noun

volsella

gen. volsellae · gender feminine · decl. 1st

a kind of pincers; tweezers

a kind of pincers for pulling out hairs, tweezers.

forceps

Lit., Plaut. Curc. 4, 4, 21; Mart. 9, 28, 5.—As a surgical instrument, forceps, Cels. 7, 12, 1; 6, 18, 3.—

by extension •

Transf.: pugnare volsellis, non gladio, i. e. so as to do but little damage, Varr. L. L. 9, § 33 Müll.

Perseus ID: n51309 Key: volsella