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unguentārĭus , a, um, adj. unguentum,
I.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.
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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