fullonicus
αἰὼν παῖς ἐστι παίζων, πεσσεύων∙ παιδός η βασιληίη → time is a child playing draughts; the kingship is a child's | a life-time is a child playing, playing checkers: the kingship belongs to a child | a whole human life-time is nothing but a child playing, playing checkers: the kingship belongs to a child | lifetime is a child at play, moving pieces in a game; kingship belongs to the child
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
fullōnĭcus: a, um, adj. fullo,
I of or belonging to fullers.
I Adj.: pila, Cato, R. R. 10, 5; 14, 2.—
II Subst.: fullōnĭca, ae, f.
A (Sc. ars.) The fuller's craft, fulling: si non didicisti fullonicam, Plaut. As. 5, 2, 57 (dub. fulloniam, Fleck.): fullonicam docere, Lact. 1, 18, 21; Vitr. 6 praef. § 7.—
B (Sc. officina.) A fuller's shop: eum, in cujus fundo aqua oritur, fullonicas circa fontem instituisse, Dig. 39, 3, 3; also, fullonica, orum, n., ib. 7, 1, 13, § 8.
