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τόρνοςουmapp.τορεῖν peg-and-stringa device for tracing circles, w. a string extending fr. a central fixed peg or pin, and a chalk or sim. attached to the free end of the stringThgn. Hdt. E.fig.central pointw.gen.of a circle, ref. to the geographical position of Athens, envisaged as the peg in a surrounding worldX. latheon which wood was turned for chisellingA.fr. Pl.

ShortDef

a carpenter's tool for drawing a circle, compasses

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Headword:

τόρνος

Headword (normalized):

τόρνος

Headword (normalized/stripped):

τορνος

IDX:

39979

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:cambridge-greek-lexicon-39980

Key:

τόρνος

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