εἰς πέλαγος σπέρµα βαλεῖν καὶ γράµµατα γράψαι ἀµφότερος µόχθος τε κενὸς καὶ πρᾶξις ἄκαρπος → throwing seeds and writing letters at sea are both a vain and fruitless endeavor
the textile arts: use P. ἡ ὑφαντική (Plato).
textĭle,¹⁵ is (textilis), n. pris substt, tissu : pictura in textili Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 1, tapisserie, cf. Cic. Leg. 2, 45 ; Liv. 45, 35, 2.
