θύσᾰνος[ῠ],ὁ ,
A. tassel: mostly in pl.,tassels, fringe, Hom. (only in Il. ), of thetassels of the αἰγίς, 2.448 ; ζώνῃ ἑκατὸν θυσάνοις ἀραρυίῃ
14.181
, cf. Hes. Sc. 225 , Hdt. 4.189 ;οἱ τῆς ὀθόνης θ. Ach.Tat. 5.24 ; πέπλος ἄχρι τῶν θ. πεποικιλμένος
Them. Or. 18.222c
; of thetuftsof the golden fleece, Pi. P. 4.231 ; of thelong armsof the cuttle fish, Opp. H. 3.178 ;δικτυωτὸς θ. D.S. 18.26 . (Possibly connected withθύσσομαι, θύω.)