φῡ́σ-ημα,ατος,τό,
A. that which is blownorproduced by blowing, φ. ἀνεὶς δύστλητονa hard-drawnbreath,
E. Ph. 1438 ;δνοφώδη . . αἰθέρος φυσήματα,of stormyblasts,
Id. Tr. 79 , cf. Rh. 440 ;πόντιον φ.theroaringof the sea, Id. Hipp. 1211 .
II. that which is blown up,of half-formed shells, Plin. HN 9.108 ;δούρειον . . χῆνα τῷ φυσήματι likethe Trojan horse (δούρειος ἵππος)in inflation,i.e.stuffed,
Diph. 90 :state of inflation,
Luc. Cont. 19 .
III. blowing, puffing, snorting,of a horse, X. Eq. 11.12 : metaph.,conceit,
πολιτικὸν φ. φυσῶντες
Pl. Alc. 2.145e
; γέμοντες ὄγκου καὶ φ.
Plu. 2.39d
; and, in double sense, of a flute-player, μεῖζον τῆς μητρὸς ἔχων τὸ φ.
Hyp.