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κέρας
κέρας the horn of an animal, as of oxen, Il.; ὀφθαλμοὶ δʼ ὡσεὶ κέρα ἔστασαν his eyes stood fixed and stiff like horns, Od. horn, as a material, αἱ μὲν γὰρ αἱ πύλαι κεράεσσι τετεύχαται, of the horn doors, through which the true dreams came, Od. anything made of horn, a bow, Il., Hom., Theocr. of musical instruments, a horn for blowing, Xen.: a flute, Luc. a drinking-horn, Xen. βοὸς κ. a horn guard or pipe to which the leadweight (μολύβδαινα) of a fishing-line was attached, Hom. κέρατα the horn points with which the writing-reed was tipped, Anth. an arm or branch of a river, Hes., Thuc. the wing of an army or fleet, Hdt., Attic; κατὰ κέρας προσβάλλειν, ἐπιπίπτειν to attack in flank, Thuc., Xen.; ἐπὶ κέρας ἄγειν to lead towards the wing, i. e. in column, not with a broad front, Lat. agmine longo, Hdt., Attic any projection, e. g. a mountain-peak, Xen.

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the horn of an animal

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κέρας the horn of an animal, as of oxen, Il.; ὀφθαλμοὶ δʼ ὡσεὶ κέρα ἔστασαν his eyes stood fixed and stiff like horns, Od. horn, as a material, αἱ μὲν γὰρ αἱ πύλαι κεράεσσι τετεύχαται, of the horn doors, through which the true dreams came, Od. anything made of horn, a bow, Il., Hom., Theocr. of musical instruments, a horn for blowing, Xen.: a flute, Luc. a drinking-horn, Xen. βοὸς κ. a horn guard or pipe to which the leadweight (μολύβδαινα) of a fishing-line was attached, Hom. κέρατα the horn points with which the writing-reed was tipped, Anth. an arm or branch of a river, Hes., Thuc. the wing of an army or fleet, Hdt., Attic; κατὰ κέρας προσβάλλειν, ἐπιπίπτειν to attack in flank, Thuc., Xen.; ἐπὶ κέρας ἄγειν to lead towards the wing, i. e. in column, not with a broad front, Lat. agmine longo, Hdt., Attic any projection, e. g. a mountain-peak, Xen.
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17756
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n17774
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