peraro

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

pĕr-ăro, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a.

I Lit., to plough through; to traverse the sea: pontum, Sen. Med. 650.—

II Transf.

A To furrow : rugis anilibus ora, Ov. M. 14, 96; Sid. Ep. 3, 13.—

B To furrow or scratch over , to injure : cerebrum crebra vibice peraratum, Sid. Ep. 3, 13.—

C To scratch letters with the style on a waxen tablet, to write : talia perarans manus, Ov. M. 9, 563: litteram, id. A. A. 1, 455; cf. id. Tr. 3, 7, 1: peraratae tabellae, id. Am. 1, 11, 7: perarare carmina auro, Stat. S. 4, 5, 24.

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