having two edges"] ("A thing having two edges"; hence) A two-edged axe, double-axe, axe. bi-s, num. adv. [for du-is; fr. dŭ-o, "two"] Twice. blandus, a, um, adj. Of things: Agreeable, pleasant, charming, etc. bonus, a, um, adj.: 1. Good in the fullest meaning of the term, excellent.-2. Brave, valiant, etc.-3. Mentally or morally: Virtuous, upright, etc.-As Subst. boni, ōrum, m. plur. Virtuous or upright persons; the virtuous, etc.-4. Favourable, propitious.-5. To denote measure, degree, etc.: Good, i. e. large, considerable, etc.; Ode 2, 46.-6. Of honourable birth, of noble origin. Comp.: mělior; Sup.: optimus. bos, bŏvis, comm. gen. ("The lowing or bellowing one"; hence) A cow or ox ;Plur. Cattle [akin to Gr. βοῦς]. Breuni, ōrum, m. plur. The Breuni; a Rhætian people dwelling in the North of the modern Tyrol about Mount Brenner. Their capital, Breunorum Caput, is probably the modern Brunecken. brěvis, e, adj. In time: Short, brief. (Comp.: brev-ior); Sup.: brěv-issĭmus [akin to Gr. Boaxús, "short"]. Britannus, i, m.: 1. A Briton.-2. The country of the Britons; Britain. bru-ma, mæ, f. [for brevma; fr. brěv-io, "to shorten"] ("That which is shortened "; hence, "the shortest day in the year, the winter-solstice"; hence) Winter-time, winter. cădo, cěcidi, casum, cădere, 3. v. n. ("To fall down" ; hence) 1. To fall, perish, etc. -2. Of the tongue, or speech, as Subject: To fall, die away, fail, etc. [akin to Sans. root CAD, “to fall”]. cădus, i, m. A jar, esp. for wine [Gr. kádos]. cæd-es, is, f. [cæd-o, "to slay"] A killing or slaying; slaughter ;--at Ode 4, 59 in plur. Cæsar, aris, m. ("Hairy One") Cæsar; a cognomen in the Julian family at Rome; esp. of Caius Julius, the first Roman emperor, assassinated by Brutus and Cassius.-In this fourth book of Horace's Odes the name is used only of Augustus, the nephew and successor of Julius Cæsar, and the patron and friend of Horace [akin to Sans. keça, "hair"] Călăber, bra, brum, adj. Calabrian ;-at Ode 8, 20 Calăbræ Piĕrides = the poems of Ennius, who was a native of Calabria (now Terra d'O Lower Italy. tranto), a country of ancient (recreation, and military drill: and was also the place wher the Comitia Curiata were held [prob. akin to Gr. κîπos, “ garden"]. călĕo, ui, no sup., ere, 2. v. n. ("To be warm or hot"; hence) With Abl. of beloved object: To glow with the love of, to be enamoured of. Cāles, ium, f. plur. Cales (now Calvi), a town of ancient S. Campania celebrated for its wine. call-čo, prps. no perf. nor sup., ēre, 2. v. n. [call-um, "hard skin"] ("To have callum"; hence, "to be thickskinned"; hence, "to be practised or skilful"; hence) With Inf. : To know, or understand, how to do, etc. călor, ōris, m. [căi-eo, "to be hot"] ("Heat, warmth "; hence) The flame of love, ardent passion ;-at Ode 9, 11 in plur. Cămēna, æ, f. ("She who praises or narrates") 1. A Muse.-2. Poetry, poems [akin to Sans. root ÇAMS, "to praise or narrate"]. a cand-idus, ĭda, ĭdum, adj. [cand-eo, "to glisten "] 1. Glistening, dazzling white.-2. Beautiful, fair, etc. căno, cěcini, cantum, căn ĕre, 3. v. a. 1. To sing of; to celebrate in song or verse. -2. With clause as Object: To utter something in song, to sing forth, etc. Cantaber, bri, m.: 1. 4 Cantabrian; an inhabitant of Cantabria, a province of Hispania Tarraconensis, in the region of the modern Biscay. 2. In collective force: The Cantabrians. oan-tus, tūs, m. [căn-o, "to sing"]("A singing"; hence) A song, strain, etc. căpio, cepi, captum, căpĕre, 3. v. a.: 1. To take.-2. To seize, catch, capture, lay hold of.-3. To take in war; to capture, make prisoner.Pass.: căpior, captus sum, căpi. The campus, i, m.: 1. An even place, a plain, a field.-2. With Martius: The Campus Martius; a large grassy plain Căpitolium, ii, n. in Rome on the banks of the Capitol; the temple of Jupiter Tiber, originally the property at Rome built on the summit of the Tarquinii, after whose of Mons Saturnius or Tarpeius. expulsion it was dedicated to At Ode 3, 9 there is an Mars; whence its name. It allusion to the custom of a was used by the Romans for victorious general, crowned games, exercises, purposes of with laurel, passing in triumph ian. carp-o, si, tum, ĕre, 3. v. a. ("To pluck, pluck off"; hence) 1. Of a bee as Subject: To rifle the sweets of, to gather food or honey from.-2. To consume, destroy ;-at Ode 9, 33 obliviones is the Subject of carpĕre [akin to Gr. åpπ-á§w, "to seize "]. to the Capitol, and there | (now Scarpanto), an island in offering sacrifices to Jupiter the Egean Sea] Of, or belongfor the successes he had ing to, Carpathus; Carpath achieved. The Capitol was burnt on three occasions : viz. 1. B.C. 83, during the troubles consequent upon the struggle between Sylla and Marius; after which it was rebuilt by Sylla and dedicated by Catulus.-2. A.D. 70, by the soldiers of Vitellius. Vespasian rebuilt it.-3. A.D. 80, in the brief reign of Titus, during a conflagration that raged at Rome for three days and three nights. Domitian re-erected it in a very magnificent way. capr-ĕa, čæ, f. [caper, capr-i, "a goat"] species of wild goat; a roe. captus, a, um, P. perf. pass. of căpio. căp-ut, itis, n. The head [akin to Sans. kapála, Gr. κεφαλή]. căr-eo, ui, itum, ēre, 2. v. n. ("To shear or be shorn"; hence) With Abl. [§ 119, 1]: To be without; to be destitute or devoid of [akin to kap, a root of Keip-w, "to shear "]. car-men, minis, n. ("The praising thing"; hence) 1. A poem, ode.-2. A song or strain; poetry [akin to Sans. root ÇAMs, "to praise "]. Carpăth-ius, a, ĭum, adj. [Carpăthus, Carpathus Carthago, inis, f. ("New Town") Carthage; a city of Northern Africa, long the rival of Rome, and represented as having been built by Dido, after she had fled from Tyre. It was destroyed by Scipio Africanus the Younger at the close of the third Carthaginian War, B.C. 146. că-rus, ra, rum, adj. Beloved, dear [for cam-rus; akin to Sans. root KAM, "to love"]. Castor, oris, m. Castor; a son of Jupiter and Leda, and the twin-brother of Pollux. After death Castor and his brother were placed in the heavens as the constellation Gemini, i. e. "The Twins," which served as a guide to mariners. Hence they were invoked as deities [Gr. KáσTwp]. cas-tus, ta, tum, adj.: 1. Chaste, pure.-2. In a religious |