I.clear, bright, pellucid, transparent, limpid (poet and in post-Aug. prose): “lacus,” Cat. 4, 24: “limpidior aqua fiet,” Vitr. 8, 7: “vinum limpidissimum,” Col. 12, 28, 3: “limpidae chrysolithi,” Plin. 37, 9, 42, § 126: “alumen,” id. 35, 15, 52, § 184.—
II. Transf., pure, clean: “panis,” Cael. Aur. Tard. 1, 1, 2: “linimentum,” id. ib. 1, 1, 34: “lana,” id. Acut. 2, 18, 103.—Hence, lim-pĭdē , adv., clearly, Cael. Aur. Tard. 4, 3, 30.—
II. Trop.: “perspicere,” Cael. Aur. Tard. 4, 1, 6.