. 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. urposes as the kilt (cinctus), but of smaller dimensions, or, as the name implies, not exceeding half the width of that ~. object. (Isidor. Orig. \X^L xix. 33. 1. Pet. Sal. 94. ^^^^f 8. Mart. xiv. 153.) In the annexed illustration \ a] it is worn by Dsedalus on an engraved gem ; r^s^m and a similar article is
. 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. urposes as the kilt (cinctus), but of smaller dimensions, or, as the name implies, not exceeding half the width of that ~. object. (Isidor. Orig. \X^L xix. 33. 1. Pet. Sal. 94. ^^^^f 8. Mart. xiv. 153.) In the annexed illustration \ a] it is worn by Dsedalus on an engraved gem ; r^s^m and a similar article is X^/J)h frequently met with in sculpture and paint- 7 / K ing on persons en- \ / \l gaged in active occupa- II \ I tions. SEMIMITRA (Ulp. Dig. 34. ). A half mitra; same as Mi-tella , where an illustration is given. SEMIOBOLUS (yfMLdGoXos). Ahalf obol; a small piece of the Greeksilver coinage, of which there weretwo standards, the Attic, worth about3*25 farthings, and the iEginetan,worth Id. 0*583 farthings. Fann. DePond. 8. SEMIPHALARICA or SEMI-FALARICA. (Aul. Gell. x. 25.)A Falarica of half the ordinary size. SEMISPATHA. (Veg. Mil. ) A Spatha of half the usual size. SEMISSIS. Half an As ; a cop-per coin weighing six ounces (uncice),stamped with the letter £ to denote. the value, and the head of Jupiter,Juno, Pallas, &c, with the prow of avessel on the reverse, as in the an-nexed example, from an original,drawn one quarter of the actual size. SEMITA. Any narrow pathway(Varro, L. L. v. 35.); as a foot-pathin the country (Liv. xliv. 43. , 48.) ; or a narrow lane in atown, as opposed to via, a broadstreet. (Cic. Agr. ii. 35. Mart. ) Hence the term is used speciallyin the same sense as Crepido, the SEMUNCIA. SEPTIZONIUM. 595 trottoir for foot passengers on eitherside of the carriage road (agger).Plaut. Trin. ii. 4. 80. Id. Cure. 8 SEMUNCIA. A half ounceweight (Liv. xxxiv. 1.); a half ouncemeasure (Columell. xii. 21. 2.); anda small piece of money c
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