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κάλυμμαατοςnκαλύπτω that which covers or concealsthe head or body, freq. pl. for sg.head-dress, head-scarfveilof a woman or goddessIl. hHom. A. B. E. Ar. fig.veilconcealing the futureB.covering, shroudfor a man's head, assoc.w. sorrow or shameS.for a corpseS.ref. to a man's garment, perh. cloakAnacr.ref. to a robe used by Clytemnestra to entrap AgamemnonA.

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a head-covering

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Headword:

κάλυμμα

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κάλυμμα

Headword (normalized/stripped):

καλυμμα

IDX:

20967

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:cambridge-greek-lexicon-20968

Key:

κάλυμμα

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