sparsio

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

sparsĭo, ōnis, f. [1. spargo].

I A sprinkling of perfumes in the theatres (post-Aug.): quis feret hominem de sparsionibus dicentem odoratos imbres? Sen. Contr. 5, praef. § 9; id. Q. N. 2, 9, 1; Inscr. Orell. 6166.—*

II A scattering of presents in the theatre, Stat. S. 1, 6, 66.