pŏlītĭo

ōnis, f.

1. polio

I. a smoothing, a furbishing, polishing.
I. Lit. (post-Aug.): speculi, Vitr. 7, 3.—Of smoothing or plastering a wall, Vitr. 7, 4.—
II. Transf., an improving, cultivating: agrorum, Cato, R. R. 136.
Lewis & Short
A Latin Dictionary, 1879
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