nounmĕlantērĭaMELANTERIA☆ KeepMeaningblackingLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879MELANTERIALEWIS & SHORTMELANTERIAmĕlantērĭa, ae, f. (I. gen. sing. melanterias), = μελαντηρία, blacking, Scrib. Comp. 208.Read the whole entry