Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, per-lībro

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Zeugĭtāna rĕgio

zīzyphus - zythum

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per-lībro , āvi, ātum, 1, v. a.,

I.to make exactly level, to level.

I. Lit., Col. 3, 13, 13: “permensum et perlibratum opus,” id. 3, 13 fin.: “planities non perlibrata, sed exigua prona,” not level, not horizontal, id. 2, 2, 1: “si quis Excelsa perlibrat,” Sen. Q. N. 3, 27. —

II. Transf., to hurl with a vibratory motion (poet.): “saevamque bipennem Perlibrans mediae fronti,” Sil. 2, 189: “hastam,” id. 5, 321: “jaculum a tergo ad ossa,” id. 15, 699.

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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