bombax
From LSJ
Ὥσπερ οἱ ἐρωτικοὶ ἀπὸ τῶν ἐν αἰσθήσει καλῶν ὁδῷ προϊόντες ἐπ' αὐτὴν καταντῶσι τὴν μίαν τῶν καλῶν πάντων καὶ νοητῶν ἀρχήν → Just as lovers systematically leave behind what is fair to sensation and attain the one true source of all that is fair and intelligible
Latin > English
bombax INTERJ :: Splendid! Marvelous!
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
bombax: interj., = βομβάξ (v. Eustath. Od. p. 1718, a), an exclamation of real or affected surprise,
I indeed! strange! Ca. Fur. Ba. Babae. Ps. Fugitive. Ba. Bombax, Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 131 Lambin.
Latin > German (Georges)
bombax, Interi. (βομβάξ), Ausdr. der (wirklichen od. spöttischen) Verwunderung, ei der Tausend! potz Blitz! Plaut. Pseud. 365.
