mammosus
τὸν καπνὸν φεύγων εἰς τὸ πῦρ ἐνέπεσεν → out of the frying pan into the fire, from the frying pan into the fire
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
mammōsus: a, um, adj. mamma,
I having large breasts, full-breasted.
I Lit.: non mammosa, non annosa, non<*> bibosa, Laber. ap. Gell. 3, 12.—Of animals: canes feminae, Varr. R. R. 2, 9, 5.—
II Transf., full, protuberant: pira, Plin. 15, 15, 16, § 54: genus panici, id. 18, 7, 10, § 54: tus, cluster-shaped, in which one drop adheres to the other, id. 12, 14, 32, § 61.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
mammōsus,¹⁶ a, um (mamma), qui a de grosses mamelles : Laber. d. Gell. 3, 12 ; Varro R. 2, 9, 5 || qui a la forme d’une mamelle : Plin. 15, 54 ; 18, 54.
Latin > German (Georges)
mammōsus, a, um (mamma), I) starke Brüste habend, Lucr., Varro u.a. – II) übtr., strotzend, pira, Plin.: tus, traubenförmig, wenn eine Träne sich an die andere hängt, Plin.
Latin > Chinese
mammosus, a, um. adj. :: 大嬭頭者。Mammosa pyra 嬭貌之梨。
