circumlitio

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.