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rcapStvos, <6py\, femina integra, et virum 
noil experta: to which mulier is opposed, 
sc. qua: virum passa. Quintil. Cicero 
objurgantibus, quod sexagenarius virgi- 
nem duxisset (A. e. had married) eras mu- 
lier erit, iuquit. Cic. Casta, verecun- 
da, incorrupta virgo. Cws. Omnium 
seniorum, matrumfamili®, virginum 
precibus et fletu excitati. JVep. Vir- 
ginem nubilem collocare. Martial. 
Grandes virgines.' Horat. tenet'®. - J]L 
Adulta virgo. Sil. Bellica virgo, h. jf .j 
' Pallas. Ovid. Virginis ®quor, It. a 
* Helles pontus, the Hellespont. ViigM 
Eel. 4, 6. Astrwa is called Virgo. Ctca 
and Hygin. Virgo, the constellation 
Virgo. Id. Saturnia virgo, h. e. Vesta. 
Id. and Martial. Dea virgo, h. e. Diana. 
Ovid. Tempora Phoebea virgine nexa 
tulit, h. e. the laurel, into which the virgin 
Daphne, beloved by Apollo, was changed. 
Horat. Virgines sanctae, and Cic. (sim¬ 
ply) Virgines, the vestal virgins. Also, 
among ecclesiastical writers, unmarried 
and continent men, those who have abstain¬ 
ed from all commerce with women, are 
called Virgines. Tertull. and Hieronym. 
Also, Virgo, an animal, that has had no 
connection with the male; that has had no 
young. Plin. Sanguis equarum virgi¬ 
num, that have never foaled. Stat. 
Virginis ira leas. Martial. Vulva de 
virgine porca. Plin. Virgines carnes 
edere, the flesh of animals that have had 
no young. Arnob. Virgines buculse. 
— Ilence, figur. of things without life, 
pure, unmixed, unadulterated, unalloyed. 
Plin. terra, that has not yet been dug. 
Martial. Charta virgo, that has not yet 
been published or read. Tertull. Virgo 
saliva, h. e. jejuni hominis, fasting 
spittle. Id. Senecta virgo, h. e. coelebs. 
Vet. Lap. ap. Fabrett. Hoc monumen- 
tum virginem comparaverunt. Id. Ol- 
lie virgines. Apul. Virgines rosas, 
young, fresh-plucked, or fresh-blown. — 
Also, a certain very cold water, brought 
by an aqueduct to Rome, is called Virgo, 
now Trevi. Ovid., Martial., Plin., 
&c. —— IT Also, any unmarried woman 
(though not a virgin). Ovid. Virgo adul- 
tera, h. e. Medea. Virg. Audetque 
viris concurrere virgo, h. e. Pen- 
thcsil/ea, queen of the Amazons. - 
IT Also, a young married woman. Virg. 
Pasiphae. Ilorat. Virginum matres 
juvenumque. 
VIRGoSOS (virga),a, urn, adj. abounding 
3 in twigs, full of twigs. Pallad. Frutex 
virgosus (but the reading is doubtful). 
ViRGOLa (dimin. of virga), ®, f. a little 
rod, twig or branch, pafi&iov. Mep. 
Corona facta duabus virgulis oleaginis, 
sprig's. ■ — IT Also, a little staff. Cic. 
Virgula stantem circumscripsit. Senec. 
Virgula vitrea. — Hence, Manil. Nor- 
malis virgula, h. e. linea. — Hence, 
also, Cic. Virgula divina, (perhaps) a 
magic wand. — Hence, also, Quintil. 
Virgula censoria, a small line or stroke, 
made near a word, to show that it should 
be struck out, otherwise called obelus. 
VIRGuLaTOS (virgula), a, am,, adj. 
2 striped, streaked, rayed, marked with 
stripes or lines. Plin. (de concharum 
generibus) Jam distinctione virgulata, 
crinita, crispa, &c. 
VIRGuLTQM (for virguletum, from vir¬ 
gula), i, n. a shrub, bush, small tree, 
(iXavrypa, tppvyavov; a thicket, shrub¬ 
bery. Colum. Regio virgultorum ferax 
est. Cces. Sarmentis virgultisque col- 
lectis. Virg. Q.u®cumque premes vir- 
gulta per agros, sparge fimo pingui, set 
or plant layers. Id. Dum tenera atton- 
dent simte virgulta capellce. Liv. Par¬ 
tem militum locis circa densa obsita 
virgulta obscuris subsidere in insi- 
diis jussit, brushwood. Varr. Argei 
fiunt e scirpeis virgultis: simulacra 
sunt hominum triginta.- IT Figur. 
Cic. Owl. 18. Ergo hoec deserta via, et 
inculta, atque interclusa jam frondibus 
et virgultis relinquatur.-IT Virgul- 
tus, a, um, adj .full of shrubs, full of 
thickets. Sallust, fragm. Consedit in 
valle virgulta nemorosaque. Sil. Vir¬ 
gulta tegitur valle, ae frondentibus um- 
bris (al. leg. occulta). 
riRGONCdLS. (dimin. of virgo), ®, f. 
a little virgin; a young maid, nap- 
dcvicrKiipiov. Juvenal. Tunc cum vir- 
guncula Juno. Senec. Libertinorum 
virguncul®. 
VIRIA, ®, f. a bracelet, xpcXKiov, irepixet- 
ptov. Tertull. and Plin. 
VIItlATOS (viria), a, um, adj. furnished 
with a. bracelet. Lucil. ap. Mon. Contra 
flagitium, nescire bello vinci a bar- 
baro viriato Annibale. - IT Others 
■ - derive this from vires, and then it would 
V l « gnify powerful., strong, mighty, Kpa- 
jSSiflrk, evOcvrjc 
Jfc|4i|Hlj.S, or VIRIaT. S, i, m. a 
Mp or Portuguese man , "f great 
isST*.- ~ from a hunln■, breaming a 
from a rtM* r a .//-'/ igaishrd 
^/Fu^jKbgainst the Romans, on the pari 
of tne nusitanians. Flor. — Hence, Vi- 
riathinus, or Viriatinus, a, uin, adj. 
of or pertaining to Virialus. Sueton. 
helium.-IT Another Viriathus, or 
Viriatus, is mentioned. Sil. 
VIRTCA, se, f. a kind of missile weapon. 
(fell. 10, 15. (most Edd. have in rica). 
VIRICCL^iTdimin. of vires), arum, f. 
3 little stren^tyr force. Apul. patrimonii, 
tenues faculties, small property. 
vmrcoLUM, k n. a graving-tool, graver. 
2 Plin. 
VIRIDaRIUM, or VIRIDTaRTUM (vi- 
ridis), ii, n. a place set with green trees 
and plants, a green garden or inclosure, a 
pleasure garden, a green, TrapdJcioo;, 
d\(oa. Plin., Sueton., &c.-11 Viri- 
daria, or, Viridiaria, green trees or 
plants. Pandect. 
viRrDARros, or vrRrorARros (id.), 
3 ii, m. a gardener. Inscript, ap. Oruter. 
VIRIDe (Id.), adv. of a green color, 
2 greenly. Plin. {de smaragdis) Nihil 
omnino viridius comparatum illis viret. 
Id. Callais viride pallens. ( Harduin. 
ne viridi pallens.) 
VIRIDIA, um, n. See Viridis. 
VIRIDIaRIUM, ii, n. See Viridarium. 
VIRIDICO (viridis) , as, avi, atum, n. 
1 and a. 1. Intrans. to be greenish; hence, 
Viridicans, greenish. Tertull. - 
IT Trans, to make green; hence, Viridi- 
catus, a, um, made green, green. Cic. 
Silva viridicata, green. 
VIRIDIS (vireo), e, adj. green, of the 
color of grass, grass-green, sea-green 
(green in all its shades), verdant, oipd;. 
Cic. In viridi, opacaque ripa inarnbu- 
lantes. Virg. gramen. Cic. Campi vi- 
ridissimi, h. e. covered with green grass. 
Virg. Viridis rEgyptus, h. e. feraxplan- 
tarum et frugum. Cic. Ignein ex lig- 
nis viridibus atque humidis facere. 
Horat. Viridfque certat bacca Venafro 
h. e. oleis Venafri. Stat. Virides Amy- 
cls, h. e. oleo abundantes. Ovid. Viri¬ 
dis avis, h. c. psittacus. Pctron. Viri¬ 
dis Thasos, h. c. viridis et maculosi 
marmoris ferax. Plin. Viridiores her- 
bse. Virg. Viridissima gramine ripa. 
Id. Virides occultant spineta lacertos. 
Horat. Virides colubr*. Id. Viridis 
mons, h. e. covered with grass and green 
trees. Val. Flacc. lacus, surrounded 
with trees. Ovid. Virides Britanni, 
painted ivith vitrum, or glastum {woad). 
Especially of the sea and ail that per¬ 
tains to it. Horat. Virides Nereidum 
com®. Claudian. Vobis Ionia virides 
Neptunus in alga nutrit equos. Ovid. 
Clauserunt virides ora loquentis aqu®. 
Id. Viridesque dei, quibus ®quora cu- 
r®. Id. {de Arethusa) Dea sustulit alto 
fronte caput, viridesque manu siccata 
capillos, &c. Id. {de Acheloo) Rejecivi- 
ridem de corpore vestem. Virg. Hie 
viridis tenera pratexit arundine ripas 
Mincius. Also, Virg. in Ciri. pallor, 
greenish or yellowish. Plin. cadum, 
A. e. dear, consequently blue. — Hence, 
Viride, green, a green color. Plin. Bac- 
cis e viridi rubentibus, A. e. of a reddish 
green; of a green -mixed with red. Also, 
Viride, any thing green; hence, subst. 
plur. Viridia, green trees, plants, &c. 
Plin. and Vitruv.; also, garden plants, 
green herbs. Colum. ; also, green walks, 
as in a garden. Phcedr. -IT Figur. 
Viridis, green, h. e. fresh, not old. Co¬ 
lum. Viridis caseus. Quintil. fructus 
studiorum.-IT Also, Viridis, green, 
A. e. young, youthful, fresh, lively, vigo¬ 
rous, active, hale, strong. Colum. Viri¬ 
dis Stas. Ovid. Frater’ad eloquium vi- 
967 
ridi tendebat ab ®vo. Virg. Euryalus 
forma insignis, viridique juventa, in the 
flower of his youth. Id. {de Charonte) 
Jam senior, sed cruda deo viridisque 
senectus. Plin. Ep. Octogesimo ®tatis 
anno decessit, usque ad novissimam 
valetudinem viridis, A. s. vigens, et suc- 
ci plena, ut plant® virentes. Stat. Bel¬ 
lo viridis manus, A. e. cetate fiorentes, 
et bello idonei. Sil. Hinc virides ausis 
anni, fervorque decorus. Senec. Senex, 
sed meliercule viridis animo ac vigens. 
Sil. In anna ille quidein cruda mente, 
et viridissimus ir® ibat: sed vani fri- 
gentem in Marte senectam prodebant 
Ictus, A. e. plenus ir® atque impetus. 
Also, of the sound or of the voice. 
Gell. II litterain inserebant Veteres plu- 
risque vocibus verborum firmandis ro- 
borandisque, ut sonus earum esset viri- 
dior, vegetiorque. Id. Firmior ei, cre¬ 
do, et viridior sonus esse vocis visus est 
rectos dicere cupressos, quam rcctas _ 
IT Viridum, for viridium in genit. plur. 
Stat. 
VIRIDITaS (viridis), atis, f. greenness, 
the green color of a thing, verrdure, %A cu- 
pbrns. Cic. Terra semen tepefactum 
vapore, et complexu suo diffundit, et 
elicit herbescentem ex eo viriditatem. 
Id. Pratoruin viriditas. Plin. maris. 
- IT Figur. freshness, vigor, augy. 
Cic. Sed quamdiu in illo opinato malo 
vis qu®dam insit, et vigeat, et habeat 
quandam viriditatem, tamdiu appelletur 
recens. Id. Senectus aufert earn viri¬ 
ditatem, in qua etiam tunc erat Scipio. 
VIRID5 (Id.), as, n. and a. 1. Intraks. 
2 to be green; hence, Viridans, green, 
verdant. Virg. laurus. Id. Ut viridante 
toro consederat herb®. Plin. hedera. 
-IT Trans, to make green. Ovid. Num 
vada subnatis imo viridentur ab lierbis, 
become green. Val. Flacc. Nexas viri- 
dantem floribus hastas. 
VIRILIS (vir), e, adj. of or pertaining to 
a man, manly, avdpeios. — 1. In respect 
of sex. Sullust. fragm. Magna gloria 
concurrentium undique virile et muli- 
ebre sexus. Liv. Amulius stirpem fra- 
tris virilem interimit, the male offspring. 
Ncp. Si is virilem sexum non reliquis- 
set, no male issue. Liv. Virilis sexus, 
the male sex. Ovid.. Vultumque virilem 
perfudit, A. e. viri, of Actceon. Ovid. 
Vox virilis. Id. facies. Id. flamma, 
A. e. amor viri in mulierem. Id. Vi- 
riles ccetus. Id. Discite, femineis quid 
tela virilia pr®stent. Cato ap. Gell. 
In balneis virilibus lavari, A. e. in which 
men only are accustomed to bathe ; so, 
Vitruv. Virilia convivia, A. e. at which 
women are not present. Ovid. Fortuna 
virilis, a goddess, who, it was believed, 
prevented men from seeing the faults of 
women, Tvxi dvdprfa. Hence, Lucret. 
Pars virilis, to aioolov, or, Plin. {absol.) 
Virilia, ra aiSoIa dpcreviKa. — 2. In re¬ 
spect of age. Cic. Toga virilis, the 
manly gown, which was assumed by 
young men at the commencement or 
end of the sixteenth year of their age. 
Ilorat. Viriles partes, the part or duty of a 
man. Ilence, Virilis pars, or portio, the 
share or portion that falls to each man ; as, 
of an inheritance. Pandect. Necessitas 
restituendi nepotihus viriles paries. Id 
Virilis portio. Id. Singuli viriles, id 
est ®quales, portiones habebunt. Also, 
simply, Virilis. sc. portio, or, pars ; as, 
Pandect. Non puto ad virilem uxorem 
redigendam. Id. Viriles autem inter 
eos fieri, qui eo tempore vixerint. But 
sometimes, Virilis, sc. portio, or, pars, 
► comprehends the whole of an inheri¬ 
tance, according to Ulpian. in Pandect. 
Ilence, Pars virilis, the part, office, or 
duty of a man; as, Cic. Est aliqua 
mea pars virilis, it is my duty; it is 
incumbent upon me. Id. Plus quam pars 
virilis postulat, more than I am strictly 
bound to do. Liv. Cum illius glori® 
pars virilis apud omnes milites sit, qui 
simul vicerint: su® victori® neminem 
omnium mortalium socium esse, every 
soldier had a right to share, &c. Ilence, 
Pro virili parte, for my part; as much 
as belongs to me. Cic. Me ejus be- 
neficio “plus quam pro virili parte 
obligatum puto, more than for my own. 
part; more than as an individual. Id, 
