phengites

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Menander, Monostichoi, 296

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

phengītes: ae, m., = φεγγίτης,
I phengite, selenite, or erystallized gypsum, used for window-panes: in Cappadociā repertus est lapis candidus, atque translucens, ex argumento phengites appellatus, Plin. 36, 22, 46, § 163; lapis, Suet. Dom. 14.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

phengītēs,¹⁶ æ, m. (φεγγίτης), sorte de pierre translucide : Plin. 36, 163.

Latin > German (Georges)

phengītēs, ae, m. (φεγγίτης), der Leuchtstein, Spiegelstein, unser von den Alten zu Fensterscheiben gebrauchter Glimmer, ph. candidus, der weiße Gl., das Katzensilber, ph. flavus, der gelbe Gl., das Katzengold, Plin. 36, 163: phengites lapis, Suet. Dom. 14, 4.