noun greek

maltha

gen. malthae · gender feminine · decl. 1st

a kind of thick, fatty petroleum; fossil tar

a kind of thick, fatty petroleum from Samosata, fossil tar, the flame of which could be extinguished only with earth, Plin. 2, 104, 108, § 235.—

a kind of varnish; cement by extension

Transf., a kind of varnish or cement made of slaked lime and hog's fat: maltha e calce fit recenti; gleba vino restinguitur: mox tunditur cum adipe suillo et ficu, Plin. 36, 24, 38, § 181; Pall. 1, 41.— *

an effeminate person figuratively

Trop., an effeminate person, Lucil. ap. Non. 37, 9.

Perseus ID: n27768 Key: maltha