sphragis

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

sphrāgis, īdis, f., = σφραγίς (a seal).

I A kind of stone used for seals , Plin. 37, 8, 37, § 117.—

II Another name for Lemnian earth , so called because sold in sealed packets, Plin. 35, 6, 14, § 33.—

III A little ball of plaster in medicine, Cels. 5, 26, 23 (5, 20, 2, written as Greek).