metopion
From LSJ
Ἢ λέγε τι σιγῆς κρεῖττον ἢ σιγὴν ἔχε → Sile, melius vel loquere silentio → Was besser ist als Schweigen, sage oder schweig
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
mĕtōpĭon: or -um, ii, n. (also mĕ-tops, ōpis, Sol. 40), = μετώπιον.
I The gum of an African tree, also called ammoniacum, Plin. 12, 23, 49, § 107; Sol. 27, 47. —
II Oil of bitter almonds, almond-oil, Plin. 15, 7, 7, § 26 (Jahn, neopum).—
III An ointment made with galbanum, Plin. 13, 1, 2, § 8.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
mĕtōpĭŏn (-um), ī, n. (μετώπιον), métopion [arbre d’Afrique] : Plin. 12, 107 ; Sol. 27, 47 || huile d’amandes amères : Plin. 15, 26 || sorte d’onguent : Plin. 13, 8.
