hĕlix
hĕlix, ĭcis, f., = ἕλιξ (wound, twisted). A kind of ivy, Cic. Univ. 9, 27; Plin. 16, 34, 62, § 145 sqq.— A kind of willow, Plin. 16, 37, 69, § 177.— In archit., a whorl, a small ornament on the capital of Corinthian columns, Vitr. 4, 1, 12.
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Headword (normalized):
hĕlix
Headword (normalized/stripped):
helix
Intro Text:
hĕlix, ĭcis, f., = ἕλιξ (wound, twisted). A kind of ivy, Cic. Univ. 9, 27; Plin. 16, 34, 62, § 145 sqq.— A kind of willow, Plin. 16, 37, 69, § 177.— In archit., a whorl, a small ornament on the capital of Corinthian columns, Vitr. 4, 1, 12.
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lat.ls.perseus-eng2-n20372
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