forceps
ἐφ' ἁρμαμαξῶν μαλθακῶς κατακείμενοι → reclining softly on litters, reclining luxuriously in covered carriages
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
forceps: cĭpis (
I gen. plur. forcipium, Lucil. ap. Charis. p. 74), m. and f. (m., Cels. 7, 12; 8, 4; f., Ov. M. 12, 277) root in Sanscr. ghar-mas, glow, warmth; Gr. θερ-, θέρμη, θέρος; Lat. for-mus, for-nus, fornax and cap-io], a pair of tongs, pincers, forceps (cf.: forfex, volsella): forcipem invenit Cinyra Agriopae filius, Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 195.
I Lit.: Cyclopes versant tenaci forcipe ferrum, Verg. G. 4, 175; firetongs, id. A. 12, 404; Ov. M. 12, 277: uncis forcipibus dentes evelleret, Lucil. ap. Charis. p. 74 P.; pincers for drawing teeth, Cels. 7, 12; 8, 4; and for other surgical purposes, id. 7, 5; Col. 6, 26, 2: compressa forcipe lingua, Ov. M. 6, 556: ceu guttura forcipe pressus, id. ib. 9, 78: ferrei, iron tongs or hooks attached to a tackle, and which, by firmly grasping a mass of stone or marble, raise it aloft, Vitr. 10, 2 (al. forfices).—
II Transf., a kind of battlearray, with diverging wings, Cato ap. Fest. s. v. serra, p. 344 Müll.; Gell. 10, 9, 1; Veg. Mil. 3, 18 (al. forfex).
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
forceps,¹³ ĭpis, m. f., tenailles, pinces [de forgeron] : Virg. G. 4, 175 || fortes pinces [pour serrer et enlever les pierres] : Vitr. Arch. 10, 2 || pinces, tenettes, forceps, davier : Virg. En. 12, 404 ; Col. Rust. 6, 26, 2 ; Cels. Med. 7, 12 || espèce d’ordre de bataille : Cat. d. Fest. 344, 12 ; Gell. 10, 9, 1 ; Veg. Mil. 3, 19 || pinces de l’écrevisse : Plin. 11, 97. gén. pl. forcipium Lucil. Sat. 401.
