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κυρβασία

κυρβασία, a Persian bonnet

κυρβᾰσία, ἡ,
  • Persian bonnet or hat, with a peaked crown, prob. much like the τιάρα (q.v.), Hdt. 5.49, 7.64; ὥσπερ βασιλεὺς ὁ μέγας διαβάσκει ἐπὶ τῆς κεφαλῆς τὴν κ. τῶν ὀρνίθων μόνος ὀρθήν (sc. ὁ ἀλεκτρυών) Ar. Av. 487 (cf. Sch.); a cover for a poultice for a womanʼs breast is compared to it in shape, Hp. Mul. 2.186, cf. Aret. CA 1.10.
    • II = Lat. apex (of the flamines), D.H. 2.70.

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