noun

fĭdēlĭa

gen. fĭdēliae · gender feminine · decl. 1st

an earthen vessel; pot

an earthen vessel, pot.

In gen., Col. 12, 58, 1; 12, 13, 2; for wine: tumet alba fidelia vino, Pers. 3,… •

In gen., Col. 12, 58, 1; 12, 13, 2; for wine: tumet alba fidelia vino, Pers. 3, 22; in paronomasia with Fides: O Fides, mulsi plenam faciam tibi fideliam, id. Aul. 4, 2, 15.—

a pail of whitewash; to kill two birds with one stone; to reach two ends by one action

Esp., a pail of whitewash.— Prov.: de eadem fidelia duos parietes dealbare, i. e. to kill two birds with one stone, to reach two ends by one action, Cur. ap. Cic. Fam. 7, 29 fin.

Perseus ID: n18116 Key: fidelia