pumici
Dictionary entries
- Entry →pumex, pumicis:
Masculine · Noun · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
pumice stone, similar volcanic rock; (esp. used to polish books/depilatory);
dat. sg.loc. sg.
Examples
Liber VIII
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...libras, Postumiane, redi. Nondum murice cultus asperoque morsu pumicis aridi politus Arcanum properas sequi, libelle, quem pulcherrima..."Liber II
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from QUAESTIONES NATURALES
"...antequam urerentur, expulerat, partim exesae et in leuitatem pumicis uersae. Nouissime cacumen exusti montis emicuit. Postea altitudini adiectum..."