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Καὶ τῶν λεγόντων εὖ καλὸν τὸ μανθάνειν → It is a fine thing to learn from those who speak well

Sophocles, Antigone, 722

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

trāma: ae, f. cf.: trans, trāmes.
I Lit., the woof, weft, or filling of a web (cf. subtemen), Varr. L. L. 5, § 113 Müll.; Sen. Ep. 90, 20; Isid. 19, 22, 14 al.—Of a spider's web: ipsa per se tenax ratio tramae, Plin. 11, 24, 28, § 81. —
II Transf.: figurae, i. e. a thin, lank figure, Pers. 6, 73: putridae, i. e. trifles, bagatelles, Plaut. Rud. 5, 2, 37.