deflocco
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
deflocco defloccare, defloccavi, defloccatus V TRANS :: rub the nap of (cloth); strip of possessions, fleece
Latin > German (Georges)
dē-flocco, ātus, āre (de u. floccus), flockenleer machen = kahl machen, fadenscheinig machen, Plaut. Casin. fr. bei Non. 7, 21 (wo nach Studemunds Verbesserung zu lesen ist fusti defloccabit iam illic homo lumbos meos): defloccati senes, fadenscheinige = kahlköpfige, Plaut. Epid. 616.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
dēfloccō,¹⁵ ātum, āre, tr., dégarnir de son poil : defloccati senes Pl. Epid. 616, vieillards déplumés.
