στρόφιγξ
στρόφιγξ
στρόφιγξ, ιγγος, ὁ,
στρέφω
the pivot, axle or pin on which a body turns, Eur.
στρόφιγγες were pivots working in sockets, at top and bottom of a door, which served instead of hinges, Plut.
metaph., στρ. γλώττης, of a well-hung tongue, Ar.
Headword (normalized):
στρόφιγξ
Headword (normalized/stripped):
στροφιγξ
Intro Text:
στρόφιγξ
στρόφιγξ, ιγγος, ὁ,
στρέφω
the pivot, axle or pin on which a body turns, Eur.
στρόφιγγες were pivots working in sockets, at top and bottom of a door, which served instead of hinges, Plut.
metaph., στρ. γλώττης, of a well-hung tongue, Ar.
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n30437
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