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noun

pellācĭa

gen. pellāciae · gender feminine · decl. 1st
an allurement; enticement; blandishment
an allurement, enticement, blandishment.
poetic •
In gen. (poet. and very rare; in Verg. G. 4, 443, fallacia is the correct read.; v. Wagner ad loc.): placidi pellacia ponti, Lucr. 5, 1004.—
seduction •
In partic., seduction (post-class.): Jovialis monumentum pellaciae, Arn. 5, 171; 4, 147.
Perseus ID: n34417 Key: pellacia