mēlĭnus
mēlĭnus, a, um, adj., = μήλινος, of or belonging to quinces, quince-; quinceyellow; only as subst.: mēlĭnum, i, n. (Sc. oleum.) Quince-oil, Plin. 13, 1, 2, § 11; 23, 6, 54, § 103.— (Sc. unguentum.) Quince-ointment, Plin. 13, 1, 2, § 5.— An eye-salve, Inscr. Tochōn, Cachets des Ocul. p. 61.— (Sc. vestimentum.) A quince-yellow garment, Plaut. Ep. 2, 2, 49.
No short def.
Headword (normalized):
mēlĭnus
Headword (normalized/stripped):
melinus
Intro Text:
mēlĭnus, a, um, adj., = μήλινος, of or belonging to quinces, quince-; quinceyellow; only as subst.: mēlĭnum, i, n. (Sc. oleum.) Quince-oil, Plin. 13, 1, 2, § 11; 23, 6, 54, § 103.— (Sc. unguentum.) Quince-ointment, Plin. 13, 1, 2, § 5.— An eye-salve, Inscr. Tochōn, Cachets des Ocul. p. 61.— (Sc. vestimentum.) A quince-yellow garment, Plaut. Ep. 2, 2, 49.
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