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Title: 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
Year: 1849 (1840s)
Authors: Rich, Anthony, 1803 or 1804-1891
Subjects: Classical dictionaries
Publisher: London, Longmans
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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. Plaut.Epid. ii. 2. 49. Virg. Catalect. v. 21. CROTALIUM (KpordXiop). Li-terally, a small rattle ; a sort of petor fancy name by which the Romanladies designated a pendant to theirear-rings, when formed by two ormore drop pearls (elenchi), sufficientlylarge to produce a sharp crackling CR0TALISTR1A. CRUSMATA. 217 sound (like that of the crotalum),when shaken againsteach other by the mo-tions of the wearer.(Pet. Sat. 67. 9. Plin.H.N. ix. 56.) Theexample representsan original ear-ringfound at Pompeii. CROTALISTRIA. A femaleperformer on the crotala. Prop. iv.8. 39. See the next wood-cut. CROTALUM (KporaXou). Asort of musical instrument especiallyemployed in the worship of Cybele(Apul. Met viii. p. 170.), and fre-quently used to form an accompani-ment for dancing. (P. Scipio ap.Macrob. Sat ii. 10. Virg. Copa, 2.)It consisted of two split canes, orhollow pieces of wood or metal, joinedtogether by a straight handle, as inthe right-hand figure of the annexedengraving, from a mosaic pavement
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in a tomb excavated in the VillaCorsini. When played, one of thesewas held in each hand, and snappedtogether with the fingers, so as toproduce a crisp rattling sound, likethe castanets, as shown by the femalefigure in the illustration, from a bas-relief of the Villa Borghese. CRUCIARIUS. A criminal ex-ecuted upon the cross (crux) byhanging (Pet. Sat 112.5. cruciarii pa-rentes detraxerunt pendentem) ; hence,a worthless fellow, like our gallows-bird. Apul. Met x. p. 215. CRUCIFIXES. Or, separately,cruci fixus; nailed to the cross, inthe manner we understand by theterm crucified. Quint, vii. 1. 3. Plin.H,N. viii. 18. CRUMENA (fiak&vriov). Aleathern pouch for carrying money,slung over the neck by a strap (Plaut.Asin. iii. 3. 67. Id. True. iii. 1. 7.),so as to hang in front of the person,or at his back; whence Ballio, in

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