lippio

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

lippĭo, īvi, ītum, 4, v. n. [lippus], to haw watery or inflamed eyes, to be blear-eyed.

I Lit.: cum leviter lippirem, has litteras dedi, * Cic. Att. 7, 14, 1: ne omnino lippiatur, Plin. 28, 8, 27, § 94: calor adjuvat lippientes, Cels. 1, 9; Plin. 29, 6, 38, § 128.— *

II Transf.: lippiunt fauces fame, i. e. burn , Plaut. Curc. 2, 3, 37.

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