Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, L , lēvĭgātĭo , lībāmen

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I.that which is poured out in offerings to the gods, a drinkoffering, libation (poet. for libamentum), Ov. F. 3, 733: “pingui cumulat libamine flammam,” Val. Fl. 1, 204: “setas Ignibus imponit, libamina prima,” the hairs offered as a beginning of the sacrifice, Verg. A. 6, 246.—So (eccl. Lat.) of the Mosaic drinkofferings: “vinum libaminum bibere,” Vulg. Deut. 32, 38; id. 1 Par. 29, 21.—

B. Transf., that which is thrown upon a funeral pile, an offering, Stat. Th. 6, 224.—

II. Trop., the first enjoyment of a thing: “tu nova servatae capies: libamina famae,” Ov. H. 4, 27.

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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