Chapter II: Poetry (3)

=lasagne= (_lä-sä_N´_y_).--Ribbonlike strips of macaroni paste; also noodles.

=lasciate ogni speranza voi, ch’entrate= (It.), (_lä shyä´tā ō nyē spā rän´dzä vôē, kān trä´tā_), all hope abandon ye who enter here.

=lassen Sie mich gehen= (Ger.) (_lä´ sen zē mik gā´en_), let me alone.

=l’avenir= (_lȧv nēr´_), the future.

=la vertu est la seule noblesse= (_lȧ ver tü´ e lȧ söl nôbles´_), virtue is the sole nobility.

=leason= (_lē´ son_).--Thickening, as flour, starch, egg yolk, etc.

=le beau monde= (_le bō mô_N_d´_), the world of fashion; society.

=lebkuchen= (_lāp´koo´ken_).--A cake of flour and honey, variously flavored; also, a similar cake of flour and sugar.

=le bon temps viendra= (_le bô_N _tä_N´ _vēâ_N_drȧ´_), there’s a good time coming.

=le coût en ôte le gout= (_le kōō tä_N _nōt le gōō´_), the expense takes away the pleasure.

=le demi-monde= (_le de mē mô_N_d´_), Bohemia.

=légèreté= (_lā zher tā_), lightness; levity.

=le grand monarque= (_le grä_N _mô nȧrk´_), the grand monarch. A title applied to Louis XIV.

=le grand œuvre= (_le grä_N _tövr´_), the great work; the search for the philosopher’s stone.

=legumes= (_lē-gūmz´_).--Peas, lentils, or beans; improperly, fruit or green vegetables.

=le jeu n’en vaut pas la chandelle= (_le zhö´ nä_N _vō pä lȧ shä_N _del´_), the game is not worth the candle (by the light of which it is played); the object is not worth the trouble.

=le mot d’énigme= (_le mō dā nēgm´_), the solution of the mystery.

=l’empire des lettres= (_lä_N _pēr´ dā letr´_), the empire of letters.

=le parole son feminine, e i fatti son maschi= (It.) (_lā pä rō lā sōn fā mē nē´nā, ā ē fät´tē sōn mäs´kē_), words are feminine, and deeds are masculine.

=la pas= (_le pä´_), precedence.

=le point de jour= (_le pwâ_N_d zhōōr_), daybreak.

=le roi et l’état= (_le rwä´ ā lā tȧ_), the king and the state.

=le roi le veut= (_le rwä´ l vö´_), the king wills it.

=les absents ont toujours tort= (_lā zȧp sä_N´ _ô_N _tōō zhōōr tôr´_) the absent are always wrong.

=les bras croisés= (_lā brä krwä ze´_), the arms crossed.

=lèse majesté= (_lez mȧ zhes tā_), high treason.

=les extrèmes se touchent= (_lä zek strem´ se tōōsh_), extremes meet.

=les larmes aux yeux= (_lā lärm´ zō zēö´_), tears in one’s eyes.

=les murailles ont des oreilles= (_lā mü rä´ y zô_N _dā zô re´ y_), walls have ears.

=les plus sages ne le sont pas toujours= (_lā plü sazh ne l sô_N _pä tōō zhōōr_), the wisest are not always wise.

=l’étoile du nord= (_lā twȧl dü nôr´_), the star of the north.

=le tout ensemble= (_le tōō tä_N _sä_N _bl´_), the whole taken together.

=lettre de cachet= (Fr. Hist.), (_letre de kȧ she´_), a secret letter sealed by the royal seal, containing orders for arrest and imprisonment without trial.

=lettre de change= (_letre d zhä_N _zh_), bill of exchange; promissory note.

=lettres de créance= (_letre d krā ä_N_s´_), letters of credit.

=lettre de marque= (_letre d mȧrk´_), a letter of marque or reprisal.

=levée= (_le vā´_), a morning reception.

=lev´eret=.--A young hare.

=le vrai n’est toujours vraisemblable= (_le vrā ne tōō zōōr vre sä_N _blȧbl´_), truth is not always probable; truth is stranger than fiction.

=levreau= (_lā-vrō´_).--A young hare. _Levreau au sang_ (_ō sä_N) is a dish of young hares cooked with added pigeon blood.

=l’homme propose, et Dieu dispose= (_lôm prô pōz´, ā dēö´ dēs pōz´_), man proposes and God disposes.

=liaisons dangereuses= (_lē e zô_N _dä_N _zhröz´_), dangerous alliances.

=libraire= (_lē brer´_), a bookseller.

=l’inconnu= (_lâ_N _kô nü´_), the unknown.

=l’incroyable= (_lâ_N _krwä yȧbl´_), the incredible, the marvelous. (The word incroyable was applied substantively to the fops of the directory period in the great French revolution.)

=lingerie= (_lâ_N _zhrē_), linen goods; also, collectively, all the linen, cotton, and lace articles of a woman’s wardrobe.

=littérateur= (_lē tā rȧ tör´_), a literary man.

=lo barato es caro= (Sp.), (_lō bä rä´tō ās kä´rō_), a bargain is dear.

=l’occhio del padrone ingrassa il cavallo= (It.), (_lô´kyō dāl pä drō nā ēn gräs´sä ēl kä väl´lō_), the master’s eye fattens the horse.

=loyauté m’oblige= (_lwȧ yō tā´ mô blēzh´_), loyalty binds me.

=M=

=macarons= (_mä-kä-rô_N´).--Macaroons.

=macaro´ni=.--A paste of wheat flour and water dried in the form of long slender tubes. When prepared in still smaller tubes it is called spaghetti and vermicelli.

=macaroon=.--A small cake composed chiefly of whites of eggs and sugar (meringue) with pounded almonds, or sometimes filberts, cocoanut, or the like.

=macédoine of fruit= (_mä-sā-dwä_N´).--A sweet jelly with whole fruit in its substance.

=macédoine of veg´etables=.--A mixture of several vegetables, cooked, with some white sauce added.

=macédoine sal´ad=.--A salad of mixed vegetables.

=ma chère= (_mȧ sher´_), my dear (fem.).

=macroon´=.--A macaroon.

=mademoiselle= (_mȧd mwȧ zel´_), title given to a young unmarried lady.

=madère= (_mä-dâr´_).--Madeira wine.

=maestro di color che sanno= (It.) (_mä es´trō dē kō lor´ kā sän´no_), master of those that know. (Applied by Dante to Aristotle.)

=ma foi= (_mȧ fwȧ´_), upon my faith; upon my word.

=maigre= (_mē´gr_).--Lean meat; also, any food other than meat. Also, a kind of fish. _Maigre soups_ are those without meat, such as those used in Lent.

=maintien le droit= (_mâ_N _tēâ_N _le drwä´_), maintain the right.

=maison d’arrêt= (_mā zô_N _dȧ ret´_), house of custody; prison.

=maison de campagne= (_mā zô_N _de kä_N _pȧn´y_), a country house.

=maison de force= (_mā zô_N _d fôrs´_), house of correction; bridewell.

=maison de santé= (_mā zô_N _d sä_N _tā´_), lunatic asylum.

=maison de ville= (_mā zô_N _d vēl´_), a town hall.

=maitre des basses œuvres= (_me´tre dā bäs zövr´_), a nightman.

=maitre des hautes œuvres= (_me´tre dā ōt zövr´_), an executioner; a hangman.

=maitre d’hôtel= (_me´tre dō tel´_), a house steward.

=maitre d’hôtel but´ter= (_mā´tr dō-tel´_).--Butter mixed with parsley, lemon juice, salt, and nutmeg--cold _maitre d’hôtel sauce_.

=maitresse= (_me tres´_), mistress.

=malade= (_mȧ lȧd´_), sick.

=maladie du pays= (_mȧ lȧ dē´ dü pā ē´_), homesickness.

=maladresse= (_mȧ lȧ dres´_), want of tact, awkwardness.

=manchons de veau à la Gérard= (_mä_N-_shô_N´ _de vō ä lä zhā-rär´_).--A dish of slices of veal rolled and stuffed.

=manège= (_mȧ nezh´_), the art of horsemanship.

=mal à propos= (_mȧ lȧ prô pō´_), ill-timed.

=mal de dents= (_mȧl de dä_N´), toothache.

=mal de mer= (_mȧl de mer´_), seasickness.

=mal de tête= (_mȧl de tet´_), headache.

=mal entendre= (_mȧ lä_N _tä_ N_dr´_), a misunderstanding; a mistake.

=malgré nous= (_mȧl grā nōō´_), in spite of us.

=malheur ne vient jamais seul= (_mȧ lör´ ne vēâ_N _zhȧ me söl´_), misfortunes never come singly.

=maraschino= (_mä-rä-skē´nō_).--A cherry cordial made in Dalmatia from a sour cherry called _marasca_; hence, a similar liqueur prepared elsewhere.

=marasquin= (_mä-rä-ska_N´).--French for maraschino.

=marchand de vin= (_mär-shä_N´ _de va_N´).--Stewed with shallots, espagnole, and claret wine--said especially of kidneys.

=march´pane=.--A cake of pounded almonds or pistachio nuts and sugar.

=mardi gras= (_mȧr dē grä´_), Shrove Tuesday.

=mariage de conscience= (_mȧ rēȧzh de kô_N _sēä_N_s´_), a private marriage.

=mariage de convenance= (_mȧ rēȧzh de kô_N _vnä_N_s´_), a marriage of convenience; or from interested motives.

=marsala= (_mär’sälä-lä_).--A class of white Sicilian wines, of which the best kinds resemble Madeira, but are lighter.

=matinée= (_mȧ tē nā´_), a reception, or a musical or dramatic entertainment, held in the daytime.

=mauvaise honte= (_mô vez ô_N_t´_), false modesty.

=mauvais goût= (_mô ve gōō´_), false taste.

=mauvaise sujet= (_mô ve sü zhe´_), a worthless fellow.

=mauvais quart d’heure= (_mô ve kȧr dōr´_), a bad quarter of an hour; an uncomfortable time; a disagreeable experience.

=mauvais ton= (_mô ve tô_N´), vulgarity.

=mayonnaise sauce= (_mā-yō-nāz´_).--A sauce of egg yolk and oil worked together, less properly with vinegar.

=médecin, guéris-toi-toi-même= (_mād sâ_N´, _gā rē twȧtwȧ mem´_), physician, heal thyself.

=mélange= (_mā lä_ N_zh_), a mixture.--A light entertainment of a mixed character.

=mêlée= (_me lā´_), a disorderly fight.

=ménage= (_mā nȧzh´_), household.

=menu= (_me nü´_), bill of fare.

=meringue= (_mā-ra_N_g´_).--Icing of white of egg and sugar thoroughly beaten together, sometimes with starch added. Pure meringues are called _baisers_ (_bā-zā´_) or Spanish foam.

=meringue glacée= (_glä-sā´_).--A glazed meringue.

=merluche= (_mâr-lüsh´_).--The haddock.

=mesalliance= (_mā zȧ lēä_N_z´_), marriage with one of lower station.

=meunière= (_me-nyâr´_).--With brown butter, lemon juice, and parsley.

=mirabelles= (_mē-rä-bel´_).--Plums of a certain superior variety.

=mir ist alles einerlei= (Ger.), (_Mēr´ ist ä´les ī ner lī´_), it’s all the same to me.

=mise-en-scène= (_mē zä_N _sen´_), the staging of a play.

=mon ami= (_mô nȧ mē´_), my friend.

=mon cher= (_mô_N _sher´_), my dear (fellow).

=monde chic= (_mô_N_d shēk´_), world of taste; fashionable people.

=monsieur= (_me sēö´_), sir, master, gentleman.

=morue= (_mō-rü´_).--Codfish.

=mot de passe= (_mō d päs´_), the watchword.

=mot du guet= (_mō dü ge´_), a watchword.

=mot pour rire= (_mō pōōr rēr´_), a witty saying; a joke.

=mots d’usage= (_mō dü zȧzh´_), words in common use.

=moules= (_mool_).--Mussels.

=moules à la bordelaise= (_ä lä bôr-de-lāz´_).--Mussels in forcemeat.

=mousseline de laine= (_mōōs lēn de len´_), a thin woolen material.

=mousseron= (_moo-srô_N´).--Mushroom (the edible kind).

=mouton= (_moo-tō_N´).--Mutton.

=mulled= (_muld_).--Properly, heated and spiced; but often used to mean, made mild by sugar (acid wines), or by dilution (alcoholized wine).

=mul´ligatawny=, or =mul´ligatunny=.--A spiced or curried soup of hashed chicken and rice.

=muraglia bianca, carta di matto= (It.) (_mōō rä´lyä byäng´kä, kär´tä dē māt´tō_), a white wall is the fool’s paper.

=N=

=naïve= (_nȧ ēv´_), having unaffected simplicity.

=naïveté´= (_nȧ ēv tā´_), native simplicity.

=Na´ples biscuit=.--Lady fingers.

=Na´ples ice, Na´ples ice cream=.--Same as Neapolitan ice; Neapolitan ice cream.

=Neapol´itan ice, Neapol´itan ice cream=.--Ice or ice cream prepared in layers, especially when colored, as in white, red and yellow.

=Neapol´itan sauce=.--Espagnole flavored with grated horseradish, and a sweet and savory wine fumet.

=nec´tarine=.--A smooth skinned variety of peach. The _Spanish nectarine_ is a plum-like West Indian fruit, which is made into a sweet conserve.

=née= (_nā´_), born.

=négligé= (_nā glē zhā´_), a morning dress.

=nesselrode pudding= (_nes´sel-rō-de_).--Iced or frozen chestnut-and-fruit pudding.

=neufchâtel cheese= (_nûf-shä-tel´_).--A cheese made by thickening cream by heat and pressing it in a small mold.

=neue Besen kehren gut= (Ger.),-(_nôi e bā´zen kā ren gōōt´_), a new broom sweeps clean.

=ni l’un ni l’autre= (_nē lö_N´ _nē lōtr´_), neither the one nor the other.

=n’importe= (_nâ_N _pôrt´_), it is of no consequence.

=nivernaise= (_nē-vâr-nāz´_).--A ragoût-like dish of carrots stewed in consommé.

=noblesse oblige= (_nô ble sô blēzh´_), nobility imposes obligations; much is expected from persons of good position.

=nom de guerre= (_nô_N _de ger´_), a war-name, an assumed name, a pseudonym.

=nom de plume= (_nô_N _de plüm´_), an assumed title.

=nonchalance= (_nô_N _shȧ lä_N_s´_), coolness; easy indifference.

=non mi ricordo= (It.), (_nōn mē rē kôr´dō_), I do not remember.

=non obstant clameur de haro= (_nōn ôp stä_N _klȧ mör´ de ȧ rō´_), despite the hue and cry.

=non ogni fiore fa buon odore= (It.), (_nōn ō nyē fyō´rā fȧ bwô nō dō´rā_), it is not every flower that smells sweet.

=nonpareil= (_nô_N _pȧ re´y_), unequaled.

=non vender la pelle dell ´orse prima di pigliarlo= (It.), (_nōn vān dār lä pel lā dāl lōr´ sā prē mä dē pē lyär´lō´_), don’t sell the bearskin before you have caught the bear.

=Noth kennt kein Gebot= (Ger.), (_nōt´ kent kīn ge bōt´_), necessity knows no law.

=Notre Dame= (_nô tre dȧm_), Our Lady, the Virgin Mary.

=n’oubliez pas= (_nōō blēā pä´_), do not forget.

=nougat= (_noo-gä´_).--A mixture of almonds, pistachios, filberts, or the like, and honey or sugar baked together.

=nouilles= (_noo´y_).--Noodles.

=nous verrons= (_nōō ve rô_N´), we shall see.

=nouvelles= (_nōō vel´_), news.

=nouvellette= (_nōō ve let´_), a short tale or novel.

=nuance= (_nü ä_N_s´_), shade; gradation; tint.

=nul bien sans peine= (_nül bēâ_N´ _sä_N _pen´_), no pains, no gains.

=nulla nuova, buona nuova= (It.), (_nōōl lä nwô vä, bwô´-nä nwô´vä_), no news is good news.

=O=

=octroi= (_ôk trwä´_), a tax on articles (for sale) entering a town.

=oeil de bœuf= (_ö´ēd böf´_), a bull’s-eye.

=œufs= (_ûf_).--Eggs.

=œufs à la farce= (_ûf ä lä färs_).--Hard boiled eggs with stewed sorrel.

=œufs à la tripe= (_ä lä trēp_).--Hard boiled eggs with onion sauce.

=œufs broullés=.--Scrambled eggs.

=ognon= (_ō-nyô_N´).--Onion.

=ognon d’Egypte= (_dā-zhēpt´_).--The rocambole, a mild, sweet onion.

=o’kra=.--A plant, the long green, mucilaginous pods of which are used in soups, stews, etc.

=olla= (_ōl´lä_).--Ragoût.

=olla podrida= (It.), (_ōl´lä pō drē´dä_), a heterogeneous mixture.

=omelette au thon= (_ōm-let´ ō tô_N´).--Omelet with tunny, a kind of fish.

=omelette aux confitures= (_ō kô_N-_fē-tür´_).--An omelet served with fruit jelly. Jams do not go well with omelets.

=on connait l’ami au besoin= (_ô_N _kô ne lȧ mē´ ō be zwâ_N´), a friend is known in time of need.

=on dit= (_ô_N _dē´_), they say.

=oreilles= (_ō-rā´y_).--Ears; as, _oreilles de veau_ (_de vō_), calf’s ears.

=orgeade= (_ôr-zhäd´_).--Milk of almonds, made by stirring sirup of almonds in water; also, orgeat.

=orgeat= (_ôr-zhä´_).--Sirup of almonds; also, orgeade.

=Or´leans sauce=.--A mince of carrots, anchovies, hard-boiled eggs, and gherkins, with peppersauce.

=oro e che oro vale= (It.), (_ō´rō e kā ō´rō vä´lā_), that is gold which is worth gold; all is not gold that glitters.

=oublier je ne puis= (_ōō blēā´zhe n pwē´_), I can never forget.

=oui-dire= (_wē dēr´_), hearsay.

=outrance= (_ōō trä_N_s´_), excess; extremity.

=outre= (_ōōtr´_), eccentric.

=ouvrage= (_ōō vrȧzh_), work.

=ouvrage de longue haleine= (_ōō vrȧzh de lô_N_g ȧ len´_), a long-winded business.

=ouvrier= (_ōō vrē ā´_), a workman, an artisan.

=P=

=pabrica= (_pä´brē-kä_).--Paprika.

=padrone= (It.), (_pä drō´nä_), master; employer; landlord.

=pain= (_pa_N).--Bread.

=panais= (_pä-nā´_).--Parsnips.

=panée= (_pä-nā´_).--Bread-crumbed (over egg yolk, sauce, butter, or fat) previous to frying.

=panier= (_pä-nyâ´_).--A basket, as that for holding a wine bottle. Also, an entrée panée.

=pannequets= (_pän-kā´_).--French pancakes.

=papeterie= (_pȧ pe trē´_), a case with writing materials.

=paprika= (_pä´prē-kä_).--A mild kind of red-pepper condiment obtained from _Capsicum annum_.

=par accord= (_pȧ rȧ kôr´_), by agreement.

=par avance= (_pȧ rȧ vä_N_s´_), in advance.

=par ci, par là= (_pȧr sē´ pȧr lȧ´_), here and there.

=par excellence= (_pȧ rek se lä_N_s´_), preëminently.

=par exemple= (_pȧ rāg zä_N_pl´_), for instance.

=parfaitement bien= (_pȧr fet mä_N _bēâ_N´), perfectly well.

=Pari´sian loaves=.--Finger cakes ornamented with strips of currant jelly, green-gage jam, or the like.

=Pari´sian sauce=.--Allemande flavored with truffles and tinted.

=pas´caline=.--White mushroom sauce.

=parole d’honneur= (_pȧ rôl dô nör´_), word of honor.

=partout= (_pȧr tōō´_), everywhere.

=parvenu= (_pȧr ve nü´_), a person of low origin who has risen; upstart.

=pas à pas= (_pä zȧ pä´_), step by step.

=passe= (_päs_), worn out; out of style.

=passe-partout= (_päs pȧr tōō´_), a master key.

=pasticcio= (It.), (_päs tēch´ chyō_), patchwork.

=pâté= (_pä-tā´_).--A pasty.

=pâté aux choux= (_pä-tā´ ō shoo´_).--Cream-cake paste, which resembles a cabbage head when baked.

=pâté de foie gras= (_pä-tā´ de fwä grä´_), a pie made in Strasburg from the livers of geese.

=pâté mollette= (_pä-tā´ mō-let´_).--A Mecca cake.

=pâtés= (_pä-tā´_).--Pasties.

=pâtés chauds= (_shö_).--Hot pasties.

=pâtés de petit four= (_de pe-tē´foor_).--Small pasties--literally, pasties of the little oven.

=pâtés froids= (_frwä_).--Cold pasties.

=patois= (_pȧ twä´_), a dialect.

=pays latin= (_pā ē lȧ tâ_N´), the Latin territory, district, region; the students of the Pays Latin, that is, of the University.

=peine forte et dure= (_pen fôr tā dür´_), very severe punishment; a kind of judicial torture.

=penchant= (_pä_N _shä_N´),--inclination; liking.

=pensée= (_pä_N _sā´_), a thought expressed in terse, vigorous language.

=per= (It.), (_pār_), for, through, by.

=per cantante= (It.), (_pār kän tän´tā_), for cash.

=per contra= (It.), (_pār kōn´trä_), on the contrary.

=père de famille= (_per de fȧ mē´y_), the father of the family.

=perdreux= (_pâr-drû´_).--Young partridges.

=perdrix= (_pâr-drē´_).--A partridge.

=perdu= (_per dü´_), lost.

=per mese= (It.), (_pār mā´ sā_), by the month.

=per piu strade si va a Roma= (It.), (_pār pyōō strä´dā sē vä ä rō´mä_), there are many roads to Rome.

=persiflage= (_per sē flȧzh_), chaff; banter.

=persillade of fish= (_pâr-sē-läd´_).--Fish with parsley.

=personnel= (_per sô nel´_), the staff of an establishment.

=petit= (_pe tē´_), small.

=petit coup= (_pe tē kōō´_), a small mask; a domino.

=petit rôti= (_pe-tē´ rō-tē´_).--A roast fowl.

=petit salé= (_sä lā´_).--Pickled pork in small pieces.

=petites affiches= (_pe tēt zȧ fēsh´_), advertisements.

=petit maître= (_pe tē metr´_), a little master; a fop.

=petits choux=.--Same as choux pâtissière.

=petits pois= (_pe-tē´ pwä_). Peas.

=peu-à-peu= (_pö ȧ pö´_), little by little; by degrees.

=peu de chose= (_pö d shōz´_), a trifle.

=pezzo= (It.), (_ped´zō_), piece; piece of money; a coin.

=piccolo= (It.), (_pēk´kō lō_), small.

=pièce de résistance= (_pē es de rā zēs tä_N_s´_), the principal dish.

=pied à terre= (_pēā tȧ ter´_), a temporary lodging.

=pied poudreux= (_pē ā pōō drö´_), a vagabond.

=pigeonnaux= (_pē-zhō-nō´_).--Squabs.

=pigeons innocents= (_pē-zhô_N´ _ē-nō-sä_N´).--Squabs.

=pigliar due colombi a una fava= (It.), (_pē lyȧr dōō ā kō lōm´bē ä ōō nä fä´vä_), to catch two pigeons with one bean; to kill two birds with one stone.

=pilau= (_pi-law´_), or =pillau=.--An oriental dish of rice stewed with mutton, lamb, or fowl, almonds, raisins, and saffron and other spices.

=pimen´to=.--Allspice, or Jamaica pepper.

=pimo´la=.--An olive stuffed with sweet peppers.

=pioupiou= (_pē ōō pē ōō´_), a private soldier; a French “Tommy Atkins.”

=piquant= (_pē-kä_N´), pointed, pungent.

=piquante sauce= (_pē-kä_N_t´_).--Espagnole with pickles added and flavored with shallots.

=pis aller= (_pē zȧ lā´_), the worst or last shift.

=plombière= (_plô_N-_byâr´_).--A kind of frozen fruit pudding.

=poché= (_pō-shā´_).--Poached.

=poco à poco= (It.), (_pô´kō ä pô´kō_), little by little; by degrees.

=point d’appui= (_pwâ_N _dȧ pwē´_), prop; point of support.

=poisson= (_pwä-sô_N´).--Fish.

=poivrade= (_pwä-vräd´_).--Peppersauce.

=polen´ta=.--Porridge.

=polonaise cakes= (_pō-lō-nāz´_).--A kind of tart made of puff paste with jelly at the corners.

=pomme= (_pum_).--Apple.

=pomme d´api= (_pum dä-pē´_).--Small rosy apple.

=pomme de terre= (_de târ_).--Common Irish potato.

=pompa´no.=--A highly esteemed marine food fish.

=porte-chaise= (_porte shez´_), a sedan.

=poste restante= (_pôs tres tä_N_t´_), to remain until called for; applied to letters in a post office, general delivery.

=potage= (_pō-täzh´_).--Soup; pottage; broth.

=potage a la Camerani= (_ä lä kä-mā-rä´nē_).--A rich kind of chicken-liver soup.

=potage croute au pot= (_kroöt ō pō_).--Plain broth with vegetables and crusts browned in gravy.

=pot pourri= (_pō poo-rē´_).--A ragoût of various meats and vegetables cooked together.

=pour acquit= (_pōō rȧ kē´_), paid; settled; the usual form of receipt.

=pour faire rire= (_pōōr fer rēr´_), to excite laughter.

=pour faire visite= (_pōōr fer vē zēt´_) to pay a visit.

=pour passer le temps= (_pōōr pä sā l tä_N´), to while away the time.

=pour prendre congé= (_pōōr prä_N_dre kô_N _zhā´_), to take leave. Usually abbreviated to _P. P. C._

=précis= (_prā sē´_), a summary; an epitome.

=prendre la clef des champs= (_prä_N _dre lȧ klā dā shä_N´), to take the key of the fields; to take French leave.

=prendre la lune avec les dents= (_prä_N _dre lȧ lü´ nȧ vek lā dä_N´), to seize the moon in one’s teeth; to aim at impossibilities.

=presto maturo, presto marcio= (It.) (_pres tō ma tōō´rō, pres tō mär´chyō_), soon ripe, soon rotten.

=prêt d´accomplir= (_pre dȧ kô_N _plēr´_), ready to accomplish.

=prêt pour mon pays= (_pre pōōr mô_N _pā ē´_), ready for my country.

=preux chevalier= (_prö shvȧ lēā´_), a brave knight.

=prima donna= (_prē mä dôn´nä_), leading lady singer in opera.

=printanière= (_pra_N-_tä-nyâr´_).--A dish cooked à la printanière. See _à la printanière_. Printanière soup is the same as jardinière soup, essentially.

=procès verbal= (_prô se ver bȧl´_), a detailed statement.

=profiterolles= (_prō-fē-trōl´_).--Sweet entremets, a kind of cake filled with custard.

=propriétaire= (_prô prēā ter´_), a proprietor.

=protégé= (_prô tā zhā´_), one protected by another.

=pumpernickel= (_poom´per-nik´l_).--Black bread made in Westphalia of unbolted rye. It is of an acid taste.

=purée= (_pü-rā´_).--A pulpy maceration of meat, vegetables, fruit, or the like, passed through a sieve.

=quartier= (_kär-tyā´_).--Quarter; especially forequarter.

=quasi de veau= (_kä-zē´de vō_).--The thick end of a loin of veal.

=Q=

=quelque chose= (_kel ke shōz´_), something; a trifle.

=quenelle= (_ke-nel´_).--A kind of delicate forcemeat ball or dumpling.

=qui a bu boira= (_kē ȧ bü´ bwä rȧ´_), the tippler will go on tippling; it is hard to break off bad habits.

=quien poco sabe, presto lo reza= (Sp.), (_kyān pō kō sä´vā, prēs tō lō rā´thä_), he who knows little soon tells it.

=quien sabe?= (Sp.), (_kyān sä´vā_), who knows?

=qu´il soit comme il est désiré= (_kēl swȧ´ kô mē le dā zē rā´_), let it be as desired.

=qui m´aime aime mon chien= (_kē mem´ em mô_N _shēâ_N´), love me, love my dog.

=qui n’a santé, n’a rien= (_kē nȧ sä_N _tā´, nȧ rē â_N´), he who has not health, has nothing.

=qui va là?= (_kē vȧ lȧ´_), who goes there?

=qui vive= (_kē vēv´_), on the alert.

=R=

=raconteur= (_rȧ kô_N _tör´_), a relater; a teller.

=radis= (_rä-dē´_).--Radish.

=ragout= (_rä-goo´_).--A rich compound consisting of quenelles, mushrooms, truffles, etc., mixed with a rich sauce, and used to garnish rich dishes; also, a dish garnished with this.

=raison d´état= (_rā zô_N _dā tȧ´_), a state reason.

=raison d´être= (_rā zô_N _detr´_), the reason for a thing´s existence.

=ramequin= (_ram´ē-kin_; French pron. _rä-me-ka_N´).--A pastry consisting of a preparation of cheese inclosed in or mixed with puff paste, and baked or browned. Cheese straws are thin ramequins of cheese mixed with puff paste.

=rapprochement= (_rȧ prôsh mä_N´), the act of bringing together, reconciliation.

=ratafia= (_rä-tä-fē-ä´_).--(a) Noyau, curacao, or other liqueur containing kernels of fruit, as of peaches, cherries, etc. (_b_) A small macaroon made mainly of bitter almonds.

=réchauffé= (_rā-shō-fā´_), or =réchauffée=.--Warmed or heated over a second time.

=recherche= (_re shersh´_), elegant; attractive.

=reçu= (_re sü´_), received; receipt.

=recueil choisi= (_re kö y shwȧzē´_), a choice collection.

=rédacteur= (=en chef=), (_rā dȧk tö rä_N _shef_), editor (of a newspaper).

=régime= (_rā zhēm´_), government; mode of living.

=relevés= (_rā-l´-vā´_).--Same as removes.

=rémoulade= (_rā-moo-läd´_).--A purée of anchovies, capers, parsley, shallots, and hard-boiled eggs, dressed with spices, oil, and vinegar.

=rémoulade à la provençale= (_ä lä prō-vä_N-_säl´_).--Rémoulade not sieved and with more oil.

=remove=.--A dish removed from the table to make room for another; applied generally to the roasts, joints, turkeys, fillets, etc., which follow the soup and fish at an ordinary dinner of several courses.

=renaissance= (_re ne sä_N_s´_), regeneration, revival.

=rendezvous= (_rä_N _dā vōō´_), a place of meeting.

=rentes= (_rä_N_t_), the funds; government stocks.

=répondez s’il vous plaît= (_R. S. V. P._) (_rā pô_N _dā sēl vōō ple´_), reply if you please.

=répondre en normand= (_rä pô_N _drä_N _nôr mä_N´), to answer in Norman; to speak evasively.

=restaurateur= (_res tô rȧ tör´_), one who provides.

=résumé= (_rā zü mā´_), a summing up.

=rete nuova non piglia uccello vecchio= (It.), (_rā tā nwô´vä nōn pē lyä ōōch chel´lō vek´kyō_), a new net won’t catch an old bird.

=revenons à nos moutons= (_rev nô_N _zȧ nō mōō tô_N´), let us return to our sheep; let us come back to our subject.

=rien n’est beau que le vrai= (_rēâ_N _ne bō´ ke l vrā´_), there is nothing beautiful but truth.

=rira bien qui rira le dernier= (_rē rȧ bēâ_N´ _kē rē rȧ l der nēä´_), he laughs well who laughs last.

=rire entre cuir et chair, rire sous cape= (_rē rä_N _tre kwē´ rā sher´, rēr sōō kȧp´_), to laugh in one’s sleeve.

=ris de veau= (_rē de vō_).--The sweetbread; pancreas.

=rissole= (_rē-sōl´_).--A kind of pastry made of minced and spiced meat or vegetables, or fruit, wrapped in paste, and fried in fat--originally one containing rice as an ingredient.

=rissolé= (_rē-sō-lā´_).--Browned by baking or frying.

=rissolette= (_rē-sō-let´_).--A croutade, or bit of fried bread containing or holding a little portion of forcemeat.

=robe de chambre= (_rôb de shä_N _br´_), a dressing-gown; a morning gown.

=robe de nuit= (_rôb de nwē´_), a night-dress.

=rognons= (_rō-nyô_N´).--Kidneys; fries.

=rôle= (_rōl´_), a part in a performance.

=romaine salad= (_rō-mān´_).--A kind of mixed vegetable salad.

=Ro´man punch=.--A water ice flavored, as with lemon, and mixed with rum or other spirits. Also, a complicated punch, similar in preparation to regency punch, with added frozen white of egg froth.

=roquefort= (_rōk-fôr´_).--A French cheese made from the milk of ewes, cured in a cavern in the limestone rock at Roquefort, France.

=rothe grütze= (_rō´te grüt´ se_).--A flummery of rice grits and fruit juice.

=roue= (_rōō_), a debauchee.

=rouge= (_rōōzh_), red coloring for the skin.

=roulette= (_roo-let´_).--A dish consisting of a slice of meat spread with stuffing, rolled, and stewed or braised.

=roux= (_roo_).--Browned by frying in butter or other grease.

=roux blanc= (_blä_N).--Starch or flour fried in fat so as to be hardly colored.

=roux brun= (_brü_N´).--Fried a dark brown.

=ruse de guerre= (_rüz de ger´_), a military stratagem.

=Rus´sian sauce=.--A velouté with egg yolks and strong herbs.

=Rus´sian soup=.--A gravy soup of veal, fowl, etc., with souchets of salmon, eel, perch, mullet, quenelles of whiting, lobster coral, and mushroom purée.

=S=

=salade russe= (_sä-läd´rüs_).--A dish of chicken meat, ham, veal, etc., sliced, arranged separately and served with truffles, and tartar sauce, or caviare and sardelles, etc.

=salle= (_sȧl_), a hall.

=salle à manger= (_sȧ lȧ mä_N _zhā_), dining room.

=Sal´ly Lunn=.--An English tea cake.

=salmagun´dy=.--A salad of cold chicken, veal, eggs, beets, anchovies, etc., finely minced and spiced.

=salmis= (_säl-mē´_).--A ragoût of roast game or fowl in rich gravy or sauce.

=sal´picon= (French pron. _säl-pē-kô_N´).--A ragoût or rich compound of chopped meat or fish and vegetables with savory sauce, used as a separate dish, as a garnish, to stuff meats, etc.

=sanan couchilladas, mas no malas palabras= (Sp.), (_sä´nän kōō chē lā´thäs, mäs nō mä läs pä lä´vräs_), wounds from a knife will heal, but not those from an evil tongue.

=sang-froid= (_sä_N _frwä´_), coolness; self-possession.

=sans-culottes= (_sä_N _kü lôt´_), without breeches; a term applied to the rabble of the French revolution.

=sans façon= (_sä_N _fȧ sô_N´), without form or trouble.

=sans pareil= (_sä_N _pȧ re´y_), without equal.

=sans peine= (_sä_N _pen´_), without difficulty.

=sans peur et sans reproche= (_sä_N _pör´ ā sä_N _re prôsh´_), fearless and stainless.

=sans rime et sans raison= (_sä_N _rēm´ ā sä_N _rā zô_N´), without rhyme or reason.

=sans souci= (_sä_N _sōō sē´_), free from care.

=sauce beurrée à l’Anglaise= (_bû-rā ä lä_N-_glāz´_).--Butter sauce.

=sauce blanche= (_blä_N_sh_).--Butter sauce.

=sauce Colbert= (_kōl-bâr_).--Brown sauce with meat glace, lemon juice, parsley, and butter stirred in.

=saucé de gourmets= (_de goor-mā´_).--A coulis with a purée of tomatoes and crayfish butter.

=sauce en tortue= (_ä_N _tôr-tü´_).--Espagnole sauce, a kind of sauce used for calf’s head.

=sauce Italienne rousse= (_ē-tä-lyen´ roos_).--A sauce of espagnole, varied and flavored with shallots, mushrooms, and olive oil.

=sauce piquante= (_pē-kä_N_t´_).--An acid or sour sauce.

=sauce Robert= (French pron. _sōs rō-bâr´_).--A full-flavored espagnole sauce, strongly flavored with onions, mustard, and zested with lemon juice or vinegar.

=sauce rousse= (_roos_).--Brown sauce.

=saumon= (_sō-mô_N´).--Salmon.

=sauté= (_sō-tā´_).--Lightly and quickly fried in little grease.

=sauve qui peut= (_sōv kē pö´_), save yourself.

=savant= (_sȧ vä_N´), a learned man.

=savoir= (_sȧ vwȧr´_), knowledge.

=savoir faire= (_sȧ vwȧr fer´_), tact.

=savoir vivre= (_sȧ vwȧr vēvr´_), good breeding.

=savon= (_sȧ vô_N´), soap.

=savoy´ cakes.=--Lady fingers or other fancy cakes of sponge-cake paste.

=scones= (_skōnz_).--Scotch cakes of oatmeal or flour.

=scrutin d’arrondissement= (_skrü tâ_N´ _dȧ rô_N _dēs mä_N´), municipal ballot.

=scrutin de liste= (_skrü tâ_N _d lēst´_), voting by ballot; the voting for the departmental representatives.

=sdegno d’amante poco dura= (It.), (_zdā nyō dä män´tā pô kō dōō´rä_), a lover’s anger is short-lived.

=séance= (_sā ä_N_s´_), a sitting.

=selle= (_sel_).--Saddle.

=selon les règles= (_se lô_N _lā regl´_), according to rule.

=sempre il mal non vien per nuocere= (It.), (_sem´prā ēl mäl´ nōn vyān´ pār nwô chā rā_), misfortune is not always an evil.

=se non e vero e ben trovato= (It.), (_sā nōn e vā´rō e bān trō vä´tō_), if it is not true, it is cleverly invented.

=siècle= (_sē ekl´_), an age.

=siècle d´or= (_sē ekl dôr´_), the golden age (of Louis XIV).

=siècles des ténèbres= (_sē ekle dā tā nebr´_), the dark ages.

=Sie sehen gut aus= (Ger.), (_zē zā en gōōt´ ows_), you look well.

=sobriquet= (_sô brē ke´_), a nickname.

=soi-disant= (_swȧ dē zä_N´), self-styled; would-be; pretended.

=soirée= (_swȧ rā´_), an evening party.

=soubise sauce= (_soo-bēz´_).--A purée of white onions or souchie.

=soubrette= (_sōō bret´_), on the stage a servant girl who acts in comedies the part of an intrigante.

=souchet= (_soo-shā´_), or =souchie= (_sōō-shē´_).--A stew of fish in a soup-like savory broth.

=soufflé= (_soo-flā´_).--A dish consisting of batter of starch or flour, eggs, milk or cream, and butter, beaten light and baked and served hot while light and spongy. Soufflés may be variously flavored, as with ginger, vanilla, chocolate, etc.

=souffler le chaud et le froid= (_sōō fla l shō´ ā l frwä´_), to blow hot and cold.

=spaghetti= (_spä-get´tē_).--Hollow tubes of dried Italian paste, in size between macaroni and vermicelli.

=Span´ish cream.=--Gelatine pudding containing custard, gelatine, and beaten white of eggs, set in a mold.

=Span´ish puffs.=--Maringues.

=spirituel= (_spē rē tü el´_), possessing wit, witty.

=Sturm und Drang= (Ger.), (_shtoorm oont dräng´_), storm and stress.

=suprême sauce= (_su-prām_).--Velouté flavored with mushrooms and consommé of fowls.

=T=

=tableau vivant= (_tȧ blō vē vä_N´), the representation of a picture by persons grouped together, silent and motionless.

=table d’hôte= (_tȧble dōt´_), table according to the hostess.

=tâche sans tache= (_tȧsh sä_N _tȧsh´_), a work without a stain.

=taille= (_tä´y_), form; stature; shape.

=tapis= (_tȧ pē´_), the carpet.

=tar´tare sauce=.--Mayonnaise sauce with vinegar and chopped green herbs, pickles, and capers.

=tel maître, tel valet= (_tel metr´, tel vȧ le´_), like master, like man.

=tendresse= (_tä_N _dres´_), passion; affection.

=terra cotta= (It.), (_ter´rä kôt´tä_), baked earth.

=tête= (_tāt_).--Head.

=tête-à-tête= (_te tȧ tet´_), a conversation between two parties.

=tiens à la vérité= (_tēâ_N _zȧ lȧ vä rē tā´_), maintain the truth.

=tiens ta foi= (_tēâ_N _tȧ fwä´_), keep thy faith.

=timbale= (French pron. _ta_N-_bäl´_).--A drum-like case of macaroni or rice filled with some composition, as with forcemeat or ragoût.

=timbre-poste= (_tâ_N _bre pôst´_), postage stamp.

=toujours perdrix= (_tōō zhōōr per drē´_), always partridges; the same thing over and over again.

=toujours prêt= (_tōō zhōōr pre´_), always ready.

=tour de force= (_tōōr de fôrs´_), a feat of strength or skill.

=tour d’expression= (_tōōr dek spre sēô_N´), an idiom.

=tourner casaque= (_tōōr nā kȧ zȧk´_), to turn one’s coat; to change sides.

=tout-à-fait= (_tōō tȧ fe´_), wholly, entirely.

=tout-à-l’heure= (_tōō tȧ lör´_), instantly.

=tout au contraire= (_tōō tō kô_N _trer´_), on the contrary.

=tout-à-vous= (_tōō tȧ vōō´_), entirely yours.

=tout bien ou rien= (_tōō bēâ_N´ _ōō rēâ_N´), all or nothing.

=tout-de-suite= (_tōō d swēt´_), immediately.

=tout ensemble= (_tōō tä_N _sä_N_bl´_), the whole.

=tout le monde est sage après coup= (_tōō l mô_N _de sazh ȧ pre kōō´_), everybody is wise after the event.

=traduttori, traditori= (It.), (_trä dōōt tō´rē, trä dē tō´rē_), translators are traitors.

=trottoir= (_trô twȧr´_), sidewalk.

=trousseau= (_trōō sō´_), wedding outfit.

=truffes= (_trüf_).--Truffles.

=truf´fle=.--A kind of edible mushroom that grows underground.

=truite= (_trwet_).--Trout.

=Turk´ish cof´fee=.--Café au Turc.

=tutte le strade conducono a Roma= (It.), (_tōōt´tā lā strä´dā kōn dōō´kō nō ä rō mä_), all roads lead to Rome.

=tutti-frutti= (_toot´tē-froot´tē_).--A confection consisting of preserved fruits of various kinds.

=U=

=Uebung macht den Meister= (Ger.), (_ü´boong mäkt den mīs´ter_), practice makes perfect.

=un bienfait n’est jamais perdu= (_ö_N _bēâ_N _fe´ ne zhȧ me per dü´_), a kindness is never lost.

=un sot à triple étage= (_ö_N _sō´ ȧ trē plā tȧzh´_), a consummate fool.

=un “tiens” vaut mieux que deux “tu l’auras,”= (_ō_N _tēâ_N _vō mēö´ ke dö tü lō rȧ´_), one “take it” is worth two “you shall have it”; a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

=V=

=valen´cia rice=.--Rice boiled till the grains are soft and then mixed with oil and tomatoes.

=valet de chambre= (_vȧ le d shä_N _br´_), an attendant.

=vaurien= (_vō rēâ_N´), a worthless fellow.

=veau= (_vō_).--Veal.

=vedi Napoli e poi muori= (It.), (_vā dē nä´pō lē ā pôē mwô´rē_), see Naples and then die.

=vérité sans peur= (_vā rē tā´ sä_N _pör´_), truth without fear.

=vers de société= (_ver de sô sē ā tā´_), society verses; poetry dealing lightly with trifling subjects.

=verve= (_verv_), animation; spirit.

=Viele Hände machen bald ein End= (Ger.), (_fē le hent´-mäken bält īn ent´_), many hands make quick work.

=vieux garçon= (_vē ö gȧr sô_N´), old bachelor.

=vigueur de dessus= (_vē gör´ de de sü´_), strength from on high.

=vin= (_va_N).--Wine.

=vinaigre= (_vē-nā´gr´_).--Vinegar. _Vinaigre a l’estragon (ä lās trä-gô_N´) is vinegar flavored with tarragon.

=vinaigrette= of (_vē-nā-gret´_).--A sauce made sour by acid wine or vinegar.

=vino dentro, senno furore= (It.) (_vē´nō den´trō, sān´no fōō rō´rā_), when the wine is in, the wit is out.

=vin ordinaire= (_va_N _ôr-dē-nâr´_).--Ordinary table wine; claret.

=virtuoso= (It.), (_vēr twō´ sō_), one skilled in matters of taste or art.

=vis à vis= (_vē zȧ vē_), face to face.

=vivat= (_vē vȧt´_), a shout of “long live.”

=vive la bagatelle= (_vēv lȧ bȧ gȧ tel´_), success to trifles.

=vive la république= (_vēv lȧ rā pü plēk´_), long live the republic.

=vive l’empereur= (_vēv lä_N _prör´_), long live the emperor.

=vive le roi= (_vēv le rwä´_), long live the king.

=voilà= (_vwȧ lȧ´_), see there; there is, there are.

=voilà tout= (_vwȧ lȧ tōō´_), that is all.

=voilà une autre chose= (_vwȧ lȧ ü nō tre shōz´_), that is quite another thing.

=voiture= (_vwȧ tür´_), a carriage.

=volaille= (_vō-lā´y_).--Poultry.

=vol-au-vent= (_vō-lō-vä_N´). A light puff-paste case baked and then filled with a ragoût, fricassée, or the like.

=W=

=wagon-lits= (_vȧ gô lē_), sleeping cars.

=Was fehlt Ihnen?= (Ger.), (_väs fālt´ ē nen_), what is the matter with you?

=Wie die Arbeit, so der Lohn= (Ger.), (_vē dē är´bīt, zō der lōn´_), as the labor, so the reward.

=Welsh rare bit=, or =rab´bit=.--A dish consisting essentially of toasted bread on which is served toasted or melted cheese. The cheese is variously prepared, as with the admixture of ale, or other flavoring material.

=white sauce.=--Same as velouté, or similar sauce.

=wiener schnitzel= (_vē´ner shnits´el_).--A cut of veal from the leg, fried in batter, and seasoned with paprika, etc., after a style attributed to the Viennese.

=Z=

=Zeitgeist= (Ger.), (_tsīt´gīst_), the spirit of the age.

PRONOUNCING DICTIONARY OF CLASSIC WORDS AND PHRASES

Including legal phrases, maxims, mottoes, quotations, proverbs,
Latin abbreviations, classic allusions and references of common
occurrence in books, periodicals, newspapers and speech.

KEY TO PRONUNCIATION

The long (marked) vowels are pronounced as in the following words:
_fāte_, _fāre_, _cāre_; _mē_; _mīne_; _mōte_; _mūte_. The short
vowels, which include all not marked as above, are pronounced as in
the following words: _pat_; _pet_; _pit_; _pot_; _put_. The accented
syllable in each word is indicated by a mark placed immediately
after it.

=A=

=Ab extra= (_ex´trā_).--From without.

=Ab initio= (_in-ish´i-ō_).--From the beginning.

=Ab origine= (_or-ī´jin-e_).--From the commencement.

=Ab ovo= (_ō´vō_).--From the egg--_i. e._, the beginning. The egg in many ancient mythologies was the supposed origin of life.

=Ab ovo usque ad mala= (_us´kwe ad mā´la_).--From the egg to the apples--_i. e._, from the beginning to the end (the Roman custom being to begin dinner with eggs and end with fruit).

=Ab uno disce omnes= (_ū´nō dis´se om´nēs_).--From a single instance infer the whole.

=Ab urbe condita=--A. U. C. (_ur´be kon´di-tā_).--From the (year of) building the city (Rome), 753 B. C.

=A capite ad calcem= (_ā kap´i-te ad kal´sem_).--From head to heel.

=Accipe hoc= (_ak´sip-e hock_).--Accept this.

=Ac etiam= (_ak esh´i-am_).--And also.

=Ad arbitrium= (_ar-bit´ri-um_).--At pleasure.

=Ad captandum vulgus= (_cap-tan´dum vul´gus_).--To catch the rabble.

=Ad extremum= (_ex-tre´mum_).--At last.

=Ad finem= (_fī´nem_).--To the end.

=Ad hominem= (_hom´in-em_).--To the man.

=Ad infinitum= (_in-fī-nī´tum_).--To infinity.

=Ad interim= (_in´ter-im_).--Meanwhile.

=Ad Kalendas Graecas= (_kal´en-das grē´kas_).--At the Greek kalends--_i. e._, never (there being no kalends in the Greek year).

=Ad libitum= (_lib´it-um_).--At pleasure.

=Ad majorem Dei gloriam= (_mā-jor´em Dē´ī glor´i-am_).--For the greater glory of God. The motto of the Order of the Jesuits, founded by Ignatius Loyola (1539).

=Ad nauseam= (_naw´se-am_).--To disgust.

=Ad quod damnum= (_kwod dam´num_).--To what damage.

=Ad referendum= (_ref-er-en´dum_).--For further consideration.

=Ad rem.=--To the point.

=Ad unguem= (un´gwem).--To a nail--_i.e._, to a nicety, exactly. An expression borrowed from sculptors, who in modeling, give the finishing touch with the nail.

=Ad unum omnes=--Cicero (_ū-num om´nēs_).--All to a man.

=Ad valorem= (_va-lor´em_).--According to the value.

=Ad vivum= (_vi´vum_).--To the life.

=Aegrescit medendo= (_e-gres´sit med-en´dō_).--The disorder increases with the remedy, _i. e._, the remedy is worse than the disease.

=Aequam servare mentem= (_ē-kwam ser-vār´e men´tem_).--To preserve a well-balanced mind; to be unmoved.

=Aequo animo= (_ē´kwo an´im-o_).--With resignation, contentedly.

=Aetatis suae= (_ē-tā´tis sū´ē_).--Of his (or her) age.

=A fortiori= (_for-shi-or´ī_).--With stronger reason.

=Alere flammam= (_al´er-e flam´mam_).--To feed the flame.

=Alias= (_al´i-as_).--Otherwise.

=Alibi= (_al´i-bī_).--Elsewhere. Legal phrase implying that the accused in a criminal case was not on the scene of a crime at the time of its committal.

=Alma Mater= (_al´ma mā´ter_).--Benign mother. An expression used by college men, who speak of their college as their Alma mater.

=Alter ego= (_al´ter egg´o_).--Another self.

=Alter idem= (_al´ter ī-dem_).--Another exactly similar.

=Amantium irae amoris integratio est=--(_am-an´shi-um ī´rē a-mor´iss inte-grā-shi-o est_).--The quarrels of lovers are renewals of love.

=A mensa et thoro= (_ā men´sā et thor´ō_).--From table and bed. A legal phrase used by the judge in pronouncing the decree of separation in the Divorce Court.

=Amicus humani generis= (_am-ī-cus hu-mā´nī gen´er-iss_).--A friend of the human race.

=Amor patriæ= (_am´or pat´ri-ē_).--Love of one’s native land.

=Anguis in herba=--Virgil (_an´gwiss in her´bā_).--A snake in the grass.

=Animo et fide= (_an´im-o et fī´dē_).--By courage and faith.

=Anno aetatis suae= (_an´no ē-tā´tiss sū´ē_).--In the year of his (or her) age.

=Anno Christi,= A. C. (_an´no kriss´tī_).--In the year of Christ.

=Anno Domini,= A. D. (_an´no Dom´inī_).--In the year of our lord.

=Anno mundi,= A. M. (_an´no mun´dī_).--In the year of the world. The date of the Creation is given by Bishop Usher as 4004 B. C.

=Ante meridiem,= A. M. (_an´te mer-ī´di-em_).--Before noon.

=A posse ad esse= (_ā poss´e ad ess´e_).--From possibility to actuality.

=A posteriori= (_ā pos-tē-ri-or´ī_).--From the effect to the cause; that is, an argument by induction.

=A priori= (_ā prī-or´ī_).--From the cause to the effect; that is, an argument by deduction.

=Aqua fortis= (_ak´wa for´tiss_).--Strong water. A common name for nitric acid.

=Aqua vitae= (_ak´wa vī´tē_).--Water of life. Alcohol, brandy.

=Arbiter elegantiarum= (_ar´bit-er ele-gan-shi-air´um_).--An authority in matters of taste.

=Arcana imperii= (_ar-kā´na im-per´ī-ī_).--Secrets of the state.

=Ardentia verba= (_ar-den´shi-a ver´ba_).--Burning words.

=Argumentum ad hominem= (_ar-gu-men´tum ad hom´-i-nem_).--An argument to the man. An argument in refutation drawn from an opponent’s own principles.

=Argumentum ad invidiam= (_ar-gu-men´tum ad in-vid´-i-am_).--An argument appealing to low passions.

=Argumentum ad judicium= (_ar-gu-men´tum ad ju-dish´i-um_).--An appeal to the judgment.

=Argumentum ad populum= (_ar-gu-men´tum ad pop´-u-lum_).--An appeal to popular prejudice.

=Argumentum baculinum= (_ar-gu-men´tum back-u-li-num_).--The argument of the cudgel; appeal to force. Club-law.

=Ars celare artem= (_ars sell-air´e ar´tem_).--True art is to conceal art.

=Ars longa, vita brevis= (_ars lon´ga vī´ta brev´iss_).--Art is long, life short.

=Artium magister=, A. M. or M. A. (_ar´ti-um ma-jis´ter_).--Master of Arts.

=Audi alteram partem= (_aw´dī al´ter-am par´tem_).--Hear the other side.

=Aura popularis=--Cicero (_aw´ra pop-u-lair´iss_).--The shifting breeze of popular favor.

=Aurea mediocritas=--Horace (_aw´re-a med-i-ok´ri-tass_).--The golden mean.

=Aut Cæsar, aut nullus= (_awt Cæsar awt nul´lus_).--Either Cæsar or no one.

=Aut vincere aut mori= (_awt vin´ser-e awt mor´ī_).--Either to conquer or to die.

=A verbis ad verbera= (_ā ver´bīs ad ver´ber-a_).--From words to blows.

=A vinculo matrimonii= (_ā vin´ku-lo mat-ri-mō´nī-ī_).--From the bond of marriage.

=B=

=Bis dat, qui cito dat= (_biss dat kwī sī´tō dat_).--He gives twice who gives quickly.

=Bona fide= (_bō´nā fī´dē_).--In good faith.

=Brevis esse laboro, obscurus fio=--Horace (_brev´iss ess´e lab-or´ō ob-sku´rus fīo_).--When I strive to be concise I become obscure.

=Brutum fulmen= (_Bru´tum ful´men_).--A harmless thunderbolt.

=C=

=Cacoethes loquendi= (_kak-o-ē´thēs lo-kwen´dī_).--An itch for speaking.

=Cacoethes scribendi= (_skrī-ben´dī_).--An itch for scribbling.

=Capias= (_kap´i-ass_).--You may take. A writ to authorize the seizure of a defendant’s person (legal).

=Caput mortuum= (_kap´ut mor´tu-um_),--The dead head--_i.e._, the worthless remains.

=Caret= (_care´et_).--It is wanting.

=Casus belli= (_kā´sus bell´ī_).--A cause for war.

=Caveat actor= (_kav´e-at ak´tor_).--Let the doer beware. Law term signifying a notice to stay legal proceedings.

=Caveat emptor= (_emp´tor_).--Let the purchaser beware. Term used to show that the vendor does not hold himself responsible for the condition of the goods.

=Cetera desunt= (_sē´ter-a dē-sunt_).--The rest is wanting.

=Ceteris paribus= (_sē´ter-is pair´i-bus_).--Other things being equal.

=Circa=--c. (_sir´kā_).--About, towards (of time).

=Circulus in probando= (_sir´ku-lus in pro-ban´dō_).--A circle in the proof; using the conclusion as one of the arguments.

=Cogito ergo sum= (_coj´i-tō er´gõ sum_).--I think, therefore I exist. The famous dictum of Descartes, the philosopher.

=Commune bonum= (_com-mū´ne bō´num_).--A common good.

=Compos mentis= (_com´pos men´tiss_).--Of sane mind.

=Conscia mens recti= (_con´shi-a mens rek´tī_).--A mind conscious of rectitude.

=Contra bonos mores= (_con´tra bō´nōs mor´ēz_).--Against good manners.

=Copia verborum= (_cō´pi-a ver-bor´um_).--Plenty of words.

=Coram nobis= (_cor´am nō´biss_).--In our presence; before us.

=Corpus delicti= (_cor´pus de-lik´tī_).--The body, _i. e._ substance, of the offense.

=Crimine ab uno disce omnes= (_krī´min-e ab ū´nō dis´se om´nēz_).--From one crime learn the nature of all.

=Cui bono?= (_kī bō´nō_).--For whose benefit is it?

=Cum grano salis= (_cum grā´nō sā´lis_).--With a grain of salt, _i. e._, with some allowance.

=Cum privilegio= (_priv-i-le´ji-ō_).--By privilege.

=Curiosa felicitas= (_ku-ri-ō´sa fē-lī´si-tas_).--Felicity of expression.

=D=

=Data= (_dā´ta_).--Things given or taken for granted.

=De auditu= (_dē aw-dī´tū_).--By hearsay.

=Deceptio visus= (_dē-sep´shi-ō vī´sūs_).--An optical illusion.

=De facto= (_dē fac´tō_).--In point of fact. A legal phrase used to describe that which is fact as opposed to that which is legal.

=Dei gratia= (_Dē´ī grā´shi-ā_).--By the grace of God. A phrase used in respect to a sovereign, in royal proclamations, and on coins of the realm.

=Disjecta membra= (_dis-jek´ta mem´bra_).--Scattered remains.

=Divide et impera= (_dī´vi-dē et im´per-ā_).--Divide and govern.

=Docendo discimus= (_dō-sen´dō dis´si-mus_).--By teaching we learn.

=Dominus providebit= (_Dom´īn-us prō-vid-ē´bit_).--The Lord will provide.

=Dramatis personæ= (_drä´ma-tiss per-sō´nē_).--Characters of a play.

=Dulce domum= (_dul´sē dō´mum_).--Sweetly homeward.

=Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori=--Horace (_dul´-se et de-kor´um est pro pat´ri-ā mōr´ī_).--It is pleasant and befitting to die for one’s country.

=Dum spiro, spero= (_dum spi´ro, sper´ō_).--While I breathe, I hope.

=Dum vivimus, vivamus= (_vī´vim-us, vī-vā´mus_).--While we live, let us live--_i. e._, whilst we have life, let us enjoy it.

=Durante vita= (_du-ran´te vī´tā_).--During life.

=E=

=Ecce homo!= (_ek´se hom´o_).--Behold the man! A name given to representations of the suffering Savior, because Pilate used those words when Christ came forth wearing the crown of thorns and purple robe (St. John xix. 5).

=Editio princeps= (_e-dish´io prin´seps_).--Original edition.

=Emeritus= (_ē-mer´itus_).--A soldier who has served his time, a veteran: hence, one retired from active official duties, as an Emeritus professor.

=E pluribus unum= (_ē plūr´i-bus ūnum_).--From many, one. Motto of United States.

=Esse quam videri malim= (_es´se kwam vī-dē´rī mā-lim_).--I prefer to be, rather than seem to be.

=Esto quod es= (_es-tō quod ēz_).--Be what thou art.

=Et cetera= (_et sē´ter-a_), &c., or etc. And so forth.

=E tenebris oritur lux= (_ē ten´e-brīs or´i-tur lux_).--Out of darkness there arises light.

=Et sequentes= (_et se-kwen´tēs_).--And those that follow.

=Et sequentia= (_se-kwen´shia_)--_et seq._--And what follows.

=Et sic de ceteris= (_et sik dē sē´terīs_).--And so of the rest.

=Et tu, Brute= (_tū Brū´te_).--And thou also, Brutus! The words were used by Cæsar when he discovered Brutus among the conspirators who assassinated him in the senate-house, B. C. 44.

=Ex æquo= (_ē´kwo_).--In like manner, equally.

=Ex animo= (_an´imo_).--From the soul, heartily.

=Ex cathedra= (_kath´e-drā_).--From the chair--_i. e._, with authority. The phrase originally referred to the decisions given by popes and prelates in their pontifical character; it is now used in reference to any decision given with the air of authority.

=Exceptio probat regulum= (_ex-sep´shio prō-bat reg´u-lum_).--The exception proves the rule.

=Ex curia= (_kū´riā_).--Out of court. Originally every full Roman citizen belonged to one of the thirty curiæ or divisions of the city, and was entitled to vote on the laws submitted to his curia. The phrase _ex curia_ was applied to those who had no right to vote in the curia. It is now used to denote a person who has no _locus standi_ before any tribunal.

=Ex delicto= (_dē-lik´tō_).--From the crime.

=Exempli gratia=--_e. g._ (_ex-em´plī grā´shia_).--By way of example.

=Exeunt= (_eks´e-unt_).--They go out. Used by the older playwrights to indicate the departure of some of the performers from the stage.

=Exit= (_eks´it_).--He (or she) goes out.

=Exitus acta probat= (_ex´it-us ak´ta prō´bat_).--The event justifies the deed. Motto of George Washington.

=Ex nihilo nihil fit= (_ex nī´hillo ni´hill fit_).--Out of nothing nothing comes.

=Ex officio= (_of-fish´iō_).--By virtue of his office: _e. g._, the president of a society is _ex officio_ a member of all committees of the society.

=Ex parte= (_par´te_).--On one side only. A phrase indicating an application, concerning a pending action, to a judge by one party in the action in the absence of the other.

=Experientia docet sapientiam= (_ex-pe-ri-en´shia dō´set sap-i-en´shi-am_).--Experience teaches wisdom.

=F=

=Faber est quisque fortunæ suæ=--Sallust (_fab´er est kwis´kwe for-tū´nē sū´ē_).--Every man is the maker of his own fortune.

=Facile princeps= (_fas´il-e prin´seps_).--Easily the chief--_i. e._, the admitted chief.

=Facilis descensus Averno=--Virgil (_fas´il-iss dē-sen´sus av-er´nō_).--The descent to Avernus (or hell) is easy: the downward road is an easy one. Avernus was a lake of Campania, near which was the cave through which Æneas descended to the lower world.

=Fac simile= (_fak sim´il-e_).--Do the like. An exact copy.

=Factotum= (_fak-tō´tum_).--Do everything. A man of all work.

=Fecit= (_fē´sit_).--He did it. Generally affixed to the pedestal of a statue by the sculptor who executed it.

=Felicitas habet multos amicos= (_fē´lī´si-tas hab´et mul´tōs am-ī´kōs_).--Happiness has many friends: _i. e._, friends flock around those who are prosperous.

=Feræ naturæ= (_fer´ē na-tū´rē_).--Of the nature of a wild beast.

=Festina lente= (_fes-tī´nā len´tē_).--Hasten slowly: _i. e._, do nothing in a hurry.

=Fiat justitia, ruat cœlum= (_fī´at jus-tish´i-a rū´at sē´lum_).--Let justice be done, even though the heavens should fall.

=Fiat lux= (_fi´at lux_).--Let there be light.

=Fides Punica= (_fī´dēs Pū´nik-a_).--Punic (_i. e._ Carthaginian) faith: treachery. A proverbial expression among the Romans for faithlessness.

=Fidus Achates= (_fī´dus Akā´tēz_).--The faithful Achates: a true friend. Achates was the distinguished companion of Æneas in his wanderings after his flight from Troy.

=Fieri facias= (_fī´erī fas´i-ass_).--Cause it to be done. Usually written _fi. fa._ The title of a writ of execution issued to give effect to the judgment of a court of justice.

=Finem respice= (_fī´nem res´piss-e_).--Look to the end.

=Finis coronat opus= (_fī´nis korō´nat op´us_).--The end crowns the work.

=Flagrante delicto= (_de-lik´tō_).--In the act of committing the crime: _i. e._, in the very act.

=Fortes fortuna juvat= (_fōr´tēs fortū´na ju´vat_).--Fortune helps the brave.

=Fortis cadere, cedere non potest= (_for´tiss kad´er-e sē´der-e non pot´est_).--The brave may fall, but cannot yield.

=Fortiter et recte= (_for´tit-er et rek´tē_).--Courageously and uprightly.

=Fortitudine et prudentia= (_forti-tu´din-e et prūden´shi-ā_).--By fortitude and prudence.

=Fortuna favet fatuis= (_fortu´na fav´et fat´uīs_).--Fortune favors idiots.

=Fortunæ filius= (_for-tu´nē fil´ius_).--A son of fortune--_i.e._, one favored by fortune.

=Fortuna sequator= (_sekwā´tur_).--Let fortune follow.

=Frangas non flectes= (_fran´gas non flek´tēs_).--You may break, but you shall not bend, me.

=Fronti nulla fides= (_fron´tī null´a fī´dēs_).--Do not judge by appearances.

=Frustra laborat qui omnibus placere studet= (_frus´trā labōr´at kwī om´nibus pla-sē´re stū´det_).--He labors in vain who studies to please all.

=Fugit irreparabile tempus=--Virgil (_fū´jit ir-rep-ar-ā´-bil-e tem´pus_).--Time, once gone, can never be regained.

=Furor arma ministrat=--Virgil (_fū´ror ar´ma min´is-trat_).--Rage supplies them with arms.

=Furor loquendi= (_fu´ror lo-kwen´dī_).--A rage for speaking.

=Furor poeticus= (_po-ēt´ik-us_).--Poetical fire.

=Furor scribendi= (_skrī-ben´dī_).--A rage for writing.

=G=

=Gaudeamus= (_gawdeā´mus_).--Let us rejoice.

=Gloria in excelsis Deo= (_glor´i-a in ex-sel´sis dē´ō_).--Glory to God in the highest. The opening words of the greater doxology sung in the ancient Church; chiefly used in the Communion service and private devotion.

=Gratis= (_grā´tiss_).--Free; for nothing.

=Gutta cavat lapidem non vi, sed semper cadendo= (_gut´ta kav´at lap´id-em non vī sed sem´per ka-den´dō_).--The drop hollows the stone not by force, but by constant falling.

=H=

=Haud passibus æquis=--Virgil (_hawd pass´i-bus ē´kwīs_).--With unequal steps.

=Hic et ubique= (_hik et ubī´kwe_).--Here and everywhere. (“Here, there, and everywhere.”)

=Hic jacet= (_hik ja´set_).--Here lies. An inscription frequently carved on monuments dedicated to deceased persons.

=Hoc age= (_hok aj´e_).--Do this.

=Homo sum: humani nihil a me alienum puto=--Terence (_hom´o sum humā´nī nī´hil ā mē ali-ē´num pū´to_).--I am a man: I count nothing human indifferent to me.

=Honesta mors turpi vita potior=--Tacitus (_hones´ta maws tur´pī vī´tā pō´shior_).--An honorable death is preferable to a base life.

=Honor virtutis præmium= (_hon´or virtu´tiss prē´mium_).--Honor is the reward of virtue (or valor).

=Humani generis decus= (_humā´nī jen´er-iss dek´us_).--The glory of the human race. These words are inscribed on Sir Isaac Newton’s monument on the rood-screen in Westminster Abbey.

=Humanum est errare= (_humā´num est errā´re_).--It is human to err. “To err is human, to forgive, divine.”--Pope.

=I=

=Ibidem= (_ibī´dem_).--In the same place.

=Idem= (_ī´dem_).--The same.

=Id est= (_i. e._).--That is, that is to say.

=Ignis fatuus= (_ig´niss fat´u-us_).--A deceiving fire: a Will-o’-the-wisp; an inflammable gas frequently seen over marshes, which leads the traveler who pursues it into the bog.

=Ignorantia legis excusat neminem= (_ignoran´shia lē´jis excū´sat nem´inem_).--Ignorance of the law excuses nobody.

=Imo pectore= (_ī´mo pek´tor-e_).--From the bottom of the heart.

=Impedimenta= (_im-pedi-men´ta_).--The baggage of an army; luggage in traveling.

=Imperium in imperio= (_imper´ium in imper´io_).--One government within another.

=Imprimatur= (_imprimā´tur_).--Let it be printed. The term is used to signify the permission to print a book.

=Imprimis= (_im-prī´miss_).--In the first place, chiefly, especially.

=In æternum= (_in ēter´num_).--Forever.

=In articulo mortis= (_ar-tik´ulo mor´tis_).--At the point of death.

=In capite= (_kap´i-te_).--In chief.

=In cauda venenum= (_kaw´dā venē´num_).--There is poison in the tail. The sting of the scorpion is at the tip of its tail.

=In cœlo quies= (_se´lo kwī´ēs_).--There is rest in heaven.

=In commendam= (_commen´dam_).--In recommendation.

=In curia= (_kū´ri-ā_).--In the court.

=Index expurgatorius= (_in´dex expurgator´ius_).--A list of prohibited books. The term employed for the list of books which are allowed to be read after revision by the papal authorities. The I. E. was commenced by Pope Paul IV. (1555), and published by Pope Pius IV. (1559), after organization by the Council of Trent (1545-1563). Press censorship exists in Russia and some other nations.

=In esse= (_ess´e_).--In being.

=In extenso= (_exten´so_).--At full length.

=In extremis= (_extrē´miss_).--At the point of death.

=In flagrante delicto= (_flā-gran´te delik´ō_).--In the very act.

=In formâ pauperis= (_for´mā paw´per-iss_).--As a poor man. A law term denoting the status of a person who, having just cause of action, has no money to pay costs, counsel under these circumstances being appointed by the court.

=In foro conscientiæ= (_for´ō con-shi-en´shi-ē_).--Before the tribunal of conscience.

=Infra dignitatem= (_in´frā dignitā´tem_).--Beneath one’s dignity.

=In hoc signo vinces= (_in hoc sig´nō vin´sēs_).--Under this standard (sign) thou shalt conquer. Motto of the Emperor Constantine, who first used it on his standard (_labarum_) in the battle against Maxentius, A. D. 312.

=In limine= (_lī-min-e_)--At the threshold.

=In loco parentis= (_lō´kō paren´tiss_).--In the place of a parent. A law term denoting the guardian who takes charge of a child in the event of the death or mental incapacity of its parents.

=In medias res= (_med´i-ass rēs_).--Into the midst of things, _e. g._, to come to the point at once.

=In medio virtus= (_med´i-o vir´tus_).--Virtue lies in the mean.

=In memoriam= (_memor´i-am_).--To the memory of.

=In nomine= (_nom´i-ne_).--In the name of.

=In nubibus= (_nū´bi-bus_).--In the clouds.

=In nuce= (_nū´se_).--In a nutshell.

=In pace= (_pā´se_).--In peace.

=In perpetuum= (_per-pet´u-um_).--Forever.

=In posse= (_poss´e_).--Possible.

=In præsenti= (_prē-sen´tī_).--At present, now.

=In propria persona= (_prō´pri-ā persō´nā_).--In person. A law term applied to a litigant who conducts his own case.

=In puris naturalibus= (_pūr´īs naturā´li-bus_).--Stark naked.

=In re= (_rē_).--In the matter of (legal).

=In rerum natura= (_rēr´um natū´rā_).--In the nature of things.

=In situ= (_sī´tū_).--In its original situation.

=In statu pupillari= (_stā´tū pupillār´ī_).--In the state of being a ward (legal).

=In statu quo= (_kwō_).--In the state in which it was, we were, etc. (legal).

=In tenebris= (_ten´e-brīs_).--In darkness.

=Inter alia= (_in´ter al´i-a_).--Among other things (legal).

=Inter nos= (_nōs_).--Between ourselves.

=Inter pocula= (_pō´ku-la_).--At one’s cups.

=Inter se= (_in´ter sē_).--Among themselves.

=In toto= (_tō´tō_).--In the whole; entirely.

=Intra muros= (_in´trā mū´rōs_).--Within the walls.

=In transitu= (_trans´i-tū_).--On the passage.

=In vacuo= (_vak´u-ō_).--In a space devoid of air.

=In vino veritas= (_vī´no ver´i-tas_).--There is truth in wine--_i. e._, the truth comes out under its influence.

=Ipse dixit= (_ip´se dix´it_).--He himself said it: dogmatic assertion.

=Ipsissima verba= (_ipsīss´i-ma ver´ba_).--The very words.

=Ipso facto= (_ip´so fak´to_).--In the fact itself.

=Ipso jure= (_ip´so ju´re_).--By the law itself.

=Ira furor brevis est=--Horace (_ī´ra fū´ror brev´iss est_).--Anger is a short madness.

=Ita lex scripta est= (_it´a lex scrip´ta est_).--Thus the law is written.

=J=

=Jacta alea est= (_jak´ta ā´le-a_).--The die has been cast. Famous phrase said to have been used by Julius Cæsar on crossing (49 B. C.) the Rubicon, the sacred boundary of the domestic Roman Empire, by which act he declared war against Pompey and the Senate.

=Jure divino= (_jū´re dīvī´no_).--By divine law.

=Jure humano= (_humā´no_).--By human law.

=Jus civile= (_jus sīvī´le_).--The civil law. The term commonly used to describe the Roman law and the various modern systems based upon it, as contrasted with the English common law.

=Jus divinum= (_dīvī´num_).--The divine law; the law which is right with respect to things divine.

=Jus gentium= (_jen´shium_).--The law of nations; the law that all nations esteemed to be equitable.

=L=

=Laborare est orare= (_laborār´e est orār´e_).--To labor is to pray (or Work is worship).

=Labore et honore= (_labōr´e et honōr´e_).--By industry and honor.

=Labor ipse voluptas= (_lab´or ip´se vo-lup´tas_).--Labor itself a pleasure.

=Labor omnia vincit= (_lab´or om´ni-a vin´sit_).--Labor conquers all things.

=Lapsus calami= (_lap´sus cal´a-mi_).--A slip of the pen.

=Lapsus linguæ= (_lin´gwē_).--A slip of the tongue.

=Lapsus memoriæ= (_mem-ōr´i-ē_).--A slip of the memory.

=Lares et Penates= (_Lār-ēs et Penā´tēs_).--Household gods.

=Latet anguis in herba=--Virgil (_la´tet an´gwis in her´bā_).--A snake is concealed in the grass.

=Laus Deo= (_laws Dē´o_).--Praise to God.

=Lex non scripta= (_skrip´ta_).--The unwritten law--_i. e._, the common law.

=Lex scripta.=--The written law--_i. e._, the statute law.

=Lex talionis= (_tal-i-ō´niss_).--The law of retaliation.

=Lex terræ= (_ter´rē_).--The law of the land.

=Loco citato=--_loc. cit._ (_lok´ō sit-ā´tō_).--In the place quoted.

=Locus in quo= (_kwō_).--The place in which (legal).

=Locus sigilli= (_si-jill´ī_).--The place of the seal.

=Lusus naturæ= (_lū´sus natū´rē_).--A freak of nature.

=M=

=Magna est veritas, et prævalebit= (_mag´na est very´tass et prē-val-ē´bit_).--Great is truth, and it will prevail.

=Magni nominis umbra= (_mag´nī nom´i-niss um´bra_).--The shadow of a great name.

=Magnum bonum= (_mag´num bō´num_).--A great good.

=Magnum opus= (_op´us_).--A great work. The chief work of a distinguished author is frequently so called.

=Mala fide= (_mā´lā fī´dē_).--In bad faith.

=Mandamus= (_mandā´mus_).--We command: a law writ.

=Manibus pedibusque=--Terence (_man´i-bus pedi-bus´kwe_).--With hands and feet--_i. e._, with might and main.

=Materia medica= (_mā-ter´i-a med´ic-ca_).--Substances used in medicine.

=Mea culpa= (_mē´ā kul´pā_).--By my fault.

=Medio tutissimus ibis= (_med´i-o tū-tiss´imus ī´bis_).--The middle is the safest course.

=Me judice= (_jū´di-se_).--I being judge; _i. e._, in my own opinion.

=Memento mori= (_me-men´tō mor´ī_).--Remember that you must die. Words used at Egyptian banquets to remind the guests of their mortality.