nounscytānumSCYTANVM☆ KeepMeaninga means to facilitate the taking of colorsLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879SCYTANUMLEWIS & SHORTSCYTANUMscytānum, i, n., I. a means to facilitate the taking of colors, a mordant, Plin. 33, 5, 26, § 88; v. Sillig ad h. l. (al. scytatum).Read the whole entry