I.to rub off or wear down in front (ante-class. and in postAug. prose): “anum lima praeterunt,” Plaut. Men. 1, 1, 9; Plin. 11, 37, 63.—
II. To rub down beforehand: “oleum amygdali amari praetritum,” Cael. Aur. Acut. 1, 17, 169.
prae-tĕro , trīvi, 3, v. a.,
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.
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