noun

pēnĭcillum

gen. pēnĭcilli · gender neuter · decl. 2nd

and , , dim. peniculus, lit., a little tail; hence, acc. to diverse usage

A painter's brush; pencil •

A painter's brush or pencil: caudam antiqui penem vocabant, ex quo est propter similitudinem penicillus, Cic. Fam. 9, 22, 2; id. Or. 22, 74; Quint. 2, 21, 24: setae e penicillis tectoriis, Plin. 28, 17, 71, § 235; Paul. Sent. 3, 6, 63.—

by extension

Painting

Painting. Plin. 35, 9, 36, § 60.—

Style •

Style of composition: modo mihi date Britanniam, quam pingam coloribus tuis, penicillo meo, Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 15, 2.—

A roll of lint; a tent

A roll of lint, a tent, for wounds, etc., Cels. 2, 10; 7, 7, 6; Plin. 34, 11, 26, § 113.—

A small sponge

A small sponge, Col. 12, 18; Plin. 9, 45, 69, § 148.—

A kind of eye-salve

A kind of eye-salve, Inscr. Tōchon, Cachets des Ocul. pp. 66 and 71.

Perseus ID: n34502 Key: penicillum