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Lewis Short
(verb) : per-tergĕo, tersi, tersum, 2, and per-tergo, ĕre
* To wipe off, wipe dry.
* Lit.: gausape purpureo mensam pertersit,Hor. S. 2, 8, 11: spongia vasa,Col. 12, 9, 2. —*
* Transf., to rub or touch against gently: (aër) quasi perterget pupillas,Lucr. 4, 249; so, lux oculos perterget,id. 4, 277 Lachm. N. cr.: nostros oculos perterget longior aura,id. 4, 252.
* To wipe off, wipe dry.
* Lit.: gausape purpureo mensam pertersit,Hor. S. 2, 8, 11: spongia vasa,Col. 12, 9, 2. —*
* Transf., to rub or touch against gently: (aër) quasi perterget pupillas,Lucr. 4, 249; so, lux oculos perterget,id. 4, 277 Lachm. N. cr.: nostros oculos perterget longior aura,id. 4, 252.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary
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