prō-mulsis

ĭdis, f.

mulsum

I. Lit., a relish of eggs, salt fish, mead, etc., served first at a Roman banquet, a whet, antepast, Cic. Fam. 9, 16, 8; 9, 20, 1.—
II. Transf.
A. A foretaste: libidinis, Petr. 24 fin.—
B. For promulsidare, the tray for the antepast, Tert. Pall. 5.
Lewis & Short
A Latin Dictionary, 1879
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