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VEL 
VEN 
i). and a. 1. Intrans. to sail, set sail, 
make sail, navigate, iortoSpopca). Pro- 
pert per aquas. Plin. erectis capitibus. 
- IT Trans, to sail through; hence, 
Velificatus, a, um, sailed through, 6ia- 
wXebucvos. Juvenal. Velificatus Athos. 
VeLIFICOR (Id.), aris, atus sum, dep. 1. 
to sail. Propert. Una ratis fati nostros 
portabit amores ad infernos velificata 
lacus.- II Figur. to faoor ; to make 
make court to, court. Cic. suo honori, 
h. e. to further, advance, promote. Ctel. 
ad Cic. Ne aut velificatus alicui di- 
caris. 
VeLIFICOS (Id.), a, um, adj. made with 
2 sails, sailing , lortoSpo/xuv. Plin. cur- 
sus navigii. 
VELINbS, a, um, adj. in or of Velia, Ve- 
3 lian, Feline. Virg. portus. —— IT Cic. 
Lacus Velinus ; or, Virg. Velinus (ab- 
sol.), a lake in the Sabine district. Hence, 
Cic. Velina tribus ; or, Horat. Velina 
(absol.), a tribe in this region. 
VELITaRIS (veles), e, adj. of or per tam¬ 
ping to the velites. Liv. hasta. 
VeLITaTIS (velitor), onis, f. a skirmish- 
3 ing, skirmish, dKpo/3o\iapds, dipipaxia. 
Figur. in words Plaut. 
VELITERNiNtiS, a, um, adj. same as 
Feliternus. Plin. 
VELTTeRN&S, a, um, adj. of nr pertaining 
to Felitna. Liv. hostis. Id. coloni. Id. 
ager. Id. Veliterni, the inhabitants of 
Velilrts. 
VeLITeS, um, m. See Feles. 
VeLITiJR (veles), aris, atus sum, dep. 1. 
2 to begin the fight by skirmishing like the 
velites, to skirmish. Apul. Equus pos- 
tremis velitatur calcibus. Id. Lapidi- 
bus crebris in emn velitantur. Id. Pri- 
mis Veneris pneliis velitatus Cupido. 
Cic. II*c est iniqua certatio, non ilia, 
qua tu contra Alphenum velitabaris. — 
Hence, figur. to skirmish, with words, 
for instance ; to wrangle, scold, &c. 
Plaut. Nescio quid yos velitati estis in¬ 
ter vos duos. Gell. Neque in maledic- 
tis adversus improbos velitandum.- 
II Also, to skirmish, preface or make trial 
beforehand, essay. Apul. Saga primis 
disciplin® suee velitatur.-II Velita- 
re periculum alicui, to threaten, intend. 
Apul. 
VELiTR/E, arum, f. a Volscian town in 
Labium. Liv. 
VeLIV3LaNS (velum & volo, as), tis, 
3 particip. or adj. same as Velivolus. 
Cic. e poet.a. 
VeurVOLOS (Id.), a,um, adj. winged with 
•I sails, flying as it were with sails, poeti¬ 
cally for furnished with sails, full of sails, 
sailed over, &c. As an epithet of ves¬ 
sels, lorLodpondbv. Ovid. Et freta veli- 
volas non habitura rates. — Of the sea. 
Virg. Despiciens mare velivolum, ter- 
rasque jacentes. 
VeLLX., re, f. said by countrymen for 
3 Villa, according to Varr. R. R. 1, 2. 
VeLLaTuRX (for vehelatura, from vehe- 
3 la), ®, f. a carrying, carting, carriage. 
Varr. Vellaturam facere, h. c. quosstus 
causa yecturam facere. 
VeLLeIaNuS [quadrisyl.], a, um, adj. 
Velleian, proceeding from, or named after 
a Velleius. Pandect. 
VeLLeIOS [trisyl.] PATERCULUS, a 
Roman historian under Tiberius. 
VeLLEREOS (vellus), a, um, adj. of skin 
or wool. Ascon. crumen®. 
VeLLTCaTIM (vellico), adv. by snatches, 
3 piecemeal, unconncctedly, here a little and 
there a little, pepudbs. Sisenn. ap. JVon. 
Ne vellicatim ac saltuatim scribendo 
lectorum animos impediremus. 
VeLLICaTIS (Id.), onis, f. a twitching, 
3 pinching, nipping, taunting, carping, 
rt\p6i. Senec. 
V'kLLIC( 3 (frequentat. from vello), as, 
avi, atum, a. 1. to twitch, pinch, nip, 
peck (of birds), vcllicale, izapariXXio. 
Qu.inlil. Puer ex p®dagogo se vellicari 
respondit. Plaut. Cornix volturios vei- 
licat. .JVemesian. Cui deus arridens 
horrentes pectore setas vellicat. - 
IT Hence, figur. to twitch, pinch, nip, 
Vffk, to carp or rail at, taunt, backbite. 
Cic. In conviviis rodnnt, in circulis 
vellicant. Horat. Vellicat absentem 
Demetrius. — Also, to sting, icound; for 
instance, with jealousy. Propert. - 
IT Of bees, to suck, sting or puncture. 
Varr. -IT Also, figur. to prick on, 
stimulate. Senec. Vellicandus est ani¬ 
mus. 
VeLLIGER (vellus & gero), era, erum, 
adj .fleece-bearing. Hence, absol. Velli- 
ger, the Ram, the sign Aries. Germanic. 
VeLLS (rtAXco), is, velli and vulsi (vol- 
si), vulsum (volsum), a. 3. to pluck, pull 
out, pick, rtXXu, dirorlXXw, paSi^oi. 
Varr. lanam ex ovibus. Plin. Durat 
quibusdam in locis vellendi (oves) mos. 
Propert. albos a stirpe capillos. JMar¬ 
tial. comam. Plin. anseres. Horat. 
pilos equin® caud®. Hence, Velli, to 
have the beard plucked out, so that it 
cannot grow again. Sueton. Coes. 45. 
(though it need not, perhaps, be confined 
to the beard).-II Also, to pluck or pull 
out, off or up, tear out. Cic. Emblema- 
ta ex patellis vellerat. Liv. Quum pars 
fosas explerent, pars vellerent vallum. 
Virg. Vellere signa, pubemque educere 
cast.ris, pull up. Id. postes a cardine. Id. 
hastam de c®spite. Plin. legnmina e 
terra. Tibull. modo nata poma. Lucan. 
Vnlsa pectore tela.-IT Also, to twitch, 
pull, pinch, nip. Horat. Vellere ccepi. Id. 
Veliunt tibi barbam pueri. Ovid, latus 
digitis. Also, Vellere aurem, to pull or 
twitch the ear, pull one by the ear, and 
hence, to remind one of something. Virg. 
Cynthins aurem vellit, et admonuit, 
&c. Calpurn. Vellit ssepius aurem in- 
vida paupertas. — Hence, figur. to pull, 
pinch, prick, bite, torment. Stat. Sed 
mea secreto velluntur pectora inorsu. 
— Also, Vulsus (homo), having convul¬ 
sions. Plin. -IT See, also, Vulsus,a,um. 
VeLLOS (allied with vello), eris, n. 
the shorn wool, while it yet hangs to¬ 
gether, the shorn fleece, of sheep, k6ko(. 
Varr. Lanam demptam, ac congloba- 
tam vellera adpellant. Horat. Vellera 
lan®. Id. Aquinatem potantia vellera 
fucum. — Hence, wool, fleece, on the 
sheep or off. Ovid. Vellera trahere 
digitis. Virg. Agna atri velleris. 
Id. Aries vellera siccat. - IT Also, 
the sheep-skin, wool and all; the fleece ; 
whether still on the animal or drawn 
oft’. Virg. Aries vellera siccat (see 
above). Id. Stratis jacebat velleribus.— 
Also, poetically, Vellera, for sheep. Calp. 
2, 7.-U Also, the skin of any animal 
with the hair on it, skin of the lion, goat, 
&c. Ovid. Setis hirsuta leonis vpllera. 
Id. cervina. Id. ferina, of wild beasts. 
-11 Also, what is of wool. Stat. 
Parnasia vellera, h. e. band for the top 
of the head or for fastening laurel or ivy 
wreaths. -IT Also, what is like wool; 
for instance, woolly moss. Calp. 6, 67. 
Also, Virg. Tenuia nec Ian® per cailum 
vellera ferri, h. e. little woolly clouds. 
Martial. Tacitarum vellus aquarum, 
h. e. snow like wool. Virg. Vellera de- 
pectant tenuia Seres, h. c. down. 
VeL 5 (velum), as, avi, atum, a. 1. to cov¬ 
er, veil, with one’s robe, &c. aKcnd^oi. 
Cic. Se diis immortalibus capite velato 
devovere. Virg. Capita (as to our heads) 
ante aras Phrygio velainur amictu. 
Id. Vciare tempora myrto. Ovid. Spon- 
sa velata flamtneo caput ( acc .). Quintil. 
Togam demittere velandarum varicum 
gratia. Plin. Allium tenuissimis vela- 
tur membranis. Virg. Velat® anten- 
ns, h. e. velis indut®.— Also, to clothe, 
dress. Virg. Fulvis velatur corpora 
setis. Id. Tiberim glauco velabat 
amictu carbasus. Liv. Velatus toga. 
-IT Hence, to wind about, bind about, 
encircle, surround; or also, to deck, 
adorn. Virg. delubra fronde. Ovid. 
Palatia sertis. Plaut.. Velatis manibus 
orant, ignoscamus peccatum suum; 
and, Virg. Aderant velati ramis ole®, 
veniamque rogantes (see Velamentum, 
at the end).- IT Figur. to cover, veil, 
cloak, hide, conceal. Senec. Scelere ve- 
landum est scelus. Tacit, odium falla- 
cibus blanditiis. 
VeLoCITaS (velox), atis, f. swiftness, 
fleetness , velocity, rapidity, celerity, quick¬ 
ness, nimbleness, raxvrris. Cic. Vide- 
mus alios velocitate ad cursum, alios 
viribus ad luctandum valere. Id. Non 
viribus, aut velocitatibus, aut celeri- 
tate corporum res magn® geruntur 
(where velocitas refers to speed, swift¬ 
ness in running, celeritas to agility,. 
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quickness of motion). Hirt. equi. Ia 
Germani pedites summit velocitalis 
Justin. Velocitas Fam®. Tacit. In. 
cendium anteiit remedia velocitate ma¬ 
il. Plin. Velocitas cogitationuin, ani- 
mique celeritas. 
VELOCITER (Id.), adv. swiftly, quickly, 
speedily, nimbly, rapidly, raxiais. Ovid. 
Vise velociter aulam. Plin. Aquatic® 
arbores senescunt velociter. Cic. Ve- 
locius. Id. Velocissime. 
VELOX (volo, as), ocis, adj. swift, quick, 
fleet, rapid, speedy, rax uj- Liv. juve- 
nes. Cats. Pedites velocissimi. Virg. 
canes. Id. navis. Id. jaculum. Lucan. 
ainnis. Lucret. flamma. Plin. arliores, 
h. e. growing rapidly. Id. Genus herb® 
opio velocius ad mortem, h. e. celerius 
mortem afferens. Quintil. Velocissima 
navigatio. Ovid. Veloces hor®. Mar¬ 
tial. munera, h. e. rapidly erected. Senec. 
via, li. e. qu® velociter conficitur. — 
Found also in the sense of agile, active, 
nimble. Ovid. Et male veloci justa so- 
luta Remo.—Also, figur. Cic. Nihil 
est animo velocius. Quintil. Irigenium 
velox ac mobile. — Also, jvith infin. Stat. 
VELUM (from veho, as prelum from pro¬ 
mo ; Cic. Orat. 45, seems to form it 
from vexillum, as ala from axilla)^i, n. 
a sail, {(Trior. Virg. Procella velum 
ferit. Ovid. Antennis subnectere ve¬ 
lum, h. e. to strike and furl. Liv. Ve¬ 
la iu altum dare, to sail, set sail, put to 
sea. Cic. Ad id unde aliquis status os- 
tenditur, vela do, h. c. figur. sail, make 
all sail. Id. Statimne nos vela facere, 
an paullulum remigare I li. e. figur. 
make sail, spread our sails. Ovid. Quum 
vellent jam dare vela rates, h. c. to set 
sail. Virg. Vela intendere vends. 
Quintil. permittere vends. Virg. sol¬ 
vere. Hirt. Velis profugere, by help of 
sails. — Also, figur. Cic. Pandere vela 
orationis, spread the sails. Cic. and 
Horat. contrahere, to draw in. Horat. 
Ne parva Tyrrhenum per ®quor vela 
darem. Martial. Dare vela fam®, h. e. 
permittere se fam®. Cic. Res velis 
remisque fugienda, h. e. with all one’s 
might, with the utmost effort, &c.; so, 
Plaut. Remigio veloque fuge. -- 
IT Also, a cover, veil, any stuff which 
serves to cover over or envelop. Cic. 
Tabernacula carbaseis intenta velis, 
coverings. Id. Quos videtis velis 
amictos, non togis, (of effeminate and 
fashionable persons). — Hence, a cur¬ 
tain, hanging. Plin. Ep. Eadem, dis- 
creta veio sedet, behind the curtain or 
arras. Senec. Allevare velum, to draw 
up, raise. Sueton. Vela pratenta fori- 
bus. Plin. Ep. Vela obducere. Hence, 
Quasi velis quibusdam obtenditur uni- 
uscujusque natura. — Also, Vela, the 
cloths or awning drawn over the theatre 
or amphitheatre as a protection from the 
heat of the sun. Plin. 
VELuMEN, inis, n. h. e. vellus. Varro. 
3 (Others read differently.) 
VEL0T,or VELOTI (vel &. ut, or uti), adv. 
as, like as, wsiren, olov. Sallust. Vitam 
silendo transire, veluti pecora. Cic. 
Ejus conatum refutabo : velut hester- 
no die, cum roihi minaretur, voce 
tantum atdgi legum initium. Also, fol¬ 
lowed by sic. Cic. ; or by ita. Colum. 
— It may also often be rendered, as for 
example, for instance. Cic. Elogia monu- 
menlorum id significant: velut hoc ad 
portam. Id. Besti® aquatiles, qu® 
gignuntur in terra, veluti crocodili.- 
11 Also, as if, as it were. Cws. Lffiti, ve- 
1 ut explorata victoria, ad castra pergunt. 
Nep. Velut hereditate relictum odium. 
Plin. Com® velut cruentant, stain as it 
ware with blood. Ovid. Vidit cornua ve¬ 
lut evanescere Luns.-II Velut si, 
just as if, as if. Cces. Absentis Ario- 
visti crudelitatem, velut si coram ades- 
set, horrebant. Followed by ita. Liv. 
— Also, Velut, for velut si. Tibull. 
Velut signum probarem, as if I, &c. 
VeNX. (unc.), ®, f. a vein, q>Xiip, 
dyyclov. Cic. Ven® et arteri® a cor- 
de tract® et profect®. Cels. Venain 
incidere, to open; so, Tacit, aperire ; 
and, Sueton. secare ; and, Juvenal, per- 
tnndere ; and, Colum. solvere; so also, 
Virg. ferire. — Hence, for Wood. Sidon 
Pocula tinguere venis. — Sometimes, 
