lanicius

lānĭcĭus, a, um, adj. [lana], of wool, woolly, fleecy: grex, Arn. 5, 174.—Hence, subst.: lānĭcĭum or -tĭum, ii, n. (anteclass. collat. form lānĭcĭa or -tĭa, ae, f., Laber. ap. Non. 212, 22; Com. Fragm. v. 67 Rib.; post-class. collat. form lānĭcĭes or -tĭes, ēi, f., Tert. adv. Marc. ap. Carm. 2, 24), wool.

• I Lit. (poet. and in post-Aug. prose): si tibi lanicium curae, Verg. G. 3, 384: e lanicia Attica vestitus, Laber. ap. Non. 212, 22: Seres lanicio silvarum nobiles, Plin. 6, 17, 20, § 54; 8, 47, 72, § 189.—
• II Transf., wool-bearing or fleecy cattle (post-class.); form lanitium, Arn. 1, 8; id. 1, 8, p. 12.