mola

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

mŏla: ae, f. cf. μύλη, μύλος, mill, millstone; μύλαι, grinders, molar-teeth; cf. molaris,
I a millstone; and usu. plur. molae, a mill (driven by slaves, animals, or water): verbera, compedes, molae, Plaut. Men. 5, 6, 9: molarum strepitum audire, Enn. ap. Non. 506, 4 (Com. 7 Vahl. p. 153): molae oleariae duro et aspero lapide, Varr. R. R. 1, 55: trusatiles, Gell. 3, 3, 14: pumiceae, Ov. F. 6, 318: aquariae, water-mills, Pall. 1, 42: digni molam versare Nepotis, Juv. 8, 67: versatiles, Plin. 36, 18, 29, § 135: mola asinaria, i. e. millstone, too heavy for a man to drive, Vulg. Matt. 18, 6; id. Marc. 9, 41: molae olivariae, Paul. Sent. 3, 6, 36.—
II Transf.
   A Grits or grains of spelt coarsely ground and mixed with salt (hence called mola salsa), which it was customary to strew on the victims at sacrifices: mola etiam vocatur far tostum, et sale sparsum, quod eo molito hostiae aspergantur, Paul. ex Fest. p. 141 Müll.: sparge molam, Verg. E. 8, 82: molam et vinum inspergere, Cic. Div. 2, 16, 37: aut molā salsā aut ture comprecari, Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 109: molā salsā supplicare, Plin. 18, 2, 2, § 7: litare, id. praef. med.: consumpsi salsasque molas et turis acervos, Mart. 7, 5, 4.—
   B A false conception, moon-calf, mole, Plin. 7, 15, 13, § 63; 10, 64, 84, § 184.—
   C A jawbone, or the teeth: molas leonum confringet, Vulg. Psa. 57, 7.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

(1) mŏla,¹¹ æ, f. (μύλη),
1 meule, meule de moulin : molam versare Juv. 8, 67, tourner la meule
2 moulin ; surt. au pl. molæ, ārum : Pl. Men. 974 ; Enn. d. Non. 506, 4 ; Cic. Att. 2, 1, 9 ; molæ oleariæ Varro R. 1, 55, moulin à olives ; trusatiles Gell. 3, 3, 14, moulin à bras ; pumiceæ molæ Ov. F. 6, 318, le moulin aux meules creuses (comme la pierre ponce) [v. cava machina Ov. F. 6, 381 ]
3 mola salsa Pl. Amph. 740 ; Plin. 18, 7 ; Mart. 7, 5, 4 ou mola seul Cic. Div. 2, 37, farine sacrée [de blé torréfié, mêlée de sel, qu’on répandait sur la tête des victimes] : cf. P. Fest. 141
4 môle, faux germe [en t. de médecine] : Plin. 7, 63
5 mâchoire : Vulg. Psalm. 57, 7.