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Ζῆν οὐκ ἄξιος, ὅτῳ μηδὲ εἷς ἐστι χρηστὸς φίλοςLife is not worth living if you do not have at least one friend.

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|lshtext=<b>bombyx</b>: ȳcis, m. (f., Plin. 11, 23, 27; Tert. Pall. 3), = [[βόμβυξ]]>.<br /><b>I</b> The [[silk]]-[[worm]], Plin. 11, 22, 25, § 75 sqq.; Mart. 8, 33, 16; Serv. ad Verg. G. 2, 121; Isid. Orig. 12, 5, 8; 19, 27, 5.—<br /><b>II</b> [[Meton]].<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>A</b> That [[which]] is made of [[silk]], a silken [[garment]], [[silk]]: [[Arabius]], Arabian (the [[best]]), Prop. 2, 3, 15: [[Assyria]] [[bombyx]], Plin. 11, 23, 27, § 78.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</b> In gen., for [[any]] [[fine]] [[fibre]], e. g. [[cotton]], Plin. 19, 1, 2, § 14.
|lshtext=<b>bombyx</b>: ȳcis, m. (f., Plin. 11, 23, 27; Tert. Pall. 3), = [[βόμβυξ]].<br /><b>I</b> The [[silk]]-[[worm]], Plin. 11, 22, 25, § 75 sqq.; Mart. 8, 33, 16; Serv. ad Verg. G. 2, 121; Isid. Orig. 12, 5, 8; 19, 27, 5.—<br /><b>II</b> [[Meton]].<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>A</b> That [[which]] is made of [[silk]], a silken [[garment]], [[silk]]: [[Arabius]], Arabian (the [[best]]), Prop. 2, 3, 15: [[Assyria]] [[bombyx]], Plin. 11, 23, 27, § 78.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</b> In gen., for [[any]] [[fine]] [[fibre]], e. g. [[cotton]], Plin. 19, 1, 2, § 14.
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bombyx: ȳcis, m. (f., Plin. 11, 23, 27; Tert. Pall. 3), = βόμβυξ.
I The silk-worm, Plin. 11, 22, 25, § 75 sqq.; Mart. 8, 33, 16; Serv. ad Verg. G. 2, 121; Isid. Orig. 12, 5, 8; 19, 27, 5.—
II Meton.
   A That which is made of silk, a silken garment, silk: Arabius, Arabian (the best), Prop. 2, 3, 15: Assyria bombyx, Plin. 11, 23, 27, § 78.—
   B In gen., for any fine fibre, e. g. cotton, Plin. 19, 1, 2, § 14.