Lewis & Short

pĕr-ăro, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a.

  1. I. Lit., to plough through; to traverse the sea: pontum, Sen. Med. 650.
  2. II. Transf.
    1. A. To furrow: rugis anilibus ora, Ov. M. 14, 96; Sid. Ep. 3, 13.
    2. B. To furrow or scratch over, to injure: cerebrum crebra vibice peraratum, Sid. Ep. 3, 13.
    3. C. To scratch letters with the style on a waxen tablet, to write: talia perarans manus, Ov. M. 9, 563: litteram, id. A. A. 1, 455; cf. id. Tr. 3, 7, 1: peraratae tabellae, id. Am. 1, 11, 7: perarare carmina auro, Stat. S. 4, 5, 24.