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VAS 
VAS 
party-colored, to take a color, change color. 
Colum. Cluum primum bacc® variare 
coeperint. Properl. Prima milii variat 
liventibus uva racemis. Colum. Univer- 
sitas tergoris maculis variat_IF Also, 
to be manifold or diverse, be unlike or differ¬ 
ent, to vary, differ, change. Ovid. Q.uoni- 
am variant aniini, variamus et artes. Id. 
Sic abeunt redeuntque mei, variantque 
tiinores. Propert. Variant Aquilonibus 
und®, h. e. agitantur. Liv. Ita faraa 
variat, ut, &c. Id. Varians multitudo, 
composed of men of different sentiments. 
So, pass, impers. Id. Senatus consuli 
cceptns ibi quum sententiis variaretur, 
&c. Veiled. Variatum deinde preeiiis, 
battles were fought with various success. 
Also, Plin. Varians ccelum, varying, 
unsteady. Justin. Variante victoria. 
jfARIOS (perhaps varus, a, umj, a, um, 
adj. in respect of color, of divers colors, 
party-colored, variegated, spotted, ttoiki- 
Aof, 7ro\vxpov(. Varr. Arietis lingua 
nigra, aut varia. Cato. Ubi uv® vari* 
cceperint fieri. Senec. tigres. Virg. 
lynces. Ilorat. lapides. Tibull. flores. 
—>— IT In respect of quality or nature, 
various, different, diverse, not uniform, 
varying. Cic. Transfertur in multa 
disparia: varium poema, varia oratio, 
varii mores, varia fortuna: voluptas 
varia etiam dici solet, cum percipitur 
ex multis dissimilibus rebus. Id. Pr® 
tur® jurisdictio, res varia et multiplex 
ad suspiciones et si militates. Id. Plato 
varius, et multiplex, et copiosus fuit, 
not uniform or of one sort, but, as it were, 
many-sided. So, Plin. Ep. Ingenium va¬ 
rium, flexibile, multiplex, h. e. versatile. 
Cic. Varia et diversa genera et bellorum 
et hostium. Id. Varium jus et dispar 
conditio. Liv. Varia victoria, h. e. va¬ 
rying ., alternating, now on this side, now 
on that.. Also, with the dat. different 
from, &c. Ilorat. Aiterum huic varium 
( al. leg. varum), et nihilo sapientius. 
Hence, Varium est, there are various 
opinions, it is not agreed. Cic. Quales 
sint dii, varium est. - IT Of the 
disposition, changeable, variable, light, 
fickle, inconstant. Virg. Varium et mu- 
tabile semper femina. Sallust. Animus 
audax, subdolus, varius. Flor. Anto- 
nius ingenio varius.-IT Of the soil, 
in the language of the rustic, half 
moist. Colum. terra, h. c. moist above 
and dry beneath. - IT Varius, a, um, 
was also the name of a Roman gens ; one 
of whom was L. Varius, a celebrated 
epic and tragic poet. Ilorat. and Virg. 
- IT Varius, different, various in it 
self or among its parts: Diversus, dif¬ 
ferent from something else. Varius 
refers, first of all, to the superficial 
appearance and color of a tiling: Di¬ 
versus, to the characteristic distinction 
and difference. 
VARIX (perhaps from varus, a, um, as 
distorting the legs, or as being crossed 
or distorted), Icis, m. and i.avarix,a 
swollen or dilated vein. Cic. and Cels. 
VaRS (varus, a, um), as, a. 1. to crook, 
■1 curve. Auct. de limit. 
PaRR 5 ) onis, m. a Roman cognomen. — 
M. Terentius Varro, a contemporary of 
Cicero, who was reputed to be the most 
learned of the Romans. He wrote on ma¬ 
ny subjects, zmong others de Re Rustica, 
and de Lingua Latina. — P. Terentius 
Varro Atacinus, a poet contemporary 
with the former. — C. Terent. Varro, a 
Roman consul, who commanded at the bat¬ 
tle of Cannes. 
VaRRoNIaNuS, a, um, adj. Varronian, 
pertaining to Varro. Liv. milites, h. e. 
who hod served under C. Varro. Fulgent. 
ingenia, h. e. M. Ter. Varronis. 
VaROS (unc.), i, m. a spot, botch or blister 
■_on the face, IWS-oj. Plin. 
vaRcS (perhaps from patfids), a, um, 
adj. bent inwards (according to others, 
bowed outwards) pat fids, anapfids. Varr. 
Cruribus potius varis, quam variis. Ovid. 
cornua. Id. manus. Colum. Taleam 
Varam facere, h. e. introrsuin curvare. 
Hence, having the legs bent inwards, 
bandy-legged, shambling (or otherwise, 
having the legs bowed outwards, strad¬ 
dling). Ilorat.. IT Also, different, dis¬ 
similar, unlike Horat. Aiterum genus 
fluic varum. Pcrs. Gemini varo genio. 
VaS (vado), v&dis, m. a surety or bail, 
eyyvyrfji. Usually in capital and pub¬ 
lic causes. Liv. Vades dare placuit: 
unum vadem tribus millibus ®ris obli- 
garunt. Id. Qui aut citati non adfue- 
rant, aut vades deseruerant, had desert¬ 
ed their bail; had forfeited their recogni¬ 
zance. — But also in private causes. 
Varr. Caveri lege cceptum est ab his, 
qui pr®dia venderent, vades ne darent. 
Horat. Ille, datis vadibus, qui rure ex- 
tractus in urbern est_IT Vas is any 
one who is surety or bail for the ap¬ 
pearance of either party in court, though 
more especially in capital causes. To 
be surety with one’s person was a thing 
unknown among the Romans, and only 
mentioned bv Cic. of foreigners (Off 
3, 10. Fin. 2, 24). See Liv. 3, 13. 
Prais, on the other hand, according to 
Varro and Festus, is one who is surety 
for the execution of a contract conclud¬ 
ed with the state : according to Ascon. 
(ad Cic. Verr. Act. IT, 1, 45) also a sure¬ 
ty that certain property in controversy 
shall not be impaired before the decision 
of the suit. 
VaS, vasis, also VaSUM (unc.), i,n. plur. 
VASA, orum, a vessel, cxevos, dyyeiov ; 
as, a plate, dish, knife, &c. and utensils 
of all sorts. Horat. Sincerum est nisi vas, 
quodcumque infundis, acescit. Cic. 
Vasa argentea. Id. Vas vinarium. 
Id. Vasa Sarnia. Plin. Vas potori- 
um. Id. Comburere aliquid in vase 
fictili. Liv. Vasa (of an ambassador) 
comitesque. Colum. Ex ferulis vasa 
texuntur, h. e. beehives. Cic. also calls 
a ring for sealing, vas. Plaut. Cultrum, 
securim, pistillum, mortarium, qu® 
ntenda vasa semper vicini rogant. — 
Hence, in war, Vasa, the luggage and 
baggage, ctKsvy iro\epixa. Cic. Vasa 
colligere, to pack up. Cats. Vasa con- 
clamare (see Conclamo). — In husband¬ 
ry, all utensils and instruments, as the 
plough, mattocks, &c. Pandect. Also, 
the furniture for the chase, hunter’s 
tools, Grat. — PVmentula. Plaut. - 
IT Vasum occurs in Plaut. Aliquod va- 
sum. — And Vas us in Pctron. 
VaSaIITUM (vas, vasis), ii, n. money for 
vessels and movables given to the govern¬ 
or of a province, when he departed fur his 
government. _ Cic. - IT Also, money 
or a present given to oil-pressers, per¬ 
haps for the use of their vessels. Cato. 
-IT Also, Vasaria, the movables, the 
vessels, in a bath for instance. Vitruv. 
-IT Also, a list, register, archives, 
assess-tables. Cod. Tlieod. Id vero quoci 
impossible est, e vasariis publicis aufe- 
ratur. Hence, Plin. Nec sunt omnia 
vasaria excutienda. 
VaSaTeS, um, m. a people in Aquitania. 
Anson. — Hence, VasatTcus, a, um, adj. 
Ausnn. 
VaSaTOS (vas, vasis), a, um, adj. h. e. 
mentula instructus. Lamjirid. 
VaSC 5, onis, m. plur. VaSCONES, um, 
m. apeople in Spain and Gaul, on both sides 
of the Pyrenees. Juvenal. — Adjective- 
ly. Paulin. JVolan. Vascone saltu, h. e. 
Pyrenreo. 
VaSCONIA, re, f. Vasconum regio. 
Paulin. JVolan. 
VaSCCSNIOuS, a, um, adj. ad Vascones 
pertinens. Paulin. JVolan. 
VaSCOLaRIOS (vasculum), ii, m. a gold¬ 
smith, worker in metal, especially a maker 
of cups. Cic. 
VASCOLUM (dimin. from vas, vasis), 
2 i, n. a little or small vessel, a vessel, 
speaking diminishingly, especially of 
metal or bronze, ayyciSiov. Cato. Vas¬ 
culum facito de materia hederacea. Ju¬ 
venal. Argenti vascula puri. Plaut. 
vinarium. — Also, any receptacle for 
things ; as, the capsule of certain plants, 
which holds the seed. Plin. -IT Hence, 
a beehive. Pallad. -IT Also, same 
as mentula. Petron. 
VASCOS, a, um, adj. is supposed to sig- 
3 nify empty, light, inconsiderable. Solin. 
tibia, a kind of flute, used only for prac¬ 
tice. Others interpret it, a German 
flute. -IT For vastus. Thus Vitruv. 
3, 2. adspectus (but Ed. Rod. has vastus). 
VaSTABuNDOS (vasto), a, uin,adj. rav- 
3 aging, devastating. Ammian. 
VaSTaTIS (Id.), onis, f. a ravagin'r, lay- 
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ing waste, desolating, devastation. Sal 
lust. Fuga mulierum et pueronim, vas- 
tatio domorum. Cic. Ergo in vasta- 
tione omnium tuas' possessiones sacro. 
sanctas futuras putas ? lAi. agri. Tacit. 
Regnum vastationibus intactum. 
\ aS f aT 5R (Id.), oris, m. a ravager, 
3 waster, spoiler, devastator, nopST/Tys- 
Stat. Troj®. Virg. ferarum, h. c. a 
hunter. 
VASTAToRTOS (vastator), a, uni, adj. 
. -ravaging, wasting, devastating. Ammian. 
VaSTa PRiX (Id.), icis, f. she that wastes 
2 or ravages, devastatrix. Senec. 
VaSTk (vastus), ad v. wastely, desolately. 
- -II Hence, terribly, hugely, vastly, 
immensely, very greatly, exceedingly, vio¬ 
lently, in extent or degree. Mela. Mare 
abigit vaste cedentia litora. Lucret. 
Vaste profundus. Ovid. Vastius insur- 
gens decim® ruit impetus und®.- 
H Also, hideously wide or broad, uncouth- 
ly> grossly. Cic. loqui, h. e. to proiounct 
the letters too broadly, or with too open 
a mouth. Id. Ne vastius diducantur 
verba. 
VaSTeSCS (Id.), is, n. 3. to become de- 
3 serf, or waste, rrepSopai. Acc. ap. JVon. 
VaSTIFICOS (vastus & facio), a, um, 
3 adj. causing devastation, ravaging, wast¬ 
ing. Cic. e Sophocle. Eryinanthiam vas- 
tiffcam abjecit beluam. • 
V ASTITAS (Jd.), atis, f. destitution of men 
and other creatures, desolation, devastation, 
waste , solitude, ruin, no/iOyais. Senec. 
Sterilis profundi vastitas squalet soli. 
Cic. Audistis, qu® solitudo esset in 
agris, qu® vastitas. Id. Vastitatein a 
tempi is depellebam. Id. Italian! totar.o 
ad vastitatem vocas, you was'e or seek to 
waste. Hence, figur. Id. Deflerejudi- 
ciorum vastitatem, et fori. — Also, fig¬ 
ur. devastation or wasting, h. e. the tak- 
ing off of many by death, great mortality. 
Cic. Vastitatem efficere.- IT Also, 
terrible, immense or revolting size, quality 
or nature, exceeding greatness, hugeness, 
enormity, vastness. Plin. solis. Id. odo- 
ris. Colum. Pari vastitate belluas, size, 
horrible size. Id. vocis, terrible voice, 
Gcll. Hostis formidand® vastitatis. 
VaSTITieS (Id.), ei,f. same as Vastitas. 
3 Plant. 
VXSTIT0D5 (Id.), Inis, f. devastation, 
3 waste. Cato. -IT Also, fearful form 
or size. Gell. 
VaSTS (vastus), as, avi, atum, a. 1. to 
lay waste, devastate, ravage, desolate, 
pillage, ~ip3o>. Cic. Agros vastare at- 
que exinanire. Id. Italiam vastare et 
diripere. Liv. omnia igni ferroque. 
Cies. provinciam incursionibus. Cal- 
purn. pecuaria morbo. — Also, Vasta¬ 
re homines ; as, Justin. Vastati Mace- 
dones ultionem flagitabant. — And 
without case. Cces. Vastandi causa. 
-II Hence, to make empty, to spoil, 
bereave, strip. Cic. forum. Hirt. Fines 
hostium vastare civibus, redificiis, pe- 
core. Virg. agros cultoribus. Liv. 
Agri vastati sunt, sc. pestilentia et fa¬ 
me. -IT Also, to make something be¬ 
come wild. Cic. Terrain stirpium as- 
peritate vastari, becomes wild. -IT Al¬ 
so, to waste, desolate, disquiet., harrass, 
torment, confound, perplex. Sallust. Ita 
conscientia mentem excitam vastabat. 
VASTOLttS, a, um, adj. dimin from vas- 
3 tus. Apul. 
VaSTOS (unc.), a, um, adj. waste, desert, 
desolate, without men anil other creatures, 
cpnpo;. Liv. Ager vastus et desertus. 
Cic. Genus agrorum propter pestilen- 
tiam vastnm, h. e. destitute of inhab- , 
Hants. Virg. Hrec ego vasta dabo, ’■ 
h. e. vastabo. Enn. ap. Seiv. virgines, 
h. e. desolat®. Also, Tacit. Dies per 
silentium vastus, desolate as it were, 
from the stillness.-IT Hence, waste, 
figur. h. e. without order, without form, 
unshaped, rude, uncouth, coarse, awkward, 
clumsy. Cic. Sunt ita vultu motuque 
corporis ita vasti, ut, &c. Id. Litera 
vastior, h. e. harsher, rougher. Auct. ad 
Her. oratio, sc. on account of the great 
frequency of vowels, uncouth, mule, 
grating, unpleasant. Liv. Omnia vasta, 
h. e. incondita.-II Also, hideous, 
frightful, terrible to behold or to hear, 
fearfully great, very great, huge, enor - 
mo us, immense, vast. Cues. mare. Id. 
