Meaning of acetum | Babel Free

Definitions

1. vinegar
   declension-2
2. wit, shrewdness
   declension-2, figuratively
3. Equivalent to 'Vinegar': A sour liquid formed by the fermentation of alcohol used as a condiment or preservative; a dilute solution of acetic acid.

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Examples

“Nepōtātus sūmptibus omnium prōdigōrum ingenia superāvit, commentus novum balneārum ūsum, portentōsissima genera cibōrum atque cēnārum, ut calidīs frīgidīsque unguentīs lavārētur, prētiōsissima margarīta acētō liquefacta sorbēret, convīvīs ex aurō pānēs et obsōnia appōneret, aut frūgī hominem esse oportere dictitāns aut Caesarem.”

1889 translation by Alexander Thomson In the devices of his profuse expenditure, he surpassed all the prodigals that ever lived; inventing a new kind of bath, with strange dishes and suppers, washing in precious unguents, both warm and cold, drinking pearls of immense value dissolved in vinegar, and serving up for his guests loaves and other victuals modelled in gold; often saying, " that a man ought either to be a good economist or an emperor."

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