verb transitive

ferrūumĭno

2nd PP ferrūumĭnāre · 3rd PP ferrūumĭnāvi · 4th PP ferrūumĭnātum · conj. 1st

(), , ferrumen, I.

to cement; solder; glue

to cement, solder, glue, unite, bind, join.

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Lit. (mostly post-Aug.): ita (bitumine) feruminatis Babylonis muris, Plin. 35, 15, 51, § 182: si tuum scyphum alieno plumbo plumbaveris aut alieno argento feruminaveris, Dig. 41, 1, 27: quare (ossa) fracta non feruminantur, Plin. 11, 37, 86, § 214; cf.: navium commissuras, to caulk the seams, id. 16, 36, 64, § 158.—*

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Transf., comically: labra in labris feruminat, glues his lips, Plaut. Mil. 4, 8, 25 (dub.; Lorenz, labra ab labellis fer mihi).

Perseus ID: n17994 Key: ferruumino