maxilla
κατὰ τὸν δεύτερον, φασί, πλοῦν τὰ ἐλάχιστα ληπτέον τῶν κακῶν → we must as second best, as people say, take the least of the evils
Latin > English
maxilla maxillae N F :: jaw (viewed externally), lower part of the face; jaws/jaw-bones (usu. pl.)
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
maxilla: ae, f.
dim. of a ground-form magsula (whence māla; root mag of μάσσω, to knead; μαγεύς. baker, etc.; cf. axilla, ala, from ago),
I the jawbone, jaw (postAug.).
I Lit.: quam litteram (X) etiam e maxillis et taxillis et vexillo ... consuetudo elegans Latini sermonis evellit, Cic. Or. 45, 153: maxillae superiores, Plin. 11, 37, 60, § 159; Suet. Calig. 58; Veg. Vet. 2, 40, 2: maxillam superiorem commovere solam, Amm. 22, 15, 15: cum in maxillis balanatum gausape pectas, you comb the anointed beard on your jaws, Pers. 4, 37.— *
II Transf.: miserum populum, qui sub tam lentis maxillis erit, under such slowgrinding teeth, i. e. subject to such protracted cruelty, Aug. ap. Suet. Tib. 21.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
maxilla,¹⁴ æ, f., dim. de mala, mâchoire : Cic. Or. 153 ; Plin. 11, 159 ; Suet. Cal. 58 ; August. d. Suet. Tib. 21.
Latin > German (Georges)
māxilla, ae, f. (Demin. v. mala), I) die Kinnlade, der Kinnbacken, Cic. or. 153. Plin. 11, 159 u.a. Suet. Cal. 58, 2. Veget. mul. 2 (3), 40, 2: miserum populum, qui sub tam lentis maxillis erit, das unter so langsam zermalmende Zähne kommen wird, Augustus bei Suet. Tib. 21, 2: maxillam superiorem commovere solam (v. Krokodil), Amm. 22, 15. § 15. – II) meton., das Kinn, cum maxillis balanatum gausape pectas, das balsamierte Haar am Kinne kämmnst, Pers. 4, 37.
