tornus

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

tornus: i, m., = τόρνος,>
I a turner's wheel, lathe.
I Lit.: fit quasi ut ad tornum saxorum structa tuamur, Lucr. 4, 361; Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 198; 16, 40, 76, § 205; Vitr. 10, 19 med.: nec tiliae leves torno Non formam accipiunt, Verg. G. 2, 449; id. E. 3, 38 al.—
II Trop.: angusto versus includere torno. Prop. 2, 34, 43; Auct. Paneg. ad Pis. 83.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

tornus,¹⁴ ī, m. (τόρνος), tour, instrument de tourneur : Lucr. 4, 361 ; Virg. G. 2, 449 ; Plin. 7, 198 || [fig., en parl. du travail du poète] Prop. 2, 34, 43.