litura

lĭtūra, ae, f. [lino], a smearing, anointing.

• I In gen.: solem etiam et pluviam arcet ejusmodi litura, Col. 4, 24, 6.—
• II In partic.
• • A Lit., a rubbing or smearing of the wax on a writing-tablet, in order to erase something written; hence, a blotting out, erasure, correction: unius nominis litura, Cic. Arch. 5, 9.—
  • B Transf.
  • • 1 Concr., a passage erased, an erasure: videtis extremam partem nominis demersam esse in litura, id. Verr. 2, 2, 78, § 191: litterae lituraeque omnes assimilatae, id. ib. 2, 2, 77, § 189: carmen multā liturā coërcere, Hor. A. P. 292.—
    • 2 A blot, blur made in a writing: haec erit e lacrimis facta litura meis, Prop. 4 (5), 3, 4: littera suffusas quod habet maculosa lituras, Ov. Tr. 3, 1, 15.—
    • 3 A wrinkle: cum corpus nulla litura notet, Mart. 7, 18, 2.—
  • C Trop., an alteration: nec ulla in decretis ejus litura sit, Sen. Vit. Beat. 8, 2.

litūra, ae, f. (lino), I) das Streichen, Bestreichen, Colum. 4, 24, 6. – II) insbes.: 1) das Ausstreichen des Geschriebenen (durch Überstreichen des Wachses in den wächsernen Schreibtafeln), das Verbessern, Korrigieren, flagitiosa litura tabularum, Cic.: metuit lituram, Hor. – übtr., die Änderung einer Sache, Sen. de vit. beat. 8, 3. – 2) meton., die (durch Überstreichen) ausgestrichene Stelle, das ausgestrichene Wort, das Ausgestrichene, nomen esse in litura, stehe auf einem ausgestrichenen Flecke, Cic. – dah. poet. übtr.: a) durch Tränen (die die geschriebenen Buchstaben auswischten u. unleserlich machten) entstandene Flecke, Prop. u. Ov. – b) Fleck übh., corpus nulla litura notet, Runzel, Mart. 7, 18, 2.

1 litura v. 2 littera

2 litura [CL] 1 (act of) smearing, daubing. b what is daubed, mortar, plaster. ~a de sanguine agni in utroque poste, cum tropologico intellectu Ad. Dore Pictor 161; a dobynge, ~a, superduccio CathA.  b turrem ‥ forti ~ae compage constructam erexit Aldh. VirgP 47; ~a, imbribus, et tempestate dejecta, nihil pristini retinuisse decoris Hexham 191; mortere for plasterynge, ~a PP; hec ~a, a mortare WW; 1508 pro gipso alias dicto ~a, A. plaister Fabr. York 94. 2 (act of) smearing (to delete), erasure, deletion. b what is smeared, smudge, blotch. posce Patrem celi tibi pro scriptore fideli, / ut mereatur ibi cum sanctorum grege scribi, / nomina mansura quo non terit ulla litura (Lambert) R. Cant. Poems 4. 5; in litteris ‥ ob stili dissimilitudinem et ~as ‥ omnino suspectas (Theob.) Ep. J. Sal. 57; a doynge a-way ‥ ~a CathA (v. deletio).  b in monasterio de Bardney informibus exarata ~is et rudibus mutilata scripturis anxius deploravit R. Cold. Osw. 45 p. 372; litus ‥ unde hec ~a, -e i. feditas, non qualiscumque, sed maxime litterarum Osb. Glouc. Deriv. 300; his vultus rutilos virtutum pingo figuris; / his facies fedas viciorum sculpo lituris Gerv. Cic. Vers. xlvii; c1176 Dominus tuus officii spiritualis intelligentiam convertit in litteram, aut, ut verius dicatur, in ~am P. Blois Ep. 5. 15B; quas [figuras] si superficialiter conspexeris ‥, ~a potius videbitur quam ligatura Gir. TH II 38; depinxi has litteras, imo litturas, ut sciatis que circa me sunt (Lit.) M. Rievaulx 62; muneris oblati veniam largire lituris, / cum nil perfectum claudere possit homo Garl. Epith. I 41. 3 spot, stain; b (fig.). s1431 nec careat Veneris bene pinguibus ara lituris Amund. I 299.  b ipse affatim didicit et aliis postquam ad virile robur pervenit, sine fraudis ~a gratis intimavit Ord. Vit. III 9. 110; non in amicitia solida patet ulla litura [gl.: blemure] D. Bec. 813; quamvis diluvium carnales diluat actus / nondum diluitur tota litura vetus Garl. Epith. II 322; pingit virginitas albedine principis aulam / cui lugere genas nulla litura facit Ib. VI 486.

lĭtūra, (12) æ, f. (lino), ¶ 1 enduit : Col. Rust. 2, 24, 6 ¶ 2 rature, action de rayer : nominis Cic. Arch. 9, rature dʼun nom || rature, ce qui est rayé : esse in litura Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 187, porter des ratures, cf. Verr. 2, 2, 191 ; litteræ lituræque adsimulatæ Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 189, reproduction en fac-simile des lettres intactes et des ratures || tache de larmes : Ov. Tr. 3, 1, 15 || ride : Mart. 7, 18, 2.

litura , ae. f. (lino.)
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litūra ae, f

• LI-, a smearing on a writing tablet, blotting out, erasure, correction: unius nominis: tabularum.—A passage erased, erasure: pars nominis demersa in liturā: carmen multā liturā coërcere, H.—A blot, blur: Littera quod habet lituras, O.