ξηρός
ξηρός
.ξηρός, ά, όν
dry, Lat. siccus, opp. to ὑγρός, Hdt., Ar.; ξηροῖς ὄμμασι, Hor.ʼs siccis oculis, Aesch.
of bodily condition, withered, lean, haggard, δέμας Eur., Theocr.
like Lat. siccus, fasting, austere, harsh, Eur., Ar.; ἐν ξηροῖσιν ἐκτρέφειν Eur.
as Subst., ἡ ξηρά (sc. γῆ) , dry land, Xen.; so, τὸ ξηρόν Hdt.; ναῦς ἐπὶ τοῦ ξηροῦ ποιεῖν to leave the ships aground, Thuc.