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membrāna, ae, f. [membrum], the skin or membrane that covers parts of the body (class.).

  1. I. Lit.: natura oculos membranis tenuissimis vestivit, Cic. N. D. 2, 57, 142: cerebri, the membrane of the brain, meninges, Cels. 8, 4: membranis cicadae volant, Plin. 11, 28, 33, § 96: membranis volant fragilibus insecta, id. 11, 39, 94, § 228.
    1. B. Esp., the skin or slough of snakes, Ov. M. 7, 272; Luc. 6, 679.
  2. II. Transf.
    1. A. The thin skin of plants and other things, Plin. 15, 22, 24, § 88: corio et membrana Punica (teguntur), id. 15, 28, 34, § 112: tenuissimis membranis velatur allium, id. 19, 6, 34, § 111: putaminis ovi, id. 29, 3, 11, § 46.
    2. B. A skin prepared for writing, etc., parchment, Quint. 10, 3, 31: Homeri carmen in Membrana scriptum, Plin. 7, 21, 21, § 85: sic raro scribis, ut toto non quater anno Membranam poscas, Hor. S. 2, 3, 2: Parrhasiae, for drawing, Plin. 35, 10, 36, § 68: croceae membrana tabellae, Juv. 7, 23: quod in chartulis sive membranis meis aliquis scripserit, meum est, Gai. Inst. 2, 77.
    3. C. The surface, outside of a thing (poet.): coloris, Lucr. 4, 95.
      Trop.: scies, sub ista tenui membrana dignitatis quantum mali jaceat, Sen. Ep. 115, 9.

membrānācĕus and -cĭus, a, um, adj. [membrana], of skin or membrane, skinny, membranaceous (post-Aug.).

  1. I. Lit.: vespertilio, cui membranaceae pinnae uni, Plin. 10, 61, 81, § 168: PVGILLARES, of parchment, Inscr. Grut. 174, 7.
  2. II. Like a skin or membrane: quibusdam cortex membranaceus, ut viti, arundini, Plin. 16, 31, 55, § 126.

membrānārĭus, ii, m. [membrana], a parchment-maker (post-class.), Edict. Dioclet. p. 20; cf. membranarius, διφθεροποιός, Gloss. Philox.

membrānĕus, a, um, adj. [membrana], of parchment (post-Aug.): pugillares membranei, Mart. 14, 7 in lemm.: codices, Dig. 32, 50, 1.

membrānŭla, ae, f. dim. [membrana], a little skin or membrane.

  1. I. Lit.: membranula, quae sub cute calvariam cingit, Cels. 8, 4: oculi, membrane of the eye, id. 7, 7, 13.
  2. II. Transf.
    1. A. A parchment: iisque imperes, ut sumant membranulam, Cic. Att. 4, 4, b, 1.
    2. B. Plur., an instrument or document written on parchment: quae membranulis meā manu scriptis continebuntur, Dig. 32, 102 prooem.

* membrānŭlum, i, n. dim. [membrana], for membranula, a little skin or membrane, App. M. 6, p. 184, 20.

membrātim, adv. [membrum], by limbs or members, in the limbs, limb by limb, from member to member.

  1. I. Lit.: membratim vitalem deperdere sensum, Lucr. 3, 527: nunc peractis malis, quae membratim sentiuntur, dicemus de his, quae totis corporibus grassantur, in single limbs, Plin. 26, 11, 67, § 107: caedere, in pieces, id. 9, 15, 18, § 48.
  2. II. Transf., piecemeal, singly, severally.
    1. A. In gen.: membratim enumerare, Varr. R. R. 1, 22; cf.: animalium naturae generatim membratimque ita se habent, Plin. 12 praef. § 1: gestum negotium, Cic. Part. 35, 121.
    2. B. In partic., of speech, in little clauses, in short sentences: dicere, Cic. Or. 63, 212; 67, 223; cf.: membratim caesimque dicere, Quint. 9, 4, 126: narrare, id. 9, 4, 127.

* membrātūra, ae, f. [membro], the formation of the limbs, constitution of the body, Vitr. 8, 5, 1.