palpebra

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

palpē̆bra: ae, f. (collat. form palpē̆-brum, i, n., Non. 218, 19; Cael. Aur. Tard. 2, 1),
I an eyelid (usually in plur.; cf. cilium).
I Lit.: palpebrae sunt tegmenta oculorum ... munitaeque sunt palpebrae tamquam vallo pilorum, etc., Cic. N. D. 2, 57, 142: ipsae palpebrae, quibus mobilitas inest, et palpitatio vocabulum tribuit, etc., Lact. Opif. Dei, 10 init.; Lucr. 4, 952: Regulum resectis palpebris vigilando necaverunt, Cic. Pis. 19, 43; cf. Tubero ap. Gell. 6, 4, 3.—In sing., Cels. 5, 26, 23.—
II Transf.
   1    Plur., the eyelashes, Plin. 11, 37, 56, § 154; 25, 13, 99, § 156.—
   2    Plur., the eyes (eccl. Lat.): palpebrae ejus interrogant filios hominum, Vulg. Psa. 10, 4.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

palpĕbra, æ, f., Cels. Med. 5, 26, 23 ; C. Aur. Chron. 2, 1, 5, et ordin^t palpĕbræ, ārum, pl. (palpo), paupière, paupières : Cic. Nat. 2, 142 ; Pis. 43 ; Lucr. 4, 952