χειρ-ίς,ῖδος,ἡ,
A. a covering for the hand, glove,
Od. 24.230 , X. Cyr. 8.8.17 , Clearch.
14 .
2. covering for the arm, loose sleeve,such as the Persians wore,ἐπικατήμενος χειρίδι πλέῃ(χειρὶ διπλῇcodd.) ἀργυρίου
Hdt. 6.72
, cf. X. HG 2.1.8 , Cyr. 8.3.14 , PLips. 40 iii 23
(iv A.D.); used also by the Gauls, Plu. Oth. 6 ; by tragedians, Luc. JTr. 41 .
3.
= χειρίδιον , Agathin. ap. Orib. 10.7.18 , Gal. 6.187 . (On the accentv.Hdn.Gr. 2.437 ;χειρῖδαςOd.l.c.)