chēlē, ēs, f., = χηλή (the claws or arms of animals). *
I In mechanics, the claw-shaped part of the ballista , the trigger : manicula, Vitr. 10, 15 and 17.—
II Plur. : chēlae , ārum, f.; in astron., lit. the arms of Scorpio; but, since these extend into Libra, meton. Libra , Verg. G. 1, 33; Cic. Arat. 293; Col. 10, 56; Luc. 1, 659; Manil. 4, 203; cf. Claud. Cons. Mall. Theod. 120.