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πῖαρ

πῖαρ, fat

πῖαρ, τό, only nom. and acc. (exc. dat. πίαρι Suid.): (πίων):—
  • fat, Ep. and Ion. word, βοῶν ἐκ πῖαρ ἑλέσθαι Il. 11.550; of men, Hp. Nat.Puer. 21.
        • b any fatty substance, π. ἐλαίης A.R. 4.1133; π. μελιηδές prob. cream, AP 9.224 (Crin.), cf. Sol. 36.21 (πῦαρ Pap. Arist. Ath.); thick juice from trees, Hp. Nat.Puer. 26; of the fig, Id. Mul. 2.205, Ulc. 15; richness of soil, ἐπεὶ μάλα π. ὑπʼ οὖδας Od. 9.135, cf. h.Ap. 60; ἐσθλῆς ἀρούρης π. ἔγκληρον χθονός Lyc. 1060, cf. AP 9.555 (Crin.).
      • 2 metaph., cream, choicest part of a thing, h.Ven. 30.

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