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μολύβδαινα

μολύβδαινα, a piece of lead

μολύβδ-αινα, ἡ,
  • piece of lead, used as the sink of a fishing-line, Il. 24.80.
      • 2 bullet, μ. χερμαδία Luc. Lex. 5.
      • 3 plumb in a masonʼs line, Poll. 7.125, 10.147.
    • II a metallic substance, prob. sulphuret of lead, galena, Hp. Mul. 2.188, Arist. GA 735b16, Dsc. 5.85, Plin. HN 34.173.
    • III a plant, Plumbago europaea, ib. 25.155.

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