besmear Copy link Outline 1. lĭno, lēvi, lĭtum, 3 (less freq. in prose)2. circumlĭno, 3 (to b. all over)3. perlĭno, 3 (to b. all over)4. collĭno, 3 (about equiv. to perlino, but rare)5. illĭno, 36. oblĭno, 37. allĭno, 3 (rare)8. pĕrungo, unxi, unctum, 3 • besmear: 1. lĭno, lēvi, lĭtum, 3 (less freq. in prose): the bees b. the air-holes with wax, apes spiramenta cera l., Virg.: to b. the lids (of jars) with gypsum, opercula gypso l., Col.: Ov. 2. circumlĭno, 3 (to b. all over): the dead were b.'d with wax, circumliti mortui cera sunt, Cic.: to b. hives with cow-dung, alvos fimo bubulo c., Plin. 3. perlĭno, 3 (to b. all over): to b. a person all over with honey, aliquem melle p., Apul.: Col. 4. collĭno, 3 (about equiv. to perlino, but rare): to b. the face with drugs, ora venenis c., Ov.: Gell. 5. illĭno, 3: to b. torches with pitch, faces pice il., Liv.: Ov. 6. oblĭno, 3: his face was b.'d with his own blood, oblitus est faciem suo cruore, Tac.: Plin. 7. allĭno, 3 (rare): Plin. (N.B. Illino, oblĭno, allĭno, denote the smearing of a substance upon something.) 8. pĕrungo, unxi, unctum, 3: with faces b.'d with wine-lees, faecibus ora peruncti, Hor.
BESMEAR Copy link • BESMEARlinere, oblinere, perlinere, ungere, perungere. ☞ Linere, to cover with a sticky, adhesive substance: ungere, to cover, etc., with a greasy, oily substance.