previous next
cōlo , āvi, ātum, āre, v. a. colum,
I.to filter, strain, to clarify, purify (post-Aug.): “ceram,Col. 9, 16, 1: “mel,id. 12, 11, 1: “vinum sportā palmeā,Pall. Febr. 27: “sucum linteo,Plin. 25, 13, 103, § 164: “thymum cribro,Col. 7, 8, 7: “aliquid per linteum,Scrib. Comp. 271: “ad colum,Veg. 2, 28, 19: “per colum,Apic. 4, 2: “aurum,App. Flor. p. 343, 20: “terra colans,Plin. 31, 3, 23, § 38: “faex colata,id. 31, 8, 44, § 95.—Poet.: “amnes inductis retibus,” i. e. to spread out a fish-net, Manil. 5, 193.—Hence, cōlātus , a, um, P. a., cleansed, purified (post-class.): “nitor (beryllorum),Tert. Anim. 9.—
B. Trop.: “certiora et colatiora somniari,Tert. Anim. 48.
hide Dictionary Entry Lookup
Use this tool to search for dictionary entries in all lexica.
Search for in
hide Display Preferences
Greek Display:
Arabic Display:
View by Default:
Browse Bar: