fĭdēlĭa, ae, f., an earthen vessel, pot.
- I. In gen., Col. 12, 58, 1; 12, 13, 2; for wine: tumet alba fidelia vino, Pers. 3, 22; in paronomasia with Fides: O Fides, mulsi plenam faciam tibi fideliam, id. Aul. 4, 2, 15.
- II. Esp., a pail of whitewash.
Prov.: de eadem fidelia duos parietes dealbare, i. e. to kill two birds with one stone, to reach two ends by one action, Cur. ap. Cic. Fam. 7, 29 fin.