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παρατίλλω

παρατίλλω, to pluck the hair off

παρα-τίλλω, fut. -τῐλῶ Ar. Eq. 373:—pluck the hair from any part of the body but the head, τὰς βλεφαρίδας τινός l.c. (vulg. περιτιλῶ):— Med., pluck out oneʼs hairs, Id. Ach. 31: fut. παρατῐλοῦμαι Men. 363.5: —Pass., freq. in pf. part. παρατετιλμένος, η,
  • clean-plucked, a practice among voluptuaries and women, Ar. Lys. 89, Ra. 516, Pl.Com. 174.14; δέλτα π. Ar. Lys. 151; ὁ ἁλοὺς μοιχὸς παρατίλλεται Id. Pl. 168, cf. Luc. Fug. 33.
    • II Med., pull up weeds, Gp. 2.38.2.

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