Lewis & Short

†† mĭnĭum, ii, n. (apoc. form min, Verg. ap. Quint. 8, 3, 28; Aus. Gram. 9) [Span.],

  1. I. native cinnabar: Hiberum, Prop. 2, 2, 21.
  2. II. Red-lead, minium, Plin. 33, 7, 40, § 118; Verg. E. 10, 27; Suet. Calig. 18; id. Gram. 11; Vitr. 7, 8, 1.