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illectĭo (
illecto (
illectus (
illectus (
illectus (
illēgĭtĭmus (
illĕpĭdē
illĕpĭdus (
illēvĭgātus (
illex (
illex or
illi
illībābĭlis (
illībātus (
illībĕrālis (
illībĕrālĭtas (
illībĕrālĭter (
Illiberi (
illībĕris (
illic (archaic
illic (old form
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illex or
illex or illix (inl-), ĭcis, adj. illicio, alluring, enticing, seductive (ante- and post-class.). Adj.: oculi, App. Mag. p. 323: ars, Prud. adv. Symm. 2, 6: halitus, id. Psych. 328.—More freq., Subst. com. A decoy, lure: aedis nobis area'st, auceps sum ego, Esca'st meretrix, lectus illex est, amatores aves, Plaut. As. 1, 3, 67.— Transf., a seducer, a seductress: malae rei tantae fuimus illices, Plaut. Poen. 3, 4, 35: illex animi Venus, App. Mag. p. 295.

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Headword:
illex or
Headword (normalized):
illex or
Headword (normalized/stripped):
illex or
IDX:
21529
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lat.ls.perseus-eng2-n21511
Key:
illex2

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