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|lshtext=<b>lībum</b>: (lībus, m., Nigid. ap. Non. 211, 31), i, n. [[libo]]; cf. Varr. L. L. 4, 22,<br /><b>I</b> a [[cake]], pancake of [[meal]], made [[with]] [[milk]] or [[oil]], and [[spread]] [[with]] [[honey]], [[Cato]], R. R. 75: [[rustica]] liba, Ov. F. 3, 670: [[adorea]] liba per herbam Subiciunt epulis, Verg. A. 7, 109; Ov. F. 3, 761: plena [[domus]] libis venalibus, Juv. 3, 187.—Often used in offerings to the gods: liba absoluta esse et rem divinam paratam, Varr. R. R. 2, 8, 1: suum Baccho dicemus honorem, ... et liba feremus, Verg. G. 2, 394; Tib. 1, 7, 54; 1, 10, 23; Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 10: melle [[pater]] ([[Bacchus]]) fruitur, liboque infusa calenti Jure repertori candida [[mella]] damus, Ov. F. 3, 761: haec te liba, Priape, [[quot]] annis Exspectare sat est, Verg. E. 7, 33. It [[was]] [[customary]] to [[offer]] a [[cake]] to the gods on one's [[birthday]], Juv. 16, 38.— Hence, quinquagesima liba, a [[cake]] offered to the gods on one's [[fiftieth]] [[birthday]], Mart. 10, 24, 4.—In masc.: faciat libos quatuor, Nigid. ap. Non. 211, 31.
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{{Gaffiot
|gf=<b>lībum</b>,¹¹ ī, n., sorte de gâteau [ordin<sup>t</sup> gâteau sacré] : [[Cato]] Agr. 76 ; Virg. En. 7, 109 ; [[Varro]] R. 2, 8, 1 &#124;&#124; libation, offrande de vin : Vulg. Num. 4, 7.||libation, offrande de vin : Vulg. Num. 4, 7.
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