. The illustrated companion to the Latin dictionary and Greek lexicon; forming a glossary of all the words representing visible objects connected with the arts, manufactures, and every-day life of the Greeks and Romans, with representations of nearly two thousand objects from the antique. Plaut. 3. 110. Catull. xii. 3. 11. 14.), same as Sudarium ; a curtain toclose the sides of a lectica, or palan-quin (Mart. ii. 57.), same as Pea-gula ; the sail of a ship, which wasmade of strips of cloth sewed together(Virg. JEn. iii. 686. Liv. ), same as Velum. LINTRARIUS. One who rowsa li
. The illustrated companion to the Latin dictionary and Greek lexicon; forming a glossary of all the words representing visible objects connected with the arts, manufactures, and every-day life of the Greeks and Romans, with representations of nearly two thousand objects from the antique. Plaut. 3. 110. Catull. xii. 3. 11. 14.), same as Sudarium ; a curtain toclose the sides of a lectica, or palan-quin (Mart. ii. 57.), same as Pea-gula ; the sail of a ship, which wasmade of strips of cloth sewed together(Virg. JEn. iii. 686. Liv. ), same as Velum. LINTRARIUS. One who rowsa linter. Ulp. Dig. 4. 9. 1. LINTRIC/ULUS. (Cic. Att ) Diminutive of Linter. LINUM (AiW). Flax; thenceany thing made with flax ; as, asewing thread (Celsus, vii. 14.); afishing line (Ovid. Met. xiii. a, 1.); a string of pearls (Ter-tull. Linea, 5.); a string boundround the tablets (tabellce) uponwhich letters or any other documentwere written, and then tied in a knotover which the seal was aflixed ( iii. 5. Plaut. Bacch. iv. 3. 79—111.); a net, the meshes of whichwere made of string. Ov. LITERATUS. Marked or let-tered; especially applied to any ob-ject of use or ornament which has themakers or owners name inscribedupon it (Plaut. Bud. iv. 4. 111. Ib. ii. 5. 21.), as in the annexed andmany other articles, found at Pom-peii. The letters are L. Ansidiodoupon the handle. 2. Branded; meaning a slavemarked on the forehead for thievingor running away (Plaut. Cas. ii. 6,49.); also termed inscriptus, notatus,stigmosus. 3. Lettered; meaning versed inletters ; applied to an educated slave,whose literary knowledge and ac-quirements were turned to accountby his master in a variety of ways,as a librarian, reader, amanuensis,secretary, &c. Orbilius ap. 4. 4. (ypafifxariKos). A grammarian ; 3 d 2 388 LITHOSTROTUM. LITUUS. 1. e. a scholar who employs himselfin writing notes and commentariesupon the works of other ap. Suet. Gramm. 4.
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