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σκιάδειον

σκιάδειον, a sunshade, parasol

σκῐάδειον [ᾰ], τό, (σκιά)
  • sunshade, parasol, ἐξεπετάννυτο ὥσπερ σ. καὶ πάλιν ξυνήγετο Ar. Eq. 1348, cf. Av. 1508, 1550, Thphr. HP 9.12.2; as a sign of effeminacy, καθήμενον ὑψηλῶς ὑπὸ σκιαδείῳ Pherecr. 64, cf. Eup. 445, Stratt. 56.
      • 2 a sort of broad-brimmed hat, like θολία, Sch. Theoc. 15.38, Hsch. s.v. θολία.
      • 3 carriage with a tilt or hood, Phot., Eust. 613.43; the tilt itself, LXX Is. 66.20.
      • 4 umbel of umbelliferous plants, Dsc. 2.139; also, flower-head or similar part of other plants, Id. 3.27,49, 4.36,173.
      • 5 perh. arbour, Str. 15.1.21.
      • 6 perh. Dim. of σκιά, shade, Id. 3.4.17.—The Mss. wrongly give σκιάδιον in Pherecr., Thphr., Dsc. ll. cc., Dem.Phal. Fr. 5 J., etc.

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