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1 fomentum
fomentum ī, n [FAV-], a warm application, poultice, fomentation: fomenta paret, H.: (iuvant) fomenta podagram, H.— A bandage: fomenta volneribus nulla, Ta.: fomentis iuvas volnera, O.— Fig., a lenitive, mitigation, alleviation: dolorum: fortitudinis fomentis dolor mitigari solet: Frigida curarum fomenta, i. e. pursuits which chill the heart with cares, H.* * *poultice/dressing; hot/cold compress; solace, alleviation; kindling; wick -
2 fomentum
fōmentum, i, n. [contr. from fovimentum from foveo], a warm application, warm lotion or poultice, fomentation.I.Lit.:B.calida,
Cels. 2, 17 med.:aquae calidae,
id. 8, 10, 7:calida, sicca,
id. 3, 11 init.; 4, 14; cf. Suet. Aug. 81:assideat, fomenta paret,
Hor. S. 1, 1, 82:adhibere,
Col. 6, 30, 3:(juvant) fomenta podagrum,
Hor. Ep. 1, 2, 52: fomenta vulneribus nulla, i. e. bandages (before, ligamenta), Tac. A. 15, 55.—Transf., for fomes, touch-wood, kindling-wood: se ex arboribus fomenta excidisse, Clod. ap. Serv. Verg. A. 1, 176:II.fomenta ignium varia,
Amm. 20, 7, 12.—Trop.A.A lenitive, mitigation, alleviation:B.haec sunt solatia, haec fomenta summorum dolorum,
Cic. Tusc. 2, 24, 59; cf.:patentiae, fortitudinis fomentis dolor mitigari solet,
id. Fin. 2, 29, 95:militaribus animis adhibenda fomenta, ut ferre pacem velint,
Tac. A. 1, 46:paupertati suae fomenta conquirere,
App. M. 2, p. 124; Quint. 4, 3, 10:ut haec ingrata ventis dividat Fomenta, vulnus nil malum levantia,
i. e. consolations, Hor. Epod. 11, 17.—Poet. transf., nourishment:quodsi frigida curarum fomenta relinquere posses,
Hor. Ep. 1, 3, 26. -
3 placamen
plācāmen, ĭnis, n. [placo], a means of pacifying or appeasing, a lenitive:caelestis irae placamina,
Liv. 7, 2, 3:duc praedicta sacris duro placamina Diti,
Sil. 13, 415; cf. placamentum. -
4 placamentum
plācāmentum, i, n. [id.], a means of pacifying or appeasing, a lenitive (postAug.):hoc veluti placamento terrae blandiuntur,
Plin. 21, 7, 19, § 42.—In plur.:deŭm placamenta,
Tac. A. 15, 44; id. H. 1, 63.
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