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Psilōthrum

（ψίλωθρον). A depilatory made from arsenic and lime, and used for removing hair from the surface of the skin (Mart.iii. 74).

Harry Thurston Peck. Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities. New York. Harper and Brothers. 1898.

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    • Martial, Epigrammata, 3.74
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