ustŭlo
āvi, ātum, 1, v. a.
I.
Lit.
A.
In gen., to burn a little, to scorch, singe (very rare; syn. amburo): palos, Vitr. 5, 12: taleas oleagineas, id. 1, 5: caput ferventi ferro, Auct. Priap. 46.—*
B.
Pregn., to burn up, consume by fire: scripta lignis, Cat. 36, 8.— *
II.
Transf., to pinch, nip, or blast with cold: gemmas (arboris) frigoris aurā, Auct. Priap. 62.