cauter

cautēr, ēris, m., = καυτήρ (accessory form to cauterium, and only post-class.).

• A branding-iron, Pall. 1, 41, 2; 1, 43, 3; Prud. στεφ. 10, 490.—Trop.: cauterem adigere ambitioni, Tert. Pall. 5.—
• II A wound made by burning, Prud. στεφ. 5, 229.

cautēr, ēris, m. (καυτήρ), I) das Brenneisen, Pallad. 1, 41, 2 u. 43, 3. Prud. perist. 10, 490. – bildl., cauterem adhibere ambitioni, brandmarken, Tert. de pall. 5: cautere eloquii bene purgare vulnera morbi, Ven. Fort. 4, 7, 17. – II) meton., die gebrannte Wunde, Prud. perist. 5, 229.

cautēr, ēris, m. (καυτήρ), ¶ 1 fer à cautériser, fer chaud : Pall. 1, 41, 2 || [fig.] cauterem adigere ambitioni Tert. Pall. 5, stigmatiser lʼambition ¶ 2 fer à brûler (torture) : Prud. Perist. 10, 490 || brûlure faite par ce fer : Prud. Perist. 5, 229.

Cauter

(καυτήρ, καυτήριον). (1) A branding-iron or cautery, used either by surgeons or for branding cattle and slaves (Pallad. i. 43, 3).

(2) An instrument employed in encaustic painting. See pictura.