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infibulo

in-fībŭlo (-fiblo), āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. [in-fibula],
  • to clasp, buckle, or button together, to close with a clasp or pin (rare): infibulati sacrificabant flamines propter usum aeris antiquissimum aereis fibulis, Paul. ex Fest. p. 113 Müll.; Serv. Verg. A. 4, 262.—
  • II Esp.
    • A Med. t. t.: adulescentulos interdum vocis, interdum valetudinis causa, to infibulate, Cels. 7, 25, 3.—
    • B In cookery, to fasten together that which is larded or stuffed, Apic. 8, 7, § 372.

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