βύρσα,ἡ,
A. skin stripped off, hide(prop.ox-hide, β. καὶ ἄλλα δέρματα
Hdt. 3.110
), Batr. 127 , Arist. HA 531a11 , etc.;βύρσης ὄζεινsmellof leather, Ar. Eq. 892 ;βύρσης κτύπος of the drum, E. Ba. 513 ;wineskin, Luc. Lex. 6 , Aristid. Or. 26(14).18 .
2. skinof a live animal, Theoc. 25.238 .
3. in contempt, of the humanskin, ἡ κακὴ β.
Herod. 3.80
.
4. screenor perh.sail, Luc. Nav. 4 .