λίνον
λίνον
.λίνον (ῐ), ου, τό,
anything made of flax:
a cord, fishing-line, Il.: the thread spun from a distaff, Eur., etc.; and in pl., Eur.:—metaph. the thread of destiny spun by the Fates, Hom., Theocr.:—proverb., λίνον λίνῳ συνάπτειν, i. e. to join like with like, to deal with matters of like kind, Plat.
a fishing-net, Il.:— a hunting-net, Theocr.
linen, linen-cloth, Hom.: sail-cloth, Ar.
flax for spinning, Ar.
the plant that produces flax, Lat. linum, Hdt., etc.; λίνου σπέρμα lint-seed, Thuc.
on λίνον ἄειδεν, v. Λίνος II.
Headword (normalized):
λίνον
Headword (normalized/stripped):
λινον
Intro Text:
λίνον
.λίνον (ῐ), ου, τό,
anything made of flax:
a cord, fishing-line, Il.: the thread spun from a distaff, Eur., etc.; and in pl., Eur.:—metaph. the thread of destiny spun by the Fates, Hom., Theocr.:—proverb., λίνον λίνῳ συνάπτειν, i. e. to join like with like, to deal with matters of like kind, Plat.
a fishing-net, Il.:— a hunting-net, Theocr.
linen, linen-cloth, Hom.: sail-cloth, Ar.
flax for spinning, Ar.
the plant that produces flax, Lat. linum, Hdt., etc.; λίνου σπέρμα lint-seed, Thuc.
on λίνον ἄειδεν, v. Λίνος II.
URN:
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