verb transitive

dē-squāmo

to scale off, to scale

perf., ātum, 1, v. a., to scale off, to scale.

Prop.: pisces, Plaut. Aul. 2, 9, 1.— •

Prop.: pisces, Plaut. Aul. 2, 9, 1.—

by extension

To peel off, to rub, scour, clean off •

To peel off, to rub, scour, clean off: corticem, Plin. 23, 7, 70, § 134: corpus (vitis), id. 17, 24, 37, § 227: terrenum, to shake off, scrape off, id. 25, 8, 54, § 97 et saep.: rador, subvellor, desquamor, pumicor, ornor, Lucil. ap. Non. 95, 15.—

parts of the body from which the skin has been rubbed off, excoriated parts

Dēsquāmāta, ōrum, n. In medic. lang., parts of the body from which the skin has been rubbed off, excoriated parts, Gr. ἀποσύρματα, Plin. 22, 25, 68, § 139; 24, 11, 55, § 93 al.

Perseus ID: n13440 Key: desquamo