cautērĭum, ii, n., = καυτήριον.
I An instrument used for branding , a branding-iron , Veg. 1, 14, 3; 1, 1, 28; in medicine, a cautery , Plin. 25, 8, 39, § 80; 22, 23, 49, § 102; Scrib. Comp. 240.—
II An instrument used in encaustic painting for burning in the wax , Dig. 33, 7, 17; Tert. adv. Herm. 1.