φλοιός,ὁ, (φλέω)
A. barkof trees, esp.smooth bark(such as one can cut one's name on, Theoc. 18.47 , Call. Fr. 101 ), Il. 1.237 , Emp. 81 , Hdt. 4.67 , X. Cyn. 9.18 , Thphr. HP 1.5.2 , Sor. 1.62 ; eaten in famine, Plb. 7.1.3 , Plu. Ant. 17 : pl., Call.l.c., Str. 11.8.7 , 15.1.60 .
b. huskorskinof certain fruits, Plu. 2.684a , Aët. 12.1 .
2. membrane enclosing the eggsof certain animals, Arist. HA 558a28 .
3. tissuefrom which spiders spin their webs, ib. 623a32 .
4. metaph., ofsuperficialoruseless coverings, redundancy, ὁ Λακωνικὸς
λόγος οὐκ ἔχει φλοιόν
Plu. 2.510f
;φωνὴν . . φλοιοῦ μεστήνCrantorap. D.L. 4.27 ;γυμνὸς τῶν φλοιῶνstripped of alloutsides,
M.Ant. 12.2 , 8 ; περὶ τὸν φ. ἀσχολεῖσθαι
Luc. Herm. 79
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