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ὄστρακονουn clay potused for waterAr.for plantingX.in which to expose a babyAr.fragment of a broken potsherd, potsherdMen.as a makeshift weaponLys.pl.sherdsas a percussion instrument, derog.ref. to castanetsAr. specif.potsherd, ostrakonused to register a vote for banishmentPlu.ostrakon voteref. to the processPlu.shellof a tortoisehHom.of a conch, used as a trumpetTheoc.ostrakonin a game, thrown to see which way up it landsperh.shellpotsherdPl.

ShortDef

an earthen vessel

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Headword:

ὄστρακον

Headword (normalized):

ὄστρακον

Headword (normalized/stripped):

οστρακον

IDX:

28984

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:cambridge-greek-lexicon-28985

Key:

ὄστρακον

Data

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