volsella (
volsella (vuls-) or volsilla, ae, f., a kind of pincers for pulling out hairs, tweezers. Lit., Plaut. Curc. 4, 4, 21; Mart. 9, 28, 5.—As a surgical instrument, forceps, Cels. 7, 12, 1; 6, 18, 3.— Transf.: pugnare volsellis, non gladio, i. e. so as to do but little damage, Varr. L. L. 9, § 33 Müll.
No short def.
Headword (normalized):
volsella (
Headword (normalized/stripped):
volsella (
Intro Text:
volsella (vuls-) or volsilla, ae, f., a kind of pincers for pulling out hairs, tweezers. Lit., Plaut. Curc. 4, 4, 21; Mart. 9, 28, 5.—As a surgical instrument, forceps, Cels. 7, 12, 1; 6, 18, 3.— Transf.: pugnare volsellis, non gladio, i. e. so as to do but little damage, Varr. L. L. 9, § 33 Müll.
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lat.ls.perseus-eng2-n51309
No citations.
{
"content": "volsella (vuls-) or volsilla, ae, f., a kind of pincers for pulling out hairs, tweezers. Lit., Plaut. Curc. 4, 4, 21; Mart. 9, 28, 5.—As a surgical instrument, forceps, Cels. 7, 12, 1; 6, 18, 3.— Transf.: pugnare volsellis, non gladio, i. e. so as to do but little damage, Varr. L. L. 9, § 33 Müll.\n",
"key": "volsella",
"type": "main"
}