metaxa
From LSJ
Μή, φίλα ψυχά, βίον ἀθάνατον σπεῦδε, τὰν δ' ἔμπρακτον ἄντλει μαχανάν → Oh! my soul do not aspire to eternal life, but exhaust the limits of the possible
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
mĕtaxa: or mătaxa, ae, f., = μέταξα and μάταξα,
I raw silk, the web of silkworms.
I Lit., Dig. 39, 4, 16; Cod. Just. 11, 7, 10.—
II Transf., a rope: lini metaxa, Lucil. ap. Fest. s. v. rodus, p. 265 Müll.; Vitr. 7, 3.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
mĕtaxa, æ, f. (μέταξα), soie brute : Marcian. Dig. 39, 4, 16 ; Cod. Just. 11, 7, 10
