εὔστομ-ος,ον, (στόμα)
A. with mouth of good size, of dogs, X. Cyn. 4.2 ; of horses,εὔ. τῷ χαλινῷ well-bitted, opp.ἄστομος, Plu. 2.39a .
2. with large mouth, of cups, Luc. Lex. 7 ; of a harbour, Poll. 1.100 .
3. easy to keep open, of a vein, Aret. CA 2.2 .
II. speaking well, eloquent,
AP 14.10.8 ( Comp. ), Ptol. Tetr. 166 ;making eloquent, λάγυνος
AP 9.229
( Marc.Arg. ).Adv.-μως with clear utterance, Ael. NA 4.42 : Sup. -ώταταib. 13.18 ;melodiously, ib. 1.43 ; ᾖδον
Aristaenet. 2.19
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like εὔφημος ,avoiding words of ill omen, and so,keeping silence,περὶ μὲν τούτων . . μοι . . εὔστομα κείσθωon these things . . let me keepa religious silence, Hdt. 2.171 , cf. Ael. NA 14.28 , Porph. Abst. 2.36 ;εὔστομ' ἔχε peace, be still! S. Ph. 201 (lyr.).
III. pleasant to the mouth, palatable, Thphr. HP 2.6.10 ( Comp. ), 4.3.4 , Sor. 1.94 , Dsc. 1.110 ( Comp. ).