Lewis & Short

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1. bĭbŭlus, a, um, adj. [1. bibo].

  1. I. Lit., drinking readily, freely (poet. or in postAug. prose): bibulus Falerni, Hor. Ep. 1, 14, 34: potores, id. ib. 1, 18, 91.
    More freq.,
    1. B. Transf., of inanim. things, that sucks in or absorbs moisture: harena, sand that imbibes, drinks up moisture, Lucr. 2, 376; Verg. G. 1, 114; Ov. M. 13, 901: lapis, a stone that absorbs moisture, Verg. G. 2, 348 (qui harenarius vocatur, Serv.); Col. 3, 15, 4: litus, Ov. H. 16 (17), 139: favilla, Verg. A. 6, 227: radix, Ov. M. 14, 632: talaria, moistened, id. ib. 4, 730: medulla, id. ib. 4, 744: ollae bibulae aut male coctae, Col. 12, 45, 3: papyrus, growing in moist places, Luc. 4, 136: charta, blotting-paper, Plin. Ep. 8, 15, 2; cf. Isid. Orig. 6, 10, 1: taenia papyri, Plin. 13, 12, 25, § 81: nubes, Ov. M. 14, 368 (cf. 1. bibo, B. 1.): lanae, absorbing or taking color, id. ib. 6, 9 (v. poto).
  2. II. Trop., of hearing (cf. 1. bibo, II.): aures, ready to hear, listening, Pers. 4, 50.

2. Bĭbŭlus, i, m., a proper name.

  1. I. L. Publicius Bibulus, a military tribune in the time of the second Punic war, Liv. 22, 53, 2.
  2. II. M. (in Appian. Civ. 2, 8, Αεύκιος) Calpurnius Bibulus, a contemporary of Cœsar, consul with him A.U.C. 695, Suet. Caes. 19; 20; 49; cf. Cic. Vatin. 9, 21; id. Fam. 1, 9, 12; id. Att. 1, 17, 11; 2, 14, 1; 2, 19, 2; 6, 1, 13; 6, 8, 5.
  3. III. C. Bibulus, an œdile A.U.C. 775, Tac. A. 3, 52.