ὀθόνη
othone
fine linen
Appears 3 times across Homer's epics.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
ὀθόνη, ἡ, A. fine linen, in always pl., fine linen cloths, Od. 7.107 ; of a womanʼs dress, ἀργεννῇσι καλυψαμένη ὀθόνῃσιν Il. 3.141, cf. 18.595 ; ὀθόναις ἐσταλμένος DMort. 3.2 : sg., a cloth, 10.11, 11.5, 11.134, 6.795. 2. later, sails, πνεύσεται εἰς ὀθόνας AP 12.53.8 (), cf. 10.5 () : sg., sail-cloth, sail, JTr. 46, VH 2.37. 3. in pl., of the membranes that enclose the pupil of the eye, 84.8.
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