θύσανος
θύσᾰνος [ῠ],,
A). tassel: mostly in pl., tassels, fringe, (only in ), of the tassels of the αἰγίς, 2.448 ; ζώνῃ ἑκατὸν θυσάνοις ἀραρυίῃ 14.181 , cf. Sc. 225 , ; 4.189 οἱ τῆς ὀθόνης θ. ; 5.24 πέπλος ἄχρι τῶν θ. πεποικιλμένος Or. 18.222c ; of the tufts of the golden fleece, P. 4.231 ; of the long arms of the cuttle fish, H. 3.178 ; δικτυωτὸς θ. . (Possibly connected with 18.26 θύσσομαι, θύω.)