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fritillus, a dice-box.

frivola, trifles-paltry belongings.

fulcrum, the leg of a triclinium, often made of tortoise-shell.

galerus, a leather armlet worn by the retiarius.

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*lividulus, dim. form of lividus, inclined to envy.

mango, a slave-dealer.

membrana, a skin prepared for writing; and so parchment.

meritoria, hired apartments.

minutal, minced meat, hash.

miscellanea, the mixed food supplied to gladiators.

misellus, dim. form of miser.

mortaria, mortars in which drugs were prepared.

murrhina (vasa), vases made of red and white agate.

*naulum (vaûλov), a boat or ship fare.

novicius, new, fresh, lately arrived.

nutricula, dim. of nutrix.

oenophorum (vas), a wine vessel.

opsonia (úviov), lit. anything eaten with bread; and so meat.

orexis (öpeğis), appetite.

palpare, to stroke, and so to soothe.

paropsis, a small square dish.

pegma (vv), a wooden erection in theatres with rising and falling platforms.

pelamydes, young tunny-fish.

pergula, a booth or stall used by money-changers, barbers, painters.

*petasunculus, dim. of petaso, a small ham.

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petaurum, a spring-board or wheel used by athletes. *phaecasiati, white-slippered; see note on iii. 218.

phoenicopterus, a flamingo.

*pinnirapus, lit. a feather-snatcher; used of the retiarius who fought against the Samnite.

planipedes, barefooted; used of mimic actors who wore neither the soccus nor cothurnus.

popina (Téπw), an eating-house.

́pragmatici, attorneys; men versed in the technicalities of law. pulmentarium, anything eaten with bread. Conf. opsonia. pygargus, a white-backed antelope.

pytisma (TÚτioμa), the spitting out of wine after tasting it. pyxis, a box for unguents or medicines.

quadrivium, a place where four roads meet.

rancidulus, dim. form of rancidus.

reda, a Gallic word used for a four-wheeled travelling carriage. reticulum, dim. of rete, a little bag.

rhinoceros, a rhinoceros-horn used for oil.

sandapila, a cheap coffin provided by the libitinarii for the poor. sarcinula, dim. of sarcina, a little baggage; and so the equipment, trousseau, fortune of a bride.

scalpere, to carve, and so to scratch.

scrofa, a brood-sow.

serracum, a heavy waggon.

sinciput (semi-caput), half a head; and so the head generally. sponsio, betting.

sportula, lit. a little basket; then the food given in a basket to clients; lastly, the money dole.

stationes, clubs or lounging-places in the forum.

stemmata, lit. garlands connecting the imagines in the atrium; then used of the genealogy denoted thereby.

stlatarius, a doubtful word; stlata was perhaps a merchant-ship, in which case stlatarius would be "foreign" or "imported.' sufflamen, a drag-chain.

syrma (σúpw), a trailing robe worn in tragedy.

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tessella, dim. of tessera, a small cube or die.
tibicen, a buttress, or flute-player.

tirunculus, dim. of tiro.

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*trechedipna (Tpéxw deîπvov), shoes worn by parasites.
triscurria, buffooneries.

urceolus, dim. of urceus, a little pitcher.

*velarium, perhaps for velum; an awning over the amphi theatre or theatre.

velificatus, sailed through; used in reference to the canal of Xerxes through Mount Athos.

ventilare, to wave backwards and forwards.

vervex, a wether sheep; used as a synonym for blockhead.
virguncula, dim. of virgo.

vulva, sow's udder.

zelotypus, jealous; in Sat. viii. 197, with coniux understood.

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INDEX

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agger Servii, v. 153 n.; viii 43;
xvi. 26

ab, omitted from the agent, i. 13, 57; agere rem, iii. 305

iii. 240; vii. 64; xi. 182

abacus, iii. 204

Abdera, x. 50 n.

abolla, iii. 115 n. ; iv. 76

abscondere, xii. 18

Aiax, vii. 115; x. 84; xiv. 213, 286,
XV. 65

alapae, viii. 192

Alba Longa, iv. 61-100; xii. 71
Alcinous, xv. 15

accusative, semi-cognate, v. 87 n.; Alcithoe, vii. 12

xii. 128 n.

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Aemilius, vii. 124

alea, viii. 10; xi. 176; xiv. 4
Alexander, x. 168 n.; xiv. 311
aliptes, iii. 77
Alledius, v. 118
Allobrogicus, viii. 13
Allobrox, vii. 214

Alps, x. 152, 166; xiii. 162
altilis, v. 115, 168

altisonus, xi. 181

alumnus, i. 20 n.; xi. 98; xiv. 247
aluta, vii. 192; xiv. 282

amber, v. 38 n.

ambitio, viii. 135

ambitiosus, iii. 182; vii. 50

amethystina, vii. 136

amomum, viii. 159

amphitheatre, i. 23 n.
amphorae, v. 35 n.
Amydon, iii. 69

anabathra, viii. 46

anceps, xi. 32

Aeneas, i. 163; v. 45 n., 138; xi. 62; Anchises, vii. 234

xv. 67

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ancilla, viii. 259

Ancona, iv. 40

Ancus, v. 57

Antaeus, iii. 89

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