psilothrum

psīlōthrum (-trum), i, n., = ψίλωθρον.

• An unguent for removing the hair and making the skin smooth, a depilatory, Plin. 24, 10, 47, § 79; 24, 9, 37, § 58; 32, 9, 47, § 135; Sen. Contr. 3, praef. 3; Mart. 6, 93, 9.—
• II A plant, called also ampeloleuce, Plin. 23, 1, 16, § 21.

psīlōthrum (psīlōtrum), ī, n. (ψίλωθρον), ein das Ausfallen der Haare beförderndes u. die Haut glatt machendes Mittel, das Rusma der heutigen Türken, Sen. contr. 7. praef. § 3. Mart. 6, 93, 9. Lampr. Heliog. 31 (30), 7. Plin. Val. 3, 52. Schol. Pers. 4, 40. Corp. inscr. 4, 2613 u. 2614: Schreibung psilotrum, Plin. 21, 118; 24, 79 u.a. – von der Pflanze ampeloleuce, die dieselbe Kraft hat, Plin. 23, 21.

psilothrum [CL < ψίλωθρον] 1 a depilatory. postquam ‥ psilotro capilli evulsi fuerint ‥ Gilb. II 84. 1; in extremis ‥ partibus cum psilotro Ib. VII 332. 1; psilotrum, depilatorium idem SB 35; psiletrum, depilatorium idem MS BL Add. 15236 f. 6v; persilotrum [v. l. psilotrum], i. depilatorium Alph. 147. 2 (bot.) wood sorrel (>Oxalis acetosella). psillotrum, i. depilatorium vel panis cuculi, alleluya, A. stubwort MS BL Add. 18752 f. 110.

psīlōthrum, ī, n. (ψίλωθρον), bryone [employée comme épilatoire] : Plin. 23, 21 || pâte épilatoire : Sen. Rhet. Contr. 7, pr. 3 ; Plin. 32, 135 ; Mart. 6, 93, 9.

➳ orth. -trum Plin. 21, 118.

psilothrum , i. n.
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psīlōthrum, i, n.: psilotro (vite) Plin

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PSILOTHRUM

PSILO´THRUM(ψίλωθρον), in Latin authors sometimes spelt psilotrum, an application for, removing superfluous hair, a depilatory. The favourite kind was made of heated arsenic and unslaked lime (Theophr. H. P. 9.20.3); the arsenic is mentioned by Pliny (Plin. Nat.34.178). The roots and juices of various pungent plants were also used; the root of the wild vine, Theophr. l. c.: on the other hand, lacrima vitium, Plin. Nat.23.3; lacrima hederae, id. 24.79; other vegetable substances, 20.90, 21.118, 22.134, 24.58, 27.72; animal matters, 28. § § 46, 250, 255, 30.132, 32.76. Several receipts are given (H. N. 32. § § 135-6), with the remark appended that the hairs must first be pulled out [VOLSELLAE], when psilothrum will prevent their growing again. Pitch-plaster (δρῶπαξ) was used for the same purpose (Mart. 3.74, 10.65-Z2; Phrynich. p. 405 Lobeck=488 Rutherford).

The practice of getting rid of hairs from the body (παρατίλλεσθαι, λεαίνεσθαι) was at first peculiar to women (Aristoph. Ran. 516, Lysistr. 82, 151; a Roman lady's toilet in Mart. 6.93), but in later times extended to men of effeminate habits. (See quotations from Theopompus ap. Athen. 6.260 e, 12.518 a; Clearchus, ib. 12.522 d; Antigonus of Carystus, ib. 13.565 f; and cf. Plin. Nat.26.164.) The foppish and obscene excesses of the later Romans are well known (Suet. Jul. 45; Mart. 3.74, 8.47-Z2, 10.65-Z2; Pers. 4.35-41; Juven. 2.12; Clem. Alex. Paedag. 3. p. 261 P.). Cf. ALIPILUS; VOLSELLAE. (Hermann-Blümner, Privatalterth. p. 209 n.; Marquardt, Privatl. p. 581; Becker-Göll, Gallus, 3.241.)

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Psilōthrum

(ψίλωθρον). A depilatory made from arsenic and lime, and used for removing hair from the surface of the skin (Mart.iii. 74).