noun

paedor

gen. paedōris · gender masculine · decl. 3rd

root pu-; Sanscr. pūje, to be rotten, stink; Gr. πύθομαι, πύον; cf. pus, puter, etc.

nastiness; filth

nastiness, filth (syn.: illuvies, sordes).

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Lit.: barba paedore horrida, Poët. ap. Cic. Tusc. 3, 12, 26: membra horrida paedore, Lucr. 6, 126; plur., Cic. Tusc. 3, 26, 62: exuere paedorem, Tac. A. 6, 44: longus in carcere paedor, Luc. 2, 72; Sen. Agam. 991.—

a stink; stench by extension

Transf., a stink, stench (post-class.): sine paedore, Aug. Civ. Dei, 14, 24.

Perseus ID: n33352 Key: paedor