tomentum
From LSJ
κρατίστην εἶναι δημοκρατίαν τὴν μήτε πλουσίους ἄγαν μήτε πένητας ἔχουσαν πολίτας → the best democracy is that in which the citizens are neither very rich nor very poor (Thales/Plutarch)
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
tōmentum: i, n.,
I a stuffing for cushions (e. g. of wool. hair, feathers, straw, etc.), cushioning, Plin. 8, 48, 73, § 192; 19, 1, 2, § 13; 27, 10, 61, § 88; Varr. L. L. 5, § 167 Müll.; Suet. Tib. 54; Tac. A. 6, 23 med.; Mart. 14, 159 in lemm.; 14, 160 in lemm.; 14, 162; App. Mag. p. 276, 14; cf. Becker, Gallus, 2, p. 240 (2d edit.).
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
tōmentum,¹⁴ ī, n., tout ce qui sert à rembourrer [bourre, laine, plumes, jonc, etc.] : Plin. 8, 192 ; Varro L. 5, 167 ; Tac. Ann. 6, 23.
