putamen
Κακοῦ γὰρ ἀνδρὸς δῶρ' ὄνησιν οὐκ ἔχει → Nil utilitatis improbi in donis viri → Geschenke eines Schurken sind nicht von Gewinn
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
pŭtāmen: ĭnis, n. id.,
I that which falls off in pruning or trimming, clippings, waste; shells, peels, etc.: putamina non solum arborum sunt, verum omnium rerum purgamenta. Nam quicquid ex quācumque re proicitur, putamen appellatur. Plautus in Captivis (3, 4, 122): nucleum amisi, reliquit pigneri putamina, shells, peels, husk, Non. 157, 28 sq.; so, of the shells of nuts, Cic. Tusc. 5, 20, 58; Varr. R. R. 1, 7: mali Punici, Plin. 22, 25, 70, § 143: fabae, ervi, pods, shells, id. 17, 24, 37, § 240: ovi, cochleae, id. 30, 7, 19, § 55: testudinum, id. 9, 11, 13, § 39.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
pŭtāmen,¹⁴ ĭnis, n. (puto), ce que l’on élague ou retranche [comme inutile, de n’importe quel objet, Non. 157, 28 ] : [coquille de noix] Cic. Tusc. 5, 58 ; [cosse de fève] Plin. 17, 240 ; [coquille d’œuf, d’huître] Plin. 30, 95 ; [écailles] Plin. 9, 39.
