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MorphologyDictionary- Charlton T. Lewis: An Elementary Latin Dictionary
- Cooper: Thesaurus Linguae Romanae et Brittanicae
- Lewis and Short: Latin dictionary
- furfur, ŭris (abl. furfuri, Plaut. Capt. 4, 2, 27), and furfŭres, um, m., bran [reduplicated form, originally for-for; root ghar-; Sanscr. gharshāmi, rub; Gr. xri/w; cf.: far, farina, frio, frico, etc.; v. Corss. Beiträg. p. 206]. I. Lit.:
qui alunt furfure sues
, Plaut. Capt. 4, 2, 27: per cribrum effuso furfure
, Plin. 22, 25, 70, 145: triticum furfure crasso vestitur
, id. 18, 30, 73, 304.—In plur.: hordeacei
, Varr. R. R. 2, 6, 4; Col. 12, 44, 3: triticei
, Varr. R. R. 2, 5, 17: excreti modice a farina
, Col. 8, 4, 1: furfuribus conspersus panis, Phaedr. 4, 18, 4.—II. Transf., scurf or scales on the skin, the head, etc.: foedo cutis furfure
, Plin. 26, 1, 2, 2.—In plur.: capitis
, Plin. 20, 9, 39, 101: in facie
, id. 22, 21, 30, 64. —In a pun upon the two meanings: ex ipsis dominis meis pugnis exculcabo furfures
, Plaut. Capt. 4, 2, 30.
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