THE METAMORPHOSES OF PUBLIUS OVIDIUS NASO

ORBIS.
de, a prophecy; the place where oracles
were delivered.
Orbis, is, m. a rim, a'circle, a ring; a cir
cular plane; a globe, the universe.
"Orbo, are, avi, alum, a. (orbus), Jo bereave
of parents or children.
Orbus, a, um, adj. (oppos, cppavos, orphaned,
&c.), bereft of parents or children, father
less, childless: in a general sense, be
reaved, deprived, destitute of, without.
Orchamus, i, m. Orchamus, a king of Ba
bylonia, father of Leucothoe.
Ordior, Iri, orsus sum, dep. (fr. opfaj, to
begin a web), specially, to lay the warp,
commence to weave or spin: hence, Jo be
gin, commence; begin to speak.
OruO, mis, m. a row, rank, line, series,
order; rank, class, estate; regularity, me
thod.
"Oresitruphus, i, m. ("pot, a mountain, rpifta,
to rear). Mountain-bred, name of a hound.
Orgia, orum, n. pi. (5/>y">), tne sacred rites,
festival, or secret revelling in honor of
Bacchus, orgies : hence generally, any
secret fanatic rites and revelling; mys
teries.
"Oribasus, i, m. (opoj, mountain, and /?aiv&>,
to go about on), Mountain-rover, name of
a hound.
"Oriens, entis, part, of Orior: as a eubs.
sell. o. sol, the rising sun, the day; the
east:
"OrTgo, inis, f. (orior), origin, first begin
ning, source; stock, family, descent,
birth; progenitor, author, founder, crea
tor.
"Orior, Tri and i, ortus sum. dep. to rise,
arise, appear, become visible; to spring
•up, originate; to be born, descend; to
commence; to stand up. Of the 3d and
4lh conjugations.
"Oro, are, avi, atum, n. and a. (os, the
mouth'), to sptak, to plead; to beg, entreat,
beseech, pray.
"Orontes, is, m. a river of Syria, descend
ing from Mount Libanus, and flowing
through Antioch.
Orsus, a, um, part, of Ordior, which see.
Ortus, a, um, part, of Orior, which see.
Ortus, us, m. (orior), a rising; a springing
up, origin, beginning, rise; birth.
Os, oris, n. the mouth: fig. speech, eloquence,
&c.: the face, countenance, visage.
Os, ossis, n. (abbreviation for oeteum, fr.
foreoi', a bone), a bone; the innermost part
of trees, fruit, c$-c.
Osculum, i, n. (OS, the month"), a little mouth,
a pretty month : hence, a ki»s. Oscula
is often interpreted lips.
Ossa, so, f. Ossa, a mountain of Thessaly.
Ostendo, ere, di, sum and turn, a. (obs and
tendo), to strttch forth before one; to hold
forth, show, display, let know, disclose,
make known.
Ostentum, i, n. (Ostendo), something held
forth: a prodigy, wonderful appearance,
strange sight,portent.
Ost'um, ii. n. (probably fr. os, a mouth), a
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PALUS.
door, entrance, house-door; any en*
trance.
Ostruin, i, n. (oarfuiv), the juice of a shell*
fsh used for dying purple, purple: hence,
purple cloth.
Othrys, yas, m. Othrys, a mountain range
of Thessaly, adjoining Pelion, and now
known by the names of Hellovo, Vari-
bpvo and Goura.
"Otium, ii, n. leisure, inactivity, unoccu
pied, easy life; retirement, ease.
"Ovis, is, fT (o'if), a sheep.
P.
Pabulum, i, n. (pascci), food for cattle, pas
ture, fodder: food in general.
Pacatus, a, um, part. ir. paco, to pacify.
Adj. peaceful, serene, calm, benign; sub
dued.
Paciscor, ci, pactus, dep. (pacio fr. pax), to
bargain, conclude an agreement, contract,
stipulate; to barter, exchange.
Pactum, i, n. (paciscor), an agreement, con
tract, pact, engagement, condition; me
thod, means.
Pactus, a, um, part. fr. paciscor.
Padus, i, m. the Po, the chief river of Italy.
Paean, anis, n. (riaiav), Apollo, as the god
of physic: a hymn in honor of Apollo;
also, of other gods; a p