I.meaning no evil, without offence, without vanity (mostly ante-class.): pol tu ad laudem addito praefiscini, ne puella fascinetur, Titin. ap. Charis. p. 210; “Afran. ib.: praefiscini hoc nunc dixerim,” Plaut. As. 2, 4, 84; id. Cas. 5, 2, 51: “homo praefiscini frugi,” Petr. 73, 6.—Form praefascine, Plaut. Rud. 2, 5, 4; Gell. 10, 24, 8; Charis. p. 210 P.: “praefascine dixerim,” App. Flor. 3, 16, p. 356, 30 (cf. Hildeb. ad loc.).
praefiscĭnē , praefiscĭni , and praefascĭni , adv. adverbial form from prae-fascinum; cf. Non. 153, 12; prop. in security against magic; cf. Corss. Ausspr. 1, 775 sq.; hence,
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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