, endeavor, attempt, intend, 
purpose, undertake, take pains. jV epos. 
persuadere. Virg. irasci. Suet. Ten- 
tavit, ut sibi daretur provincia. — Also, 
to try, prove;put to the test, essay, attempt. 
Ovid, alicujus vires. Cic. aliCttJQs 
patientiam Id. belli fortunam. Liv. 
spem pacts, ft. e. to try whether there be 
any hope of peace. Id. spem triumplli, 
ft. e. to try whether a triumph may be hoped 
for. Virg. Thetim ratibus, A. e. to sail 
on the sea. Id. viam. Vellei. dubiain 
spem armorum, ft. e. to try the fortune of 
arms. Cic. Tentavi, quodpossem. -— 
IT Also, to attack, assail; to try, tempt, 
incite or endeavor to incite. Cic. judici¬ 
um pecunia, ft. e. to try to bribe or cor¬ 
rupt- Id. aminos spe et metu, ft. e. to 
try, sound, tamper ’with. Sueton. aniinos 
ad res novas. Lucan, iras alicujus, ft. e. 
to provoke. JVipos. A multis tentatus, 
ft. e. attacked, brought to trial. — Also, to 
tempt to fornication, attempt a woman’s vir¬ 
tue. Tibull. Junonem. Further, Cic. na- 
tiones, ft. c. to attack. Id. senectutem 
hominis, A. c. to attack. So, also, Cats. 
mcenia scalis, A. e. to attack. Plin. Vina 
tentant caput, rise to the head. Also, of 
diseases. Cic. Morbo tentari, ft. e. to be 
attacked. Virg. Scabies tentat oves. 
Horat. Latus aut renes morbo tentantur 
acuto. 
TENT5RI0LUM (dimin. of tentorium), 
3 i ; n. a little tent, oKyvi&iov. Auct. B. 
Afric. 
TENTORIUM, ii, n. See Tcnlorius.2 
TENTORIOS (tendo), a, um, adj. serving 
3 for stretching out or upon. Valcr. ap. 
Trcbcll. pelles, ft. e. skins, for tents. — 
Hence, Tentorium, suhst. a tent. Hirt. 
and Liv. 
TENTOS, a, um, particip. See Tcndo, 
and Teneo. 
TENTyRa, ormn, n. and Tf-NTyRIS, is, 
f. a town of Upper EgypC now Dendcrah. 
— Hence, Tentyrlt®, arum, its inhab¬ 
itants. Plin. — Tentyrltlcus, a, um, 
adj. of or belonging to Tentyra. Plin. 
TENOABTLIS (tenuo), e, adj. extenuating, 
3 attenuating. Cocl. Aurel. Acut. 
TENOATIM (Id.), adv. subtilely. Apic. 3 
TEN0ESC5 (tenuis), is, n. 3. to grow thin 
3 or iceak. Censorin. 
TENCICOLOS (dimin. of tenuis), a, um, 
t 888 
adj. slender, thin, small, bad, mean, \p6- 
xlnXoy, evreXyf. Cic. 
TENOIS (probably from rdvco), e, adj 
not thick, thin, slender, fine, subtile, rare, 
XetTrds. Ovid. acus. Id. vestis. Cic 
colum. Ovid, capilli. Id. Aries te- 
nuioris velleris. Cic. ccelum, A. c. a 
rare atmosphere. Virg. aurum, A. e 
gold threads. Ovid, anim®, ft. e. vita 
funct®. Also, thin, slender, lank, lean. 
Catull. —— IT Also, subtile, fine, exact, 
minute, nice, ingenious. Ovid. cura. 
Lucret. aures. Plin. vinum. So, also, 
Vi nr. Lageos, ft. e. thin, clear, intoxi¬ 
cating. Cic. distinctio. - IT Also, 
meagre, without ornament. Cic. sermo. 
Id. orator.-IT Also, narrow. Ovid. 
tellus, A. e. an isthmus, neck of land. 
Horat. frons. Quintil. limes. Liv. litus. 
Ovid. Tenue nigrum, A. e. a narrow or 
small black spot. -IT Also, shallow, not 
deep. Liv. Tiberis tenui fluens aqua. 
Ovid. unda. Virg. sulcus. - IT Also, 
clear, pellucid. Ovid. aqua. * - IT AT 
so, light. Propert. pumex.-IT Also, 
tender. Ovid, myric®. - IT Also, 
small, little, slight, trifling, mean, poor, 
bad. Cic. oppidum. Martial, frigus. 
Quintil. causa. Cic. victim. Id. Te- 
nuissima respublica. Id. Tenuissima 
de causa. Id. victus, ft. e. moderate, or, 
poor. Cics. Valetudo tenuissima. Id. 
animus. Cic. homo, ft. e. in needy cir¬ 
cumstances. Id. Pauper et tenuis. Id. 
Homines tenuiores, ft. e. low, mean peo¬ 
ple, humble in rank. Liv. Tenui loco 
ortus, ft. e. of low birth. Hence, facetious¬ 
ly, of poets. Martial. Catullus. Virg. 
Musa. 
TENOITAS (tenuis), atis, f. thinness, 
smallness, slenderness, fineness, subtilty, 
rarity, xpiXbrys, Xeirrorijs- Phwdr. cru- 
rum. Cic. animi. Senec. aeris. Plin. 
cutis. Id. sanguinis. Id. Cauda in 
tenuitatem desinens, ft. e. tei-minating in 
a point. - IT Also, leanness of body. 
Cic. Also, figur. meagreness, want of or¬ 
nament. Cic. rerum et verborunt. Id. 
Lysis.- IT Also, bad, mean, or miser¬ 
able quality or condition, povm-ty, poor¬ 
ness, slenderness of means. Cic. terarii. 
Id. rerum. Id. hominis. 
TENOITER (Id.), adv. thinly, slenderly, 
finely, Asittcos - Cces. -IT Also, weakly, 
superficially, slightly. Cato, adradere. 
Auct. ad Her. respondere. Cic. Tenu- 
issime ®stimare. - IT Also, without 
ornament, not artificially. Cic. disserere 
Id. Tenuius tractantur.- IT Also,sid>- 
tilely, acutely, closely, concisely, exactly. 
Cic. colligere arguntenta. Oell. disse- 
rere. - IT Also, poorly, indifferently, 
badly. Terent. Phorm. 1, 2, 95. 
TENO 5 (Id.), as, 5vi, atum, a. 1. to make 
thin or weak, thin, weaken, Xmrvvo). 
Ovid. Assiduo vomer tenuatur ab usu, is 
worn. Senec. aera spissum, ft. e. to rare¬ 
fy.' Ovid, se in undas, ft. e. to change 
himself into water. Also, to thin, make 
lean. Virg. arraenta macie. Horat. 
Corpus tenuaturn. — Hence, figur. to 
lessen, diminish, weaken. Ovid, vires. 
Id. iram, ft. e. to abate, appease, mitigate. 
Id. famam, ft. c. to lessen. — Also, to 
lessen, debase, lighten. Horat. magna 
modis parvis. - IT Also, to point, 
make a thing pointed. — Hence, to pre¬ 
pare, make, compose. Propert. carmen. 
-IT Also, to make narrow. Ovid, vt- 
am vocis. „ . 
TENOS (perhaps from reivor), oris, n. a 
3 snare, gin, springe , noose for catching 
birds. Plaut. 
TENOS (unc.), prepos. as far as,up or down 
to, pixpt, is- It governs an aim , 
genit., and accusat.; it is, however, It. s 
frequently found with a genii. m tne 
singular; but in the plural either the 
oenit . or ablat. may be used. It is 
generally found after its case. ' • 
an ablat. Cic. Tauro tenus regnaxe. 
Cels. Demittere se inguimbus terms 
in aquam. Horat. Cadi fffice term 
poti. Val. Flacc. Quove tenus. Ho- 
Est quadam prodire tenus, 
rat. msi quauam i'-””--- — 
non datur ultra, ft. c. to a certain pond 
or limit. (Other Edd. read quodam w 
in the same signification.) 
genit Virg. Crurum tenus^ Lim Co^- 
evree tenus. C cel. m t/tc. J r r 
riun tenus. Cic. in Aral. Lumboruin 
