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Battiades Battis the sweetheart of the poet Philetas of Cos Batton a Greek sculptor battŭālĭa the fighting and fencing exercises of soldiers and gladiators battŭārĭum a mortar battuo v. a. and n. to strike; beat; hit; Neutr; he fenced with sharp weapons Battus A name given to Aristotle of Thera; the founder of Cyrene; an inhabitant of Cyr… Bătŭlum a town in Campania; built by the Samnites bātŭo bătŭs the blackberry-bush; the raspberry-bush bătŭs a bath; a Hebrew measure for liquids; containing about nine gallons baubor v. dep. to bark gently; moderately Baucidiăs a small island in the Gulf of Argolis Baucis The wife of Philemon; in Phrygia; an old woman Baudŏs a river in Syria Bauli a place near Baiœ; Bacolo Bauma a town in Ethiopia Băvĭus a stupid poet; an enemy of Virgil and Horace baxĕa a kind of woven shoe worn on the comic stage and by philosophers baxĕārĭus a maker of woven shoes Bazăīra a district of Asiatic Scythia bdellĭum an Asiatic plant; distinguished for its fragrant gum; the vine-palm; the costly… bĕātē adv. bĕātĭfĭco v. a. to make happy; to bless bĕātĭfĭcus adj. blessing; making happy bĕātĭtas the condition of the; happiness; a blessed condition; blessedness bĕātĭtūdo the condition of; happiness; felicity; blessedness; beatitude; bĕātŭlus adj. dim; subst; the sainted fellow bĕātum P. a. bĕātus P. a. bĕber the beaver; of the beaver; beaver- bebra a weapon of barbarous nations Bebriacensis bebrīnus adj. pertaining to a beaver Bēbrȳ^ces a people inhabiting Bebrycia; a province of Asia Minor; afterwards called Bithy… Bēbrȳces a people in; on the Pyrenees; a Bebrycian;; an ancient king of the Bebrycians; … beccus a beak; bill; a cognomen of bēchĭcus adj. for a cough bēchĭon a plant good for a cough; colt; sfoot Bĕchīres a Scythian people on the Pontus Euxinus; Bedĕsis a river in; Bedese Bēdrĭăcum a village in Upper Italy; between Verona and Cremona; distinguished in the civi… bee the sound made by a sheep Beelzĕbŭb Beelzebub; the chief of evil spirits Begorrītes a lake in Macedonia; Lake of Kitrine belbus Belena Belenus a deity worshipped in Noricum and Aquileia Belgae the Belgians; a warlike people; of German and Celtic origin; in the north of Ga… Belgĭum a part of; on both sides of the Somme; including the Belloraci; Atrebates; and … Belĭal Belial; a chief of the evil spirits Belias Belides belĭon a plant bellārĭa that which is used as a dessert; fruit; nuts; confectionery; sweet wine bellātor A warrior; soldier; subst; warlike; ready to fight bellātōrĭus adj. warlike; martial; useful in warlike expeditions; a pugnacious; polemic style bellātrix adj. a female warrior;; warlike; skilled in war; serviceable in war; ensigns bellātŭlus adj. dim; pretty; neat bellax adj. warlike; martial bellē adv. Bellĕrŏphōn son of Glaucus and grandson of Sisyphus;; any one who carries a message unfavor… bellĭcōsus adj. warlike; martial bellĭcrĕpa saltātio an armed dance; a dancing in arms bellĭcus adj. pertaining to war; war-; military; appellatives obtained by valorous deeds in w… Bellĭēnus a Roman cognomen; a lieutenant of Fonteius; a friend of Pompey; an advocate bellĭfer adj. making war; warlike bellĭger adj. waging war; warlike; martial; valiant bellĭgĕrātor a warrior; combatant bellĭgĕro v. a. to wage; carry on war; to fight belligĕror bellĭo the yellow ox-eye daisy bellĭpŏtens adj. mighty; valiant in war; Subst bellis the white daisy; ox-eye bellĭsŏnus adj. sounding of war bellĭtūdo beauty; loveliness Bellĭus a shortened form of the name Duellius bello v. n. to wage; carry on war; to war; to fight in war; prepp Bellocassi a people on the right bank of the Seine; from the mouth of the Oise to the town… Bellōna the goddess of; war; sister of Mars; whose temple; built by Appius Claudius Cœc… bellōnārĭa the plant; used by the priests at the festival of Bellona Bellōnārii bellor to carry on war; to war; to fight bellōsus adj. warlike Bellŏvăci a people in; in the modern Beauvais bellua bellŭlē adv. bellŭlus adj. dim; pretty; fine; lovely; beautiful bellum war; warfare; a war; the war; hostilities between two nations belluōsus bellus adj. pretty; handsome; charming; fine; lovely bellūtus belluus bēlo bĕlŏăcŏs a plant; also called bĕlŏnē a sea-fish; also called; hornpike; garfish bēlŭa a beast; a monster; the elephant; animal; The lower animals bēlŭālis adj. bestial; brutish bēlŭātus adj. ornamented; embroidered with figures of animals bēlŭīlis adj. bestial; brutal