peregrinatio

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ὅπουλεοντῆ μὴ ἐφικνεῖται, προσραπτέον ἐκεῖ τὴν ἀλωπεκῆν → if a lionskin doesn't do the trick, put on the fox | if force doesn't work, try cunning | where the lion's skin will not reach, it must be patched out with the fox's

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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

pĕrĕgrīnātĭo: ōnis, f. peregrinor,
I a being or living abroad, a sojourning, a travelling in foreign parts, a travelling about, travel, peregrination (class.).
I Lit.: perpetua, Cic. Tusc. 5, 37, 107: transmarina, Quint. 7, 3, 31; 12, 11, 18; Nep. Att. 2, 3; Plin. Ep. 3, 19, 4 al.: terra peregrinationis tuae, Vulg. Gen. 17, 8: tempus in peregrinatione consumere, Cic. Att. 16, 3, 4.—In <number opt="n">plur.</number>, Cic. Lael. 27, 103.—
II Transf., of animals: bestiae peregrinatione laetantur, Cic. Fin. 2, 33, 109.—Of muscles, Plin. 32, 6, 21, § 61.