cassiterum
From LSJ
Οὐδὲν γυναικὸς χεῖρον οὐδὲ τῆς καλῆς → Nil muliere peius est, pulchra quoque → Das Schlimmste ist, selbst wenn sie schön ist, eine Frau
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
cassĭtĕrum: (-ron), i, n., = κασσίτερος, orig.
I a mixture or alloy of lead, silver, and other metals; afterwards tin (= plumbum album), Plin. 34, 16, 47, § 156; Avien. Or. Mar. 260; cf. Charis. p. 21 P.; Diom. p. 315 ib.—Hence, cassĭtĕrĭnus, a, um, adj., = κασσιτέρινος, made of tin: lamella, Pelagon. Vet. 7.
