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adjective

laurĭōtis

gen. laurĭōtis
= Λαυριῶτις
from Laurion, in Attica •
from Laurion, in Attica, where there were silver mines; hence, spodos, the ashes which, in smelting silver, remain in the furnace, dross, scoria, Plin. 34, 13, 34, § 132.
Perseus ID: n26078 Key: lauriotis