verb transitive

dē-pĭlo

2nd PP dē-pĭlāre · 3rd PP dē-pĭlātum · conj. 1st

to pull out the hair, pluck out the feathers

perf., ātum, 1, v. a. id., to pull out the hair, pluck out the feathers.

Prop. (ante-class. and post-Aug., and rare): depilari magis quam amiciri, Tert.… ••

Prop. (ante-class. and post-Aug., and rare): depilari magis quam amiciri, Tert. Pall. 4: perdicem, Apic. 6, 3; Mart. 9, 28: struthiocamelum, Sen. Cons. Sap. 17: amygdalae, Apic. 2, 2.—

plucked; plundered, cheated by extension

Transf., dēpĭlātus, plucked, i. e. plundered, cheated, Lucil. ap. Non. 36, 28.—

To rub off the skin, peel •

To rub off the skin, peel: omnis umerus depilatus est, Vulg. Ezech. 29, 18.

Perseus ID: n13180 Key: depilo