πηλός
πηλός
.πηλός, οῦ, ὁ,
clay, earth, such as was used by the potter and modeller, Lat. lutum, Hdt., Attic
sometimes for βόρβορος or ἰλύς, mud, mire, as lutum for coenum, Hdt., Ar., etc.; proverb., ἔξω κομίζειν πηλοῦ πόδα, i. e. to keep out of difficulties, Aesch.; κάσις πηλοῦ ξύνουρος, cf. σύνορος.
Headword (normalized):
πηλός
Headword (normalized/stripped):
πηλος
Intro Text:
πηλός
.πηλός, οῦ, ὁ,
clay, earth, such as was used by the potter and modeller, Lat. lutum, Hdt., Attic
sometimes for βόρβορος or ἰλύς, mud, mire, as lutum for coenum, Hdt., Ar., etc.; proverb., ἔξω κομίζειν πηλοῦ πόδα, i. e. to keep out of difficulties, Aesch.; κάσις πηλοῦ ξύνουρος, cf. σύνορος.
URN:
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