Lewis & Short

† 3. mēlĭnus, a, um, adj., = μήλινος, of or belonging to quinces, quince-; quinceyellow; only as subst.: mēlĭnum, i, n.

  1. I. (Sc. oleum.) Quince-oil, Plin. 13, 1, 2, § 11; 23, 6, 54, § 103.
  2. II. (Sc. unguentum.) Quince-ointment, Plin. 13, 1, 2, § 5.
  3. III. An eye-salve, Inscr. Tochōn, Cachets des Ocul. p. 61.
  4. IV. (Sc. vestimentum.) A quince-yellow garment, Plaut. Ep. 2, 2, 49.