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in-tingo or in-tinguo , nxi, nctum, 3, v. a. tinguo,
I.to dip in.
I. In gen.: “brassicam in acetum,” Cato, R. R. 156: “buccas rubricā cerā omne corpus intinxti tibi,” Plaut. Truc. 2, 2, 39: “faces in fossa sanguinis atra,” Ov. M. 7, 260: “aliquid in aqua,” Vitr. 1, 5: “quoad intinguntur calami, morantur manum (in writing on parchment),” Quint. 10, 3, 31.—
II. In partic.
A. To dip in sauce or pickle; to pickle, preserve: “omnibus, quae condiuntur, quaeque intinguntur,” Plin. 20, 17, 72, § 185.—
B. To baptize, Tert. Poenit. 6 fin.
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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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (4):
    • Ovid, Metamorphoses, 7.260
    • Vitruvius, On Architecture, 1.5
    • Plautus, Truculentus, 2.2
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 10, 3.31
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