sphrāgis
sphrāgis, īdis, f., = σφραγίς (a seal). A kind of stone used for seals, Plin. 37, 8, 37, § 117.— Another name for Lemnian earth, so called because sold in sealed packets, Plin. 35, 6, 14, § 33.— A little ball of plaster in medicine, Cels. 5, 26, 23 (5, 20, 2, written as Greek).
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sphrāgis
Headword (normalized/stripped):
sphragis
Intro Text:
sphrāgis, īdis, f., = σφραγίς (a seal). A kind of stone used for seals, Plin. 37, 8, 37, § 117.— Another name for Lemnian earth, so called because sold in sealed packets, Plin. 35, 6, 14, § 33.— A little ball of plaster in medicine, Cels. 5, 26, 23 (5, 20, 2, written as Greek).
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