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in-cānesco , canŭi, 3,
I.v. inch. n., to become white, to turn gray or hoary (poet.): “tortaque remigio spumis incanuit unda,” Cat. 63, 13: “ornusque incanuit albo Flore piri,” Verg. G. 2, 71: “gelu magnoque incanuit imbre Caucasus,” Val. Fl. 6, 611: “cum pigra incanuit aetas,” Sil. 3, 328.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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