sericum

Νέµουσι δ' οἴκους καὶ τὰ ναυστολούµενα ἔσω δόµων σῴζουσιν, οὐδ' ἐρηµίᾳ γυναικὸς οἶκος εὐπινὴς οὐδ' ὄλβιος → They manage households, and save what is brought by sea within the home, and no house deprived of a woman can be tidy and prosperous

Euripides, Melanippe Captiva, Fragment 6.11

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

sērĭcum: i, n., v. Seres.

sērĭcum, ī, n. (Seres), la soie : Amm. 23, 6, 66 || n. pl. serica, étoffes ou vêtements de soie : Prop. 1, 14, 22 ; Mart. 9, 38, 3.