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BLA 
BIR 
illigare ; astringere ; revincire. — a nap¬ 
kin about the neck, ligare sudarium cir- 
cum collum. — To bind one to the stake, 
aliquem alligare ad palum. — To bind, 
one’s hands behind his bach , manus veil- 
gare, manus illigare or religare post 
tergum. -IT ( fasten together into a 
whole), colligare, vincire. — the hair into 
a knot, crines in nodum cogere. — 
hay, foennm vincire. — sheaves, ma- 
nipulos colligere, vincire. — To bind a 
book, librura compingere. —- IT (ce¬ 
ment), ligare, vincire. -IT (Aa;), col¬ 
ligare. — To bind a sandy soil, solum 
arenosum arboribus, herbis, etc., colli¬ 
gate. -IT To bind up, alligare, deli- 
gare; obligare. — a wound, obligare 
vulnus. — the eye, oculum alligare.—I 
To bind up the book in the same volume, 
librum eodem volumine complecti. — 
My welfare is bound up in yours, tua. 
salute contineturmea.-IT (to inwrap, 
envelop ), involvere; induere alicui all- 
quid, - IT (to connect, unite), res in¬ 
ter se jungere, colligare; conjungere, 
connectere aliquid cum aliqua re. 
Mil me virtues are bound together, om- 
nes virtutes inter se nexae sunt. — 
IT (to restrict, confine), astringere, ob¬ 
stringere. — by an oath, obstringere ju- 
rejurando. — To be bound {tied, confined) 
by something, constrictum, obstrictum es¬ 
se, teneri aliqua re, (as a vow, promise, 
&c.).-IT (to constrain, oblige), alligare, 
obligare,obstringere, devincire.-77te law 
binds any one, lex tenet aliquem. — Vo be 
bound to a fixed poetic measure, alligatum 
esse ad certam pedum necessitatein. — 
To be bound to the observance of a league, 
foedere alligatum or illigatum esse.— 
To bind a man by an oath, aliquem Sacra¬ 
mento adigere. — To bind one’s sclj to 
do a thing, se obligare alicui rei, (or with 
ut); se obstringere in aliquid {by oath, 
Sacramento ; to a crime, in scelus). — I 
am bound to do this, hoc meum est. — To 
be bound {obliged, to one, alicujus benefi- 
ciis obligatum esse. — To be bound to 
serve one, alicui obnoxium esse. —— 
TT (to make costive), astringere. — do 
bind the body, alvum astringere. 
IT To bind over , vadari. 
Binder, qui ligat, colligat, illigat, etc.; al¬ 
ligator. See Book-binder. 
Bindweed, convolvulus (L.). 
BIOGRAPHY, vitarum scriptio or de- 
scriptio ; vital. — of a man, vita alicujus, 
vita; alicujus descriptio et imago. 
Biographer, qui vitam alicujus narrat, 
enarrat. — / am my own biographer, me- 
am vitam ipse narro. 
BIPED, bipes. 
BIRCH, betula. — Birchen, e betula tac- 
tus . — Ji birch-rod, virga betula;. 
BIRD, avis, volucris : ales ( esp. a large b.) ; 
praepes (from the flight of which omens 
were derived), oscen ( from whose song 
and note omens, &c.). —d little bird, avi- 
cula. — The catching of birds, aucupium. 
— To catch birds, aucupari. — A bird- 
catcher, auceps. —A birdcage, cavea. 
Birdlime, viscus. — Bird-call, fistula au- 
cupatoria. - IT (fellow), homo, lio- 
muncio. . c 
BIRTH (a coming into life), ortus. — Qfather 
by birth, pater nature. — The hour of 
one’s birth, hora, qua aliquis natus (ge- 
nitus) est. — From one’s birth up, inue 
ab incunabulis. — Before one’s birth, an¬ 
te aliquem natum, ante quam aliquis 
natus est. — Birth-day, dies quo aliquis 
natns (genitus) est ; dies natalis, also 
natalis. — Birth-day present , munus na- 
talicium. — Birth-place, locus quo (urbs 
in nua) aliquis genitus est; urbs patria. 
_ Athens is his birth-place, natus est 
Atlienis.-IT (origin,rise,beginning), 
origo, ortus, initium.- 7 IT (extraction, 
descent), ortus ; genus ; stirps. — Of high 
birth, nobili genere natus, pobili or 
baud obscuro loco natus.— Of low, ig¬ 
noble birth, ignobili, humili, obscuro loco 
natus ; obscuris ortus majoribus. — By 
birth a Tusculan, by citizenship a Roman, 
ortu Tusculanus, civitate Romanns.—^ 
Macedonian by birth, natione Macedo. 
._ ft (creature born ), partus \ lriluns 
editus. — An untimely birth, abortus. 
_IT (a bringing forth), partio, partus, 
partura. 
Sirth-right, jus quod ex genere est. 
BLA 
IT (primogeniture), jus primorum natali- 
um, primogenitura. 
BISCUIT, buccellatum, panis castrensis, 
I for soldiers) ; panis nauticus (sea-bis¬ 
cuit). - IT (confectioner’s b.), panis 
dulciarius. 
BISECT, medium secare. 
BTSHOP, episcopus. — A bishop’s dignity, 
pontificatus. — A bishop’s crosier, lituus 
episcopi. 
BISMUTH, vismutum. 
BISSEXTILE year, annus intercalaris, 
annus bissextus. — day, dies iuterca- 
laris, dies bissextus, bissextum. 
BIT (of a bridle), orea. — A bridle with a 
sharp bit, frenuin hipatum. 
To Bit a horse, oream ori equi inserere. 
BIT (mouthful), offa, frustum, bolus, buc- 
cea . — Utile bit, offula. — Bit by bit, 
offatim, frustatim. -IT (morsel, little 
piece), mica, uncia; frustum.— A bit of 
bread, uncia panis.-IT (a little) , paul- 
lulum. — Mot a bit, ne tantilluin quidem, 
ne minimum quidem. — To wait a bit, 
paulum or paulisper opperiri. 
BITCH. — Bitch-dog, car.is feinina (or 
merely r.anis, if joined with an adj. which 
determines its gender). — A bitch-wolf, 
lupa. , , 
BITE, mordere (of the teetn, of cold, of 
bitter words, of the taste) ; pungere (of 
the taste, mind.) — into something, dente 
mordere, morsu arripere aliquid. — 
Dorrs bite, canes mordent. — To bite the 
dust (of a dying man), mordere humum. 
--- To bite off, mordicus auferre ; deinor- 
dere ; priemordere (bite off the fore 
part). 
Bite, subst. morsus. — To kill by a bite, 
morsu necare, mordicus interficere. 
Biting, mordens, mordax, (prop, andfig.) ; 
acidus (as to taste ) 5 aculeatus (ug., 
cutting, stinging). — Biting words, ver- 
borum aculei. — Biting wit, asperiores 
facetire. — A biting jest, jocus mordens. 
— Biting vinegar, mordax or acidum 
acetum.”— A biting axe, securis mor¬ 
dax. 
BITTER (in taste), amarus, acerbus. — 
A bitter taste, sapor amarus or acerbus : 
— taste in the mouth, os amarurn. — To 
become bitter, amarescere, inamarescere. 
— Somewhat bitter, subamarus. — Bit¬ 
ter sweet, ex dulci amarus.-IT (vi¬ 
olent, severe), acerbus ; gravis. — Bitter 
want, summa egestas, mendicitas. — 
Bitter hate, acerbum odium. ■— A bitter 
enemy, acerbus inimicus. — Bitter cold, 
frigus acerbum.-IT (biting, cutting, 
reproachful), acerbus, amarus, mordax, 
aculeatus. 
Bitterly, amare ; acerbe, aspere, gravi- 
ter._ To wound one’s feelings bitterly, 
alicui acerbum dolorem inurere. — To 
weep bitterly, effusissime flere.— To ac¬ 
cuse one bitterly, acerbe or graviter accu- 
sare aliquem. — To reproach one bitterly, 
aspere vituperare aliquem. — Bitterly an- 
<rry, periratus, iracundiD. inflamrnatus. 
Bitterness, amaritudo (prop, and fig.), 
amaritas (prop.) ; acerbitas (harshness, 
unfriendliness ; calamitous stale) ; gravi- 
tas (violence, vehemence)-, ira, bills, 
odium, (anger, hate) ; aegritudo, manor, 
(m-ief). — A bitterness of tone, amaritu- 
do vocis. — To write to one with great 
bitterness, acerbissime alicui scribere. 
BITTERN, ardea stellaris (L.). 
BITUMEN, bitumen. 
Bituminous, bituinineus, bituminatus, 
bituminosus. 
BIVOUAC, excubiiB in armis. 
To Bivouac, in armis excubare, pro 
castris excubare. 
BLAB, v. a. effutire, deblaterare, efferre 
(foras or in vulgus), proferre (foras), 
enuntiare (foras). 
Blab, subst. vulgator, fanugerator; gar- 
rulus (prattler). 
BLACK, ater (opp. to albus ; fig. mourn¬ 
ful, calamitous), niger (opp. to Candidas), 
pullus (dirty, dingy black, by nature or by 
dirt), fusciis (blackish ; e. g. of a skin 
burnt by the sun) ; atratus, pnllatus, 
' '{dressed in black) ; atrox (atrocious, hor- 
\ible), scelestus (accursed.) ; tristis, tetri- 
cus Jirloomy, sullen). — To become black, 
nigrescere. — To be black, nigrere. — 
To be somewhat black, nigricare. — Black 
and blue, lividns. — The. black art, ars 
inanca. j n black and while, scriptus : — 
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to have a thing under black and white , 
fidem literarum habere. — A sky black 
with clouds, ccelum obscurum. — Black- 
berry, morum rubi, rubum; -bush, 
rubus. — Blackbird, merula. — Black¬ 
smith, faber ferrarius.— Blackthorn, pru- 
nus silvestris ; prunes spinosa (L.). 
Black, subst.. color niger; atramentum. 
-IT (black dress), pulla vestis, pulla 
(pi.) ; vestis or cultus lugubris, squa¬ 
lor, sordes. — Dressed in black (mourn- 
ireg-),sordidatus;pullatus, atratus, veste 
lugubri vestitus. -IT (the black of a 
thing), atrum, nigrum.-Tl (a negro), 
iEthiops, Afer. 
Blackish, subniger, nigricans ; fuscus 
(dark-colored, dusky). 
To Blacken (make black), denigrare; in 
fuscare (make blackish). -IT (darken, 
obscure), nigrum facere. — The heavens 
were blackened, ccelum nubibus obdue- 
tum erat. - IT (defame), de fami or 
existiniatione alicujus detrahere; con- 
flare or conciliare alicui invidiam. 
Blackness, nigritia ; nigror, nigritudo, 
color niger ; (moral), atrocitas, feeditas, 
immanitas. 
BLADDER, vesica. — A little bladder, vesi- 
cula. 
BLADE (of grasses ), herba; gramims 
herba (of grass) ; culmus (green stalk of 
com). — To be in the blade, in herbSi esse. 
-IT (of an oar), palma, palmula: — 
(of a knife or sword), lamina : — (the sword 
itself), ferrum, ensis: — (brisk fellow), 
homo lascivus, petulans, levis,. etc.; ho¬ 
mo. -IT The shoulder-blade, scapula. 
BLAIN, pustula ; papula (from heat). 
BLAME, v. a. reprehendere, culpare ; im- 
probare. — To blame one in a friendly 
manner, aliquem amice reprehendere. 
— To blame one for a thing, reprehende. 
re aliquem de aliqua re or in aliqua re- 
— / confess myself to blame for these 
things, haec me!, culpl fateor fieri. — 1 
am not to be blamed for this, a me hffiC 
culpa procul est. — To be to blame, in 
vitio esse ; in culpa esse. — We are so 
much the more to blame, nobis eo minus 
ignoscendum est. 
Blame, subst. reprehensio ; vituperatio, 
culpatio, objurgatio.— To fall into blame, 
reprehendi, vituperari, in vituperatio- 
nem venire, cadere, incidere.— To de¬ 
serve blame, in vitio esse. — To lay the 
blame upon one, culpam in aliquem con- 
ferre, transferre (this latter, from one’s 
self on another) ; culpam alicui attribue- 
re, assignare. — One passes the blame 
over to the other, causam alter in alte¬ 
ram confert.-IT (fault), vitium, cul¬ 
pa; noxia, noxa; crimen. 
Blamamle, Blameworthy, reprehenden- 
dus, viluperandus, reprehensione or vi- 
tuperatione dignus ; vitiosus (faulty ); 
mains (bad). 
Blameless, non reprehendendus, non vi- 
tuperandus ; probus, ab omni vitio va¬ 
cuus, integer, sanctus. — A blameless 
course of life, summa morum probitas, 
vitae sanctitas. — To live a blameless 
life, sancte vivere. 
BLANCH, album, pallidum facere, red- 
dere ; insolare (to bleach in the sun). 
BLAND, lenis, mitis, placidus, blandus. 
Blandishment, blanditiae, blandimen- 
turn. 
BLANK ( not written on), mams (gen.), va¬ 
cuus (which can be or is yet to be written 
on), purus. - IT (downcast, crushed), 
demissus, fractus, qui animo deficit, 
perculsus, profligatus; tristis, spe alie- 
nus,: (pale), pallidus, pallens: (confused), 
perturbatus, (animo) confusus. 
Blank, subst. charta or tabella inanis, va¬ 
cua, pnra; spatium inane.-" ( tB “ 
lottery), sors inanis. — I draw a Mans, 
sors sine lucro exit. —— IT (vain thing), 
res inanis, res vana. . 
To Blank, aliquem or alicujus ammum 
affligere ; alicujus animum frangere, 
infringere ; alicujus mentem ammum- 
que perturbare ; cousternare, percuterc. 
BLANKET, lodixlanea. — To toss in a t>., 
aliquem extents; lodici impositum 
sublime jactare. 
BLASPHEME, blasphemare ; convicium 
facere Deo. 
Blasphemer, blasphemus. . 
Blasphemy, blasphematio, blasphemia, 
blasphemium. 
