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illĭno (inl-), lēvi, lĭtum, 3 (also acc. to the 4th conj.: illinire, Col. 12, 46, 5; Plin. 30, 8, 21, § 65; but not in Plin. 20, 17, 73, § 191, and 32, 10, 51, § 140, where the correct read. is illinunt and illini, v. Sillig. ad h. ll.), v. a. [in-lino], to put on by smearing or spreading, to smear, spread, or lay on (mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose).

  1. I. Lit.: oculis collyria, Hor. S. 1, 5, 31: papavera madefacta teneris genis, Ov. Med. Fac. 100: psyllion fronti, Plin. 25, 12, 91, § 143: anisum recens phreneticis, id. 20, 17, 73, § 191: solani folia contrita et illita, Cels. 5, 26, 33: aurum vestibus illitum, Hor. C. 4, 9, 14: aurum tecto, Sen. Ep. 119 fin.: aurum marmori, Plin. 33, 3, 20, § 64: faces taedamque et malleolos stuppae inlitos pice parari jubet, Liv. 42, 64, 3.
    Poet.: quod si bruma nives Albanis illinet agris, spreads, Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 10: quodcumque semel chartis illeverit, has written, id. S. 1, 4, 36.
  2. II. Transf.
    1. A. Aliquid aliqua re, to besmear, bedaub, anoint with any thing: ventrem alicui fimo, Plin. 28, 14, 58, § 208; 30, 8, 21, § 65: adustas gingivas melle, Cels. 7, 12, 1: texta Nesseo veneno, Ov. H. 9, 163: pocula ceris, id. M. 8, 670: faces taedamque et malleolos pice, Liv. 42, 64, 3: faces galbano, Suet. Galb. 3: navem bitumine ac sulphure, Curt. 4, 3: porticum Medis, to paint, Pers. 3, 53: tela dolis, Luc. 8, 382 et saep.
    2. B. Trop.: venustatis, non fuco illitus, sed sanguine diffusus color, daubed over with paint, Cic. de Or. 3, 52, 199: donum inimicorum veneno illitum, Liv. 5, 2, 3: vita illita maculā, Sil. 11, 43.