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L / lintĕŏlum
noun

lintĕŏlum

gen. lintĕŏli · gender neuter · decl. 2nd
dim. linteum
a small linen cloth •
a small linen cloth, Plaut. Ep. 2, 2, 46: rosae folia tusa in linteolo, Plin. 14, 16, 19, § 106; 31, 9, 45, § 100; Vulg. Ezech. 30, 21.—
a lamp-wick by extension •
Transf., a lamp-wick: ebrium, Prud. Cath. 5, 18.
Perseus ID: n26726 Key: linteolum