villus
ἐπ' αὐτὸν ἥκεις τὸν βατῆρα τῆς θύρας → you've come to the crux of the matter, come to the point, hit the nail on the head, you've come to the very threshold of the door, you are come to the very threshold of the door, you've arrived at the truth of the matter
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
villus: i, m. Sanscr. urā, sheep; Gr. εἶρος, wool; cf. vellus,
I shaggy hair, a tuft of hair; of beasts, Cic. N. D. 2, 47, 121; id. ib. 2, 63, 158; Verg. G. 3, 446; id. A. 5, 352; Ov. H. 6, 49; Mart. 14, 136, 2; Sid. Ep. 5, 17 med. al.—Of cotton, Plin. 11, 23, 27, § 77: tonsis mantelia villis, the nap of cloth, Verg. G. 4, 377; id. A. 1, 702.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
villus,¹³ ī, m., poil des anim.] : Cic. Nat. 2, 121 ; 158 ; Virg. G. 3, 446 || [d’une étoffe] Virg. G. 4, 377 || mousse des arbres : Plin. 12, 108.
