. 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. 2En. viii. 693), Turris, 4.;of elephants (Plin. //. N. viii. 7. 7.), T?URRTS 5 TURUNDA. A pellet, made ofbran, meal, paste, &c. for fatteningpoultry. Cato, R. 7?, 89. Varro,R. R. iii. 9. 20. 2. A sort of cake, made of similarmaterials to the* last, as an offeringto the gods. Varro ap. Non. s. 552. 3. A s
. 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. 2En. viii. 693), Turris, 4.;of elephants (Plin. //. N. viii. 7. 7.), T?URRTS 5 TURUNDA. A pellet, made ofbran, meal, paste, &c. for fatteningpoultry. Cato, R. 7?, 89. Varro,R. R. iii. 9. 20. 2. A sort of cake, made of similarmaterials to the* last, as an offeringto the gods. Varro ap. Non. s. 552. 3. A strip or roll of lint insertedinto a wound. Cato, R. R. clvii. 14. TUS or THUS (\i§avcor6s).Frankincense; an odoriferous gumfrom a tree of Arabian growth, muchemployed by the ancients at thesacrifice, in the service of the tem-ples, and other ceremonials. It wascarried to the altar by a minister(camillus), in a small square case(acerra), from which a few grainswere taken out, and sprinkled overthe burning altar (ara turicrema);or it was made up into pastiles, whichwere carried in a deep dish (catinus),and thence dropped upon a lightedbrazier (focus turicremus), both whichcustoms are exemplified by the an-nexed illustration, from an ancientfresco painting ; or, finally, it was. kindled in a censer (turibulum), whichwas carried in the hand, and swungbackwards and forwards to give outand diffuse its vapour, in the mannernow practised at the ceremonies ofthe Roman Catholic Church. iii. 8. 2. Pers. v. 120. Ov. 589. Id. Pont. ii. 1. 32. TUTELA. The tutelary geniusof a ship, under whose protection thecrew and vessel were supposed tosail (Ov. Trist. i. 10. 1. Pet. Sat105. 4.), as the vessels of Catholiccountries are now put under theguardianship of some patron tutela, or image of the protectinggenius, was placed in the after-partof the ship (Sil. Ital. xiv. 410.) ;whereas the insigne was the figure-head upon the prow. It sometimesconsisted of a small statue o
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