forficula

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ἄνθρωπός ἐστι πνεῦμα καὶ σκιὰ μόνον → human being is only a breath and a shadow, man is but a breath and a shadow

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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

forfĭcŭla: ae, f.
dim. forfex,
I a pair of small shears, scissors: quod incisum forficulis, cribrant, Plin. 25, 5, 23, § 58.