infibulo

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

in-fībŭlo (-fiblo), āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. [in-fibula],

I to clasp , buckle , or button together , to close with a clasp or pin (rare): infibulati sacrificabant flamines propter usum aeris antiquissimum aereis fibulis, Paul. ex Fest. p. 113 Müll.; Serv. Verg. A. 4, 262.—

II Esp.

A Med. t. t.: adulescentulos interdum vocis, interdum valetudinis causa, to infibulate , Cels. 7, 25, 3.—

B In cookery, to fasten together that which is larded or stuffed, Apic. 8, 7, § 372.