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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>mĕtaxa</b>: or mătaxa, ae, f., = [[μέταξα]]> and [[μάταξα]]>,<br /><b>I</b> [[raw]] [[silk]], the [[web]] of silkworms.<br /><b>I</b> Lit., Dig. 39, 4, 16; Cod. Just. 11, 7, 10.—<br /><b>II</b> Transf., a [[rope]]: lini [[metaxa]], Lucil. ap. Fest. s. v. [[rodus]], p. 265 Müll.; Vitr. 7, 3.
|lshtext=<b>mĕtaxa</b>: or mătaxa, ae, f., = [[μέταξα]] and [[μάταξα]],<br /><b>I</b> [[raw]] [[silk]], the [[web]] of silkworms.<br /><b>I</b> Lit., Dig. 39, 4, 16; Cod. Just. 11, 7, 10.—<br /><b>II</b> Transf., a [[rope]]: lini [[metaxa]], Lucil. ap. Fest. s. v. [[rodus]], p. 265 Müll.; Vitr. 7, 3.
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Revision as of 09:33, 13 August 2017

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

mĕtaxa: or mătaxa, ae, f., = μέταξα and μάταξα,
I raw silk, the web of silkworms.
I Lit., Dig. 39, 4, 16; Cod. Just. 11, 7, 10.—
II Transf., a rope: lini metaxa, Lucil. ap. Fest. s. v. rodus, p. 265 Müll.; Vitr. 7, 3.