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crībello, no perf., ātum, 1, v. a. [cribellum], to pass through a sieve, to sift (late Lat.), Pall. 1, 41, 3; Theod. Prisc. 1, 17 al.

crībellum, i, n. dim. [cribrum], a small sieve (late Lat.), Pall. Febr. 24; id. Jun. 11.

crībrārĭus, a, um, adj. [cribrum], pertaining to a sieve: cribrarius alica, sifted, Plin. 18, 11, 29, §115.
Subst.: ‡ crībrārĭus, a sieve-maker, κοσκινοποιός, Gloss. Gr. Lat.

crībro, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. [cribrum], to pass through a sieve, to sift (perh. not anteAug.), Col. 12, 51, 1; Plin. 17, 11, 15, § 76 al.

crībrum, i, n. [from root cer, whence cerno], a sieve, searce, riddle, Cato, R. R. 25, 76, 3; Plaut. Rud. 1, 2, 14; Cic. Div. 2, 27, 59; Col. 8, 5, 16; Plin. 18, 11, 28, § 108 sq.; Ov. M. 12, 437; Pers. 3, 112 et saep.
Facete, of a slave whose back was pierced by goads: carnificum cribrum, Plant. Most. 1, 1, 52.
Prov.: imbrem in cribrum gerere, i. e. to labor in vain, Plaut. Ps. 1, 1, 100.

crīmen, ĭnis, n. [contr. for cernimen, from cerno, II. C.]; lit., a judicial decision, verdict, judgment; hence, transf., like the Gr. κρῖμα, of the subject of such a decision, and with partieular reference either to the accuser or to the accused.

  1. I. Subject., or with reference to the accuser, a charge, accusation, reproach; esp. when unfounded, a calumny, slander (very freq. in every period and species of composition): criminin’ me habuisse fidem? Plaut. Bacch. 4, 3, 15; cf. Ter. Hec. 5, 2, 13: hae litterae fidem Persei criminibus fecerunt, Liv. 40, 23, 9: cum respondero criminibus, Cic. Planc. 2, 4: se falsis criminibus circumventum, Sall. C. 34, 2; cf.: crimen falsum, Cic. Quint. 2, 8; Hor. C. 3, 7, 14: criminibus adversariorum in invidiam venire, Nep. Epam. 7, 3: sermones pleni criminum in Patres, Liv. 6, 14, 11: crimina et suspiciones, id. 40, 15, 3: tanti maleficii crimen probare te censes posse talibus viris, si, etc., Cic. Rosc. Am. 26, 72: sceleris maximi, id. Cael. 23, 56; cf. id. ib. 27, 65; id. Sull. 24, 8: istius conjurationis, id. ib. 4, 12: avaritiae, id. Verr. 2, 2, 78, § 192; 2, 5, 1, § 2: veneficii, Quint. 5, 7, 37: ubi est crimen quod reprehenditis? i. e. the point of the accusation, Cic. Sest. 38, 80 Halm ad loc.: quo enim illi crimine peccatoque perierunt? id. Cael. 30, 71: haec causa est omnium horum scelerum atque criminum, id. ib. 25, 61; so (approaching the signif. II. A. infra), id C. Norbano in nefario crimine atque in fraude capitali esse ponendum, id. de Or. 2, 48, 199 Sorof ad loc.: era in crimen veniet, Ter. Hec. 3, 1, 55 (era male audiet, Don.): quid? sciebas tibi crimini datum iri? would be made a reproach? Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 29, § 74; cf. Ov. M. 1, 766: crimen adferre, Cic. Rab. Post. 10, 27; cf.: crimen inferre, offerre, id. Lael. 18, 65: in quos crimen intendebatur, Liv. 9, 26, 11: esse in crimine, to stand charged with, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 45, § 100: propulsare, id. Sull. 4, 12: defendere, to repel, confute, id. ib.; Ov. M. 13, 303; and opp. obicere, Quint. 6, 3, 69: repellere, transferre, id. 4, 2, 26 et saep.
    Poet.: belli, pretexts (causae), Verg. A. 7, 339.
    1. * B. Meton. (abstr. pro concreto), an object of reproach or invective: perpetuae crimen posteritatis eris, Ov. Tr. 4, 9, 26.
  2. II. Object., or with reference to the accused, the fault complained of, a crime, fault, offence (freq., but rare in ante-Aug. prose).
    1. A. Lit.
      1. 1. Ingen.: foedati crimine turpi, Lucr. 3, 49: cum haec (causa) non in crimine aliquo, quod ille posset infitiari … consisteret, Cic. de Or. 1, 40, 182 Sorof ad loc.: crimen meum indicare, Liv. 40, 12, 10; 41, 25, 6: carendum non solum crimine turpitudinis, verum etiam suspicione, Quint. 2, 2, 14: cum quidam crimen ultro faterentur, Suet. Claud. 36: velut crimen taedas exosa jugales, Ov. M. 1, 483: non prodere vultu, id. ib. 2, 447: scire, id. ib. 2, 614: hoc si crimen erit, crimen amoris erit, Prop. 2 (3), 30, 24; cf.: tuum crimen erit, thy fault, id. 2 (3), 28, 2: crimina et innoxios discernere, Tac. A. 1, 55.
        Ovid in his Tristia very freq. calls the offence on account of which he was banished crimina or crimen, interchanging it with error, e. g. 1, 9, 64; 2, 3; 2, 207; 3, 5, 52; 3, 6, 26 al.
        1. b. Of inanim. objects: crimina brassicae sunt, animae gravitatem facere, etc., fault, defect, Plin. 20, 9, 35, § 91.
      2. 2. In partic., the crime of lewdness, adultery, Ov. M. 9, 24; Sil. 6, 634.
    2. B. Meton.
      1. 1. An object representing a crime: et rupit pictas, caelestia crimina, vestes, i. e. deorum adulteria, Ov. M. 6, 131; cf.: tum paries nullo crimine pictus erat, Prop. 2, 6, 34 (2, 5, 26 Bip.): impressā signat sua crimina gemmā, a letter containing her crime, Ov. M. 9, 566.
      2. 2. A cause of a crime, a criminal: se causam clamat crimenque caputque malorum, Verg. A. 12, 600; cf.: a pereant Baiae, crimen amoris, aquae, Prop. 1, 11, 30: Crimen et illa fuit … Myrrha, id. 3, 19 (4, 18), 15.

Crīmessus, v. Crimisus.

crīmĭnālis, e, adj. [crimen], of or pertaining to crime, criminal (jurid. Lat.): causa, Cod. Just. 9, 41, 15: accusatio, ib. 3, 35, 3.
Adv.: crīmĭnālĭter, criminally: agi furti, Dig. 47, 2 fin.

crīmĭnālĭter, adv., v. criminalis fin.

crīmĭnātĭo, ōnis, f. [criminor], an accusation, complaint, calumny (in good prose): criminatione in me absentem uti, Cic. Agr. 3, 1, 3: criminatio tua quae est? Roscium cum Flavio pro societate decidisse, id. Rosc. Com. 13, 37; id. de Or. 2, 79, 321; Liv. 1, 54, 8 al.
In plur., Cic. Lael. 18, 65; Liv. 7, 5, 1; 9, 26, 19; Tac. A. 6, 25; Suet. Caes. 55; Just. 12, 14, 3 al.

crīmĭnātor, ōris, m. [criminor], an accuser, a calumniator (very rare): meus, Plaut. Bacch. 4, 7, 28: in alios (opp. sui obtegens), Tac. A. 4, 1.
Of the devil, Lact. 2, 8, 6; 6, 4, 2.

crīmĭnātrix, īcis, f. [criminator], a female accuser, calumniator, Vulg. Paul. ad Tit. 2, 3.

crīmĭno, āre, 1, v. a.; collat. form of criminor, to accuse, make an accusation: aliquem apud aliquem, Plaut. Ps. 1, 5, 78.
Absol.: apud aliquem, Enn. ap. Non. p. 470, 16 (Sat. v. 9 Vahl.).

  1. B. Pass.: Sullanas res defendere criminor, Cic. Agr. 3, 4, 13 dub. Orell. N. cr.: criminatum esse ab aliquo, Hyg. Astr. 2, 18.

crīmĭnor, ātus, 1, v. dep. [crimen, I.].

          1. (α) With a personal object, to accuse one of crime, to complain of, impeach, calumniate (rare but class.): hanc metui ne me criminaretur tibi, Ter. Eun. 5, 2, 16; so, aliquem alicui, Tac. Or. 42; Suet. Calig. 56; cf. under β: Q. Metellum apud populum Romanum criminatus est, bellum illum ducere, etc., Cic. Off. 3, 20, 79; cf. Liv. 1, 54, 8: Patres, id. 31, 6, 4: auctores, Quint. 1, 5, 11: inopinantem, Suet. Tib. 64 al.
          2. (β) With things as objects, to complain of, to charge with: quibus (contionibus) cotidie potentiam meam invidiose criminabatur, Cic. Mil. 5, 12; so, res gestas argumentando crimenve dissolvere, id. Opt. Gen. 5, 15: nescio quid de illā tribu, id. Planc. 16, 38: auctoritatem Paullini, vigorem Celsi, maturitatem Galli, Tac. H. 1, 87 fin.: rhetoricen vitiis, Quint. 2, 17, 26: humilitatem inopiamque ejus apud amicos Alexandri, Curt. 4, 1, 24: senatusconsultum absenti principi, Plin. Ep. 6, 13, 2; cf. α supra.
            With acc. and inf.: de amicitiā, quam a me violatam esse criminatus est, pauca dicam, Cic. Phil. 2, 1, 3; id. Rosc. Am. 15, 44; Liv. 2, 31, 5; 2, 37, 3.
            With de, Auct. Her. 2, 30, 48.
          3. (γ) Absol., to accuse, criminate: neque ego vos ultum injurias hortor … neque discordias, ut illi criminantur, Sall. H. 3, 61, 17 Dietsch: Tiberio criminante, Suet. Calig. 7; 30.

crīmĭnōsē, adv., v. criminosus fin.

crīmĭnōsus, a, um, adj. [crimen, I.], full of reproaches, reproachful, accusalory, calumniating, slanderous (class.): ne cum me nimium gratum illi esse dicant, id mihi criminosum esse possit, Cic. Planc. 2, 4; id. Verr. 2, 2, 67, § 162; cf.: in hunc, id. Sull. 13, 36: nomen, id. Planc. 19, 46: orationes, Liv. 8, 12, 14: iambi, Hor. C. 1, 16, 2: criminosissimus liber, Suet. Caes. 75; cf. Quint. 9, 2, 23: ille acerbus, criminosus, popularis homo ac turbulentus, Cic. Clu. 34, 94.
Hence, subst.: crīmĭnōsus, i, m., a guilty man, Cassiod. Var. 3, 57.
Comp., Auct. Her. 4, 40, 52.
Adv.: crī-mĭnōsē, reproach fully, slanderously, Cic. Rosc. Am. 20, 55; Sall. J. 64, 5; Liv. 38, 43, 7; 40, 9, 13; Tac. A. 16, 20.
Comp., Cic. Brut. 34, 131; Tac. H. 3, 38.
Sup., Suet. Tib. 53.

Crīmīsus (in MSS. and edd. also Crī-messus, Crīmissus, Crīnīsus, and Crīnissus), i, m., = Κριμῖσός (Κριμισσός), a river on the south-west coast of Sicily, Nep. Timol. 2, 4; Verg. A. 5, 38; Claud. Rapt. Pros. 2, 57; Hyg. Fab. 273.

crīnālis, e, adj. [crinis], of or pertaining to the hair, hair- (poet., or in post-Aug. prose): vitta, Verg. A. 7, 403; Ov. M. 4, 6; 5, 617: aurum, Verg. A. 11, 576; Stat. Achill. 2, 97: acus, a hair-pin, App. M. 8, p. 207, 4; for which subst.: crīnāle, is, n., Ov. M. 5, 53: dentes, i. e. of a hair-comb, Claud. B. Gild. 137: corpore polypus, i. e. furnished with hair-like feelers, Ov. Hal. 30; cf. Plin. 9, 29, 46, § 86 (s. v. crinis, II. B.).

* crīnĭger, gĕri, m. adj. [crinis-gero], having long hair, Luc. 1, 458 dub. (al. cirrigeros, with long curls).

† crĭnĭnus, a, um, adj., = κρίνινος, made of lilies, lily-: unguentum, Dig. 34, 2, 21; cf. crinon.

crīnĭo, no

  1. I. perf., ītum, 4, v. a. [crinis], to provide or cover with hair; as verb. finit. rare, and only transf. of leaves of plants: frondibus crinitur arbos, Stat. S. 4, 5, 10; id. Th. 4, 217.
    But freq.,
  2. II. In part. perf.: crīnītus, a, um, covered with hair, hairy; esp., having long hair or locks, long-haired.
    1. A. Lit.: Apollo, Enn. ap. Cic. Ac. 2, 28, 89: lopas, Verg. A. 1, 740: male puella, Ov. A. A. 3, 243: turbae (sc. puerorum), Mart. 12, 49: colla equorum, Stat. Th. 6, 418 al.
    2. B. Transf.: galea triplici jubā, Verg. A. 7, 785: stella, a hairy star, a comet, Suet. Caes. 88; id. Claud. 46 (cf. Cic. N. D. 2, 5, 14): concha, Plin. 9, 33, 52, § 103: arbusculae, id. 11, 37, 44, § 121.

crīnis, is, m. (fem., Atta ap. Non. p. 202, 29; acc. to the latter also Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 69; and so in Ritschl) [kindr. with crista; cf. κόρυς, κορυφή], the hair.

  1. I. Prop. (class.; esp. freq. in the poets), Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 33, § 76; Caes. B. G. 1, 51; id. B. C. 3, 9; Liv. 1, 13, 1; 3, 7, 8 et saep.; Verg. A. 1, 480; Cat. 64, 391; Hor. C. 2, 5, 24; 2, 19, 20 et saep.: capere crines, i. e. to marry (since the matrons distinguished themselves from maidens by their hair-dress), Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 69; cf. id. Mil. 3, 1, 195; and Fest. p. 339, 23 Müll.
    Collectively, in sing., = crines, Hor. C. 1, 32, 12; 2, 12, 23 sq.
    1. B. Rarely a hair: uxor rufa crinibus septem, Mart. 12, 32, 4.
  2. II. Meton., of objects resembling hair; so,
    1. A. The tail of a comet, Verg. A. 5, 528; Ov. M. 15, 849; Plin. 2, 25, 22, §§ 89 and 90 al. (cf. crinitus, under crinio, II. B.); the rays of stars, Val. Fl. 2, 42; of the fire, id. 1, 205.
    2. B. The feelers of polypi: conchas (polypi) conplexu crinium frangunt, Plin. 9, 29, 46, § 86; of the cuttle-fish, Apic. 2, 1.
    3. C. The fibres of wood: crines ramentorum, Plin. 16, 42, 82, § 225.

Crīnīsus, i, m., v. Crimisus.

crīnītus, a, um, v. crinio, II.

† crĭnon or crĭnum, i, n., = κρίνον,

  1. I. a lily, Plin. 21, 5, 11, § 24.
  2. II. An unguent, Dig. 34, 2, 21 (where others read crinina; v. crininus).‡ † crīŏbŏlĭum, ii, n., = κριοβόλιον, a ram as an offering, Inscr. Orell. 1899 sq.

Crīsa, ae, f., = Κρῖσα, an ancient town of Phocis, on the sea, now Crisso, Plin. 4, 3, 4, § 8.
Hence, adj.: Crīsaeus, a, um, of Crisa: sinus = κόλπος Κρισαῖος, Plin. 4, 3, 4, § 7.

† crĭsĭmus, a, um, adj., = κρίσιμος, decisive, critical: dies, the day of a crisis, in disease, Cael. Aur. Acut. 1, 14, 108; Censor. 14, 9.

† crĭsis, is, f., = κρίσις, medic. t. t., a decision, crisis, Sen. Ep. 83, 4.

crīso or crisso, āvi, 1, v. n., to move the haunches (in mal. part.; of a female, as ceveo of a male), Lucil. ap. Non. p. 19, 26; Juv. 6, 322; Mart. 14, 203; Auct. Priap. 19, 4 Büch.; cf. Charis. p. 260 P.; Diom. p. 293 ib.; v. Lachm. ad Lucr. vol. 2, p. 276 sq.

crispans, ntis, Part. of crispo, q. v.

crispĭcans, antis, Part., from the unused v. a. crispico, āre [crispus], curling, ruffling: mare ventus, Gell. 18, 11, 3.

‡ crispĭcăpillus, οὐλόθριξ having curled hair, Gloss. Lat. Gr.

Crispīnus, a, a Roman surname, Cic. Font. 1, 1; Liv. 24, 39, 12; Hor. S. 1, 1, 120 al.; Capitol. M. Antonin. 27.

* crispĭsulcans, antis, Part. [crispussulco], undulating, serpentine: igneum fulmen, Poët. ap. Cic. Top. 16, 61.

* crispĭtūdo, ĭnis, f. [crispus], a tremulous or vibratory motion, Arn. 2, p. 73.

crispo, no perf., ātum, 1, v. a. and n. [crispus].

  1. I. Act., to curl, crisp, crimp (poet. or in post-Aug. prose).
    1. A. Prop.: capillum, Plin. 29, 4, 26, § 82: feminae cincinnos, Maec. ap. Sen. Ep. 114, 5.
    2. B. Transf.
      1. 1. To make variegated, rough, uneven; to cover or plant with something, to strew over: tellurem apio viridi, to border, Col. 10, 166: mixtum aurum cono, Stat. Th. 8, 568: alma novo crispans pelagus Tithonia Phoebo, Val. Fl. 1, 311; cf. Zumpt ad Rutil. 2, 13: quādam rugatione crispari corpora, Cael. Aur. Tard. 2, 1, 17.
      2. 2. To put into a tremulous motion, to swing, brandish, wave (cf.: vibro, quasso): bina manu lato crispans hastilia ferro, Verg. A. 1, 313; 12, 165 (cf.: δύο δοῦρε τινάσσων, Il. 12, 298): non illis solitum crispare hastilia campo, Sil. 8, 374: tergeminos jactus, App. M. 11, p. 258, 35: buxum, Claud. Rapt. Pros. 2, 110: clunes, Arn. 7, p. 239; cf. crispitudo.
        Trop.: cachinnum, Sedul. 1, 316.
  2. II. Neutr., only in part. pres. crispans.
    1. A. Curled, uneven, wrinkled: buxus, Plin. 16, 16, 28, § 70: nasus, Pers. 3, 87.
    2. B. Trembling: cum vibrat crispante aedificiorum crepitu (of an earthquake), Plin. 2, 82, 84, § 198.

crispŭlus, a, um, adj. dim. [id.], curled, having curled hair, crisped, crimped (post-Aug.).

  1. I. Prop.: comatus et crispulus, Sen. Ep. 66, 25; cf. id. ib. 95, 24; Mart. 5, 61, 1.
  2. * II. Trop., of discourse, elaborate, artificial, Fronto, Or. Ep. 3, p. 248.

1. crispus, a, um, adj. [kindred with crinis, crista; cf. cresco].

  1. I. Originally of the hair, curled, crisped, crimped: cincinni, Plaut. Truc. 2, 2, 32; cf. coma, Sil. 16, 120; and: leo crispioribus jubis, Plin. 8, 16, 18, § 46.
    Of persons, having curled hair, curlyheaded, Plaut. Capt. 3, 4, 115; id. Rud. 1, 2, 37; Ter. Hec. 3, 4, 26.
    1. * B. Trop., of discourse, artistic, elaborate: crispum agmen orationis, Gell. 1, 4, 4; cf. crispulus, II.
  2. II. Transf.
    1. A. Curled, uneven, waving, wrinkled: parietes abiete crispā, Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 3, 19. 44: brassica, Cato, R. R. 157, 2: crispae frondis apium, Col. 11, 3, 33: acer montanum crispius, Plin. 16, 15, 26, § 67: (marmor) Augusteum undatim crispum, id. 36, 7, 11, § 55: lactuca crispissimi folii, Col. 11, 3, 26 et saep.
    2. B. In tremulous motion, quivering, tremulous: linguae bisulcae jactu crispo fulgere, Pac. ap. Non. p. 506, 17; Verg. Copa, 2: pecten (i. e. plectrum), Juv. 6, 382: aër subtili nebulā, Pall. Aug. 8, 1.

2. Crispus, i, m., a Roman surname; so esp. of the well-known Roman historian C. Sallustius.

crisso, v. criso.

1. crista, ae, f. [cf. cer- in cerebrum, pro-ceres, = cel- in excello].

  1. I. Prop., a tuft on the head of animals; most freq. of the comb of a cock, Varr. R. R. 3, 9, 4 and 5; Plin. 10, 56, 77, § 156; Juv. 13, 233 al.; of a lapwing, Ov. M. 6, 672; Plin. 10, 29, 44, § 86; of a serpent, Ov. M. 7, 150; 15, 669; Plin. 11, 37, 44, § 122.
    Prov.: illi surgunt cristae, his crest rises, he carries his head high, i. e. he is conceited, Juv. 4, 70.
  2. II. Transf.
    1. A. A tuft of leaves on plants: foliorum, Plin. 22, 22, 43, § 86: crista galli or absol. crista, the name of a plant, = alectoros lophos, the cock’s comb, id. 27, 5, 23, § 40.
    2. B. The crest of a helmet, plume, Lucr. 2, 633; Liv. 10, 39, 12; Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 200; Verg. A. 3, 468; 6, 779 et saep.
    3. * C. The clitoris, Juv. 6, 422.

2. Crista, ae, m., a Roman surname, Liv. 24, 40, 8.

cristātus, a, um, adj. [crista], that has a tuft or crest, tufted, crested.

  1. I. Lit.: ales, Ov. F. 1, 455; cf.: cristati oris ales, id. M. 11, 597: aves, i. e. galli, Mart. 14, 223: draco, Ov. M. 4, 599; Plin. 8, 13, 13, § 35.
  2. II. Transf., crested, plumed: cassis pennis, Ov. M. 8, 25: galeae, Liv. 9, 40, 3: jubar, Stat. Th. 3, 223: Achilles, Verg. A. 1, 468.

* cristŭla, ae, f. dim. [crista], a small crest or tuft, Col. 8, 2, 8 (al. cristis).

† crĭtae, ārum, m., = κριταί, the judges among the Hebrews [??], Tert. adv. Gnost. 3.

† crīthŏlŏgĭa, ae, f., = κριθολογία, a gathering of barley, Cod. Just. 11, 27, 1; Cod. Th. 14, 26, 1.

Crīthōtē, ēs, f., = Κριθωτή, a town in Chersonesus Thracia, Nep. Timoth. 1, 3; Plin. 4, 11, 18, § 48.

Crĭtĭas, ae, m., = Κριτίας, one of the thirty tyrants at Athens, Cic. Tusc. 1, 40, 96; id. de Or. 2, 22, 93; Nep. Thras. 2, 7.

† crĭtĭcus, a, um, adj., = κριτικός, fit or suitable for deciding, capable of judging.

  1. I. Adj., only as a medic. t. t. (cf. crisimus), decisive, critical: accessio morbi, Aug. Conf. 6, 1 fin.
    More frequent,
  2. II. Subst.: crĭtĭ-cus, i, m., a critic, Cic. Fam. 9, 10, 1 (also ap. Suet. Gram. 14); Quint. 2, 1, 4; Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 51.

Crīto, ōnis, m., = Κρίτων,

  1. I. a rich citizen of Athens, a disciple and friend of Socrates, Cic. Tusc. 1, 43, 103 al.
  2. II. A Grecian physician of Trajan’s time, Mart. 11, 60, 6.

Crĭtŏbūlus, i, m., a Greek proper name.

  1. I. A disciple of Socrates, Cic. Sen. 17, 59.
  2. II. A Grecian physician, Curt. 9, 5, 25; Plin. 7, 57, 37, § 124.

Critognatus, i, m., a chief of the Arverni, Caes. B. G. 7, 77.

Crĭtŏlāus, i, m.

  1. I. A peripatetic philosopher, who was sent with Carneades and the Stoic Diogenes as an ambassador to Rome, Cic. de Or. 1, 11, 45; 2, 37, 155; id. Tusc. 5, 17, 51; id. Fin. 5, 5, 14; Gell. 6 (7), 14, 9; 17, 21, 48; Tert. Anim. 5.
  2. II. A leader of the Achaians, in a war with the Romans, Cic. N. D. 3, 38, 91; Flor. 2, 16, 2.
  3. III. A Sicilian at Henna, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 26, § 59.

Crīūmĕtōpon, i, n., = Κριοῦ μέτωπον (Ramsbrow),

  1. I. a promontory at the southern extremity of the Tauric Chersonesus, Plin. 4, 12, 26, § 86; 10, 23, 30, § 60; written as Greek, Mel. 2, 1, 3.
  2. II. A promontory at the southwestern point of Crete, now Cape Crio, Plin. 4, 12, 20, § 59; written as Greek, Mel. 2, 7, 12.