mĭnĭum, ii, n. (apoc. form min, Verg. ap. Quint. 8, 3, 28; Aus. Gram. 9) [Span.],
I native cinnabar : Hiberum, Prop. 2, 2, 21.—
II Red-lead, minium , Plin. 33, 7, 40, § 118; Verg. E. 10, 27; Suet. Calig. 18; id. Gram. 11; Vitr. 7, 8, 1.
minium ī, n Spanish, red-lead , V., Pr., Tb. ...
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·noun A heavy, brilliant red pigment, consisting of an oxide of lead, Pb3O4, obtained by exposing le...
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