1. mŏlo, ŭi, ĭtum, 3, v. a. [mola], to grind in a mill.
- I. Lit.: molendum usque in pistrino, Ter. Phorm. 2, 1, 19: hordeum in subtilem farinam, to grind into fine flour, Plin. 18, 7, 14, § 73: tolle molam, et mole farinam, Vulg. Isa. 47, 2.
Absol.: in mola, Vulg. Matt. 24, 41: molentes in unum, at one mill or stone, id. Luc. 17, 35.
- II. Transf., in mal. part., Aus. Epigr. 71, 7; cf. Petr. 23.
Hence, P. a.: mŏlĭ-tus, a, um, ground; as subst.: mŏlĭ-tum, i, n., food made of flour: edo lubentius molitum quam praehibeo a me, Plaut. Men. 5, 6, 13.