maltha, ae, f., = μάλθα,
I a kind of thick, fatty petroleum from Samosata, fossil tar , the flame of which could be extinguished only with earth, Plin. 2, 104, 108, § 235.—
B Transf., a kind of varnish or cement made of slaked lime and hog's fat: maltha e calce fit recenti; gleba vino restinguitur: mox tunditur cum adipe suillo et ficu, Plin. 36, 24, 38, § 181; Pall. 1, 41.— *
II Trop., an effeminate person , Lucil. ap. Non. 37, 9.