splenium
splēnĭum, ĭi, n., = σπλήνιον.
- Milt-waste, spleenwort, Plin. 25, 5, 20, § 45. —
- II (Because of its likeness to the spleen in form and color.) A plaster, patch, Plin. 29, 6, 38, § 126; 30, 11, 30, § 104 (Jahn, spleniolum); Mart. 2, 29, 9; 8, 33, 22; Plin. Ep. 6, 2, 2.
splēnium, iī, n. (σπλήνιον), I) das Milzkraut, Plin. 25, 45. – II) das Pflästerchen, bes. das Schminkpflästerchen, Schönheitspflästerchen, Plin. ep. u.a.
splēnĭum, ĭi, n.: cetracca (tipo di felce) Plin.
Splenium
(σπλήνιον). A sort of court-plaster made of white linen or leather, and worn in patches on the face to conceal any defect or scar; and perhaps, as in modern times, to heighten the fairness of the complexion (Mart. ii. 29, 10; viii. 33).