gypsum, i, n., = γύψος, white lime plaster, gypsum.
I Lit., Plin. 36, 24, 59, § 182; 14, 19, 24, § 120; 20, 9, 39, § 98; Col. 12, 20, 8; Cato R. R. 39, 1 al.—
II Transf., figures in gypsum , plaster images : plena omnia gypso Chrysippi, Juv. 2, 4.
gypsum ī, n , γύψσος, white lime plaster gypsum: Chrysippi, plaster images, Iu. ...
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·noun A mineral consisting of the hydrous sulphate of lime (calcium). When calcined, it forms plaste...
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