TET 
TET 
TEX 
fourth part, quarter, fourth; hence, in 
music, the same as Irevior toni distantia 
quartam ejus partem recipicns. Martian. 
Cap ell. 
T£TaRTkM8RI5N (reTaprripdpcov), ii, 
2 n. a quarter, fourth part , fourth , espe¬ 
cially , a fourth, part of the zodiac , n. e. 
three signs of the zodiac. Plin. 
7'eTk,/«?' Te. Tcrent. See YV. 
TeTER, and TASTER (unc.), tra, trum, 
adj. foul , offensive, noisome, nasty, ugly, 
shocking, hideous, grisly, hateful, horrid, 
piapby. Lucret. Allis aliud tetrius esset 
naribus, auribus, atque oculis, orisque 
sapori. Id. Aut fosda specie tetri tur- 
pesque videntur. Cats. Angustiis loci, 
odore tetro, et multitudine cadaveriun, 
fetid. Sallust. Loca tetra, incalta, foeda, 
atque formidolosa. Cic. Tetra; tene- 
br®, et caligo. Lucret. Tetra niinho- 
rum nocte coorta. Cic. bellua. Lucret. 
Nobis ctenuin teterriina cum sit spurci- 
ties, eadem subus h®c jucunda videtur. 
Id. Tetra absinthia. Id. cadavera. Id. 
ulcera. Id. Tartara. Propert. venena. 
Virg. Lavit improba teter ora cruor. 
Horat. 'Spiritus teter, saniesque manat 
ore trilingui. Lucan. Pallida tetris vis¬ 
cera tincta notis. Cic. Ta;trum spec- 
taculum. Id. pestis. Sueton. Vult.us 
natura horridus ac teter. Juvenal. De- 
formis et teter vultus, ghastly. Id. Mu- 
lier teterriina vultu. Accius ap. Mon. 
Vestitus teter, squalid. Ccel. ad Cic. 
Teterrima hiems, most cruel or severe. 
Petron. Teterrima vox, most harsh or 
unpleasant. -IT Figur. bad, evil, dire¬ 
ful, flagitious, hateful, abominable , shame¬ 
ful, heinous, base, disgraceful, noxious, 
baleful. Cic. Homo tieter et ferus. Id. 
Quis ttetrior hostis huic civitati ? Id. 
Quamquam sis omni diritate atque im- 
manitate teterrimus. Id. Taeterrimum 
esse in aliquem, conducting himself most 
shamefully. Id. Nullum vitium t®trius, 
quam avaritia, blacker. Horat. Tetra 
libido. Cat-ull. Tsetrum deponere mor- 
bum, h. e. amorem. Lie. Tetra pro- 
digia. Accius ap. Cic. Tetri cruciatus. 
Cic. Tetrum facinus admittere. Id. Ei 
tres sententis tsterrims defuerunt, h.e. 
infens® hominum odio habentium. Id. 
Tetra atque impura legatio, h. c. perni- 
ciosa iis, ad quos accessit. Id. Teterri- 
mum bellum.-IT Tetrum, adverbial¬ 
ly. Prudent. 
TETHALaSSAMENSN (re^aXarrardpevo; 
olvo s), sc. vinum, wine mixed with sea¬ 
water. Plin. 
TeTHEA, se, f. a kind of muscle; or fun¬ 
gus. Plin. — Also, plur. Tethea (ra 
TqSea), orum, n. Plin. 32. Ed. Hard. 
TeTHyS (T r/6vs), yos, f. Tethys, a sea- 
goddess, the wife of Oceantts, and mother 
of rivers and nymphs. Virg. — Also, by 
the poets, put for the sea. -II Tethys 
and Thet.is are often incorrectly inter¬ 
changed in common Edd. 
TET1NI, ) 
TETINERIM, > See Teneo. 
TETINISSE. ) 
TETRACHoRDoN ( rerpaxopSov ), i, n. 
2 and TETRACHoRDOS (rerpaxopios), 
i, m. and f. having four strings or notes. 
Vitruv. Machina tetrachordos, having 
four different sounds (of the water-or¬ 
gan). — Tetrachordon (absol.), a tetra- 
chord; with the ancients there were 
tetrachords, or systems of four strings 
or notes. Vitruv. and Martian. Capell. 
— Varr. ap. Mon. Tetrachordon anni, 
the four seasons. (Al. leg. tetrachordium.) 
TETRACoUCiN ( rerpaKuiXov), i, n. any 
2 thing consisting of four members, as, a. 
period of four members. Senec. 
TETRADIUM, or TETRADeUM (rerpd- 
2 Siov, or Ttrpaitlov), ii, n. the number 
four. Colum. 
TETRAD6R6S (r:rxkSo>p>;), on, of four 
3 palms or handlrreadths. Vitruv. 
TETRaDRaCHMUM (TtTpdSpaxpov), i, 
2 n. a Greek coin worth four drachm®, or 
denarii, a tetradraclm. Cass, in Cic. Ep. 
TETRAGNATHIuS (.rerpayvados, hav 
ing four jaw-bones), ii, m. a kind of 
phalangium, or venomous spider. Plin. 
TETRAGONUM (reTpaywoov), i, n. a 
3 tetragonal or quadrate aspect, aspectus 
quadrangularis alicujus astri, apud as- 
trologos. Auson. (who shortens the pe¬ 
nult. 
TETRALIX (rfrpdXi(), icis, f. same as 
Erice, heath. Plin. 
TETRAMETER, or -ETROS (rerpayc- 
rpos), a, um, adj. tetrameter, consisting 
of four metrical feet. 
TETRANS (rerpaj), antis, m. the quarter 
2 or fourth part of any thing. Vitruv. 
Tetrantes columnarum, It. e. quarta 
pars crassitudinis summi scapi colum¬ 
narum. — Hence, the quarter or fourth 
part of a circle, a quadrant. Vitruv. — 
Also, a mathematical instrument, called a 
quadrant. Vitruv. — In measuring land, 
Tetraxis is the place where two lines meet. 
Hygin. Also, what is placed, al the point 
of meeting. Frontin. - IT Tetranto- 
rum, for tetrantum. Vitruv. 
TETRA5 (Tcrpdcov), onis, m. hcathcock, 
moorfowl. Plin. and Sueton. - V Mc- 
mcs. calls it, also, tetricem, or telracem, 
and taracem. 
TETRAPHARMACUM {ztTpa'PappaKOv), 
3 i, n. a plaster consisting of foxir ingredi¬ 
ents. Cels, (but in Greek characters). 
-IT Also, a course of four dishes, or 
dish of four meats. Spartian. 
TETRAPHOROS, on, adj. Vitruv. pha- 
3 langarii, porters, four of xvhora carrxj a 
burden together. 
TETRAPLASIdS (rerpairXdcnos), a, um, 
3 adj. quadruple. Marlian. Capell. 
TETRAPLS (rerpauXovs), as, a. 1. to 
3 quadx-uplicate. Martian. Capell. 
TETRAPToTA ( T£Toa7rTa)Ta ), brum, n. 
3 words used in only foxir cases. 
TETRAPOS (rcrpdxrovy, h. e. four-footed), 
3 odis, the name with which the eighth book 
of Apicius, which treats of the preparation 
of four-footed beasts, is inscribed. 
TETRAROHA, or -£S ( Tcrpdpxns )j 
m. a tetrarch, one of four princes, xoho 
govern each the fourth pax-t of a country ; 
hence, a sxnall prince, who (though he may 
have royal dignity and poxoer) is not al¬ 
lowed the xxaxne of rex. Cic. 
TETRARCHIA (Tcrpapxia), te, f. a te- 
trarchy, the tsrritonj of a tetrarcli. Cic. 
TETRAS (re-pas), Ssdis, f. a four. 3 Tertull. 
TETRASEMOS (rerpaappos), a, um, adj. 
3 having foxir marks or divisions of time. 
Mart. Cap. 
TETRASTfCHDS (rtTpaorixos), a, um, 
2 adj. having four rows or verses. Trebcl. 
Poll, porticus, with four rows of columns. 
Quintal, carmen, of four verses; a telras- 
tic. So, absol. Martial. Tetrastica quffi- 
dam, sc. carmina. 
TETRASTyLOS (rerpdervXos), bn, adj. 
having four columns. Vitruv. frons lo¬ 
ci. Hence, subst. Tetrastylon, a place 
with four columns, tetraslyle. Capitolin. 
TeTRe, or TASTRe (teter, ortreter), adv. 
foully, disgustingly, hideously, shocking¬ 
ly, disgracefully. Cic. Multa facere 
impure atque tetre. Id. Quod senatus 
severe de religione decerneret, impuris- 
sime teterrimeque violasti. Claudian. 
Qua non tetrius ulla fucata genas. 
TETRICITaS (tetricus), atis, f. serious- 
o ness of look, serious, grave expression , 
Auct. Paneg. ad Pison. 
TETR1C0S (possibly from teter, if the va 
2 riance in quantity would allow), a, um, 
adject, grim, morose, sour, stern, strict, 
severe, rigid, unkindly, ungenial, truvSp to- 
tz (5s. Ovid. Vidi tetric® data verba pu- 
ellse. Liv. Disciplina tetrica ac tristis 
Sabinorum. Ovid, domitor Chim®r® 
h. e. Bellerophon; not amorous, chaste. 
Senec. Nimis horridi animi et tetrici 
esse. Martial. Udorum tetricus censor 
et asper erat. Id. de®, h. e. Parc®. Id. 
lit.es, li. e. serioxis, graxic, affording no 
room for jest. Id. voces. Id. febres. 
Id. tub®, h. e. bellic®.-IT Sil. Tetri 
carupes; and, Virg. Tetrica (absol.), a 
mountain in the Sabine territory. 
TETRINNI5, is, n. 4. to quack or cry, ex 
3 pressing the cry of the duck. Auct. 
carm. de Philoxn. 
TeTRITODS, or TASTR1T0D5 (teter), 
3 Inis, f. hideousness. Ace. ap. Mon. 
TETR5 (Id.),* or TA2TR5, as, a. 1. to 
make hateful, befoul, apavpdio. Pacxiv. 
ap. Mon. 
TeTTIGOMeTRA (rcrriyopfirpa), ffi, f. 
the. integument or larva of the dead®. 
Plin. 
TeTTIGONIA (rerriyovia), ffi, f. asmall- 
er kind of cicada. Plin. 
TETOLi, for Tuli. See Fero. 
894 
TEUCER. See Tcucrus. 
TEUCHITeS (cxoirof revxlris), ®, m. « 
kind of fragrant x~ush. Plin. 
TEUCRI, brum. See Teucrxis. 3 
TEUCRIA, ®, f. (See Teucrixxs.) -- 
3 II Also, an herb, same as Teucrion. Plin 
TEUCRION ( revKpiov ), ii, n. gex'mander, 
a plant (Teucrium cham®drys, L.). 
Plin. 24, c. 15, sect. 80. — Also, Teu- 
criuni flavum, L. Plin. 25, c. 5, sect.20 
TEUCltlS (Tcuxpij), ldis, f. a Troian 
xcoxnan. Sabin. Ep. 1, 81. - IT Cic. 
Teucris ilia lentum sane negotium (a 
name xised by Cicero to denote a rich female 
capitalist, from whom he hoped to obtain 
money) . 
TEUCRIOS ( TevKpxos ), a, um, adj. Teu- 
3 crian, Trojan. Sil. moenia. — Hence, 
Teucria, Troy, or the Trojan country. 
Virg. 
TEUOROS, and TEUCER (T evicpos), cri, 
3 in. a Icing of Troy. Virg. — Hence, 
Teucrus or Teucer, era, crum, adj. Texx- 
crian, Trojan. Catull. and Ovid. So, * 
Teucri, the Trojaxis. Virg. ; also, the Ro¬ 
mans. Sil. -IT Also, Teucer, the son 
of king Telamon of Salamis, and brother 
of Ajax, xoith whom he went to the siege oj 
Troy. Upoxx his return, his father would 
not receive him, beeaxise he had neglected 
to revenge the wroxig done by Ulysses to 
Ajax, in getting for himself the arms of 
Achilles ; wherexipon Teucer sailed to Cy¬ 
prus, and foxixided a new Salamis there. 
Horat. — Also, the name of a tragedy of 
P/j/'i/iih/o f'i r 
TEUM, or TEuS,’ a town. See Teos. 
TEUTaTeS, 86, m. a god of the Gaxils, to 
whom human victims xoere sacrificed. Lu¬ 
can. 
TEUTHALIS (rcuSaXif), idis, f. an herb, 
otherwise called polygonos. Plin. 
CEUTHRANIA, 
TEUTHRANTEUS. 
See Teulhras. 
TEUTHRaS (TruSpaj), antis, m. a river 
or lake in Campaxiia. Propert. 1, 11 (12), 
ll.S (which reading was restored by 
Scaliger, for almost all the Codd. have 
Teutantis. This river is mentioned no¬ 
where else. Sil. Hal. xi. 290. calls one 
Teutljras, Cumes incola).-IT Also, a 
king in Mysia .—Hence, Teuthrania, re, f. 
a region of Mysia. Plixi .—Also, Teuthran- 
teus, a, um, adj. Teuthrantcan, Mysian. 
Ovid. Caicus. — Also, Teuthrantlus, a, 
um, adj. Texithrantian. Ovid, turba, 
fifty sisters, daughters of Thespius (and 
hence called Tliespiades), a son of Teu- 
thras. Id. regna. 
TEUT8NI, brum, m. Cic. and Cies. or 
TEUTONeS, um, m. Vellei. a people 
towards the north of Germany, xiear the 
Cimbx'i, xclio, in conjunction with theCimbri, 
once attacked axxd greatly endangered the 
Roman empire, but were at length defeated 
by C. Marixis. -IT Hence, Teutonlcus, 
a, um, adj. Teutonic. Propert. opes. 
Lucan, triumphi, h. e. de Teutonis. 
Senec. Teutonici, for Teutoni. — Also, 
perhaps, German, in general. Martial. 
capilli. 
TEX5 (unc.), is, xui, xtum, a. 3. to weave, 
vebaxvox. Tcrent. telam. Ttbull. vestes. 
So, Cic. Araneol® quasi rete texunt. 
Catull. Tenuein texens aranea telam. 
Without ace. Plin. Iidem (aranei) tex¬ 
unt. Hence, ligur. Cic. Ea tela texi- 
tur. Ovid. Amor pat.rim, quod tua 
texuerant scripta, retexit opus, h. e. 
makes that of no effect which your writings 
had worked in me ; undoes, does away all 
the consolation your writings had brought 
me. -IT Also, used of things which, 
though not woven, are constructed m a 
somewhat similar way, to plait, braid, 
twine, knit ; and, generally, to frame, 
construct, fabx~ica.te, build, form, make . 
Virg. Nunc facilis rubea texatur fisema 
virga. Id. feretrum virgis. Id. sepein. 
Propert. rosas, h. e. corollas facere. 
Virg. Lent® texunt umbracula vites. 
Plin. navigia ex papyro. Id- Qualos, 
crates. Martial, tecta calamis palui - 
Cic. Paulus in medio foro hasilicamjam 
p®ne texuit. Virg. naves robore. u ■ 
Epistolas quotidianis verbis texere so- 
lemus, to construct, compose, write. 
IT See, also, Textus, a, um, and lex- 
TEXTlirS (texo), e, adj. that is woven, 
inpavTOs. Cic. stragulum. Virg. d 011 ^ 
