mĕtallĭcus, a, um, adj. [metallum], of or belonging to metal, metallic (post-Aug.).
I Adj. : molybdaena metallica, Plin. 34, 18, 53, § 173: natura, id. 27, 4, 5, § 15.—
II Subst.: mĕtallĭcus , i, m.
A A digger of metals, a mine-digger, miner : lavant eas arenas metallici, Plin. 34, 16, 47, § 157; Cod. Just. 11, 6, 7.—
B A person condemned to the mines , Dig. 48, 19, 10.—
C A worker in stone , Cassiod. Var. 7, 15.