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ălĭcārĭus, a, um, adj. alica, of or pertaining to spelt; hence, ălĭcārĭus, i, m., one who grinds spelt: nemo est alicarius posterior te, Lucil. ap. Charis. p. 75 P.; and ălĭcārĭa, ae, f., a prostitute (as frequenting the place of the spelt-mills): alicariae meretrices appellabantur in Campaniā (where the best spelt-grits were prepared, Plin. 18, 11, 29, § 109), Paul. ex Fest. p. 7 Müll.: pistorum amicas, reliquas alicarias, * Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 54.

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Headword:

ălĭcārĭus

Headword (normalized):

ălĭcārĭus

Headword (normalized/stripped):

alicarius

IDX:

1829

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lat.ls.perseus-eng2-n1829

Key:

alicarius

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