circumlĭtĭo, ōnis, f. [circumlino].
I A smearing or spreading over , anointing : oris, Plin. 24, 7, 24, § 40.—
II In painting, an overlaying of color , the tint or hue given to marble by rubbing it with a mixture of oil and wax , Plin. 35, 11, 40, § 133; Sen. Ep. 86, 5; v O. Müll. Archaeol. § 310, 4.