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† caerĕfŏlĭum, ii (chaerĕphyl-lum, Col. 10, 110), n. [χαιρέφυλλον, whence the Fr. cerfeuil, and Germ. Kerbel], chervil, Plin. 19, 8, 54, § 170; Pall. Febr. 24, 9; id. Sept. 13, 3; App. Herb. 104.
1. cārus (not chārus; in Inscrr. often kārus, Inscr. Orell. 1175; 2417 al.), a, um, adj. [Sanscr. kan, to be beloved; kāru, agreeable],
- I. dear, precious, valued, esteemed (pass., freq. and class. in prose and poetry; syn.: dilectus, amatus, acceptus, gratus; opp. vilis, neglectus, contemptus; carum esse; syn. diligi); act., loving, affectionate, Verg. A. 1, 646: carum ipsum verbum est amoris, ex quo amicitiae nomen est ductum, Cic. N. D. 1, 44, 122; id. Off. 2, 8, 29; id. Fin. 3, 20, 66; 5, 10, 29: ego illum scio, quam carus sit cordi meo, Plaut. Men. 2, 1, 21; id. Ep. 1, 2, 30: neque meo cordi esse quemquam cariorem, Ter. Eun. 1, 2, 121: ut dis inmortalibus cari simus et ab iis diligamur, Cic. Fin. 3, 20, 66: dis carus ipsis, Hor. C. 1, 31, 13: laeta pax cariores Sabinas viris fecit, Liv. 1, 13, 6: populo carus atque jucundus, Cic. Cat. 4, 6, 11: patriae, Hor. Ep. 1, 3, 29; Lucr. 1, 730: parentes, id. 3, 85: cari sunt parentes, cari liberi, propinqui, familiares: sed omnes omnium caritates patria una complexa est, Cic. Off. 1, 17, 57: mater carissima, Asin. ap. Quint. 9, 2, 34.
So pater, Verg. A. 2, 707; Ov. M. 2, 649: genitor, Verg. A. 10, 789; Ov. M. 1, 486: genitrix, Verg. A. 1, 689: nutrix, id. ib. 4, 634: conjux, Ov. M. 11, 727: Thisbe, id. ib. 4, 143: nata, id. ib. 4, 222: nepotes, Cat. 64, 381: pignora, nati, Ov. F. 3, 218; so also pignora, nepotes, id. M. 3, 134; cf.: caput nepotis, Cat. 68, 120: frater carissimus atque amantissimus, Cic. Cat. 4, 2, 3: homines mihi carissimi et amicissimi, id. de Or. 2, 4, 15: illa, quam Ego animo Egregie caram habuerim, Ter. And. 1, 5, 38; so, carum habere aliquem, Cic. Fam. 1, 7, 11 fin. (with amare); id. Balb. 26, 59 (with diligere): omnis suos caros habet, me quidem se ipso cariorem, id. Att. 10, 11, 1: parentes carissimos habere, id. Red. Sen. 1, 2; Nep. Att. 10, 5; Quint. 5, 10, 74: ex decessu carissimorum, Sen. Cons. ad Marc. 7, 1: omnium societatum nulla est carior, Cic. Off. 1, 17, 57: patria, Hor. S. 2, 2, 104: Athenae, Cat. 64, 81: carmina legenti, Prop. 3 (4), 2, 13: crines, id. 1, 17, 21: simulacra, Ov. M. 14, 112: amplexus, id. ib. 9, 750 et saep.
Prov. uses: patria mihi vită meă multo est carior, Cic. Cat. 1, 11, 27; so id. Sest. 20, 45; cf. Cat. 68, 159: carius oculis, id. 82, 2; 104, 2; Ov. M. 7, 847 al.
Subst.: cāri mei, my loved ones, Plaut. Men. 1, 1, 29 al.
In a double sense with II., Plaut. Bacch. 2, 3, 76 sq.; id. Men. 1, 1, 29 sq.; cf.: hoc est gratum nobisque est carius auro, Cat. 107, 3.
- II. Prop. (opp. vilis), dear, costly, of a high price: venio ad macellum, rogito pisces: indicant Caros, agninam caram, caram bubulam, cara omnia, Plaut. Aul. 2, 8, 3 sq.: quod ei amorem Carissimum … eum confeci sine sumptu, Ter. Eun. 5, 4, 5: quom cara annona sit, Plaut. Capt. 3, 1, 35: coquos carissimus, id. Ps. 3, 2, 59.
So annona, Plaut. Stich. 1, 3, 25; Ter. And. 4, 4, 7; (comp.) Cic. Div. 2, 27, 59; (sup.) id. Dom. 6, 14 et saep.: aurum argentumque caelando carius fecimus (cf. just before: auximus pretia rerum), Plin. 33, praef. 2, § 4; cf.: cariora pretia facere, Just. 16, 4, 19.
With abl. pretii: quod non opus est, asse carum est. Cato ap. Sen. Ep. 94, 28; so, trecentis, Plaut. Pers. 4, 4, 118.
Adv. (rare).
- A. cārē.
- 1. Dearly, at a high price: vēnire, Varr. R. R. 3, 5, 2; comp., Cic. Dom. 44, 115; Suet. Calig. 27; sup., Sen. Ep. 42, 5.
- 2. Highly: carius aestimare, Plancus ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 4, 2.
- B. cārō (acc. to II.), dearly, at a high price, Dig. 19, 1, 13, § 3.
Chabrĭas, ae, m., = Χαβρίας, a distinguished Athenian general; v. his life in Cornel. Nepos.
† chaere, interj., = χαῖρε, hail! Pers. prol. 8.
Chaerĕa, ae, m. (Gr. Χαιρέας), a Roman cognomen, Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 17 al.; Cic. Rosc. Com. 1, 1; Sen. Const. Sap. 18, 3.
Chaerĕas, ae, m., = Χαιρέας, a Grecian proper name.
- I. A writer on husbandry, Varr. R. R. 1, 1, 8; Col. 1, 1, 8; Plin. 20, 23, 99, § 263.
- II. A sculptor of the time of Alexander the Great, Plin. 34, 8, 19, § 75; Vitr. 10, 13, 3.
chaerĕphylum, i, v. caerefolium.
Chaerōnēa, ae, f., = Χαιρώνεια, a Bœotian town on the Cephisus, where Philip of Macedon conquered the Greeks; the birthplace of Plutarch; now the village Kaprena or Kapurna, Plin. 4, 7, 12, § 26; Liv. 35, 46, 3.
chălastĭcāmen, ĭnis, n. [chalasticus], an alleviating remedy, Theod. Prisc. 2, 10.
† chălastĭcus, a, um, adj., = χαλαστικός, of or pertaining to alleviating, soothing: aqua, Theod. Prisc. 1, 7 and 15: unctiones, Veg. 1, 28, 6.
† chălātōrĭus, a, um, adj. [chalo], pertaining to loosing or letting down: funes, Veg. Mil. 4, 15.
† chălāzĭas, ae, m., = χαλαζίας [χάλαζα, hail], an unknown precious stone, of the form and color of hail, Plin. 37, 11, 73, § 189; Sol. 37, 17.
chălāzĭon, v. chalazius.
† chălāzĭus, a, um, adj. [χάλαζα, hail], pertaining to hail: lapis, a precious stone, Plin. 36, 22, 43, § 157.
- 2. Subst.: chălā-zĭon, ii, n., = χαλάζιον, a pimple or small tubercle on the eyelids, Cels. 7, 7, 2, Caption: de chalazio palpebrarum (written as Greek in the text).
† chalbănē, ēs, v. galbanum.
† chalcanthum, i, n., = χάλκανθον [χαλκόσ-ἄνθος], copperas-water; pure Lat. atramentum sutorium, Plin. 34, 12, 32, § 123.
† chalcaspis, idis, adj., = χάλκασπις, having a brazen shield, Liv. 44, 41, 2 Weissenb.; cf. aglaspis.
Chalcēdon (in MSS. also Calchē-don), ŏnis, f., = Χαλκηδών,
- I. a town in Bithynia, on the Thracian Bosporus, opposite Byzantium, Mel. 1, 19, 5; Plin. 5, 32, 43, § 149 sq.; 37, 5, 18, § 73; Liv. 42, 56, 6; acc. Gr. Chalcedona, Luc. 9, 959 al.; cf. Mann. Asia Min. 3, p. 581 sq.
Hence,
- II. Chalcēdŏnĭus, a, um, adj., of Chalcedon, Chalcedonian: Thrasymachus, Cic. de Or. 3, 32, 128: smaragdi, Plin. 37, 5, 18, § 72: harenae, Claud. in Rufin. 2, 55.
Subst.: Chalcēdŏnii, ōrum, m., the Chalcedonians, Tac. A. 12, 63.
† chalcēŏs, i, f., = χάλκειος, a prickly plant, otherwise unknown, Plin. 21, 16, 56, § 94.
† chalcētum, i, n., an unknown medicinal plant, Plin. 26, 7, 25, § 40.
† chalcĕus, a, um, adj., = χάλκεος, brazen, of brass; only in plur. subst.: chalcea, ōrum, n., brazen things, Mart. 9, 95, 4.
Chalcĭdensis, e, v. 2. Chalcis, I. B. 2.
† chalcĭdĭcē, ēs, f., = χαλκιδική, a kind of lizard, = 1. chalcis, Plin. 29, 5, 32, § 102.
Chalcĭdĭcensis, e, v. 2. Chalcis, I. B. 3.
Chalcĭdĭcum, i, n., v. 2. Chalcis, I. B. 1. b.
Chalcĭdĭcus, a, um, v. 2. Chalcis, I. B. 1.
† Chalcĭoecos, i, f., = Χαλκίοικος (among the Greeks, an epithet of Athene, from her temple of brass), among the Romans, a temple of Minerva, Liv. 35, 36, 9 (in Nep. Paus. 5, 2, written as Greek).
Chalcĭŏpē, ēs, f., = Χαλκιόπη.
- I. A daughter of Æetes, sister of Medea, and wife of Phrixus, Hyg. Fab. 21; Ov. H. 16 (17), 232; Val. Fl. 6, 479.
- II. Wife of Mnesylus, and mother of Antiphus, Hyg. Fab. 97.
† 1. chalcis, ĭdis, f., = χαλκίς.
- I. A fish of the herring kind, Col. 8, 17, 12; Plin. 9, 47, 71, § 154; 9, 51, 74, § 162.
- II. A lizard with copper-colored spots on its back, Plin. 32, 3, 13, § 30; 32, 5, 17, § 46.
2. Chalcis, ĭdis or ĭdŏs, f., = Χαλκίς.
- I. Chief town of the island Eubœa, opposite to Aulis, connected by a bridge with the main land, now Egribo or Negroponte; also called Chalcis Euboica, or Chalcis Eubœœ, Col. 1, 4, 9; Luc. 5, 227; Mel. 2, 7, 9; Plin. 4, 12, 21, § 64; 11, 37, 74, § 191; Nep. Timoth. 3, 5; Vell. 1, 4, 1; gen. Gr. Chalcidos, Luc. 5, 227; acc. Gr. Chalcida, id. 2, 710.
- B. Hence, the adjj.,
- 1. Chalcĭ-dĭcus, a, um, of Chalcis, in Eubœa, Chalcidian: Euripus, Cic. N. D. 3, 10, 24: creta, Varr. R. R. 1, 57, 1: galli, id. ib. 3, 9, 6: gallinae, Col. 8, 2, 4 and 13: ficus, Varr. R. R. 1, 41, 6; Col. 5, 10, 11; 5, 10, 414: harenae, Val. Fl. 1, 454: versus, of the poet Euphorion, a native of Chalcis, Verg. E. 10, 50; cf. Quint. 10, 1, 56: Nola, founded by the Chalcidians, Sil. 12, 161.
- (β) Since Cumæ was a colony of Chalcis, Cumœan: arx, Cumœ, Verg. A. 6, 17: turres, Stat. S. 2, 2, 94- litora, id. ib. 4, 4, 78: carmen, of the Cumœan Sibyl, id. ib. 5, 3, 182.
- b. Subst.: Chalcĭdĭcum, i, n., a chamber at the corner of a basuica, on each side of the tribunal, Aug. Mon. Ancyr. 4, 1; Vitr. 5, 1; Hyg. Fab. 184; Inscr. Orell. 1303; 3287; 3290 sq.; cf. Paul. ex Fest. p. 52 Müll.
Also a spacious chamber in Grecian houses, Aus. Per. Odyss. 1; 23; Arn. 4, p. 149; 3, p. 105.
- 2. Chalcĭdensis, e, adj., Chalcidian: Timagoras, of Chalcis, Χαλκιδεύς, Plin. 35, 9, 35, § 58; Liv. 35, 49, 6.
In plur. subst., the inhabitants of Chalcis, Liv. 35, 38, 10 al.
- 3. Chalcĭdĭcensis, e, adj., of Chalcis: colonia, i. e. Cumœ (cf. supra), Gell. 10, 16, 8.
- II. A town in Arabia, Plin. 6, 28, 32, § 159.
- III. A town in Syria, Plin. 5, 23, 19, § 81.
† chalcītes, ae, m., or chalcītis, ĭdis, f., = χαλκιτης or χαλκῖτις.
- I. Copperstone, copper ore, Plin. 34, 2, 2, § 2; 34, 12, 29, § 117 sq.; Cels. 6, 6, 31; 6, 7, 7.
- II. A precious stone of a copper color, Plin. 37, 11, 73, § 191.
† chalcŏphōnŏs (chalcophthon-gŏs, Sol. 37, 22), i. f., = χαλκόφωνος or χαλκοφθογγος, a precious stone ringing like brass, Plin. 37, 10, 56, § 154.
† chalcosmăragdŏs, i, f., = χαλκοσμάραγδος, an emerald with veins of brass, perh. malachite, Plin. 37, 5, 19, § 74; Sol. 15, 26.
† chalcus, i, m., = χαλκός, a copper coin, the tenth (acc. to Gr. authors, the sixth or eighth) part of an obolus, Plin. 21, 34, 109, § 185.
Chaldaei, ōrum, m., = Χαλδαῖοι,
- I. the Chaldœans, a people of Assyria, distinguished, in an early age, for their knowledge of astronomy and astrology.
- A. Of the nation or people, Plin. 6, 28, 32, § 105; Mel. 3, 8, 5.
- B. In gen., soothsayers, astrologers, Cic. Div. 1, 1, 2; 2, 42, 87 sq.; Val. Max. 3, 1, 2; Gell. 14, 1, 1 sqq.; sing.: Chaldaeus, a soothsayer, Cato, R. R. 5, 4; gen. plur. Chaldaeūm, Lucr. 5, 726.
- II. Hence,
- A. Chaldaeus, a, um, adj., Chaldœan: regnum, Luc. 8, 226.
- 2. Esp., of or belonging to the soothsayers: secta, Plin. 18, 25, 57, § 211: grex, Juv. 10, 94.
- B. Chal-dăĭcus, a, um, adj., the same: genus praedicendi, Cic. Div. 2, 42, 88: rationes, id. ib. 2, 47, 98: gentes, Plin. 6, 26, 30, § 121.
† chălo, no perf., ātum, 1, v. a., = χαλάω, to slacken, let down: cymbala, Vitr. 10, 13, p. 308 Bip.: culcitas, Veg. Mil. 4, 23.
† chălybēïus, a, um, adj., = χαλυβήϊος [χάλυψ], of steel, steel-: massa, Ov. F. 4, 405.
Chălybes, um, m., = Χάλυβες.
- I. A people in Pontus, noted for their mines and their preparation of steel [chalybs, hence the name; acc. to others, on the contr., steel, χάλυψ, was named from them], Plin. 6, 4, 4, § 11; 7, 56, 57, § 197; Cat. 66, 48; Verg. G. 1, 58; id. A. 8, 421; 10, 174 al.
- II. A tribe on the river Chalybs in Lusitania, Just. 44, 3, 9.
† 1. chălybs, ybis, m., = χάλυψ,
- I. steel (cf. Plin. 34, 14, 41, § 142 sq.): vulnificus (because weapons were made of it), Verg. A. 8, 446; on account of its hardness: ferro durior et chalybe, Prop. 1, 16, 30; cf. Sen. Herc. Oet. 152; Sil. 1, 171; 2, 403.
- II. Meton., the things made of it.
- A. A sword: strictus, Sen. Thyest. 364.
- B. A horse’s bit, Luc. 6, 398.
- C. The point of an arrow, Luc. 7, 518; Val. Fl. 6, 342; Sil. 2, 107 al.
- D. An iron rail, Luc. 6, 547.
2. Chălybs, ybis, m., a river in Lusitania, Just. 44, 3, 9.
Cham, m. indecl., a son of Noah, Ham, Lact. 2, 13, 5; Vulg. Gen. 9, 18 sqq.
† 1. chăma, ătis, n., a lynx, Plin. 8, 19, 28, § 70.
† 2. chāma, v. chema.
† chămaeactē, ēs, f., = χαμαιάκτη, dwarf elder, danewort: Sambucus ebulus, Linn.; Plin. 24, 8, 35, § 51; 26, 11, 73, § 120.
† chămaecĕrăsus, i, f., = χαμαικερα σος, the dwarf cherry-tree: Prunus chaemaecerasus, Jacq.; Plin. 15, 25, 30, § 104.
† chămaecissŏs, i, f., = χαμαικισσος,
- I. ground-ivy: Glecoma hederacea, Linn.; Plin. 16, 34, 62, § 152; 24, 15, 84, § 135 (ā, Ser. Samm. 44, 799).
- II. A kind of cyclaminus, Plin. 25, 9, 69, § 116.
† chămaecypărissŏs, i, f., = χαμαικυπάρισσος, ground-cypress, Plin. 24, 15, 86, § 136.
† chămaedaphnē, ēs, f., = χαμαιδάφνη, dwarf laurel, Plin. 15, 30, 39, § 131; 21, 11, 39, § 68; 21, 27, 99, § 172; 24, 15, 81, § 132.
† chămaedrăcon, ontis, m., = χαμαιδράκων, a kind of African serpent, the ground-serpent, Sol. 27, 33.
chămaedrops, v. chamaerops.
† chămaedrys, yos, f., = χαμαίδρυς, the plant wall-germander: Teucrium chamaedrys, Linn.; in pure Lat. trixago, Plin. 14, 16, 19, § 112; 24, 15, 80, § 130.
† chămaelĕon, ōnis and ontis, m., = χαμαιλέων.
- I. Masc., a kind of lizard that changes its color, the chameleon, Plin. 8, 33, 51, § 120; 10, 52, 73, § 143; Gell. 10, 12, 1 sq.
- II. Masc. and fem., a plant, the carline thistle; masc., Plin. 22, 18, 21, § 45; 27, 13, 118, § 143; fem., id. 30, 4, 10, § 30.
† chămaeleucē, ēs, f., = χαμαιλεύκη, a plant, colt’sfoot, Plin. 24, 15, 85, § 135; 26, 6, 16, § 30.
† chămaelygŏs, i, f., = χαμαίλυγος, a plant, otherwise called verbenaca, App. Herb. 3.
chămaemēlĭnus, a, um, adj., = χαμαιμήλινος, of chamomile: oleum, Plin. Val. 3, 2; Theod. Prisc. p. 4, 1.
† chămaemēlon, i, n., = χαμαίμηλον (lit. earth-apple, on account of the applelike smell of the blossoms), chamomile, Plin. 22, 21, 26, § 53; Pall. Jun. 10; App. Herb. 24.
Called also chămŏmilla, ae, f., Plin. Val. 3, 2; Macer. Flor. 14, v. 550.
† chămaemyrsīnē, ēs, f., = χαμαιμυρσίνη, dwarf myrtle, butcher’s-broom, Plin. 23, 9, 83, § 165; 15, 7, 7, § 27.
† chămaepeucē, ēs, f., = χαμαιπεύκη, the ground-larch, a plant, Plin. 24, 15, 86, § 136.
† chămaepĭtys, yos, f., = χαμαίπιτυς, a plant, called in pure Lat. abiga, groundpine, said to have the power of producing abortion, Plin. 24, 6, 20, § 29; gen., id. 14, 16, 19, § 112; dat. chamaepityi, id. 21, 29, 103, § 175; acc. chamaepityn, id. 26, 8, 53, § 85.
† chămaeplătănus, i, f., = χαμαιπλάτανος, dwarf platane, Plin. 12, 2, 6, § 13.
† chămaerĕpes, um, f., = χαμαιρεπεῖς (creeping on the earth), the dwarf palm, Plin. 13, 4, 9, § 39.
† chămaerops, ōpis, f., = χαμαίρωψ, = chamaedrys, Plin. 24, 15, 80, § 130; App. Herb. 24; Marc. Emp. 20 (others, chamaedrops = χαμαίδρωψ).
† chămaesȳcē, ēs, f., = χαμαισύκη, a plant, wolf’s-milk, ground fig: Euphorbia chamaesyce, Linn.; Plin. 24, 15, 83, § 134; in App. Herb. 91, erroneously interchanged with chamaeacte.
† chămae-tortus, a, um, adj. [vox hibrida, from χαμαί and tortus], that creeps on the ground, Fronto de Oratt. 2, p. 254.
† chămaezēlon, i, n., = χαμαίζηλον, a plant, called also gnaphalion, q. v., Plin. 27, 10, 61, § 88.
Chămāvi, ōrum, m., = Χαμαυοί Ptolem., a German people, orig. on the north shore of the Rhine even to the Lippe; later, between the Weser and the Hercynian Forest, Tac. G. 33; 34; id. A. 13, 55; Aus. Mos. 434.
† chămēdyosmŏs, i, f., = χαμηδύοσμος [χαμαί-ἡδύοσμος], pure Lat. ros marinus, rosemary, App. Herb. 79.
† chămĕlaea, ae, f., = χαμελαία, the dwarf olive, a shrub: Cneorum tricoccon, Linn.; Plin. 24, 15, 82, § 133; 15, 7, 7, § 24; Scrib. Comp. 133; 200.
† chămeunĭa, ae, f., = χαμευνία, a couch on the earth, Hier. Ep. 52, 3.
chămŏmilla, v. chamaemelon.
† chămūlcus, i, m., = χαμουλκός, a kind of machine, Amm. 17, 4, 14.
Chănăān, contr. Chănān, f. indecl., the land of Canaan or Paiestine, Lact. 2, 13, 6; Vulg. Gen. 9, 22.
Form Chanan, Juvenc. 2, 129.
† chānē or channē, ēs, f., = χάνη or χάννη, a kind of sea-fish; Ital. canna: Perca cabrilla, Linn.; Ov. Hal. 108; Plin. 9, 16, 23, § 56; 32, 11, 54, § 153.
† chanĭus pēs = Molossus, a foot consisting of three long syllables, –––, Diom. p. 475 P.
Chāon, ŏnis, m., son of Priamus, ancestor of the Chaones, Verg. A. 3, 335 Serv.
Chāŏnes, um, m., = Χάονες,
- I. a people in the north-west part of Epirus, named after Chaon (v. the preced. art.), the Chaonians, Plin. 4, prooem. § 2; Serv. ad Verg. A. 3, 334 sq.; acc. plur. Gr. Chaonas, Claud. B. Get. 135; their country was called Chā-ŏnĭa, ae, f., Verg. A. 3, 335 Serv.; Plin. 4, prooem. § 2; Cic. Att. 6, 3, 2; Liv. 32, 5, 9.
- II. Hence,
- A. Chāŏnĭus, a, um, adj., Chaonian; also of Epirus: campi, Verg. A. 3, 334: sinus, Ov. M. 13, 717: glans, Verg. G. 1, 8: pater, i. e. Jupiter, whose oracle was at Dodona, id. ib. 2, 67; cf. Juppiter, Val. Fl. 1, 303: columbae, which revealed the future at Dodona, Verg. E. 9, 13: nemus, i. e. the oak forest, Stat. Th. 6, 99: truncus, Val. Fl. 8, 461: vertex, Luc. 3, 180: victus, i.e. of acorns, Claud. Rapt. Pros. 3, 47.
- B. Chāŏnis, ĭdis, f. adj., Chaonian: ales, i.e. columba (v. the preced.), Ov. A. A. 2, 150: arbos, i. e. quercus, id. M. 10, 90: quercus, Sen. Herc. Oet. 1624.
Chăŏs or Chăus, abl. Chao (other cases not used in the class. per.; gen. Chaï, Serv. ad Verg. A. 1, 664; dat. Chaï, Prisc. p. 720 P.), n., = Χάος.
- I. The boundless, empty space; as the kingdom of darkness, the Lower World: ingens, Ov. M. 10, 30; 14, 404; id. Ib. 84: inane, id. F. 4, 600: caecum, Sen. Med. 741; Stat. Th. 12, 772; Val. Fl. 7, 402; impersonated, masc., god of the Lower World, father of Erebos and Nox, Verg. A. 4, 510 (acc. Chaos); 6, 265; Quint. 3, 7, 8; cf.: Janus … edidit hos sonos; me Chaos antiqui, nam sum res prisca, vocabant, Ov. F. 1, 103.
- B. Hence also, immeasurable darkness, deep obscurity: Cimmerium, Stat. S. 3, 2, 92: horridum, Prud. Cath. 5, 3.
- II. The confused, formless, primitive mass out of which the universe was made, chaos, Ov. M. 1, 7; 2, 299; Lact. 1, 5, 8; 2, 8, 8: a Chao, since the creation of the world, Verg. G. 4, 347.
† chara, ae, f., a root unknown to us; perh. wild cabbage, Caes. B. C. 3, 48.
chărăcātus, a, um, adj., [χάραξ], provided with stakes, propped up: vineae, Col. 5, 4, 1; 5, 5, 16.
† chărăcĭas, ae, m., = χαρακίας.
- I. Eit for making poles or stakes: calamus, a kind of reed, Plin. 16, 36, 66, § 168.
- II. A name of a plant, wolf’s-milk, Plin. 26, 8, 39, § 62; called also chărăcītes, ae, m., Plin. 26, 11, 73, § 119; 26, 14, 87, § 146.
† chăracter, ēris, m., = χαρακτήρ.
- I. An instrument for branding or marking, etc.: character est ferrum coloratum, quo notae pecudibus inuruntur, χαρακτήρ autem Graece, Latine forma dicitur, Isid. Orig. 20, 16, 7.
- II. Usu., the mark or sign burned or imprinted.
- A. Prop. (esp. upon animals): quadrupedia charactere signare, Col. 11, 2, 14; Pall. Jan. 16: characterem infigere alicui, Aug. Contr. Cresc. 1, 30.
- B. Trop., a characteristic, mark, character, style, etc. (only ante- and postclass.): Luciliano charactere libelli, Varr. R. R. 3, 2, 17; Serv. ad Verg. E. 3, 1; Diom. p. 481 P. (cf. Cic. Or. 39, 134; id. Q. Fr. 2, 15 (16), 5; and Gell. 7, 14, 1, in which passages it is written as Greek).
† chăractērismŏs (-mus), i, m., = χαρακτηρισμός characterization, the making prominent of the characteristic marks, rhet. t. t. (pure Lat. descriptio, depictio), Isid. Orig. 2, 21, 40; Porphyr. ad Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 7.
Charădra, ae, f., = Χαράδρα, a town of Epirus, Enn. Fragm. p. 166 Vahl.
† chărā̆drĭus, ïi, m., = χαραδριός, a yellowish bird, Vulg. Lev. 11, 19; id. Deut. 14, 18.
Chărā̆drus, i, f., a town in Syria, Plin. 5, 20, 18, § 79.
Chărax, ăcis, f., = Χάραξ,
- I. a fortress in the valley of Tempe, now Carisso, Liv. 44, 6, 10.
- II. A town on the Persian Gulf, Plin. 6, 23, 26, § 100; 6, 26, 30, § 124 sq.
† chăraxo, āre, 1, v. a., = χαράσσω, to scratch, engrave (late Lat.): ungulis genas, Prud. στεφ. 10, 557: tabulae decalogo charaxatae, Aug. Alterc. Eccl. et Synag.
Chăraxus, i, m.
- I. One of the Lapithœ, Ov. M. 12, 272.
- II. A brother of Sappho, Ov. H. 15, 117.
Chăres, ētis, m., a Greek proper name.
- I. The Athenian general, Nep. Timoth. 3 sq.; id. Phoc. 2, 3.
- II. A statuary of Lindos in Rhodus, the favorite pupil of Lysippus, Auct. Her. 4, 6, 9; Plin. 34, 7, 18, § 41.
- III. A Grecian writer of Mitylene, Plin. 37, 2, 11, § 33; Gell. 5, 2, 2.
Chăriclo, ūs, f., a nymph, mother of Ocyrhoë, by the Centaur Chiron, Ov. M. 2, 636.
Chăris, ĭtis, v. Charites.
Chărĭsĭus, ĭi, m., = Χαρίσιος.
- I. A Greek orator, imitator of Lysias, Cic. Brut. 83, 286; Quint. 10, 1, 70.
- II. Flavius Sosipater Charisius, a Latin grammarian in the fourth Christian century.
- III. A Roman jurist of the time of Constantine the Great.
† chărisma, ătis, n., = χάρισμα, a gift, present, Prud. prooem. Apotheos. 11; id. στεφ. 13, 61.
† chăristĭa (car-), ōrum, n., = χαρίστεια or χαριστήρια, an annual family repast made three days after the Parentalia, on the 20th of February; a family banquet, at which existing family feuds were settled, Ov. F. 2, 617 sq.; Val. Max. 2, 1, 8; cf. Mart. 9, 56, 1.
charisticum, v. chartiaticum.
Chărĭtes, um, f., = Χάριτες, the Charites or Graces (pure Lat. Gratiae), usu. three, Aglaia, Euphrosyne, and Thalia (cf., however, Lidd. and Scott under the word), Ov. F. 5, 219; Sen. Ben. 1, 4, 4; Plin. 36, 5, 4, § 32.
In sing. acc. Gr. Charita, one of the Graces, Plin. 35, 10, 36, § 79.
† chărĭtonblĕphăron, i, n., = Χαρίτων-βλέφαρον (eyelids of the Graces), a magical plant producing love, Plin. 13, 25, 52, § 142.
Charmădas, ae, m., = Χαρμάδας.
- I. An Academic philosopher, pupil of Carneades, Cic. Ac. 2, 6, 16; id. de Or. 1, 11, 45; id. Tusc. 1, 24, 59; Quint. 11, 2, 26.
- II. A Greek painter, Plin. 35, 8, 34, § 56.
Charmĭdes, ai or i, m., a comic person in Plaut. Trin.; hence, charmĭdātus, changed into Charmides, id. ib. 4, 2, 135; cf. decharmido.
Chăron, ontis (ōnis, Fulg. Myth. 1), m., = Χάρων.
- I. Charon, a ferryman in the Lower World, Cic. N. D. 3, 17, 43; Verg. A. 6, 299; id. Cul. 2, 15; Sen. Herc. Fur. 771.
Hence,
- B. Chărōnēus, a, um, adj., of Charon, of the Lower World: scrobes, deep, Plin. 2, 93, 95, § 208.
- II. A Theban, Nep. Pelop. 2, 5.
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