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dē-lĭbŭo , ŭi, ūtum (dēlībūta comas, Prud. Psych. 312), 3, v. a. LIBUO = λείβω, cf. ἀλείφω,
I.to besmear, anoint with a liquid: delibuo καταβρέχω, ἐλαιῶ, βρέχω, Gloss. Cyrill. (in the verb. finit. only late Lat.).
I. Lit.
(α). Verb. finit.: “eum unguentis delibuit,” Sol. 12: unguentis delibuitur, Tert. Cor. mil. 12.—
(β). Part. perf.: “multis medicamentis propter dolorem artuum delibutus,” Cic. Brut. 60, 217; cf. Quint. 11, 3, 129: delibutus unguentis, Cic. ap. Non. 309, 2; cf. Phaedr. 5, 1, 12; “capillus,” Cic. Rosc. Am. 46, 135: “(meretrices) Miserae, ceno delibutae,” Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 55: tetra sanie, Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 1, 44, 106: “atro cruore,” Hor. Ep. 17, 31: cf. “dona (Medeae),” id. ib. 3, 13: “labra pingui ceroto,” Mart. 11, 98, 6: “unguento,” Vulg. Amos, 6, 6. —
II. Trop. (only in the part. perf.): “delibutus gaudio,” Ter. Ph. 5, 6, 16: “senium luxu delibutum,” Plin. 4, 12, 26, § 90.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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