τόρνος
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Cambridge Greek Lexicon
ShortDef
a carpenter's tool for drawing a circle, compasses
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Headword:
τόρνος
Headword (normalized):
τόρνος
Headword (normalized/stripped):
τορνος
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IDX:
39979
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:cambridge-greek-lexicon-39980
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