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ἱμάς
ἱμάς a leathern strap or thong, Il.: in pl. the traces by which horses were attached to the chariot, Il.: also, the reins, Il., Soph., Eur. the straps on which the body of the chariot was hung, Il. the lash of a whip, Il. the caestus of boxers, consisting of straps put round the hand, Il. in sg. the magic girdle of Aphrodite, Lat. cestus, Il. the chin-strap of the helmet, Il. in Od. a latchet or thong, by which the bolt was shot home into the socket, and which was then fastened to the κορώνη, Od. after Hom. the thong or latchet of a sandal, Xen. a dog-leash, Xen.: proverb., ἱμὰς κύνειός ἐστι heʼs as tough as a dog- leash, Ar.

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a leathern strap

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ἱμάς
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ἱμάς a leathern strap or thong, Il.: in pl. the traces by which horses were attached to the chariot, Il.: also, the reins, Il., Soph., Eur. the straps on which the body of the chariot was hung, Il. the lash of a whip, Il. the caestus of boxers, consisting of straps put round the hand, Il. in sg. the magic girdle of Aphrodite, Lat. cestus, Il. the chin-strap of the helmet, Il. in Od. a latchet or thong, by which the bolt was shot home into the socket, and which was then fastened to the κορώνη, Od. after Hom. the thong or latchet of a sandal, Xen. a dog-leash, Xen.: proverb., ἱμὰς κύνειός ἐστι heʼs as tough as a dog- leash, Ar.
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15831
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n15845
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i(ma/s

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