omentum
From LSJ
Φιλίας δοκιμαστήριον ὁ χωρισμὸς φίλων → Probas amicum, ab eo si longe absies → Der Freundschaft Probe ist die Trennung von dem Freund
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
ōmentum: i, n.,
I the fat-skin, adipose membrane; fat, esp. in men (post-Aug.).
I Lit.
A In gen.: ast illi tremat omento popa venter, Pers. 6, 74.—
B In partic.
1 The membrane which encloses the bowels, the caul, Cels. 4, 1; Plin. 11, 37, 80, § 204.—
2 The bowels, Pers. 2, 47: porci, Juv. 13. 116.—
II Transf., any skin which envelops an internal part of the body, a membrane, Macr. S. 7, 9; of the meninges, id. ib. 7, 9.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
ōmentum,¹⁴ ī, n.,
1 épiploon, membrane graisseuse qui enveloppe les intestins : Cels. Med. 4, 1 ; Plin. 11, 204
