fullo
Τὸ νικᾶν αὐτὸν αὑτὸν πασῶν νικῶν πρώτη τε καὶ ἀρίστη. Τὸ δὲ ἡττᾶσθαι αὐτὸν ὑφ' ἑαυτοῦ πάντων αἴσχιστόν τε ἅμα καὶ κάκιστον. → Τo conquer yourself is the first and best victory of all, while to be conquered by yourself is of all the most shameful as well as evil
Latin > English
fullo fullonis N M :: cloth-fuller
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
fullo: ōnis, m.
I A fuller, cloth-fuller, Plaut. Aul. 3, 5, 34; Plin. 28, 6, 18, § 66; Mart. 6, 93, 1; Dig. 12, 7, 2; Gai. Inst. 3, 143; 162 al.—In mal. part.: comprimere fullonem, Nov. ap. Prisc. p. 879 P. (Com. Rel. v. 95 Rib.); hence: pugil Cleomachus intra cutem caesus et ultra, inter fullones Novianos coronandus, Tert. Pall. 4.—
B The title of a comic poem written by Laberius, Gell. 16, 7, 3.—
C A Roman surname, Liv. 33, 24.—
II A beetle with white spots, Plin. 30, 11, 30, § 100.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
fullō,¹⁴ ōnis, m., foulon, qui presse les étoffes, dégraisseur : Pl. Aul. 508 ; Plin. 28, 66 || sorte de scarabée : Plin. 30, 100 || titre d’un poème comique de Labérius : Gell. 16, 7, 3.
Latin > German (Georges)
fullo, ōnis, m. (v. φαλός, glänzend), I) der die Kleider walkt, reinigt und mit Kreide weiß macht, der Walker, Tuchbereiter, Plaut. aul. 508. Titin. com. 26 u. 27. Pompon. com. 27. Varro sat. Men. 539. Varro LL. 6, 43. Sen. nat. qu. 1, 3, 2: mola fullonis, Pompon. com. 13: officina fullonis od. fullonum, Plin. 35, 143 u. 175: taberna fullonis, Hieron. c. Rufin. 3, 36 extr.: villa fullonis, Ambros. in Lucam 7. § 14. – obszön, Nov. com. 95. Tert. de pall. 4. – Titel einer Komödie des Laberius, Gell. 16, 7, 3. – II) übtr., der große od. weißgefleckte Monatskäfer, Plin. 30, 100.
