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|lshtext=<b>maxilla</b>: ae, f.<br /> [[dim]]. of a [[ground]]-form magsula ([[whence]] māla; [[root]] mag of [[μάσσω]] | |lshtext=<b>maxilla</b>: ae, f.<br /> [[dim]]. of a [[ground]]-form magsula ([[whence]] māla; [[root]] mag of [[μάσσω]], to [[knead]]; [[μαγεύς]]. [[baker]], etc.; cf. [[axilla]], ala, from [[ago]]),<br /><b>I</b> the jawbone, [[jaw]] (postAug.).<br /><b>I</b> Lit.: [[quam]] litteram (X) [[etiam]] e maxillis et taxillis et vexillo ... [[consuetudo]] [[elegans]] Latini sermonis evellit, Cic. Or. 45, 153: maxillae superiores, Plin. 11, 37, 60, § 159; Suet. Calig. 58; Veg. Vet. 2, 40, 2: maxillam superiorem commovere solam, Amm. 22, 15, 15: cum in maxillis balanatum [[gausape]] pectas, [[you]] [[comb]] the anointed [[beard]] on [[your]] jaws, Pers. 4, 37.— *<br /><b>II</b> Transf.: miserum populum, qui sub tam lentis maxillis erit, under [[such]] slowgrinding teeth, i. e. [[subject]] to [[such]] protracted [[cruelty]], Aug. ap. Suet. Tib. 21. | ||
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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
maxilla: ae, f.
dim. of a ground-form magsula (whence māla; root mag of μάσσω, to knead; μαγεύς. baker, etc.; cf. axilla, ala, from ago),
I the jawbone, jaw (postAug.).
I Lit.: quam litteram (X) etiam e maxillis et taxillis et vexillo ... consuetudo elegans Latini sermonis evellit, Cic. Or. 45, 153: maxillae superiores, Plin. 11, 37, 60, § 159; Suet. Calig. 58; Veg. Vet. 2, 40, 2: maxillam superiorem commovere solam, Amm. 22, 15, 15: cum in maxillis balanatum gausape pectas, you comb the anointed beard on your jaws, Pers. 4, 37.— *
II Transf.: miserum populum, qui sub tam lentis maxillis erit, under such slowgrinding teeth, i. e. subject to such protracted cruelty, Aug. ap. Suet. Tib. 21.
