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λέμμα, that which is peeled off, peel, husk, skin, scale

λέμμα, ατος, τό, (λέπω)
  • that which is peeled off, rind, husk, Hp. Mul. 2.117, Ar. Av. 674, Alex. 266.3; τῆς . . σαρκοειδοῦς φύσεως λ. Pl. Ti. 76a.
      • 2 ἰχθύων λέμματα scales, Poll. 6.51.
      • 3 metaph., a mere husk, of one who has been swindled, Anaxil. 33.5.

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