Cimolus

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

Cĭmōlus, i, f., = Κίμωλος,

I an island of the Cyclades , distinguished for its chalky soil , now Kimolo or Argentiera , Plin. 4, 12, 23, § 70; Ov. M. 7, 463.—Hence,

II Cĭmō-lĭus , a, um, adj., of or from Cimolus : creta (freq. used in medicine), Cels. 2, 33; Col. 6, 17, 4; Scrib. Comp. 245; Veg. 2, 29; 3, 4; cf. Plin. 35, 17, 57, § 195 sq.

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