tomentum
ἀκίνδυνοι δ' ἀρεταὶ οὔτε παρ' ἀνδράσιν οὔτ' ἐν ναυσὶ κοίλαις τίμιαι → but excellence without danger is honored neither among men nor in hollow ships
Latin > English
tomentum tomenti N N :: stuffing of a pillow, mattress, etc.
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
tōmentum: i, n.,
I a stuffing for cushions (e. g. of wool. hair, feathers, straw, etc.), cushioning, Plin. 8, 48, 73, § 192; 19, 1, 2, § 13; 27, 10, 61, § 88; Varr. L. L. 5, § 167 Müll.; Suet. Tib. 54; Tac. A. 6, 23 med.; Mart. 14, 159 in lemm.; 14, 160 in lemm.; 14, 162; App. Mag. p. 276, 14; cf. Becker, Gallus, 2, p. 240 (2d edit.).
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
tōmentum,¹⁴ ī, n., tout ce qui sert à rembourrer [bourre, laine, plumes, jonc, etc.] : Plin. 8, 192 ; Varro L. 5, 167 ; Tac. Ann. 6, 23.
Latin > German (Georges)
tōmentum, ī, n. (tumeo), das Stopfwerk (wie Wolle, Haare, Federn usw.), die Polsterung, Varro, Tac. u.a.: tomentum circense, ein ganz schlechtes Polster, wie die Armen es im Zirkus fanden, etwa Strohsack, Strohmatratze, Sen. de vit. beat. 25, 2.
