τά γε μὰν λίνα πάντα λελοίπει ἐκ Μοιρᾶν → but all the thread granted him by the Fates had run out
plătălĕa: (plătĕa, Plin. 10, 40, 56, § 115), ae, f.,
I the spoonbill, Cic. N. D. 2, 49, 124.
plătălĕa, æ, f., spatule [oiseau]: Cic. Nat. 2, 124 ; v. platea 2.