vesticeps

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ἐν γενείου ξυλλογῇ τριχώματος → in the first harvest of a beard, in early manhood

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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

vestĭceps: cĭpis vestis-capio, that has got the first covering of the chin, opp. investis,
I bearded, arrived at puberty, manly, virile (post-class.).
I Lit.: arrogari non potest nisi jam vesticeps, Gell. 5, 19, 7; Tert. Anim. 56; Aus. Idyll. 4, 73.—*
II Transf., immoral, corrupt (opp. investis, innocent), App. Mag. p. 336, 7.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

vestĭceps, ĭpis (vestis, capio), cf. P. Fest. 368 vesticeps puer qui jam vestitus est pubertate, comme nous dirions « qui a du poil au menton » = qui a atteint l’âge de puberté : Gell. 5, 19, 7 || [fig.] corrompu : Apul. Apol. 98.