volsella
From LSJ
Ὁ γραμμάτων ἄπειρος οὐ βλέπει βλέπων → Illiterata vita cum oculis caecitas → Wer unkundig im Lesen, sieht und ist doch blind
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
volsella: (vuls-) or volsilla, ae, f.,
I a kind of pincers for pulling out hairs, tweezers.
I Lit., Plaut. Curc. 4, 4, 21; Mart. 9, 28, 5.—As a surgical instrument, forceps, Cels. 7, 12, 1; 6, 18, 3.—
II Transf.: pugnare volsellis, non gladio, i. e. so as to do but little damage, Varr. L. L. 9, § 33 Müll.
