The dictionary of syr Thomas Eliot knyght

C. Ante I.

• CIbâle, pertaynyng to meate.
• Cibarium, meate. cibarius, a, um, vyle.
• Cibarius homo, a vyle persone.
• Cibarium uinum, yll wyne.
• Cibo, aui, are, to feede.
• Ciborium, a kynd of appuls of Alexandry.
• Cibus, meate.
• Cicada, a grassehopper.
• Cicatricosus, he that hath many tokens of woundes.
• Cicatrix, icis, a token or scarre, where a wounde hadde ben.
• Cicer, eris, a grayne lyke to peason.
• Cicercula, differeth frome Cicer oonely in coloure.
• Cicero, onis, the name of the mooste noble Romayne, whyche was the father of la∣tyne eloquence.
• Cichorea, & Cichorium, an herbe callydde Succorye.
• Cicina, a nyght crowe.
• Cicindula, a fly whiche shineth by nyghte.
• Cicinia, a lyttell leane serpent in Italy.
• Cicones, a people of Thrace.
• Ciconia, a byrde called a storke. also it is a certain rule or measure.
• Ciconi{us}, the name of him that buildid Brixis
• Cicorium, an herbe that groweth eue∣ry where.
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• Cicum, the thyn rynde of Pomegranates.
• Cicur, uris, tame.
• Cicuro, aui, are, to make tame.
• Cicuta, a venomous herbe, which groweth two cubytes in height, with a grene stalke full of knottes, bushy in the toppe, hauing leaues smaller than Coriander, and seedes greatter than anyse sede, and is horrible in sauour: Some dothe nowe vse that name for Hemlocke.
• Cidaris, a cappe, which the kyng{is} of Per∣sia dydde vse, and also the byshoppes in the olde lawe.
• Cieo, & cio, ciui, to moue a thyng, or to cal. Bellum ciebam, They dydde sette forth to battaylle.
• Cileo, lui, ere, to moue or stirre a thyng.
• Cilicia, a countrey ioynynge to Syria.
• Cilicium, any clothe or garmente made of heare.
• Cilium, the ouer skynne wherwith the eye is closed.
• Cilix, licis, an inhabytant of Cilicia.
• Cillibe, & cilliba, a rounde table.
• Cilones, men hauynge great rounde fore∣heedes.
• Cima, the tēder part of the stalk of herbis.
• Cimana, thinges that be foure square.
• Cimbri, a people called Danes. In the old tyme they inhabyted not onely Denmarke, but also all the yles frome Selande to the northe see.
• Cimerii, people of Scythia, they that doo dwell in the countreys, where as is conti∣nuall colde and moche darkenes.
• Cimex, a stynkynge worme bredynge in wodde or paper.
• Cimolia creta, fullers klaye.
• Cinediae, stones founde in a fyshes heed.
• Cinedus, a wanton boy without shamefast∣nes. Also a daunser of galyardes and wan∣ton maskes. It is also taken for a tumblar.
• Cincinni, heares that be trymmed. Cincin∣nati, men hauynge their heare trymmed.
• Cincticulus, a short cote called a ierkyn.
• Cinctus, tus, a shorte garment, whiche the Consulle dydde weare, whan he profered battaylle.
• Cinis, neris, asshes.
• Cineraceus, & Cinereus, a, um, of the colour of asshes.
• Cinericius, a, ū, bakē or rosted vnder ashes.
• Ciniflo, nis, he that maketh hote the instru∣mentes, wherwith men or womenne dydde trymme their heare.
• Cingo, cinxi, cingere, to gyrde or compasse aboute.
• Cingria, a shorte pype, hauynge a smalle sownde.
• Cingula, a gyrthe for beastes.
• Cingulum, a gyrdell for men.
• Cinna, a citie of Thessaly. also the name of a Romayne, whiche exceded in crueltie.
• Cinnabaris, a stone callyd a Sanguinary. it is also callyd in latyn Sanguis draconis, dra∣gons bloudde. it is put into sondrye medy∣cynes to staunche bloudde.
• Cinnamomum, & Cinnamum, a spyce cal∣lyd Cynnamom.
• Cinniligium, a gyrdell, whiche a bryde or newe wedded wyfe weareth, a corse.
• Cinnus, a heare of a man or womans heed, or a medly of dyuers thinges togither.
• Cipetum, a soote plante or herbe, whiche is good to breake and expulse the stone.
• Cippus, a payre of stockes. Also a lyttelle hylle, whiche menne calle a barowe. Also a tombe, a pyllar.
• Circa, aboute, nyghe.
• Circe, the name of a woman, by whome a citie in the countrey of Campania, callyd Circium, was buylded. Also a wytche, whi¦che tourned the companye of Vlysses in∣to beastes.
• Circēses ludi, were certain games in Rome wherin horses ranne with chariottes.
• Circerus, a greate shyppe, whiche they of Asia vsed.
• Circino, aui, are, to compasse, to make a cerkle.
• Circinus, an instrument called a compasse.
• Circiter, about: and it is referred somtime to tyme, as Circiter calendas Iunias, About the fyrste day of Iune. sometyme it is re∣ferred to the place. Circiter in media arce, Aboute the myddes of the castell. somtime to the thynge. Circiter duo millia hominum caesa sunt, There were nygh two thousande men slayne.
• Circites, hoopes of brasse or yron.
• Circitores, officers in cities, whiche do go aboute to see that good rule be kepte.
• Circius, a sowtherne wynd, which is won∣derfulle vehement.
• Circuitores, the serchers of watches. Also they whiche do go about the stretes to sell garmentes or lynnen clothe.
• Circulo, aui, are, to compasse or close with a dyche, or other lyke.
• Circulatim, by cerkles, or in the fourme of a cerkle.
• Circulator, he that gothe aboute to shewe hym selfe, or what he can do, or to deceyue the people.
• Circulatorius, ia, ium, pertaynyng to suche auaunters or deceyuers.
• Circulatrix, she that gothe aboute to gette money with daunsynge or tumblynge.
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• Circulus, a cercle or compasse.
• Circum, aboute.
• Circumago, egi, agere, to leade aboute, to tourne about.
• Circumiaceo, ieci, iicere, to put about.
• Circumlitio, onis, bournishinge, klensynge, or polishinge.
• Circummitio, to sende about.
• Circummunio, iui, ire, to inclose, walle in, or dyche in.
• Circumnascor, to growe aboute,
• Circumplector, to imbrace or close in.
• Circumscribo, psi, bere, to wryte, or drawe aboute with a lyne. Also to deceyue one in bargaynynge with him. Fratrē circumscrip∣sit in diuisione haereditatis, He deceyued his brother in particion of the inheritaunce. Also to gather, comprehende, or descryue throughely. Cuius scientiae summam breui∣ter circumscribo, The effecte of whose ler∣nynge I wylle comprehende or descryue shortely.
• Circumsecus, on bothe sydes.
• Circumsedeo, cessi, sedere, to besiege.
• Circumsido, sedi, sidere, to go aboute to be∣siege.
• Circumsisto, stiti, sistere, to stande about one, to defende hym.
• Circumspectus, Circumspect.
• Circumspicio, exi, cere, to looke about.
• Circumspicuus, a, um, that maye be behol∣den on all partes.
• Circūsto, steri, stare, to stande about.
• Circumuado, to inuade, or perce on al part{is}.
• Circumueho, uexi, uehere, to cary about of∣tentymes.
• Circumuenio, to compasse a man, to deceiue hym, to close him ī, as in warres, to opp̄sse. Foenore circūuentus, Oppressed with vsury.
• Circumuolito, aui, are, to flee about.
• Circumcelliones, tauerne haunters, or ray∣lers aboute.
• Circūcido, cidi, cidere, to cut about a thing.
• Circumcolo, colui, colere, to dwel now here nowe there.
• Circumcolumnium, a place sette about with pillars.
• Circundare, to go aboute as a rynge dothe about a mās finger, or a diche about a close.
• Circumeo, iui, ire, to go about any thynge.
• Circumfero, to cary or beare about. Also to clense. Idem ter socios pura circumtulit vn∣da, Also be clensed his company thre times with cleane water.
• Circumflexus, bowed.
• Circumfluo, to abounde.
• Circumfluere, is also to flowe or rounne a∣boute, as water aboute a cytie or Coun∣treye.
• Circumfluus, a, um, that floweth aboute.
• Circumforaneus, a, um, that maye be, or is often caryed aboute.
• Circumforanei, malaperte guestes and tel∣lars of tydynges in markettes.
• Circuo, iui, ire, to go aboute.
• Circus, a Cercle. Also a rounde place wal∣led aboute, of the whiche there were thre in Rome, where there was made cer∣tayne games.
• Circius, the name of an yle in Mysia.
• Cirnea, a cuppe.
• Cirri, heares curled, or fethers that doo growe on the toppe of abyrdes heed, as a larke or an heron.
• Cirracus, a kynde of baume.
• Cis, a worme amonge corne, which I sup∣pose to be called weuyls. Also it sygnifieth on this syde: as Cis Rhenum, on this side the Ryuer of Rhyne: Cis Alpes, on this syde the mountaynes callyd Alpes. Some tyme it sygnyfyeth lasse. Cis naturae leges, Lesse than the lawes of nature may suffre. Salust vseth it ones for beyonde. Cis Rhe∣nū at{que} intra mare nostrum er oceanum, Be∣yonde the ryuer of Rhine, and within our see, and the occean see.
• Cisalpina Gallia, was somtyme that coun∣treye, whyche is frome the mountaynes callydde Alpes, vnto the Ryuer of Ru∣bycon.
• Cicium, a carte.
• Ciciarius, a cartar.
• Cispius, a mountayne in Rome.
• Cisseus, a kynge of Thrace, father of He∣cuba, quene of Troy.
• Cissybium, a cuppe or bolle made of iuy.
• Cissites, a precious stone lyke an yuy leafe, bright of colour.
• Cista, a cheste, coffer.
• Cisterna, a cesterne,
• Citatus, called, sommoned, or cited.
• Cithara, a harpe.
• Citharis, a byshopes myter.
• Citharista, an angle of Fraunce by Mar∣cile, lyinge out to the see.
• Citharistria, a woman harper.
• Cithariro, aui, are, to harpe.
• Citharoedus, a harper.
• Cytisus, an herbe called chickwede.
• Citimus, ma, mum, the laste.
• Cito, aui, are, to cite, to sommon, or call.
• Citorus, a mountayne where groweth plē∣tie of boxe trees.
• Citra, on this syde. sometȳme without. Ci∣tra adulationem, without flatterye.
• Citreum, an orenge.
• Citrus, a tree called a citron tree.
• Citrum, a fruite callyd pome citron.
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• Cittium, a towne of Cyprus.
• Citus, quycke, hasty, swyfte. Sommetyme deuided or parted.
• Cito, soone, shortly.
• Ciuicus, ca, cum, is the same that ciuilis is.
• Ciuica corona, a garlande of oken leaues, vsed to be gyuen to them that had saued a citesyn in battayle.
• Ciuilis, le, that pertayneth to a cytesyn.
• Ciuilis homo, a man experte in those thin∣ges, that appertayne to the ministration of a common weale.
• Ciuilitas, tatis, courteysy, ciuilitie.
• Ciuis, a citesyn or demsen. Also Ciuis meus my countrey man.
• Ciuitas, tatis, a citie, proprely it is the mul∣titude of cytesens gathered togyther, to lyue accordyng to lawe and ryght.
• Cius, a ryuer of Thrace.
• Cizicus, a citie in Asie the lesse.

Notes

• Apulcius.
• Vergil. 6.