unguentarius

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

unguentārĭus, a, um, adj. [unguentum], of or belonging to ointments or unguents, ointment-.

I Adj. : taberna, Varr L. L. 8, 30, 117; Sen. Ep. 108, 4; Suet. Aug. 4: cella, Sid. Ep. 2, 2: vasa, Plin. 36, 8, 12, § 60.—

II Substt.

A unguentārĭus , ii, m., a dealer in unguents , a perfumer , Cic. Off. 1, 42, 150; id. Att. 13, 46, 2; Hor. S. 2, 3, 228; Plin. 31, 7, 42, § 91; Inscr. Orell. 2988. —

B unguentārĭa , ae, f.

1 A female perfumer , Plin. 8, 5, 5, § 14; Inscr. Orell. 4301; 4991.—

2 (Sc. ars.) The art of making unguents or perfumes , Plaut. Poen. 3, 3, 90.—

C unguentārĭum , ii, n. (sc. argentum), money for buying perfumes , Plin. Ep. 2, 11, 23.

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