lĭtūra, ae, f. [lino], a smearing, anointing.
I In gen.: solem etiam et pluviam arcet ejusmodi litura, Col. 4, 24, 6.—
II In partic.
A Lit., a rubbing or smearing of the wax on a writing-tablet, in order to erase something written; hence, a blotting out, erasure, correction : unius nominis litura, Cic. Arch. 5, 9.—
B Transf.
1 Concr., a passage erased, an erasure : videtis extremam partem nominis demersam esse in litura, id. Verr. 2, 2, 78, § 191: litterae lituraeque omnes assimilatae, id. ib. 2, 2, 77, § 189: carmen multā liturā coërcere, Hor. A. P. 292.—
2 A blot, blur made in a writing: haec erit e lacrimis facta litura meis, Prop. 4 (5), 3, 4: littera suffusas quod habet maculosa lituras, Ov. Tr. 3, 1, 15.—
3 A wrinkle : cum corpus nulla litura notet, Mart. 7, 18, 2.—
C Trop., an alteration : nec ulla in decretis ejus litura sit, Sen. Vit. Beat. 8, 2.