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†† mĭnĭum, ii, n. (apoc. form min, Verg. ap. Quint. 8, 3, 28; Aus. Gram. 9) [Span.],

  1. I. native cinnabar: Hiberum, Prop. 2, 2, 21.
  2. II. Red-lead, minium, Plin. 33, 7, 40, § 118; Verg. E. 10, 27; Suet. Calig. 18; id. Gram. 11; Vitr. 7, 8, 1.

1. mĭnĭus, a, um, adj. [minium], of cinnabar or minium, cinnabar-red, vermilion (Appuleian): rosarum minius color, App. M. 4, p. 143, 3: circulus, id. Flor. 2, p. 348, 33.