ἱμαντώδης

ἱμαντ-ώδης, ες,

• fibrous, of the hair, Pl. Ti. 76c; φλοιός, κλῶνες, Dsc. 1.84, 3.15; of asbestos, Id. 5.138.
• • • 2 of hair, ropy, Gal. 1.615; of the uvula when diseased, Id. 10.988.
  • II sinewy, wiry, of athletes, Philostr. Gym. 37.