Lewis & Short

† mĕtaxa or mătaxa, ae, f., = μέταξα and μάταξα, raw silk, the web of silkworms.

  1. I. Lit., Dig. 39, 4, 16; Cod. Just. 11, 7, 10.
  2. II. Transf., a rope: lini metaxa, Lucil. ap. Fest. s. v. rodus, p. 265 Müll.; Vitr. 7, 3.