talc
TALC
*talcum (Linn.): ☞ lapis specularis lapis phengites = mica. TALE.
That which one relates a narrative story fabula: narratio: fabella. A mere tale fabula ficta: ficta et commenticia fabula: nursery tales fabulae atque commenticiae narrationes: to tell (relate) a tale enarrare denarrare aliquid: fabulam narrare.
That which one counts a number numerus: double tale numerus duplicatus: the tale is right numerus convenit: to tell (count) a tale numerare dinumerare (Cic.); numerum inire (Curt.); numerando percensere.
ImPROP. This is the old tale hoc vero tralaticium est (e.g. me exquisisse aliquid in quo te offendam Cic.).
*talcum (Linn.): ☞ lapis specularis lapis phengites = mica. TALE.
That which one relates a narrative story fabula: narratio: fabella. A mere tale fabula ficta: ficta et commenticia fabula: nursery tales fabulae atque commenticiae narrationes: to tell (relate) a tale enarrare denarrare aliquid: fabulam narrare.
That which one counts a number numerus: double tale numerus duplicatus: the tale is right numerus convenit: to tell (count) a tale numerare dinumerare (Cic.); numerum inire (Curt.); numerando percensere.
ImPROP. This is the old tale hoc vero tralaticium est (e.g. me exquisisse aliquid in quo te offendam Cic.).
talc: *talcum, Linn.: lapis specularis, Plin. 36, 22, 45, which others consider to be selenite.