colostra
From LSJ
νεκρὸν ἐάν ποτ' ἴδηις καὶ μνήματα κωφὰ παράγηις κοινὸν ἔσοπτρον ὁρᾶις· ὁ θανὼν οὕτως προσεδόκα → whenever you see a body dead, or pass by silent tombs, you look into the mirror of all men's destiny: the dead man expected nothing else | if you ever see a corpse or walk by quiet graves, that's when you look into the mirror we all share: the dead expected this
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
cŏlostra: (cŏlustra), ae, f. (cŏlo-stra, ōrum, n., Mart. 13, 38, 2; in sing.: cŏlostrum, Mart. l. l.; Serv. ad Verg. E. 2, 22),
I the first milk after delivery, the biestings, Plin. 28, 9, 33, § 123; 11, 41, 96, § 236; Col. 7, 3, 17; Pall. Nov. 13, 1.—As a dainty dish, Mart. l. l.—As a term of endearment, Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 154; 1, 2, 177; Laber. ap. Non. p. 84, 13.
