I.a putting, moving, or bringing to, an applying; in music: digitorum, the application of the fingers: “itaque ad pingendum, ad scalpendum, ad nervorum eliciendos sonos apta manus est admotione digitorum,” Cic. N. D. 2, 60, 150; cf.: “animis judicum admovere orationem tamquam fidibus manum,” id. Brut. 54, 200: “spongiarum cum aqua frigida expressarum admotio gutturi,” Cael. Aur. Tard. 2, 6.
admōtĭo , ōnis, f. admoveo,
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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