μασχάλη

maschale

arm-pit

Appears 14 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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History of Animals 9
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Book I 1
Chapter 14 493b2–11

493b8
Book II 2
Chapter 1 497b6–501b4

498b22
500a19
Book III 5
Chapter 2 511b1–512b11

512a4

Chapter 3 512b12–514a22

513a4
513b35

Chapter 4 514a23–515a26

514a37

Chapter 11 517b21–518b34

518a22
Book VII 1
Chapter 11 587b19–588a2

587b22
Parts of Animals 5
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Book II 1
Chapter 14 658a11–658b13

658a27
Book III 1
Chapter 10 672b10–673a31

673a10
Book IV 3
Chapter 10 685b29–690b10

688b5
688b9
688b14

Dictionary (LSJ)

μασχάλη [χᾰ], ἡ, A. arm-pit, ὑπὸ μασχάλῃ h.Merc. 242, etc.; in pl., Ar. Ach. 852, Ec. 60; μασχάλην αἴρειν, = κωθωνίζεσθαι, Cratin. 298; οἰνωμένος μ. ἆραι Ael. Ep. 15; of animals, λύκοι νεβρὸν φέρουσιν ἀμφὶ μασχάλαις A. Fr. 39; μ. τῶν ἐμπροσθίων σκελῶν, of elephants, Arist. PA 688b5. II. in trees and plants, hollow at base of a shoot, axil, Thphr. CP 1.6.4; hence, branch, Id. HP 3.15.1. 2. young palm-twigs for making baskets or ropes, Hsch. 3. part of the olive-leaf, Id.; of the leaf of ἀνδρόσαιμον, Dsc. 3.156. III. bay, Str. 6.2.3. 2. corner, ἁ βυβλίνα μ. Tab.Heracl. 1.92. IV. in a ship, the part of the πρῷρα to which the ἀρτέμων is fastened, Hsch. V. part of a dirigible χελώνη, Ath.Mech. 34.5.

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