ψέλιον, later sts.ψέλλιον(v. l. in
X. Cyr. 1.3.2 , never in Hdt. ), POsl. 46.8
(iii A. D.), Supp.Epigr. 7.428 (Dura,iii A. D.), in Inscrr.ψίλιον,ψίλλιον(qq. v.),τό:—
A. armletoranklet,
ψέλιον περὶ ἑκατέρῃ τῶν κνημέων
Hdt. 4.168
; mostly in pl.ψέλια,a favourite ornament of the Persians, Id. 3.20 , 22 , 9.80 , X. An. 1.2.27 , Cyr. 1.3.2 ; worn by women in Egypt, BGU 1101.8
(i B. C.), POxy. 259.11
(i A. D.), etc., and in Greece, Plu. 2.142c .
2. an iron implement, perh. agricultural, PCair.Zen. 782 (a). 42
(iii B. C.); ψελίου καὶ δρεπάνου
PPetr. 2p.113
(iii B. C.).
II. οἱ Δωριεῖς