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ob-sŭo , ŭi, ūtum, 3, v. a.
I. To sew on (very rare): “obsutum caput,” Ov. F. 2, 578. —
II. To sew up, sew together; to stop or close up (poet. and in post-Aug. prose): “nares, et spiritus oris obsuitur,” Verg. G. 4, 301: “sporta auri obsuta,” Suet. Rhet. 1 fin.: “obsuta lectica,” the curtains of which are sewed together all around, id. Tib. 64.
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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    • Vergil, Georgics, 4.301
    • Suetonius, Tiberius, 64
    • Ovid, Fasti, 2
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