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1. mēlĭnum, i, v. 3. melinus.

2. Mēlĭnum, i, v. 4. Melinus.

† 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.

4. Mēlĭnus, a, um, adj. [Melos], of or belonging to the island of Melos, Melian; subst.: Mēlĭnum, i, n., a kind of white color, Melian white: pigmentum, or simply Melinum, Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 106 Lorenz ad loc.; cf. Plin. 35, 6, 17, § 36; Vitr. 7, 7, 1: alumen, Plin. 35, 15, 52, § 188.