fidelia

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

fĭdēlĭa, ae, f., an earthen vessel, pot.

I In gen., Col. 12, 58, 1; 12, 13, 2; for wine: tumet alba fidelia vino, Pers. 3, 22; in paronomasia with Fides: O Fides, mulsi plenam faciam tibi fideliam, id. Aul. 4, 2, 15.—

II Esp., a pail of whitewash. — Prov.: de eadem fidelia duos parietes dealbare, i. e. to kill two birds with one stone , to reach two ends by one action , Cur. ap. Cic. Fam. 7, 29 fin.