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ἀναξυρίδες

ἀναξυρίδες, the trousers

ἀναξυρίδες, ίδων, αἱ,
  • trousers worn by eastern nations, Hdt. 5.49, 7.61, X. An. 1.5.8; by the Scythians, Hdt. 1.71, cf. Hp. Aër. 22; by the Sacae, Hdt. 3.87, etc.: sg., Luc. Hist.Conscr. 19, Philostr. VA 1.25.
    • II sg. ἀναξυρίς, ἡ, = ὀξαλίς, Dsc. 2.114, Sch. Nic. Th. 838. (Derived from ἀνασύρεσθαι by Eust. 22.8, but really Persian. Wrongly expl. as a head-covering by Poll. 7.58.)

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