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palpē^bra , ae, f. (collat. form palpē^-brum , i, n., Non. 218, 19; Cael. Aur. Tard. 2, 1),
I.an eyelid (usually in plur.; cf. cilium).
I. Lit.: “palpebrae sunt tegmenta oculorum ... munitaeque sunt palpebrae tamquam vallo pilorum, etc.,” Cic. N. D. 2, 57, 142: ipsae palpebrae, quibus mobilitas inest, et palpitatio vocabulum tribuit, etc., Lact. Opif. Dei, 10 init.; Lucr. 4, 952: “Regulum resectis palpebris vigilando necaverunt,” Cic. Pis. 19, 43; cf. Tubero ap. Gell. 6, 4, 3.—In sing., Cels. 5, 26, 23.—
II. Transf.
1. Plur., the eyelashes, Plin. 11, 37, 56, § 154; 25, 13, 99, § 156.—
2. Plur., the eyes (eccl. Lat.): “palpebrae ejus interrogant filios hominum,” Vulg. Psa. 10, 4.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (6):
    • Cicero, Against Piso, 19.43
    • Old Testament, Psalm, 10.4
    • Lucretius, De Rerum Natura, 4.952
    • Cicero, de Natura Deorum, 2.57
    • Gellius, Noctes Atticae, 6.4.3
    • A. Cornelius Celsus, De Medicina, 5.26
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