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pĕr-ăro , āvi, ātum, 1, v. a.
I. Lit., to plough through; to traverse the sea: “pontum,” Sen. Med. 650.—
II. Transf.
A. To furrow: “rugis anilibus ora,” Ov. M. 14, 96; Sid. Ep. 3, 13.—
B. To furrow or scratch over, to injure: “cerebrum crebra vibice peraratum,” Sid. Ep. 3, 13.—
C. To scratch letters with the style on a waxen tablet, to write: “talia perarans manus,” Ov. M. 9, 563: “litteram,” id. A. A. 1, 455; cf. id. Tr. 3, 7, 1: “peraratae tabellae,” id. Am. 1, 11, 7: “perarare carmina auro,” Stat. S. 4, 5, 24.
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 (5):
    • Ovid, Metamorphoses, 9.563
    • Ovid, Metamorphoses, 14.96
    • Seneca, Medea, 650
    • Ovid, Tristia, 3.7
    • Statius, Silvae, 4.5
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