ἄλειφαρ,ατος,τό, (ἀλείφω)
A. unguent, anointing-oil, oil, fat, used in funeral sacrifices, Il. 23.170 , Od. 3.408 , etc.;ἄλειφαρ ἀπὸ κέδρου, ἀπὸ σιλλικυπρίων,oilof cedar, etc., Hdt. 2.87 , 94 ; ἄ. ῥόδινον
Hp. Mul. 1.74
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II. pitchorresin, to seal wine-jars, Theoc. 7.147 .—Cf. foreg.