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(adjective) = καλλαί̈ς: callaïs, ĭdis, f.
* A sea-green precious stone, the turquoise, Plin. 37, 10, 56, § 151 (in Sol. 20 called callaica).—Hence
* Callăĭnus, a, um, , turquoisecolored: lacernae,Mart. 14, 139.—Subst.: callăĭna, ae, f., a precious stone of a pale-green color, Plin. 37, 8, 33, § 110 sq.; 37, 10, 54, § 147; cf. id. 37, 10, 56, § 151.
* A sea-green precious stone, the turquoise, Plin. 37, 10, 56, § 151 (in Sol. 20 called callaica).—Hence
* Callăĭnus, a, um, , turquoisecolored: lacernae,Mart. 14, 139.—Subst.: callăĭna, ae, f., a precious stone of a pale-green color, Plin. 37, 8, 33, § 110 sq.; 37, 10, 54, § 147; cf. id. 37, 10, 56, § 151.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary
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