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..."- L
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..."