Cimolus

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

Cĭmōlus: i, f., = Κίμωλος,
I an island of the Cyclades, distinguished for its chalky soil, now Kimolo or Argentiera, Plin. 4, 12, 23, § 70; Ov. M. 7, 463.—Hence,
II Cĭmō-lĭus, a, um, adj., of or from Cimolus: creta (freq. used in medicine), Cels. 2, 33; Col. 6, 17, 4; Scrib. Comp. 245; Veg. 2, 29; 3, 4; cf. Plin. 35, 17, 57, § 195 sq.