olearius

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

ŏlĕārĭus, a, um, adj. [oleum],

I of or belonging to oil , oil- (class.): cella vinaria, olearia, Cato R. R. 3; Cic. Sen. 16, 56: dolia, Plin. 15, 8, 8, § 33: mercatores, Dig. 50, 4, 5.—

II Subst.: ŏlĕārĭus , ii, m., an oilgrinder or oil-seller : in velabro olearii, Plaut. Capt. 3, 1, 29: diligentes, Col. 12, 50, 13.

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