χηλή
chele
horseʼs hoof
Appears 34 times across Aristotle's works.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
χηλή, Dor. χᾱλά, ἡ, A. horseʼs hoof, Sc. 62, Ph. 42, Ion 1242 (lyr.), cf. χηλαργός. 2. of oxen and the like , cloven hoof, χηλαὶ ποδῶν Ba. 619 (troch.), cf. 2.667; τὰ δὲ δισχιδῆ καὶ ἀντὶ τῶν ὀνύχων χηλὰς ἔχει HA 499b9, cf. PA 655b4, 663a29; of Chimaera, El. 474 (lyr.). 3. crabʼs claw, HA 527b5, PA 684a27; ὅ τι ἂν λάβῃ, προσάγεται πρὸς τὸ στόμα τῇ δικρόᾳ χηλῇ καθάπερ οἱ καρκίνοι HA 590b25: hence, b. Astron., Χηλαί, αἱ, the claws of the Scorpion, i.e. the constellation Libra, 89, 232, al., Tetr. 24, etc. 4. poet. pl., talons of a bird, Pers. 208, Ant. 1003, Ion 1208; of the Sphinx, Ph. 808 (lyr.), 1025 (lyr.); of a wolfʼs claws, Ep. 6.4, cf. Hec. 90 (lyr., expld. by = γνάθος). II. breakwater, formed of stones laid at the base of a sea-wall, mostly in pl., 1.63 (ubi v. Sch.), 7.53, An. 7.1.17; αἱ χ. τοῦ λιμένος 13.78, cf. 74.10; sg., 3.44; ἐπαιγιαλῖτις χ. AP 10.8 (). 2. spur of a mountain or ridge of rocks answering a like purpose, χ. γὰρ τοῦ Πειραιῶς ἡ Ἠετιωνεια 8.90, cf. Sol. 9, ap. s.v. χ. ὄρους. III. of various cloven or hooked implements: 1. in surgery, forked probe, Morb. 2.33. 2. notch of an arrow, Bel. 111.1, s.v. γλυφίδες; but also (pl.) the claws composing the hook (χείρ), ib.2; also the claws or arms of the σκορπίος v, 10.10.4, 10.11.7. 3. rims of the eyelids, Onom. 20. 4. crack in the heels or other parts, 4.198. 5. net, plait, s.v. χηλευτὰ κράνη.
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