depilo

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

dē-pĭlo, no perf., ātum, 1, v. a. [1. pilus], to pull out the hair, pluck out the feathers.

I Prop. (ante-class. and post-Aug., and rare): depilari magis quam amiciri, Tert. Pall. 4: perdicem, Apic. 6, 3; Mart. 9, 28: struthiocamelum, Sen. Cons. Sap. 17: amygdalae, Apic. 2, 2.—

II Transf., dēpĭlātus, plucked , i. e. plundered, cheated , Lucil. ap. Non. 36, 28.—

B To rub off the skin, peel : omnis umerus depilatus est, Vulg. Ezech. 29, 18.