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καλύπτρα
καλύπτρα a womanʼs veil, Hom., Aesch.:—metaph., δνοφερὰ κ. the dark veil of night, Aesch. of land given to queens as veil-money (cf. ζώνη I. 2), Plat. the cover or lid of a quiver, Hdt.

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a woman's veil

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καλύπτρα a womanʼs veil, Hom., Aesch.:—metaph., δνοφερὰ κ. the dark veil of night, Aesch. of land given to queens as veil-money (cf. ζώνη I. 2), Plat. the cover or lid of a quiver, Hdt.
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16580
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n16596
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kalu/ptra

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