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fĭdēlĭa , ae, f.,
I.an earthen vessel, pot.
I. In gen., Col. 12, 58, 1; 12, 13, 2; “for wine: tumet alba fidelia vino,” Pers. 3, 22; “in paronomasia with Fides: O Fides, mulsi plenam faciam tibi fideliam,” id. Aul. 4, 2, 15.—
II. Esp., a pail of whitewash.— Prov.: de eadem fidelia duos parietes dealbare, i. e. to kill two birds with one stone, to reach two ends by one action, Cur. ap. Cic. Fam. 7, 29 fin.
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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    • Cicero, Letters to his Friends, 7.29
    • Plautus, Aulularia, 4.2
    • Persius, Saturae, 3
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