κᾰλαμ-ίς,ίδος,ἡ, (κάλαμος)
A. limed twig, acc.-ῖδα(perh. metri gr.) AP 10.11 ( Satyr. ).
2. case for a writing-reed, pen-case, Poll. 10.59 , Hsch. ;pen(?), Phld. Po. 2.41 .
3. toothpickortoothbrush, Dsc. 1.70 ; = κάλαμος
11.7 , Id. Eup. 1.60 , Paul.Aeg. 6.24 ; also ofquillsused assplintsfor broken noses, ib. 91 .
4.
= κάλαμος
11.8 , Poll. 5.96 , Hsch.
5. pl.,καλαμίδες(sic AB 269 ),αἱ,reeds put in layersto strengthen buildings, IG 11(2).144
A 61 , 62 (Delos,iv B.C.), Inscr.Délos 366
A 36
(iii B.C.), IG 22.1672.64 , cf.ABl.c.; also,bundles, ibid.
6. at Cerynea, = καλαμαία , Hsch.