. 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. cially proper to the Eastern nations,and amongst these the Amazonsand Persians (Ovid. Trist. v. 10. , i. 71.), as shown by the en-graving annexed, which represents aPersian prince at the battle of Issus,from the great mosaic at Pompeii. 2. Bracce laxce {&v\clkoi). A pairof loose trowsers, worn in the
. 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. cially proper to the Eastern nations,and amongst these the Amazonsand Persians (Ovid. Trist. v. 10. , i. 71.), as shown by the en-graving annexed, which represents aPersian prince at the battle of Issus,from the great mosaic at Pompeii. 2. Bracce laxce {&v\clkoi). A pairof loose trowsers, worn in the same. manner as the preceding, but moregenerally characteristic of the north-ern nations (Ovid. Trist. v. 7. i. 430.), as seen in the an-nexed figure, representing one of theGerman auxiliaries in the army ofTrajan ; and of the Phrygians,amongst the Asiatics (Eur. ) ; consequently the usual costumeof Paris. 3. Bracce virgatce (Propert. iv. ), or pictce. (Val. Flacc. vi. 227.)Striped, checked, and embroideredtrowsers, which were much worn bythe inhabitants of Asia. See thenext illustration. BRACAEIUS. BRACHIALE. 89 BRACARIUS. Strictly a irowser-maker (Lamprid. Alex. Sev. 24.) ; butin the Edict of Diocletian (p. 20.), atailor in general, who made any kindof vest. BRACA/rrUS or general, a person who wears trow-sers or pantaloons ; more especiallyintended to characterise the Asiaticor northern races (Cic. Fam. ix. Sat. iii. 53.), as distinguishedfrom the Greeks, by whom they werenever worn ; and from the Romans,by whom they were only adopted at alate
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