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λικμητικός
λικμητός
λικμητρίς
λικμήτωρ
λικμίζει
λικμός
λικνάριον
λικνίζω
λικνίτης
λικνοειδής
λίκνον
λικνοστεφεῖ
λικνοφορέω
λικνοφόρος
λικνόω
λικριφίς
λικροί
λιλαίομαι
λιλεῖ
λιμαγχέω
λιμαγχία
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λίκνον
λίκνον, τό (also λεῖκνον acc. to Hdn.Gr. 2.543 , and λικμός (q.v.)),
A). winnowing-fan, i.e. a broad basket, in which the corn was placed after threshing, and then thrown against the wind so as to winnow the grain from the chaff, Arist. Mete. 368b29 ; sacred to Dionysus, and carried on the head at his festivals, AP 6.165 ( Phal.); also to Athena, S. Fr. 844 ; cf. λικνίτης, λικνοφόρος.
II). cradle, h.Merc. 21.150 , al., Call. Jov. 48 , Arat. 268 , Gal. 6.37 , etc.


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a winnowing-fan

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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">λίκνον</span>, <span class="gen greek">τό</span> (also <span class="foreign greek">λεῖκνον</span> acc. to Hdn.Gr.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg3136.tlg001:2:543" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg3136.tlg001:2.543/canonical-url/"> 2.543 </a>, and <span class="foreign greek">λικμός</span> (q.v.)), <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">winnowing-fan</span>, i.e. a broad basket, in which the corn was placed after threshing, and then thrown against the wind so as to winnow the grain from the chaff, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg026:368b:29" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg026:368b.29/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Mete.</span> 368b29 </a>; sacred to Dionysus, and carried on the head at his festivals, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">AP</span> 6.165 </span> (<span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Phal.</span></span>); also to Athena, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg008.perseus-grc1:844" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg008.perseus-grc1:844/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fr.</span> 844 </a>; cf. <span class="foreign greek">λικνίτης, λικνοφόρος</span>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">cradle,</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">h.Merc.</span> 21.150 </span>, al., <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0533.tlg002:48" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0533.tlg002:48/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Call.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Jov.</span> 48 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0653.tlg001.perseus-grc1:268" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0653.tlg001.perseus-grc1:268/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arat.</span> 268 </a>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Gal.</span> 6.37 </span>, etc.</div> </div><br><br>'}