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ŏlīvum or ŏlīvom , i, n. id..
I. Lit.
B. Trop., the palœstra (from the use of oil to anoint wrestlers): “cur olivum vitat?Hor. C. 1, 8, 8; cf. oleum.—
II. Transf., an ointment, unguent: “Syrio fragrans olivo,Cat. 6. 8; Prop. 4, 16, 31.
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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (8):
    • Ovid, Metamorphoses, 10.176
    • Plautus, Pseudolus, 1.3
    • Horace, Satires, 2.4.50
    • Plautus, Asinaria, 2.4
    • Plautus, Pseudolus, 1.2
    • Lucretius, De Rerum Natura, 2.850
    • Lucretius, De Rerum Natura, 2.392
    • Lucretius, De Rerum Natura, 6.1073
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