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MorphologyDictionary- Charlton T. Lewis: An Elementary Latin Dictionary
- Cooper: Thesaurus Linguae Romanae et Brittanicae
- Lewis and Short: Latin dictionary
- mĕdĭcāmentum, i, n. [medicor], a drug, remedy, physic, medicine, medicament. I. Lit.:
medicamentum alicui dare ad aquam intercutem
, Cic. Off. 3, 24, 92: haurire
, Plin. 24, 19, 113, 174: sumere
, to take
, Curt. 3, 6, 3: componere
, to compound
, Plin. 32, 9, 34, 106: somnificum
, id. 37, 10, 57, 158: medicamenta salubria
, Liv. 8, 18: salutaria
, Cic. N. D. 2, 53, 132.—Also of remedies applied externally: medicamentis delibutus
, Cic. Brut. 60, 217.—B. Transf., like the Gr. fa/rmakon, a drug, a potion. 1. A hurtful drug, poison: quaerit ibidem ab Hannibale, cur biberit medicamentum, Varr. ap. Non. 345, 23: coquere medicamenta
, Liv. 8, 18: medicamentis partum abigere
, Cic. Clu. 11, 32: medicamento sagittas tingere
, Plin. 27, 11, 76, 101: amatorium
, a love-potion, philter
, Suet. Calig. 50; of an enchanted potion, Plaut. Ps. 3, 2, 80.—2. A tincture for dyeing, a color, dye, mordant, Cic. Fragm. ap. Non. 521, 20: crassius
, Sen. Q. N. 1, 3: rudia
, Plin. 35, 6, 26, 44.—3. A seasoning, condiment, Col. 12, 20.—4. A paint, wash, cosmetic, Sen. Ben. 7, 9, 2.—5. A plastering, Vop. Firm. 3.—II. Trop. A. A remedy, relief, antidote (rare but class.): multorum medicamentum laborum
, Cic. Clu. 71, 201: doloris medicamenta illa Epicurea
, id. Fin. 2, 7, 22: panchrestum medicamentum (sc. pecunia)
, id. Verr. 2, 3, 65, 152.—B. (Acc. to I. B. 4.) An embellishment: medicamenta fucati candoris, et ruboris
, Cic. Or. 23, 79.—C. An enchantment: ne quid mali medicamenti inferretur
, Plin. 28, 9, 37, 142.
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