testaceus
εἰς τὸν τετρημένον πίθον ἀντλεῖν → run water into a punctured pitcher, to the perforated jar bale water, labour in vain, labor in vain
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
testācĕus: (TESTACIVS, Inscr. Orell. 4353), a, um, adj. testa.
I Consisting of bricks or tiles, brick-, tile-: structura, Vitr. 2, 8 fin.: pavimentum, id., 7, 4, fin.: Col. 1, 6, 13: opus, Plin. Ep. 10, 37, 2; 10, 39, 4: MONVMENTVM, Inscr. Orell. 4354. —
B Subst.: testācĕum, i, n., a kind of brick, Plin. 36, 23, 55, § 176; Pall. Mai. 11, 3.—
II Covered with a shell, testaceous: omnia, shell fish, testacea, Plin. 32, 5, 20, § 58; cf. operimentum, id. 11, 37, 55, § 153 (Jahn, testeus).—
III Brick-colored: gemmae, Plin. 37, 7, 31, § 106: pira, id. 15, 15, 16, § 55.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
testācĕus,¹⁵ a, um (testa),
1 de terre cuite, de brique : Col. Rust. 1, 6, 13 ; Plin. Min. Ep. 10, 37, 2 ; Vitr. Arch. 2, 8
2 de couleur de brique : Plin. 37, 106 ; 15, 55
3 qui a une écaille, une coquille : Plin. 32, 58.
