Ancient Roman unit of length.
Sinônimos
Examples for "pollex"
Examples for "pollex"
1In the forefoot all the digits except the pollex, or first, were well developed.
2This digit is called the 'pollex,' or thumb; and, like the others, it bears a flat nail upon the back of its terminal joint.
3'I am Macer, the son of that Macer who was neighbor of the gladiator Pollex,-
1The twelthpartof an acrewas calledUnciaandhalfa foot , Semis ,&c.