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Cento a Roman cognomen Centobrīga a town of the Celtiberi in Spain; the inhabitants of Centobriga centŏcŭlus hundred-eyed; with a multitude of eyes centōnārĭus adj. pertaining to patchwork; Subst; a maker of patchwork; a dealer in rags centrālis adj. in the middle; central centrātus adj. in the middle; centre; central centrĭnae a kind of beetle; wasp Centrōnes a people of Gaul; Centron; in the valley Tarantaise; Courtray; Thorout centrōsus adj. in the central point; inward; internal centrum the stationary foot of the compasses; around which the other is carried in maki… centum A hundred; an indefinite; large number Centumălus a Roman cognomen centum căpĭta a plant; also called Centum Cellae a seaport town in Etruria; Civita Vecchia Centum-gĕmĭnus adj. a hundreafoid centum-pĕda hundredfooted centumpondĭum a weight of a hundred pounds centumvir centumvĭrālis adj. pertaining to the centumviri centum-vĭri a college; bench of judges chosen annually for civil suits; especially those re… centuncŭlus A small patch; patchwork; a partycolored saddle-cloth; A plant; bind-weed centŭplex adj. a hundredfold centū^plĭco v. a. to increase a hundredfold; increased a hundredfold; centuple; Subst; a hundredf… centū^plus adj. hundredfold; centuple; subst; a hundredfold centŭpondĭum centŭrĭa an assemblage; a division consisting of a hundred things of a kind;; any divisi… centŭrĭālis adj. pertaining to a century; boundary stones for single centuries; appointed to; pl… centŭrĭātim adv. By companies; centuries; N. cr; in masses; crowds centŭrĭātĭo a dividing into centuries centŭrĭātus centŭrĭātus A division into centuries; The office of centurion centŭrĭo v. a. to divide into centuries; to arrange in centuries; assign to companies; carryin… centŭrĭo ch; the commander of a century; a captain; centurion centŭrĭōnātus the office of a centurion; An election of centurions Centŭrĭpae a very old town in Sicily; near Ætna; Centorbi; of Centuripœ; subst centussis a hundred cēnŭla a little dinner Ceos cēpa cēpaea a plant similar to the portulacca; the portulacca-leaved sedum cĕphălaea a continued pain in the head; a lasting headache cĕphălaeōta a collector of a capitation tax cĕphălalgī^a a headache cĕphălalgĭcus adj. sick with a headache Cĕphălēnĭa the largest island in the Ionian Sea; Cephalonia; the inhabitants of Cephalenia cĕphălĭcus adj. relating to the head; head- Cĕphălio a slave of Atticus cĕphălo a palmtree Cĕphăloedis a small fortified town in Sicily; in the region of Himera; Cefali; N. cr.;; of … cĕphălōtē adj. f; having a head Cĕphălus a son of Deïoneus; of Pandion; a grandson of Æolus; the husband of Procris Cēphēïs Cephēïus cēphēnes The drones in a swarm of bees; a people of Ethiopia; Ethiopian Cēpheus a king of Ethiopia; husband of Cassiope. father of Andromeda; and father-in-law… Cēphīsus A river in Phocis and Bœotia; Cephisso; Gaurio; Gerios; as river-god cēpīna cēpītis a precious stone cepolindrum a kind of condiment cēpŏnĭdes a precious stone cēpŏs Aphrŏdītēs a plant cēpŏtăphĭŏlum a little tomb in a garden cēpŏtăphĭum a tomb in a garden cēpulla cēpūrĭcus adj. pertaining to gardening; a treatise on gardening Cēpūrŏs a gardener cēra wax; the wax cells of the hives; a writing-tablet covered with wax; the first; … cērăchātes a precious stone; the wax-agate Cĕrambus a mythological person; changed; in the time of the flood of Deucalion; into a b… Cĕrămīcus the name of two places; one within and the other without Athens; Cĕrămīcus cĕrămītis a precious stone of the color of brick Cĕrămus a town on; the coast of Caria; the Gulf of Kos cērārĭus adj. pertaining to wax; subst; a dealer in wax; A writer upon wax tablets; she who m… cĕrăs a kind of wild parsnip; a mountain on the west coast of Libya cĕrăsĭnus adj. cherry-colored cĕrastes A horned serpent; the cerastes; A kind of horned worm injurious to trees; As no… cĕrăsum cĕrăsus the cherrytree; A cherry; neutr Cĕrăsūs a town in Pontus; where the cherry is native; Keresun cĕrătĭa a plant with a single leaf cĕrătĭas a kind of comet resembling a horn cĕrătĭna the sophistical argument concerning horns cĕrătītis a kind of wild poppy cĕrătĭum a Greek weight corresponding to the Latin cērātum a wax plaster; wax salve; wax pomatum cērātūra a smearing over; covering with wax cērātus cĕraula a hornblower; corneter cĕraunĭa cĕraunĭus adj. a precious stone; a kind of onyx; a meteoric stone; of a red color; Nom. propr Cĕraunŏbŏlĭa the hurling of the thunderbolts; a painting of Apelles cĕraunus Cĕraunus cognomen of king Ptolemœus; of Macedonia; son of Ptolemœus Lagi Cerbĕrion ancient name of the town Cimmerium; on the Cimmerian Bosphorus Cerbĕrus the three-; headed monster Cerberus; pertaining to Cerberus Cercasōrum a city of Egypt; El-Arkas cercēris a bird living in the water and on land; N. cr Cercĕtae a people of Pontus Cercĕtĭus a southern spur of Mount Pindus in Thessaly