torulus
Θνητὸς πεφυκὼς τοὐπίσω πειρῶ βλέπειν → Homo natus id, quod instat, ut videas, age → Als sterblich Wesen mühe dich zu seh'n, was folgt
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
tŏrŭlus: i, m.
dim. torus; a little ele vation; hence,
I A tuft of hair: tum meo patri autem torulus inerit aureus Sub petaso, Plaut. Am. prol. 144; so, torulo capiti circumflexo, Amm. 29, 1, 31: torulus in capite mulieris ornatus, Varr. L. L. 5, § 167 Müll.—
II The (dilated) muscle, the brawn or fleshy part of the body: terga pulposis torulis obesa, App. M. 7, p. 195, 12. —
B Transf., the sap-wood, alburnum of a tree, Vitr. 2, 9, 3.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
tŏrŭlus,¹⁶ ī, m. (torus), petit bourrelet, petit renflement,
1 aigrette : Pl. Amph. 144 || sorte de chignon : Varro L. 5, 167
2 muscle : Apul. M. 7, 16 || aubier dans les arbres : Vitr. Arch. 2, 9, 3.
