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noun greek

cautēr

gen. cautēris · gender masculine · decl. 3rd
= καυτήρ (accessory form to cauterium, and only post-class.).
A branding-iron figuratively •
A branding-iron, Pall. 1, 41, 2; 1, 43, 3; Prud. στεφ. 10, 490.—Trop.: cauterem adigere ambitioni, Tert. Pall. 5.—
A wound made by burning
A wound made by burning, Prud. στεφ. 5, 229.
Perseus ID: n7218 Key: cauter