Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, missus

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Gălĕōtae - Gămēlĭo

gamma - gaudĕbundus

gaudens - gĕmĕbundus

gĕmellar - gĕnesta

gĕnethlĭăcus - Gĕnŭsus

gĕōdes - geseorētae

Gessius - gingīvŭla

gingriātor - glārĕa

glārĕōsus - glōrĭfĭcātĭo

glōrĭfĭco - Gnătho

Gnātia - Gracchūris

Gracchus - grāmĭae

grāmĭnĕus - grānum

grăphĭārĭus - grăvēdĭnōsus

grăvēdo - Grundīles

Grūnĭum - gustābĭlis

gustātĭo - Gythēum

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missus , ūs, m. mitto,

I.a sending away, a sending, despatching.

I. Lit.

A. missu Caesaris ad Ambiorigem ventitare consueverat, Caes. B. G. 5, 27: “duas venisse legiones missu Caesaris,” id. ib. 6, 7: “Archippi regis missu,” Verg. A. 7, 752: quae valido venit contorta falarica missu, Enn. ap. Non. 555, 15 (Ann. v. 534 Vahl.).—

B. A throwing, hurling, launching: “pilum, haud paulo quam hasta vehementius ictu missuque telum,” Liv. 9, 19, 7 Weissenb. ad loc.: telorum, Auct. B. Hisp. 17, 3; 31, 1.—

II. Transf.

A. A cast, a shot: “vix absunt nobis missus bis mille sagittae,” Lucr. 4, 408.—

B. In the public games, a course, a round, a heat: “spectaculum multiplicatis missibus in serum produxit,” Suet. Ner. 22; id. Dom. 4: unus est missus qui ordinarius dicitur, Schol. Juv. 11, 193.—

C. At table, a course: “novem libras carnis per tres missus ponebat,” Capitol. Pert. 12; Lampr. Heliog. 30.

A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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