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adjective

pūmĭcĕus

fem. pūmĭcea · neut. pūmĭceum
of pumice-stone; of soft stone; ••
of pumice-stone, or of soft stone; in gen. (very rare): molae, Ov. F. 6, 318: sedes, Sil. 7, 419: antra, Stat. S. 3, 1, 144; cf. fontes, flowing from pumice-stone, Mart. 4, 57, 2. —
figuratively •
Trop.: oculi, not in a condition to weep, stony, dry, Plaut. Ps. 1, 1, 73.
Perseus ID: n39570 Key: pumiceus