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noun

ālĭpĭlus

gen. ālĭpĭli · gender masculine · decl. 2nd
ala- 1. pilus
a slave who plucked the hair from the armpits of the bathers •
a slave who plucked the hair from the armpits of the bathers (cf. ala, II.): alipilum cogita tenuem et stridulam vocem, Sen. Ep. 56, 2: M. OCTAVIVS PRIMIGENIVS ALIPILVS A TRITONE, Inscr. Grut. 812, 6 (cf. Inscr. Orell. 4302).
Perseus ID: n1858 Key: alipilus