ustŭlo Copy link Outline I. Lit.A. In gen., to burn a little, to scorch ...B. Pregn., to burn up, consume by fireII. Transf., to pinch, nip, or blast with cold • ustŭlo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. [id.]. I. Lit. A. In gen., to burn a little, to scorch, singe (very rare; syn. amburo): palos, Vitr. 5, 12: taleas oleagineas, id. 1, 5: caput ferventi ferro, i. e. to crisp the hair, Auct. Priap. 46.—* B. Pregn., to burn up, consume by fire: scripta lignis, Cat. 36, 8.— * II. Transf., to pinch, nip, or blast with cold: gemmas (arboris) frigoris aurā, Auct. Priap. 62.