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ὀθόνη

ὀθόνη, fine linen

ὀθόν-η, ἡ,
  • fine linen, in Hom. always pl., fine linen cloths, Od. 7.107; of a womanʼs dress, ἀργεννῇσι καλυψαμένη ὀθόνῃσιν Il. 3.141, cf. 18.595; ὀθόναις ἐσταλμένος Luc. DMort. 10[3].2: sg., a cloth, Act. Ap. 10.11, 11.5, Gal. 11.134, 6.795.
      • 2 later, sails, πνεύσεται εἰς ὀθόνας AP 12.53.8 (Mel.), cf. 10.5 (Thyill.): sg., sail-cloth, sail, Luc. JTr. 46, VH 2.37.
      • 3 in pl., of the membranes that enclose the pupil of the eye, Emp. 84.8.

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