circumlitio
κρείσσων ἐναρχόμενος βοηθῶν καρδίᾳ τοῦ ἐπαγγελλομένου καὶ εἰς ἐλπίδα ἄγοντος· δένδρον γὰρ ζωῆς ἐπιθυμία ἀγαθή (Proverbs 13.12 LXX) → One who sincerely sets about helping is better than one who makes promises leading to hope; for a kindly urge is a tree of life.
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
circumlĭtĭo: ōnis, f. circumlino.
I A smearing or spreading over, anointing: oris, Plin. 24, 7, 24, § 40.—
II In painting, an overlaying of color, the tint or hue given to marble by rubbing it with a mixture of oil and wax, Plin. 35, 11, 40, § 133; Sen. Ep. 86, 5; v O. Müll. Archaeol. § 310, 4.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
circumlĭtĭō,¹⁶ ōnis, f. (circumlino), action d’oindre, d’enduire autour : Plin. 24, 40 || application de vernis sur les statues : tantum circumlitioni ejus tribuebat Plin. 35, 133, tant il estimait son talent de coloriste.
