φράγ-μα,ατος,τό, (φράσσω)
A. fence, breast-work, screen,
Hdt. 8.52 , Pl. Plt. 279d (pl.);protection,
τοῖς ἕλκεσι
Gal. 15.343
;boomplaced in a harbour, Aen.Tact. 37.8 .
b. contrivance for catching fish, Str. 17.2.5 .
2. generally,defence, means of defence, μετώπων φράγματα,of a stag's horns, AP 6.110 ( Leon. or Mnasalc. ); of the ink of the sepia, Arist. PA 679a6 ; of the eyelids, Id. de An. 421b29 .