unctum
Dictionary entries
- Entry →unctus, uncta, unctum:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Lesser
oily, greasy; anointed, oiled;
acc. sg. (m.)acc. sg. (n.)nom. sg. (n.)voc. sg. (n.) - Entry →ungo, ungere, unxi, unctus:
Verb · 3rd conjugation · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
anoint/rub (w/oil/unguent); smear with oil/grease; dress (food w/oil); add oil;
acc. sg. perf. pass. part.acc. sg. perf. pass. part.acc. sg.nom. sg. perf. pass. part.voc. sg. perf. pass. part.
Examples
- P
Phormio
Publius Terentius Afer (Terence)
"...merito gratiam regi refert. ten asymbolum venire unctum atque lautum e balineis, otiosum ab animo, quom ille..." - L
Liber VII
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...diliges ex duobus aeque bonis viris nitidum et unctum quam pulverulentum et horrentem; deinde hoc usque pervenies..." 
Liber Quintus
Publius Papinius Statius from SILVAE
"...salibusque protervumdilexi: meus ille, meus. tellure cadentemaspexi atque unctum genitali carmine fovi, 70poscentemque novas tremulis ululatibus aurasinserui vitae..."- Q
Sermones II
Quintus Horatius Flaccus (Horace) from Sermones
"...inproba Thebis ex testamento sic est elata: cadaver unctum oleo largo nudis umeris tulit heres, scilicet elabi..." - Q
Ars Poetica
Quintus Horatius Flaccus (Horace)
"...diues positis in fenore nummis. Si uero est unctum qui recte ponere possit et spondere leui pro paupere..."