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embolium

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Ὁπόσον τῷ ποδὶ περρέχει τᾶς γᾶς, τοῦτο χάρις → Every inch of his stature is grace

Theocritus, Idylls, 30.3

Latin > English

embolium embolii N N :: dramatic interlude, entr'acte; insertion (in literary work); episode (Ecc)

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

embŏlĭum: ii, n., = ἐμβόλιον,
I something thrown in; in scenic lang., an interlude, ballet, Cic. Sest. 54, 116 (embolia pertinent ad gestus saltatorios, Schol.).

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

embŏlĭum,¹⁵ ĭī, n. (ἐμβόλιον), intermède [sorte de pantomime qu’on jouait pendant les entractes] : Cic. Q. 3, 1, 24 ; Sest. 116.

Latin > German (Georges)

embolium, iī, n. (εμβόλιον), 1) das Einschiebsel, Cic. ad Q. fr. 3, 1, 24. – 2) auf dem Theater ein pantomim. Zwischenspiel, Intermezzo, arbitrix emboliorum (die Inschr. imboliarum?), Corp. inscr. Lat. 6, 10128. – übtr. embolia sororis, Liebeshändel, Cic. Sest. 116.

Latin > Chinese

embolium, ii. n. :: 吟咏題旨