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γίγγλυμος

γίγγλυμος, a hinge joint: a joint in a coat of mail

γίγγλῠμος ( γιγγλυμός, Hsch.), ὁ,
  • hinge, οἷον εἰ γ. Hp. Loc.Hom. 6, cf. Apollod. Poliorc. 190.1: hence a species of joint, Arist. de An. 433b22, Gal. 2.735.
      • 2 metal pivot or gudgeon on which a door turns, = στρόφιγξ, IG 4.1484.74 (Epid.), 11(2).165.15 (Delos, iii B. C.):— written γλυμός, ib. 142.49 (an engraverʼs error).
      • 3 joint in a coat of mail, X. Eq. 12.6.
      • 4 clasp, buckle, J. AJ 3.6.3, 4.
      • 5 mode of kissing, Hsch.

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