forfex
τὸ σὸν εἰς ἡμᾶς ἐνδιάθετον → your disposition towards us
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
forfex: fĭcis, f. forus-facio,
I a pair of shears or scissors: forfices sunt quibus incidimus: forcipes quibus aliquid firmum tenemus, Serv. ad Verg. A. 8, 453: vitiosa grana (in uva), forficibus amputant, Col. 12, 44, 4; Cels. 7, 21, 1: qualem (barbam) forficibus metit supinis Tonsor, Mart. 7, 95, 12; cf. Vitr. 10, 2, 2.—
II Transf.
A A claw of a crab: cancris bina brachia denticulatis forficibus, Plin. 9, 31, 51, § 97; of a locust, id. 32, 11, 53, § 148; of a beetle, id. 11, 28, 34, § 97.—
B Perh., a kind of battle-array, v. forceps, II.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
forfex, ĭcis, m. f., ciseaux : Vitr. Arch. 10, 2, 2 || [pince de l’écrevisse] : Plin. 9, 97 || ordre de bataille en forme de ciseaux [ou de tenailles, le contraire du coin, cuneus ] : Veg. Mil. 3, 17 ; Gell. 10, 9, 1, v. forceps. il est possible, comme le croit Charisius (94, 21), que forfex soit le même mot que forceps.
